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Focus Features, Michael De Luca Productions, Trigger Street Productions,

Jamie Dornan, Dakota Johnson, Luke Grimes, Victor Rasuk, Jennifer Ehle, Marcia Gay Harden, Eloise Mumford, Rita Ora

Anastasia Steele (Dakota Johnson) is about to graduate from college. Her roommate, a reporter, makes a big score by getting an interview with Christian Grey (Jamie Dornan), an ultra rich telecommunications magnate who is a young and handsome and filthy rich businessman. But she is feeling under the world, and so she sends Anastasia in her place. Mr. Grey totally overwhelms her in the interview and leaves her feeling pretty helpless, but he is smitten by her and so is she. Christian Grey, though, has had a very difficult life and is certainly not able to maintain a normal relationship. Everything has be under his control and under his terms. Anastasia is really a simple girl looking for a regular guy, but this guy is too amazing to let go, so she debates risking everything to agree with whatever he wants.

I had to catch this film when it came out on DVD. Why? I’m not sure, but I suspect it was simply to see what all the hype was about. It wasn’t a very good film. This guy needs to be euthanized. He has no morals of any kind and is one very selfish bastard. Ana, on the other hand, is such a weak and wimpy woman, that she kind of deserves some of the crap she gets. But really no person could tolerate this kind of relationship. Ok, I know there are people who are into this kind of thing, but the way Ana thinks and feels, there is no way she would even consider putting up with this bastard. The story is really weak, jumping from place to place at breakneck speed, but nothing is really ever resolved. There are scenes with his family, and with her family, but neither have much to do with the story in the least. I really thought this was a waste of time, and truthfully, it took me 3 days to get through this one, as I would get bored and turn it off. I really can’t comment on the books. Perhaps they are stunning literature, but the film was a waste of time. Perhaps that’s why critics tore it up and audiences stayed away. Personally I say, don’t bother with it. If you’re one of the naughty ladies who secretly read this, you’ll be very disappointed in the movie, and if you’re not familiar with the story, it’s not worth it, trust me. Stay away from this one.

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Warner Bros., Legendary Pictures, Disruption Entertainment,

Bryan Cranston, Elizabeth Olsen, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Juliette Binoche, Sally Hawkins, Ken Watanabe, David Strathairn, Victor Rasuk, CJ Adams, Patrick Sabongui

Godzilla has been hanging out at the bottom of the ocean since the last battle with humans in 1954 didn’t work out so well. But when people wake up a couple alien monsters, things don’t look good for humanity. But Godzilla is back, working for the humans to take on these horrible aliens that feed on radiation and have their heart set on destroying San Francisco on their way to conquering the planet. This is a brand new 3D tribute remake to the original Godzilla.

As soon as this movie came out, in fact, even a little before, there was lots of hate. Then it turned into everybody I saw loving it. I figured I had to go out and buy a ticket to find out for myself. I think I figured this one out.

First, the CGI segments are spectacular. We have all been waiting for 60 years waiting for the technology to catch up so that we can really see Godzilla. The time has come. Secondly, this story is not about Godzilla. It’s not about aliens wanting to destroy the earth. It’s a statement (in respect to the original) on science gone too far, and the price we have to pay. And though we treated Gozilla badly, he is still willing to help us out. Here’s the rub for some people. There is only a little Godzilla vs. the aliens footage. Many people came to the theater hoping to see two hours of CGI monster battles. But there is a story, perhaps not the strongest story. There are lots of holes and places where you have to suspend belief. But there are real characters here. So those who came to see the epic monster battles go away hating it, but those who can enjoy the spectacle and the spectacular special effects will find it well worth the time. It’s a beautifully filmed movie. I think the same thing has happened before. Those that hated Peal Harbor were looking for a movie with nothing but battle scenes and Kamikaze pilots. They were put off by the love story that they got instead. Basically it’s the same thing here. Those who went looking for dinosaur battles are coming away disappointed. But if you’re looking for more, I think you’ll enjoy this movie. I really enjoyed it, and after the Matthew Broderick disaster in 1998, this movie is a thousand times better.

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