Thursday, June 21, 2012
I love the smell of beefcake in the morning.
O.K., I love the smell of it anytime. You caught me.
I think that’s why I’m actually considering seeing ‘Magic
Mike.’
Yes, I know that just induced snickers from the peanut
gallery – but the truth is, I’m shallow. I can be easily manipulated into
watching a movie if the cast is good looking enough – and, let’s face it, ‘Magic
Mike’ has the cast to end all casts (if looks are the judging factor).
‘Magic Mike’ is the story of a male stripper (Matthew
McConaughey) teaching a younger performer (Channing Tatum) how to party, pick
up women and make easy money.
Quite frankly, the sweaty six-pack abs that will accompany
these two alone should be enough to make any woman – or man, I don’t discriminate –
go giddy. They’re just the tip of the iceberg, though.
We also have Alex Pettyfer (Beastly), Joe Manganiello (True
Blood), Matt Bomer (White Collar) and Adam Rodriguez (CSI: Miami) to round out
the cast. That pretty much means if you can’t find your flavor in this display
case you’re not hungry.
I don’t for a second believe that ‘Magic Mike’ is actually
going to be a good movie. No, I know it’s essentially going to be ‘Coyote Ugly’
with dudes. You know, all beefcake and no substance.
I’m still leaning towards seeing it, though. That much
beefcake in one room – stripping down on a regular basis, no less – is worth
the $10 entrance fee.
Now, if this was a movie featuring half naked women (which
has been made 100 times over), a certain sector of the population would be
complaining that women are being objectified as sexual objects.
I would not be one of them. I feel if you don’t like a movie
– or the message behind a movie – then don’t watch it. Don't sit there and complain about it and try to take the enjoyment away from others.
That being said, I kind of get a perverse pleasure out of
the notion of ‘Magic Mike.’
Yeah, like I said before, I’m shallow. I can live with it.
‘Magic Mike’ is rated R for pervasive sexual contact, brief
graphic nudity, language and some drug use. It opens June 29.
What do you think? Are you going to see ‘Magic Mike’?
2 Comments:
Two words: Joe Manganiello. Hell yes, I'm going to see it!
Hell yes. Matt Bomer. I don't give a flying fig if he's gay, I just wanna see him and it helps the rest of the cast is friggin hot too!
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