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Here I go again - Mamma Mia!
The Winner Takes It All One of our readers, Lisa of New Jersey, asked if we were going to see Mamma Mia! again. Yes, girl. We did. That’s four times. I know it’s not a world record, but it’s three times more than any other movie I’ve seen at a cinema theatre. Movie ticket sales for Mamma [...]
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Saturday, September 27, 2008
Two central fixations struck me after this afternoon’s viewing (my third in just over a week) of the movie, Mamma Mia. One, I keep seeing more delicate subtle touches throughout the film and two; I appreciate Abba’s songs more than I ever did before. Catherine Johnson’s screenplay is a masterpiece. I don’t know how much time [...]
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Sunday, September 21, 2008
5 stars***** Rarely do I come across a movie where I can’t find a fault. ‘Silence of the Lambs’ was one with Jodie Foster’s ‘The Accused’ another. In musical terms Lionel Bart’s ‘Oliver’ is a perfect mix of songs, dance and action. The plot was great and the characters were spectacularly acted. Now we have another [...]
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Thursday, September 18, 2008
Whatever you do, don’t leave the Mamma Mia movie early or you’ll miss an incredible finale that’s during and after the credits. I wouldn’t normally add a spoiler to any film analysis, but you’d miss so much if you left early. It was easier at the Broadway show; you were still sat in your seat when [...]
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Wednesday, June 11, 2008
The movie of the year? The Mamma Mia stage show is one of life’s great treasured moments; if you haven’t been, please do; you’ll have the time of your life. Around $1.5 billion has been spent by audiences watching the show in theatres around the world to date; it may even run as long as Agatha [...]
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Monday, October 13, 2008
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