Haven't seen Showgirls, yet, though I'm having some expectations due to the divided response , but it seems that quite many people consider Basic Instict to be a great film. I've seen it many times already, and I love the kinda "fairy-tale" coming together of the two people who somehow heal each other, and maybe become "normal" human beings again - If life was only as simple... I guess you can call me a romantic - or Verhoeven, who is very human under all the flashy cynicism.