The great Roger Ebert KILLS Sex and the City 2
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Sometimes Ebert makes some terribly bad calls and can review a film based wholly on his personal moral views, but damned if he is not a funny writer.
Dusty Ayres
Commodore
It makes me sick that the fans of this movie dressed up as the characters in the movie at the premiere of the first movie, yet love to slam sci-fi fans for doing so at the premieres of sci-fi movies!
That, and the fact that this movie and the show it's based are both shit.
That, and the fact that this movie and the show it's based are both shit.
Funny, I see girls on the street dressed as them every day. But these are also the same girls that idolise Paris Hilton and anything that walks freely without knickers.
My favourite line in the review is, "There's more clevage in this film than at a pro wrestler's wedding". But the review also makes me sad, because I know there are a lot of fans of this show that MUST go to this movie and are going to waste precious time in their lives watching an awful movie. My heart goes out to fans of movie franchises that are terrible, even if I'm not a fan of that franchise.
For example, I pity those Star Wars fans who had to endure the prequels. However, as the "your favourite movie" thread indicates, apparently there are fans who are so devoted to their brand that they can truly love tripe like "Revenge of the Sith" (seriously one of the worst movies I've ever seen), so maybe I shouldn't feel so sorry for them. Still, if a Star Trek film came out that was a piece of shit and Ebert eviscerated it, we wouldn't be laughing, so I still think it's a shame that the "Sex and the City" fans couldn't receive a better movie.
I hated the show too, but from what I've seen of it, it wasn't nearly as offensively in bad taste as this movie sounds.
But the review also makes me sad, because I know there are a lot of fans of this show that MUST go to this movie and are going to waste precious time in their lives watching an awful movie. My heart goes out to fans of movie franchises that are terrible, even if I'm not a fan of that franchise. For example, I pity those Star Wars fans who had to endure the prequels. However, as the "your favourite movie" thread indicates, apparently there are fans who are so devoted to their brand that they can truly love tripe like "Revenge of the Sith" (seriously one of the worst movies I've ever seen), so maybe I shouldn't feel so sorry for them. Still, if a Star Trek film came out that was a piece of shit and Ebert eviscerated it, we wouldn't be laughing, so I still think it's a shame that the "Sex and the City" fans couldn't receive a better movie.
I hated the show too, but from what I've seen of it, it wasn't nearly as offensively in bad taste as this movie sounds.
It makes me sick that this movie is making so much money.
Is it actually doing well? I didn't expect it to flop or anything but if it's a massive blockbuster I'll be surprised. Because seriously, I'd rather have prison rape for breakfast every day for a year than watch this movie.
It makes me sick that this movie is making so much money.
Is it actually doing well? I didn't expect it to flop or anything but if it's a massive blockbuster I'll be surprised. Because seriously, I'd rather have prison rape for breakfast every day for a year than watch this movie.
It's going to make about 50 million this weekend and end up making about 100 million total just in America. That's pretty big for a movie about a couple of women wasting money wearing expensive clothes.
I just checked IMDb. The first SATC movie has a rating of 5.4/10 and the second one has a rating of 3.6. This means that SATC 2 is about on the same level as RoboCop 3 or Highlander 5. People really hate this crap, don't they?
People really hate this crap, don't they?
Why does it surprise anyone that a) the movie is shit and b) it's making shitloads of money? It's certainly not the first time in history that's happened.
All Ebert is proving is that nobody listens to critics anymore. (Did they ever?)
All Ebert is proving is that nobody listens to critics anymore. (Did they ever?)
doubleohfive
Fleet Admiral
You know, I'm not really one who is in to the show or these movies ... but hot damn who cares if people like it?
I really don't understand the "it makes me sad that so many people are seeing this" comments. I mean, really? Really? Are people so petty that they have to shit on something someone else enjoys just for the sake of being petty?
Two of my best friends went to see the movie last night. They even invited me to go. I declined, as I was not as familiar with the show/film as they were but I also suspected I would probably not enjoy the film and didn't want to detract from their enjoyment of it. I'll tease them, I'll poke fun... but no more than they would for me going to see Terminator 2 in 70mm at midnight on a Tuesday.
The point is, let people enjoy what they enjoy. Nobody's getting hurt. It's just a movie.
I really don't understand the "it makes me sad that so many people are seeing this" comments. I mean, really? Really? Are people so petty that they have to shit on something someone else enjoys just for the sake of being petty?
Two of my best friends went to see the movie last night. They even invited me to go. I declined, as I was not as familiar with the show/film as they were but I also suspected I would probably not enjoy the film and didn't want to detract from their enjoyment of it. I'll tease them, I'll poke fun... but no more than they would for me going to see Terminator 2 in 70mm at midnight on a Tuesday.
The point is, let people enjoy what they enjoy. Nobody's getting hurt. It's just a movie.
What bothers me about the whole Sex and the City phenomena is that it just falls back on every stereotype that women have been trying to avoid for generations. I had hoped that, by the time I reached (OK---passed) middle age, that women wouldn't want to see themselves portrayed as mindless, shallow bimbos, who care only about money, clothes and appearances. Being fashionable and getting the jewelery, shoes, clothes and booze that they want seems to be all that's necessary for these characters lives.
That's why I never cared about the show, and I'm a little sad that the movies make so much money.
I don't know women like this, and I really wouldn't want to, but I know they're out there. I had kinda hoped that women would be a bit offended in seeing THIS drek being offered to them as role-models, but sadly, they flock to it, ....and little girls will grow up with this crap, and Paris Hilton, and whatever bimbo comes next.
But...*SIGH*...that is what the free market is about: large groups of stupid people getting what they want.
That's why I never cared about the show, and I'm a little sad that the movies make so much money.
I don't know women like this, and I really wouldn't want to, but I know they're out there. I had kinda hoped that women would be a bit offended in seeing THIS drek being offered to them as role-models, but sadly, they flock to it, ....and little girls will grow up with this crap, and Paris Hilton, and whatever bimbo comes next.
But...*SIGH*...that is what the free market is about: large groups of stupid people getting what they want.
Never a really "must see every episode" fan of the show.
Saw the first movie and enjoyed it.
Will see this one for/with my daughtr for the fashion, scenery, and utter fantesy of it.
If I happen to laugh a bit at rather than with...
Saw the first movie and enjoyed it.
Will see this one for/with my daughtr for the fashion, scenery, and utter fantesy of it.
If I happen to laugh a bit at rather than with...
Brice Kellin
Ensign
went to this today with the wife. and i enjoyed it, its funny and witty. but there was great moment that I lovvvved. Miranda's new dick of a boss. he was in it for a minute, but i guffawed. Ron "Tator Salad" White. I lol'ed and said "They caught the tator!"
Mark Kermode compares Sex and the City 2 with 2001: A Space Odyssey, among other things, in this week's rant 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daOfhAGGuo8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGsOxC2T6U8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daOfhAGGuo8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGsOxC2T6U8
I think Sex and the City is de-facto a genre movie.
Just like if Whedon made another Firefly movie, fans of the series would go watch it regardless of what any critics say about it.
Sex and the City just has a larger fanbase.
People who get a little heated (or perhaps a lot heated) about the success of something they regard as bad aren't trying to dump on the viewers or readers. They don't get some perverse pleasure in hoping for unknown persons to be deprived of innocent pleasures. They're heated up over cultural/moral/political values. It's sort of like being offended that pornography is such big business, except that everyone knows it's politically correct to blast porn.
Mostly, they see the movie or series or story as offensive to morals and taste, or as shilling some outrageously false notion. Sex and the City 2 seems to be offensive to some for being backward in its portrayal of women and blatantly consumerist, which qualifies it on both counts. At least, that's the criticism.
What's really mysterious is the people who get all bent out of shape over something they just say is bad, like the Star Wars prequels.
Mostly, they see the movie or series or story as offensive to morals and taste, or as shilling some outrageously false notion. Sex and the City 2 seems to be offensive to some for being backward in its portrayal of women and blatantly consumerist, which qualifies it on both counts. At least, that's the criticism.
What's really mysterious is the people who get all bent out of shape over something they just say is bad, like the Star Wars prequels.
Well said... unless we're talking about that Twilight thing, of course.
As for Sex and the City, I very much enjoyed the series and the first film (who says you can't be part of a minority as a white, heterosexual male?
), and even though I'm not necessarily expecting much from this sequel (largely due to the overwhelmingly negative reviews), I'll be seeing it anyway -- tomorrow, in fact.So there!
