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ABBA! Meryl Streep! MAMMA MIA Trailer Online Now!
Hey, everyone. ”Moriarty” here.
I love showing various trailers to the various people in my house to see how they react. There are certain trailers that I know are perfect for my son (his reaction to his first viewing of the SPEED RACER trailer was so intense I wish I’d videotaped it), and certain ones my wife will react to (she actually wants to see FOOL’S GOLD), but today... today it’s my mother-in-law who is going to be thrilled.
See, she’s a huge fan of ABBA. In fact, they’re her favorite band. She loves everything they recorded, and the idea of a musical built around their music... well, let’s just say I expect her to actually levitate from sheer joy when I play this for her later today.
In the meantime, knowing you guys and musicals, I can only imagine what kind of smoking hole in the ground this talkback is going to become...
Meryl Streep leads an all-star cast in the feature-film adaptation of the beloved musical that has been seen by more than 30 million people in 160 cities and 8 languages around the world. Bringing the timeless lyrics and melodies of iconic super group ABBA to movie audiences, Summer 2008 is the season for Mamma Mia!
Universal International are thrilled to announce that today the worldwide official trailer has launched right here on UK.Movies.Yahoo.com, where it’s available for you right now.
The three women who created the worldwide smash stage hit—global producer Judy Craymer, writer Catherine Johnson and director Phyllida Lloyd—repeat their roles in bringing this joyful, musical story to the big screen.
Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgård, Christine Baranski, Julie Walters, Amanda Seyfried and Dominic Cooper join Streep in this celebration of a mother, a daughter and three possible dads.
Mamma Mia! Synopsis
An independent, single mother who owns a small hotel on an idyllic Greek island, Donna (Streep) is about to let go of Sophie (Amanda Seyfried), the spirited daughter she’s raised alone. For Sophie’s wedding, Donna has invited her two lifelong best girlfriends—practical and no-nonsense Rosie (Julie Walters) and wealthy, multi-divorcee Tanya (Christine Baranski)—from her one-time backing band, Donna and the Dynamos. But Sophie has secretly invited three guests of her own.
On a quest to find the identity of her father to walk her down the aisle, she brings back three men from Donna’s past to the Mediterranean paradise they visited 20 years earlier. Over 24 chaotic, magical hours, new love will bloom and old romances will be rekindled on this lush island full of possibilities.
Inspired by the storytelling magic of ABBA’s songs from “Dancing Queen” and “S.O.S.” to “Money, Money, Money” and “Take a Chance on Me,” Mamma Mia! is a celebration of mothers and daughters, old friends and new family found.
Universal International are thrilled to announce that today the worldwide official trailer has launched right here on UK.Movies.Yahoo.com, where it’s available for you right now.
The three women who created the worldwide smash stage hit—global producer Judy Craymer, writer Catherine Johnson and director Phyllida Lloyd—repeat their roles in bringing this joyful, musical story to the big screen.
Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgård, Christine Baranski, Julie Walters, Amanda Seyfried and Dominic Cooper join Streep in this celebration of a mother, a daughter and three possible dads.
Mamma Mia! Synopsis
An independent, single mother who owns a small hotel on an idyllic Greek island, Donna (Streep) is about to let go of Sophie (Amanda Seyfried), the spirited daughter she’s raised alone. For Sophie’s wedding, Donna has invited her two lifelong best girlfriends—practical and no-nonsense Rosie (Julie Walters) and wealthy, multi-divorcee Tanya (Christine Baranski)—from her one-time backing band, Donna and the Dynamos. But Sophie has secretly invited three guests of her own.
On a quest to find the identity of her father to walk her down the aisle, she brings back three men from Donna’s past to the Mediterranean paradise they visited 20 years earlier. Over 24 chaotic, magical hours, new love will bloom and old romances will be rekindled on this lush island full of possibilities.
Inspired by the storytelling magic of ABBA’s songs from “Dancing Queen” and “S.O.S.” to “Money, Money, Money” and “Take a Chance on Me,” Mamma Mia! is a celebration of mothers and daughters, old friends and new family found.
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THIS YEAR'S LITTLE MISS ODD COUPLE!
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wow, didn't think that'd happen
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As a Swedish person, and on the behalf of the entire Swedish population, I would just like to humbly and deeply apologize for this abomination of a movie that is about to unleashed upon the world, for which four of my landsmen are ultimately responsible.
I would also like to stress that most Swedes are NOT fans of ABBA, and that their music is only played at bachelorette parties and Midsummer celebrations.
Among many cringe-worthy moments in this brief yet insufferable trailer, I must rate the "dance of female empowerment", last seen in the trailer for Mad Money, as the most cringe-worthy. -
I actually thought that was fun. Sorry 'bout that. What does Harry think, being the Musical Fetishist we all know him to be?
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My gf dragged me to the play enough times because a friend of hers is in there. I would rather chew my own leg off than see this movie, even if Brosnan is in there.
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Created by Indy's Montezuma's revenge. Actually this was pretty tolerable to watch, given that it had two of my top man-crushes, Pierce Brosnan and Colin Firth. Looks like 007 will get to swan dive again in this, like in Mrs. Doubtfire. Mamma mia indeed.
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And I'll probably see the movie, and buy the DVD. Or HD-DVD. Or Blu-Ray. We'll see.
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And you lot can do what you want with it:
SOS has one of the greatest choruses in the history of popular music.
There. I said it. -
Elvis Costello even said so.
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Really? That's a brilliant bit of pub trivia. Olivers Army is a classic in its own right though. Second only to Pump It Up in the Costello Canon imho
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...being a child of the 70's in England, I grew up surrounded by ABBA songs thanks to my mother and they remind me of being a kid, which is always a good thing. Plus they're so bloody catchy! The less I say about how I used to dance around naked to Super Trouper, the better...
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I had written a long, eloquent comment, but them my browser froze.
I'll condense it down to this:
When I was 5 years old, Agnetha (along with Olivia-Newton John -- there's the lesbian scene we were too young to imagine at the time) taught me what pretty was. So, I'll be going to this film if only because it reminds me of her.
But, seeing as it has Bond, Streep, Firth, and this cutie-patootie teeny bopper girl, I think I'll like it anyway.
Meryl Streep sings?
Anyway.
In parting, I give you this:
"Are you telling me this is an ABBA turd?" -
I understamd why it don't allow line breaks, but it really makes my post look like a scattered ramble. I'll know better next time.
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I hate Abba.
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You are correct sir.
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great sounding cast, terrible premise, and ABBA, does the cast outweigh the premise. As for ABBA themselves, I don't hate them, but I don't consider them any kind of real artists or musicans espically after the abomination that was A*TEENS.
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All the hardcore Death Metal your country produces won't erase the fact that when the world thinks of Swedish music, they think of Abba. Your country is known most for three things: Abba, IKEA and the Volvo, and honestly I prefer Abba!
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Do the studio hate him? He's in the trailer all over the place and a great character actor and they leave him out of the credits, what the! Of, and isn't Meryl far too old for Pierce, Colin and Stellan?
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Own up, Benny and Björn made superb fucking pop. Overproduced so it made Spector and jeff Lynne look like minimalists, but those melodies are pretty damn fine. And the ladies made it nice to look at. The Name of the Game, One of Us, The Day Before You Came - and all the other gems. Er, right, that's my cred blown forever on the boards...Anyway, go easy on the Swedes - Eriksson, Max Martin, Cardigans, The Ark, The HIves, a welfare state that actually works, Saab, Absolut, quality porn, Bergman, Strindberg, Stocholm in midsummer...Umm, no don't particularly want to see this, though.
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Own up, Benny and Björn made superb fucking pop. Overproduced so it made Spector and jeff Lynne look like minimalists, but those melodies are pretty damn fine. And the ladies made it nice to look at. The Name of the Game, One of Us, The Day Before You Came - and all the other gems. Er, right, that's my cred blown forever on the boards...Anyway, go easy on the Swedes - Eriksson, Max Martin, Cardigans, The Ark, The HIves, a welfare state that actually works, Saab, Absolut, quality porn, Bergman, Strindberg, Stocholm in midsummer...Umm, no don't particularly want to see this, though.
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Does anyone really think this was a good idea to begin with? ABBA? Seriously? How many more incoherent and insignificant songs can "writers" string together to make a "plot"? Someone please tell me this is all a bad joke, 'cause I'm really praying it is.
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I had never heard of this play until a friend of mine took me to the travelling production in Austin for my birthday. I had so much fun that I took my then-girlfriend to Houston to see it again. Which is why seeing the trailer and the casting decisions are so disappointing. This should have been cast with relative "unknowns," perhaps the best actors of the various stage productions. I can't get past seeing Streep and Pierce to seeing the characters they're supposed to be. Huge mistake for this movie. I'll just hope they eventually come out with a stage production DVD...
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Dec 13, 2007 11:11:30 AM CST
So, with all these stage play musicals becoming movies...
by reel american hero
How much longer before they decide to cash in on some geek friendly musicals like Spamalot or Evil Dead:The Musical
While sure both would be remakes of classic films, it would be interesting and hopefully entertaining to see them remade in the musical form. And it'd be loads better than remaking them in the shitty hollywood form. -
My Mom played ABBA in the car almost my entire childhood and I can't help liking a lot of their songs. I can hear the song, S.O.S. and then really want to hear it again. There, I said it.
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He's famous enough to get freakin' MENTIONED in the trailer. With Pirates 2 and 3 he probably has the best box office record of anybody in the damn movie. I can just picture the meeting: "Yeah, people might recognize his face, but we don't want anyone scared by that foreign-looking name! It's better that people just be confused as to who the third guy is."
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I consider myself pretty selective when it comes to music, but it pains me to admit that I have a soft place in my heart for two of the worst bands in the history of music: ABBA and Air Supply. Wow, that was tough to type. It feels cathartic finally admitting this...
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Surely the point is that Elvis Costello was inspired by ABBA... That's the awful truth that's going to keep you awake at night... shivering... feverish... muttering "No... not ABBA... No... Benny, the one with the Beard. Or was that Bjorn? I don't remember! Elvis Costello? Is that you? Why are you wearing that spangly jumpsuit? And eating Fondue? No Elvis. NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!"
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lights are going to find me shining like the sun ... smiling having fun ... feeling like a number one
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Maybe I should have been more precise in my definition of lifted but, yes, a Google of "Oliver's Army Dancing Queen" will give you all the info you need to know about the piano "rift". And to rock your world a little more, EC quotes the chorus verbatim in the song "When I Was Cruel No.2".
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I was listening to Zepplin and other heavy music in the 70's when Abba was around. I didn't get into there music until I was older. That music has held up for more then 30 years and it aways sounds fresh. Much better then the POP crap that's out there now. That being said I don't know about the movie but those songs were great in other movies so who know.
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bleeerrrgrhhh. Too late :(
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It was Skarrrrrrrsome!
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The first and only supergroup. Their influence on popular music (including more rock than you'd think) is profound and undeniable. If you hate them, fair enough. But no one can ever say their music is bad and still maintain any musical credence. Can't wait for this movie; casting is odd and intriguing.
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Well, it's not a "new" concept:
To wit: Paint Your Wagon, Oklahoma, The Sound of Music, Carousel, Annie Get Your Gun, South Pacific, West Side Story, ad infinitum... I just went to a Christmas party/musical review on Saturday and one of the portions of the review was from Mamma Mia; I'm sure "Movin' Out" & "Jersey Boys" are being prepped for film as we speak. -
Nice sarcasm there. "Their influence on pop music is profound and undeniable". I haven't laughed that hard in a while. Thanks!
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PHANTOM OF THE OPERA quickly died and RENT was a commercial flop (produced by Robert DeNiro!). Is is true that Paris Hilton has been cast in a musical? Say it ain't so...please! (sobs).
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Now THAT'S some good eatin'.
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I actually saw him the other day, he lives in my neighborhood in Stockholm. He ran into traffic, coming out of a grocery store, and dodged cars as he made his way across of the busiest streets in Stockholm. It was dark, and it rained pretty heavily. I thought to myself, "Dear God, there goes Sweden's most famous contemporary movie star, risking his life and career just to cross the street".
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I can see why you would want to appologize for the musical - I was drugged in to see it twice and it kinda sucked. This movie despite being filled with talented acors doesn't seem much better.
But don't you dare apologize for ABBA! I don't care what anybody says they were and still are one of the best bands ever. I'm secure enough in my sexuality to admit that. -
The thing is, most Swedes born 1976 and upwards are pretty much breastfed ABBA. ABBA's music is such a huge part of our culture that I suspect that most Swedes no longer think of it as music, but basically a part of the weave that makes up our measly existence. I guess we're just a bit tired of it.
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Just do a , and you have yourself a new paragraph.
And Otter, considering "Movin' Out" is actually a ballet, I doubt it'll be a movie. "Jersey Boys" wouldn't be bad, though. -
Then again, it could. I am hoping it is at least as good as Hairspray, which I was surprised I enjoyed it so much.
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Gotta say...it looks fun. And isn't that what the movies are all about? I saw WICKED on Broadway...and someday hope to see it in the movies. Never had a chance to see MAMA MIA! on Broadway, where it's still playing after years and years. Still, looks like a fun time. I'm there. And as for Meryl being a singer...if you ever saw POSTCARDS FROM THE EDGE...you know she can knock it outta the park. Also, did a fine singing job in PRARIE HOME COMPANION. Won't need a Marnie Nixon to dub for HER, that's for sure!
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Fucking fantastic.
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Loved her books as kid and still. Such a shame she isn't known in the west like she should. What do you think of her, I'm curious?
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Dec 13, 2007 8:03:33 PM CST
Musicals + Chick flix + Colin Firth = Giddy Plump Gals
by jeffmansixtyfo
ACROSS THE UNIVERSE will doody big all over this movie that's how bad it looks.
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You know how I know your a closet gay. (Not that there is anything wrong with that) You wan't admit you like ABBA. C'mon everybody loves ABBA. I bet if you play Knowing Me Knowing You in private, 99% of you get stupid ass grins on your face followed by some horrendous geek singing. Hell I bet 65% of you would actually put down the Pizza Pocket your mom warmed up for you and dance around like well.. er.. Dancing Queens. Real men just are not afraid to also do so in public.
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SOS....come on, it's genius.
Fernando....admit it, it moves you.
Waterloo....Jesus Flippin' Christ, how can ANYONE listen to Waterloo and not cream their pants? It's beyond me, as I think it's one of--if not THE--greatest pop songs EVER.
I wish I was kidding.
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Take a Chance on Me.....insanely good.
This movie will suck, though. -
so I really like ABBA. I have seen the musical MAMMA MIA twice and had a really great time twice. But the MAMMA MIA film having a talkback on Ain't It Cool? Seriously?
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Why should Peter Saarsgard get all the pirate love?
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I see what you're saying but for every Rent there's a Hairspray and for every Phantom of the Opera there's a Chicago. I think Sweeney Todd is probably going to be another check in the "win" column. This one...no idea.
And you're right about Paris Hilton, except the trailer looks actually disturbing and pretty decent. Check it out...
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But making it into another female empowerment/midlife crisis vehicle? PASS. I'd far prefer to watch the SATC movie ... no joke.
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I am an italian boy..why mamma mia??it's terrible!it stay for "my mother" but why the title is in italian?when the movie arrives in italy i think that production changes title..every movie arrive in italy from england and usa change title and it's terrible..i think that also mamma mia change!for example "eastern promise" by cronenberg in italy is "assassin promise"..why?!?!
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What the fuck? This is a question?
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