New Releases: 6/29/12
Magic Mike - Channing Tatum makes this a movie I'm pretty sure I won't want to see in theaters - the fact that it's based on his real life past makes me kind of sad. But it's about male strippers. And they chose REALLY hot actors to play the strippers - Matt Bomer, Alex Pettyfer, and, yes, Matthew McConauhey. I sense the story won't be great, honestly, how could it, but yes, I'll definitely see it.
Medea's Witness Protection - I can't believe I'm saying this after all the previous Medea films that I wouldn't possibly pay money to see, but the trailer with Eugene Levy and Denise Richards looks like such a trainwreck and yet it was really funny, that I almost want to see it. I will not pay money to see this, but perhaps on TV someday.
Ted - This trend of stuffed animals coming to life and talking ("Wildfred" on FX is similar, most people see a real dog, but Elijah Wood sees a man in dog suit who talks dirty). I find the concept really creepy - I don't know why. And watching the stuffed teddy bear humping the Target checkout in the trailer is pretty offputting. However, if done well, this could be really funny. On the fence.
I saw Magic Mike on Friday night, and the show was sold out (after being moved to a larger theater) and there were at most 15-20 guys there. Surprisingly, I thought the film was pretty good.
ReplyDeleteI saw Ted today, and aside from the older woman who brought 2 very young children to the film (and left 5 mins into it) the audience, myself included, was laughing non-stop throughout.
Hey Joe, I'm hearing lots of good things about Magic Mike. I'm hoping to put together a theater marathon to catch up on everything I've missed in the past month, but that will probably be on the list.
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