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| Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 | 
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| Actors: Blake Lively, Alexis Bledel, America Ferrera, Amber Tamblyn
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
List Price: $28.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (15 reviews)
Sales Rank: 124
Format: Color, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 117 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: WARD044361D
UPC: 883929044238
EAN: 0883929044238
ASIN: B001GNBDX8
Release Date: November 18, 2008 (New: Last 30 Days)
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
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Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 11/18/2008 Run time: 119 minutes Rating: Pg13
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Ever wonder what the girls of Sex and the City might have been like if they'd been friends since toddlerhood? Probably a lot like the appealing friends in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2, the winsome sequel to the winning 2005 film based, as is this film, on the novels of Ann Brashares. Tibby, Carmen, Bridget, and Lena are the Carrie, et al., of this yarn, which picks up in the girls' lives as they're launching into womanhood--figuring out "how to become ourselves without losing each other." The young women fight heartache and family trouble while seeking adventure in their first year of college and the summer after--and trading off a pair of what must surely be the best-traveled garment in the history of Hollywood. All the young actresses have become more famous since the first film--especially Ugly Betty Emmy winner America Ferrera (Carmen), but also Blake Lively (Bridget), Amber Tamblyn (Tibby), and Alexis Bleidel (Lena). But the film is very much an ensemble piece as all four young stars trade off their piece in the spotlight. Adventures take them to far-flung locales like Rhode Island, New York, and an archeological dig in Turkey, and the adventures and friendship continue across the miles. Above all? The Sisterhood, of course. Tibby, over lunch: "I suck at relationships. I should have been a guy." Lena: "Nah, a guy wouldn't worry about sucking at relationships." And suddenly, sisters, everything seems right in the world. --A.T. Hurley
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 Can't BELIEVE I'm Saying This--Better Than the Book November 29, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I started watching this with very low expectations. I figured it would be based on the fourth book, and I hated the fourth book, so, you know, not all that excited. I came out of it a totally happy person. It seems to me that the screenwriter took everything that was wrong with the fourth book and fixed it. True, I would have liked to see Win, but that's, imo, the only thing the movie really lacked. The acting was great, the chemistry was astounding (and here everyone was saying the girls didn't want to do this!), the storylines, amazing amazing amazing. Upon reading book 4, I was highly disappointed that they lost the pants, but now, watching the movie, I see why it had to happen.
Random comments:
-Alexis Bledel makes a much better Lena than a Rory. She's so much more natural as a quiet, down-to-earth girl, rather than Ms. Spoiled Rotten.
-LOVED Amber Tamblyn's acting, she's been the best part of both movies. Her and Brian are just too cute, and her 'miracle' moment was probably my favorite of the entire movie.
-Glad they kept Labor Coach Tibby in!
-Best lines? Tie between "And leave me in the middle of my life? God!" and "We are terrible at not loving each other." One hilarious, one sweet, both pretty much summarizing the entirety of this movie and real life.
I am not the type to EVER prefer a movie adaptation over a book. I always think the movies cheapen the written word. This is the one exception. Loved it, loved it, LOVED it.
 FOUR TISSUES AND A NICE CHICK FLICK November 23, 2008
I enjoyed the movie. I have read all the Sisterhood books, and I am 40+. The movie and books are geared for teenage girls and young adults, but I enjoy them too. I think any woman that has best friends growing up and still has best friends will relate to this movie and enjoy it. I thought the Second movie was better than the first movie. I liked the location footage in Greece, NYC and Yale. Remember to bring your tissues and maybe a glass of wine if your of age and enjoy!
Good Clean Fun November 22, 2008
Okay, so maybe I'm not the target demographic for this film. I don't care. I enjoyed it anyway. The main thing going for it is that Bledel, Tamblyn, Lively, and Ferrera have great chemistry together. They are consistently engaging and genuinely funny. Of course, like action movies, the plot has a habit of getting in the way of the fun, but in the last quarter of the film the four of them are together and deliver the best moments.
There are also some fine performances from rest of the cast. You've got Lucy Hale as Lena's idiot kid sister. (BTW, Hale handles this role much better than Bledel did in Bride and Prejudice, but I'd love to see her cast in something outside of this mold.) You've got Rachel Nichols as acting Carmen's friend/nemesis. As Bridget's supervisor at a Turkish archaeolgical dig, Shohreh Aghdashloo shows once again why she is Hollywood's go-to actress for a strong middle eastern woman. And you've got Blythe Banner as Bridget's grandmother from Alabama. On the male side, you've got reformed Dragon's Lair addict Brian (suddenly sporting washboard abs) as Tibby's guy, Ian as Carmen's British acting foil, and Lena's twin boy-toys, ex-boyfriend Kostas and model Leo. When you combine the stars, the rest of the cast, and the picturesque scenes of Santorini, there is a lot of eye candy, probably something for everyone.
On the downside, the DVD special features are a little on the skimpy side. There are a couple of deleted scenes, none of which are earthshattering. There is a gag reel, but most of the gags are flubbed lines, not too exciting either. There is a brief vignette on the "cliff scene". And you can watch the film dubbed in Spanish or French with or without subtitles. I guess the stars were too busy to deliver more like with the last movie. That's okay. The bottom line is that the film is worth watching. It is good clean fun. (By the way, the PG-13 rating is absurd. This is far tamer than Gossip Girl or even Ugly Betty.)
One word: Amazing. November 21, 2008
I won't sit here and go into this big looooong speech about how amazing the movie is and how each part affected me. I'll just simple say that, the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series are what "true" friendships should be like. Good times or bad, they stick by one another. You can learn so much just from watching the movies. I'll admit I cried my eyes out during the movie, but I also laughed my butt off. This movie is definitely worth seeing but even more to buy. Any of a better review then that, I'd be shocked. =] I hope you'll BUY/watch.
widescreen November 20, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
While I love the movie I just spent several hours being suprised by the a-typical letterboxing of the movie. While it is widescreen it is more like the letterboxing they put on certain tv shows as viewed on television. I would have rather had a more noticable widescreen representation. It's a beautiful movie but the sweeping views have a good chance of being cut out when you don't get the full picture you saw in the movie theatre.
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