OMG, what was Streep thinking? And the numbers during the closing credits -- they looked like trannies.

Pierce Brosnan - didn't anyone notice he cannot sing at all?

Even reliable scene-stealer Christine Baranski was lame!

I'm not surprised by your reaction. Take a bunch of pop songs that have no real relation to each other, impose a strained story on them that ties them all together (sort of), and don't worry about logic or character development. What do you get? Mamma Mia.

Honestly, schlocky movies are hardly newsworthy but Streep in one? I can only imagine the eyerolls she must have done during filming.

Now mind you I love me some Meryl! But I cannot stand ABBA's music (ok, except Lay All Your Love On Me, but that's it). So that was reason enough for me not to see the film. Plus, the previews really did reveal that it was more than likely gonna suck big time!

Gentlemen, this is the Gay Police. I need your Gay ID cards immediately - no fast moves, now, just slowly take out your wallet and give me the IDs, then head to the nearest Hooters to begin your lives as unfabulous, SUV-driving, golf-playing (to avoid the ole ball and chain of course) straight boys.

How can you possibly criticize La Streep for her wonderful turn as Donna, the slut who has no idea who fathered her child? How could you not appreciate the understated atonal arrangements that the producers so cleverly crafted for that avant garde musical master, Mssr. Brosnan? And how, as self-respecting gay men, can you not put aside all other criticisms when you saw Dominic Cooper's body (swoon!)?

Seriously, when I posted on the "Movies you have seen recently" thread last year about this, I described the little gem of Mamma Mia! as the perfect summer movie - it was the cinematic equivalent of cotton candy. Very tasty and fun while it lasted, but you forgot all about it within an hour. Personally, I loved it, but because it was campy and schlocky and fun - as for the filming, I highly doubt Ms. Streep was rolling her eyes when she got to spend a month or two in that amazingly beautiful part of the Greek Isles.

LMAO!!!! I couldn't help but think of this "fashion policewoman"...errr..."man":

The flick is the #1 movie of all time in Britain, topping (umm, beating) 'Titanic'. It will give Streep some salary power but it was a pure trainwreck for someone of her stature.

Part of its record-breaking success in the UK is prolly becuz of the fact that ABBA was (& still is) HUGELY popular there.

LOL. As I got in my truck this morning, I popped in the movie soundtrack. I enjoyed the movie, as well it's soundtrack. It's just pure fun, in this otherwise dreary world. I haven't enjoyed myself in a movie theater, watching Mamma Mia, well since Hairspray. There's nothing like a musical, no matter how corny.

And if may add, that if the Astros weren't playing the Cards tonight, I'd be watching Mamma Mia on DVD.

I can understand that. I love Hairspray so....

I've just never been an ABBA fan.

It wasn't a great movie but it was grade A escapist fluff, and at the end of the day there's nothing wrong with that.

and there was some good eye-candy.

If you don't like the music, why would you ever watch the movie?