Mamma Mia! – the film

[Griff]

I sat through it at the cinema, as Mrs.Griff wanted to see it.

 

[Zachor]

Just seen this thread. Really fancy seeing this and a friend who also wants to see it is coming up to London soon. Does anyone know if there is a 'singalong' performance of MM taking place around xmas time?

 

[matrix_22]

I sat through it at the cinema, as Mrs.Griff wanted to see it.

i bet inside you were singing and screaming along

 

[Bakunin]

And when Pierce Brosnan broke into song i was pure peeing myself.

Did you know he got his Equity card by working as a male stripper?

 

[Griff]

i bet inside you were singing and screaming along

Yeah. Course.

I like ABBA's music to be honest, but films where people break into song just irritates the fuck out of me, however good the music may be.

She's said she want's the DVD for Christmas. I said the cats may get it for her.

 

[Zachor]

Did you know he got his Equity card by working as a male stripper?

Wow didn't know that. Whats he like nakid?

 

[girasol]

films where people break into song just irritates the fuck out of me, however good the music may be.

that's why I haven't seen it and probably never will. The only film with songs that doesn't drive me mad is Jungle Book, but it's a cartoon

 

[electrogirl]

Has anyone watched this over christmas?

It was selling like hotcakes where I worked and I ended up watching it twice.


It's fucking infectious! I really really enjoyed it. It's totally shit, but great. Pierce Brosnan is HILARIOUS. I'd watch it if only for him.

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

Apparently this is the biggest-grossing film of all time in the UK...

 

[electrogirl]

Apparently this is the biggest-grossing film of all time in the UK...

Really?

I actually would've loved to see it at the pictures, it's loads of fun.

 

[moomoo]

Really?

I actually would've loved to see it at the pictures, it's loads of fun.

I wanted to go to the sing-a-long version but no one would come with me.

I loved the film so much the kids bought me the DVD for Christmas.

 

[mango5]

I watched on xmas eve in a 2 hour slot when everyone else had gone out. Didn't expect to like it, will no doubt drunkenly insist on it being watched in public some time in the future

 

[electrogirl]

I wanted to go to the sing-a-long version but no one would come with me.

I loved the film so much the kids bought me the DVD for Christmas.

Aw I would've come Moo!

I watched it on Boxing Day and then in New Years Day with the singalonga bit, we sung everything, badly.

 

[moomoo]

Aw I would've come Moo!

I watched it on Boxing Day and then in New Years Day with the singalonga bit, we sung everything, badly.

Now you tell me.

I'm going to make the kids watch the singalonga version with me. And join in on pain of death if they don't.

 

[Gromit]

I've finally seen this as its hit Sky.

Now I know this isn't going to make me a popular person but omg what a load of rubbish.

Seriously how did this become such a phenomena? If you stripped out the Abba it would be a medocre cliched script. With the badly done Abba its compounding two crimes. Crimes against music as well as film.

I can only think that the poor singing makes the audience feel okay about singing along. If the actors can perform badly then we shouldn't be ashamed to either.

 

[bouncer_the_dog]

Given i usually prefer films with robots, zombies, monster, exploding helicopters and some kind of bomb defusal I must say I thought Mamma Mia! was a nice film. In offensive and cheery, and I did find the shoe horning of Abba songs into the various scenarios quiter amusing. And thinking about it Pierce Brosnan singing was v.amusing.

 

[T & P]

I've finally seen this as its hit Sky.

Now I know this isn't going to make me a popular person but omg what a load of rubbish.

Seriously how did this become such a phenomena? If you stripped out the Abba it would be a medocre cliched script. With the badly done Abba its compounding two crimes. Crimes against music as well as film.

I can only think that the poor singing makes the audience feel okay about singing along. If the actors can perform badly then we shouldn't be ashamed to either.

Uplifting film in dark times innit.

I enjoyed it for what it was: mindless fun and silly songs

 

[bouncer_the_dog]

I have been told it is even more enjoyable after a Xanax and a couple of glasses of red.

 

[mrsfran]

I thought it was unbelievably bad. Just awful. Sorry Moomoo

 

[T & P]

Pierce Brosman is quite literally the worst singer in the entire Universe isn't he?

 

[kabbes]

I think that this was my most hated film that I've ever had to sit through. I didn't see one damn thing to recommend it. The plot was diabolically bad, the singing was awful, the set pieces were boring, the acting was dreadful and I can't stand bloody Abba. Not good.

 

[dessiato]

Seen it five or six times and hated it every time.

 

[Iguana]

I think that this was my most hated film that I've ever had to sit through. I didn't see one damn thing to recommend it. The plot was diabolically bad, the singing was awful, the set pieces were boring, the acting was dreadful and I can't stand bloody Abba. Not good.

My poor friend was on a flight from Ireland to Chicago last November and the plane didn't have the newer entertainment systems so there was only one film for the whole plane. Which was Mamma Mia. It being late November, the plane was about 90% full of women on girly pre-christmas shopping trips to America. So for two hours she had to sit through the entire plane singing along.

 

[boing!]

My poor friend was on a flight from Ireland to Chicago last November and the plane didn't have the newer entertainment systems so there was only one film for the whole plane. Which was Mamma Mia. It being late November, the plane was about 90% full of women on girly pre-christmas shopping trips to America. So for two hours she had to sit through the entire plane singing along.

Jesus.

I was not impressed with this film either. If I watch a musical I want the singing and dancing to blow me away with its incredibleness, I want hundreds of people doing insanely choreographed dancing so tight you suspect they were beaten if they missed a beat.

It's not that the concept of doing an Abba musical has to be the worst film in the world (although it stands a good chance) but I was shocked with how amateurly it was done for such a popular film. It was like the cinematic equivalent of watching a drunken hen party doing karaoke in some holiday resort.

 

[kabbes]

It was like the cinematic equivalent of watching a drunken hen party doing karaoke in some holiday resort.

They should have put that on the DVD box.

 

[Ceej]

Took the niece to see this - could have been worse. The funniest thing was the blerks - they all so much looked as of they'd rather be somewhere else. And Pierce, much as I love him, looked like he needed to go to the toilet very, very badly every time he looked at Streep.

 

[Geri]

Utter shite.

 

[London_Calling]

You only went cos Butchers wanted to, didn't you?

 

[pigtails]

Utter shite.

I concur.

I don't get what everyone loved about it.

 

[Geri]

You only went cos Butchers wanted to, didn't you?

I wouldn't pay money to see that!