*So I went to the movies this weekend.  First off, I want to clearly state that I didn’t want to go to this movie.  I’m not an ABBA fan (though they have catchy songs in the way that lots of bad groups/singers have catchy songs), nor am i that into musicals.  But I do enjoy them from time to time, so I had some hopes for Mamma Mia! Those were quickly dashed after seeing that the theater was full of 60+ year old women in tennis outfits, and a smattering of husbands looking uncomfortable.  If you ever catch a matinee on a Friday in Florida, this is what you will be faced with.  Or maybe it was because I was seeing the most shit-awful musical in the history of man kind, that shamelessly panders to the 45+ women demographic so much that I was indignant

Now, I haven’t seen the actual Broadway production, which may or may not be an improvement.  But if it follows in some way the story that I saw on Friday, then you shouldn’t see it.  If you’re an ABBA fan, then you should probably just drink wine coolers and listen to the cd with your girlfriends.  You will probably spend less and become tipsy, the latter being essential to enjoying ABBA in the first place.

Anyways, the story has something to do with getting married, having three dads (one of which is Pierce Brosnan), and the Greek islands.  Also, about being an older woman and still wanting to bone guys.  And…Pierce Brosnan. Probably the least talented of the singers in the film, I actually found him to be the most compelling and likable actor in the film.  Does that make me sexist?  In fact, I thought the three ‘dads’ were the only characters that had real, compelling performances.  It’s perhaps a cruel twist of fate that a movie so targeted towards the older woman demographic falls flat in terms of woman performances.

So the moral of the story?  I’m slowly being emasculated and you should read Salon, not Slate.

* I was going to write a review of The Dark Knight, but somebody said that it was too long, and they were tired, but apparently when they have the day off and I’ve worked all day, the first thing they want to do is watch post-menopausal women cavort around to Swedish disco songs like Parkinson’s suffers on Adderall.  As terms of our settlement, she has to go see the Dark Knight and the new X-Files movie.