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Post by somehussy on Feb 14, 2015 1:59:18 GMT
I heard it's not that bad...if you go into it with rock bottom expectations. I will probably see it at some point, definitely not in theaters though, because it sounds just terrible and I'm a glutton for punishment.
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Post by Channy on Feb 14, 2015 2:50:02 GMT
I shant be paying money for this drivel, but like most.. glutton, punishment and all that so at some point I'll either stream or download it.
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Post by Megan on Feb 14, 2015 3:49:08 GMT
The only way I will watch this movie is if there are RiffTrax made for it. Even then, I won't be obtaining a copy of it legally. #sorrynotsorry
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Post by Kitty on Feb 14, 2015 5:30:22 GMT
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Post by anniebn on Feb 14, 2015 12:13:08 GMT
I just don't see how there can be anything left except for creepy stalking if they take out the imaginary friends and the explicit sex scenes, and you can't do sex scenes that explicit in a mainstream movie. So fans of the book will go for the sex, and run out screaming when they see what's really going on.
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Post by tepelus on Feb 14, 2015 12:23:19 GMT
I just don't see how there can be anything left except for creepy stalking if they take out the imaginary friends and the explicit sex scenes, and you can't do sex scenes that explicit in a mainstream movie. So fans of the book will go for the sex, and run out screaming when they see what's really going on. And then if we're lucky, we will see the end to this crap fest. Are you feeling lucky, punk? (Not me, if not for bad luck, I'd have none at all.)
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Post by sortilegio on Feb 14, 2015 16:04:47 GMT
Ok. I already postet something on Jennys Blog but now 'I am less pissed and less drunk so I will do a quick rundown again.
The Good.
Obvious safe sex. Yes! Kate. Beautiful and faboulus. Go Kate. The Soundtrack. It is as beautiful and faboulus as Kate. Taylor. Even my friend who hadn't read the book took an immidiate liking to him. Even though he is only three minutes in the movie.
The weird.
Elliot looks like he just returned from a "Burning Man" Festival. He is cute though. Marcia Gay Harden... Jennifer Ehle... WHY? WHY? Just tell me why?
The bad.
Well. It is 50 Shades of Grey... so. Everything else? No. Because that would take out the boring. As expected the already bad dialoges make even worse dialoges on screen. It is awkward and lenghty and makes the film seem so much longer than it actually is. Throwing in the promise that we might see the little Jamie Dornan, just to wake is up is as cheap a ploy as Christians piano playing.
The movie tries very hard to gloss over or even eliminate certain things that would make Jen call Christian "That fucking guy" (now in HD). For example Ana texts with Christian while she is in Georgia, telling him she wishes he was there. Which is used as an excuse for him to follow her.
Certain sentences are not uttered like that Christian could keep Ana from leaving a restaurant and rape her into submission. Others are left in, like Anas virginity being a situation that needs to be "taken care of". We are not in Anas head. THis means no "subconcious" and no "inner goddess" but also no internal dialogue. But the movie reminds us that Ana is a shitty person by answering Kate being worried about here by reminding her that she has a GPA of 4 (is that best? I am not an native english speaker and watched the movie in a different language. So they just our grading system. Never mind, Ana is best).
The movie is, and that is saying something, worse than the book. The book is so obvious in its romantization of abuse that it is almost (almost) laughable. The movie is pulling the same shit, but not only on Ana. On us. The way certain things are displayed, always presented with the pretty mug of Jamie Dornan, Telling me again and again that that fucking guy just needs a magic hoo haa to "cure" him from his ailments, and that hoo haa could be mine, is quite frankly IMMENSESLY insulting.
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Post by anniebn on Feb 14, 2015 17:08:57 GMT
I just don't see how there can be anything left except for creepy stalking if they take out the imaginary friends and the explicit sex scenes, and you can't do sex scenes that explicit in a mainstream movie. So fans of the book will go for the sex, and run out screaming when they see what's really going on. And then if we're lucky, we will see the end to this crap fest. Are you feeling lucky, punk? (Not me, if not for bad luck, I'd have none at all.) You're right. When were we ever that lucky.
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Post by anniebn on Feb 14, 2015 17:14:19 GMT
Throwing in the promise that we might see the little Jamie Dornan, just to wake is up is as cheap a ploy as Christians piano playing. Yeah, I saw some kind of hint to that too. As if. You always hear loads about male full-frontal in advance if it happens. What. That is the most annoying thing. If she were a real person she'd just get punched constantly. Sorry for weird block quoting! I wanted to quote sortilegio twice and it didn't quite work, but I think I successfully accredited anyway.
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Post by AmoebaKat (Katje) on Feb 14, 2015 20:37:35 GMT
I plan on hatewatching the movie at some point, though not in theatres. Pretty much the only movies we watch in the theatres these days are Marvel flicks or (for me only) The Hunger Games. If we're going to go out and spend 20 bucks per person to see a movie, we better be pretty sure it's going to be awesome.
If I had disposable income and could get a group of friends to go and hatewatch it with me, I'd go see it in theatres. Regardless I'm making a donation to Battered Women's Support Services.
However, funny story...I live in Vancouver, where the movie was mostly filmed (aka Hollywood North; my lawn is currently covered in Halloween decorations because Disney is shooting a creature feature on our street) soooo we are friends with people in the biz, including...the BDSM adviser for FSOG.
He says that he tried really hard to get them to listen to him, and after it became apparent they didn't give a crap about actually, you know, USING his expertise, he just showed up for the free food and cashed his check.
Which made me and Mr. Katje laugh and laugh and laugh, that sort of laughter that comes because it's so much better than crying.
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Post by rhiannon on Feb 14, 2015 21:50:14 GMT
Hee hee your mention of the BDSM advisor reminds me of the New Yorker review that Kristy linked to earlier in this thread - they mention him: 'The only viewer, in fact, who may feel shortchanged by “Fifty Shades of Grey” is Liam Helmer, who is listed in the credits as “BDSM Technical Consultant.” Check out the Red Room: rack upon rack of cutting-edge bullwhips, a variety of high-end ass paddles, and more restraining cuffs than you can shake a stick at. And how much of this kit gets used? A mere fraction, and even then Christian, supposedly the maestro of pain, can do little more than brush his cat-o’-nine-tails over Ana’s flesh with a feathery backhand. He looks like Roger Federer, practicing gentle cross-court lobs at the net.'
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Post by thegreatdragon on Feb 14, 2015 22:02:20 GMT
Going against the grain here, but I saw it last night and I actually liked it. I know a lot of people here will probably hate it, but I felt like a lot of the problematic stuff in the book was either left out or addressed. So...yeah. I mean, it's not like 'zomg the greatest movie ever made' but it's fun and me and my friend both enjoyed it. Plus, the soundtrack's really good.
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Post by lawliet on Feb 14, 2015 22:40:06 GMT
Not sure if any of you guys are aware of it, but I came across the Fifty Dollars not Fifty Shades campaign which encourages those not going to see the movie in cinemas to donate the cost of their ticket to domestic abuse charities. Pretty neat idea if you're not keen on the crap in the book, although I've heard that the film omits a lot of the particularly drive-me-to-drink worthy stuff.
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Post by AmoebaKat (Katje) on Feb 15, 2015 1:36:28 GMT
Not sure if any of you guys are aware of it, but I came across the Fifty Dollars not Fifty Shades campaign which encourages those not going to see the movie in cinemas to donate the cost of their ticket to domestic abuse charities. Pretty neat idea if you're not keen on the crap in the book, although I've heard that the film omits a lot of the particularly drive-me-to-drink worthy stuff. Yup, and I have plenty of good reasons for not supporting that particular campaign at all. I'm pretty sure it was Jenny's idea to donate in lieu of or in addition to movie tickets, anyway, well before the 50Dollars crusade existed -- and I'll still be donating, but not for the 50Dollars campaign, or as a part of it.
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Post by SakiFiz on Feb 15, 2015 4:31:39 GMT
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