Fatal Instinct

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Carl Reiner tried to give the Mel Brooks treatment to the Fatal Attraction/Basic Instinct genre of films about vicious, conniving women and the not-so-bright men who get involved with them. In this case, it's Armand Assante, an actor not particularly known for his comedic chops. He plays a guy who is both a police detective and a defense attorney, so he can defend the people he arrests. He becomes the target of a female stalker (Sean Young, in a bit of typecasting), as well as the dupe in a murder plot involving his wife (Kate Nelligan). Reiner takes a scattershot approach to comedy, hoping to play in the same ballpark as the Zucker brothers or Brooks. While he hits a few singles and the occasional double, he never knocks a joke out of the park and so the movie winds up with an awful lot of pop fouls. --Marshall Fine

Description

A hot chick with an ice pick takes a stab at loveand laughter in this hysterically funny spooffrom the director of The Jerk and Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid. As the all-star cast pokes hilarious fun at such steamy thrillers as Basic Instinct, Fatal Attraction, Sleeping with the Enemy and Cape Fear. Lana. Laura. Lola. They're beautiful, sexy and all after Ned Ravine! One wants to marry him. One wants to kill him. And the other just plain wants him dead or alive!

Customer Reviews:

SUPER FUNNY PARODY!!.......2007-07-03

A very, very funny laugh-out-loud spoof in the "Leslie Nielsen" tradition. Armand Assante is really amusing and makes ridiculous scenes work terrifically. Highly recommended if you just want to be entertained with no intellectual thought.

Funny Movie.......2007-03-13

It is a movie that is a take off from the real McCoy movies. It is goofy but a fun movie...especially if you know the movies they are doing the take off from. It will make you laugh. A good escape!

Fatal Instinct.......2007-01-10

Oh what a glorious spoof! For the movie buff, spotting the homages to a plethora of films;for the lover of comedy a delicious black thriller.Superb performances, great sets, wonderful costumes and a non-stop pace. Ace movie!

5 stars for FUN....0 stars for format on DVD!!!.......2006-05-08

Okay...
what is wrong with this picture? a movie on DVD (FULLSCREEN?) edition...well it happens..but this isn't a cheap knockoff...they have legendary Carl Reiner doing a commentary (he was the director) ...and to add insult to injury....several deleted scenes..PRESENTED in the proper 1:85 widescreen aspect ratio!!!

would it have killed them to issue in the proper ascpect ratio? Its still a very fun/inexpensive purchase, and the bonus features are strong for such a non-hit movie....just wondering WHY no widescreen?

enjoy!

FATALLY FUNNY.......2006-03-26

Carl Reiner's FATAL INSTINCT is a surprisingly funny spoof of movies like FATAL ATTRACTION, BASIC INSTINCT, AND CHINATOWN. It benefits from a lot of AIRPLANE like sight gags and some wonderful one liners tossed off by its unusual cast. Armand Assante, not known for comedic roles, is very funny as the cop/lawyer embroiled in with a beautiful stalker (Sean Young in a sexy performance), and a greedy wife (the usually dramatic Kate Nelligan just perfect in this role) and her dumb lover (Christopher McDonald) who plan to bump him off. Add a vindictive ex-con (James Remar), a devoted secretary (Sherilyn Fenn) and Judge Tony Randall and you have the ingredients for a rather hilarious send up. I laughed a lot and I think you will too!

Average customer rating:

It's Alright!
Slasher in da hood
Good Movie , Horrible Plot
These great reviews smell like another marketing ploy...
Cutthroat Success

Cutthroat Alley
Starring: Staci Arnel , Bizzy Bone , Damon Chandler , William Engram , and Fatal Instinct
Director: Timothy Wayne Folsome
Manufacturer: Lions Gate
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ASIN: B0000JBUK0
Release Date: 2003-12-16

Product Description

Lives are lost... but this time it's not from a drive-by. There's a serial killer on the loose with a grisly trademark - he hunts down his victims and slits their throats. But now the hunter has become the hunted. Jacob's rep is on the line and he and his friends take action, but the streets are growing deadlier. The only way out ... could be a body bag.

Features:

Full Screen Version

Director's Commentary

Trailer

Interactive Menus

Format: DVD MOVIE

Customer Reviews:

It's Alright!.......2007-01-10

This movie is O.K. Bizzy doesn't come out for to long but, it still has a good story line and will have you guessing to the very last moment!

Slasher in da hood.......2006-07-11

Man this is some fun modern black exploitation and I must say I have never seen anything like it. I like this movie for a lot of resions, great dialog, great cast and for real looking settings. I only wish we would have had the token white hottie so the bad black girls could have picked on her skinny butt till she got her turn at the slasher's blade. The folks who are picken on this film must not like slasher film's.
I am telling you I have set threw way to many slasher flicks and this one is better then 50% of them any day of the week.
This is not Menace 2 Society people. This is trash talken thugs and one dude trying to make it out of the ghetto, oh that does sound familiar ..
any way good stuff, do not miss it.

Good Movie , Horrible Plot.......2004-12-23

The Movie isnt that good to behonest its quite horrific but its a who dun it mystery and all those whho have read my other reviews , you knwo why i dont like this movie , I love the killin gbut the killers of the mursers are brouohght outnin the first few scenes , They try to trick you but it blows up in there faces , PS: -10 . But get it for the collection of who dun mysteries like i did.

These great reviews smell like another marketing ploy..........2004-06-24

I bought this movie then turned it in to a used dvd/cd exchange the following week...I was so dissapointed! In the film, the director, the actors, the script---Just dissapointed. I am a fan of indie films, and a film of urban films, however this is just a sad rip off of scream and I emphasize sad!!! And this trick that the studio plays on buyers placing Mack 10 and Bizzy Bone's names on the cover as leads when neither one of them have more than a few minutes of sceene time is unfair and missleading. If I were one of the true leading actors who starred in this film I would feel let down by this. Devoting much of your time to a project then getting pushed aside because you dont have a recognizable name?!?! Atleast they can say starring yadda yadda yadda with appearances by Mack 10 and Bizzy Bone. And the stars of the film from what I can remember gave dissmal performances. The main guy (corn rows, lightskin) was o.k. Nothing memorable. He's kinda pretty boyish but not a great performer nor believable. The leader of the opposing gang (tall, lrg frame, original suspect) was awful! Slured speach, needs acting lessons desperately. Bottom line- THIS FILM IS A JOKE! Not a funny one! I'm dissapointed in Tim Folsome! Maybe he was behind on his rent or something and needed money. Thats what it seemed like to me. That he threw anything into the market just to get paid! Shame on him!!!!

Cutthroat Success.......2004-01-14

Cutthroat Alley is a decent film from one of the best independent directors of today (Timothy Wayne Forsome), I love his films, because of the realness and similar subjects of the "Ghetto", surrondings. Bizzy Bone is in a scene and so is the "Crazy Thug" Mack 10, but the lead actor in the film is awesome, If I was you I would get it if you are a true Timothy fan or just plain indies flim fan.

Average customer rating:

SUPER FUNNY PARODY!!
Funny Movie
Fatal Instinct
5 stars for FUN....0 stars for format on DVD!!!
FATALLY FUNNY

Fatal Instinct [Region 2]

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ASIN: B00009P9O1

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Customer Reviews:

SUPER FUNNY PARODY!!.......2007-07-03

Funny Movie.......2007-03-13

It is a movie that is a take off from the real McCoy movies. It is goofy but a fun movie...especially if you know the movies they are doing the take off from. It will make you laugh. A good escape!

Fatal Instinct.......2007-01-10

5 stars for FUN....0 stars for format on DVD!!!.......2006-05-08

FATALLY FUNNY.......2006-03-26

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