Mama Mia!

Saw this movie with my sisters last weekend. Ate Irene's treat. It was great fun kasi kaming tatlo lang ang tao sa buong cinema. Don't ask where, basta.

I laughed so hard and the movie was so fun. Pierce Brosnan was soooo handsome, just don't look at him when he's singing. He looks constipated. His voice didn't sound good either. But, whatdahey, he's still so hot!

Merryl Streep was a pleasant surprise. I didn't know she could sing, dance or even jump that high! She surprised me the most when she sang "The Winner Takes It All" on top of the cliff, so full of emotions, so much energy! I didn't know Collin Firth had such a cool, breezy voice, I wish he sang more songs in the movie.

The setting was beautiful, Greece was so magnificent. The cliffs, the rocks, the blue sea, the sparkling sunset shots, the golden tanned bodies of the dancers... haaay! Happiness ang lola mo!

What I liked best about the movie was the music. All the words, the melody and songs were (SWAK) perfect for each scene! I was singing throughout most of the movie, to Tek's annoyance. Hehe!

If anyone is looking for a feel-good, romantic and fun movie to watch this weekend, try this out, non-Abba fans will still get their money's worth. For those looking for a good plot, fine acting, quality musical voice and thrills... keep looking.

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Plot:

The story of a bride-to-be trying to find her real father told using hit songs by the popular '70s group ABBA.

20 year old Sophie (Seyfried) is preparing to marry her boyfriend Sky (Cooper) at her mother's hotel on an island in Greece. She seemingly has it all; a carefree life, loving boyfriend and happy friends but one thing has been missing all her life; a father.Her only wish now is to be given away by her dad at her wedding. By reading her mother's diary she discovers that she has three possible fathers. Sophie then secretly invites all three men in a desperate bid to discover which of them is her father before the wedding bells start to chime!But not all goes to plan, old loves are re-kindled, new loves are formed and Sophie risks everything to discover the true identity of her father.

Featuring the songs of ABBA and based on the worlds number one musical comedy which has people dancing in the aisles every night, this movie is sure to be the hit of Summer 2008!

Trivia:
According to Variety the play's original producer and writer, "were broke when they first tried to put the show together and were even snubbed by the Swedish pop group whose music formed the basis for the show. They are now two of the wealthiest women in England."

Based on the hit ABBA single of the same name. Mamma Mia! first opened in London on April, 6th, 1999 at the Prince Edward theater. It had its North American debut at Toronto's Royal Alexandra Theatre on May 23rd, 2000. The original Toronto cast then moved on to Mamma Mia!'s pre-Broadway tour starting in San Francisco, moving on to Los Angeles, then Chicago. It was while the original Toronto cast was performing in Chicago that Louise Pitre (Donna) and Tina Maddigan (Sophie) were invited to play their same roles in the original Broadway cast, which opened on October 18th, 2001 at the Winter Garden Theater, the former home of Cats. It now has toured in over 140 cities across America. As of April 2007, Mamma Mia has open run productions in: New York, London, Las Vegas, Madrid, Moscow, Stuttgart, Fukuoka (opens May 19th 07) Gothenburg (opening May 9th 07) Essen, also has an US tour and an International tour traveling to cities all over the globe. Mamma Mia! has also played in Melbourne, Australia and Utrecht, The Netherlands, and in Copenhagen and Horsens, Denmark.

Phyllida Lloyd also directed the original ‘Mamma Mia!’ Broadway Play.

‘Mamma Mia!’ was the first film to be shot on the new 007 Stage at Pinewood Studios following a fire after Casino Royale (2006) wrapped. The new 59,000 sq ft stage was used for song and dance numbers that could not be filmed in the sun in Greece.

Benny Andersson, former ABBA member and co-composer of the songs, calls Meryl Streep "a miracle". Meryl Streep came to Stockholm to do her vocal for the song "The Winner Takes it All". She finished it in one take.

Meryl Streep first saw the musical in October 2001 with her daughter Louisa and her daughter's friends in Manhattan.

Bill Nighy was announced to star in this project but was replaced.

Both writers of the original ABBA music, Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, can be seen in cameos playing instruments.

According to Meryl Streep, Julie Walters injured herself whilst filming the "Dancing Queen" musical sequence (by tripping over some rocks on a cobbled street), but "soldiered on".

Mandy Moore, Amanda Bynes, Rachel McAdams, and Emmy Rossum were all considered for the part of Sophie.

Goofs:

Continuity: During the scene above the 'old goat's house' in which Donna is singing Mamma Mia, the amount of dust/dirt on the knees of her dungarees changes between shots.

Revealing mistakes: In the scene where Donna is repairing the shutter with a cordless drill, there is not a bit in chuck, so there's no way it could "repair" the shutter. The empty chuck is visible in subsequent scenes with the same drill.

Continuity: Early during the film there is a scene when a tremor is felt and the dolphin mosaic cracks. Later during the bachelorette party, everyone is dancing around the dolphin and the crack is missing. Sometime later during the film Donna attempts to repair the crack in the mosaic.

Continuity: During the dancing scene on the beach, there is what appears to be a decanter and an ice bucket on the bar. These objects change position when the camera angle has changed.

Continuity: During the "Does your Mother Know" dance scene at the beach bar, a dancer in the background is suddenly wearing sunglasses in one shot, they are gone on the next shot of her, and then she's wearing them again.