Basic Instinct (Blu-ray)
Unrated Director's Cut
Michael Douglas stars as Nick Curran, a tough but vulnerable detective. Sharon Stone co-stars as Catherine Tramell, a cold, calculating and beautiful novelist with an insatiable sexual appetite. Catherine becomes a prime suspect when her boyfriend is brutally murdered - a crime described in her latest novel. Obsessed with cracking the case, Nick descends into San Francisco's forbidden underground where suspicions mount, bodies fall and he finds within himself an instinct more basic than survival.
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Sex, intrigue, brutal murders, suspense and more sex. - moviemonger
This is the movie that launched Sharon Stone into stardom. And it wasn't just the nudity and the bold portrayals of sex in the movie that made it the huge success it was. The direction is taut, and the characters played by the stars are convincing, despite the fact that the theme itself is bizarre. This psycho thriller never loses its audiences' interest. While it is best remembered for its bold sex sequences and Sharon Stone's personal assets, there is more in the movie that has made it the mega success it was. Stone as the "couldn't care less" heroine/vamp fits into the role as snugly as she does in her dresses. Douglas as the weathered detective with a drinking problem brings credibility to his character. All the other characters in the movie fit in perfectly in keeping the sex and suspense drama moving perfectly. Director Paul Verhoeven never loses a trick in keeping this movie taut at all times.
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Sex, intrigue, brutal murders, suspense and more sex. - moviemonger
This is the movie that launched Sharon Stone into stardom. And it wasn't just the nudity and the bold portrayals of sex in the movie that made it the huge success it was. The direction is taut, and the characters played by the stars are convincing, despite ...