tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post4397188988556544138..comments2024-03-29T04:19:43.461-05:00Comments on F This Movie!: Review: Magic MikePatrick Bromleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00771837625286775607noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-85761313219333915882014-05-07T02:03:22.711-05:002014-05-07T02:03:22.711-05:00Channing Tatum impresses by taking the stage flipp...Channing Tatum impresses by taking the stage flipping and gyrating for the screaming women in the audience. Chicks will love it!Top Site for Divorce Attorney Seattle Informationhttp://www.engelatlaw.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-25835504165467608162014-05-06T09:25:30.410-05:002014-05-06T09:25:30.410-05:00I never imagined that I would see The Full Monty r...I never imagined that I would see The Full Monty re-envisioned by the Oscar winning director of Erin Brokovich and Traffic. But yup, here you have it: Steven Soderberg has created his stripping opus.Top Hoodoo River Fly Fishing Alaskahttp://www.hoodoofishing.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-60103186887617312992012-07-22T15:07:15.709-05:002012-07-22T15:07:15.709-05:00I agree that I was not expecting Magic Mike to act...I agree that I was not expecting Magic Mike to actually have some substantial plotlines between the scenes of sheer eye-candy! It’s certainly not going to be winning any Academy Awards, but at least it wasn’t completely brainless! However, I don’t think any women in the theater with me even realized there was a story to it; at least I don’t see how they could’ve known since barely anything could be heard over the ceaseless shrills and giggles. I guess I don’t blame them, seeing as Channing Tatum is one gorgeous hunk of man. I’m sure if I wasn’t accompanied by a few Dish coworkers of mine, I would’ve let my hair loose a bit more. But, next time, I’m definitely going to watch the flick on DVD to avoid the crowd it attracts. Luckily, I have the Blockbuster@Home service through my Dish account that delivers all the newest movies to me right when they are available, so it shouldn’t be too long before I’m blessed once again by the sight of those abs and, oh yeah, that riveting storyline.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08521069842911049019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-40139204080973069532012-07-07T12:27:06.826-05:002012-07-07T12:27:06.826-05:00I don't know what it was about this movie, but...I don't know what it was about this movie, but I just had a freakin' ball with it. I laughed, hooted, hollered, and loved watching what Soderbergh could do with a "male stripper movie". Definitely wasn't a film that had no chance of working but pulled it off very well. Good review Patrick.Dan O.http://www.dtmmr.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-64237581248165415592012-07-05T14:59:32.780-05:002012-07-05T14:59:32.780-05:00Att this point I'll see anything that Soderber...Att this point I'll see anything that Soderbergh puts out. Your (excellent) review confirmed my suspicion that there was a lot morre than the surface in this film. I saw it as the flipside to The Girlfriend Experience from the day it was announced.<br /><br />I'd love to see him make a full-on horror movie - the closest he got being Contagion.Gabriel Girardhttp://www.facebook.com/TCFTNnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-73567633717699831882012-07-03T08:03:56.537-05:002012-07-03T08:03:56.537-05:00Heheh - okay good - it just tickled me when I read...Heheh - okay good - it just tickled me when I read it and I ran with it - admittedly it received a disproportionate amount of my attention but by no means do I consider it a dealbreaker as far as the movie goes.<br /><br />Does the custom furniture idea have some deeper, hidden meaning though? Like he's good at HANDLING WOOD? STRIPPING furniture? SCREWING, NAILING and REUPHOLSTERING? Hmmm? Okay, maybe not the last one, but hmmm?Sol O.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-7133777248211676742012-07-02T21:18:46.655-05:002012-07-02T21:18:46.655-05:00I so don't think you're offending the cust...I so don't think you're offending the custom furniture makers of the world or anything like that. I get your point; just thought it was odd that you locked in on that one aspect of the movie. I think the idea is just that he has a goal that is NOT stripping, and that it's something he can do and do for himself. It makes more sense to me that it be a modest goal. Again, point taken, and please don't think I'm filled with fake outrage over the comment. It was taken in the spirit in which it was intended.Patrick Bromleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00771837625286775607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-44949183733367965142012-07-02T21:01:43.602-05:002012-07-02T21:01:43.602-05:00And succeeded, really, Patrick - you moved me from...And succeeded, really, Patrick - you moved me from "ignore it completely" to "watch it eventually". Seriously, I wasn't even bothering to check out reviews but I read yours and I do believe there's more to <i>Magic Mike</i> than I had thought.<br /><br />And c'mon guys, we are talking about a movie here, right? Like, I'm not commenting on the real lives and ambitions of normal people in actual reality - I would never scoff at anyone's dream. But I'm sorry, as a movie it just struck me funny. "She's a loving Mom and a smart businesswoman and at night, she sells her ass on the street. But she's a hooker with a dream. A dream to open...a sewing store." I mean when you set up a story about a person who is SELLING THEMSELVES in pursuit of a dream, you expect that dream to be more in line with that personal cost. Like, say you make a movie about a guy literally selling his soul to the devil to become a politician, would you expect him to want to be Mayor of Dildo, Newfoundland (real place!) or President of the United States? Extreme examples, but hopefully it helps illustrate where I was coming from. Definitely wasn't shitting on non-fantastical real-world dreams.Sol O.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-47960666675615597662012-07-02T21:00:11.023-05:002012-07-02T21:00:11.023-05:00Re-posting here an edited-down review of "Mag...Re-posting here an edited-down review of "Magic Mike" from last week's "Trailers with Doug" column:<br /><br />If you're willing to indulge in Soderbergh's <i>'present-day story shot/constructed with a 70's aesthetic'</i> and have a strong tolerance for open-ended narratives and guys stripping, then "Magic Mike" is for you. Seriously, the stripping scenes were fine, energetic and funny ("Showgirls" this ain't). I've seen women doing it in movies since forever so I say time to give the fairer sex a shot at some cinematic beefcake fun. I personally felt the movie was missing a third and final act, but it was clearly an artistic decision and the ending, ironically but very deliberately given the subject matter, climaxes at just the right moment. Matthew McConaughey steals the movie; it's as if David from "Dazed and Confused" grew up, kept in shape and opened a strip club for women minus the 'stache. Shame that Olvia Munn has an important part (she's horrible, big surprise) and Cady Horn, on whose shoulders a considerable amount of the movie's dramatic heft rests, can't do better than a Julia Stiles-is-pouting impression (although, to be fair, she gets better and nails along with Tatum the dramatic dismount).<br /><br />"Magic Mike" is basically "Boogie Nights"-lite filtered through Soderbergh's cinematic eye, and that's good-enough to see even if you wonder as you see the beefcake on parade why you (a raging heterosexual male so secure in his own masculinity) are doing in the theater watching it in the first place.J.M. Vargashttp://www.dvdverdict.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-61957414136342642532012-07-02T16:01:45.300-05:002012-07-02T16:01:45.300-05:00Something more mature - like an astronaut, a cowbo...Something more mature - like an astronaut, a cowboy, gynecologist to the stars...<br /><br />Remember kids, the only acceptable dreams are the ones that make a smashing film!Joeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-5918218979771810662012-07-02T15:16:05.024-05:002012-07-02T15:16:05.024-05:00Well, I tried. And if you still have no interest i...Well, I tried. And if you still have no interest in seeing it, you should re-read the list line of the review. Just out of curiosity, what would be a more acceptable ambition for Mike to have?Patrick Bromleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00771837625286775607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-72966681885925684352012-07-02T15:09:50.544-05:002012-07-02T15:09:50.544-05:00"His real dream is to start his own custom fu..."His real dream is to start his own custom furniture business."<br /><br />Whoa, whoa, whoa, there young fella, I know they tell you to dream big when you're in school and shit, but calm the fuck down. You've already got your own roofing business, save some of that Dream Juice for the rest of us!<br /><br />I dunno, Patrick, this is a good thoughtful review and all, but I still don't really feel compelled to see it. Though I know intellectually (and you have confirmed) that Soderbergh couldn't possibly make a movie as mindless as the trailers make it look, I think the damage done is too much for me to get past. I guess what I'll take from your review is that it will be worth watching for free once it hits The Movie Network in 9 months. I am dying to know if he, um, manages to start his own custom furniture business.Sol O.noreply@blogger.com