Sex and the City (2008) ***

I have been eagerly anticipating the release of this movie for quite a while. I just started watching the HBO series about 18 months ago and was hooked. So, the fact that I waited three full weeks after its release may surprise people, but I had a pretty good reason. Besides the fact that I’ve had some full weekends during June, I was waiting for my friend Pam.

Pam is my friend with whom I see most movies. Sometimes I go with my husband, sometimes my kids, and sometimes all by myself, but mostly with Pam. Earlier in the week, before the movie came out, Pam and I went to see… uuuummmm… I don’t remember… but anyway, she told me she had never watched Sex and the City. She gets HBO, so I don’t know why she had never seen it, but at that point I told her, “You have got to watch at least a few episodes on HBO on Demand. Then, we’ll go see the movie. You’ll love the show!” And I know that she would. So, I gave her a few weeks. The other day she told me she and her sisters planned to go see the movie today and asked me to come along. My father, step-mother, and sister had already seen it and my father told me that my sister never watched the show and hated the movie. My step-mother and Dad did watch the show and loved the movie. So, I was a little worried about Pam.

I needn’t have. Pam is not my sister. She loved it as much as I did. I think the reason I liked it so much is the love I have for every single one of the characters and I really missed them. Their personalities haven’t really changed after five years… Carrie was a little less humorous in the movie, but she had a good excuse. And Big was a little more sensitive than in the series, but it’s obvious that he’s in love, so that explains that.

This movie was everything I was hoping it would be. There were quite a few hilarious lines and situations… Pam has a laugh better described as a cackle that everyone in the theater heard several times over the movie dialogue. There were some really good sex scenes… nothing too serious… most just to keep up with the series’ style. And we cried a lot as well.

I love Kristen Davis. When Charlotte was mad at Big, you KNEW it.

I love Steve. He’s just so adorable.

I love Samantha. But, hers was the only storyline I wasn’t really satisfied with. She’s a terrific friend to Carrie, though. I love how supportive they all are to each other. I have some good friends… GREAT friends, but I don’t think I’ve ever been as close to anyone as those four are.

One other disappointment, but not a biggie, was Stanford’s limited appearance in the movie. Did he even speak? I don’t remember.

The one character new to the movie was Loiuse, played by the fantastic Jennifer Hudson. Her character was really cool. I was going to say unnecessary, but that’s not really true. And her song at the closing credits sounded sensational!… Maybe another Oscar for her! (If she wrote it, that is).

The movie was quite lengthy, but I could have sat there another two hours if they wanted to make it that long. I’m not saying it was technically a great theatrical masterpiece, but for a chick-flick, it was very entertaining. I had a great time watching the old gang… Let’s have another one next year!