So I just saw the trailer for The Women, which opens Sept. 12 and stars Meg Ryan,Annette Bening (left), Eva Mendes, Debra Messing (right), and Jada Pinkett Smith (center), and,well, I feel… afraid. Very afraid. Why? Watch the trailer, and then let’s discuss.
Four women in one of two available emotional states (panicked orelated), dolled up and talking about men (those cheating bastards!) andpregnancy, along with shots of yipping toy poodles and perfume and nailpolish… plus Candice Bergen in the resigned-yet-lovablemommy role… uh oh. I smell a formula. If this is what Hollywood hasin store for my demo (female, thirty-ish, urban), I’m returning my TiVoand buying a house in Svalbard.
Maybe the title cards that they flash, as the trailer scrollson by, might provide some sort of plotline or heft or dimensionalityor, heck, anything with a smattering of substance:
When the women get together… there will be no lies… nosecrets… no warnings… this fall… the ultimate battle… between everywoman… and the other woman… begins.
To quote my estimable collegue M. Slezak: Blurg. I’d rather see every superhero movie out this summer while wearing my Underoos than sit through this drivel. Am I the only one who feels this way, or am I due for a restructuring of my chromosomes?
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I’m a little nervous. The original was *awesome* but very much a product of its time. I’m trying to figure out how they can effectively bring it into 2008 without massive suckage. And those title cards sure ain’t helping.
This is horrible. WHy would they remake such a great movie if they aren’t going to make it watchable? I didn’t even watch all of that clip. I’m going to put the original on my Netflix right now!
The coloring and font of the title cards reminded me of Alli, and the whole trailer had the side effects of Alli on my digestive system. Ugghh!! The original is so beautiful, and the trailer is so shrill.
I’m just happy Meg Ryan is looking a little more normal – although still a bit too “smooth”.
1. Um, I hope they paid the rights for “the vault” to the creators of Seinfeld
2. “Mercy” is an awesome song, why are they trying to ruin it?
3. Anyone else find it odd they let us hear b***h but then decided to cut away from “kick her a**” ?
Um, ok…so what exactly is the storyline? Is there a plot?
Thelma and Louise went off a cliff for this?
I would gladly eat vomit or poop than see that movie.
I love Debra Messing. I secretly enjoy The Wedding Date. I think she’s absolutely adorable. So it is with regret that I have to point out that she looks like Miss Hannigan from Annie.
I’m happy to finally see Meg Ryan in a movie again, so I’ll give it the benefit of the doubt.
there’s been talk about remaking this film for years and we kept holding our breath hoping that the people behind it would just give up and not attempt to re-do such a masterpiece!! and this just looks BAD!!! why try to remake something that was perfect for its time but now would be soooo un-pc??
Being hearing about this remake for years and all this time wondering why bother? The orginal, even for its time, aint all that good of a movie. Why surprised this one isnt either?
The best thing about The Women was Jane Russell and Joan Crawford otherwise that wasn’t that great of a movie. I agree that it was a product of it’s time. I don’t want to see Meg Ryan’s lips on widescreen but I know I will end up seeing it because I love Jada Pinkett. But the trailor disappointed me.
The content of the trailer looks like just one glossy step removed from tired sitcom (screaming expectant mother at birthing scene? Yawn.) Really Diane English, is that all you could come up with in the years it took this remake to come to fruition?
As much as I want to champion actresses of a certain age getting to make a Hollywood film with a women’s theme, why can’t they just learn to leave a classic like The Women alone and come up with something, anything, new. And leave a great song – Mercy -out of it too, please – don’t let it become the “Suddenly I See” of 08/09 cinema soundtracks.
There’s only word that can describe how I feel about this movie:
VOM.
that looks stupid
This whole thing just made me go, “Yawn.” I mean, a wife vs. her husband’s mistress? Why should we care? If the movie gave us a good reason, I’d give it a chance. But that trailer didn’t give us anything.
I never saw the original and have no plans to watch it. It’s OLD. At least this movie is new and it looks like a nice chickflick. I dont care about all those maledriven superhero movies.
i might watch it if it were playing on tbs
Sometimes you just wanna lose yourself and this drivel looks to fit the bill perfectly!
Why has no character in modern movies heard of epidurals?
Even if it’s as bad as The Stepford Wives, I’m excited to see all those wonderful actresses together! What’s with showing only a nanosecond of Bette, though?
Meh.
Oh yay, another woman vs woman movie. Why is it whenever a man cheats the wives feel the need to go after the other woman and totally ignore the husbands part in it all? Being a 30 ish urban female myself, this kind of drivel just makes me angry. I’d rather go see Iron Man, Indiana Jones, heck even Kung Fu Panda than sit through this shlock.
Wasnt Bette in The First Wives Club?
The cast is so good I will probably have to rent it.
the original is SO good…why why why do they insist on screwing up good movies this way??? UGH!!
Given the cast I really want to be excited for this movie – but I’m so not. Plus, they need to fire whoever the stylist was because none of the actresses really look all that great – what’s up with Annette Bennings hair?
Looks like I may be in the minority here but the ONLY thing good in the original was Joan Crawford and mostly for all the wrong reasons. So I don’t think it’s a travesty to try to update it. That said, the trailer does look a wee trite – but not abysmal. These great actresses need a showcase and it seems that this is the best they got.
This trailer doesn’t do the original “The Women” justice! You should at least check out the original before giving up on the concept as a whole. The original was purely about how mean women are to each other…and it succeeded in showing all the sides of women in the process.
The people upset that this is a ‘women bashing women’ movie should remember that in the original, none of these ‘friends’ were very nice to each other. If the remake is true to the original this will be case again. I think the original was great because of the cast, not because of the story so much. I wonder how time will change these themes…if we will see more ‘girl power’ then the original. But then, wasn’t that the First Wives Club anyway? Would today’s women put up with an ending similar to the original?