Basic Instinct Reviews

Y-shaped coffin required...

As someone at a funeral once said: well at least they're together now...

Can't have been talking about Catherine Trammel's legs mind you - the notorious leg crossing scene in all its slow mo DVD zoom glory is present, well trimmed and ready for inspection.

Reminds one of the scene in Naked Gun:

'Nice beaver...'

'Thanks - I just had it stuffed!'

And she certainly does at every opportunity, which in a way detracts from what otherwise is a fast paced, gritty thriller, in that those scenes are what most would remember from viewing the film, rather than the other things that weigh in its favour.

Michael Douglas is good as the edgy cop being pushed WAY too far by the devious Sharon Stone, and George Dzundza is great as his understanding but bigoted partner Gus. The music is spot on, and the lush colours on show show off what is a pretty reasonable video transfer. Nice Lotus cars too.

Recommended.

By the way just be thankful it's not VHS - you don't really think that scene would be playable without tracking errors do you...??!!

Classic

Great film worth watching again or for the first time with the sequel about to arrive in the cinemas!

Sharon struts her magic 'parts' with great excitement to the audience and close up gore with the ice pick!!

But did she do it?

I think Michael Douglas plays a cracking role in this film, he is a great actor anyway but put him alongside the always gorgeous and talented Sharon Stone and you know there is going to be fireworks.

This film was very well directed and was not at all predictable, in fact it had me glued to the storyline from start to finish.

With more twists and turns than a Roller-coaster this film will 100% guarantee to give you a mixture of everything: sex, lies, suspense, mystery.

It will leave you wondering. Did she or didn't she?

Not too bad

I liked the story. The script is fantastic. It keeps the suspense until the end.

Sharon stone's bit's

as thrillers go this is very average, only famous because sharon stone flashes her bits.

Sharon stone is actually very good is this film and acts in an erotic manner throughout, something she didn't do in the second film, and Jeanne Tripplehorn is also very sexy.

If you want to see sharon stone naked watch this and not the sequel as that is rubbish even compared to this.

[Highly rated reviewer]

Really Good psychological murder film.

This is a really Good psychological murder film. Haveing never seen this before i thought i better wtach it before I watch the second one. I thought it was going to be slow n boring but instead it was vert fast moving and exciting with what way the plot and sub plots would turn.

Basic Instinct

A fast paced thriller starring Sharon Stone as the novelist with an unsatiable sexual appetite and Michael Douglas as the cop investigating a murder in which Stone is implicated as the prime suspect. As the movie develops Douglas becomes both obsessed with cracking the case and sexually attracted to Stone.

An excellent movie. Recommended viewing.

not my type

What it aims to do, it does quite brilliantly, but I didn't really like it.

In terms of human motivation, the story is quite incredible on every level, in a different but similar way to the stories in porn movies. I think you'd have to be quite a 'specialist' thriller enthusiast to enjoy this.

Because the ending is left uncertain, it's likely to keep you in the mood of a psycho-horror-thriller all night. If that's not what you want, don't watch it, especially if you're alone.

I have three particular criticisms: the melodramatic element, which is appropriate to the story to some extent, seemed really a bit overdone. Second, it was too incredible that Nick could be so absolutely totally insular and withdrawn when under so much pressure. Three, the eroticism was also incredible: they are both presented as having no desire for emotional connection, intimacy, trust with each other at all; I understand that those desires can be complex and also sometimes mixed with rage, but there was no sign of softness or vulnerability in either of them at any point in the sex scenes, and I don't find it believable that there could be so much intense passion without the element of desire for closeness at least being a major ingredient. Lastly, although this is artistically clever, I don't like the way it ends on an unresolved climax of tension.

go sharon

all can say... the best softcore action thriller ever... not to mention all the eyecandy (Ms Sharon Stone).

Excellent

All time hit. Just excellent.