Miscellaneous Movie Musings

LSPoorEeyorick · 07-28-2008, 11:44 AM

I actually didn't think Mamma Mia was terrible in some places. I thought it was ridiculously camp in almost ALL places, and I found that enjoyable. I really disliked the stage production* but it really jived with me in movie form.

X-Files was surely flawed, but was entertaining to watch. Not the terrible mess it was made out to be - but better than some other procedural movies (Untraceable, I'm looking at you.) I didn't feel the excitement for it that I would've during the first several seasons - but after all, it did break my heart with the last few. It should be happy I gave it the time of day!

*I think is because I am generally frustrated at the lack of original musicals out there. Or lack of opportunity for original composers/lyricists. It came around on the heels of Smokey Joe's Cafe, Movin' Out and the like. Piecemeal plots strung along with existing music which doesn't do much to move the plot forward. For whatever reason, this did not bother me in the film at all, because it felt like a fun exercise in absurdism.

07-28-2008, 11:44 AM	#1
LSPoorEeyorick scribblin' Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: in the moment Posts: 3,872	I actually didn't think Mamma Mia was terrible in some places. I thought it was ridiculously camp in almost ALL places, and I found that enjoyable. I really disliked the stage production* but it really jived with me in movie form. X-Files was surely flawed, but was entertaining to watch. Not the terrible mess it was made out to be - but better than some other procedural movies (Untraceable, I'm looking at you.) I didn't feel the excitement for it that I would've during the first several seasons - but after all, it did break my heart with the last few. It should be happy I gave it the time of day! *I think is because I am generally frustrated at the lack of original musicals out there. Or lack of opportunity for original composers/lyricists. It came around on the heels of Smokey Joe's Cafe, Movin' Out and the like. Piecemeal plots strung along with existing music which doesn't do much to move the plot forward. For whatever reason, this did not bother me in the film at all, because it felt like a fun exercise in absurdism.
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