Basic Instinct (DVD)

With Basic Instinct 2: Risk Addiction about to hit the cinemas I thought it an apt time to discuss Basic Instinct and to look in depth at the film and what it gave us. Paul Verhoeven a legend in the Netherlands had become a worldwide legend after two highly successful Hollywood blockbusters. First he bought us Robocop, which is a movie that looks as good now as it did nearly 20 years ago. For his second US movie he gave us Total Recall, a bit of ...
...hour. Lots of people knock Basic Instinct, some call it cheap and tacky, and others state it's made in a very B movie style. But I have to argue that this is not the case. The production values of the film are some of the best I have ever seen, if you had no background knowledge of when the film was made it could have been made anytime since the mid eighties to this very day. The actors wardrobe is very cleverly designed, in one scene in a Nightclub ...

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...have to rent or buy Basic Instinct to find out won’t you. Michael Douglas did the right thing by playing with his character’s aggressive side, I liked the way that he instantly could change from good to bad, which made the audience scared of him straight away which established a wonderful uneasiness. I am not always a massive fan of his, but I am starting to like his style more and more. I had the pleasure of seeing him in Wonderboys and thought ...
...In terms of production values Basic Instinct is quite average. There are nice locations and houses and cars, but nothing new or particularly inspiring. Sharon Stone does look stunning all the way through the movie though and some of the club scene’s are effective. Some people will be put off by the amount of sex and violence involved in Basic Instinct, I can honestly say though that it is pivotal to the plot and not gross or over done. As for the ...

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Basic Instinct is an erotic thriller released way back in 1992. The film received a mixed reception upon release, some said it was too farfetched but some thought it was a clever thriller with brilliant twists & turns, I have to admit I agree with the latter. The film was made on an estimated budget of $49,000,000. It runs for approximately 129 minutes. The film was one of the highest grossing films of 1992 grossing a an estimated $353 million worldwide. ...
...& strong language. Basic Instinct is directed by Paul Verhoeven, he’s well known for directing cult hit Robocop, Total Recall starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. He’s also famous for directing Showgirls which I believe was voted one of the worst films of all times! In total his films have been nominated for 9 Academy Awards. The main star in Basic Instinct is of course Michael Douglas who these days is solely famous for being married to someone half ...

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Basic instinct is a tale of sexual obsession. Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone star. The plot is fairly simple. A woman, using an ice pick is murdering men during intercourse. The murders are similar in style to a fictional character written by Sharon Stone. Michael Douglas plays a game of cat and mouse with Sharon Stone, trying to figure out if she is the murderer or not. While attempting this, he becomes sexually obsessed with her and lets his ...
...for justice. The movie attempts to be both raunchy and suspenseful, but fails in both. Sharon Stone, with the famous 'interview' scene, leaves nothing to the imagination as this movie is very raw and not particularly sensual. The plot is very thin, really revolving around the obsession and only touching the surface of suspense. This movie is more of a soft porn movie in disguise and is very predictable. I was very disappointed with the whole movie, ...

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Sharon Stone and Micheal Douglas hit the big time with this movie, Sharon managed to stun the whole world in less than one minute. So many video recorders were getting played like play-rewind-play-rewind, so much so that I swear you could hear it! Sharon is an author who has written a book called ‘Shooter’, she manipulates people and uses them as characters in her novels. When a gruesome murder is committed, which is played out like ...
...suspect and Michael Douglas is the man to bring her down. She’s then taken down to the nik where she passes a lie detector test and makes the interviewers sweat. (The murder is really viscous and would’ve given men nightmares for weeks!) As the clues become more complicated and Micheal becomes more infatuated with Sharon, he neglects to realise that his life and the life of his colleague is now in danger, because of a vengeful, jealous ...

michellej 01.09.2000 (06.03.2001) · Read full review
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Basic Instinct is often crticized for its lack of plot and is one of those films that is most famous for its niche in the Soft Pornography world of Hollywood. However, the plot is not entirely inadequate, although it is probably fair to speculate that this film is not one that is recommended to others for the storyline. Although the plot is adequate, the performances are less than memorable, and the most famous legs crossing/uncrossing scene is a ...

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Well what can I say, just another dumb blond, a manipulative bitch, no. Stone was born to play this roll if nothing else she gave us the performance of her life. Douglas his character always one step behind the plot leaving the woman on top for a change. This was in my mind a classic hollywood movie. ...

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This film is basically famous owing to the fact that we get to see a tiny snippet of Sharon Stone's muff in the police interview scene. That and lots of gratuitous sex and violence. Not that there is anything wrong with that. The film is great. It has a plot with the usual twists and turns togther with a steamy sex romance thing. There is a fairly decent dosage of suspense and action as well as porn so something for all the family. Definately worth ...

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...Sexy Sharon Stone, who rode Basic Instinct to box office success simply by uncrossing her legs during a panty-less interrogation scene, plays a wealthy mystery novelist whose latest book happens to be about an ice-pick killer. Michael Douglas portrays the detective who won't leave Stone unturned; while police department shrink Jeanne Tripplehorn gets roughed up (and likes it) as Douglas's sometime lover. Jerry Goldsmith's score is one of his best, ...

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