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- Review count4
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- First reviewJune 1, 2010
- Last reviewJuly 21, 2013
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5
Very fun follow up
PostedJuly 21, 2013
soccerjude
from Boston, MA
Age:35 to 44
Gender:Female
Dialogue
5
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5
Special Effects
5
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5
Art Direction
5
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5
Acting
4
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5
Story
4
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5
Camerawork
5
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5
Not quite as good as the original but definitely still a lot of fun - great acting, dialogue, camerawork & interesting story from Warren Ellis. I definitely recommend it!
Pros great story, great actors
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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3
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5
Decent story and good acting
PostedMarch 31, 2013
soccerjude
from Boston, MA
Age:35 to 44
Gender:Female
Goes to the movies:once every few months
Dialogue
3
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Special Effects
4
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Art Direction
4
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Acting
4
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5
Story
3
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Camerawork
4
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If the movie suffers from one flaw, it's that it's really oriented to a teenage female audience, even more so than the book. That said, it's a much tighter condensation of the story than the book, making it possible to boil the book down to just the key elements in a reasonable viewing time. Special effects are good and the acting is well done by all cast members, especially Saoirse Ronan and Diane Kruger.
Pros great actors
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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4
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Good - but uneven adaptation
PostedJuly 2, 2010
soccerjude
from Boston, MA
For real fans of the book, you may feel somewhat let down by the writer, editor or director - there were several scenes where Meyer's original telling had far more impact than the cut-for-efficiency Hollywood version. The use of music was so frequent that it was nearly distracting - especially where songs from the soundtrack were adapted into instrumental versions playing too loudly in the background. That said, the stunts were more interesting this time, due to the increased action, and the wolves look more real this time out. Good acting, as usual, especially from all of the Volturi (Dakota Fanning is just fantastic). Overall, it was a good film, but repeated viewings will be necessary to know whether this is a 4/5 or 3/5.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Lackluster Sex out of the City
PostedJune 1, 2010
soccerjude
from Boston, MA
Without getting too spoilerific, this Sex and the City is a pale version of the series - a deflated yet utterly over-the-top caricature of its former self.
Taking the girls out of the City isn't the problem; the issue here is that the girls themselves are no longer fun to watch. Carrie has become an even more self-obsessed creature, to the point where you feel terribly sorry for Mr. Big. Actually, you feel sorry for pretty much every guy in the film, since they get short shrift in just about every way.
Miranda is probably the least dislikeable of the foursome, as she is the only one who makes any attempt to embrace the Middle Eastern culture in the strange romp to Abu Dhabi that seems to encompass more than two-thirds of the film.
Charlotte, the one who wanted SO BADLY to be a mother for so long, suddenly realizes that motherhood is HARD WORK! Noo....say it isn't so?! After all, she couldn't have found that out by asking the quartet's first resident mother, Miranda, eh?
And then there's Samantha. Normally, she's the sexy, spunky fun one. Here, either her script was awful (clearly true) or Cattrall was throwing her character under the bus with her portrayal (also quite possible), as Samantha is rude, offensive, and just generally unlikeable. She made for just about THE last person I'd ever want to travel with - period.
So, ultimately, the movie that was supposed to be about the romance between these four friends ended up just being about how little you like them. It's akin to the closing episode of "Seinfeld," where the characters were shown to be generally awful people. There's little to like about the women of "Sex and the City" this time out, and that's just a shame. If there's a SATC3, we can only hope that they bring back some decent writing...and get the girls to be themselves, instead of the bobbleheaded versions they played in this film.
It's not nearly as bad as many critics wrote - but it's nowhere near as good as it could or should have been.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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