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ABBA! Meryl Streep! MAMMA MIA Trailer Online Now!

Meryl Streep and ABBA? by Pennsy	Dec 13th, 2007 08:47:19 AM
THIS YEAR'S LITTLE MISS ODD COUPLE!
first? by BigTexas42	Dec 13th, 2007 08:47:34 AM
wow, didn't think that'd happen
Oh, by BigTexas42	Dec 13th, 2007 08:47:48 AM

My sincerest apologies by Steelwheels	Dec 13th, 2007 08:49:44 AM
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'm definitely loosing my cool license here but... by ShadowMaker	Dec 13th, 2007 08:52:22 AM
I actually thought that was fun. Sorry 'bout that. What does Harry think, being the Musical Fetishist we all know him to be?
Not again by Omar B	Dec 13th, 2007 08:52:42 AM
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.
Indiana Jones and the Smoking Hole in the Ground by Reynard Muldrake	Dec 13th, 2007 09:07:53 AM
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.
Love ABBA, seen the show twice. by tonagan	Dec 13th, 2007 09:14:09 AM
And I'll probably see the movie, and buy the DVD. Or HD-DVD. Or Blu-Ray. We'll see.
Right... I'm putting this out there... by kasab1an	Dec 13th, 2007 09:20:59 AM
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.
And "Oliver's Army" lifted "Dancing Queen" by tonagan	Dec 13th, 2007 09:32:41 AM
Elvis Costello even said so.
@tonagan by kasab1an	Dec 13th, 2007 09:37:35 AM
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
Confession time... by LordPorkington	Dec 13th, 2007 09:49:57 AM
...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...
Men United: ABBA ≠ Homosexual by HyphenatedWords	Dec 13th, 2007 09:52:51 AM
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?"
No line breaks. by HyphenatedWords	Dec 13th, 2007 09:55:01 AM
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.
Gaylord of the Dance by CuervoJones	Dec 13th, 2007 10:03:03 AM
I hate Abba.
kasab1an by Stuntcock Mike	Dec 13th, 2007 10:14:30 AM
You are correct sir.
I'm torn by Bloo	Dec 13th, 2007 10:15:30 AM
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.
Steelwheels get over yourself by Tacom	Dec 13th, 2007 10:17:37 AM
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!
Why no credit for Stellan Skarsgard by filmcoyote	Dec 13th, 2007 10:39:31 AM
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?
Brilliant songwriters by Boxcutter	Dec 13th, 2007 10:49:43 AM
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.
Brilliant songwriters by Boxcutter	Dec 13th, 2007 10:49:43 AM
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.
Please! by paradigm26	Dec 13th, 2007 10:51:03 AM
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.
Great play, but... by Stunt Vocalist 709	Dec 13th, 2007 11:03:52 AM

Great play, but... (con't) by Stunt Vocalist 709	Dec 13th, 2007 11:10:51 AM
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...
So, with all these stage play musicals becoming movies... by Reel American Hero	Dec 13th, 2007 11:11:30 AM
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.
Such a guilty pleasure for me. by Nice Marmot	Dec 13th, 2007 11:12:35 AM
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.
C'mon, show some love for Skarsgard! by Freakemovie	Dec 13th, 2007 11:21:09 AM
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."
Sad to say... by Etienne72772	Dec 13th, 2007 11:36:35 AM
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...
bacci40 by kasab1an	Dec 13th, 2007 11:37:58 AM
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!!!!"
I SUPPORT THE SUPER TROUPERS ON THIS ONE! by chrth	Dec 13th, 2007 11:38:13 AM
lights are going to find me shining like the sun ... smiling having fun ... feeling like a number one
Wow, calm down bacci40... by tonagan	Dec 13th, 2007 11:39:08 AM
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".
Well said Boxcutter by Norseman1111	Dec 13th, 2007 11:58:40 AM
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.
After you with the sick bag... by metaluna	Dec 13th, 2007 12:20:04 PM
bleeerrrgrhhh. Too late :(
I just saw Mamma Mia! with Skarsgård by Loosejerk	Dec 13th, 2007 12:43:57 PM
It was Skarrrrrrrsome!
ABBA defines music. Simple as. by oxfordruse	Dec 13th, 2007 01:14:41 PM
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.
"What's with this concept of turning musicals into movies??" by Otter	Dec 13th, 2007 01:41:06 PM
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.
Oxfordruse, you're hilarious! by uppercanuck	Dec 13th, 2007 01:50:17 PM
Nice sarcasm there. "Their influence on pop music is profound and undeniable". I haven't laughed that hard in a while. Thanks!
Musicals perform variably at b.o. by thegreatwhatzit	Dec 13th, 2007 01:51:14 PM
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).
ABBA...Zabba? by Read and Shut Up	Dec 13th, 2007 02:48:44 PM
Now THAT'S some good eatin'.
Freakemovie: Stellan we're actually very proud of by Steelwheels	Dec 13th, 2007 03:25:36 PM
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". True, yet not necessarily interesting story.
Steelwheels READ This! by Proman1984	Dec 13th, 2007 03:33:42 PM
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.
Poman1985: ABBA by Steelwheels	Dec 13th, 2007 03:44:32 PM
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.
Poman1984 even by Steelwheels	Dec 13th, 2007 03:45:36 PM
Sorry
HyphenatedWords re: line breaks. by Lenny Nero	Dec 13th, 2007 05:02:38 PM
Just do a < symbol, then the letter p, then >, 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.
It might not suck by NubtheSquirrel	Dec 13th, 2007 05:36:48 PM
Then again, it could. I am hoping it is at least as good as Hairspray, which I was surprised I enjoyed it so much.
It really does... by fxmulder35	Dec 13th, 2007 05:51:50 PM
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!
Ever hear Costello's Knowing Me Knowing You? by Laserbrain	Dec 13th, 2007 06:05:58 PM
Fucking fantastic.
Steelwheels it's ok I grew up on Astrid Lindgren ;) by Proman1984	Dec 13th, 2007 06:30:00 PM
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?
Musicals + Chick flix + Colin Firth = Giddy Plump Gals by JeffManSixtyFo	Dec 13th, 2007 08:03:33 PM
ACROSS THE UNIVERSE will doody big all over this movie that's how bad it looks.
You know by Maceox	Dec 13th, 2007 08:08:22 PM
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.
ABBA was fantastic! by R L S	Dec 13th, 2007 08:15:19 PM
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. But I'm not.
Oh, and I almost forgot.... by R L S	Dec 13th, 2007 08:18:08 PM
Take a Chance on Me.....insanely good. This movie will suck, though.
I grew up in the 70's by one9deuce	Dec 13th, 2007 08:19:40 PM
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?
SKARRRRRSGARRRRRRD!!! ARRRRRRRRRRR!!! by MrMysteryGuest	Dec 14th, 2007 01:38:47 AM
Why should Peter Saarsgard get all the pirate love?
thegreatwhatzit... by DarqueGuy	Dec 14th, 2007 01:58:24 AM
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... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =GfJxCYTKOi8
ABBA ain't bad by Valin Kenobi	Dec 14th, 2007 04:16:52 AM
But making it into another female empowerment/midlife crisis vehicle? PASS. I'd far prefer to watch the SATC movie ... no joke.
mamma mia?? by Deneil	Dec 14th, 2007 05:16:19 AM
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?!?!
Deneil, because that's the name of the song. by Lenny Nero	Dec 15th, 2007 01:37:03 PM
What the fuck? This is a question?

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