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Disturbingly Stylish & Necessarily Seductive

Advantages: Well-executed, well-paced, good dialogue & texture
Disadvantages: A few scenes are simply too ill for adults let alone kids

...of his films Total Recall, the premise for this is somewhat cliched but the execution of the scenes are just so stylish I begin to think of The Omen. So many thrillers fail miserably at pacing and editing (to me, the essense of all good horror/thriller movies) but De Vierde Man (original Dutch title) clears it masterfully. I thought the slow start would indicate a dull fare but the pace turned out to be surprisingly engaging. SYNOPSIS: A gay drunkard ...
...and to respond properly to the advances of the woman while maintaining his cool. Mysterious events and surreal hallucinations start to take place and you begin to wonder what is real and what isn't. CAST: Solid performances throughout with the blonde lass being the true star. Some review site says that it is through her that Sharon's Stone's portrayal of a dangerous woman in Basic Instinct is based. Hell I'd be pretty much seduced to hell and back ...

habitualdamnation 03.07.2005 · Read full review
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Review of The Fourth Man (DVD)

Trust no one

Advantages: Brilliant performances, excellent storyline
Disadvantages: A bit too long

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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Review of Basic Instinct (DVD)

Watch 'Basic Instinct' for Sharon Stone

Advantages: Sharon Stone, good performances, suspense, screenplay
Disadvantages: some may find some scenes explicit

Basic Instinct is a nice entertainer with enough dose of romance, action, suspense and sex (though sex is a bit overdosed). It is really exciting to see Sharon Stone in an interesting role. Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone have a very interesting chemistry between them. The screenplay is very good and it keeps the viewer have two minds about the real murderer till the last scene. Sustaining the suspense till the last scene is very difficult but the ...
...hiccups, the movie keeps the viewer glued to the seat with interesting plot, scenes, the suspense and of course Sharon Stone. Plot Nick Curran (Michael Douglas) is an alcoholic detective in San Fransisco. He is in a relation with Beth Garner (Jeanne Tripplehorn), a psychologist and she works with police department. One day Nick gets to take up a murder trail of a famous rock star Johnny Boz and in the process of investigation he had to interrogate ...

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Review of Basic Instinct (DVD)

Action-packed with some witty dialogue but still flawed somehow

Advantages: Quite thrilling when it gathers pace, seemed an authentic depiction of London, some humour
Disadvantages: Something about Downey Jnrs depiction of Holmes didnt work somehow, not for all ages/the squeamish

...Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's novels, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson start out by catching a serial killer who dabbles in the the supernatural, an evil man called Lord Blackwood who is sentenced to death, indeed Watson confirms he's dead after he's hung. Things take a distinctly sinister turn, however, when they discover than Blackwood has apparently risen from the dead and Holmes recalls what he told him before he was hung, which indicated that more ...
...actor (Robert Downey Jnr.) played Sherlock Holmes, while an English actor (Jude Law), played his right hand man, Dr. Watson. Now of course I knew that before I went to see the movie, infact I quite like Robert Downey Jnr. as an actor and I have enjoyed some of his other movies and the fact that he plays the main character was one of the main reasons I wanted to see it in the cinema but there was something about him playing this role that I just didn't ...

IzzyS 27.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Sherlock Holmes

What goes around comes around..

Advantages: Enigmatic
Disadvantages: Perhaps too long

...I wouldn’t say this was in that impact category but certainly a quality piece of film. The drama begins with the return of thirty-something award winning war photographer Paul Harris (Mathew McFadden) to the small rural town of Steimer where he grew up, his first visit for 17 years. The night bag over the shoulder arrival is for dad’s funeral, mum long returned to the Earth, Paul’s relationship with big brother Andrew (Colin May) still not good after ...
...As per normal in these movies Paul has awakened ghosts from his and others past on his return, none more so than a long lost relationship with Penny (Miranda Otto), the reason, we discover later, he skipped town. Deciding to stick around and sort out the family estate, his brother begrudging Paul’s promised third of the Will & Testament, the rest going to an unnamed charity, things take an unexpected turn in his closed world with the arrival of a ...

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Review of In My Father's Den (DVD)