this movie is made for girls
Loved it!!!!! Only remark I have is I would have liked a little more stripping and a little less talking. Bonus is I laughed a lot this time around. The dance routines were crazy good and I absolutely looooved the different guest roles, especially Jada and Donald!!! Had so much fun watching.
this is the second biggest shit made movie that i see in this year.
This is the straightest movie I have ever seen.
The story was bad, very boring, but i give 6 stars cause was funny.
Channing Tatum is my dream boy ever. Period. :heart:
Exciting, sensuality the flower of the skin. I really fell in love with the history of this group of friends.
I didn't like the original movie, but at least it had some semblance of a plot. This has little in the way of story. Instead, its an excuse for Channing Tatum to show off his body and replicate his previous career. Movie buffs beware, but lonely housewives looking for a little bit of fantasy may get something from the experience.
A sequel to the 2012 male-stripper dance hit. This time the boys hit the road to do one final show - a stripper convention in Myrtle Beach.
Magic Mike XXL is full of surprises. Andie MacDowell and Jada Pinkett-Smith are surprisingly good supporting characters, the dialogue is surprisingly weighty in spite of a sparse plot and, the best surprise of all, it’s a sequel that tops the original.
Yes, this is a simpler yet superior film to Magic Mike in every way save for the lack of Matthew McConaughey. However, his absence is used as a springboard for the plot. There’s no dull love interest and no ‘apprentice’ subplot, just a laser focus on the dancers and their journey to South Carolina.
The road-trip format is fully exploited, with every step along the way usefully contributing to the finale while also giving us real insight into the life of entertainers. All this while being an exercise in sheer joy and extravagance.
Simply put, this is what Magic Mike should have been.
http://benoliver999.com/film/2017/02/26/magicmikexxl/
Although I wasn't keen on the first film, I watched this on the recommendation of my sister - and was very pleasantly surprised!
While I expected a couple of hours of gratuitous nudity and air-humping, what I discovered instead was an actually well-crafted story with emotional depth and a satisfying narrative.
Gone is Mike's sour-faced love interest, cartoonish ringleader Matthew McConaughey and insufferable protege Alex Pettyfer (by far the three worst characters from the first film). Instead the sequel introduces colourful new characters and brings some much-need depth to the cardboard-cutout characters of the first film.
Magic Mike XXL is basically a roadtrip movie with all the fun and hi-jinks you would expect and in contrast to the seedy hedonistic lifestyle depicted in the previous film, the guys in XXL are just a group of friends who love women, love dance and love each other. They seemed like actual friends in this rather than people who happen to work together and their dynamic was enjoyable to watch.
The choreography was also a thousand times better in this film. As pointed out even within the film itself, the routines from the original film were cliche, boring and relied way too much on the attractiveness of the dancers rather than actual talent.
I don't know if the actors' dancing skills have improved since then or if they were just given more to work with this time round but either way the routines in this were notably better and very engaging to watch (Channing Tatum sure does a damn good backflip).
The routines were also different enough to hold interest, taking place in a range of locations with a variety of unique and interesting props and costumes. Unlike the previous film which seemed to mostly consist of Mike hogging the spotlight while the others dance vaguely in the background, it really felt like each dancer got their time to shine both individually and as part of the group.
There was a lot more racial diversity in this film than in the previous one and in my opinion women were much better represented. In fact there was a notable theme of female empowerment, with women referred to throughout as 'Queens' and 'Goddesses' who deserve to be pampered and treated right by the men in their life.
Overall I was very surprised and very impressed with this film. A huge improvement from the first one.
A horrible, horrible movie. I hate my wife
it was just plain fun
Oh Lord... thank you for giving us these talented sexy men. Amen. ^-^
This movie doesn't come up on my search on popcorn time, but my friend can watch both magic mike and the magic mike xxl...
where can i actually watch it ?
I don't think I'd score this film so highly on a rewatch but for now I'm bedazzled by the performances in this film. More dancing-wise than acting but Joe Manganiello was a delight. I love how they actually gave Matt Bomer's character a personality and I was overwhelmed with happiness that I got to see Donald Glover in a new role. This had potential to be a very run of the mill comedy considering it was a road-trip movie however it focused on their story and I didn't find myself comparing it to any other film. I had a bit of a problem with Amber Heard's character but that was just a bit of dislike for her personality but I suppose that's good as that means she's flawed and real. Mike is just wonderful to watch. Hats off, Channing.
Mmm mmm mmm ... cannot wait to see this movie!! ^_^
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Great performances, but there wasn't really a story.