FEB 24 - In the end, Sharon Stone baring her body outdid Nicolas
Cage in a bear suit."Basic Instinct 2," the bomb sequel to
1992's "Basic Instinct," defeated tough competition on Saturday
night to win the Razzie Award as the worst picture of 2006.
The 27th annual awards, presented by the Golden Raspberry
Foundation, were held at Hollywood's Ivar Theater. "Instinct 2" -- known to Razzie organizers as "Basically, It
Stinks, Too" -- won four awards overall, including worst
screenplay, worst prequel or sequel and worst actress for Stone,
who was mocked for her poorly presented physical assets as well as
her performance.
Razzies gently poke fun at the Hollywood scene 24 hours before its
biggest night of the year, for the worst film, worst sequel and
worst screenplay awards.
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film was received extremely poorly both at the box office and by
critics. The Chicago Tribune newspaper described it as a "dour
enervated mystery", while New York Magazine condemned it as "stupefyingly
lacklustre".
Carmen Electra won worst supporting actress for her work in
"Date Movie" and "Scary Movie 4."
Razzie founder and "Head Berry" John Wilson, who hosted the
show, admitted coming to this year's dishonors with some
disappointment.
Longtime Razzie mainstay Sylvester Stallone, who has a lifetime
30 Razzie nominations and 10 wins, missed out on nominations this
year because his latest film, "Rocky Balboa," "didn't always
suck," said Wilson.
"Little Man," which featured Marlon Wayans' face
computer-attached to an infant's head, was hailed as "a CGI
achievement for the ages."
"Material Girls," starring sisters Hilary and Haylie Duff, was
"inspired by the Madonna song in much the same way as World War II
was inspired by World War I."
Despite "Instinct 2's" overwhelming showing, "Wicker Man"
partisans -- including comedian and National Public Radio's "Wait
Wait... Don't Tell Me!" regular Adam Felber -- were upset that
their film came up empty.
In a post-show interview, Wilson acknowledged that there was
some feeling within the Golden Raspberry Foundation that "Wicker
Man" was "robbed." However, the votes for "Instinct 2" --
submitted by foundation members across the United States and in a
dozen other nations -- were too much.
"Wicker Man" fans will just have to grin and bear it.
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