B. JOY STRIKES A POSE

I went with a friend to see the movie, “Mama Mia” the other day.  I’m not a huge Abba fan and I would probably not have gone to see this movie on my own but it’s the movie my friend wanted to see, so we saw it. 

It was amusing at times.  The plot line, of course, was pretty silly.  If you could get past that, though, it was really quite a bit of fun to see Meryl Streep and a couple of other older gals ham it up singing and dancing. 

Meryl looks amazing for her age and I don’t think she’s had any plastic surgery, either.  I think it’s because she’s stayed out of the sun, smart girl that she is.  And she can sing, she really can.  She has a very nice voice.  Colin Firth (the man of my dreams ) sings well, too.  Pierce Brosnan doesn’t sing so well, but he is still dashingly handsome and that more than makes up for his lack of vocal ability.   

The younger stars in the movie (who I can’t even name) were okay given the material they had to work with, but they gave the movie a sort of “High School Musical” touch.  If there is any movie worse than “High School Musical,” it would have to be “High School Musical 2.”

All in all, though, I’m glad I went to see “Mama Mia,” even though it was pretty silly and corny.  It was worth it to see/hear Meryl Streep, Christine Baranski, and the other older gal sing and dance Abba’s “Dancing Queen.”  It made me feel like I can still be a Dancing Queen, too.   :)

Batman:  The Dark Knight. 

No spoilers here.

When I wrote my last post, I forgot that I wanted to talk about the movie Batman:  The Dark Knight.  I really liked the movie (except for the ending–it was very abrupt and left me hanging.)  I also didn’t like Batman’s voice; it was too over-the-top.

My sister and I went to see the movie together and apparently our perception of it was quite different from everyone else’s in the movie theater.  Even though the Joker was obviously a crazed psychopath who did some very cruel things, we also saw him as extremely theatrical and campy at times. 

Some of his lines were funny not-so-subtle puns on other movies, he had some really comical mannerisms, and the scene where the Joker is leaving the hospital (no spoilers so I can’t give details) is simply hilarious.  Nobody else in the theater except my sister and I laughed.  We couldn’t figure it out–didn’t they get it or were we just strange for thinking it was funny?    

Anyway, Heath Ledger really was absolutely excellent in his role as the Joker.  I feel that he will definitely be nominated for an Academy Award and he might get it, too. 

Go see the move.  Even though it’s far from perfect, it will be well worth your time just to see Heath Ledger’s performance as the Joker.