What you don't know, is that I have finally watched Magic Mike and I've also read all three books in the 50 Shades series.
That's a whole lot of sexy.
I was so stoked to go see Magic Mike. It had two of my favourite men to look at - Channing Tatum and Matthew McConaughey. Watching them didn't disappoint. The story line though... wasn't so good. It was really predictable and frankly, not sexy enough. I know they were trying and really, the dancing guys were hot, but the story really wasn't. It need more... oomph. And yes-it needed more sex appeal. I honestly can't believe they are making a sequel. How can they ever turn it into a second movie?
My Channing was great - he was the best part of the entire movie. Ladies - if you are like me, you'll like what you see and will be very happy with his performance. Matthew, just looked like he was supposed to - as a slightly washed up male stripper who has been usurped as the big dog in town. Now the Kid - this hot new guy that people were drooling over - he was bad. I didn't enjoy watching him and all I wanted was for him to shave and do something about his bad hair. I couldn't get past how bad it looked and frankly, it distracted from the story line.
I do recommend watching the movie though - but I think it's a rental. I know - hard to believe since I was so pumped about it, but I think I would've liked watching it at home with some of my girlfriends over going to the theatre and having someone kick my chair periodically throughout the movie. I think it would've been better if we could've cracked some jokes, ate some popcorn together and shared a few laughs at the right times. Even still - I loved that my friends Devon and Steph could come with me. (Thanks ladies!)
Now onto 50 Shades. Everyone is talking about this book. You know it, I know it. And it seems that everyone is either reading it, or wanting to read it so that they know what everyone is talking about. Even guys I know are talking about it, although I don't think many of them are reading it. The book is erotica, and it's now main stream and it's drawn attention to some so-called alternatives to Vanilla Sex.
Before reading the book, I was told some really awful things about it. I had heard that the writing wasn't very good and that there are certain aspects of the way things are described that are too repetitive. I had in my head that the book would be terrible and that I'd read the first and that would be that. The number of times I saw the words "My breath hitched" made me laugh and the sex which was so incredibly often that it was unbelievable. What I didn't expect was to actually want to know what happens to the characters.
Book one was an introduction. It introduces the characters and shows how they behave before they meet and begin to get to know each other. It ends abruptly and predictably, but I found that I wanted to read the second book.
I had heard that the second book was much better than the first. I think that was because the nature of the second book - where it's not all one-sided and where the main characters have some give and take and you see a more vulnerable side to Christian Grey. It was better and it was worth getting through.
The third book I found could've stopped on a few occasions as there seemed to be some natural breaks in the story. But I get it. I think I get it more than I expected. The books introduce a lifestyle that shows that no matter what your sexual preferences are, your "kinky-fuckery" if you will, as long as your partner is okay with it, it's okay. It also showed that once a couple is married, they may be more willing to be honest about their feelings and what they are looking for from each other.
I've always been pretty open about reading sexual things. I think this gives me a more broad view of what's out there and what I do like and what I don't. I don't need a contract, as they lay out in this book, but at the same time I think this is good to show the prudish people of the world what's out there. So yeah. Read the book. Open your eyes and try and get beyond the slightly juvenile writing and far fetched story line. You can do it. Go on now... I won't tell anyone :)
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