By John Beifuss The famous opening credits of director George Cukor's 1939 film "The Women" connects each of the MGM starlets in the cast with a particular type of animal.

By Claudia Puig Defanged and drippy, the remake of 1939's The Women seems to have been made for the dullard granddaughters of the sassy, sharp society matrons in George Cukor's campy original.

By CHRISTY LEMIRE 'The Women' (PG-13) H 1/2 Somehow, Diane English has managed to make the "Sex and the City" movie look like a documentary.

By Christy Lemire REVIEW "The Women" H 1/2 RATING: PG-13 (sex-related material, language, some drug use and brief smoking) DIRECTOR: Diane English CAST: Meg Ryan, Annette Bening, Jada Pinkett Smith, Debra Messing, Eva Mendes, Cloris Leachman and Candice Bergen THEATERS: Marquee Cinemas, Park Place Stadium Cinemas Somehow, Diane English has managed to make the "Sex and the City" movie look like a documentary.

The Women behind "The Women" hit the Hub last night to premiere the $16 million, made-in-Mass. comedy starring Annette Bening, Meg Ryan, Debra Messing, Jada Pinkett Smith and Eva Mendes. Sadly, none of the leading ladies led the parade on the red carpet. And we're just sick about it.