Sux and the City
In a nutshell, I saw SATC on opening day, and it was the cliche mess I had originally feared the series would be. The series was a pleasant surprise, smart, insightful dialogue, richly developed characters, and a snappy pace. The film basically pandered to the superficial, vapid girls who truly do value shoes and fashion over substance and intellect. I didn't have high expectations going in, and I was still, nevertheless, disappointed. And without spoiling anything plot-wise, I will say that the character of Stanford Blatch was criminimally under-used.
What a damn shame.
posted by LA @ 11:46 PM
9 Comments:
so did they solve the dilemma of what Miranda's son is named - since he was Brady Her Last Name and then she married Steve Brady, so his name is Brady Brady?
Please don't tell me Stanford got hit by that bus that splashed Carrie. That would be so ironically tragic.
BTW I refuse to see any version of SATC that doesn't bring back Aidan.
Diane - No resolution was offered.
Kook - The tank/tutu dress Carrie was wearing when she got splashed does make an appearance, but not Aidan.
Hmm. I loved the series, but when the film first came out, I felt a bit blah. Like, we were here five years ago, you know? And sure, it was a breath of fresh air then, but has it really got anything new to say? Then, with the premiere in London and everything, I got excited about it again and I was thinking about going to see it next week. But yours is the second less-than-scintillating review I've read, and I might have to just say no.
I am happy to say I have never seen an episode of SATC. I'm not surprised the movie sucked.
Actually, Edit, the series *didn't* suck. I found it in syndication and watched it one night out of boredom, expecting it to be silly and vapid. I was quite pleasantly surprised at how smart it was. I ended up enjoying the whole series on DVD.
Unfortunately, the things about the series that were magic didn't make it to the film.
It's a fortunate social event that allows women to bond and be social. Long live the tribe.
this movie looks gay. yeah i said it.
ryan - lol!
edit - seriously - the series is very smart and witty
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