I think now that everything was basically patched up/resolved in the first movie (five hours later), they should just make a movie where Carrie runs errands, picks up her laundry, etc. There could be a 25 minute scene where she just makes eggs. Then in the last scene, Big dumps her for Samantha.
@Steverino Begins: Snuggle-chops, Carrie has not, does not, shall not ever boil an egg, as even venturing in the direction of the kitchen is below her station in life. (Note how in six seasons, we have not once snuck a peek of the kitchen in her single-gal apartment.)
Furthermore, Big and Samantha are both outward cynics who affect black holes for hearts but are secret softies in desperate need of innocents to rub up against. No way are they drawn to each other--more like, they reject each other, like two negatively charged electrons.
Yes, I teach a "SATC" grad course at Columbia. Do not mock.
@snugbug: Wow, seriously? I want to audit that class. I've been sitting on a dissertation idea for a while that I think I would title: "Short, But Not Sweet: How Carrie Bradshaw's Annoyance Level In Any Given Episode Is Directly Tied to The Length of Her Hair"
@snugbug: Actually we do see her kitchen, in the ep where she arrives home to find Aidan cooking for her and they screw on the floor. But it's true that she does not do the cooking herself. Ever.
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What?? We TOTALLY saw her kitchen: that scene where she and the girls had Chinese Food; that scene when Alexander Petrovsky (sp) killed the mouse with the big frying pan after making dinner...
And, no, I don't have a life.
Thank you. That is all.
I'm curious about this movie's box office prospects. This is the first SATC offering at a time of recession.
The success of the TV show didn't come from the female-bonding per se as much as it came from selling the fantasy of an upscale, glamorous, metropolitan lifestyle to women across the country. How many women will feel inclined to pay to watch an account of the fabulous lives of wealthy, successful Manhattanites when many people today are terrified about whether they can barely hold onto their own socioeconomic status?
@Wrapitup: Because I think if we liked seeing the clothes and shoe porn before the economy went in the toilet we'll be even more inclined to want that fantasy now when real shopping isn't an option for so many people. Maybe you're right and there will actually be a backlash.
I know the real plot, but DONT READ IF YOU DONT WANT TO KNOW:
Samantha o.ds on Boniva when she finds out Smith marries Jennifer Aniston and they adopt every homeless puppy in Brazil.
Miranda is angrier than ever and now that she's older, becomes a racist.
Charlotte, broke from investing all her money with Madoff, retires to Boca where she spends all day playing bunco and tanning with her husband, Harry.
Carrie breaks a hip and fails to make Naturalizer Shoes and nude stockings all the rage. Eats cat food and wears her matted fur in July. Has dreadlocks.
No. No, no and no. Here's what actually happens to Carrie:
The film opens with her getting a call from her agent, who informs her that her latest book, "Menhattan," was optioned by a Big Studio, and that they want actress Sarah Jessica Parker to play her in the movie. Carrie strongly objects to the idea as she thinks SJP was horrible in "Failure to Launch" and her personal style is "too kooky."
SJP shows up on Carrie’s porch to plead her case. Carrie is charmed by SJP and agrees.
They start shooting the movie, and Carrie runs into SJP’s real-life husband, Matthew Broderick on the set. Love smites them instantaneously and they embark on a torrid affair. The New York Post catches wind of it.
Big is humiliated and divorces Carrie. SJP is also humiliated, and goes to Carrie’s house to confront her, bunny-boiling-style. Knife battle ensues. In the nick of time, both Big and Broderick show up and deftly defuse the situation.
Sarah Jessica Parker then marries Big, and Carrie Bradshaw marries Matthew Broderick.
@snugbug:
Which one has James Wilke and Marion and Tabitha--Carries or SJP? Who stays in the Charles St. brownstone and who moves to Brooklyn?
I need to know!!
@BabyJewn: Carrie and Matthew Broderick abscond to London, as they have become pariahs on the NYC social circuit. She gets a gig with the Telegraph, he hits the boards and exclusively does theater. They start frequenting Harry's Bar and Anabel's and exclusively hanging out with titled types. One night they have a threesome with Prince Harry = the zenith of their social climbery.
SJP and Big retain full custody of the kids and move into a Park Avenue co-op.
I'm kinda thinking Big dies in the sequel--remember his heart episode in the series? Carrie will grieve in gorgeous black, dark gray, gun metal gray, ad nauseum, then suck it up and write a marvelous new column for Horse & Hounds.
Call me crazy, but my guess is the plot involves expensive lunches, accessories and cocktails (and cocktail dresses!), some life decisions and crying, and eventually friendship triumphing over all! I admit it's just a hunch!!!
a lot of us found the last movie to be incredibly insipid because the girls were so materialistic and self indulged. now that we're in the throes of a recession that whole shtick will come off even worse than before.
@Big Poppa: Maybe Mr. Big will actually lose his fortune and he and Carrie will be forced to move in with Miranda in Brooklyn. Samantha will have no clients because of the recession. Miranda's firm will be laying off partners and Charlotte will be working as a waitress at Bunny's country club.
@Phyllis Nefler: You're right! I bet the plot line will be Mr. Big loses big on the market and Carrie has to reconcile herself to her former lifestyle.
I just can't think of what story lines they could possibly pursue other than Carrie getting pregnant but they exhausted that with Charlotte already.
@lacieca01: I'm like the character named Orlando from the book by Virginia Woolf by the same name: my sexuality vacillates back and forth now and forever.
They were filming a scene outside my townhouse at the corner of Sullivan and Houston just yesterday.
The actresses who play Miranda and Charlotte were hailing a cab and got run over by Mac Truck and killed instantly. I hope that isn't a spoiler for anyone.
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Furthermore, Big and Samantha are both outward cynics who affect black holes for hearts but are secret softies in desperate need of innocents to rub up against. No way are they drawn to each other--more like, they reject each other, like two negatively charged electrons.
Yes, I teach a "SATC" grad course at Columbia. Do not mock.
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I got a better idea: Samantha and Carrie recreate the scene from Two Girls One Cup for Mr. Big to recharge Carrie and Big's sex life.
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What?? We TOTALLY saw her kitchen: that scene where she and the girls had Chinese Food; that scene when Alexander Petrovsky (sp) killed the mouse with the big frying pan after making dinner...
And, no, I don't have a life.
Thank you. That is all.
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The success of the TV show didn't come from the female-bonding per se as much as it came from selling the fantasy of an upscale, glamorous, metropolitan lifestyle to women across the country. How many women will feel inclined to pay to watch an account of the fabulous lives of wealthy, successful Manhattanites when many people today are terrified about whether they can barely hold onto their own socioeconomic status?
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Samantha o.ds on Boniva when she finds out Smith marries Jennifer Aniston and they adopt every homeless puppy in Brazil.
Miranda is angrier than ever and now that she's older, becomes a racist.
Charlotte, broke from investing all her money with Madoff, retires to Boca where she spends all day playing bunco and tanning with her husband, Harry.
Carrie breaks a hip and fails to make Naturalizer Shoes and nude stockings all the rage. Eats cat food and wears her matted fur in July. Has dreadlocks.
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The film opens with her getting a call from her agent, who informs her that her latest book, "Menhattan," was optioned by a Big Studio, and that they want actress Sarah Jessica Parker to play her in the movie. Carrie strongly objects to the idea as she thinks SJP was horrible in "Failure to Launch" and her personal style is "too kooky."
SJP shows up on Carrie’s porch to plead her case. Carrie is charmed by SJP and agrees.
They start shooting the movie, and Carrie runs into SJP’s real-life husband, Matthew Broderick on the set. Love smites them instantaneously and they embark on a torrid affair. The New York Post catches wind of it.
Big is humiliated and divorces Carrie. SJP is also humiliated, and goes to Carrie’s house to confront her, bunny-boiling-style. Knife battle ensues. In the nick of time, both Big and Broderick show up and deftly defuse the situation.
Sarah Jessica Parker then marries Big, and Carrie Bradshaw marries Matthew Broderick.
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Lemme turn this over to Charlie Kaufman for a re-write.
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Which one has James Wilke and Marion and Tabitha--Carries or SJP? Who stays in the Charles St. brownstone and who moves to Brooklyn?
I need to know!!
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SJP and Big retain full custody of the kids and move into a Park Avenue co-op.
There, closure for you.
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a lot of us found the last movie to be incredibly insipid because the girls were so materialistic and self indulged. now that we're in the throes of a recession that whole shtick will come off even worse than before.
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I just can't think of what story lines they could possibly pursue other than Carrie getting pregnant but they exhausted that with Charlotte already.
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The actresses who play Miranda and Charlotte were hailing a cab and got run over by Mac Truck and killed instantly. I hope that isn't a spoiler for anyone.
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