BAJOS INSTINTOS "ADICTOS AL RIESGO" [BASIC INSTINCT 2] "VERSION SIN CENCURA NO VISTA EN CINES" SHARON STONE,DAVID MORRISSEY [NTSC/DVD REGION 1 & 4. Import-Latin America].

I didn’t get it in Basic Instinct I, but Catherine Tramell is Satan, walking to and fro in the Earth, for no other reason than to toy with and destroy her victims for the simple pleasure of it. In BI I, Sharon Stone portrayed a psychopath. Not especially scary unless you are unlucky enough to meet one. But in BI II, Stone becomes a malignant demon, an avatar for all evil in the world. Meeting her is not a matter of bad luck, it’s inevitable for all of us. Which makes BI II a better film than BI I, for me. BI I wasn’t really about anything — she kills because she is crazy. Cool, stylish, sexy, crazy. BI II is about the existence, whys and wherefores of Evil. The ‘why’ is there is no why. She just likes to destroy people. David Morrissey (excellent in ‘Britannia’) is well cast here as the chess newbie elaborately destroyed by the Grand Master on Spring Break from Hades. In his earthly world, psychiatrist Michael Glass is a confident, capable enough adult. But to the Devil, he is just a plate of snails to be dipped in garlic sauce, the last bits of his sanity picked from between the Devil’s teeth, the last stain of his dignity slurped from the toothpick. And after that, he still wants to read her novel.But BI II wouldn’t work without the added ingredient of David Thewlis, back to lemon-sucking form after his sympathetic turn as Remus Lupin in Harry Potter. "Even the truth is a lie from her," he keenly reads Tramell. Cunning, dirty Detective Washburn is no match for the Devil either, but he gives it a better go than Dr. Glass.

I just saw Basic Instinct 2 again, and my opinion of the movie changed. Initially, I had a lot of issues with the movie. And then I read all of the negative press and reviews, and coupled with the awful box office, I really went in a second time with a much dimmer impression. But oddly, I very much came to love this sequel. I went back to see it looking through the lens that was created by all of the negative and vicious criticism. I went out of my way to pay attention to why people were saying this was one of the worst movies and/or sequels of all times, and I was very happy to realize that are all dead wrong. (Warning: some of this may contain slight spoilers)First, people are attacking Sharon Stone like she dressed up like the Prophet Mohammedand defecated on the screen. Her interpretation of Catherine is no different than it was in the first movie. She is SUPPOSED to be over the top. They did add a little more sarcasm to her character though, but it's because her position in the movie is different. This story definitely told from Catherine's P.O.V. She is purposely being a sarcastic and nasty and blatant about her machinations to see just how stupid these people really are. If you notice it's mostly directed towards Glass. It's a form of antagonizing him and making him angry enough to fight her, which is what she wanted. Catherine is much more exacting and evil in this sequel. I really enjoyed how much it fully exploited her character's potential.The screenplay is just as implausible as the first movie. It takes no more leaps in logic that the original. The same goes for the dialog. Actually the dialog is a little more restrained in the second one. Am I the only one who remembers: "She's evil! She's brilliant!"? The acting in this one is also a lot more restrained. Michael Douglas wasn't all that subtle if you remember correctly.The sequel was darker and more focuses on the mind games than the first movie, which I prefer.A lot of criticism has been placed on the sex scenes (or rather, the chopped and butchered ones in the R rated cut). Again, I felt the same way the first time I saw the movie. But I was wrong. People are viewing the sex through the lens of the first movie. The first movie's view of sex was very titillating and very much told from a soft-core-porn-cable-male point of view. It was so choreographed and so overdone. It worked brilliantly for the first movie. The sex in the second one is completely different. It's much more realistically done. It is not as staged. Also the sex in the sequel is, like the rest of the move, dark and violent and disturbing. That doesn't mean that it's not hot; it just means that the sex in the sequel is used for a completely purpose. Every sex scene has a very specific purpose and that is control and/or manipulation.To be sure the first movie has sequences that can't be beat: Johnny's death; interrogation scene; the club scene, but the sequel isn't trying to one-up the first movie. It stands by itself. It's a completely different feel and angle. But the sequel has its own great moments as well: the scene where she straddles the chair in his office; threesome scene was hot and a great example of her power over him; the Jacuzzi; Milena's apartment. But especially the ending! It was far much more satisfying than the original. Evil, dark, and uncompromising, the ending was awesome.People are condemning this movie for reasons that go far beyond tastes and preferences. They really seem to be punishing this movie for its existence. They are also not comfortable with a woman being that unapologetic about her sexuality. Also, Sharon's age is being repeatedly attacked and used as a negative slant. That's just stupid and indefensible. We should celebrate age and sexuality. Condemning them just shows how ignorant and pathetic the purview of this country has become.I do agree that the timing of the release was very poorly chosen. This just isn't the market for erotic thrillers or for a more serious frank view of sex, period. It's a really safe time for movies. No one's really taking chances. And Brokeback Mountain doesn't count! I loved it, but it was defiantly very carefully done. It wasn't really all that envelope pushing. The fact that people think the idea of two men falling in love as "radical" or "envelope pushing" or "new" should probably stick their heads back in the sand.If this movie had been released in a less restrictive time, it would have done better. It certainly wouldn't have been as vilified as it has been. Further more; the MPAA wouldn't have felt the need to cut the thing to all hell. It is an excellent sequel. It deserves far better treatment than it is receiving. It's really a shame actually, and it's also very telling of major issues within our overly judgmental and uneducated culture.

Wanting to watch Basic Instinct 2?Not Today, obviously someone didn't watch the movie or doesn't know what Basic Instinct 2 is all about, or someone is sleeping at their job that morning when trying to be a arrogant goof ball! Didn't have the coffee in the morning did we??? MMMM Well the actually movie that is presented is Me Before you which is the Title of this one after the little 2 minute introduction gets played. MMM I wonder if any of the executives are going to see this, If they do send me a Netflix gift card for catching this! LOL Okay well Thought I'd say something in the review here's almost done with 2022 it's December 4th??? Yeppers okay well everyone at Amazon have a great day today! Love ya guys! :)

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It took a long time coming but thank goodness for Basic Instinct 2. This film is basically rollicking good fun. The plot is ludicrous beyond belief but that is what makes this film so watchable. It all starts off with a high speed car drive in a traffic-free London (traffic-free London - can you believe that?) and then proceeds to become a psychological thriller with plenty of psycho but not much logical. The plot has more twists and turns than a twisty thing as psychoanalyst Michael Glass (David Morrissey) ultimately loses his mind to Sharon Stone's Catherine Tramell, the hot blond novelist with the hot body and the hot-tub. If that really is a natural Sharon Stone, then it is no wonder that David Morrissey looks stunned most of the time. It is a great pity that there is no UK Blu-ray with which to enhance my viewing enjoyment of Sharon Stone in the buff.The Uncut DVD has a quoted run time of 109 minutes and aspect ratio of 2.40:1. Sound options are Dolby stereo and 5.1. Extras include deleted scenes and alternate ending, commentaries and a making-of featurette.

Sharron Stone is in it , what's not to like ! I really enjoyed this edgy thriller lots of blood, sex and twists and turns to keep you guessing. Sharron Stone appears to be enjoying herself sending her psychiatrist slowly over the edge. Stan Collymore 's film career sinks without a trace ! Only minor gripe is that no matter how I tried I could not get rid of the subtitles off the screen. However it plays in English and the picture is very good and clear and Sharron Stone looks very sexy and has some very nice clothes which to show her body off at its best.

The Sequel from 2006 gets SO much hate, but to ME - this is better than the original 🙂 I have always loved this one more than the original. I HAD to get the UNCUT VERSION because it is LESS rushed than the Standard Cut you can see on TV. This is a replacement for my original DVD getting scratches after dropping it on the floor 😅 Delivery date 24/2/22.

I really enjoyed Basic Instinct (1) so it was natural for me to buy the sequel. However, while the sequel is also good, it is not quite in the same class as the original. This seems to happen with a lot of second and third attempts to keep the original magic alive. Pity. Perhaps a part of the original magic was the fascinating interaction between Sharon Stone and Michael Douglas. That really was something quite beyond normal acting. In the sequel Sharon Stone still preforms perfectly but Michael Douglas isn't there and the same magic interaction seems to be missing. Let me hasten to add that it is still and excellent movie and that anyone seeing the sequel before having seen the original will probably be delighted..

The main problem with this film was going to be trying to live up to the first which is a classic steamy thriller. This had too much to live up to in comparison but it still passes as an ok thriller. Not quite as steamy as the first, but there is some sexual tension between Stone and the detective. There are a few sex scenes but nothing different from most films of this type. Stone does still look very sultry. The story is ok and as it progresses more plot twists come up with different suspects with various good reasons, could be the killer. By the end of the film you could be left wondering who was the killer and who used who as a cover up story. Overall better than a lot of thrillers but far from a classic like the first one. 6/10