I’m sure our regular readers may have noticed that there has been no coverage of the theatrical release of the Sex and the City movie here at Screen Rant.
That’s no accident.
I could not be less interested in a movie than I am in this one, but there’s some news that bears mentioning. According to the online movie ticket site (appropriately named) MovieTickets.com, pre-sales of tickets for the film are absolutely on fire, if you can believe it.
You’ve probably heard of the HBO Television series the movie is based on, about a group of attractive women living in New York City on a quest to find the perfect guy (or, as far as I know, any guy that’s hunky and will give them attention). I’ve never seen an episode of the show, and feel free to accuse me of judging it without viewing it. Here’s my advanced reply: Whatever.
Anyway you won’t believe where Sex and the City falls on the following list of all-time top ticket pre-sales for highly anticipated movies…
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MovieTickets.com’s Top 20 Pre-Sale List of All-Time
1. Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
2. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
3. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
4. Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour
5. The Matrix Reloaded
6. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
7. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
8. Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones
9. The Lord of the Rings: Two Towers
10. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
11. Spider-Man 3
12. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
13. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
14. The Passion of The Christ
15. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest
16. Sex and the City: The Movie
17. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
18. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
19. Transformers
20. X-Men: The Last Stand
My brain is stuttering from the knowledge that this movie is pre-selling more tickets than the first Lord of the Rings movie, the latest Indiana Jones and even freaking Transformers!
I can only conclude that this must be the ultimate “chick flick” and that women will be rushing in droves to see it. No doubt in “packs” because I can’t imagine what tiny percentage of guys will be dragged to this, and then only under the promise of extreme sex afterwards.
A couple of my online movie buddies have seen it and actually said it was pretty good… Over at RottenTomatoes.com it just dipped into “rotten” territory with a 59% positive rating. The average star rating right now is 3/5.
While I don’t plan on seeing it, knowing myself I imagine that my opinion would most likely jive with reviewer Jeffrey Wells:
“The film is another Taliban recruitment film — a grotesque and putrid valentine to the insipid ‘me, my lifestyle, my accessories and I’ chick culture of the early 21st Century. Guys everywhere — if you’re in a brand-new relationship, take her to see this thing. If she even half-likes it, dump her and walk away cold. Save yourself!”
Great, huh?
Sex and the City: The Movie opens tomorrow.
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I’m stunned at that!
But I do love that review, sound advice.
Bridget Jones was one thing, but this is a whole new realm of evil!
Rather watch rocks chase a family.
you gotta be real low on the social charts to be excited about this superficial BS starring the ugliest woman in showbiz. – Atleast she was ranked #1 ugliest in them magizines, that makes me feel good.
Jeffrey Wells statement has to be the best I’ve read all week!
It’s so ridicules that we have women who model them selves after these sluts. It should be called Sluts In the City.
I mean it’s really pathetic how these women in this movie are so old and depict horrible morals and are basically useless. Young women want to be as dumb and slutty as Paris Hilton and older women want to be like those awful women in this garbage film!!
What has the world come to?
Jeffrey Wells is right… if you want to make sure your future wife or girlfriend is sane and normal… test her on this show…
It’s getting kind of amusing how out of touch so many guys are on this…
Way back before I was forced to watch the show (and found myself become a MAJOR fan), I thought my sister was really into it and suggested my Mum buy her this trivia game. Turns out it wasn’t my SISTER who was the fan… but her late-20s/early-30s, sports-loving, balding HUSBAND! Sure, my sister liked it… but my brother-in-law was the real fan in the house.
I think the mistake people are making in misjudging the film is that they don’t realise ‘Sex & The City’ is a lot more gritty and shocking than some average, chick-flick, rom-com drama. Well, at least the series was… and that’s all I’ve seen. Over its time, it’s been far more out there than any Judd Apatow film… it just doesn’t have the male protagonist.
Oh, and guess what… PLENTY of female nudity.
Sure… the emotional stories are there to give the show weight… but, to anyone thinking they know what SATC is without having seen it: believe me, you really don’t get it.
As a mate of mine said recently… “I’m sure it’s great but – to be completely honest – I’d find women talking about sex like men intimidating.”
He just began dating my SATC-obsessed cousin and – guess what – he now likes the show.
What if SATC beats Indy at the box office?
Ha! I doubt it will…
But what if it did? Indy deserves a beating, if you ask me… and that’s coming from a guy who wrote a 1000 word “essay” about how it couldn’t fail… only to see it and HATE it.
No matter what anyone says… Indy IV is this year’s Transformers or X3. It’s another in a long line of films that do little more than insult audience intelligence.
“Jeffrey Wells is right… if you want to make sure your future wife or girlfriend is sane and normal… test her on this show…”
Well my wife passed that test. Happy, happy.
Vic
I smell the distinct aroma of male insecurity.
You guys would probably get a lot more action in the bedroom if you weren’t so scared and intimidated by these apparently “insane and abnormal” women.
lol
Not to monopolise the discussion… but I forgot to respond to this:
“I mean it’s really pathetic how these women in this movie are so old and depict horrible morals and are basically useless. Young women want to be as dumb and slutty as Paris Hilton and older women want to be like those awful women in this garbage film!!”
Honestly, man… if you ever saw even one episode, you’d realise you are com-pleeeeeet-ly wrong. You see the word “Sex”, hear about the ONE character who has ever been promiscuous in the show and basically add 1+1 to get 100.
No one’s suggesting you have to like the show, see the movie or… whatever… but at least know what you’re taking about.
I just recently started watching “Battlestar Galactica” after having never seen an episode and, until then, I thought it’d be stupid sci-fi that explains every mundane technology and has all the trappings of “Star Trek”. Turns out I was wrong… and I’m glad I never spewed crap assumptions about it publicly, ‘cus I’d have just looked like a moron.
Thankfully for you, you’re discussing this with like-minded people who share your totally-off-the-mark assumptions.
Kane, and how would you respond to Jeff Wells, who DID see the movie?
Vic
Well, it’s amazing the power expectation and assumption can have even in the face of evidence to the contrary…
Just look how many people tell themselves Transformers, Indy IV and X3 were good films!
But I dare say he was using irony to hide this typical, shrunken testicles intimidation the film seems to breed.
Anyway, my point is… having watched every episode of SATC… it is simply a FACT that the show is NOT about immoral or “useless” women or “sluts” at all… and anyone who can bypass their fear of strong women for 22 minutes to watch an episode will realise it’s a cleverly written show about real women as they are in almost every Western city on Earth outside of the no-passports, women-in-the-kitchen isolation of Bible Belt USA.
Heck… it even has well-written male characters if you can believe that.
As I say… it’s not to everyone’s taste… but at least hate it for something factual.
I could not give less of a damn about this movie.
A big 2 hour episode of a crappy show. Frickin’ genuis way to make a quick buck. @holes.
Genius indeed! And it’ll probably make a killing, relative to its production costs.
George Lucas should look into doing something like this…
lol @ the “you don’t like [whatever], therefore you find it THREATENING” attitude. No, it just sucks. I don’t have any particular gripe with SATC, it’s just boring and not funny. It’s as simple as that.
“George Lucas should look into doing something like this…”
Heh, he couldn’t – unless the whole thing was shot green screen and they threw in some really idiotic over the top stunts and dialog.
And I’m glad to see we agree on the three films you mentioned…
Vic
I can’t believe X3 is on that list…..;-O
On Drudge the headline reads
“Not one man spotted at Sex and the City premire”.
I think what were seeing her before our eyes is the female version of Iron Man, Indiana Jones, Batman, and Rambo hang out and save the world.
This is the Chick Flick Mega Hit that we all knew someday would effect our lives.
We have ignored this and now, I say stay indoors……
I hear from a friend that HIS buddies are going to go see it this weekend so they can pick up babes, lol.
Vic
Haha. That’s a good idea for about 5min. Then think about actually two guys going to see a 2 hour chick flick movie surrounded by women.
I hate to say it but, people are gonna stare…
Harmfull side effects include.
Games, coloring books, toys, vodka ty ins, Action figures, screen savers, and Sequels…
Erm… Liz…
You might wanna make that LOQ (ie. “Laugh Out Quietly”) before you embarrass yourself.
I wasn’t referring to “[whatever]“, I was referring to “Sex & The City”. Not only that, I was referring to – and building upon – a person I quoted who said it’s intimidating.
It’s called reading. In context. It saves a lot of dumb replies if you try it.
Thank God, my wife doesn’t even want to see it.
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Unfortunately I’ve seen plenty of Sex and the City episodes. It is a crap show, it isn’t hard to tell this, and not in the least bit threatening to men, or anyone else.
Movies and shows like this are just annoying. The ones full of men spouting their views on women and how to ‘be a man’ are just as pointless and irritating as this rubbish.
I mean I struggle to watch Scrubs a lot because of JD and his ‘thoughts’ and the moral lessons they learn each time.
SJP is a lot more annoying with her ‘what have I learned today’ bits. Bah to the whole thing!
There are a couple of chic flicks I have liked over the years (Pretty Woman, Legally Blond, etc..) but this one never peeked my interest. My oldest son wants to see it but only for the same reason he watched Baywatch; I asked him once what Baywatch was about and he said, “I don’t know but the women are bumpin’” (I surmise bumpin’ is a good thing).
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John –
Might want to tell your son how old these women are.
Heh. It’s funny that you guys mention G Lucas, isn’t he doing the exact opposite of this with Star Wars this year? Releasing a 2 hour tv pilot in theaters and then a regular TV show, all CGI of course.
Now Sex and the City with extensive green screen/CGI work is a novel idea…hell, they might even be able to make Sarah Jessica Parker attractive! :p
Seriously, if you value your manhood, stay the hell away from this film. Unless you value your marriage or GF more lol…..
If this movie had released in 4000+ theatres then it would have actually beaten IRON MAN and IJ4 opening weekend!!!!!!!!
But since it will release in only 3200+ theatres I expect it do atleast 68-74 million OW which still is impressive.
Ink,
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As long as they look good, my son doesn’t care. Wait a minute….we’re talking Sarah Jessica Parker, right? I think my son needs his eyes checked.
a discussion about that top twenty list could be a thread of its own.
It’s even higher now at number 10:
1. “Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith”
2. “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone”
3. “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King”
4. “Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour”
5. “The Matrix Reloaded”
6. “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End”
7. “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix”
8. “Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones”
9. “The Lord of the Rings: Two Towers”
10. “Sex and the City: The Movie”
That’s just crazy. I guess women are starved for movies to go to. Look out for a wave of extreme chick flicks to go into production soon…
Vic
Mind you, virtually all those movies are very hyped movies with a passionate audience.
I might almost dare say they are geek movies.
Maybe it appeals to female equivalent of geeks (not counting actual female geeks)
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