After two years since the series ended, four of New York's most sexiest women are back in designer fashion in a surprisingly decent movie. Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Catrall, Cynthia Nixon, and Kirsten Davis are all back as Carrie, Samantha,...
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After two years since the series ended, four of New York's most sexiest women are back in designer fashion in a surprisingly decent movie. Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Catrall, Cynthia Nixon, and Kirsten Davis are all back as Carrie, Samantha, Miranda, and Charlotte. The movie starts off four years from where the series left off. Carrie is ready to marry Mr. Big played by Chris Noth, Samantha lives in sunny California, Miranda is having marital problems, and Charlotte is her same old self. The themes are the same as were in the show, so there is nothing new in this reunion. I am recommending this film even though it falters practically every ten minutes or so. These women have orgasms over clothes and every time there is a problem in their love lives it is treated as some great tragedy that no one can recover from. At some points we do see how this movie could have been much better, but then it falls back in corny romantic comedy mode. Jennifer Hudson comes along in one of the dullest, driest, and corniest roles ever as Louise, she takes on the part of being Carrie's assistant. She doesn't provide enough rooting interest, and she's nothing more than a name in the credits. Hardcore fans of the show will probably like it but from a bystander's view it's nothing more than an average chick flick.

It was hard to escape the publicity surrounding the movie in the weeks leading up to the movies release and therefore hard to resist getting excited about it. I was originally sceptical about the movie when the story first broke of the movie...
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It was hard to escape the publicity surrounding the movie in the weeks leading up to the movies release and therefore hard to resist getting excited about it. I was originally sceptical about the movie when the story first broke of the movie getting made but as more and more publicity was released about it, like any Sex fan who owns all the DVD’s ( One gripe on that, they’ve inevitably re-released all the DVD’s in new shiny packaging which is way nicer than the sets I’ve got- I’m very annoyed!) I started to get excited about the movie.
So with my reservations and excited anticipation for the movie did I like it? Well I guess the answer would overall be yes. There was a lot to like about this movie. All major characters had returned to my delight (and by that I include the girls and the boys) and they all felt oh so familiar. The girls are all older and as much as it pains me to say it- look it, but apart from that these were the characters we had left in 2004. Of course their lives had moved on, but at the start of the movie, all their life changes made sense.
Other strong points about this movie include the brilliant and fitting soundtrack (the only song I’m not really sure about is Fergie’s “Labels and Love� which like most of her songs is a bit hit and miss) the gorgeous fashion, and the long lasting and thriving friendship between the 4 women.
So with all this to like why aren’t I like most SATC fans screaming “OMG this is the best film ever!!!� well the reason is because there is a lot to dislike about this movie also. Firstly the movie is 2 and half hours long- way to long in my opinion, at least 30 minutes could have been trimmed without out too much regret. Saying that there is so much that the movie lacks on, for instance Charlotte’s storyline is shrunk down so she barely features and her storyline probably takes up just a few minutes in the film which is a real shame. I had misgivings about Charlotte’s storyline in the first place ( a woman’s fertility level does not tend to increase with age but I’ll let that go to give Charlotte her fairytale ending) but most of her feelings and experiences with the pregnancy are ignored and we get what is basically the amount of time she’s get in a normal episode which in the long movie is not enough. Other things the movie lacks is a odd absence of interaction between Stanford and Carrie- even one scene between the lead and her gay best friend would’ve sufficed, and a real lack of dating which considering 2 of them women are single for a large proportion of the movie seems a little weird for a show which is centred a lot on dating. Lacking all these elements the film chooses instead to focus on Carrie’s depression over Big. One word- yawn. This depression lasts at least an hour of the movie and just takes up way to much time. Yes I know she’s upset and this is a massive blow for her but do we have to see over 6 months of mourning. When she broke up- numerous times- with Big on the show her mourning took place either off screen or was gotten over a lot more quickly and it’s a real shame that this couldn’t have happened in the movie. her depression really dragged the movie down and made the film *gasp* almost a little boring the middle.

The ending was closely guarded in the weeks leading up to the release with the ending either not shown or kept closely under wraps by journalists- who didn’t want to spoil the ending. Now I was a little spoiled as to what happened in the movie, but did anyone really expect her not to end up with Big? Or that the other girls wouldn’t end up happy? The only real surprise in my eyes was that Samantha ended up alone, but at least it was quite a fitting end for the character (although what was with the dog- Sam has never striked me as a pet person) I also found it a little odd that Carrie and Big after the past year ended up getting married at all, their last conversation was based around the fact that the idea of marriage ruined their relationship; therefore it would seem more fitting had they just agreed not to marry. But I guess the ‘happy’ ending had to come, movie-goers and fans would not be satisfied otherwise. For me though I think the original TV ending was much stronger and less perfect for most of the characters and will be the one I want to remember for these women.

The Sex and the City movie for me is a little like the recently released Buffy and Angel comics; its so good to have the characters back after so long, they sound and act the same so its almost like having them back properly. However in the new non-TV medium, it’s just not quite the same. Overall the movie was decent and very watchable. Would it have been better had they never done it?? No, as it was brilliant to have the characters back even though its not as good and does not quite live up to the far superior TV series.

From the second I saw the pink HBO symbol show up on the screen I started to cry because I knew this would be a very emotional movie. And indeed it was. I loved every minute of it and didn't even realize it was over two hours long. It did justice...
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From the second I saw the pink HBO symbol show up on the screen I started to cry because I knew this would be a very emotional movie. And indeed it was. I loved every minute of it and didn't even realize it was over two hours long. It did justice to the show and stayed true to all the characters. It was very nice to revisit their stories and see how they have managed their lives 4 years after the end. I was one of those fans who could never have enough of SATC and sat in front of the tv every sunday night to watch it. I thought the plot of the movie was very interesting and very smart. I am very glad to see that the four years we have patiently waited for this movie are totally worth it. Carrie and Big are so meant to be and I thought everything in the movie was real, and needed to happen. I am really excited that they finally, after such a long time, they go their happy ending. I would not be so surprised if there isn't a second movie in their minds. That would be very exciting. This is a must see movie for all SATC fans and non-fans too. I left the theater very satisfied and excited and missing my girlfriends very much.

how disappointed was i. as a bloke, and, I imagine like most blokes, i became a fan of the TV series by osmosis - through my gal. by rights, i assumed the movie would be as good and probably better than the series. i eagerly anticipated more of...
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how disappointed was i. as a bloke, and, I imagine like most blokes, i became a fan of the TV series by osmosis - through my gal. by rights, i assumed the movie would be as good and probably better than the series. i eagerly anticipated more of the amazing, fast-paced, witty writing i had come to expect; plus, at least, one ground-breaking, jaw-dropping moment. for that i would happily and quietly sit through all the prerequisite 'chick-flick' bits. that was the unspoken agreement i had with the writers from the TV series, or so i thought. well, I WAS RIPPED OFF! as producer, did SJP have last cut? did the talent demand such huge salaries that they couldn't afford the incredible writers from the TV series? what really annoyed me was how self-indulgent it all was - nearly two and a half hours, i mean, come on! How many E/C/U's of a spak-filled, over-forty SJP was I expected to endure? yes i understand the brave attempt at sending out the message for the 40 and 50 year old women of the world (and three cheers for ms. cattrall by the way) but in the fantasy world of Sex... all they've managed to do is lift the curtain to reveal the wizard...and he turned out to be a money-grubbing egomaniac. but what annoyed me the most was how the females i went with have fooled themselves into believing yet another hollywood-hyped, mass-marketed, BS campaign. seriously girls, it could have been cut down to a 22'30" TV episode and even then it would have been considered one of the weaker eps - seriously. i want my money AND the two-and-a-half hours of my life BACK!