Sex and the City 2

I love any chance to get together with the Ladies, and dinner and a movie is the perfect 'Ladies Night' out. What better movie to go see than 'Sex and the City 2,' right? Now, I went into this film with low expectations, and I had really enjoyed the first one. But the reviews that I read were not making this total chick flick sound good at all. Just FYI, do not read reviews before going to see a movie. I usually don't, but I couldn't resist this time.

The ladies and I got to the theater in plenty of time, some of us thinking the place would be jammed packed with stiletto's and 'vintage Valentino,' whatever that means. Maybe this was my first mistake, I do not know enough about fashion to have fully understood the film? Anyways, the perfect seats were taken, right smack in the middle. Too bad it wasn't for a film like 'Robin Hood' or 'Eclipse.'

The film begins two years after the first film. Rundown- Carrie is married to Mr. Big and finding marriage can get a little boring, and she still dresses funky, and who the hell is the hair 'artist' on this set? The red head, BTW- my second mistake may be that I don't know the characters that well. So, the red head is a woman trying to make it in a mans world, with her new boss the #1 wall in her way. Samantha is old and is desperately trying to make us believe every man in the world still wants to have sex with her. And the Brunette wanted children, has them, then discovers it's more work than she expected. I can honestly say that the one positive comment I have to say about the film, and I mean one, is that I could relate a little to each of these women. But I had to really search through all the big hair- over-the-top-wardrobe changing-male organ-sand dunes to find it.

Carrie is finding that married life isn't always 'sparkles', and what married woman hasn't realized that. Then at the part of the film where the Director must have realized this horrible story has gone on too long, he then tries to cram everything into an ending, where Carrie comes to the conclusion that it is ok to lay on the couch and watch TV on a work night.

I enjoyed the red heads story. I would have liked to have seen more about this story. One of the films problems was that they tried to give the audience so much that we got too little of everything.

I could absolutely relate to the brunette when she finally had a breakdown about her children. No shit they are a lot of work, favorite line "I don't know how people without help do it!?" I wanted to slap her, life must be so hard for her, a stay at home mom, with a nanny, in a gorgeous home wearing Vintage whatever, baking cupcakes, ironing the wrinkled 100$ bills. Pick your screaming baby up and cuddle her for crying out loud.

Oh, and Samantha. I have to say that creeping up to my 30's I have days where I long to be 21-22 again. When my breast were still 'up', my butt a little firmer, and I could eat donuts all day and not gain a pound. So, I could relate to Samantha not enjoying getting older.

Here are a couple of questions: Why were they in Abu Dabi again? How many times can you change outfits in the middle of the desert? Do women really want to see breasts through out a film? How about the male genitals?

I think there will be some women that do not like the film at all, and some that will laugh so hard they cry while watching it. I did not enjoy it too much. If I could erase it I would. As my friend Emily suggested, who is a huge fan of the series and of the first film, she would just like to pretend this second film never happened. This was the last chance for SATC to gain a new fan, but I didn't know the characters names before and I have no need to want to know them now.

Overall I give the film a D+. Yes I could relate, but I was super bored doing so. And no one should ever have to see Liza Minnelli do that again, though she's looking pretty good for 80.

A day at the Movies....

(the story has come to a slight standstill. I really don't know what happens next.... yet. Stand by.)

If I was a film critic I would have to give the 'Robin Hood' flick a B maybe even a B-. I know, shocking. Now, my scale is on a 1 to 10 spectrum; 10 is the film 'Gladiator'. I compare everything to this film, and why shouldn't I, it is the best. 'Gladiator' contains every element a film should. It has everything someone would want from a film, especially for women. Action, Drama, comedy, danger, excitement, half naked men. Believe it or not but all films are geared towards women. Even the non 'chick flicks' like 'Gladiator' are targeted towards us. I truly believe that a writer is able to use their imagination to create a story to a certain extent, meaning they also have to think of what will bring in the money. What I am trying to say is more women than men go to see a movie. Right? I mean, when was the last time you heard a bunch of men plan out a 'guys night' to the movies? Ok- you got me, maybe to see 'Star Wars'. But seriously, more women than men go to the movies. And if you are a man at the movies, and not having your special 'man night,' then chances are you were brought to the movies by a woman. Women bring the money in. Women are the ones buying the magazines when a film star is on the cover, women are the ones who plan trips to the movies, log it into their calendar. I am getting off track, you get the point. Films are geared towards women. So, as I watched 'The Hurt Locker' last night I began to compare it with the best film 'Gladiator,' and I am sorry to say but not even half way through I would have only rated it at a 5/ C almost C-. Now, what was impressive was that the story felt so true, so real. And even more impressive it was a Woman telling the story. The Director of the film, the first woman to win an Oscar for Best Director and Best Film, Kathryn Bigelow, even stated at the Oscars that critics could not believe how well a woman told this story. To create that kind of emotion, and to have your actors so believable is well worth A Best Director Oscar. But I do have to wonder, with politics and money ruling even the smallest of businesses, how much politics and money rule at the Oscars. It was time for a woman to win Best Director. Here comes my conspiracy theory, or maybe not. Again, I have gone off track. The whole point of this blog was just to say, 'The Hurt Locker' was alright. Should it have won Best Picture, No. 'Avatar' was way too impressive not to have won. Did Ms. Bigelow deserve Best Director, Yes. Do I think she might have gotten it through a little well thought out political plan, Yes. Overall I give the film a B-.