tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951989.post3273524985492477669..comments2024-03-13T06:02:45.251-05:00Comments on Cinema Romantico: Magic MikeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951989.post-23188587679039529612014-05-06T09:26:23.765-05:002014-05-06T09:26:23.765-05:00Magic Mike is far from perfect, but that's the...Magic Mike is far from perfect, but that's the fun. Whether you think Soderbergh is winking at the audience or the movie is "so bad it's good," Magic Mike is one heck of a good time at the movies.<br /><a href="http://www.hoodoofishing.com" rel="nofollow">Top Alaskan Fly Fishing Lodge Hoodoo River</a>Cath Brookeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05890209675194138368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951989.post-78046650451560877082012-12-13T18:00:53.090-06:002012-12-13T18:00:53.090-06:00That is SUCH a good point about the balance. It ho...That is SUCH a good point about the balance. It honestly had not crossed my mind, but you're right. Nick Priggehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17895803287589438170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951989.post-36195305706663006702012-12-13T06:24:16.097-06:002012-12-13T06:24:16.097-06:00I really liked this film, more than most others se...I really liked this film, more than most others seem to do. I think it was the dancing numbers that nailed it for me. They were surprisingly good at doing what they were doing! I also loved the balance, where the film neither demonized, nor idealized the life of a male stripper. <br /><br />This said: no strip movie has yet beat The Full Monty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951989.post-29102600664604272142012-12-09T09:18:17.269-06:002012-12-09T09:18:17.269-06:00Pettyfer is the MPV for me here, I still can't...Pettyfer is the MPV for me here, I still can't get his ridiculous, bathetic line-reading of "Can we be best friends?" out of my head.<br /><br />Valid points as usual, it doesn't care to get bogged down by the emotional, it observes the situation with these easiness that's almost detached but not in a bad way and it's charming but not officious.<br /><br />Yes, I'd prefer if the praise for McConaughey was not so effusive (or at least not at the expense of Pettyfyer) but a jolly, fun movie that I really enjoyed.<br /><br />Andrew K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01104647944747041277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951989.post-14439173953435127092012-12-06T07:02:35.307-06:002012-12-06T07:02:35.307-06:00Thanks! Appreciate it.
For Soderbergh to make two...Thanks! Appreciate it.<br /><br />For Soderbergh to make two totally different movies that are both so assured in their storytelling - that's just incredible. And it's why although I've heard some grumbling about that new film of his - "Side Effects" - I don't know how anyone couldn't trust him?Nick Priggehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17895803287589438170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951989.post-76791610986382325442012-12-05T23:52:04.584-06:002012-12-05T23:52:04.584-06:00Great review Nick, I don't think I've read...Great review Nick, I don't think I've read a better or more rounded appreciation of this film yet.<br /><br />And Alex! Your reaction to it, I know you dig Soderbergh, probably more than me too, but Top 10 of the year?<br /><br /><i>Soderbergh just has an uncanny knack for taking specific people/actors and utilizing them for what they can do and not what they can't.</i> Is this not the mark of a great director in total control of every aspect of his film? Yeah yeah I can gush like a fanboy too.blahblahblah Tobyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13370451386116555733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951989.post-15253979927418997522012-12-05T18:52:40.742-06:002012-12-05T18:52:40.742-06:00Thanks, man. It's really kind of shocking how ...Thanks, man. It's really kind of shocking how natural the whole movie feels and I think that's partly on account of casting people like Horn. Soderbergh just has an uncanny knack for taking specific people/actors and utilizing them for what they can do and not what they can't.Nick Priggehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17895803287589438170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951989.post-8146291780120470232012-12-05T16:48:22.523-06:002012-12-05T16:48:22.523-06:00"Horn’s sorta stilted delivery of dialogue wo..."Horn’s sorta stilted delivery of dialogue works perfectly for a character so buttoned-up emotionally..."<br /><br />Yes, yes, fucking yes. My god, I've argued that point so hard over these past few months. I really think Magic Mike (which I loved from frame one to final) encapsulated Soderbergh's constant desire to capture naturalism. I believed everything about it. It'll easily crack my Top 10 of the year.<br /><br />Great review.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.com