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Post by discoprincess on May 25, 2010 9:51:18 GMT -4
Movie review by the hometown paper the New York Daily News. The reviewer was underwhelmed. ETA: If it's true according to the review above that "Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker) is fretting that Big (Chris Noth) wants to snuggle on their expensive couch instead of hitting the town", then it serves Carrie right. Then what would she want with Aiden, about whom she complained about the same damn thing? What more plot points could they cover if another movie were made? I doubt that I will battle the crowds here in NYC to see this in a theater. Then again, I didn't see the last one in a a theater either.
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Post by Wol on May 25, 2010 15:49:02 GMT -4
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Post by Deleted on May 25, 2010 17:13:22 GMT -4
I don't like Steve as a character, I don't know why, he certainly is the one guy on the show that seems most true to life.
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Post by Deleted on May 25, 2010 21:14:20 GMT -4
I have no interest in seeing this film, not even when it appears on HBO next year.
Corporate greed. That's the only reason why there's a sequel.
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Post by clementine74 on May 25, 2010 21:44:41 GMT -4
I read that Guardian article last night, and I think that it's completely accurate. What a moronic waste of time.
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Post by sugarhigh on May 26, 2010 10:49:54 GMT -4
Roger Ebert hated it. His review was thoroughly enjoyable.
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Post by margojata on May 26, 2010 12:12:58 GMT -4
Here's how Roger begins the review ..
You get 'em, Roger!
I cringe when I see the preview and it's Samantha, in some bizarre "don't I sound sophisticated and as corny as humanly possible?" voice saying - "We decided years ago, we're soulmates" (seriously, is she channeling Tallulah Bankhead of something with her voice?). That was a cute moment from YEARS ago - said by Charlotte, in a sweet, hopeful, but slightly sad tone. We GET it, you love each other more than anything (except - fashion, food, houses, vitamins, etc. .. thanks Roger!).
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Post by Mutagen on May 26, 2010 15:51:49 GMT -4
Here's a link to Roger Ebert's review, for those interested. I love it when he just unloads on a movie. I haven't seen SATC2 yet and really don't intend to, but I remember the poor handling of race in the first movie (Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson as basically a servant character, also the Asian guy in high heels as the punchline of a joke) made me cringe. Like, "Really, guys? That's the best a smart team of writers can do?" So to be honest, as soon as I saw that the sequel was set in Abu Dhabi, my interest went into the negative numbers. I'd love to be wrong on this, but Ebert's criticism that the writers seem to have learned about the Middle East from "Lawrence of Arabia" doesn't shock me at all.
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2010 16:48:21 GMT -4
Is it really that anti-Muslim? Who in their target audience is going to dig that? This Salon article makes it sound pretty offensive. Warning spoilers. I'm sure the filmmakers think that since they are presenting Abu Dhabi as "exotic" that it is actually flattering.
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Post by SweetOblivion on May 26, 2010 17:54:57 GMT -4
I loved this from Michael Phillip's review:
I was a fan of the series (shut up!), liked the first movie for just this reason. This time I am very "meh". SATC really doesn't have anything new to say.
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