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- sotbat2, on 12/29/2008, -0/+54Who the ***** cares? It's not like sales have anything to do with how good the movie is; the only people getting bent out of shape whether Mamma Mia outsells TDK are studio executives and fanboys who are going to get bent out of shape because they're so insecure that they think lower sales would take away their justification for being a fanboy in the first place.
- gubbie, on 12/29/2008, -5/+47I liked Mamma Mia...
I mean, GRRRR GIVE TDK AN OSCAR NOLAN IS A GENIUS HEATH LEDGER BLAHBLAH - Stryst, on 12/29/2008, -2/+39God, I'm such an idiot. I thought Abba was the name of a new Batman villain.
- davidjunit, on 12/28/2008, -13/+48Who buys this crap!? Oh... Brits. Turns out that since they're now checking IDs when purchasing sharp silverware, unruly youth are instead buying Mamma Mia from the bargain bin and using it as a throwing weapon.
- inactive, on 12/29/2008, -5/+35TDK was a very good film, the opening scene in particular a highlight. but it is not the best movie ever made.
The hype before the movie was, as always, intoxicating and fun.
The fact the movie lived up (more or less) to the hype was refreshing.
But it's over, it's gone, it is an ex-moment.
In 10 years time, jobbing comedians and out of work soap actresses will gab sarcastically about it on nostalgia shows like "I Love The Summer of 2008" or "Cinema's 100 Best Playing-Card Using VIllians" and when they do it will be appropriate, enough time will have passed you'll enjoy the romp down memory lane, recall other things like when you used to like Obama, laugh at Chinese Democracy, remember when Sarah Palin wasn't the president and evolution was still taught in most schools..
But until then, please leave it.
Let us collectively move on to the next hype child; I nominate Watchmen.
It has it all, great visuals, plot, director and controversy, hell we may not even get to see it this year, remember that feeling?
So let us not dine out on TDK anymore, save for a dvd or blu ray viewing once in a few months, Let us not spoil the precious wonderful memories of our time together.
Let us move on. - kinseyincanada, on 12/29/2008, -2/+21look this may come as a shock to you but there are people out there who enjoyed Mamma Mia, its targer audience is not the same as the Dark Knights not everything the world is made to you. I took my girlfriend to Mamma Mia and she ***** loved it, i thought nothing of it really sure Abba has some fun songs but i enjoyed my self for the time being. The Dark Knight was a great movie but its is not the best ever that a lot of people make it out to be.
- Noooooooooooooo, on 12/29/2008, -2/+20"Give me your money or I'll reenact the songs on this! Don't think I wont do it!"
- LarsChr, on 12/29/2008, -2/+19Dugg for a title that makes me laugh! It's great to know that the Batman has joined us all in the fight against true evil.
- inactive, on 12/29/2008, -1/+17S Club Seven, Vengaboys, and Eiffel 65 are also rumored to be the villains.
- 2h3px, on 12/29/2008, -2/+16I don't know what English speaking country to trust anymore!!! Australia?!
- inactive, on 12/29/2008, -0/+14"like when you used to like Obama, laugh at Chinese Democracy, remember when Sarah Palin wasn't the president and evolution was still taught in most schools.."
Hey - Spoiler Alerts please, I personally wanted to be surprised by the destruction of our social progress. - mcwattersm, on 12/29/2008, -8/+22Ugh, Overrated Bat-Man movie, or end-of-career musical?
Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.... - robbh66, on 12/29/2008, -1/+14and the US isn't obsessed with crap? Please.
- Aliwalla, on 12/29/2008, -6/+19"Mamma Mia was also named the most successful movie ever in Britain "
the British are obsessed with utter crap like 'x-factor' and 'i'm a celebrity get me out of here'. ignore them. - bluebettle, on 12/29/2008, -1/+14Although they are not nearly as big in America, ABBA is still one of the largest music acts in the world and it's fan base is HUGE, especially in Europe.
I don't see this is a big surprise. Or what the big deal is, really; ABBA is an amazing band and Mama Mia is an excellent musical (at least on stage, I never seen the movie) and they absolutely deserve the fanatic fan base they get.
To be fair, Mama Mia doesn't measure up to the other ABBA(esque) musical, Chess, but - of course - NO musical can ever even get close to measuring up to Chess. - cesclaveria, on 12/29/2008, -0/+12probably is not your taste, but they have some really great songs, great music, lyrics and performances that marked a generation and then some, I like some of the songs , but my parents are still crazy for them and many of their friends are, so if that trends happens on other places, I'm talking from a little latin american country where only a minority of the target audience understands english, then you have a strong audience on people from 40ish and up.
- inactive, on 12/29/2008, -0/+11This is the same phenomena as Titanic - when women find a movie they love it will out sell all.
- galore, on 12/29/2008, -1/+9Oh nooo. ABBA !!! Shock. REAL MEN(tm) don't watch sissy feely goody moovy. REAL MEN watch DARK KNIGHT! Penis is going to shrivel seeing women dancing. Penis is going to grow seeing DARK KNIGHT! REAL MEN REAL MEN REAL MEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- RuSTeDs, on 12/29/2008, -0/+8Money money money, must be funny, in a rich man's world!!
- uberduger, on 12/29/2008, -0/+8Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
\Vader - inactive, on 12/29/2008, -0/+8well, two of em
- hoodedrobin, on 12/29/2008, -1/+8That would actually be less gay.
(not gay bashing) - inactive, on 12/29/2008, -3/+10All I can figure out about Mamma Mia is some woman had a pretty slutty mother, and she doesn't know who her father really is. And this makes her happy enough to sing in celebration. I'm sure there's more to it, but that's what I figured out by reading some movie synopses.
- uberduger, on 12/29/2008, -2/+9I heard a plot summary from a friend. It sounded like this:
*'Spoilers'*
Girl finds out that her mum was such a tramp that her dad could be any one of three different men. She invites them to her wedding under false pretences to find out which it is. Each stands up at the wedding and announces that they'd be proud even to be 1/3 father to the girl. Then she says she won't marry the poor guy standing at the altar, but another man instead. Then everyone sings (including the guests who are presumably there by invite by the poor jilted guy in the tux).
Seriously?
If you don't realise how dumb that is, go and read that again. - turiya04, on 12/29/2008, -3/+10I saw a portion of Mamma Mia on a demo TV. Pierce Brosnan should not sing.
- inactive, on 12/29/2008, -2/+9Don't forget about the 23 parts where she can solve her dilemma with a 8 second conversation, but instead runs off crying.
- bluebettle, on 12/29/2008, -0/+6Benny and Björn?
- sjbdallas, on 12/29/2008, -6/+12Maybe they thought it was Queen music instead of Abba?
- bagboyrebel, on 12/29/2008, -0/+6Funny thing is, I've actually been to a musical in Las Vegas and all of the music was Queen. The show was called "We Will Rock You".
- MazdaEric, on 12/29/2008, -0/+6You can fight
You can ride
Crime fighting all of your life
See that bat
Swinging in
Diggin' the Dark Night scene - whatthefu, on 12/29/2008, -4/+10Every time I see a commercial for Mamma Mia I die a little inside.
- SwankRock3000, on 12/29/2008, -5/+10$531 million US gross (and nearly a Billion worldwide)
vs.
143 million US gross
Not much of a "last minute spoiler". Pretty much a non-story. - robbh66, on 12/29/2008, -1/+6please go watch more tv because we care.
- pinchduck, on 12/29/2008, -1/+6I rented MM and TDK on Christmas day. TDK for me, MM for my wife. After all the crazy hype about TDK, I was a bit disappointed. I thought that it would be Citizen Kane, Casablanca, Gone with the Wind, and Lord of the Rings all wrapped up as one. Instead, it was a decent Batman movie. Christian Bale was flat. And his goofy "disguise my voice" talk was irritating. Heath Ledger stole the show. Was he "Best Actor" good? I don't know. In a weak year for movies, yes. In a strong year, no. I haven't seen many other movies this year, so I don't know what his competition is like. Should he win it just for dieing? No. If you want that, petition the Academy to create a "Best Dead Actor" category. Mama Mia looked like a goofy ABBA film and it lived up to the hype: It was exactly that. Crazy pop hooks sung by people with less talent than the originals with a silly plot tacked on. It made my wife happy, I fell asleep. Neither movie was super impressive.
- goldfishey, on 12/29/2008, -0/+5well almost. the girl doesn't marry someone else. The mother marries one of the blokes instead. Then one of mamma's friends takes off in hot pursuit of one of the other blokes, and the third bloke who turned out to be gay in fact, hooks up with an island boy.
and yes, pierce brosnan should avoid singing outside of his shower. - cesclaveria, on 12/29/2008, -0/+5well, about watchmen I'm pretty sure we were not going to see it this year anyways.
- TheDreadDiggerD, on 12/29/2008, -0/+5Oh no! She's a woman!
- inactive, on 12/29/2008, -0/+5Isn't one of them like terrified to perform? I heard the rest of the band hates her because they could still make millions performing, but she won't.
- Phoetality, on 12/29/2008, -0/+5"I'm going to make this Oscar disappear..."
- RyomaNagare, on 12/29/2008, -0/+4MAMMA MIA.... IS DEAAAAAAAAAAAD
- rensyphon, on 12/29/2008, -3/+7I checked box office mojo to be sure (http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/adjusted.htm) ... Mamma Mia isn't even on the Top 100 in the US and Canada.
- gaqua, on 12/29/2008, -3/+7I agree that The Dark Knight is a bit overrated, but Mamma Mia wasn't a good movie.
My girlfriend loves chick flicks and musicals, anything Disney. Her favorite movies recently are 27 Dresses and PS I Love You, and when she went to see Mamma Mia she said it was ridiculously cheesy crap that was insulting to the viewer. - davewashere, on 12/29/2008, -0/+4I have to agree with this. Although it may seem like the U.S. has an unusual obsession with reality tv and celebrities who are famous for being famous, the Brits take it to a whole new level when it comes to idolizing tabloid stars. In the United States, there is a sub-set of people who watch shows like Big Brother and American Idol. The person who wins American Idol becomes a minor celebrity, usually fading after their first album release. The person who comes in second might also get some notoriety. Big Brother cast members don't even really become minor celebrities. Only the fans of that show actually remember who any of them are, and even then they usually only remember the people who won. I can't name a single Big Brother contestant, and that show has been on for 8 or 9 years.
Things are a bit different in Britain. Every contestant on Big Brother or Strictly Come Dancing is tabloid fodder, even after they've left the show. Just scroll down the top stories on Daily Mail and you'll find, among stories about a goldfish that survived without water for 13 hours, the latest "news" about former reality show contestants, including such minor things as recent vacations (or "holidays", as the Brits like to say) they took. Sometimes the news stories don't even identify which reality show the person was on, because it's just expected that every Brit already knows. - richiewrt, on 12/29/2008, -0/+4I find it funny that everyone here is blasting ABBA, but still manage to capitalize it every time they type it.
- o0joshua0o, on 12/29/2008, -0/+4Read this: http://www.the-editing-room.com/mammamia.html
- Heiminator, on 12/29/2008, -0/+4oh the unspeakable horrors of 90`s europop,i almost banished this from my memory and now you remind me again
- borez, on 12/29/2008, -3/+7I feel incredibly sorry for any man who was forced to sit through Mamma Mia on Christmas or Boxing day... incredibly sorry indeed.
- GavinZac, on 12/29/2008, -1/+5Yeah I mean those are much worse than "Used to be Pop Idol in the country we stole it from but we want Country singers too so lets call it motherfupping Team American Idol", or "America's Next Vapid Cover Girl/Coke Head".
- Akilah88, on 12/29/2008, -1/+4correct
- Gareth321, on 12/29/2008, -0/+3I've put off watching the movie for this long and I'm holding out for as long as I ***** can. My girlfriend dragged me along to see Twilight and I almost puked my higher brain functions out of my eyes. I mean, vampires don't sparkle in the sun, they ***** melt and die! I started laughing hysterically when that happened and I got dirty looks from all the 13 year old girls sitting around us.
Anyway, I hate musicals and I won't watch this just because 'everyone else' is. I still haven't watched a highschool musical and I haven't died from culture deprivation yet. -
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