Magic Mike - red band trailer

[tazber]

Posted: 6/14/12 at 6:29am

Good morning!
"You don't wanna know what I have to do for a $20"

[ErikJ972]

Posted: 6/14/12 at 8:28am

I'm probably going to see this for the obvious reasons. But is it just me or does it look really bad. Like Showgirls bad. Hopefully so bad it's good?

[tazber]

Posted: 6/14/12 at 8:50am

Oh it's not you. It looks awful. But you know I'll going to see it with a group of friend anyway.

The awfulness (read: camp factor) will be just icing on the cake.

[MotorTink]

Posted: 6/14/12 at 8:58am

There's a plot??? I see Matt Bomer shirtless and everything else blurrrrs..... it's the simple things in life that make me happy.

[bdwaygirl]

Posted: 6/14/12 at 8:59am

I am so ready for this movie to come out!

[Broadwayboobs]

Posted: 6/14/12 at 9:01am

You're a bunch of horny bitches!

[Marianne2]

Posted: 6/14/12 at 10:06am

It does look really bad. But, I'm kind of intrigued based on that.

[MotorTink]

Posted: 6/14/12 at 10:12am

Boobs - takes one to know one

[Broadwayboobs]

Posted: 6/14/12 at 10:15am

Tinky, you know I'm seeing this film for the same reasons

[EricMontreal22]

Posted: 6/14/12 at 5:47pm

I have to admit, each preview looks worse to me. It'll be worth checking out on DVD for the eye candy and, I assume, some laugh factor, but... I guess, originally I was under the assumption that it was going to fall into Soderbergh's "gritty movie" spectrum, which, as awful as some misfires like Bubble have been, I infinitely prefer to his "glitzy Hollywood" spectrum of movies which do nothing for me. But it really does look like a cheesy, poorly written, rom-com just with a lot more male flesh. Not that I really could imagien enjoying a depressing, gritty "the truths of male strippers" movie, but...

In several interviews now, with Tatum and Soderbergh, I've been amused that each time Soderbergh stresses that he thinks the movie will be a big hit with straight guys (!) because they all want to subcribe to the fantasy of being a stripper for women, to which Tatum just laughs and has basically said he only sees women and gay guys going to it, at least in the theatre. I think Soderbergh is fooling himself if he really thinks that, especially given the marketing.

[MrMidwest]

Posted: 6/29/12 at 5:01pm

80% fresh on RT (91% with top critics)

[Luscious]

Posted: 6/29/12 at 7:08pm

It actually received much better than expected (at least by me) reviews. Entertainment Weekly gave it an A-, 4 out of 4 stars from the NY Post, 4 out of 5 stars from the NY Daily News, and even the NY Times' review was very positive.

"The hip-pumping studs who work at the Xquisite dance club know a thing or two about making the ladies scream in delight. But nobody works the crowd like Magic Mike (a terrific Channing Tatum), the gyrating main attraction in Steven Soderberghs funny, enjoyable romp about male strippers and the American dream. Then again, few directors can sell the goods  whether its Che in Cuba or Mike in a thong  as shrewdly as Mr. Soderbergh. A restive talent who toggles between big-studio and low-budget work, he has a genius for wrapping tricky ideas, like capitalism and its discontents, into commercial packages. Never before has he put them into cheek-baring chaps."
NY Times - MAGIC MIKE

[WhizzerMarvin]

Posted: 6/30/12 at 3:56pm

I saw it this morning and thought it was ok. The best thing about it, by far, is Channing. He really turned in a likable, believable and charismatic performance. Unfortunately he had to play off the incredibly annoying and unlikable Cody Horn.

I also didn't care for Alex Pettyfer's character, especially in the second half of the film.

Soderbergh took it all fairly seriously. It's far from the campfest of Showgirls; lots of "artsy" camera angles and weird colorwashes. It was like Traffic: Stripper edition. Only during the strip scenes does this turn into the fun summer flick it should have been.

Oh and poor Matt Bomer has all of three lines of dialogue.

[fflagg]

Posted: 6/30/12 at 4:13pm

Most of the critics are probably straight women who want something to look at as well as a plot out of a Lifetime film. MM will prob make money for 2-3 weeks and then bump and grind away for Spiderman and other blockbusters.

[WhizzerMarvin]

Posted: 6/30/12 at 4:34pm

And if I remember hearing correctly Horn is an example of nepotism in Hollywood at its worst. She's the daughter of some bigwig at Warner Bros.

[Kad]

Posted: 6/30/12 at 4:35pm

So, fflag, you've decided to branch into misogyny now?

[Luscious]

Posted: 6/30/12 at 6:09pm

Saw it this afternoon. Save your money.

And thanks, Whizzer. At first, I thought it was the print that my local theater had gotten a hold of, but I guess it was Soderbergh's choice of color palette and lighting that made the whole movie look like it was filmed through a dirty jockstrap.

Just not much fun. I mean really... who needs a semi-serious, semi-realistic movie about male strippers?

[strummergirl]

Posted: 6/30/12 at 7:09pm

Anybody who (unfortunately) saw The Girlfriend Experience knows Soderbergh can go the serious route no matter how taboo the profession.

If Cody Horn (her dad Alan is a major alumnus from my school and I believe he is heading to Disney from WB) is as annoying and bland as Sasha Grey's boyfriend in TGE, that may cause me to skip it.

[Bettyboy72]

Posted: 7/17/12 at 11:21pm

Just saw this. Thought it was awful. No idea where the good reviews or the buzz came from. Bad acting. Bad story. Limited stripping.

It was like a low rent Boogie Nights.

How the hell this would work on Bway is beyond me.

[bwayphreak234]

Posted: 7/18/12 at 12:31am

How the hell this would work on Bway is beyond me.

I was thinking the same thing. How this could work on Broadway is beyond me.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 7/18/12 at 12:43am

Maybe it'll be like BRING IT ON and just use the title with an entirely new plot.

[bwayphreak234]

Posted: 7/18/12 at 1:08am

I think if they went for a splashy and fun comedy (like the previews made the movie look like) it could work as a musical. I still liked the movie. A little strange, but still good.

[EricMontreal22]

Posted: 7/18/12 at 5:46pm

Didn't they say for Broadway they would largely drop the story and provie a "fun romp" for ladies' nights out? So essentially it sounds like Chippendales in a Broadway theatre at Broadway prices.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 7/18/12 at 5:56pm

Or The Full Monty.

[Bettyboy72]

Posted: 7/18/12 at 8:27pm

Well, they'd have to trash the movie's storyline , because frankly it sucked. I can see them turning out some Mamma Mia type hit parade with a runway for the strippers to dance on. Strippers could fly over the audience, ala "Stripperman: Turn On The Hot"

I could see them having a live band ala Dirty Dancing and men stripping with some cheesy storyline.

I dont think the show would have a long shelf life though. This would fall into the same category as Priscilla to me and that never really caught on.