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Reviews - Basic Instinct |
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Basic
Instinct (Collector's Edition)
(Artisan Home
Entertainment) |
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Release Date: |
September
18, 2001
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| Length: |
129
mins.
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| Rated: |
NR
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| Format: |
Widescreen
(2.35:1) |
| Languages: |
English
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| Subtitles: |
English, French, Spanish
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| Extras: |
Documentary, Audio Commentary, "Cleaning Up Basic
Instinct" Montage, Photo Gallery, Storyboard Comparisons,
Theatrical Trailer
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It's been probably a decade since I've
last watched this erotic thriller and I found it remarkable how I
never saw it's brilliance before. The gorgeous cinematic visuals
resulting from careful attention to lighting gave the film a very
striking look. The score fit the tone of the film precisely.
Everything about this film is nearly perfect. With wonderful
performances, this very well thought out (although unlikely) story
unbalances the audience right down to the suspenseful finale. A
masterpiece.
This disc came with several nice extras. A good making-of documentary
was included as well as some bland storyboard comparisons. There was
also a rather amusing featurette on the dubbing of the film to make it
network TV friendly. Other common extras include the theatrical
trailer, cast and crew information, a photo gallery, and production
notes. For commentaries, there were two. One was thickly accented by
director Paul Verhoeven and cinematographer Jan de Bont. Though
incomprehensible at times, and filled with moments of silence, it was
still entertaining as their enthusiasm for their work reached the
listener. The other commentary track was from an interesting source,
feminist critic Camille Paglia. Thankfully, it didn't become a
feminist critique, so much as a fan's (scarily meticulous) analysis of
the film. While she had almost too much to say at the start of the
film, her word count diminished considerably towards the end of the
film. Still, it's nice to hear from an educated fan. Oh, and one other
extra of sorts. This disc came packaged in a faux ice case with a
crappy plastic ice pick pen. Just stupid and useless. Maybe if they
had put in an actual ice pick...
And if you don't care for all that crap I stated earlier that made
this film great, you still get to see a hot Sharon Stone bare all.
| The Movie: |
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9/10 |
| The Extras: |
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7/10 |
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| Recommendation: |
One
For The Library |
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