tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768529518959054896.post7368430030291575620..comments2023-09-11T06:24:18.589-05:00Comments on Catch Her in the Wry: OMG Mamma Mia!Catch Her in the Wryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13052541966405145087noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768529518959054896.post-42997666034773603482008-07-30T18:20:00.000-05:002008-07-30T18:20:00.000-05:00Funny you saw Mamma Mia as second choice after Dar...Funny you saw Mamma Mia as second choice after Dark Knight sold out. It happened exactly opposite for us. We went to see Mamma Mia--for Meryl Streep and Abba, but wound up seeing Dark Knight because the other was sold out. As for Knight, Heath Ledger owns that film. Every scene with him was spectacular, but otherwise it was a tad too long. They shoulda stopped after the pretty girl got killed! It's still worth seeing. As for chick flicks, I think I'm simpatico with you on that! It has to be very very well acted or something in order to get me in the theater to see one!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768529518959054896.post-9750955274521647042008-07-20T16:36:00.000-05:002008-07-20T16:36:00.000-05:00crockhead: I didn't mean that "Across the Universe...crockhead: I didn't mean that "Across the Universe" is the best musical movie in recent years, but for a movie musical that uses contemporary pop, instead of original songs, it was much better than "Mamma Mia!". I would like to see "Jersey Boys" as a movie musical.Catch Her in the Wryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13052541966405145087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768529518959054896.post-41855697474372536772008-07-20T15:03:00.000-05:002008-07-20T15:03:00.000-05:00Thanks for your review. I had been thinking of se...Thanks for your review. I had been thinking of seeing it, but you just saved me a couple of wasted Sunday afternoon hours (which I have now wasted other ways.) As for "Across the Universe," it was okay, but the best musical I've seen in recent years (which isn't saying much because I generally don't like musicals) is "Romance and Cigarettes." "Hairspray" was close behind.Crockheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08410758631825372736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768529518959054896.post-41719327305457318952008-07-20T14:30:00.000-05:002008-07-20T14:30:00.000-05:00cinzea: I never saw Mamma Mia in live performance,...cinzea: I never saw Mamma Mia in live performance, but I still don't think I would have enjoyed it. I'm just not into "chick" plots. There have been some great movie versions of Broadway musicals including South Pacific, West Side Story, Sound of Music, and others. And some great broadway productions of movies, including The Lion King.<BR/><BR/>sixty: Dark Knight was my number one choice to see last night but lines were too long. In my youth I was a big comic book fan and I love super-hero fantasy and the good vs. evil genre. I especially liked the last, darker version of Batman. I'm certain I'll enjoy this one, too.Catch Her in the Wryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13052541966405145087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768529518959054896.post-26928297534968725632008-07-20T14:15:00.000-05:002008-07-20T14:15:00.000-05:00OMG! You are one of those people! Should have expe...OMG! You are one of those people! Should have expected as much from an accountant. :)<BR/>It all has to make sense?<BR/>No wonder you like documentaries.<BR/>I have to admit the I did find myself watching Mamma Mia and thinking back to the stage play and how it was represented onstage.<BR/>The guy on CBS Sunday Morning - as with all the others - just RIPPED Mamma Mia and everybody in it!<BR/>Oh well, I had fun!<BR/>I guess you will be skipping Dark Knight because of the whole Batman concept?Going Like Sixtyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17735447776871695507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768529518959054896.post-88028164928278993522008-07-20T13:56:00.000-05:002008-07-20T13:56:00.000-05:00True to form: broadway musicals (and plays) are NE...True to form: broadway musicals (and plays) are NEVER brought to the screen correctly. The broadway show worked because people were the right age, no big names are needed to draw in the paying crowd, etc. etc.<BR/><BR/>Think 'Phantom Of The Opera'. It was superb on the broadway stage when it opened over 10 years ago, as it still is today. But, the movie version was a dud.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com