The 50 shades movie, coming out on Valentine's Day, has gotten a lot of hype. I haven't read the books but the bloggers who have tend to not give them good reviews. They are said to be poorly written. But they still have made our lifestyle a bit more mainstream even if they aren't a good portrayal of it.
Here's the link to the NY Times review:
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/13/movies/submitting-to-the-power-of-a-runaway-best-seller.html?hpw&rref=movies&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=well-region®ion=bottom-well&WT.nav=bottom-well&_r=0
The reviewer says the movie, like the book, "is a wildly confused treatment of a perennial confusing subject. Sex is a knotty business, perhaps all the more so when actual knots are involved.''
He ends it by asking why so many women read the books -- why not more men? -- when they have no literary value. He said for fun. He said it might not be a good movie and then says, "OK, it's a terrible movie'' but "it might nonetheless be a movie that feels good to see, whether you squirm or giggle or roll your eyes or just sit still and take the punishment.''
You can read the whole review by clicking the link.
And if you go to chasingmechasingyou.blogspot.com, there's a funny cartoon saying the movie is like eating a Big Mac.
And did you read the books and will you see the movie?.
In my next post, I will link to an interview with the director about Anatasia having a bush at the start of the movie.
FD
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2 hours ago
I just saw the movie in a preview screening that was attended by some "regular" people and a bunch of reviewers. It was better than the book, which I couldn't actually get through because the writing is so bad. I think that one reason we bloggers have been saying the book is so poorly written is because as writers it hurts us more. When I (tried to) read the first volume, I kept rewriting it in my head. In the end, I could only get through about a third and then skimmed the rest.
ReplyDeleteThe movie is better because all that bad writing is gone. The inner goddess is gone, too. Dakota Johnson actually gave a decent performance, given the character she had to work with, who is pretty dim in the beginning. She gets stronger as the thing goes on. Jamie Dornan was truly awful. He clearly wasn't comfortable with the part, and did a very external job.
There was a good bit of audience laughter over the course of the 2 hours audience. Not all of it aimed for. The audience seemed displeased by the sudden ending, and there was no applause. I'm curious to see the reviews.
As I'm reading this, I'm watching my DVR episodes of the Tonight Show and they played a clip from the movie where the characters are negotiating the contract. The scene was awful, especially Jamie Dornan. He didn't even present as charismatic or sexy. The movie is certainly getting plenty of press from the talk show circuit. The reviews should be interesting.
DeleteIt's unfortunate it's not more realistic.
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Thanks for sharing your observations on the movie.
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I was invited to watch the movie with vanilla (as far an i know ) female friends ...that should be interesting by itself ;)
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Let us know what your vanilla friends think of it. I find it interesting that so many vanilla women like the books. They're often called mommy porn. Maybe they want more erotic excitement in your lives. Also, I checked out your blog and you are certainly have all the erotic excitement you need in your life from your latest post. Good to hear you are enjoying the lifestyle and I will keep reading about your adventures.
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Thank you for sharing this FD. I'm intrigued to see it having read the books, but never had high expectations.
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Roz
If you see it, let us know what you think of it.
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