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Instinct [DVD] [1999]

DVD ~ Anthony Hopkins
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
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  • Actors: Anthony Hopkins, Cuba Gooding Jr., Donald Sutherland, Maura Tierney, George Dzundza
  • Directors: Jon Turteltaub
  • Writers: Daniel Quinn, Gerald Di Pego
  • Producers: Barbara Boyle, Brian Doubleday, Christina Steinberg, Gail Katz, Hunt Lowry
  • Format: PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm
  • DVD Release Date: 15 Jun 2006
  • Run Time: 118 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00004R95D
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 15,697 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Anthony Hopkins is a brilliant actor; Cuba Gooding Jr is a talented guy with a lot of charm. Both have recently won Oscars (Best Actor for The Silence of the Lambs and Best Supporting Actor for Jerry Maguire, respectively); neither can make Instinct compelling. Hopkins plays a brilliant anthropologist studying gorillas who entered into their world, becoming part of their family, and who killed two park rangers in the gorillas' habitat. Gooding plays a brilliant young psychiatrist who is supposed to evaluate Hopkins and determine whether he's fit to stand trial. Hopkins, along with a number of other psychotics, is being held at a prison, which serves to illustrate the movie's themes about control and freedom. It's not so much that the ideas themselves are hokum--nature versus civilisation is always a rich topic--it's that Instinct boils them down to inane sound bites. Psychology is reduced to a game in which the psychiatrist's job is to trick the patient into believing the correct thing or revealing the key that will solve the puzzle. There's not a credible moment in the whole movie, despite the presence of a good cast, including Donald Sutherland and Maura Tierney. --Bret Fetzer, Amazon.com


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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Must see, 4 Jan 2004
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WOW, what a film. The film critic who first writes a review on this must be very shallow and did not get the message of this film.
A wonderful film that I beleive everyone should watch.
When all things have been used from this earth, ie, every animal killed, every tree destroyed, every fish caught, every water drained, then perhaps we will realise that we do NOT own the earth and that we cannot survive on power and money alone.

This film still plays on my mind and I feel that it is a good lesson to learn from watching this.
We as humans are nothing, nature is everything. We are destoyers and takers...very sad....

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars BRILLIANT, 24 Dec 2003
I just read a review of this film by one of the Amazon team, and obviously he doesn't understand many things. This is one of the most amazing films I have ever come across. Every moment of the film IS creditable, not just creditable; brilliant. Even if you completely disagree with what the movie is saying it is still a must-see. Ignore anyone who thinks this is rubbish; I give this film my 110% confidence.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A powerful, thought provoking, extremely enjoyable film!, 1 Aug 2000
I didn't know much about this film before I watched it and had little expectations of it, I thought it would be an average film, fortunatley I was wrong. Anthony Hopkins plays his character with the brilliant acting ability that you would expect, the same goes for Oscar winning Cuba Gooding Jr. The story is about a doctor that has been classed as insane as he has been committed of murder and refuses to communicate with the world around him. Gooding plays the doctor who is trying to understand what makes his mind work and what makes him act the way he does. The film makes you wonder what people are actually insane. Are they insane or just people who want to be free from the world that has been created around them, the world that controls how they behave and how they carry out their daily lives.(if you dont understand what I'm talking about you will after you have watch the film.) I strongly recommend this film to everyone as it is highly enjoyable and it will be money well spend if you buy this film.
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3.0 out of 5 stars instinct
an excellent film to my mind any film with Antony Hopkins starring is 9/10 going to be very watchable
Published 6 months ago by Mr. M. J. Webb

5.0 out of 5 stars A new perspective
Co-existence.

Something mankind seems to have lost with his concrete environment and something that plays a key role in the film. Read more
Published 18 months ago by N. Ward

5.0 out of 5 stars awe inspiring ... will make your heart ache
This is a deeply moving story about an anthropologist who leaves everything behind and lives with a group of gorillas - we get glimpses of that life later in movie. Read more
Published on 31 Oct 2007 by Mary C

5.0 out of 5 stars A Movie that will grab your attention
"Instinct," is one of the most emotional and powerful movies ever made. I can't think of any others that even come close to the emotions that it has. Read more
Published on 4 Oct 2007 by M. A. Ramos

5.0 out of 5 stars Deep & Meaningful
Having seen previous reviews of this film shedding a negative attitude, I can only suggest that those reviewers are the modern 'plastic' kind who have lost their link to common... Read more
Published on 29 Sep 2004 by Glen Stobbs

3.0 out of 5 stars Not convinced.
I watched this film in a state of unease, for it is unconvincing. Anthony Hopkins is not speaking to anyone after doing a bit of Gorillas-in-the-mist-style bonding with apes... Read more
Published on 11 Aug 2004 by Mr. A. P. Venables

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic!
Wow! That is all I have to say about this film. Admittedly I do not own the DVD, but after watching the film it is a must have in any film collection. Read more
Published on 10 Sep 2003 by C. Evans

5.0 out of 5 stars Nature or Civilisation?
As mentioned in the Amazon review, the film sacrifices a credible characterisation for psychiatrist 'Theo Caulder' but in my opinion that is the only downfall of the film. Read more
Published on 17 Mar 2003 by citizenerased83

5.0 out of 5 stars WHAT A FILM
This just confirms Anthony Hopkins as one of the greatest actors of all time. WHAT A FILM FANTASTIC. Read more
Published on 26 Feb 2002 by dogmanx@aol.com

4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting Comment on Psychiatry
Instinct (1999) was directed by John Turtletaub and features Anthony Hopkins who seems to have developed a recent predilection for playing psychotic doctors. Read more
Published on 17 Jul 2000 by ben@priory.com

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