Miz List Friday: 50 Shades Of Grey VERDICT (Review)

Miz List Friday: Our "50 Shades Of Grey" Verdict!! And Don't Worry This Isn't (too much of) A Spoiler. (But Like, You Should've Read The Book Anyway...)

 

Ahhh yes, the moment you have ALL be waiting for...VALENTINE'S DAY/ PRESIDENTS' DAY WEEKEND!! WHOOHOO!! Celebration emojiii!!! Oohhhh, sure. Don't even lie, you're about to get your party and romance on this weekend, or maybe your romance is partying, but whatever you end up doing this weekend, you're probably going to go see the highly-anticipated-sex-on-a-screen movie, "Fifty Shades." So, I thought I would help you out a little bit and let you know whether or not you should spend money/ drag your poor sole of a boyfriend (or hookup) to the movies this weekend. SO, here it is...

Last night I got invited to a 8 o'clock advanced screening of the new flick in Georgetown. As soon as we came out of the movie around 10:30 (maybe closer to 11), there was of course, already mad lines for the midnight movie. Whether you like the "Fifty Shades" brand or not, this movie is gonna get the last laugh because this thing is gonna make SOOO much money, like I can't even begin to estimate how much money it's going to make this weekend. The estimates already baffle me. Anyway, so getting to the bottom line - is the movie worth seeing?

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Well, to be honest, I read the book (which, I know people who know me are prob like that's hilarious cause like I never read anything lolz), so I am one of those biased, people who basically didn't really care to much about the movie coming out and I was like there is NO way, because we live in America, not Europe/a foreign country, that the sex is gonna be like it is in the book...and you know what I mean if you read the book. If you read the book then you know how umm, graphic the sex scenes are. Like, they can't put that shit on screen in the states lol, I mean we wish (or I do...), but that's besides the point.

MAIN POINT...

SO, over all the movie is good.  Dakota and Jamie have like really amazing on screen chemistry, again if you read the book then you know that Anastasia's character is like SUPER annoying cause she's SO awkward about everything, but then also Christian is like SUPER odd and like aggressive about life. So, together, they are just the world's most awkward pair. I do really think that Jamie and Dakota played the roles really well and yeah, their chemistry together was really real. Like, I def didn't hate it.

FUNNY?

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One of the things I did like about the movie because I am someone who always tries to find the humor in awkward situations, is that they purposely took some stuff from the book and made it funny. They added a little more humor into some scenes I think to tone down the awkward looming, sex stuff that you know is bound to happen at some point. So, I enjoyed the little tid-bits of humor. It made the movie lighter.

SEX. 

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Ehhh.....

Now, the thing that you're all waiting for - the sex. Alright, so if u want like the intense crazy sex...then I have to say - read the book. The sex is obviously way more detailed and graphic in the book. The sex scenes in the movie are sexy, but they basically just spend a lot of time naked, which you get used to. There is a lot of tying and blind folding and whipping which makes the sex scenes more exciting...but I didn't think the actual sex acts were anything revolutionary. Like, you've probably seen more sex if you watch shows like "The Tudors" or even like "True Blood." Like, there's def crazier sex on TV, I swear. I get that the R rating wouldn't let them go that crazy with the sex scenes, but Anastasia has the orgasm of her LIFE in the book, but they don't show that in the movie, which was discussed here on Huffington Post. (OH sorry if that was a spoiler, but again not that surprising...) You see women having orgasms on TV shows, and some great movies like OMG Natalie Portman's orgasm in "Black Swan" ?!! That was crazy. So, I don't know why they didn't show that in THIS of all movies,  cause that's supposed to be the stick. But, not saying the sex isn't sexy lolz, I mean there where scenes were I LIT couldn't breath cause I was ummm OH OKAY, (but that was mainly because I liked Christian's aggression LOL - guilty), but the sex is more a lot of facial expressions being shown, and asses. Movies can always get away with the asses. Asses are like totally acceptable. But, ya, I thought the sex was semi tame, just a lot of nakedness, but that doesn't mean anything. I wasn't shocked, which I was with the book. It def could have been sexier. If they went with the darn NC-17 rating for the movie, they could have done more. I think the sex is gonna be the movie's main criticism (apart form Sam-Taylor Johnson's directing and her 'husbad like our age BTW. SICK #Aaron).

GO SEE IT...?

Alrighty, so over all verdict - I went into the movie being like this is gonna be stupid aaand Jamie is hot, but I don't really like Dakota, aaaand the sex is gonna be lame, and I hate the color grey, I'm just looking forward to Beyonce's song, yada yada yada. BUT, I have to say, I didn't hate it.  I was entertained. If anything, I just think the movie was truly entertaining. It was a good like dark romantic flick. I think comparing it to the book is what is gonna make it lame to people, and I get that, but my final verdict is again - if you want crazy, crazy ass sex, read the book. If you want like a good story, then go see the movie. Do I think the movie should critically acclaimed for it's filming or acting or loyalty to the book? God, no. Could it have been sexier/ incorporated more the book? YES. But, it's simply just entertaining, and if you look at it like that, and just wanna see an entertaining movie, then I think you'll like it.

Now, I would recommend maybe like going to see the movie AFTER this weekend, cause you know shit is gonna be crazy, but I if you can't wait...you can't wait.

And now, for my awful pun. The movie was shadily better than I expected. Feeling a little guilty...I should be punished... (smirk face emoji).

Thanks for the fantasies Christian. (And by that I mean sex with a new wardrobe...because let's be real that's every girl's true fantasy. Sex with a custom closets. Yes, please. ) LOL. So crazy right now...

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Personally, I'm still not over this...50 Shades #OriginialCast? LOL