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Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)
50 Shades of Wasted Time and Limited BDSM Knowledge
Couple years ago managed to force myself through the first book to see what the fuss was about. I have literally read fanfictons with more substance and far better sex scenes. Went to see the movie with my sister to see if they'd managed to adapt it into something tolerable. They haven't.
The movie is just as awful. Bland. Dull. Absolutely NO chemistry between the two leads, which is sort of important in a supposed 'romance' movie, I was very tempted to leave less than halfway through and get a refund. The plot is very almost non existent, there's no logical explanation for Grey wanting Ana, there's no VALID back story for the reason Christian is "F*ed up", extremely limited character building and no substance.
The script is beyond poor, some lines that were supposed to be sexy were downright laughable and there were awkward laughs shared by people in the cinema on more than one occasion. The acting was wooden (I've seen my younger brother act more convincingly) and both leads were far from arousing, even to one another it seemed.
And for those of you who have looked extensively through the reviews on here, I'd like you to know that the men and women who have rated this higher than a 3* and claim to see no abuse, have probably never participated or even looked up the BDSM community.
The consent in this movie (if you can call it that) is questionable at best, and the fact that he doesn't even CONSIDER her input and tentativeness towards some things in his contract shows that. He tries to OWN her. He stalks her and controls everything she does from the moment they meet. That is not a consensual relationship. That is abuse. It sickens me that young women BELIEVE that this sort of behavior is OK.
BDSM is nothing like anything in this movie. In a BDSM consensual relationship EVERYTHING is on the subs terms. Absolutely everything. If the sub says stop, you stop. If the sub is happy, you're happy. If the sub says no, you don't push it. What Ana and Christian exhibit is a controlling, manipulative relationship, please look up BDSM and be safe if you're wanting to try and spice up your love life. DON'T USE THIS MOVIE (OR THE BOOKS) AS A LEAD BY EXAMPLE.
Ghost Stalkers (2014)
Really?
I'm a huge fan of factual paranormal shows, and having been watching them for almost 14 years now I like to think I'm at least somewhat competent enough to detect fakes from the real thing. I had somewhat high expectations from the show, given it is Nick Groff's creation, I very much enjoyed him in the Ghost Adventures series and saw no reason to think he'd ever really fake anything. However it really let me down. The constant monotone from everyone involved in this show is very overused and incredibly dull, they really overdramatize absolutely everything and it's hard to believe anything Chad says. The red flag for him was thrown up when it comes to light that he's a relatively well known actor, so there's not a lot of room for belief when it comes to whatever is happening around him, and the overly loud supposed EVPs they receive every other session are downright laughable.
Also, I've never seen nor heard anything about tracking paranormal portals, it'd be nice if the equipment they were using was explained because I don't understand it at all.