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I saw the movie 'Mamma Mia' and thought that it was quite entertaining and enjoyable. I recommend it...and you get to see Meryl Streep and Pierce Brosnan sing!!! Pierce Brosnan has always been so good looking, but I have to admit that he is starting look old. Great music (Abba), fun dancing and singing, a cute story line, and filmed on location on the island of Skopelos in Greece.  Alice
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I remember Abba the first time around.
Charles, getting old.
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I understand it's a "chick flick." Guys be warned...
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... he is starting to look old. No, It's just that your eyes are like mine --- --- they just don't see as young! 
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I thought the movie was good but I also thought it could have been better. To me, the casting was a bit off. Meryl was great but, I have to say, Pierce bothered me a bit. I just think they could have found a better singer. It did look like everyone had a great time making the movie because they all just seemed so happy. I didn't really like what they did with Colin Firth's storyline. I don't remember that bit being in the stage production. I really like Colin Firth. Without giving too much away, I enjoyed the bit at the very end when they started rolling the credits. I thought it was hilarious!
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My mom is dying to see the movie, ABBA music and Pierce Bronson in one? Sounds like heaven to her. My poor father...lol
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I hesitate to admit this but my husband is an Abba fan  He keeps their CDs in the car for use on journeys At the start of them I siiiiiiiiiiiiiiigh - not my taste at all
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Abba was one of the great groups and remains among my favorites
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Neil (who also has their CDs in the car. Go Raymond!! )
"One day all our ethnic traits ... will have disappeared. Time itself is seeing to this. And so we can not think of our communities as ethnic parishes, ... unless we wish to assure the death of our community."
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Grrr - and bearing in mind he is deaf the volume is pretty high Blasted Chemo has really wrecked his hearing I can see my shuffle is going to be in use on long journeys now
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I actually became familiar with Abba as a teenager on a visit to Greece in 1977, where they were very popular. For some reason, I don't remember them being that popular in the U.S.
I do love their music though...it is upbeat, wholesome and fun.
My husband likes them too.
I agree with Katie G. that Pierce Brosnan was not the best casting, and that he is not a great singer. I suppose that he was one of a very few good looking and big name actors in that age bracket. Personally, I always thought that Pierce Brosnan has (and it was still obvious in this movie) an intense, edgy, almost scary, bad temper/mean person-like look in his eyes...which is fine for James Bond, Thomas Crown, etc., but not other roles that depict a more generous person like the character in this movie. In any case, it was still a fun movie to watch.
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I do love their music though...it is upbeat, wholesome and fun. I agree about the type of music - and it's catchy - I'll give you that. But when played all the way from Glasgow to the South Coast of England and then every time we are moving campsite in France and then all the way back home - it does get wearing [ it can be a 6 week trip , but not at all this year ] The other delight is listening to Celine Dion Earphones and Shuffle now for me
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But when played all the way from Glasgow to the South Coast of England and then every time we are moving campsite in France and then all the way back home - it does get wearing [ it can be a 6 week trip , but not at all this year ] LOL!! I can only imagine!!  (and I still can't get the tune of Mamma Mia out of my mind, after seeing the movie five days ago!--which doesn't mix very well with prayer and attending DL, I must admit!  I tend to have the problem of music remaining in my head.) Be well, Alice
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I understand that's called an earworm
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I saw it on Saturday as well. Not the greatest movie, but entertaining and worth seeing nonetheless. You cannot beat the music. Some shots of a great little GO church at the end!
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