5. Basic Instinct 2
Sharon Stone, David Morrissey, what could possibly go wrong? The answer is apparently everything. The original Basic Instinct is a movie all males of a certain age watched for one moment, and I'm sure you all know which one we're talking about. There was some plot there too, but everyone only really watched it to see Michael Douglas attempting to act and Sharon Stone being a femme fatale. So why make a sequel to a film that wrapped up all its plot? Money. Carolco, which produced the original film, had only 12 months to start production on a sequel or the rights would go up for sale, which they wouldn't be able to afford to buy back. So that's what they did. Partnering with other production companies, they formed C2 Pictures and produced the $70 Million Basic Instinct 2. And, inherently, that's where the problem lies. It was made by accountants, not creative people. It was made purely to keep the rights and to turn a profit (which it didn't do anyway.) It's not even a horrible film, it's quite serviceable, but again can't live up to the title it's been given. David Morrissey is brilliant as always as Dr Michael Glass, a Scotland Yard psychiatrist who gets caught up in Catherine Tramell's sexual games, much like Michael Douglas did in the original film. Except for its pretty nasty twist ending, its plot is identical to the original film, which is why it's in the middle of the list.