Predictions for next week's premiere of "Fifty Shades of Grey"?

[Dr. Strange]

Will it be:

A. A romantic blockbuster
B. Boring
C. Surprisingly insightful
D. Strained and unmotivating
E. A musical

I suspect it will be a lot of B & D.

[hack89]

1. F. Epic DU porn war. Nt

[HappyMe]

3. I agree.

Epic 600+ post shit storm.

[Initech]

19. Time to go stock up on popcorn, butter, and beer.

[Liberal_in_LA]

21. lol. yeah

[Baitball Blogger]

2. I predict that it will find its audience.

[BlueJazz]

4. I predict 2 DU members will have their posts hidden. "You stupid sexist pig, did you even........"

[In_The_Wind]

5. Totally B & D.

[Skittles]

6. not interested in seeing the movie

but the lead actor - Jamie Dornan - LOVED him in "The Fall" which I caught on Netflix - he is very good

[Tuesday Afternoon]

7. where is M for Manure and I predict B.M.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

8. btw, I like the nonstar version of a poll, too.

[jakeXT]

9. OK, I had to look up B & D and I like Beef & Dumplings

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=B%26D

[riqster]

31. How about B & B?

m.

[jakeXT]

36. T & J is also not bad, I didn't know but he just passed away in December

Larry Henley, the singer whose raucous falsetto on “Bread and Butter” gave the Newbeats their biggest pop hit in the 1960s and who later co-wrote “Wind Beneath My Wings,” a ballad that has become all but inescapable at weddings, sports shows, piano bars and presidential galas, died Dec. 18 in Nashville. He was 77.

The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, which inducted Mr. Henley in 2012, announced the death. The cause was Lewy body dementia, a progressive brain disorder, said his attorney and business manager, Charles Andrews.

Mr. Henley was born in Texas and after a short-lived stab at an acting career began to focus on breaking into rock music. He joined up with the singing brothers Marc and Dean Mathis to form the Newbeats in 1964, and they had a smash that year with “Bread and Butter,” a rollicking nonsense song distinguished mostly by Mr. Henley’s piercing falsetto.

The song — which features the lyrics “I like bread and butter, I like toast and jam, that’s what my baby feeds me, I’m her loving man” — climbed to No. 2 on the U.S. pop charts. It continued to resonate through commercials, notably for Sunbeam Bread , and its use in films as varied as “9 1/2 Weeks” (1986) and “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy” (2004).

http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/larry-henley-nashville-songwriter-who-co-wrote-wind-beneath-my-wings-dies-at-77/2014/12/18/dfbbcdb6-86f0-11e4-9534-f79a23c40e6c_story.html

[riqster]

38. RIP Mr. Henley.

I had not heard either. Thanks.

There's also the very guilty pleasure of TJB:

m.

[area51]

10. B.

SDM

[Grantuspeace]

11. Obviously many women loved the books.

But if their partners tried to pull any of that stuff they would be kick out on the street. Lol

[LynneSin]

25. I tried to read the book

It was BDSM written at a 5th grade level. And honestly there is something very wrong with that.

[lovemydog]

12. F

For fuckin' hilariously cheesy.

[hobbit709]

13. F. poutrage fodder.

[Chan790]

14. I expect a strong opening weekend followed by bombing at the box-office. n/t

[NewJeffCT]

15. I expect it will make a ton of money the first week

despite it being B&D. Not sure if it will have legs, though.

[solara]

16. Re:Predictions for next week's premiere of "Fifty Shades of Grey"?

Heh.. you said B& D

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[Hell Hath No Fury]

17. Critically panned but financially successful.

Much like it's predecessor "91/2 weeks".

Wouldn't pay a nickel to see it onscreen. Might not even watch when it hits HBO.

[Phentex]

18. That's how I see it, too...a little like McDonald's...

nobody eats there, but billions sold.

This movie is already selling out here in pre-sales. I think lots of people want to see what all the fuss is about.

[shenmue]

20. I will see "Seventh Son"

instead of that crap.

[jmowreader]

22. I feel a little discriminated against by this movie

How come B&D porn for women is rated R and is in every cineplex in America, and B&D porn for men has to be downloaded from websites so skanky you have to throw your computer away afterward to get rid of the viruses?

[Initech]

23. Thanks to the Internet I'm bored with sex.

Thankfully "Kingsmen: The Secret Service" will cater to my lust for violence.

[TeamPooka]

24. I predict a $60 million dollar opening weekend domestic box office total for the movie. nt

[LynneSin]

26. Think about this - if the movie was actually any good there would have been 'sneak peaks' reviews

Outside of some trailers, there hasn't been any previews of this movie. Usually if a movie is any decent acting wise there would have been some sneak previews to the movie critics to help promote the 'word-of-mouth' that this will be a great movie for people to see.

As far as I can tell no one has seen this movie. When movies do not have previews for critics it means the people who made the movie know it's shit and they don't want to scare away movie goers.

However, just because it hasn't been reviewed yet doesn't mean people won't see it so who knows. But honestly I think anything that is softcore porn for women ususally does better on TV than the theaters. If anything it could end up being a cult classic like Showgirls.

[Hell Hath No Fury]

28. Yup. Just checked Rotten Tomatoes --

and there are STILL no reviews for it. Dead giveaway a studio knows it has a turd on its hands and are keeping the critics away.

First time I saw "Showgirls" I sat there stunned, not knowing what the hell to think. After finally "getting" that film, I now tune in every time it appears on TV -- it really is something special.

[LynneSin]

29. I think the book would have done better as a TV movie - maybe an HBO series

There is a big difference between women sitting at home reading trashy sexy books and women going to movie theaters and sitting there watching it on the big screens. '9 1/2 weeks' was geared towards women with sexy, brooding Mickey Rourke leading Kim Bassinger during 3 months of sexual escapades - it did not do well in the theaters. But as a rental it has done really well. Women would rather sit at home and watch the movie in private where they don't have to show their embarrasment as the graphic sex scenes are up there on the screen.

BUT having said that.....

If the movie is really that bad it could become a bit campy in nature where people could go have fun making fun of the movie at the theater. But then again not sure if I want to drop $15 on a ticket to do that with a movie. I mean I wanted to see 'Foxcatcher', which has garnered a slew of great reviews and award nominations and I still haven't seen it. So why would I go see a movie like '50 Shades of Grey' just to sit there and mock it?

[Hell Hath No Fury]

32. The best it could hope for is to go camp --

and become a midnight favorite. I have dropped $$$ to go see "Showgirls" in the theatre, but the theatre was The Castro here in SF and I was seeing it with an audience of primarily gay men -- in that setting it becomes a Total Experience and it is completely worth it.

[LynneSin]

35. That even I'd drop the money and go see the movie

Seeing it at a local theater near me in Delaware

[In_The_Wind]

27. I predict equally significant sequels.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/06/fifty-shades-of-grey-sequel_n_6632924.html

http://variety.com/2015/film/news/fifty-shades-of-grey-sequels-to-be-made-into-films-1201427929/

[riqster]

30. A lot of people who know nothing about BDSM will walk out with even less information...

Than they had before going in.

[In_The_Wind]

33. That sounds about right.

The BDSM Lifestyle is very complex.

[riqster]

34. Oh, yes. We have lots of friends in that lifestyle.

Not my cuppa, but I know hundreds of people who find it fulfilling. And most of them laugh their heads off at the FSO books.

Those who don't laugh are incensed by the inaccurate and somewhat defamatory portrayal of their culture.

[dr.strangelove]

37. I think it will have a strong opening weekend and lose audience quickly

Those that love it, will go early, but then it will drop off quickly. I doubt its going to set major box office records, but it should open well. As for the film itself, the studio has allowed to leak that the stars have poor chemistry without much fight, so I think that is probably true. I think it will try to go far on shock value. I am glad they got Sam Taylor-Johnson to direct it, she is brilliant.

[bikebloke]

39. I think it will be The Walking Dead spin-off.

The Lying Dead.