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amedia ([personal profile] amedia) wrote2010-06-12 08:11 pm

Movie: Mamma Mia


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.

[identity profile] moonys-autumn.livejournal.com 2010-06-13 01:16 am (UTC)(link)
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

[identity profile] pocketwitch.livejournal.com 2010-06-13 02:17 am (UTC)(link)
Molly Weasley was in it? I totally missed that, too, so it wasn't just you.

[identity profile] supercheesegirl.livejournal.com 2010-06-13 03:01 am (UTC)(link)
I missed Molly Weasley too. I totally loved the movie, though.
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[personal profile] twistedchick 2010-06-13 03:25 am (UTC)(link)
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.