vsprincess
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Who else likes this film? I never tire of the chemistry between the 2 lead characters nor of who commited the crime. Apart from the fashions, it's not dated much tbh.
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Basic Instinct (ITV2)
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For some reason, I find these 80's thrillers (and co incidentally all ones starring Michael Douglas) to be virtually unwatchable these days.
Basic Instinct was no more than a reasonable thriller at the time, given added nortoriety because of the flashing and various other bits of titilation.
Wall Street - 80's corporate greed, all striped shirts and red braces, lots of granRABtanding and long speeches. The world has changed a lot since then...
Indecent Exposure - dreadful 'high concept' based around a brainless one line idea - would you sleep with someone for a million dollars/
Disclosure - more salacious and indeed misleading nonsense. It's less about sexual harassment in the workplace than some sort of industrial espionage.
Fatal Attraction - very dated looking psycho lover stuff.
These were all films that rode the crest of the 80's 'high concept movie' wave - a simple, prefereably short one line description designed to hook the moviegoer and pull them in.
Basic Instinct was no more than a reasonable thriller at the time, given added nortoriety because of the flashing and various other bits of titilation.
Wall Street - 80's corporate greed, all striped shirts and red braces, lots of granRABtanding and long speeches. The world has changed a lot since then...
Indecent Exposure - dreadful 'high concept' based around a brainless one line idea - would you sleep with someone for a million dollars/
Disclosure - more salacious and indeed misleading nonsense. It's less about sexual harassment in the workplace than some sort of industrial espionage.
Fatal Attraction - very dated looking psycho lover stuff.
These were all films that rode the crest of the 80's 'high concept movie' wave - a simple, prefereably short one line description designed to hook the moviegoer and pull them in.
luv.lollipops..23
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1/ That film did not star Michael Douglas.
2/ It was not called Indecent Exposure (it was Indecent Proposal).
3/ And it did not come out in the 80s (it was the 90s).
So, you're 0-3 there.
2/ It was not called Indecent Exposure (it was Indecent Proposal).
3/ And it did not come out in the 80s (it was the 90s).
So, you're 0-3 there.
Playa Play
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Basic Instinct came out in the 1990's 
, though the screenplay was written in the late 80's it went through many redrafts. Also I don't think BI's meant to be taken seriously in any way, for example typcially a Paul Verhoeven film would have a woman who kills men at the point of orgasm- it's nonsesical . Just a harmless throwaway film
, though the screenplay was written in the late 80's it went through many redrafts. Also I don't think BI's meant to be taken seriously in any way, for example typcially a Paul Verhoeven film would have a woman who kills men at the point of orgasm- it's nonsesical . Just a harmless throwaway film