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# The Honest _Fifty Shades of Grey_ Trailer Proves How Desperately Unsexy the Movie Is


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May 5, 2015 9:06 PM CUT

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Just when you thought _Fifty Shades of Grey_ movie parodies were a thing of the past, YouTube channel Screen Junkies released an honest trailer for the flick based on the bestselling book series by E.L. James.

The narrator describes the Christian Grey character as “a mysterious billionaire who runs a mysterious multinational corporation which is mysteriously able to function without him doing any actual work.”

The best part is the fake blurbs from film critics starting at the 3:07 mark and the parody of Beyoncé’s “Crazy in Love” from the movie soundtrack.

(h/t [_Entertainment Weekly_](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/05/05/honest-trailers-50-shades-of-grey "undefined"))

### LIFE With Brigitte Bardot: Rare and Classic Photos of the Original 'Sex Kitten'

![Brigitte Bardot 1958](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb6294a75f8a39f16/6987778135ba6f3c42c063ad/141230-brigitte-bardot-01.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Brigitte Bardot on set with actor Michel Roux, 1958. Loomis Dean—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images

![Brigitte Bardot 1958](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt18bde5f2dc64c5c3/6987778155a8597034a85012/141230-brigitte-bardot-02.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Brigitte Bardot on location in Spain in 1958. Loomis Dean—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images

![Brigitte Bardot 1958](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc6db48f6e3fcf1de/698777828e0601346f45975b/141230-brigitte-bardot-03.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Brigitte Bardot photographed at the time she was making the film, La Femme et le Pantin, Spain, 1958. Loomis Dean—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images

![Brigitte Bardot 1958](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt413a9b5e1888e6bc/69877782e53aba5fe44d6c66/141230-brigitte-bardot-04.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Brigitte Bardot photographed at the time she was making the film, La Femme et le Pantin, Spain, 1958. Loomis Dean—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images

![Brigitte Bardot 1958](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcfac4e51b7555c95/69877782428a9e20eccc652a/141230-brigitte-bardot-05.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Brigitte Bardot on location for the film, La Femme et le Pantin, Spain, 1958. Loomis Dean—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images


![Brigitte Bardot 1958](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt641ee3fee56b8da3/69877783a988ca76996aba29/141230-brigitte-bardot-06.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

French actress Brigitte Bardot photographed at the time she was making the film, La Femme et le Pantin, Spain, 1958. Loomis Dean—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images

![Brigitte Bardot 1958](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc9e8ad22fe78d5e9/69877783cd1bbac4566f4675/141230-brigitte-bardot-07.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

French actress Brigitte Bardot photographed at the time she was making the film, La Femme et le Pantin, Spain, 1958. Loomis Dean—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images

![Brigitte Bardot 1958](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt779c997b0b3cf345/6987778355a8596abba85017/141230-brigitte-bardot-08.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Brigitte Bardot photographed at the time she was making the film, La Femme et le Pantin, Spain, 1958. Loomis Dean—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images


![Brigitte Bardot 1958](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2879ec837495e21c/6987778406f2c12e62333205/141230-brigitte-bardot-09.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Brigitte Bardot photographed at the time she was making the film, La Femme et le Pantin, Spain, 1958. Loomis Dean—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images

![Brigitte Bardot 1958](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt66563db197db941c/6987778455a8591b11a8501f/141230-brigitte-bardot-10.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Brigitte Bardot plays the guitar while on the set of the film, La Femme et le Pantin, Spain, 1958. Loomis Dean—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images

![Brigitte Bardot 1958](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbec6ef8f286dec27/6987778455a8596dbfa8501b/141230-brigitte-bardot-11.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Brigitte Bardot (center) on the set of the film, La Femme et le Pantin, Spain, 1958. Loomis Dean—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images


![Brigitte Bardot 1958](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3ddfb9168b6a7c10/698777855f570f02f0b14747/141230-brigitte-bardot-12.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Brigitte Bardot on the set of the film, La Femme et le Pantin, Spain, 1958. Loomis Dean—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images

![Brigitte Bardot 1958](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8b86a14464e7dcc6/69877785cd1bba43156f4679/141230-brigitte-bardot-13.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Brigitte Bardot on the set of the film, La Femme et le Pantin, Spain, 1958. Loomis Dean—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images

![Brigitte Bardot 1958](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltae6dfeb0d8ded6fa/69877785f887dc3f4ae8941f/141230-brigitte-bardot-14.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Brigitte Bardot checks her hair and makeup on the set of the film, La Femme et le Pantin, Spain, 1958. Loomis Dean—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images


![Brigitte Bardot 1958](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7b067f5cf294b2c8/698777865f570f9b7cb1474c/141230-brigitte-bardot-15.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Brigitte Bardot (holding a copy of LIFE magazine) looks at a photographic slide on the set of the film, La Femme et le Pantin, Spain, 1958. Loomis Dean—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images

![Brigitte Bardot 1958](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt499ada3868b285d2/69877786428a9e7f62cc6533/141230-brigitte-bardot-16.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Brigitte Bardot on the set of the film, La Femme et le Pantin, Spain, 1958. Loomis Dean—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images

![Brigitte Bardot 1958](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0ea0c19887b99de1/698777868e0601f231459769/141230-brigitte-bardot-17.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Brigitte Bardot photographed between takes on the set of the film, La Femme et le Pantin, Spain, 1958. Loomis Dean—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images


![Brigitte Bardot 1958](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte03884fbdd1fbe31/6987778755a8599ee4a85024/141230-brigitte-bardot-18.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Brigitte Bardot with co-star Antonio Vilar on the set of the film, La Femme et le Pantin, Spain, 1958. Loomis Dean—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images

![Brigitte Bardot 1958](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blteb390f6d48aea690/6987778706f2c152be33320e/141230-brigitte-bardot-19.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Caption from LIFE. Sooner or later in most of her films, Bardot is seen lounging on a bed ... Loomis Dean—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images

![01020849.JPG](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt92a827d92d219a3a/698777872dce0186e29dcb31/141230-brigitte-bardot-20.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Brigitte Bardot during break on location filming of La Femme et le Pantin, Spain, 1958. Loomis Dean—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images


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