"Mommy Porn"

Why did you read Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L James? I read it to see what the hype was about. This goes against what I stand for in the most basic sense. I am an advocate for reading what you love, whether it is a cereal box, comic books, or the latest bestseller from Dan Brown. Reading is reading! I have a hard time when I am being told what to read. Just between you and me I've read some erotica in my time and Fifty Shades... doesn't classify as that in my opinion. It is so poorly written. Here are some excerpts: "He’s my very own Christian Grey flavor Popsicle." "My inner goddess is doing the merengue with some salsa moves." "My inner goddess jumps up and down with cheer-leading pom-poms shouting yes at me." "He then starts on my right foot, repeating the whole, seductive, mind-blowing process. He’s going to kiss me there! I know it. And part of me is glowing in the anticipation." "I don’t remember reading about nipple clamps in the Bible." Seriously, yes these are for real. Here is an excerpt from a spoof version of the book entitled: Fifty Sheds of Grey by C.T. Grey. "'Mr Grey?' 'I keep telling you, Olivia, call me Colin. Mr Grey sounds so formal. Now, what is it?' 'There's someone down here in the lobby, Mr Grey. She says she needs to see you. She says it's urgent.' I bite my lip, pensively. She? It must be a woman. 'What's her name? Does she have an appointment?' 'No, Mr Grey, and she won't tell me her name, but she's very insistent. She says she knows you.' I gaze out of the twentieth-floor window at the vast, sprawling metropolis from behind my vast, sprawling desk and frown. Who could it be? 'Very well,' I reply eventually, 'Send her up.' 'Yes, Mr Grey.' I lay the receiver back on its cradle. As I await my mysterious visitor, my steel grey eyes roll around my vast, sprawling office, entirely white from floor to ceiling apart from a mosaic of small monochrome photographs hanging on the opposite wall - my Fifty Sheds of Grey. One of the pictures catches my attention and my manly lips curve upwards into a wistful smile..." "WARNING: Fifty Sheds of Grey contains fifty graphic shed-based images. Please do not look if you are easily offended." It's sad how much more I want to read this and how much better the writing is.

Go Boom!

Really, what is the fuss about Transformers about? Some movies are to be valued only for their pure entertainment worth and the franchise that is Transformers is such a film. It's about freakin' robots for goodness sake! Why do the actors feel the need to diminish the film they are in, in an attempt to defend their artistic integrity. The latest is the actor Hugo Weaving who voiced one of the robots in the film: http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2012/oct/19/michael-bay-hugo-weaving-transformers. Sometimes I want to watch something blow-up and not have to wonder what lies in the subtext, it's nice to sit-back and tune-out for an hour or so. Who goes to see a movie based off a children's cartoon and expects to see a Scorcese film...