Me and a close friend went to see MAMA MIA after we dined for our team mates’ treat for pizzas! We’ve long been waiting for this movie. The trailer shows that it’s a very entertaining movie but still clueless on what it has to offer. Fortunately, it’s our last day of work and we ought to give ourselves some eye-candies after a busy week! All I can say for the movie as a whole, very IMPRESSIVE! And Meryl Streep (Donna), is one diva. She deserves another OSCAR for this!

I never thought that MAMA MIA is a musical movie. Actually, it’s a musical, comedy, romantic production in one! It features the songs of the hit group ABBA in the 70’s. You should invite your parents who were in this time might be crazy over ABBA’s hits. I’m sure the memories would flash back if they hear the songs in this movie. I personally love those hits.

The story of the movie, MAMA MIA, revolves around a soon-to-be bride, 20-year-old girl, Sophie (Amanda Seyfried), who is crazy finding out her real father using ABBA’s hit songs. Her quest in finding her real father is been a lifetime dream for her until the time she decides to marry Sky (Dominic Cooper). She wants her real dad at least walk her down the aisle. Her mother, Donna (Meryl Streep), never told her on the whereabouts of her father until she found her diary getting lustful quick relationships with 3 men in one night, and did some “dot,dot,dot” (a sexual line in the movie) thing, that’s how she was made! And the confusion starts there! Clueless which winning sperm impregnated her mother! Donna, left home away from her threatening mother and started to build a life while carrying her baby. Sophie got an idea, she wrote a letter invitation to these 3 men to her wedding without her mom’s knowledge. The character men (potential fathers of Sophie) in the movie are portrayed by Pierce Brosnan (Sam Carmichael), Colin Firth (Harry Bright) and Stellan Skarsgår (Bill). It’s directed by Phyllida Lloyd and written by a British playwright, Catherine Johnson.

Note: the story doesn’t relate to any personal life of the ABBA group.

Here’s the synopsis for your reference. For other cast of the movie, click here.

The following are the soundtracks featured in the movie:

“I Have A Dream”
Written by Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus
Performed by Amanda Seyfried
Courtesy of Universal Music

“Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) [instrumental]”
Written by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus
Courtesy of Universal Music

“Honey, Honey”
Written by Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus
Performed by Amanda Seyfried
Courtesy of Universal Music

“Money, Money, Money”
Written by Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus
Performed by Meryl Streep
Courtesy of Universal Music

“Mamma Mia”
Written by Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus
Performed by Meryl Streep
Courtesy of Universal Music

“Chiquitita”
Written by Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus
Performed by Julie Walters and Christine Baranski
Courtesy of UNICEF

“Super Trouper”
Written by Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus
Performed by Meryl Streep, Julie Walters and Christine Baranski
Courtesy of Universal Music

“Dancing Queen”
Written by Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus
Performed by Julie Walters, Christine Baranski, and Meryl Streep
Courtesy of Universal Music

“Our Last Summer”
Written by Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus
Performed by Amanda Seyfried Pierce Brosnan, Stellan Skarsgård and Colin Firth
Courtesy of Universal Music

“Lay All Your Love On Me”
Written by Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus
Performed by Amanda Seyfried and Dominic Cooper
Courtesy of Universal Music

“Lay All Your Love On Me”
Written by Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus
Performed by Amanda Seyfried and Dominic Cooper
Courtesy of Universal Music

“Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)”
Written by Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus
Performed by Amanda Seyfried, Julie Walters, Christine Baranski,
Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Stellan Skarsgård, Colin Firth and Dominic Cooper
Courtesy of Universal Music

“The Name Of The Game”
Written by Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus
Performed by Amanda Seyfried and Stellan Skarsgård
Courtesy of Universal Music

“Voulez-Vous”
Written by Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus
Performed by Amanda Seyfried, Julie Walters, Christine Baranski,
Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Stellan Skarsgård, Colin Firth and Dominic Cooper
Courtesy of Universal Music

“SOS”
Written by Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus
Performed by Meryl Streep and Pierce Brosnan
Courtesy of Universal Music

“Does Your Mother Know”
Written by Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus
Performed by Christine Baranski and Philip Michael
Courtesy of Universal Music

“Slipping Through My Fingers”
Written by Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus
Performed by Amanda Seyfried and Meryl Streep
Courtesy of Universal Music

“The Winner Takes It All”
Written by Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus
Performed by Meryl Streep

“Under Attack”
(instumental)
Written by Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus
Courtesy of Universal Music

“Knowing Me, Knowing You”
(instrumental)
Written by Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus

“Knowing Me, Knowing You”
(instumental)
Courtesy of Universal Music

“I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do”
Written by Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus
Performed by Amanda Seyfried, Julie Walters, Christine Baranski,
Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Stellan Skarsgård, Colin Firth and Dominic Cooper
Courtesy of Universal Music

“When All Is Said And Done”
Written by Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus
Performed by Amanda Seyfried, Julie Walters, Christine Baranski,
Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Stellan Skarsgård, Colin Firth and Dominic Cooper
Courtesy of Universal Music

“Take A Chance On Me”
Written by Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus
Performed by Julie Walters and Stellan Skarsgård
Courtesy of Universal Music

“Mamma Mia (Reprise)”
Written by Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus
Performed by Amanda Seyfried, Julie Walters, Christine Baranski,
Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Stellan Skarsgård, Colin Firth and Dominic Cooper
Courtesy of Universal Music

“I Have A Dream (Reprise)”
Written by Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus
Performed by Amanda Seyfried, Julie Walters, Christine Baranski,
Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Stellan Skarsgård, Colin Firth and Dominic Cooper
Courtesy of Universal Music

MAMA MIA is filmed in the Greek islands of Skopelos and Skiathos. It has exclusive takes in the Agios Ioannis Chapel, Corfu, Greece. The set production is really Greek. The picturesque places shown in the movie will make you feel romantic. It’s as if the gods and goddesses brought you there to find and feel love. But some of the sets are filmed on the 007 stage at Pinewood Studios where lighting and temperature could be controlled.

This is one musical movie that I won’t forget. I should see this again for a million times. Mama Mia is a fantastic movie adaptation and let the ABBA hit songs live forever in our hearts and memories.

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