If they relabeled this, they'd have to relabel the romance genre.BeerTent said:
...which would be funny.
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...which would be funny.
I actually quite enjoyed the book, in a very roundabout, morbid way. I can't wait to hate the movie that follows.
Equally surprised that Beyonce provided the song for the trailer. I'm pretty sure she doesn't know what the movie is about other than it is popular with women. I'm just going to wait here with a bowl of popcorn to see this blow up in her face.008Zulu said:
You know what baffles me more? People saying "badly written Twilight fan fiction". Makes me question if there's some good Twilight fan fiction out there...
Meh, I say to go with this review (and the subsequent sequel reviews) instead:Shamanic Rhythm said:
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/340987215
OT: I watched the trailer to see how bad it'd be, all the while pretty much praying that the film will get a PG-13 rating (which will never happen because the movie would only be 30 minutes long). My boyfriend and I actually considered going to the theater to see it since A.) It's gonna be bad 2.) It comes out on my birthday.
I don't know jack shit about 50 Shades, but judging from some of the reactions here, it seems like an awful, abusive sex filled movie.
Which is why nobody should be shocked by the number.
Which is why nobody should be shocked by the number.
Not enough.Zombie Badger said:
And if you actually talk to any of the people who are fans of the book (ie: ridiculous numbers of women), you'll find that this is not the case. The women I know who were into the book are still very much interested in the movie, either in spite of the reductions to make the R rating, or in ignorance of it.Mcoffey said:
I thought that 50 Shades was just bad, but I didn't know any of the details.
The trailer, if anything, makes the story look depraved, and reflects badly on the author. I mean, a person who just uses others for sex being the main love interest is f**ked up. Since the writing of the source material is abysmal, this looks like it might not even turn out a "ha-ha, it's so bad" movie, but more of a "oh god this is so bad, why does it exist" movie.
The fact that it comes out on Valentine's Day doesn't make it better either. I mean, Twilight was already pretty damaging to easily-influenced people, but this is bordering on smut-peddling territory. I believe in the lack of restriction for art, but this still feels like it should be regulated somehow, or at least have a warning label attached to it.
I mean, even The King in Yellow had some warnings saying "this book here contains f**ked-up s**t, be warned, reader, for you venture into madness".
The trailer, if anything, makes the story look depraved, and reflects badly on the author. I mean, a person who just uses others for sex being the main love interest is f**ked up. Since the writing of the source material is abysmal, this looks like it might not even turn out a "ha-ha, it's so bad" movie, but more of a "oh god this is so bad, why does it exist" movie.
The fact that it comes out on Valentine's Day doesn't make it better either. I mean, Twilight was already pretty damaging to easily-influenced people, but this is bordering on smut-peddling territory. I believe in the lack of restriction for art, but this still feels like it should be regulated somehow, or at least have a warning label attached to it.
I mean, even The King in Yellow had some warnings saying "this book here contains f**ked-up s**t, be warned, reader, for you venture into madness".
Couldn't agree with this more.Vault101 said:
The only thing I can think of is that it had just enough weirdness that it got pushed slightly into the mainstream, which resulted in people who haven't been exposed to erotica going all gaga over it since it was something they had never seen. Then add on all the parody's since it's badly written. I don't know though. Doesn't make any sense to me.
It's porn. That's all it is. It's a Twilight story where the pale boring guy ties up the pale boring girl and does naughty things to her. It's utterly generic if you've ever read any erotica online or otherwise.Ed130 The Vanguard said:
To be fair, some men and far more women find it very sexy, abuse or not. It didn't get popular just because the bad writing is funny.BeerTent said:
No. No basically. He IS a rapist. He forces himself on the female lead without her consent and while she was drunk. Textbook rape. He even pulls the bullshit "Well you enjoyed it, so it can't be rape" excuse.razer17 said:
Finally brought myself to actually watch the trailer:
-I saw the first scene with Grey's face already knowing what the actor looked like and yet there was something derpy about his gaze that made me burst out laughing.
-The big, important soundtrack to all of this is a retread of a Beyonce' song from 11 years ago? Coupled with the main actor barely having a resume' after others had turned down what is guaranteed to be a career-making role and the whole thing reeks of cheapness.
-I have never seen a sex scene built up to that level - it's like if an Avengers 2 trailer were building to Ultron's reveal: you know it's coming but actually getting to that point is the drop in the rollercoaster ride so to speak.
The whole thing I find ironic about the "he's a monster" bit everyone seems to agree on is that, in essence, this is about what a vampire should be - seductive yet cruel, a wraith that preys on the weak and cares only about satisfying his hunger.
-I saw the first scene with Grey's face already knowing what the actor looked like and yet there was something derpy about his gaze that made me burst out laughing.
-The big, important soundtrack to all of this is a retread of a Beyonce' song from 11 years ago? Coupled with the main actor barely having a resume' after others had turned down what is guaranteed to be a career-making role and the whole thing reeks of cheapness.
-I have never seen a sex scene built up to that level - it's like if an Avengers 2 trailer were building to Ultron's reveal: you know it's coming but actually getting to that point is the drop in the rollercoaster ride so to speak.
The whole thing I find ironic about the "he's a monster" bit everyone seems to agree on is that, in essence, this is about what a vampire should be - seductive yet cruel, a wraith that preys on the weak and cares only about satisfying his hunger.
Heard a hilarious rumor that they're going to be pushing for PG-13. I honestly have no idea what they think they can put in the movie to manage that...Anachronism said:
Well... TBH having a fetish of BDSM like i do.. and had it for many many years... these books kinda opened it up to alot of girls willing to try it.. so got easier for me to go like 'hey.. i like BDSM... you know.. like in 50 shades.. its just lighter in the books' xD
Well if they released the beyonce (Crazy in Love) remix separately, I wouldn't have watch the damn trailer so many times.
I can explain it perfectly. It fits into the trope of woman fixing man and winding up in a "perfect" relationship at the end. If you've never watched a rom com, watch one of those and you'll see exactly why it's so popular. Read the romance books too. It's all similar shit. Though, some of it is more humourous than others. At least to me. But people eat it up because this is how "romance" is "suppose" to work.Vault101 said:
A lot of people didn't realise the erotica genre actually existed prior and that most bookstores actually have a section for it (or have it mixed in with romance). And that some libraries have it too. Some of it is the snowball effect you speak of. And I'm with you, kind of want to see it to see how close to the book it will be (if it directly quotes in the awkward way they speak to each other this movie will be comedy gold to me) but I don't want to see it because I don't want to support it period. I'll make my final decision closer to when it comes out. Maybe my BDSM group of friends and I can go and see it together and make fun of how bad it is......I'll put the idea forth when I see them next week.