HMYBS: Magic Mike (Part Two)
Friday, June 19, 2015 at 11:00PM 
Did you know that Magic Mike (2012) won TFE's Bronze Medal for Best Picture of 2012?Hit Me With Your Best Shot is looking at Magic Mike (2012) before strapping on possessed ballet slippers for The Red Shoes this coming Wednesday.
Due to some scheduling snafus / switcheroos this week we ended up divvying up our look back at Steven Soderberg and Channing Tatum's still undervalued but much enthused over Magic Mike (2012). So you got it in three parts, the first visual roundup (8 early bird participants), this roundup and my own choice, this weekend when I finally get myself together. It's been a looooooong week for me off blog.
The first batch of shot choices included a few takes on the Dallas/Kid training scene, and two surreal shots involving Dallas and Ken. This time it's the act of watching (Cody), the love of being watched (McConaughey), and the commodification of bodies / people.
Magic Mike (2012)
Directed by: Steven Soderbergh; Cinematography by: Steven Soderbergh as "Peter Andrews"
BEST SHOTS
(Pt 1) 7 Images
...and now (Pt 2) 9 Images a couple NSFW so it's all after the jump...
click on the images to read the corresponding article -- really good articles this week, I think. 
Here I am, ladies, all for you
- I Want to Believe
Something sloppy, sexy, almost youthful...
-Movie MoJoe
Why I miss our annual Soderbergh: He was able to create mainstream cinema that was equal parts playful, invigorating and smart...
-Zitzelfilm
Tthe warped reality of Mike’s world and his aspirations towards the more natural world synthesized in a single image...
-Film Misery
Tries to smother you with yellow, in the way that Cries and Whispers tries to kill you with red...
-Pop Culture Crazy
Steven Soderbergh didn't have it in him, by 2012, to make anything as straightforward as a crowd-pleaser about strippers...
-Antagony & Ecstasy
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But what struck me most this time around was just how much the film is about the act of watching...
-Dancin' Dan
[VIDEO ENTRY] The shot I picked is a Not Safe For Work Shot...
-Movie Motorbreath
Be that as it may Matt Bomer, Best Shot goes to an image of veteran stud...
-Paul Outlaw
On a scale of 1 to 10 how excited are you for Magic Mike XXL next month?
NEXT WEDNESDAY: The Red Shoes (1948)
Reader Comments (8)
Nat, did you lose mine? E-mailed to you on the 17th and just re-sent...
I will always defend Cody Horn. She's like Elisabeth Shue sucking a lemon.
Magic Mike is Channing Tatum's version of Chance Wayne in "Sweet Bird of Youth."
Can't wait to read these
Am loving reading all of these! And Tim Brayton's shot just reminded me how great Betsy Brandt is in her one-scene role as the bank lady who declines Mike's loan. Love how much she does with just that one scene.
The Male Gaze turned on itself.
Cody Horn was my MVP by far. So natural and fresh... with or without the lemon sucking face.
think you may have lost mine as well, emailed it on Wednesday. http://www.awardsmadness.com/?p=1787
Love this series!