When will Hollywood learn?

Nobody wants to see Basic Instinct 2. This is one of those sequels where you can imagine some movie executive, on his way out the door, green lighted this film as a final stab at his former employers. Like Baby Geniuses 2. Now, you can make an argument for any sequel. The original has a following, people like the story, we can make a quick buck on name recognition, and so on. But Basic Instinct was released 14 years ago. Sharon Stone was a hot NEW star. Joe Eszterhas was a hot writer. Paul Verhoeven was a hot director. Now, only Sharon Stone is involved. In a summary of reviews, the Internet Movie Database pointed out that Kyle Smith of the New York Post described the film as "Botoxic." Touche! BI2 looks like a cry for attention. Hollywood, we want new movies. We've waited long enough.