Magic Mike, Tarzan, Big Dick Richie, and three other gentlemen with better names than you.

Magic Mike, Tarzan, Big Dick Richie, and three other gentlemen with better names than you.

There is a phenomenon in sequels: They need to trade off the success of the first film, so they need a similar story. But they also have to at least pretend to offer something new. In dance, a cappella, or cheerleading movies, this usually means rounding up everybody from the first movie, then sending them to a national competition of some sort—one last hurrah, but for real this time.

So I wasn’t very enthusiastic when I heard we were getting a sequel to 2012’s excellent Magic Mike. Do we need to see this same cast of beefheads grind on each other some more, I wondered, but with higher stakes? Does anyone need more of this? Answers: Yes and OMG YES. FUCK YES. SO MUCH…