[bigred]DVD One-Disc Standard Edition[/bigred]
[lilred]December 16, 2008[/lilred]



Amazon.com
The delirious sight of Meryl Streep leading a river of multigenerational women singing "Dancing Queen" is one of the high points of Mamma Mia!, the musical built around the songs of the hugely popular pop group ABBA. The plot sets in motion when Sophie (Amanda Seyfried, Mean Girls), daughter of Donna (Streep), sends a letter to three men, inviting them to her wedding--because after reading her mother's diary, she suspects that one of them is her father. When all three arrive at the Greek island where Donna runs a hotel, Donna flips out and finds that passions she thought she'd laid aside are coming back to life. But let's face it, the plot is not the point--it's a ridiculous contrivance that provides an excuse for the characters to sing the massive hits of ABBA. Regrettably, first-time film director Phyllida Lloyd (who directed the original stage production) has drawn over-the-top performances from everyone involved, even Streep; every production number hammers its exuberance into your eyeballs. Which is too bad, because Mamma Mia! is a rarity: A middle-aged love story. The kids start things off, but the story is really about Streep and the three guys (former James Bond Pierce Brosnan, former Mr. Darcy Colin Firth, and Swedish star Stellan Skarsgard), as well as Donna's best friends (Christine Baranski, best known from the TV show Cybill, and Julie Walters, Calendar Girls). It's a romantic comedy aimed at the people who were around when all these songs were new, and that's an age group Hollywood largely ignores. For that alone, Mamma Mia! deserves to find an audience. --Bret Fetzer

Product Description
The story of a bride-to-be trying to find her real father from three possible candidates, told using songs by the popular '70s group ABBA. Based on the hit Broadway musical.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001GKJ2DY/?tag=imwan-20

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[bigred]DVD Two-Disc Special Edition[/bigred]
[lilred]December 16, 2008[/lilred]



http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001GKJ2DO/?tag=imwan-20

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[bigred]Blu-ray[/bigred]
[lilred]December 16, 2008[/lilred]



http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001GKJ2FW/?tag=imwan-20

Well I'm not going to buy this but I may rent the Blu-ray. I loved the Broadway show but sitting thru Brosnan singing may just be too much for me.

My daughter loved the movie and saw the traveling show, so this one's most likely in my future, but I saw about 90 seconds at the theater (stuck my head in after seeing another movie). I didn't make it through the second line of Christine Baranski singing "Does Your Mother Know?". Yeccch.

Alan

It sad that this will be the only exposure to Mamma Mia for many people. The Broadway show is a must see.

OK, even though I wasn't crazy about the movie, I bought the 2-DVD set today at 'Rama. Because, well, you know...