Sex and the City

Okay, I'm a guy (gay albeit, but still a guy), and I'm a huge SATC fan. Imagine that. If you believed the current media reports, apparently I'm the only guy in America that actually has gone to see the fabulous SATC movie. Because apparently, only women are going to see this movie. Only women. So, that means, only women are going to purchase the fun soundtrack Sex And The City: Music From the Original Motion Picture, as well as this fun, fun book that accompanies the movie.

I received this book for my forty-second birthday as a surprise birthday present, and what a surprise it is! The book has two purposes: recounting the movie, and giving insider "behind the scene" accounts from the creator Michael Patrick King and the four principal actresses. King tells of his process of writing the script of the movie (starting out at a whopping 365 oages!), and cutting and narrowing down the movie to it's now present 2 hour and 15 minute length. He makes note of what was cut (Charlotte's braless nanny and Carrie actually dating someone she named Mr. Bigger), as well as his goal for the movie.

What's truly fun about the book is it's practically a scene by scene telling of the movie, laced with plenty of your favorite direct quotes directly from the film. One of the hallmarks of the show is how quotable it is. This book has them all, including one of my favorite lines in the film (which won't be revealed here to avoid too many spoilers!) about an unfortunate incident that Charlotte has.

So, people around the country are shocked ... let me repeat that ... SHOCKED that a "chick flick" is actually doing well in the theaters. As if it is surprising that women go to the movies ... or have independent thoughts away from their "men". Do women actually read books too? If so, then they'll be buying this treasure up quickly as well. And what about me? I'm a guy who likes SATC ... and I guess I just don't figure into this equation at all. Wake up America!!!

I loved this book! The pictures were amazing, and so many photos that didn't make the movie, so that was a treat. I loved all the interviews and behind the scenes information too.

I loved that the book ended with a Picture of Big with Carrie and all the ladies after the wedding.

I would highly recommend this book for Sex in the City and Carrie/Big Fans, like me !!

For those that have Sex and the City: Kiss and Tell, Updated Edition the companion book for the TV Series, this new volume that covers the movie is a must have. The design of this new hardcover is obviously by the same team that created "Kiss and Tell"; this new book is lavishly illustrated with large photos from both behind-the-scenes and the finished movie. The photos are exquisite and colorful, albeit a little over-enhanced (the area under the stars' eyes are airbrushed to the point that there are NO lines and NO pouch at all; just unnaturally flat. who did the awful retouching? In some photos the main stars just look plain fake). And that is my one beef with this book, and it's a minor one. Just the fact that the Vogue wedding-gown photos are included here makes up for it (interesting to learn here that the Vogue crew was used to make this photo-shoot for the movie as authentic as possible, even to the point of getting Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour's approval).

An interesting recap of what it took to get this tale on the big-screen is included (getting Carrie's original desk from the series out of the Smithsonian for filming!); and you will learn how the paparazzi made a definite annoyance of themselves during filming, causing Michael Patrick King to get very creative so that key plot elements would stay a surprise. For newbies to the TV series and those who are nostalgic for it, there is also a recap of each of the six seasons, complete with photos.

The story of the movie is told in big beautiful photos and a minimum of text; most of the film's memorably classic lines are included ("Here's to the groom--a man who finally got 'Carrie-d' away"). There are a handful of photos that represent scenes that were cut, with the best being one of Evan Handler (Harry) from a deleted Halloween sequence, dressed as Uncle Fester from "The Addams Family," complete with a lightbulb in his mouth!

This is more of a "family-friendly" book; if you are looking for a shot of Samantha covered in sushi, you will not find it here. Nor will you find a photo of Dante's butt (a few of him barechested in the shower, but not the rear) or the hot-lovemaking sequences with Cynthia Nixon.

The book also includes a wonderful mapping of where the movie was actually filmed; you can create your own "Sex and the City" tour by using this section that tells you what was filmed in reality and what was created on a soundstage.

I cannot highly recommend this volume enough; a quality job with excellent design sense - just like its characters!

I absolutely adore this book! I'm a massive Sex and the City fan-I saw the movie on opening night-and this book is a must for any fan of the movie or TV series. It features a ton of photos from both behind the scenes and the actual film. It even features photos from scenes that were cut from the final film version (I'm assuming that these scenes were cut after the book went to press). The photos are fantastic and gorgeous.

The book features the story line for the whole film. So if you haven't seen the film and you don't want to know how it ends until you see the movie, you should probably wait to buy the book until after you see the movie. It features interviews with the cast and Michael Patrick King and also how they got Carrie's furniture for her apartment back and how they got all the clothes.

I did have one problem with the book and that was the factual errors in the series season re-cap. Funnily enough, both are from Samantha's storylines. One mistakes says that the modelizer in season one talked Samantha into being videotaped when they were together but in the episode, she wanted to be taped. And in Season 2 it's says that one of her men was nicknamed Goldi----s but what actually happened is that Carrie called Samantha that for being too picky. But those were my only problems with the book.

So this is a great companion to the film. With this book, you can relive the movie over and over until it comes out onto DVD. This is a must for any Sex and the City fan.

This book is great! Full of beautiful pictures, explanations of how the movie came together, and lots of little trivia about the making of the movie--- like how they controlled the crowds in New York City while the fans stood along the sidewalks to watch scenes being filmed! It even has parts of the script in it as well as pics of scenes that were edited out of the movie. If you are a true S & TC fan, you MUST have this book to add to your collection! It's just too pretty to pass up! :)