PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y., Decem– The best-selling book of the past decade in the United States was “Fifty Shades of Grey,” by E.L. book sales from 2010 to 2019, according to NPD Bookscan What are we left with but a horrible book written on a first grade level and the resulting bad movie.Nonfiction and screen adaptations led U.S. I miss the days when Billy Wilder was a writer and a filmmaker. I lament the loss of artistic soul, of creativity, of going for the best. When was the last time you saw people leaving a movie in the middle? I'm not sure I've ever seen it, and I'll guess I've been going to movies longer than a lot of you. The ones who weren't left, and from what I found out in the lobby, actually demanded and got their money back. The only fantasy it can give you is how fast you can get out of the theater.

This film doesn't fulfill the most inane imagination, let alone someone who really has a wild and creative one. Sometimes imagination is more powerful than just about anything and can give you an erotic experience. The success of this book lay in the fantasy aspect. The book sucked in order to like it, one had to use his or her imagination. Something I fight against with all my heart. But then I can, because they have come to accept mediocrity. I can't believe there are people complimenting the actors. It only stands to reason that at this point, some things can't even rise to that sad level. I am no follower of Ayn Rand, but in The Fountainhead, she predicted the rise of mediocrity, mediocrity being considered great and the norm we shoot for. Okay, here's the problem, and this is what breaks my heart. Bottom line, I'm not doing a story on it. I had a free ticket and I had to go in order to do a story on it. Actually I don't think anyone believed they could make a good film, the producers just wanted the money that would come in from all people who for reasons known only to themselves read the book. 'Fifty Shades of Grey' is based on a badly written book, so why someone thought they could make a decent film out of it is beyond me. I gotta go, though.Īnastasia Steele: I told him. Tell me where you are.Īnastasia Steele: A long way from Seattle! A long way from you.Ĭhristian Grey: Which bar? What's it called?Īnastasia Steele: I don't know. Come here, come here! Go away!Ĭhristian Grey: That's it.

No, stay away from me Ana! I don't want you! Get away.

I want you to go home right now.Īnastasia Steele: You're so bossy! Ana, let's go for a coffee. I mean the head right on the nail.Ĭhristian Grey: Listen to me. Where are you?Īnastasia Steele: Oh, I'm in line because I have to pee really bad.Ĭhristian Grey: Anastasia, have you been drinking?Īnastasia Steele: Yeah! I have, Mr. Thanks though for the kind gesture.Ĭhristian Grey: You're welcome. I'm sending back your expensive books because I already have copies of those. Christian Grey: Anastasia.Īnastasia Steele: Yeah, this is me.

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