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Me and my friends made like a dare thing that I'm gonna watch it, then half way through I'll start playing a vuvuzela

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#banter

Reply 21

Yeah dude

Original post by orange crush

#banter

http://youtu.be/KBWuDhIv9B0

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Reply 22

lou 22

My friend just asked if I wanted to watch it with her lol I told her to watch it with her bf as I never read the books and will not be watching 50 shades of s h i t the movie either just crap and pointless imo.

Reply 23

Green_Pink

I love the amount of people who've decided it's complete rubbish despite never having read it or watched it :lol:

Hating 50 Shades seems to be as much of a bandwagon as the book/film itself!

Reply 24

Schmeckel

Original post by syed25

Anyone watching 50 shades of grey? What do your think about it?

Pornography. Pure and simple.

And it's not good pornography either.

Reply 25

Reue

Nope - Too light for me.

Reply 26

porn induced coma

Original post by Green_Pink

I love the amount of people who've decided it's complete rubbish despite never having read it or watched it :lol:

Hating 50 Shades seems to be as much of a bandwagon as the book/film itself!

Have you read it and decided it was good literature worthy of the praise it has received? I've personally read it and find it confusing and worrying when someone does not recognise the abuse detailed there. Not only does it misrepresent BDSM and help blur the line between actual BDSM and abuse, it glorifies abuse and calls it kink. People who do not know the difference will be vulnerable to abuse. It should be used as a guide for what to avoid when thinking about approaching a life of kink.

Also, it is poorly written.

Reply 27

Green_Pink

Original post by porn induced coma

Yes, I have read it - it's just the sheer number of people who write it off for little good reason that amuses me. I don't think it's amazing literature by any means, but for me the problem isn't the book series itself but the way the media in particular has responded to it. If you accept it as being representative of the BDSM community then that's a bit problematic because it obviously doesn't do that. But there's nothing inherently wrong with a book involving a somewhat naive and confused female protagonist who is in an abusive relationship. I also think the readers are far more intelligent than given credit for - when Christian Grey ignores the safe word, pressures Ana into acts she's uncomfortable with, threatens her etc, most of us realise that isn't right or normal even if Ana doesn't. I haven't seen the film yet, but it'll be interesting to see whether it keeps all the dodgy parts or turns it into a 2-hour fest of "ooh, aren't handcuffs sexy and kinky and that confident rich bloke is HOT".

Reply 28

Exceptional

Going to see it with my girlfriend today, but I was under the impression it's more a comedy than anything else?

Reply 29

Kaiju

did humans really advance this far for this
are you kidding me

Reply 30

Xin Xang

Original post by Kaiju

did humans really advance this far for this
are you kidding me

Humans have never advanced lol. We are simply spinning on a circle. The only thing that's advanced is Science.

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Reply 31

Hal.E.Lujah

Original post by dreadpiraterach

I've read the fanfiction it was based on :K:

It's poorly written- she compares an orgasm to a spin cycle on a washing machine, which is basically the least sexy imagery ever. Also I don't like seeing the romanticisation of such a controlling and manipulative character (Christian Grey)

[Insert distasteful joke about women in abusive relationships just being washibg machines]

:indiff:

I read the book and it's an embarassment. There were two more that were probably bad too. I guess I agree that it's great that there's an erotic boundary breaking film out there, but did it really have to be one that glorifies abuse, and makes jokes about it ok? There are lots of women out there living in these sorts of relationships, but they're not with rich billionaires who can spend some money to make it ok. As a volunteer for shelter I see all sorts of abusive relationship types, and this is defo one. We had a first female PM in England a while ago, and she was such a character that she basically closed the door behind her to other women. Sometimes a boundary breaker causes damage on the way through.

Its just a film at the end of the day but I would really rather not see it. The rumours of cling filmed cinema seats may even be true.

Reply 32

AsandaLFC

This is the most overrated movie ever. Ive never seen soo many people writing and reviewing a movie months and months prior to the release date.

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Reply 33

BefuddledPenguin

It can be funny to read the book out loud at parties, but for the most part it's just abuse glorifying rubbish, I can't imagine the film would be any better, given that it has such ridiculous dialogue to convey. Actual porn films probably have more believable dialogue.

Reply 34

porn induced coma

Original post by Green_Pink

My problem is that it does package itself as BDSM and it has widely been purported to be. And it is a danger for those who do not know the difference, for those who have read it, decided it is sexy and decide to try it out without knowing that, incorrectly done, it can it can be harmful. I think it is vital for those who understand the difference to speak out because those who don't will not realise that's it's not normal. When great swathes of people already equate BDSM to abuse, because they don't understand it or the attraction, books like this do not help. All they do is blur the line. Naive, confused and impressionable people are out there, and they are being told that this is BDSM, it is kink, it is how a Dominant is supposed to behave and this is how a submissive is supposed to behave.

IMO if they had packaged it as a story about a naive and confused female protagonist who is in an abusive relationship it would be a different matter.

That last bit made me lol. I would be curious to see that too. I mean, I won't watch it, but I may pick up a review.

Reply 35

username402722

I have not read the book and will not be seeing the film.

The main reason I will remember the book is that when it came out, suddenly the number of people on trains and the London Underground with KIndles or tablets increased and there were fewer people with paperback books.

Reply 36

Vav Sartrean Po

Imagine watching it in 4d.

Reply 37

stoltguyboo

I will be going to see it , just for a laugh i think the reason it's over hyped is because people maybe kept the nature of what happens in the film they kept it in peoples own bedrooms but now it's on the big screen people are rushing to watch it.

Maybe it was a taboo before but i think it will become much more mainstream now.

IMHO if films of this nature was released before this wouldn't be such of a big deal.

Reply 38

blue n white army

Not read the books and not going to watch the films, I assume it's just not my cup of tea. A few observations based on various arguments i've seen over the last couple of days.

1. When the vast majority of the audience is female how can it be glorifying and encouraging abusive relationships? With men actively avoiding both the film and book how are they going to be influenced by it.

2. It's the exact same debate as whether or not violent video games and films cause people to be violent (they don't) so if you are opposed to it on this basis you should be opposed to the majority off video games and a lot of films.

3. It inaccurately portrays BDSM. That's because it's fiction, a lot of action films inaccurately portray war, crime, the military and police forces. A lot of love films inaccurately portray how people fall in love etc etc

4. The majority of people have a bit of common sense. People who go watch the film and then proceed to start an abusive relationship are the people who have issues already and are just waiting for some sort of trigger to set them off.