Dave and Nina Smith Family

Dave and Nina Smith Family

Sunday, August 17, 2008

Mama Mia!!

So David took me to see Mama Mia last night. Now there is some history here. David and I went to see Mama Mia on a whim a few years ago. We had no idea what the story was about...we just knew it was Abba music and that's all we needed to know. After getting past the premise of the musical (not such a great example) we LOVED the musical production. So when the movie came out we just had to go. David decided we should go on opening night and off we went. Now, we can't remember if we've ever been to a movie before alone. We've been to plenty of family movies, but a movie date just isn't our thing. Coupled with the fact that I get dizzy near the big screen, David insists that sitting next to each other in complete silence just isn't a way to connect. Back to the movie...off we went to watch this movie. Remember it's opening night, but it's also the opening night for Dark Knight, so we figured there would be no problem getting tickets. We were wrong. After the first theater was sold out we rushed to another theater only to find out that they were sold out to. At least the 7 o'clock showing was. Showing our true age and abilities we decided that the 9:40 start time of the next show was just too late and we went and got an ice-cream and called it a night. That was 4 weeks ago. Well, last night we tried again. Seems the charm has worn off and we were able to get right in. It was a cute show....cheesy, but you should expect that. The characters are as delightful as ever and the musical is predictable when they break out into song.. again...cheesy. There are a few sexual references thrown in for no apparant reason (why do they do that?) and some G-O-D's that are not references to diety, but for the most part...great, cheesy fun!! It left you with a good feeling and who doesn't love the feeling you get when you go to a wedding? Makes me fall in love with my man all over again...especially when he's watching Mama Mia in public, and it was his idea. Where is that ABBA gold album we have? I'll find it this week!!

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