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Post by Sunnyhorse on Feb 20, 2015 17:13:10 GMT -4
So this girl is a cultural illiterate who doesn't drive and doesn't own a computer, and we're supposed to believe that she knows who Mrs. Robinson was? Bullshit.
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Post by Mutagen on Feb 20, 2015 17:25:59 GMT -4
So apparently E.L. James wants more control of the sequel including writing the screenplay herself. The director is most likely not coming back and the screenwriter for this movie hated the experience so much she wouldn't do any press for the movie. Considering the faint praise for this movie was that it was better than the book it sounds like the second one is going to be the disaster most people were expecting from this one. I can't believe the studio gave her that much power. Sucks for the actors since they came out of the first movie relatively unscathed. And now they can't take any other roles until the sequel shooting date is set which has already been delayed because of this mess. If I were EL James (not her real name BTW), I'd say, "whatever folks, just do a good job and keep the checks coming." And then I'd laugh all the way to the bank because I knew that I got over on everybody. I know!! Like, does E.L. James not understand she's made a mint off of Twilight fanfiction??? Take your lucky break and run! This is like the textbook example of killing the goose that laid the golden egg. |
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Post by Sunnyhorse on Feb 20, 2015 18:32:40 GMT -4
No, I'm pretty sure she's convinced of her brilliance. Ahem.
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Post by Ladybug on Feb 20, 2015 18:42:18 GMT -4
She'll say it's for the fans! She wants to be true to the story the fans love so much! That's why she fought so hard for her version. Her ego had nothing to do with it (yeah right).
I love watching this train wreck and thank you sweet baby Jesus for getting Charlie Hunnam away from this mess. Sam Taylor Johnson said he bailed because he didn't want to be tied down to the sequels. Good move.
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Post by Freelance Exorcist on Feb 20, 2015 20:57:48 GMT -4
So apparently E.L. James wants more control of the sequel including writing the screenplay herself. The director is most likely not coming back and the screenwriter for this movie hated the experience so much she wouldn't do any press for the movie. Considering the faint praise for this movie was that it was better than the book it sounds like the second one is going to be the disaster most people were expecting from this one. Why stop with the script? Let her direct it, too. Such a brilliant, gifted artist should never be expected to compromise her vision. In fact, give her complete creative control and let her recast Anastasia with herself in the role. I can't wait to see what results. I still won't pay for it, but I can't wait. Somewhere out there, Uwe Boll and Tommy Wiseau are cackling like mad scientists on meth. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2015 0:18:09 GMT -4
Well, I have seen it. And it is just as boring as the books.
Nothing happens. Nothing happens! It is the biggest pile of Mary Sue wish fulfillment bullshit since Twilight. And I could definitely see the Twilight origins here, down to the tortured piano playing.
One bright spot -- Dakota Johnson. She made Ana so much better than the books. She had an actual personality. I wanted to tell her, "Run, girl! Go find you some nerdy computer programmer and leave this douchebag far behind!"
To be honest, I wish Grey was a douchebag, maybe that would have been interesting. He was too flipping bland to be a dbag. I could see how Dornan got his start in modeling, he catwalked from one scene to another. He looked like a mannequin.
I am so glad that I did not spend money on this.
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Post by narm on Feb 21, 2015 1:37:03 GMT -4
I'm so fascinated by the dialogue around this movie! It wasn't too long ago that this would be super taboo.
That said, it sounds like it sucks. I think the basic premise should be available and not censored, but I love whomever upthread (I will verify in a sec) pointed out that this guy Mr Grey wouldn't be spanking shit besides his own monkey if he lived in a trailer park. I am all for whatever lifestyle folks want, and what turns them on, barring anything that is hurtful to others, but honestly? I think I would punch Grey in the nose. I think that may be a bit of my classist bias/defense shining through, but there we go.
My Pinterest feed is full on 50SoG memes. Even those little quotes bug the hell out of me. Shut up, Christian. Hell no are you f*cking me in this elevator. Just sit down, son, before I kick your ass.
Come to think of it, how awesome would it be if the female dom (I'm actually not very familiar at all with the lifestyle, so forgive me) was the basis of the movie/book/storyline? As it is, frankly, it just sounds very same old-same old to me. White rich guy with displaced anger and control issues? Check. It sounds almost like it is using BDSM as a convenient excuse to go apeshit.
Again, I totally don't know what I am talking about, but I do know that it sounds dreadful, quality-wise, and that I'm so not ever going to see it.
Aaaaand all that said, the guy playing him is super cute and from what I have read on the interwebs, pretty decent. Run, young actor, run!
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Post by forever1267 on Feb 21, 2015 3:16:39 GMT -4
There was supposed to be an office group party thing to see this last weekend, but that fell through, so now, instead of looking like a dirty old man, I have had to create an office group party myself. So far, two of the five co-workers going have already seen the movie, and are happy to see it again. so, we'll be doing cocktails and controversy on Thursday. I have read the books, and thought it was awful. ("oh my" I will never read again without thinking of dear Anastasia and her orgasms.) So I will be watching this ironically and to look at pretty Jamie Dornan. Although my Christian Grey would probably look more like this or this (NSFW) or at least this. Wait, where was I? What was I talking about? |
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Post by Mutagen on Feb 21, 2015 11:06:27 GMT -4
As smart as Charlie Hunnam was to get the hell out of Dodge, it sounds like he actually might have done a better job making the character work. Come to think of it, how awesome would it be if the female dom (I'm actually not very familiar at all with the lifestyle, so forgive me) was the basis of the movie/book/storyline? As it is, frankly, it just sounds very same old-same old to me. White rich guy with displaced anger and control issues? Check. It sounds almost like it is using BDSM as a convenient excuse to go apeshit. This!! This is exactly what grinds my gears about the idea that 50 Shades is sooo subversive. If being dominated by Christian Grey is someone's fantasy or kink, more power to them, but "woman dominated by man in hetero relationship" is like... not exactly reinventing the wheel, if you ask me. I'll believe kink has gone mainstream when I see movies being made out of, for example, those Bigfoot porn books people keep publishing on Amazon. |
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