Bringing the steamy trilogy of films together including the first film, ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’, which was directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson, while the second and third installments, ‘Fifty Shades Darker’ and ‘Fifty Shades Freed’, were directed by James Foley. The trilogy was based on the popular novels by E. L. James, The films star Dakota Johnson as Anastasia Steele, playing opposite Jamie Dornan’s Christian Grey. Never got into the hype of these films. The books were so different and unique and this feels just like a regular movie with typical sex. Never raises the bar.
Series Premise: Ana (Dakota Johnson) is an inexperienced college student tasked with interviewing enigmatic billionaire Christian Grey (Jamie Dornan). But what starts as business quickly becomes an unconventional romance. Ana soon finds another side to Christian as she discovers his secrets and explores her own dark desires. What results is a thrilling romance as Christian and Ana test the limits of their relationship.
There are two cuts included in this release: Theatrical and Unrated in this six-disc set (three 4K UHD discs and three Blu-ray discs). A Digital Code, redeemable via Movies Anywhere, is also included. The 1080p transfers on Blu-ray are on point but the 4K 2160p transfers don’t really overly wow. I mean they are good but not better than the Blu-ray. The DTS:X Master soundtrack is, like the video quality, perfectly decent but doesn’t feel different from the soundtrack in the previous Blu-ray release.
The special features though are a different shade. They definitely don’t disappoint. There are roughly 15 featurettes spread out over the three sets. There are a ton of deleted scenes as well as music videos. There is also a 360 degree tour of Christian’s apartment that is pretty cool. Includes plenty of content with E.L. James discussing the books and the film adaptations.