Comments on: Sex and the City and Formerlies

By: Catherine

Catherine — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 00:05:08 +0000

I’m with Suzanne - the problem isn’t with the cast, it’s with the plotless storyline. Their daily lives are portrayed as boring, and the only way to relieve the boredom is to take off on some completely over the top unlikely adventure. It’s a truly sad failure of imagination and understanding on the scriptwriter’s part and it’s to the credit of the cast that the movie is even tolerable to watch, given how little they had to work with.

What I enjoyed about SATC1 was the way it confronted some quite credible issues. There are no credible issues in this movie bar one - the scene where Charlotte and Miranda talk in the private bar together . I am not a mother, don’t want to be, have little to no interest in kids, but I thought that scene was plausible and realistic and reflected where their lives are at.

By: MIMI

MIMI — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 02:14:43 +0000

I, too, am not a SATC fan - I find the characters annoying (and would find them annoying at ANY age.) Just wanted to second the shout out for Nicole Holofcener’s films - they’re terrific.

By: Suzanne

Suzanne — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 00:56:15 +0000

Having seen the movie with my bff — the same woman who I used to watch the series with and who I saw movie #1 with — I thought the movie was like an old sweater — a bit stretched out but still comfy. The problem with the movie wasn’t how old the characters are but how little conflict and drama the plot had — Michael Patrick King chose to just cash his check instead of create great storylines for his talented over 30 actresses.

By: c.c.

c.c. — Mon, 31 May 2010 15:41:17 +0000

happy (very belated) sits saturday sharefest!

i’m sure your book will do well. :]

By: Karen

Karen — Mon, 31 May 2010 03:59:34 +0000

I am finding myself increasingly appalled by how many critics and haters are seizing the opportunity to harsh on the SATC ladies’ advancing age as evidence of the movie’s supposed badness. Like it’s somehow OK to be a MILF, but not to actually grow older. I enjoyed SATC 2 and saw it for what it is: a fun, frothy fantasy about modern women moving on with their lives in an era where there are no real rules. If you’re looking for a less-glossy presentation of our contemporaries, try the new Nicole Holofcener film. She gets us.

By: Dumb Mom

Dumb Mom — Mon, 31 May 2010 02:51:58 +0000

So happy to have found you via a stalking session on Mayhem and Moxie. I too am a former hottie and am desperate to find other ladies who have inadvertently left hot in the dust. As for SATC, I am not a fan. Not because they aren’t awesome, just because the SATC ship sailed and somehow I was left on shore (I think I just didn’t have cable at the time and never got a chance to catch up). I feel left out of the SATC raves by my friends (real and imagined) but figure it’s better this way. What, with Sookie, and Bella, and Jutsin (that’s Mr. Timberlake if you’re nasty) and numerous other things I’m slightly ashamed to admit, I’ve got enough to obsess over. And, yes, we are quite an interesting bunch!

By: Miz

Miz — Fri, 28 May 2010 10:51:56 +0000

thanks for the link love and A to the MEN about a better movie.
We need something that captures our depth while not losing our fabulousity and HUMOR along the proverbial way.

Bueller? anyone?

By: LORI

LORI — Fri, 28 May 2010 00:44:57 +0000

Since when is 50 tiptoeing to middle age? You are statistically full blown middle age at 40 for sure.