I feel kind of odd reviewing Sex and the City. It’s nothing against the movie, but I am painfully aware that I am so far off the target demographic that I wonder if anyone really cares about what me – a fat man from Ohio – has to say about this film.
Still, I’m not coming at the film with no background. I actually used to watch the show in its early days on HBO. I wouldn’t say I was a fan. Rather, I watched it partly because there was nothing better on elsewhere in that time slot, and partly because I thought the show was a bit of a train wreck.
Apparently, my opinion was in the minority. But what do you expect? I’m a dude.
Still, having missed the final seasons but having a strong familiarity with the characters and their stories, I found myself relatively pleased with the film. As TV shows sent to the big screen, I’ve seen a lot worse.
Sex and the City: The Movie picks up several years after the series left off. Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker) is still in Manhattan, happy with her and Big’s relationship. Charlotte (Kristin Davis) is married and converted to Judaism with an adopted Chinese child. Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) is married to Steve, living in Brooklyn with their son. And Samantha (Kim Cattrall) has settled down a bit with her movie star boyfriend in L.A.
The bulk of the film revolves around Carrie and her pending nuptials with Big (Chris Noth). However, the plot doesn’t focus exclusively on her. Each of the women get her own story, and they have a bit more depth than I was used to with the show. Miranda’s story, which involves infidelity and a pending divorce, continues to be the most interesting, but the writing has matured a bit, letting Charlotte and Samantha break out of their cookie-cutter roles from the series.
Fans of the series are going to eat this movie up. It is made for the fans, but kindly not inaccessible to new viewers. But there are many, many moments that either call back to the original series or wrap something up. Sex and the City: The Movie is an honest and consistent continuation of the show.
At the same time, the movie doesn’t fell like it’s just another episode. In fact, the weekly raunch factor has been largely abandoned to focus on the more realistic characters. There was a time when the series featured a taboo topic of the week – from tantric sex to golden showers – and that is only a small portion of the movie. I don’t know if this is due to deliberate writing or they just couldn’t find a way to up the ante from such an edgy show that ran for so long on HBO. Whatever the reason is, it works.
I have to say that I feel a bit odd heaping praise on the film – even more odd than attending the 400+ person screening with our illustrious Executive Editor Neil Miller and being two of only about a dozen guys in the house. But there’s a lot of good things in this movie.
Sure, I’m a guy, and I got a little bored with the estrogen moments (of which there are plenty). But I have to commend the filmmakers for actually making a decent film here. Truly, when I heard this film was going into production, I was dreading it.
And for those guys out there who are going to be dragged to this by their wives and girlfriends because they were dragged to Iron Man and Indiana Jones, you can do a lot worse. Play your cards right, and you might have some sex in your city after the show.
THE UPSIDE: An honest and true continuation of the series.
THE DOWNSIDE: Well, it is a chick flick, after all.
ON THE SIDE: It appears that Kristin Davis doesn’t have nipples. Check out the shower scene. It is quite freaky.
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“欲望都市”粉丝心中的伟大之作，男性影迷可接受的作品
评论<<欲望都市>>对于我而言，有点奇怪。我并无任何反对之言，但是我意识到我大大远离目标人群，我想知道是否有人会在意我，一个来自俄亥俄州的庞家伙关于电影的评论。这让我有点痛苦。
当然，我对这部电影有点了解。事实上，之前我看过HBO电视台播放的电视剧版本。我不能说我是它的粉丝。我之所以看，部分原因是在当时时间段没有更好的片子，另外一部分原因是我觉得该片有点像是火车残骸。
很明显，我的观点只能代表少数人的想法。但是，你期待的是什么呢?我是一个花花公子。
诚然，我错过了电视剧版的最后一季，但是我对里面的角色以及他们之间的故事了如指掌。我发现相对而言我更喜欢电影版。电视剧被搬上电影屏幕，我已经看到了更糟的地方。
欲望都市：电影从电视剧结束的地方开始。凯利(萨拉·杰西卡·帕克 饰)仍然住在曼哈顿，对她和大人物之间的关系乐此不疲。夏洛特（克里斯汀·戴维斯 饰）结婚后信仰犹太教，还领养了一个中国孩子。米兰达（西娅·尼克松饰）嫁给了史蒂夫，和他们的儿子一起住在布林克林。 萨曼莎（吉姆·坎特拉尔 饰）安分了许多，和她电影明星的男朋友定居在洛杉矶。
电影大部分都围绕凯利和大人物之间悬而未决的婚礼展开。然而情节不仅仅只关注她。每个女人都有她们各自的故事。她们比电视剧版上的更有深度。米兰达的故事算是最有趣的，包括夫妻之间的不忠诚和悬而未决的离婚。编剧也更成熟了，让夏洛特和萨曼莎突破了电视剧版上重复一成不变的角色。
电视剧版的欲迷们会好好欣赏这部电影。这部电影就是为他们而拍的，但是对于新进的观众有点不能接受。但是有很多很多时候会让人们联想起电视剧中的情节或者很多时候某些彻底看不出电视剧中的情节。欲望都市：电影很忠实于电视剧也是电视剧的延续。
与此同时，电影并不让人觉得情节完全不同。事实上，电视剧版中每周都有的低俗的元素被完全抛弃，电影更关注更现实的因素，。有一次电视剧版一周都关注一个禁忌话题，从tantric sex到golden shower，但是这些话题在电影中只是一小部分。我不知道这样做是否是故意的或者是因为他们刚刚好找不到方法从这部HBO电视台长期热播片中找到新的突破。无论是什么原因，它都有效。
我不得不说为这部电影拍马屁有点奇怪，比和杰出的总编辑尼尔.米勒参加400人以上的放映仪式并且是房子中唯一的两个男性更奇怪。但是这部电影中确实有很多不错的地方。
当然我是一个男人，我稍微可以抵抗雌性的诱惑。但是我不得不命令电影制片者拍摄端庄点的电影。事实上，当我听到这部电影即将拍摄的时候，我有些汗颜。
对于那些不得不被妻子和女朋友拖到电影院去看这部电影的男人而言，因为他们的妻子和女朋友曾经被拖到电影院去看钢铁侠和夺宝奇兵，你们会做得更糟糕。你们会抓住合适的机会，或者可能已经在看过电影后在你的世界中得到艳遇。
正方评论：忠实于电视剧，是电视剧的续集
反方评论：太幼稚
