Sliver
Sliver
Young publishing executive Carly (Stone) takes an apartment in an exclusive sliver building in New York only to learn that the previous tenant who bore a great resemblance to Carly died in a mysterious fall from the apartment balcony. When other tenants of the building begin to die likewise mysteriously Carly begins to suspect that a killer may be inhabiting the building and that it may be either Zeke (Baldwin) the voyeuristic building owner with whom she’s become involved romantically or Jack (Berenger) a mystery writer with a suspicious quality.
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Not bad for a hunk of cheese…,
Sharon Stone and SLIVER made a lot of sense after BASIC INSTINCT. It gave her a chance to be the hunted instead of the hunter, and also promised a whole lot of male nudity this time around instead of her being revealed so much. Eszterhas was back on board as a screenwriter, and the film was designed to be a sexual thriller about modern voyeurism with video cameras. SLIVER the book was not Ira Levin’s best novel (cheesy fun but nothing classic), and I found myself not minding this movie deviates from it. Anyone who’s read it knows the heroine’s cat saves the day in one of the silliest climaxes ever. So don’t worry about the book being better or worse with this one.
The production ran in to problems especially with the ending originally planned inside a VOLCANO of all things. Test audiences hated it, and so reshoots were quickly done. Eszterhas was not happy with the changes to his original script, and some new scenes made the actors seem a little less prepared and rushed. Billy Baldwin chickened out on full frontal nudity planned for his character, and demanded his most revealing shots be cut from the final movie. Despite any changes, the movie turns out to be entertaining fluff that never quite seems as kinky as it could be. It’s still a whole lot of fun, and worth it for Stone fans. There are still some interesting ideas here.
This DVD contains a European cut with more nudity and prolonged sex scenes. For the most part you’ll see much more of Baldwin, since Stone carefully handled her nudity this time around (she learned quick after BASIC INSTINCT). There are no extras, and that’s a real shame. I wanted to see the real ending, but no such luck. Also no trailers on the disc because they included moments from the original ending and not the new version. And oddly enough a Lords of Acid song is removed from the DVD’s soundtrack. But at least we get it bigger, longer, and uncut at a reasonable price.
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|SLIVER, WANNA WATCH?,
Sliver is a fantastic film. The best out of all the erotic thrillers filmed between the years of 1987-1995, preferably the time in which the Erotic Thriller genre was big. Ending with Eszterhas’s JADE. Eszterhas (Basic Instinct, Jade, Jagged Egde) wrote Sliver. A film starring Sharon Stone as Carly Norris, stuck in this age of loneliness after coming out of a 7 year bad marriage. Moving into a slick and sleek sliver apartment building, she is warmly welcomed by all of it’s tennants. Including, Vida Warren a woman with a dark double life. Gus Hale, a man that is willing to tell all dirty little secrets. Zeke Hawkins a handsome young man that takes a sexual interest in Carly, FAST. And Tom Berenger a classy writer, with a macho jerk attitude. When Carly gets involved, very involved, with Zeke she begins to learn that inside the walls of this building hides a secret that could reveal everything. With an ending so fast paced it will blow right by you, but a very satisfying ending if I do say so in the least. Again, buy SLIVER in the unrated version, sit down and relax in the darkness and remember that there is no place more frightening than home…
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|It’s FINALLY on DVD!,
I absolutely love this movie. When I was in high school, a bunch of us went to see it (yeah, I’m dating myself aren’t I?) and I loved it then. Good to know that 13 years later I still love Sliver. Perhaps it was my giant crush on William Baldwin that really made this movie sparkle to me. Or perhaps it was the voyeuristic ambiance throughout it. Either way, this is a fun little thriller that will keep you entertained. For the guys, you can oggle Sharon Stone in all her hotness. And as I mentioned, for the ladies, there’s William Baldwin to adore. Basically, a woman named Carly (Stone) moves into the Sliver tower where there have been several weird deaths, most recently, a woman whose looks resemble Carly’s, who happened to be the former tenant of the apartment Carly just bought. A variety of suitors attempt to get Carly’s attention, one of which brings her a telescope, in turn making her realize that she indeed likes to watch. But who’s watching Carly? Ah, to go into it any further would ruin this fine little movie. I’m not saying it’s the best ever, but Sliver is plenty of fun for men & women alike who enjoy thrillers.
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