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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
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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
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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"
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As 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.
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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
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In 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:
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