Movie: Mamma Mia

[amedia]

The Greek-island scenery was magnificent.

Meryl Streep can do anything.

Christine Baranski is even more awesome than I already realized.

I'm ashamed that I did not recognize Molly Weasley Julie Walters.

Pierce Brosnan's singing is bearable as long as the chorus is drowning him out.

For a movie made up of ABBA's hits, I was surprised how few of the songs I recognized. (And I listened to the radio a LOT in the 70's.)

TODS' observation: "This is a chick flick. I mean, the estrogen is washing around our ankles."

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One of the songs I recognized wasn't listed in the credits. I'm pretty sure the "wedding march" was a riff on "Knowing Me, Knowing You," which was a break-up song - perhaps intended to foreshadow the outcome of the wedding?

Anyway, it was fun and frothy, and I really, really liked the scenery.

Comments

[moonys-autumn.livejournal.com]

My biggest problem with Mamma Mia was probably some iffy sound-mixing, mostly at the beginning, but otherwise it was a fun time at the movies. :) I had seen it on Broadway back when it first opened and hardly remembered it. Though I was initially a little jarred by campy-ness, once embraced the camp I quite enjoyed it. XD

[amedia.livejournal.com]

You saw it on Broadway! That must have been so much fun. :-)

[pocketwitch.livejournal.com]

Molly Weasley was in it? I totally missed that, too, so it wasn't just you.

[amedia.livejournal.com]

Yah, she was Rosie - the mom's old friend who wasn't Christine Baranski. I really enjoyed her performance!

[pocketwitch.livejournal.com]

Crazy! I totally missed that! I enjoyed her a lot too. The movie as a whole was just plain fun, I thought.

[supercheesegirl.livejournal.com]

I missed Molly Weasley too. I totally loved the movie, though.

[amedia.livejournal.com]

I feel better knowing other people didn't spot her, either! It was a fun movie. :-)

[twistedchick]

I think I recall hearing that Pierce Brosnan had a horrible head cold or laryngitis during part of the filming. That may have affected his voice.

[amedia.livejournal.com]

That might explain it! Thanks for the info. :-)