After it first hit the screens, it didn’t take long before people were caught up in it. Whether it was for the outrageous fashion that the girls wore or the way it tackled female sexuality, it attracted hordes of viewers. All too soon, Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte and Samantha were bywords in many households. So much so that, when the seminal series came to an end, there were gasps of horror and a real sense of an era passing. I think it is fair to say that a number of new series have different SATC elements going for them, Cashmere Mafia and Lipstick Jungle to name the two more prominent ones.
I never put much stock to the rumors that a movie was going to be made and was actually quite apprehensive that there would be one. I had more or less followed the series and was perhaps one of those (in the minority maybe) who felt that it was right when they ended the series. Despite the fabulous parade of clothes and shoes, it was in danger of being repetitive and losing the innovative writing that maybe it so revolutionary. Honestly, how many more guys were these girls going to sleep with?!
When finally the movie was made and showed, I went to see it along with a warning to myself that I might be deeply disappointed. I’m happy to say that it doesn’t disappoint and more than holds its own to the much loved series. The movie doesn’t hide the fact that several years have passed since the series and the girls have grown up lives. Far from being the footloose and fancy free women they were in the series, they are now in seemingly stable and happy relationships. And the friendship remains as strong as ever. They seem to have gotten their collective act together but as it so often happens, life throws curveballs and everything changes.
It is to the movie’s great benefit that the lead actors are all deft hands. They play their roles with sureness and great affection. The requisite repartee and exchange are present and there seems to be no lack in snappy lines or the funny and sexy moments that is the trademark of the show. Funnily enough there were scenes in the movie that would’ve been otherwise incendiary on tv, but is less shocking on the big screen. I guess they’re easier to take on the big screen than when you are watching it from the comfort of your couch on a Saturday evening. Of course, for the fashion addicted, the girls are all beautifully and extravagantly dressed, with shoes that look like they came out of the pages of Vogue. And speaking of Vogue, it was funny to see the cameos played by the real Vogue stylists and writers, notably Andre Leon Tally and Plum Sykes. Credit also goes to Mr. Big who is no slouch himself in the sartorial department.
All in all a fun movie experience that is a several notches above the regular popcorn fare. Definitely one to watch with your set of girls!
I never put much stock to the rumors that a movie was going to be made and was actually quite apprehensive that there would be one. I had more or less followed the series and was perhaps one of those (in the minority maybe) who felt that it was right when they ended the series. Despite the fabulous parade of clothes and shoes, it was in danger of being repetitive and losing the innovative writing that maybe it so revolutionary. Honestly, how many more guys were these girls going to sleep with?!
When finally the movie was made and showed, I went to see it along with a warning to myself that I might be deeply disappointed. I’m happy to say that it doesn’t disappoint and more than holds its own to the much loved series. The movie doesn’t hide the fact that several years have passed since the series and the girls have grown up lives. Far from being the footloose and fancy free women they were in the series, they are now in seemingly stable and happy relationships. And the friendship remains as strong as ever. They seem to have gotten their collective act together but as it so often happens, life throws curveballs and everything changes.
It is to the movie’s great benefit that the lead actors are all deft hands. They play their roles with sureness and great affection. The requisite repartee and exchange are present and there seems to be no lack in snappy lines or the funny and sexy moments that is the trademark of the show. Funnily enough there were scenes in the movie that would’ve been otherwise incendiary on tv, but is less shocking on the big screen. I guess they’re easier to take on the big screen than when you are watching it from the comfort of your couch on a Saturday evening. Of course, for the fashion addicted, the girls are all beautifully and extravagantly dressed, with shoes that look like they came out of the pages of Vogue. And speaking of Vogue, it was funny to see the cameos played by the real Vogue stylists and writers, notably Andre Leon Tally and Plum Sykes. Credit also goes to Mr. Big who is no slouch himself in the sartorial department.
All in all a fun movie experience that is a several notches above the regular popcorn fare. Definitely one to watch with your set of girls!
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