tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500023640809825094.post3669363392492165616..comments2023-09-25T05:16:42.104-04:00Comments on Off Center: Mamma Mia...Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18408803264438733725noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500023640809825094.post-85519414256878797062008-08-14T04:48:00.000-04:002008-08-14T04:48:00.000-04:00I was coerced into seeing Mamma Mia (the play), wh...I was coerced into seeing Mamma Mia (the play), which ended up being great... as for the movie version, sounds fun, though it's awkward to think of ol' Pierce trying to sing, yeeeshAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500023640809825094.post-85140921475198234872008-07-22T11:06:00.000-04:002008-07-22T11:06:00.000-04:00Thanks for your comments you guys :)I think I'm go...Thanks for your comments you guys :)<BR/><BR/>I think I'm going to have to find time to see the stage version sometime soon so I have a better perspective but...<BR/><BR/>I should note that the movie version cast was great considering what was asked. At first I thought Meryl Streep jumping on a bed and singing looked ridiculous but by the end it seemed like she was just having a wonderful time Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18408803264438733725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500023640809825094.post-19638063706519217522008-07-22T07:00:00.000-04:002008-07-22T07:00:00.000-04:00..What was it about those old MGM movies that made.....What was it about those old MGM movies that made them so amazing? Maybe it was the sheer simplicity of it that made it spectacular??? I agree, todays movie musicals are lacking. <BR/><BR/>Just for the record I've seen Mamma Mia on stage and was really unimpressed. Loved the ABBA aspect but otherwise it didn't really have an impact. I'm guessing the movie is much the same...but the cast is what Sofiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01767323466180484736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500023640809825094.post-22685386625688018042008-07-21T18:28:00.000-04:002008-07-21T18:28:00.000-04:00I haven't seen the film version but I did see the ...I haven't seen the film version but I did see the stage version and I think my assessment would have been pretty similar to your view of the film. It was fun if you enjoy ABBA--which I do--but nothing more. The story comes off as an insubstantial excuse to have people perform ABBA songs on stage. <BR/><BR/>Which is to say that Mamma Mia didn't have much to lose in translation. I do agree, thoughMeghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09694504731204384103noreply@blogger.com