Sex and The City - the movie archived

Glad you liked it!

I enjoyed these gals and am interested on what happens to them.

Saw the movie this afternoon, loved it, guys in the theater, too. Sad moments, poignant moments, laugh out loud moments, story stayed true to the t.v. show

GNO at the Sex & the City Movie??? Seriously, where is it playing? If we can get a handful of girls together I'd go. I know my husband wouldn't bother, and I can easily wait for DVD but I'd go with some MOLers.

Shh -

It's playing in Maplewood pretty much hourly - definitely see it in the theater for the comaraderie factor.

I went with my husband, once we'd settled in I mentioned (loudly I guess) that he was the only guy in the theater - which got laughs from everyone in earshot.

Thanks Lydia, we are definitely in the mood for light entertainment tonight (see my crane thread) but may stay home and watch Knocked Up on Demand. We'll see...Mr. Shh was never a fan of the HBO show, so don't think I could drag him tonight.

Funniest movie review ever in the New Yorker (by Anthony Lane)

Not a drop of the forthcoming plot had been leaked in advance, but I took a wild guess. “Apparently,” I said to the woman behind me in line, “some of the girls have problems with their men, break up for a while, and then get back together again.” “Oh, my God!” she cried. “How do you know?”

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I walked into the theatre hoping for a nice evening and came out as a hard-line Marxist, my head a whirl of closets, delusions, and blunt-clawed cattiness. All the film lacks is a subtitle: “The Lying, the Bitch, and the Wardrobe.”

http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/cinema/2008/06/09/080609crci_cinema_lane

A fictitious character ,on an adult oriented cartoon show that takes swipes at everyone and everything, took a swipe at the fictitious characters in the sex in the city series and movie, but i'm a horrible evil person for discussing that here. :rolls eyes:

Freeway.....:rolling::rolling:...so which one's supposed to be their mother??? Oh, never mind....:rolling:...who cares?

Wow.

It only took 7 posts for the bitch and whore comments to start.

Not cool - whether you originated the sentiments or just keep 'em going.

The review in the NY Times was scathing. It said the movie had none of the fun or warmth that made the series so worthwhile. I'm thinking I'll wait for the DVD. Of course, the NY Times doesn't like very many movies, but still... I'd hate to be let down and pay THAT much money for the "pleasure."

Posted By: PeggyCThe review in the NY Times was scathing. It said the movie had none of the fun or warmth that made the series so worthwhile.

I was talking to a neighbor of mine who loved the movie, he pointed out that the poor reviews (of which there are many) tend to be written by men, and the positive reviews are penned by women.

I haven't read more than a handful of reviews, but so far that seems to be the case.

Without giving anything away, the movie at it's core is about friendships between women, unconditional love and acceptance between the 4 and eventually 5 women. There's no negative competition between the friends, they're getting older and figuring out what that means as far as their life choices and priorities are.

It's an interesting dynamic considering the tone of our national election and the legions of "bitch" comments sent Hillary's way.

Posted By: lydialI was talking to a neighbor of mine who loved the movie, he pointed out that the poor reviews (of which there are many) tend to be written by men, and the positive reviews are penned by women.

That's VERY interesting... on the other hand, my husband loved the show. We watched it on DVD in a marathon couple of weeks after the series had finished on TV, simply because we didn't want to pay for HBO just to watch one show. But we were both addicted during that brief time period.

One thing I'll point out is that the reviewer in the Times (no idea if it was male or female) said the show was great, the movie... not so much. So it's not just a slamming of the entire concept, just wishing the movie had lived up to the series better. But if people are loving it, that's all that matters.

The Times reviewer is female.

We were big fans of the show on HBO, saw the movie together last night. Wanted to love it, but just couldn't.

I was especially unhappy with the Miranda/Steve story. It just didn't feel true to the character that she'd become by the end of the series - in the movie she was just way too hard-edged. I would have liked a different story line - Miranda dealing with the other nursery school moms, anything but a repeat of the first Miranda/Steve breakup.

Talked to my (late twenties) daughter today - she'd seen it and was also disappointed. She had an interesting take on Samantha: so she's all about her relationship with herself, but does she really expect to be a sex kitten for the rest of her life?

Yeah, I know it's just a ball of fluff, but the fluff was better on the small screen.

I just saw it with my teenaged daughter. Neither of us had ever watched the show (lacking HBO) though certainly were aware of the characters and so on. Mostly wanted to see it just because it was such a thing.

For me, I liked it alright. Could've waited to see it on DVD as it felt more like a TV movie, or maybe a long episode of the show. It had some laughs, to be sure, and it's not very deep stuff though fun. I'm guessing that if you don't have all the back story, it's a litte less than it might be. For a one-off light entertainment about women, friendships, etc. I liked the Legally Blondes more. No harm in the movie, though, so don't see what all the negative hubub is about.

Biggest mystery to me is how a guy as successful as Big could be quite such a clueless dork in the crunch. That piece of unreality jumped out at me more than anything else. Noth is certainly way easy on the eyes, and seems like a dream Mystery Date, but other than to create some plot, couldn't imagine his behavior as consonant with his business success.

I really want to see it, but even though we liked the series, my sister-friends and I can't find the time to get it together to make this a priority. I just want to fill in all the blanks from what I've seen and heard so far.

I think I'll catch a mattinee at lunch time tomorrow at the W.O. theater.

No offence to those women who went to or are going to see the SEX IN THE CITY movie, but this is one woman who isn't going to see it. I would rather sit and see Iron Man, Indiana Jones or a really bloody movie.

I don't think it's a requirement of womanhood that you must like Sex and the City, so you can go see Iron Man with a clear conscience.

Posted By: jemshe's all about her relationship with herself, but does she really expect to be a sex kitten for the rest of her life?

Jem - I didn't get that at all from the movie - Samantha is nourished by her choice of sexual variety and she's 50 years old.

Sex kitten? Not at all - sexual person was my take on her choice to move on.

Men make choices to eschew committed sexual relationships and they aren't labeled as "sex kittens" - why can't women make the same choices?

Samantha has always been described as wanting to live like a guy when it comes to sex... so did she break up with Smith in the movie? Don't worry about spoilers, because I don't really care about ruining the surprise.

Spoiler alert:

Samantha breaks up with Smith - and it's because she wants/needs sexual variety - which is a reasonable reason to break up, but threatening in some circles.

Hence - the "bitch "comments...ick.

My friendships with women have survived divorces, fame, death, rich and poor and babies - My women friends are gold and SATC the movie - when Charlotte hugged Carrie - I cried a river.

Wow. I actually find it a little sad that she breaks up with him on the basis of sexual variety. I mean, is that what life is all about? and where will that leave her in 10 years when there aren't going to be as many guys who want to jump in the sack with her? It just strikes me as pitiful, in a very literal way. I don't find it threatening... just depressing.

Posted By: PeggyCI don't think it's a requirement of womanhood that you must like Sex and the City, so you can go see Iron Man with a clear conscience.

I know it's not a requirement of womanhood, I just had to say my piece. The other day on WPLJ on of the dj's asked women to call and respond to the question if they were going to see the Sex In the City movie, and I told him the same thing I posted. I hate movies that are like SEX In The City. Even though I don't have brothers(I have 2 sisters), I guess at 40something, I am still a tomboy.

I actually wanted to add one more thing that occurred to me about Samantha... when men eschew committed relationships, we aren't necessarily very nice about them, either. Especially once they are into their 40s or older, we tend to think of guys who remain playboys as commitment-phobic cases of arrested development. So I'm not sure Samantha is getting much more flak than guys who do what she does at the same age.

I'm just sayin'...

And njnetsfan, it was just a lame joke. I didn't mean that about a requirement of womanhood -- just trying to be funny. And I will put Indiana Jones and Iron Man ahead of Sex and the City on my Netflix queue. :wink:

PeggyC, You hit the nail on the head with both your comments about Samantha and her choice.
It's shortsighted and sad. She looks great at 50, and will probably look pretty darned good in 10 years, too, but her choices in partners won't remain limitless forever.

Anyway, enough about this. It's fiction, after all.

Yep, it certainly is. But it's quite compelling fiction, since so many people seem to think of these characters as walking, breathing participants in Manhattan life.

Good movie overall, great if you're a fan like Mrs. Bagboy and me. It's fun when TV shows are made into movies, because there's a great deal of rich background for the writers to draw from (as any long-time fan of Star Trek will tell you), and SITC was certainly no exception.

The individual storylines had great promise, but I felt like most of them fell a bit short in their execution.

Carrie - Her experience in the movie is all too typical of the miscommunication (or lack of communication) between two people in love with each other. That storyline was realistic enough and had more than enough weight to fill its role as the movie's A-story, but I felt it was wrapped up a little too quickly and a little too easily.

Samantha - What a vivacious and vivid character! It must be pure joy to write her lines and scenes. Unfortunately, after almost 2 1/2 hours we find that her character fails to develop beyond the Samantha we've known over the last ten years. Maybe that's okay, but I was a bit disappointed.

Miranda - I really don't recall much about her relationship with Steve through the television series, but her response to his actions in the movie is everything we'd expect it to be. I really think their story might have been the most compelling and engaging of the entire movie.

Charlotte - Not much to say here. There's not much that happens to her, though lydial's comment above about her hugging Carrie at a pivotal moment might have been the most powerful scene of the movie.

But again, I loved the movie. Most movies I usually have no interest in seeing again, but this is one of those rare exceptions.

Alright, I didn't go today but will go a some point this week. Anyway, how is the soundtrack? - and what did you think of Jennifer Lewis' performance?

I'm a guy. Went to see the movie on Saturday night at Maplewood Theatre with my wife. Loved it. It's actually quite brilliant in the way it gives it's audience exactly what it wants, but then challenges the audience by taking the characters to places we wouldn't expect. Used to watch the show with my wife and loved the show, hated the characters. In fact I probably loved/appreciated the show because it actually accurately portrayed the true spirit of some of the annoying, neurotic New York City women (and the effete, neurotic New York City men) I know. The movie continued the shows tradition of boldly showing these women, warts and all.

The only annoying thing about the movie were the few men in the audience that had to keep chuckling and groaning at some of the scenes in order to prove their questionable manhood. To them I say, we get it, you're a guy, now get over yourselves. To the significant others that forced them to come to the movie, I say, if they don't want to come, leave them at home to watch the kids.

Posted By: noo2woodloved the show, hated the characters

:rolling: That's exactly the way I feel about it... :rolling:

Spoiler Alert.

I never much got into the fashion aspect of the show, and this movie is chock full of fashion. But what I thought was brilliant was the way that fashion was used as an integral thread to not only gave the audience the eye candy it wanted, but also to meaningfully propel the story along. The way the Vivian Westwood dress destroyed the wedding, the way Fashion week made them all feel like themselves again, and the way the Manolo Blahnik shoes gave us a very satisfyingly "fairy-tale" ending. I even liked the rented bag metaphor used as a way to paint Jennifer Hudson's character, and connect her to Carrie. Really well done.