‘Mamma Mia!’ Review: Ah, to be 50-Something and in Love

Seacoast Online ^ | 7/20/08 | Gina Carbone

[tang-soo]

Try a non vital organ and avoid the movie.

[Moonman62]

A movie with Sean Penn in drag has to be good.

[nomorelurker]

Saw the movie last night not as good as the stage musical. However should you want to take your 55+ mother-in-law to a movie an see her laugh at inside jokes this is it. Not a bad thing but somebody made a 55+ chick flick.

[sarasota]

I saw a photo of Helen over the weekend—in a bikini. She is one amazing woman.

[BlueAngel]

I loved Colin Firth in “Pride and Prejudice”.

[Tijeras_Slim]

Several of the movie leads cannot sing.

I'll just rent "Paint Your Wagon" again. ;)

[valkyry1]

He was better in ‘honky tonk man’ but Marty Robbins was backing him up

[Dr. Scarpetta]

My wife and I saw this today. I owed her for Ironman, Indiana Jones, and Incedible hulk, (Technically qualifies as a Chick flick because of the wedding at the end). Anyway I am not a big fan of ABBA, but the movie was good.

Sounds like you have a good marriage...

[Dr. Scarpetta]

maybe I’ll go just so I can tell everyone I was the first straight man to see it...

There were plenty of men in the movie when I saw it, and they appeared to be with their wives...:)

[Dr. Scarpetta]

“However should you want to take your 55+ mother-in-law to a movie an see her laugh at inside jokes this is it. Not a bad thing but somebody made a 55+ chick flick.”
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“As ‘Mamma Mia’ Movie Opens, Fans Cross Age Groups”

“Thanks to fresh-faced actress Amanda Seyfried and the film’s fun feel, a new generation of fans has surfaced.

So don’t be surprised to see ladies in their teens and 20s sitting beside their fiftysomething former “Dancing Queen” moms at the cineplex. The movie has something for ‘Mamma’ maniacs of all ages.”

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/movies/2008/07/20/2008-07-20_as_mamma_mia_movie_opens_fans_cross_age_-3.html

[Dr. Scarpetta]

If I had the choice between shooting myself and seeing this movie I’m still not sure which would be worse.

Treat yourself and take a woman to see it. She'll like you for it...:)

[latina4dubya]

I loved Colin Firth in “Pride and Prejudice”.

yes! Mr. Darcy... the BBC's Pride and Prejudice is the best... i also like him in, and this is a secret guilty pleasure of mine, Brigette Jones's Diary... he plays Mr. Darcy again! Marc Darcy, i believe...

[Darnright]

>So don’t be surprised to see ladies in their teens and 20s sitting beside their fiftysomething former “Dancing Queen” moms at the cineplex. The movie has something for ‘Mamma’ maniacs of all ages.”<

I saw a lot of that in the theater the other night. Ok, the singing isn’t the best, but the movie is worth seeing, IF you’re female. Drop the men off at Dark Knight, so you have fun.

[Tucson Jim]

Was it this one?

[DeLaine]

Colin Firth in anything would be ...grand. (sigh)

I cancelled a date and went to see this with my galfriends and it was GREAT! I was feeling SO not great until we saw this, We clapped, we sang and we danced in our chairs. It lifted my spirits WAY up.
We’re going again when it gets to the dollar movie and get all our friends to come with us and we’re going to have a blast.

[BlueAngel]

Sounds like it was a great time.

I can use a pick me up myself so thanks for the heads-up on a worthwhile movie to see. They are rare indeed!

[Twink]

We saw the stage play in 2003. We really enjoyed it. Not sure I want to see the movie.

[se_ohio_young_conservative]

That was 2 hours of my life I can never get back. There should be a law against that sort of thing.

[Dr. Scarpetta]

Maybe you didn’t like the movie, but these kids did:

http://media.photobucket.com/video/mamma%20mia/fashionvictim_/DRAMA/AmysPictures041.flv?o=9