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i think it's more likely that the increasing ubiquity of actual porn killed basic instinct 2.

edit: oh wait, "jc spink" beat me to it in the article proper. "jc spink" sounds like a porn name.

actually, soft porn, of the kind most likely found in basic instinct 2, is more arousing than the hardcore stuff.

imo.

 

[FoneBone]

I think alot of people are turned off by the Slither ads...looks disgusting.

That would actually be my guess... they didn't turn me off personally, but those are easily the grossest "approved for all audiences" ads I've seen.

 

[Tedesco!]

There was no advertising for BI-2. I didn't even know it was coming out until I saw the name on the marquee.

 

[LM4sure]

It's no surprise it bombed. I don't think the first one did exceptionally well, but became a hit because you saw Sharon Stone's poon hole. We've already seen her poon so what's the point of this movie?

 

[Shinobi]

"Why pay $10 to see something at the movies that you can see for free on the Internet?" Spink asked. "I think the genre is suffering because sex is more pervasive in our society now than it was 10 years ago, from Vanity Fair ads to reality TV. I mean, there's porn stars on reality TV."

That's the proper answer right there. Though BI2's ad campaign was also non-existant in these parts, which hardly helped it's cause.

I also disagree with the idea that it bombed because it's Sharon Stone...the MILF is in large these days, and from what I've seen Sharon's looking pretty damn good in that movie. What they should've done was had her having her way with some twenty something guy, which is what being a MILF/cougar is all about. Having a guy as old as she is porking her is probably it's biggest failing, since that's got little appeal.

actually, soft porn, of the kind most likely found in basic instinct 2, is more arousing than the hardcore stuff.

imo.

Damnit...we actually agree.

 

[DonasaurusRex]

Yeah that makes alot sense. It explains why only Nintendo games sell really well. Why Wind Waker was so highly recieved when unveiled, why GTA, FPS and the huge western push to more violent and realistic games did so poorly. Damn this purtian world we live in, hell even films like Sin City flopped because of its extreme violence and womanizing and look at Squid and the Whale, the poor film was only trying to be realisticly dark and ends up being one of worst recieved movies of all time.

so ...youre being sarcastic right?