Nice Follow Up
Added 3/3/2010
Just as eery as the first one. It took her in a new direction in character. Once again, Sharon Stone continues to involve her audience in her web of lies. I would strongly recommend this movie.
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Basic Extinct
Added 2/9/2010
As far as Belated Sequels go, "Basic Instinct 2" (2006) is an ice-picking disaster. The location shift from San Francisco to Swinging London sounds intriguing, but Sharon Stone's take-no-prisoners femme fatale has evolved into a self-parody. Coherence and logic take a back seat to the decadent stylistics. Judging by the poor box-office response, don't hold your breath for "Basic Instinct 3."
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Great buy!
Added 2/5/2010
I messed up and bought this one and not #1, ended up being really good!
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Lame, yet strangely compelling
Added 1/6/2010
Like any movie, Basic Instinct 2 has its pros and its cons, but because of the high camp factor of the film, it was pretty much branded as a disaster right from the start whether the critics had actually seen it or not. Granted, I just saw it for the first time some four years after its release, but having already heard the negative reviews I was bracing myself for a letdown. Plus I wasn't overly impressed with the first one, which generally is liked. But my first thought after turning it off was, "Well that wasn't so bad."
That's not to say this is Oscar winning material we're dealing with here, because like I said the over-the-top performances, especially Sharon Stone's, are almost parodies of the characters established in the first film. I honestly don't know how she said some of those hyper-sexual lines with a straight face. Plus the male lead, David Morrissey, was kind of a bore. Not as cheesy as Ms. Stone, but he lacked screen presence and was altogether "blah." Definitely not leading man material. I also felt the plot was thin and trying to stretch it over a full 2 hours was a little unnecessary. Especially since nothing does ever end up getting resolved in the end. Without getting specific, it sort of presents to you a number of scenarios that could have happened, and the viewer is left to decide for themselves how it plays out. Some people may like movies set up like that, but I personally find it irritating and a waste of time, and kind of a cop-out on the writers' part. The so-called deleted and uncut scenes are dull and have no bearing on the racy factor. Others have commented on the absence of a certain jacuzzi scene that is nowhere to be found, which even the back of the box says to watch out for. Hmmm...
And yet despite all this, oddly enough it held my attention overall. Maybe it was the anticipation of what silly thing would come out of Sharon Stone's mouth next, I don't know. But ultimately it was entertaining once for the novelty factor, though probably undeserving of repeat viewing. Even so, I feel strangely compelled to defend it as I can think of a hundred movies that deserved to be as universally panned as this one was but weren't, so I suppose it comes down to seeing it for yourself for any real insight. As long as you don't go into it preparing to take it seriously, you'll be fine.
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Basic Instinct 2
Added 1/5/2010
After re-locating from San Francisco to London, best-selling crime novelist Catherine Trammell once again finds herself on the wrong side of the law. Dr. Michael Glass, a respected London criminal psychiatrist, is brought in by Scotland Yard detective Roy Washburn to perform a psychiatrist profile and evaluation of Tramell following the mysterious death of a top sports star. The first one was so much better are they ever going to make a good sequel.
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Nice Follow Up
Added 3/3/2010
Just as eery as the first one. It took her in a new direction in character. Once again, Sharon Stone continues to involve her audience in her web of lies. I would strongly recommend this movie.
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Basic Extinct
Added 2/9/2010
As far as Belated Sequels go, "Basic Instinct 2" (2006) is an ice-picking disaster. The location shift from San Francisco to Swinging London sounds intriguing, but Sharon Stone's take-no-prisoners femme fatale has evolved into a self-parody. Coherence and logic take a back seat to the decadent stylistics. Judging by the poor box-office response, don't hold your breath for "Basic Instinct 3."
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Great buy!
Added 2/5/2010
I messed up and bought this one and not #1, ended up being really good!
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