Mamma Mia - why'd they do this again?

[offbalance]

Who in hell told Pierce Brosnan he could sing? Because they were wrong. So, so, so VERY wrong.

I just got back from seeing the unholy, flaming train wreck known as Mamma Mia. I just. WHY? WHY? Why was this made? I have to believe that the stage show is better, because that was just...good Lord.

I agree with blergeatkitty's assessment that Meryl

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[blergeatkitty]

I stand by my assessment that it was like watching two hours of Viva Laughlin.

[blergeatkitty]

No, I amend that. It was like watching FOUR hours of Viva Laughlin.

[offbalance]

One of these days, I'm going to have to find that online somewhere and see it in all of it's epic, awful glory.

[blergeatkitty]

You are a braver woman than I. I saw about twenty minutes of it and the scars are deep.

(I'm just waiting and waiting for someone to come in here all, "but Viva Blackpool was so good and blah blah blah" and I'll be all, "I don't give a rat's ass, this is a different show and it sucked and I'm not way into British shit so the chances that I'll ever watch this other Viva thing are slim indeed.")

[offbalance]

The more I hear, the more curious I am. I realize I can be burned by this (NEVER FORGET: XANADU), but I don't care. Hot stove? Whatever.

(I do like Blackpool, but I think there was a definite reason it was only one for one, six-episode series.)