I saw Mamma Mia! last night and it is amazing! A great, classic musical with a "Greek" chorus, dancing boys and girls, gorgeous scenery and super strong performances. Meryl Streep reminds us why she wins so many awards.

I've never seen the show, actually kinda avoided it, but it's a strong book that actually does put together a story with the Abba catalog.

Great summer fluff!!!!

I've seen the musical twice and have already made plans to go see the movie with a bunch of friends. Can't wait.

Efan said:

I wonder how it compares to the stage show!

I want to!

Hell no!

I saw previews that made me cringe!

WTF are you; a faggot or something!?

(@ musicals, except a few, not fags)

HamsterHuey said:

I'm typically not a musical gay. Evita, Jesus Christ Superstar, and West Side Story, that's it for me. Probably why I haven't seen the stage show. And I'm not a Uber-Abba gay, either. I love love love "The Winner Takes It All", but the rest of the hits I don't really care much about. Still, I loved the movie. It's definitely too super faggotty for you, though. Flashy, sparkly, flamboyantly, limp-wristedly, fiercely, unashamedly over-the-top faggotty gay gay ghey!!!

And the screening I saw -- at Outfest -- phew! the homos cheered for the Universal logo at the opening, I swear. A sing-a-long, riotously great time.

The women I work with are SO EXCITED to see Mamma Mia!

We were all going to go see it opening night, but I'll be on vacation so they'll be going without me.

I don't know if I'll go see it in theater, but I'll definately get the dvd.





I'm actually SUPER excited about "Breaking Dawn" coming out on August 2nd and I'm the only one of my coworkers who have preordered it.

I've got my priorities in order, though. I'm going to see Dark Knight on opening day in imax and then Mamma Mia on Sunday. I'm not a total fag.

madartista said:

I like SOME. You know, Sound Of Music and Mary Poppins, but that is more cuz of Julie Andrews...

And as a little kid I was a HUGE ABBA fan. Don't tell anyone, it would ruin my rep.

a Maury Povich musical? :lol

Efan said:

Really? Dark Knight is pretty damn gay!

Waiting for the movie!

Was this movie shot in Greece?...(It looked that way from the previews)...I'd go see it for that alone lol ...

Byron said:

yessiree!

madartista said:

Thought so lol ...Greece is stunning, just breathtaking.

HamsterHuey said:

I saw the stage show (on a date so I couldn't walk out) and I was crawling out of my skin. It was very uncomfortable. Cheese Fest!

I don't mind ABBA music but the whole concept of the play was reductio ad absurdum.

have to pass on this one, looks hard to sit through

I wanna see this

I CAN'T WAIT to see this!!!


...but Dark Knight is gonna kick its ass
Im pumped for both though

I like Abba, but I kind of hate hearing anyone who is not Abba singing their songs I'll be giving it a miss

madartista said:

did anyone from the Broadway musical make the cut? or was everyone recast?

ZombieKitten said:

Smart! There is Meryl Streep and that previous james Bond fella, that REALLY can't sing.

I always have a way of being in " the loop" on these things.....

:puzzled:

ZombieKitten said:

But Benny and Bjorn supervised the recording and even some of the musicians were the original ones

PANDURITO said:

It still sucks.

Probably

I'll listen first, talk later though

PANDURITO said:

Me and my good friend were hanging around the front of the cinema (waiting for a scene from sodanation's video shoot to finish in the alleyway around the corner ) and the soudtrack was playing and we were bored so we put a hat on the ground and danced to many of the songs. I really did not like the Abba covers but a busload of kids loved our dancing!!

ZombieKitten said:

THAT should be the video!

PANDURITO said:

and I don't even think they were "special" kids on the bus either



yup, it was potentially embarrassing, but I think I got to that age now, where ANY attention is good attention

(I AM in the video btw if it doesn't end up on the cutting room floor )

I was thinking of taking my niece to this since she likes musicals. Would this be appropriate for an almost 12 year old?