--- description: They thought it was fifty shades of great title: Watch Fifty Shades of Grey Superfans React After Early Screening image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt869851150de03f0c/69877e15e20a87efd7a84fbd/462847978.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch _Fifty Shades of Grey_ Superfans React After Early Screening by [Julia Lull](/author/julia-lull/) and [Arpita Aneja](/author/arpita-aneja/) Feb 6, 2015 9:44 PM CUT  A view of atmosphere at the "Fifty Shades Of Grey" New York Fan First screening at Ziegfeld Theatre on February 6, 2015 in New York City. A view of atmosphere at the "Fifty Shades Of Grey" New York Fan First screening at Ziegfeld Theatre on February 6, 2015 in New York City.Jamie McCarthy—WireImage/Getty Images by [Julia Lull](/author/julia-lull/) and [Arpita Aneja](/author/arpita-aneja/) Feb 6, 2015 9:44 PM CUT Some lucky _Fifty Shades of Grey_ superfans attended an early screening of the new movie Friday morning — and the movie left them super-satisfied. The atmosphere at the Ziegfeld Theater in New York City was heated despite the chilled temperatures, as fans emerged to say exactly what they loved about the movie, and its stars Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson. The movie, adapted from the bestselling erotic novels by E.L. James, is set for release on Feb. 13th. ### Fifty Shades of Grey: TIME's Exclusive Portraits of the Cast and Director  Dakota Johnson (Anastasia “Ana” Steele) and Jamie Dornan (Christian Grey) photographed at Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles on Jan. 13, 2015. Malerie Marder for TIME  Dakota Johnson (Anastasia “Ana” Steele) photographed at Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles on Jan. 13, 2015. Malerie Marder for TIME  Sam Taylor-Johnson (director) photographed at Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles on Jan. 13, 2015. Malerie Marder for TIME ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3699585/fifty-shades-of-grey-screening-superfan/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3699585/fifty-shades-of-grey-screening-superfan/"},"headline":"Watch Fifty Shades of Grey Superfans React After Early Screening","datePublished":"2015-02-06T21:44:52.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:50:44.252Z","description":"They thought it was fifty shades of great","url":"https://time.com/3699585/fifty-shades-of-grey-screening-superfan/","keywords":["movies","Fifty Shades of Grey","50 shades of grey","dakota johnson"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt869851150de03f0c/69877e15e20a87efd7a84fbd/462847978.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Julia Lull","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/julia-lull/"},{"@type":"Person","name":"Arpita Aneja","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/arpita-aneja/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt869851150de03f0c/69877e15e20a87efd7a84fbd/462847978.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"\"Fifty Shades Of Grey\" New York Fan First Screening - Inside Arrivals","caption":"\"Fifty Shades Of Grey\" New York Fan First Screening - Inside Arrivals","creditText":"Jamie McCarthy—WireImage/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3699585/fifty-shades-of-grey-screening-superfan/","name":"Watch Fifty Shades of Grey Superfans React After Early Screening"}}]}] ```