Weekend at the Movies

Friday night I rented “Ghost Town” with Greg Kinnear, Tea Leone, and Ricky Gervais. This was my first time seeing a movie with Ricky Gervais in front of camera. He’s funny! What a sad little pudgy dork he is! The story was sweet, but not original at all. Lots of funny moments without going below the belt. A good family flick. Worth the rental fee.

Saturday night I attended the Lobsinger’s Musical Movie Night. I missed the first half of Mary Poppins, always a favorite! The next movie up was Chicago. The little guy didn’t want to go to bed, so mom had to cover his eyes and distract him past the naughty bits. He finally gave up the ghost about ½ an hour into it and then we all relaxed and enjoyed the remainder of the movie. Gotta love a flick that turns Richard Gere into a crooning ladies man!

The main attraction was Mamma Mia! I have to admit, I was more interested in seeing Meryl Streep prance and dance and sing than I was in the actual story. I’ve never really been that big an ABBA fan so I probably never would have rented the movie on my own. It was actually better than I expected! I almost wish I had seen it on stage. I started out thinking there was only one ABBA song that I’d recognize, “Dancing Queen”. Turns out I knew at least 3 songs, maybe 4.

Okay, I admit, we all could have lived a lifetime without ever having to hear Pierce Brosnan singing. It was AWFUL! I felt bad for him! And I’m terribly disappointed in the fate of Colin Firth’s character’s sexuality. The scenery is spectacular. It makes me want to chuck it all and go find a villa in the Greek Isles and try to run my own little piece of paradise! (Much like I felt after watching “Under the Tuscan Sun” with Diane Lane.)

Oh, and we watched it with the sing-a-long option on. That was very useful for the many ABBA songs I didn’t know. We definitely want to recommend this one to the Redford.

So, in review, Ghost Town – 3 out of 4
Mamma Mia – 3 out of 4

Happy Monday!