When it was first announced, the idea of a Sex and the City movie sequel didn’t exactly thrill me. I loved the series (one of the few television shows I religiously watched), and I enjoyed the movie (even if it was a complete rehash of some of the very same storylines of the series, right down to some of the dialogue, “I’m just going to say the thing you’re not supposed to say… I love me more…”) but the idea of a second-go-round just rang of opportunistic Hollywood business based on the boffo box office of the first one.
However, the trailer for SATC 2 looks intriguing (even if it smells of another overdone plotline), and the idea of Liza Minnelli covering Beyonce’s Single Ladies sounds like a train-wreck of must-see proportions. (I also hear the ladies themselves are covering Helen Reddy’s I Am Woman. Must-see train-wreck #2!)
But she certainly has some balls. It’s too soon to say whether Lady Gaga is truly going to take over the mantle of Madonna (the Queen has yet to abdicate the throne), but if her latest video for Telephone is any indication, there’s no one else who comes close. (I must say, it’s impressive how Beyonce holds her own here, rocking the bangs and stepping to the edgiest les-vibe video she’s done.)
It’s been a long time since a video made me smile, and I was beginning to think it might never happen again. This was a nice surprise. It’s a reminder of how a great video can elevate a song to new heights.
The influences here are too numerous to catch in one or two viewings – I found inspiration from Kill Bill,Natural Born Killers, photog David LaChapelle, Madonna’s OG American Life video (and her dreadful Who’s That Girl movie) as well as Thelma and Louise – all of which I loved.
I think it may be the snippets of dialogue that tickled me the most. Where else can you find a choice line like, “Once you kill a cow, you gotta make a burger.”?
And my personal favorite: “I knew you’d take all my honey, you selfish muthafucker.”
