Thursday, December 31, 2009

Carrie on...

I'm fairly sure everyone has seen the Sex and the City 2 trailer by now - if you haven't, google it (I'm not posting it here, or I'll be damned)! Admittedly, when I first came across it, I got a little excited to see an excerpt from the scene I was slaving away on for four days in Greenpoint back in October (that would be the clip when the four spanxed, war-painted stars walk down a glittery stage to belt out some karaoke together: more about it here). But aside from that, the teaser felt mostly like a parade of expensive designer garb and footwear, "modeled" by the four leading SATC ladies so as to make us forget what we're really watching was nothing but a shameless potpourri of product placement.

OK, I get it! The production company doesn't want to spoil the plot... but is that really an excuse for feeding us such a lame trailer? The only thing I can tell for sure is that this load of crap has nothing to do with the TV show I used to love!

I always thought the show captured single life in NYC so beautifully: there's always a party to attend, always a chock-full of guys fighting to pay for your drinks, always a good reason to stay out all night and suffer through the following day with the help of a gallon of Starbucks. You like one of your "boyfriends" a little more than the others, but he doesn't want to be in a relationship - it's too complicated. The two of you make up and break up, and you make your friends' ears sore whining constantly about it and trying to decipher all of his words and actions to find out what he really meant. You hook up with a member of an up-and-coming local band because he's the only one who "cares about my personality, not just my looks". And the following day you read online that he has herpes and your girlfriends have to take you to the Lower East Side Healthcare Network to get tested, because you spent your last dollars on Manolos instead of paying up your health insurance. Sigh....

And in-between all the partying, dating, brunching and bar hopping, you constantly worry about what will happen if you never get the chance to meet the right guy, settle down and grow up a little... will you end up like the spinster cat lady upstairs, who vacuums all night long and never washes her hair, or will you just give up and marry some short, boring dude whose only quality is that he wants a monogamous relationship and happens to be single, just like yourself? Well, that's when your girls take you out for skim cappuccinos and fat-free, carb-free muffins (how the heck is that possible, by the way?), and assure you you're the most fabulous chick ever and that it's totally OK to have an emergency person who is not your boyfriend or husband.

Okay, I realize it's like this everywhere... but I have never experienced it as intensely as I did when I first moved to New York! Everything about the TV show was spot-on, to say the least. Each and every episode made me laugh, cry and roar with recognition. Seriously! And more importantly, the characters were charming, approachable and refreshingly real. What woman hasn't worried about the size of her thighs, has only dated guys who fit all the 10,000 requirements on her laundry list, and at least hasn't had nightmares that no one would show up to her birthday party? Just admit it already!

Carrie smoked pot in public, crashed NYU parties although she was way over 30, got drunk out on the town and went home with some hippie whose name she didn't know, cheated on her boyfriend with her married ex, couldn't afford her apartment although it was rent-controlled (yeah, right!), had a total fortune of 500 bucks in a checking account plus a plethora of designer apparel and shoes, and was caught by her squeaky-clean boyfriend, sitting in the gutter outside a restaurant smoking a Marlboro Red.... just like the rest of us! Right (cough, cough)?!

Fast-forward to 2009 and she has turned into a rich bitch whose closet is bigger than a typical New York City girl's whole apartment, and whose biggest headache seems to be whether to choose Ballet Slippers or Marshmallow for her next manicure. She is no longer your loyal BFF who was always up for mixers and happy hours on super short notice, but rather the friend who married a loaded guy, moved to Park Avenue and never calls anymore except for when she wants to invite you to a cocktail party with 200+ guests at her townhouse. Lame!

But the funny thing is that no matter what, you will still go out of your way to keep in touch with an old friend like Carrie. After all, you do share a boatload of amazing memories and you used to have just about everything in common.... and if not for anything else, she might lend you that gorgeous white Halston dress! I guess this means I will run to the theatre, just like everyone else, when the movie drops next summer... for old times' sake.

Happy New Year again, everyone! Please tell me I am not overthinking this!

XOXOXOX

63 comments:

  1. The wardrobe department for the movie borrowed a lot of my jewelry so my eyes nearly fall out trying to scan the trailers just in case something's there! Let me know if you see something!

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  2. Oh, cool! How I wish I would have known when I was there - I would have taken a closer look! They pretty much decked all of us out, beyond recognition! :D

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  3. Love this post, darling! And of course the title is fab too!

    Happy New Year's Eve!!

    xoxox,
    CC

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  4. I am secretly excited to see this film. It must have been a blast to be on the set.

    Happy New Year's Eve! xoxo Mish

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  5. love SATC, my favorite
    Beautiful post!

    Happy New Year!!! :)

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  6. You're absolutely right! I'm actually quite bored with Sex and the City. The amazing wardrobe can only take them so far. I loved the show, but the first movie was horrible and I have no intention of going to see this one, especially after suffering through that mindless trailer. There's nothing interesting about a bunch of middle aged married women living in NYC. HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

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  7. Great post!! I can't wait for this movie!!

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  8. WOW. WAT A REALLY LONG POST....LOL.. I THOUGHT THE FIRST MOVIE WAS KINDA LAME BUT FORCED MYSELF TO LOVE IT OR JUST LIKE IT CAUSE IT "SEX AND THE CITY" MAN!!! BUT IM ACTUALLY REALLY EXCITED TO SEE WAT THE WRITERS CAME UP WITH THIS TIME.... IF CLOTHES IS ALL IM GONNA SEE THAT ACTUALLY FINE WITH ME. THAT WAS LIKE THE BIGGEST THING I LOVED ABOUT THE SHOW EXCEPT CARRIES HAIR. LOL

    ANGIE XOXO
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  9. Hahahaha... we will still all run to the theater to reunite with our old friend Carrie.

    Happy New Year to you CC. Wishing you all the best in 2010.

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  10. Yeah it seems the movie (first one) played it a little too safe for me. It lost some of that edge from the show and was way too commercial for my taste. I will still see the sequel though, of course. :P

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  11. a great post, darling! I am with you on this. *sigh* I am still curious about the new movie, I can't help it, however, I am sure it will be "too Hollywood-ish" and not the same as the old series I fell in love with... it's all about money this time.
    happy new year to you!
    xoxo

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  12. Well said! The TV show was tops and the movies well a bit lame but even though I swore I wouldn't go to SATC2, I will!!

    Happy New Year x

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  13. Happy New Year!

    I loved SATC - the series. Watched them on DVD more times than I care to admit, but I agree that the movie is a different story alltogether. Like you, I will stand in line to watch this once it comes out, just for the memories and out of curiosity, but it will never come close to being as real and approachable as the series. I think they've definitely marketed the movies more towards 2 hour long product placements for Louboutin and Vuitton, rather than focus on real-life problems and witty humor. Granted, the scene where Carrie stays in bed for days after she's left at the altar is probably something any girl who's been through a rough break-up can identify with, but the rest is just too sparkly to make it believable. I do think the first trailer ruined many of the surprises, but having a trailer that doesn't even remotely reveal the story misses the point as well.

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  14. Thanks for the thumbs-up... I really appreciate it.

    And to tie it to your post, sometimes I'm thinking these ladies of SATC are "old" but they are always reinventing themselves. But they are them and we are we, right? Do I make sense? Hahaha!

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  15. I - simply - cannot - wait!
    xx Leia

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  16. i wish you a wunderful 2010 and hope you have a great start

    I am so excited to see this film. and really can't wait...

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  17. Gorgeous post, darling!

    Happy New Year!

    P.S.: ♥Fresh start of 2010? Oh yeah, don't forget to join the Curious Sparrow giveaway!♥

    Good luck!

    X♥X♥

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  18. So now I will spend the whole movie looking out for Cookie and Wendy B jewellery!! I will reserve judgement till I see it, but I was surprised they made a second one - where do they go from Carrie's happily ever after!! Happy New Year x

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  19. I am looking forward to the movie really for the fashion & NYC scenes.

    Thanks for another great post..xo

    Happy New Year!!!

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  20. Happy New Year to you too!!

    ** be sure to check out the January challenge for your free watercolor print **

    xoxo

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  21. awesome post! i haven't seen the first SATC movie, nor have i seen the tv show, but i know they're both filled with amazing clothing! happy new year :)

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  22. Great post and Happy New Year!!

    xoxo
    Rachel

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  23. As much as the"Empire State of Mind" intro sucks me in, I have to agree, that the SATC movies do not quite capture the single girl in the city essence of the show.

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  24. Love this post *and* the amazing comments! I'm just tickled they borrowed loads of Wendy's fabulous creations, but also concur with Haute-Shopper that it is probably an even more exxagerated collection of product placements with a plot tossed in. But then, there are worse things to gave on the screen, so we'll soldier on. (her-her.)

    Sending you a smile and hopes you enjoy the happiest of New Years Miss Cookie!
    tp

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  25. Ummm... that's supposed to be hee-hee. :)

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  26. I can't wait for this movie!

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  27. Great post, i thoroughly enjoyed reading it :)
    I was excited to see the trailer but as soon as I did I couldn't help but feel a little dissapointed. I was expecting more surprises or at least something that would leave me anxious to see the film...Hopefully, the next trailer will be better.
    xo

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  28. SO excited for SATC2!!!

    Thanks so much for the lovely comment - sorry for the late reply

    Happy New Year Darling!
    All the very best for 2010 =]

    Stay safe and chic
    English Rose x
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  29. Fab Post - i agree completely, it's like they use every opportunity to commercialise and capitalise on.

    Missy
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  30. I'm not a SATC fan (although I loved the movie), but you may have just made me one. This is the best social commentary on the show's impact and intent I have come accross. They need to use excerpts from this post on the series DVD boxes or something. LOL

    Great writing..I don't usually like long post, but yours drew me in. Good work! Happy 2010!

    +8!3

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  31. I LOVE SEX AND THE CITY.I have boxes
    Happy new year.
    xoxo

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  32. So cool that your scene is in the trailer. I'm off to find it. Yeah, I think they should have spent more time on the plot...I think the fashion/shallow angle is not going to be quite as resonant as it was even a couple of years ago. Our country has changed...and keeps changing. I think that's part of the reason the chick lit novel genre has faded. It's tough to identify with a heroine who spends $700 on a pair of shoes these days when so many can barely afford rent.

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  33. I haven´t seen the trailer. But after reading you I will soon. I totally agree with what you are saying. It happens shows or movies of shows after a while. They get distorted... ;(

    xoxo
    B* a la Moda

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  34. Ugh I know what you mean! With the TV Show it felt so realistic. Yeah she had ridiculous awesome and expensive clothes, her apartment was rent controlled, etc, etc. But it really felt like you were watching four real women living their lives. The first movie came out and it was like "yay, fun, okay good way to wrap it all up." but this one just feels absolutely ridiculous. And, as with the first movie, obviously SATC turned into a franchise about four women NOT just Carrie. Is it really necessary for SJP to be the ONLY one on the posters?

    I think I'll just wait until it comes in DVD form and I can rent with the RedBox deal.

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  35. i love this post. you said everything so perfectly about sex and the city. marvelous! i cannot wait to see the sequel.

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  36. oh so true! i saw the trailer and then i was like "wait, what just happened here?" But that is so awesome that the scene you worked on is in the trailer. even though i was confused, i still can't wait to see it! happy new year!

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  37. awesome post, i totally agree with everything you said. the trailer blows, but alas i will be there opening day, regardless.

    happy new year! to 2010 being the best yet.

    xo Niki

    http://ahautemess.blogspot.com

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  38. Happy, Happy New Year my love!! I believe that it is essential for all of us to "Carrie On" for 2010!! :)

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  39. You hit the nail on the head. I love my girls and I'll always come back for more!

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  40. Happy New Year! You'll have to review the movie for us when it comes out. :-)

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  41. I did like the serie, but haven't finished the first movie and I'm not sure about the second, but I do still like it, so I think I'll just have to watch the first before the new one comes out, because it's SATC!

    loves

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  42. Happy new year my dear friend !
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  43. happy new year sweetie!yes,you're right...a parade but I still can't wait to see it:)

    ps:can you vote for me?http://www.facebook.com/Coach?v=app_227828519033&ref=search ,my set is the first one from the last row!thanks!

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  44. They can not go wrong with this movie...we love the characters too much :-) And they know that we all gonna run into the cinemas on May 28th LOL.

    Happy New Year Darling! Look so much forward to read your lovely posts in 2010 as well!

    Much love: Evi

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  45. Naw, i don't think your overthinking about it at all. You're probably just just over excited about it just like the rest of us though :)


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  46. Oh how I've spent so many days and nights watching the DVD's back to back. Carrie really was every girl's best friend. I think I'll rent this one.

    PS) you're so right, it's totally a Preen knockoff, I just saw it!

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  47. I totally agree, Carrie is no longer MY friend.
    XOXOX
    Libby
    http://fashionconfectionairy.weebly.com

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  48. I still love Carrie no matter what! Even if the movies are lame :)

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  49. You perfectly summed up why the tv series was charming and sooo addictive and why the films are annoying... I'll wait for the dvd. Sabine x

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  50. sweetie, happy 2010 for you too! thx for visiting my blog!!! your comments are always very welcome!

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  51. wow! SO the way that was written was great, i was reading it all thinking, wow...SO NewYork i need to go there. hehe

    happy new year, and decade xD!!
    nad xx

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  52. So true! What a perfect comparison. I do have old friends that have changed into the "new" Carrie. I do still keep in touch, but miss my "old" friends dearly.

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  53. I cannot wait for this movie its going to be amazing. Ive been in desperate need for some girl time.

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  54. Love your blog!

    I love Sex and the City...the show. I wasn't impressed with the first movie and not looking forward to the second, but I love the girls so much, that I will watch and hope that it doesn't disappoint. It's just that the final episode ended so perfectly...why change a good thing?!?!?!

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  55. Great post, I really agree with a lot of it! (but wouldnt have been able to put it in words as well as you have!)

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  56. Love this post! (And your blog. It's my first time here. I'm a Mia Farrow nut too, I loved that post too! Have you read her autobiography/biography - I can't remember which - from the early eighties? It's a BLAZING read!) But yes - I had the same SATC experiences in London, which was why I loved the show so much. And yes, the films seem shoddily made and hollywoodised versions of the shows. But I still love them and will be at the cinema as soon as they come out. Loser!

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  57. U girls that have the slightest chance to catch filming in action.. it must be bliss! I'm stuck in small town Australia.. boo : ( I am dying to see SATC2 though!!!
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