Fifty Shades Of Grey Banned From Malaysian Cinemas. Yup, We Saw That Coming.
Mr. Grey will NOT see you now.
By Samantha Khor — 04 Feb 2015, 05:43 PM — Updated almost 10 years ago
Disappointing yet not entirely surprising, it looks like Malaysian fans will not be seeing the upcoming Fifty Shades of Grey movie this Valentine's Day
Originally slated for a 12 February release, the film's local distributor United International Pictures confirmed earlier today that the film would not be screened in cinemas here
In fact, the movie has been banned from showing in cinemas by the Malaysian Film Censorship Board (LPF), with chairman Datuk Abdul Halim Abdul Hamid calling it more like a "pornography than a movie"
"The board made a decision in view of the film containing scenes that are not of natural sexual content. The content is more sadistic, featuring scenes of a woman being tied to a bed and whipped," Abdul Halim said.
thestar.com.myAs anyone who's read the book can tell you, it's not as if we did not see this coming. Sunday Times reported that the sex scenes in the film encompass about 20% of its entire run time.
According to the Sunday Times, the sex scenes in the film make up for 20 minutes of the overall 100-minute run time. That leaves four-fifths of the film for Christian and Ana to get to dance, write flirty emails, meet parents, and who knows, maybe even talk.
Based on the highly-popular erotica and romance novel of the same name, Fifty Shades of Grey stars Dakota Johnson as Anastasia Steele and Jamie Dornan in the role of Christian Grey
"Fifty Shades of Grey" follows the life of Anastasia "Ana" Steele who falls for the wealthy Christian Grey, and soon discovers – and partakes in – Mr. Grey's deep, dark secrets.
cinema.com.myAccording to Entertainment Weekly, the Motion Picture Association of America gave the film an R-rating based on "strong sexual content including dialogue, some unusual behaviour and graphic nudity".
thestar.com.myIn case you're wondering, yes, a lot of Malaysians actually bought the books so we can safely say the movie is quite highly-anticipated by the local audience. Case in point:
