SEX AND THE CITY REVIEW

So Friday, May 29th, 2008 was the official premiere date of the long awaited Sex and The City movie.

I, along with countless other women and men (not so straight men I might mention) eagerly waited with anticipation for over an hour for the theatre doors to open so that I could once again be reunited with my four favorite gal pals- Miranda, Charlotte, Samantha and the ever fabulous Manolo Blahnik loving, fashionista herself Miss Carrie Bradshaw! (in a sweet Michael Jackson falsetto- hear me say- HEE HEEEEE) insert giggle.... ;-)

Let me tell you honey.....the movie did not disappoint and was well worth the money spent!

Now granted I was broke at the time and the BFF had to spring for my ticket...but hell if I had to shell out the cash for my own ticket - I would not have minded at all.

Did I absolutely L-L-L-ove the movie? No. But I didn't absolutely hate it either.

I really liked it- I enjoyed it.

Overall it had it's moments and as someone who followed the series from season one.....it picked up right where the series ended not skipping a beat. You felt like you knew exactly what had happened with each character since we last saw them and where they were now in their own individual lives. It was funny- it had it's Kleenex moments-there were moments when BFF and I linked arms & looked at one another and said "I could see you doing that for me"- aahhh....the moments.... it was relatable.

And that has always been the appeal of the show to women across the country.

The premise is one we can relate to- a group of friends.....30 somethings living in the city (NYC being the city in this particular story)- all looking for love....we follow their quest for love- the dynamic of their friendship-thier lives- the ups and downs-the heartaches-the makeups and breakups-the sex-the laughter and sorrow-Every woman can relate to at least one character in this series/movie.....or you can find a little bit of each character within yourself.

As much as I've always wanted to be sexy, smart, single freelance writer Carrie (with the fetish for shoes)- I know that I'm really Samantha (the older of the group- the cougar if you will) with a little bit of Miranda thrown in there.... My BFF is definitely Carrie (although her fetish is handbags)- but she's definitely 1/2 Charlotte though she won't admit it. See-relatable.

It was really cool to see how many girls dressed up for the show- emails were sent out months in advance about all the "Sex and the City" parties....dinner, drinks and then the movie so it made sense that many women were going to be all dolled up like one of thier favorite characters in the movie or simply like a smart, sexy single gal living in the big city. I guess I'm just getting too old- my girls and I knew that it was going to be too cold in the theatre to wear a cute little black dress & stilettos and there was no point in getting dressed up as the only men attending the premiere would not be straight and if they were- they were there either for brownie points or "booty points"....LOL But it was entertaining to see all the girls who got dressed for the occassion. Us cougars were cozy in our jeans, tennies and cute tops. Even cuter than all the "BFF'S" standing in line together were all the "BMF's" (best male friends) or the single girls with thier single gay friend......

All in all- it was great to see it with a crowd who loved the show as much as we did. To have everyone loudly applauding the screen as the theme music began to play. I must say if you've never seen one episode of the show and simply want to go see the movie to find out what the hoopla is about- then DON'T.... you'd be more LOST than being deserted on the island. 80)

I'd suggest (if you've got Netflix)- starting from Season 1 and work your way up before hitting the movie theatre. If you can't afford Netflix- it still comes on late night (midnight on KTLA- Channel 5) weeknight in L.A. and 1 am on Sat- same network/channel...... if you're interested.

So for me- TWO THUMBS UP- brush off your pink Carrie tutu- and your matching Manolos or your Steve Madden knock off's...... (pack some snacks)- if you're trying to save some $$$ and grab your BFF and make it a Saturday afternoon you won't forget. Trust me- you'll be glad you did! It'll be BIG! (WINK if u know what I mean)