“Fifty Shades of Grey” movie trilogy – Dare Daniel Podcast review

By Daniel Barnes on January 1, 2019

Fifty Shades of Grey film trilogy – Dare Daniel Podcast Rerun 1

Two men, three movies, four beers, one hundred fifty shades.

It’s a New Year, but an old episode. Daniel Barnes and Corky McDonnell are still recovering from the holidays, so please enjoy this repeat of our popular Fifty Shades trilogy episode. Back in June, Daniel and Corky reviewed all three of these erotic tales of spousal abuse and revolting consumerism, featuring one of the least likable couples in the history of visual media, in a single session. The hosts drank so much craft beer over the course of the episode that by the end, their sex jeans didn’t fit anymore.

FIFTY SHADES FACTS AND FIGURES

Theatrical release dates:

Fifty Shades of Grey: February 13, 2015

Fifty Shades Darker: February 10, 2017

Fifty Shades Freed: February 9, 2018

This week’s Darer: Heather Smith

Why did Heather dare Daniel and Corky to watch these terrible, terrible movies? “Because what better way to spend an awkward afternoon with your friend than watching a badly acted, poor quality plot/storyline, Red Shoe Diaries knockoff? Make sure to drink lots of alcohol to wash away the bad taste. I’m so sorry.”

Critics scores:

Fifty Shades of Grey: 25 Rotten Tomatoes; 46 Metacritic

Fifty Shades Darker: 11 Rotten Tomatoes; 33 Metacritic

Fifty Shades Freed: 12 Rotten Tomatoes; 31 Metacritic

Box office performances:

Fifty Shades of Grey: $571 million worldwide gross ($40 million production budget)

Fifty Shades Darker: $377 million worldwide gross ($55 million production budget)

Fifty Shades Freed: $371 million worldwide gross ($55 million production budget)

This week’s beers: Revision Reno as F*** (8% ABV); Fieldwork Lilith (8% ABV); Alvarado Street (collaboration w/ Burgeon) Root Bound (8.1% ABV); New Glory Only the Clouds (8% ABV)

This week’s referenced movies: Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy; Blade Runner; Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring; Glengarry Glen Ross; After Dark, My Sweet; At Close Range; The Snowman; Don’t Look Now; Eyes Wide Shut; The Silence of the Lambs; Crocodile Dundee; Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!; The Godfather; Aloha; Hard Ticket to Hawaii; The Graduate; The Identical