Hey folks, Harry here... When Universal approached me to see if I would like to play MAMA at Butt-Numb-A-Thon, I instantly said I'd need to see it first. That was before I knew it was Guillermo Del Toro's production. I'd heard the title before, but it didn't stick. Then I saw the film and fell madly in love with it. Until just a bit ago, I hadn't seen the original short film which hooked Guillermo up with MAMA's director Andy Muschietti. I'm the kind of Horror fan that as I watch a horror film, I try to imagine being the characters and living through the story. In MAMA, the character I mainly associate with is Jessica Chastain's. I love her character. She's a part of a rock band, doesn't really wants children... In a relationship with this wonderfully handsome artist that is obsessed with finding his missing nieces. And he finds them. And they are haunted. And scary shit is in abundance. I love good scary films. The MAMA short is a good scary little short, but realize the dynamics between the kids and MAMA are a bit different in the final film - and there's a lot more to the finished film, which plays like a modern Grimm's Fairy Tale with a bittersweet heart. I'll write up a full review closer to release. For now, here's Guillermo:
