Mamma Mia Squee

Anyone who knows me well is all too familiar with my love for musicals (and my unfortunate propensity to belt them out at odd intervals, despite my rather spectacular lack of talent *wince* Sorry guys! ^_-) While my preferred viewing method is most definitely live theatre (which, really, I have so very much NOT been to enough of in recent years, really gotta change that), when a good movie version does comes along, I am always overjoyed.

Mamma Mia is the perfect example. I heard the rave reviews for it (especially the outstanding recommendation from my best friend's father, who's been in the theater industry for years and I usually trust his judgment) over the summer, when I was home visiting. But, as is so often the very ridiculously enormously frustrating case with Japan, it took until this weekend for it to come out here. *sigh* But, with much anticipation, the normal Saturday Fangirl Group trotted out to see it. And LOVED IT!

I had a big silly grin through the entire thing (when we weren't terrify the Japanese audience by out and out laughing. Anyone who's seen a movie in Japan will know what I'm talking about. This was a sold out theater, and, apart from us, it remained perfectly silent throughout. Not even a giggle. And c'mon guys, a lot of the movie was hilarious!) I've always had a weakness for ABBA, and all the wacky hijinks so common in musicals fit so perfectly with their music. Also, the multiple girl-best friend groups reminded me yet again of how much I do love girl/girl friendship, when it's actually given to us and done right. Lastly, it made me reeeallly want to go back to Greece. A week and a half was just not long enough. OMG, so beautiful!

Overall, a wonderful romp, great way to spend a Sunday night and I very much look forward to rewatching it again. (Hopefully with my mother, cause, really, if that ain't a great mother/daughter movie, I don't know what is! Right, stitcher2ficcer? Also, happy early birthday, seeing as it's past midnight here!^_- *huggles*)