Review of Basic Instinct (1992) by Lace — 23 May 2009
Nick Curran (Micheal Douglas) a detective with a shady past meets Catherine Tramell (Sharon Stone) a manipulative mind-game playing bisexual novelist who is the prime suspect in the investigation of the vicious death via icepick of a former rock star and highly influential member of San Fransisco society in this gripping and tense erotically-charged thriller. Actively picketed when it opened by homosexuals with WAY too much time on their hands, this is a solid B-movie with the slick vanner of a Hollywood picture. This film single-handedly for better or worse, made Sharon Stone a household name. By the way the icepick pen that come with the DVD: Bloody brilliant.
My Grade: B+.
DVD Extras: Commentary by Director Paul Verhoeven and Director Of Photography Jan de Bont; Second Commentary by Feministic Critic Camille Paglia; a 24 minute Making of; 5 minute comparison of TV Version to Theatrical Version.
3 Storyboard comparisions; Photo Gallery; Cast & Crew Biographies; Production Notes; Teaser & Theatrical Trailers.
3 Easter Eggs: In the Special Features menu highlight the icepick for some Sharon Stone rehersal footage; Go to the Setup Menu and highlight the icepick for Rehearsal Footage of Jeanne Tripplehorn; on the same page highlight the JVC logo for a short ad for JVC.
Reviewed by Kevin O'Keefe on IMDB.
This review of Basic Instinct (1992) was written by Lace on 23 May 2009.
Basic Instinct has generally received mixed reviews.
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