These films like 50 Shades of Grey tick all the boxes (or spank all the bums, whichever way you want to play it). Now, let’s now move on to movies like 50 Shades of Grey that you should watch. I tried to watch Emmanuelle as part of the research for this article and had to skip most of it: it’s a pathetic excuse of a film!įirst of all, it’s from the 70s (no need to repeat myself) second of all, a film that condones rape is simply appalling finally, it objectifies women and has a very narrow world view (similarly to Bertolucci‘s hedonistic view of women and landscapes). Just saying.Īvoid Watching “Emmanuelle” (Just Jaeckin, 1974) Handsome Jamie Dornan is Christian Grey – but in my humble opinion, the movie 50 Shades of Grey could have been improved dramatically by casting Michael Fassbender for the lead role.

The most recent trailer features another Beyonce song, Haunted.

~ Paola Bassanese Steamy Trailer and Scintillating Soundtrackīeyonce Spices up the 50 Shades Soundtrack with Some Steamy Tunesīefore looking at my selection of movies like Fifty Shades of Grey, I’d like to mention Beyonce, who re-recorded her 2003 hit Crazy in Love for the 50 Shades of Grey soundtrack and created a storm when releasing a trailer teaser on her instagram account. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you some titillating classics like 9 ½ Weeks and Secretary, but also some more exotic titles like L’Amant and Kama Sutra. Naive and impressionable young woman? Check. A narcissistic and manipulative man? Check.

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