I know that you get tons for the sequel (that is horrible) but do you have to ignore the insanity in the first one? Just go for broke and take on both! The fact that both movies have an Rough Sex Scene. Comparing Sharon Stone's Boobs in both of them. Jeanne Tripplehorn just looks doe-eyed, and the fact that everyone in both movies suffers from bipolar disorder. And Sharon Stone's Face in the climax of the sequel is just perfect. Every actor just chewing up the scenery. If Basic Instinct 2 is boring for your tastes, soothe the boredom by watching the first one and see the fall from entertaining insane smut to boring insane smut.