"Mamma Mia!" Becomes Highest-Grossing Film Ever Released in the U.K.

disgusting.

Im from the UK and horrified that its done as well as it has grrrrr, its still playing in some cineams despite been out on DVD for the past few weeks

Oh and by the way, i would not class Titanic as a masterpiece

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Why can't the English learn to speak?

I enjoyed Mamma Mia much more than Titanic anyway. Mamma Mia acknowledges that it is silly fluff. Titanic is silly fluff masquerading as some sort of epic/romance/action/disaster/non-fiction/fictional technological wonder. The special effects and the music are about the only likeable things about Titanic. Mamma Mia was exactly what I expected and it delivers. It could have been filmed better, but I wasn't disappointed. I can't say the same for Titanic.

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You are disgusted that more people saw Mamma Mia than Titanic, why? The thing that disgusted me was the London production of Mamma Mia itself after seeing the B'way production.

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Whilst agreeing entirely with Tiggosaurus' explanation of how consistently popular ABBA has been in the UK since the 1974 Eurovision song contest, you also have to realise that in the UK Julie Walters is bigger than Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan and many other Hollywood stars who aren't in the film. She is enormously popular, held in huge affection and provides guaranteed ratings on television and box-office in the cinema and theatre.

"Two reasons: People like to hear songs by their favorite artists performed by other people just to get a different spin on the material. Those who have seen the film/show, ABBA fans or not, enjoy the nostalgia of hearing the tunes in the perspective of the show itself. The songs are mostly sung in a completely different style from the original recordings. ABBA was not known for their acting skills."

I'm quite open to hearing different interpretations of popular songs - it's part and parcel of being a fan of musical theatre in my opinion! I never said I disliked the stage production of Mamma Mia - quite the opposite in fact - but as far as listening to Abba music o/s the confines of the theatre or cinema goes: give me the original versions any day. I don't think the acting skills of any of the members of Abba is relevant in the slightest to the point I was making. I can appreciate 'cover versions' but still prefer the originals surely!?

(Btw, can someone please clue me in on how to italicise on this board? I've tried a couple of things which work on other message boards but not on here). :-?

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Thank you Salene! I was using the wrong brackets.

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