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Mamma Mia! [Blu-ray] [2008]


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Amazon.co.uk Review

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


excellent fun
Review date: 2008-11-11 Rating: 10 out of 10

This is a fun family film with excellent music. What more do you want?

Reviewers who bleat on about bad directing and wooden acting are totally missing the point of the film and need to lighten up a bit.


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Ignore the critics and just enjoy it!
Review date: 2008-10-31 Rating: 10 out of 10

When I saw this in the cinema quite a few people were sniggering at Pierce Brosnan's singing and some critics have been quite scathing. But it's a valiant effort by non-singers and I applaud them for it.

There are very few movies that I watch more than once or twice, but I've seen this four times already. It's a hugely enjoyable feel-good movie, full of brilliant ABBA songs and just altogether great fun.

So ignore the critics, turn up the volume, soak up the beautiful Greek locations and enjoy. I can hardly wait for the Blu-ray DVD.

Moma mia - Daddy- DON'T!!
Review date: 2008-10-27 Rating: 10 out of 10

I really, really enjoyed watching this film because I am a pathetic, purile, idiot who who is easily amused by people singing a jolly song or two. I also enjoyed the bright colours and I ate some nice sweaties while I was watching it. I fully recommend a full labotmoy, I feel great.

Remember your hankies!
Review date: 2008-10-15 Rating: 8 out of 10

I went to see this film two weeks ago after resisting all summer, despite the nagging of my mother, sister, best friend and daughter to go and see it! Now I wish I had gone in the summer as it is really a light and frothy sweet rose wine of a film. Despite having made up my mind not to enjoy it, I left the cinema very glad that I had gone. I agree with some other contributors that the acting is not great given the quality of previous films made by some of the stars, and the plot is not exactly brain aching, but that's not the point of this film. The underlying messages of Mamma Mia seem to me to be about discovering what is important in life and seizing the moment...maybe its just my age, but I find myself reliving little moments in my memory and considering my decisions differently. I took my 11 year old daughter (who has just moved up to high school) to see this film; one of the times when we fulfilled the plans we had made before she 'slips through my fingers', and although the scene where Meryl Streep helps her daughter prepare for her wedding had us both in buckets of tears, they were very 'mother-daughter bonding' tears ...On reflection, definitely a film for the 'girls'!

Not a review of this product
Review date: 2008-09-28 Rating: 10 out of 10

I haven't yet seen the film, and as this blu-ray disk is yet to be released, I can't review that either. That doesn't stop me from being able to write a review here, which strikes me as completely pointless. I'm giving 5 stars as it wouldn't be fair to under-rate it based on the good things I've heard about the film. Amazon, please restrict reviews to customers that have actually purchased and experienced the actual product. i.e: the Blu-ray disk, the quality of the encoding, the sound, the extra features and the packaging, not the film itself! Amen

Product Details/Specifications


Actor(s):
Julie Walters
Amanda Seyfried
Meryl Streep
Pierce Brosnan
Colin Firth

Creators:
Meryl Streep (Primary Contributor)
Pierce Brosnan (Primary Contributor)

Director(s):

Recording label: Universal Pictures UK
Manufacturer: Universal Pictures UK
EAN: 5050582556100
Binding: Blu-ray
Number of items: 1
Format: PAL,
Release date: 2008-11-24
Aspect ratio: 2.40:1
Audience rating: Parental Guidance
Region code: 2
Running time: 109 minutes
Theatrical release date: 2008
Language: English (Original Language)
Language: French (Original Language)
Language: Italian (Original Language)
Language: German (Original Language)
Language: Spanish (Original Language)
Language: Japanese (Original Language)

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