Celebrating 10 Years of "Sex and the City: The Movie"
Wednesday, May 30, 2018 at 8:41PM By Spencer Coile
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I remember being 15-years-old, sitting in an empty theater on the opening night of Sex and the City -- precisely 10 years ago. I had just finished watching the series for the first time, and was ready to continue on with the stories of Carrie, Miranda, Samantha, and Charlotte. The tagline for the film was “Get Carried Away,” and I absolutely did. It was so easy to slip back into this dream-like, romanticized version of Manhattan – where money is endless, where relationships come and go, but friendship (and shoes) are forever.
Was the movie adaptation perfect? Absolutely not. Was the sequel unnecessary and borderline insensitive? Completely. Still, that first film left me beaming from ear-to-ear. It’d be easy to pick out all the problems with the plot, the length, the way it treats Jennifer Hudson’s character (there’s no way her email password was seriously “love”). But even watching it today, I go back to when I was 15; feeling hopeful, giddy, and gay. Those are the movies that stick with you.
Happy Birthday, Sex and the City! But most importantly: do you identify as a Carrie, a Miranda, a Samantha, or a Charlotte?
Reader Comments (14)
I was ready for a conversation. But your remembrance is poem length.
This movie, like the show, is absolutely ridiculous and I LOVE it! The sequel sucks (with the exception of Liza's FABULOUS cameo), but the first one was a whole lotta fun.
Jesus, people are really trying to defend this
You know, I love Mad Men, but I would never in a million years support the idea of a Mad Men movie. Sometimes people just need to get over. Your favorite show is over. It happens.
This movie wasted the characters form a show I liked. And now my memories are mixed and tarnished because of this bad decision.
The first movie was entertaining despite everything wrong with it. Seeing the characters again under different photographic lighting was exciting too.
@cal roth
One thing about the film I remember was Kristin Davis' face when she went NO! to Mr. Big as it scared the fuck out of me as I remembered her very scary character from Melrose Place. It's easy to forget what a crazy bitch she used to play. It's an alright film but the 2nd one.... I wish that film never existed.
An empty theater? Mine was packed! and everybody roared with the first notes of the main theme.
My issue with the films was that they forgot what Sex & The City was really about, they got swept up in all the fashion and the fantasy.
But the TV show was about female friendship, and was ground breakingly frank about the female view of sex, and the fashion was secondary. All that incredibly insightful, funny, sometimes shocking depiction of women + relationships + sex fro mthe TV show just wasn't anywhere to be seen in the films.
I wish the films didn't exist, they tainted my love of the show.
Blame Michael Patrick King and Sarah Jessica Parker for the super sized superficial route with the movies.
@JB
@thevoid - yes! I remember that moment, too! She totally brought out the Melrose Place crazy eyes for it.
@3rtful - yep, MPK sounded completely insufferable in interviews toward the later seasons of the show. His ego got way out of control and apparently there was no one willing to say that some of his ideas were...not good.
The movie was fun until it...wasn't? I understand why Carrie got so upset about Big stopping their wedding, but when she was recovering didn't they, like, literally spoon-feed her? I mean...
Sure the second sequel was a mess, but if you hated the first movie, I curse the day you were born.
One of my favorite television shows of all time. The last episode is perfect. The movies were terrible.
Spencer - -I'm with Peggy Sue. How was your theater empty? It was a massive hit. Mine was packed too. I'm definitely a Carrie. And that's not because I want to be the star but just how it is.
eurocheese -- LOL. this. it was worth it just to see them one last time.
The first movie is a much heralded fan reunion, its no way as good as the series, but its a nostalgic throwback to make fans happy...the 2nd one...a pure cashgrab!!!
I'm glad the third one is cancelled...I dun need another bad crappy cashgrab to taint SATC legacy!