Holy cow! … He kneels up and pulls a condom onto his considerable length. Pulling off his boxer briefs, his erection springs free. Here, the most racy and alternately corny scenes from the first installment of her softcore porn series.Īnastasia and Christian’s hot elevator makeout session“Before I know it, he’s got both of my hands in his viselike grip above my head, and he’s pinning me to the wall using his lips … His other hand grabs my hair and yanks down, bringing my face up, and his lips are on mine … My tongue tentatively strokes his and joins his in a slow, erotic dance … His erection is against my belly.” ()Īnastasia’s reaction to Christian’s erect penis: ‘Holy Cow!’“Suddenly, he sits up and tugs my panties off and throws them on the floor. That said, where Stephanie Meyer’s prose is G-rated, James’s is unabashedly explicit.

If you couldn’t tolerate Bella’s moralizing conscience in Twilight, chances are you’ll feel similarly about Anastasia’s. Related: ‘50 Shades’ Star Dakota Johnson’s Bright Future James knows her S&M so well that Grey could read like a less sinister Story of O, if it weren’t punctuated by the narrator’s dithering inner monologue (every time Anastasia gets aroused, it seems, she announces it with a “Holy Crap!” or “Holy Shit!” or “Holy Moses!”) While some parts are reminiscent of 9½ Weeksand Last Tango in Paris, others are straight out of Pretty Woman, and the image of Mickey Rourke blindfolding Kim Basinger just doesn’t evoke the same mood as Richard Gere seducing Julia Roberts at a piano. But some ladies may think the romance in 50 Shades of Grey detracts from the sexual fantasy.

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