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Sex and the City

(2008) - Rated R

Directed by: Michael Patrick King

Starring: Sarah Jessica Parker, Sarah Parker

Overview: Carrie Bradshaw and her gal pals continue their adventures in New York.

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  • Sex and the City

    Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) and her gal pals (Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon) find new adventures and surprises while they enjoy companionship, cupcakes and Cosmopolitan in New York.

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    "Can it possibly live up to our expectations?..."  [more]
    — Heather Huntington

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    • MissScarlet

      06/02/08 12:44 AM
      It's like a really good, long episode of the TV show - entertaining, girlie fun. But am I the only one who DOESN'T want Carrie and Big together?
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    • Heather Huntington

      ReelzChannel.com, May 28, 2008


      Can it possibly live up to our expectations?


      Anyone who knows me knows that I am -- or was in the day -- a huge Sex and the City fan. I have watched every episode, crowded around the TV on Sunday nights with a group of my best friends. I own most of the DVDs (andSex and the City VHS, oh how the years have changed). And yes, my dog is even named Mr. Big.


      So you can imagine that I was more than a little excited to hear that they had finally mended all the rifts and gotten it together to get the movie off the ground -- almost as excited as I was when the day came to actually watch it. As the credits rolled, my friend and I bounced around in our seats to the souped-up new millennial version of the theme song, nearly unable to contain ourselves.


      Sex and the City: The Movie opens with a little recap over the credits, smartly integrating a couple of the favorite clips from the TV show to get new viewers up to speed, and refresh the memories of even the most dedicated legacy fans. It's been four years, and Big and Carrie are condo-hunting in Manhattan, prompting Carrie to wonder: Will they ever get married? Meanwhile, Miranda and Steve are having some marital trouble in Brooklyn, Samantha isn't sure she can ever be a one-man woman in Hollywood, and Charlotte, well, Charlotte's pretty happy.


      Sex and the City basically attempts to pick up where the show left off, but as much as it pains me to say it, in the past four years the bloom apparently has fallen off the rose. And the thing is, I'm not exactly sure why. It's not that I've tired of the characters; I haven't. Like old friends, Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker), Samantha Jones (Kim Cattrall), Miranda Hobbes (Cynthia Nixon), and Charlotte York (Kristin Davis) are every bit as appealing to spend time with as they always were.


      The thing is, because SATCwas written and directed by Michael Patrick King, the writer/director/producer/force behind the series, I figured that SATC would essentially be an extended version of one of the episodes. To me, that was the logical expectation. But unfortunately, it just wasn't. One of the things that made the series so special was the smartness of its writing and the refreshing honesty of its tone. That's why, for me, it works wholeheartedly in its HBO version and fails miserably in its edited TBS counterpart. It worked not just because it spoke to an underserved audience of women, but because it treated us like adults. Its snarky, crass language, its nudity, and indeed the very subject matter itself not only reflected real life (in an albeit glamorous and funny way), but said, 'Yes, you can handle seeing this, funky spunk and all.'


      And that, unfortunately, is just what the movie is missing. The girls are all there, the guys are all there, there's an occasional smart joke sprinkled throughout, but by and large SATC gives us a softened, censored, diluted version of itself. They try to distract you with a boob shot here and even a spot of full-frontal male there, but it can't cover the fact that the witty dialogue is just lacking. I'm not sure if King had more constraints when writing for a movie audience, trying to get things past a studio and the MPAA than for a pay-cable outlet, but whatever the reason the results were lackluster.


      As for the plot, I will spare you any spoiler details, but let me just say that it is not without its problems, either. Most SATC episodes were fairly equally divided amongst the four girls, but this time it is Carrie Carrie Carrie all the way. Charlotte, Miranda, and Samantha are reduced to barely-there subplots, supporting players in the Carrie story, which unfortunately isn't fleshed out well enough by any means to carry nearly 2 1/2 hours of movie. Old favorites like Stanford Blatch (Willie Garson) and Magda (Lynn Cohen) are trotted out for a second, but there's barely any reason. Jennifer Hudson joins the cast as Carrie's new assistant, Louise, and she's fine, but doesn't add particularly much. It just winds up feeling like a bloated, amorphous mess that leaves you wondering if King could write so superbly for a half-hour on television, what is it about transferring it to film that is so tricky?


      In short, I went in rooting for SATC with everything I had, and it left me a bit disappointed. But perhaps that's because the TV show had set the bar so very high. And the thing is, after all, don't they say that sex is like pizza? Bad Sex, good Sex, it's still Sex.


      ReelzChannel Rating:  6

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    • MissScarlet

      06/02/08 12:44 AM
      It's like a really good, long episode of the TV show - entertaining, girlie fun. But am I the only one who DOESN'T want Carrie and Big together?
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    • tootuff2

      06/17/08 03:32 PM
      I loved it. A tear jerker.
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    • PermyJ2

      06/25/08 03:45 PM
      It was good but it seemed like a very long episode. But it was nice to have all the girls together again. I felt the movie was trying too hard to create that magic again ( the script, the fashion). I still feel it is a must see for the summer!
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    • Laura27

      06/29/08 08:35 PM
      I loved it. It was everything it should have been. :) :)
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  • Crew

    Director Michael Patrick King
    Producer John Melfi
    Producer Darren Star
    Executive Producer Toby Emmerich
    Executive Producer Richard Brener
    Executive Producer Kathryn Busby
    Executive Producer Jonathan Filley

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    It's just 3 days until Sex and the City hits movie theaters and my ovaries have me in full-blown estrogen overdrive.

    In celebration of the girls' too long-awaited trip to the silver screen, and in recognition of what really makes them tick (of course), may I invite you to check out our little tour of some of our favorite Men of Sex and the City? It's one hot trip down memory lane indeed.


    Next Showing: SATC hits theaters on Friday, May 30!!!!

    Posted 05/27/2008 by Heather

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    But don't abandon all hope yet, fellas. Stop by ReelzChannel.com next week for our Sex and the City: The Movie Survival Guide for Guys. It'll be chock full of tips to help make the experience as painless as possible for the more testosterone-oriented viewer. With a little preparation and a lot of luck, we can avoid a repeat of 1999's horrific Lilith Fair Massacre. Stay tuned.


    Posted 05/22/2008 by Thomas

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  • Israelis Not So Keen on Sex and the City

    Cougar attack!!!Guys, you might want to consider moving to Israel. The Associated Press is reporting that two Israeli cities have banned posters and billboards for the upcoming Sex and the City movie. A spokesman for the film's Israeli distributor stated that officials in Jerusalem and Petah Tikva blocked the ads based on their usage of the word "sex" in the title, fearing that it might offend the cities' largely religious populations.

    There has also been some speculation that cities' residents, many of whom lack access to cable television and have never heard of the HBO series, might be frightened at the sight of four giant cougars staring down at them. I know I am.

    Source: AP


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