Anyway, that's another story altogether, this is about the movie, Fifty Shades of Grey, which I hear is sort of crappy, but I digress.
An American phenomena born not long ago is hype and La Fifty is full of hype, excess baggage, or whips and chains in this case.
You've already seen it on Twitter and Facebook, the usual suspects. YouTube didn't want to be left out either and you're going to get a healthy dose of Fifty hype-manifesto on Friday and Saturday, (which appropriately enough is Valentine's Day--hey kids, stay away from the multiplexes!)
A lull in the otherwise dull 11 PM News: TV crews outside the theatre, reporter with microphone to 30-something Daphne in Walnut Creek: Reporter: "Tell me, you saw the film, what did you think of it?" --Daphne: "Amazing, totally amazing, frankly, I'm a bit surprised, --I mean, the whole whips thing was kind of weird, but really, it was amazing!"
I think good microwave pizza is amazing. I wish I could swing a date with her--that would be really amazing! This other stuff? Not so much. But hey, it's Friday night. And we all know about slow news days and nights and so even if a lot of us don't really give a shit about the movie, we will no matter what because, after all, that's life.
Whip it! Whip it good!
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Is it true Target is selling sex toys and kits based on the movie? People are such damned sheep. I thought this was a joke!
ReplyDeleteSo true. People are fucking mindless idiots.
DeleteRich, the book sold over 100 million copies. More than the Harry Potter books and soon could be the 4th biggest seller of all time (can't track the Koran or Bible) behind The Prince.
ReplyDeleteThat alone makes it newsworthy, add the sexual element and the story is full of win.
In other words, because it has been a commercial success it MUST be good right? By that measure Justine Biber is better than Mozart right? If you need a book to get inspiration to have sex you don't deserve to get laid.
ReplyDeleteIheartradio has a Fifty Shades station which is running content the entire weekend, beginning yesterday. they made hosts like gil gross and ed baxter talk about it. it was uncomfortable. did ronn talk about it? can't think of anything worse than old men talking about this movie.
ReplyDelete3:54 has life figgered out....
ReplyDeleteWho said it would be good because it was so popular? Looking at Rich's post and the comments so far I don't see where anyone is saying that.
ReplyDeleteGoogle the Australian (morning TV news show ie GMA) who basically ripped the movie a new one in her on air review. Pretty funny.
ReplyDeleteAny man who allows his significant other to drag him to see this movie needs to have his man card revoked!
ReplyDeleteRich Lieberman is doing exactly what he's mocking everyone else for doing.
ReplyDeleteThis mess is straight up for white people. I had no interest in the book or in this movie. Ick.
ReplyDeleteI'm white and I don't care about it, but you're probably right that almost no minority group would go near to this what appears to be garbage (based on responses I've seen and heard). I think it's probably for white folks but the ones who are kind of abnormal.
ReplyDeleteWord.
DeleteIf Tyler Perry isn't involved I don't want no part of it.
Tyler Perry wouldn't come within 100 yards of something like that.
DeleteWhat!? No practicing BDSM people out there in RL land? C'mon now...
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