--- title: Magic Mike XXL: Male Strippers Share Reactions to Channing Tatum Movie description: "Been there, done that... Done that six times" canonical: https://time.com/3943675/magic-mike-xxl-male-strippers-respond/ author: Samantha Grossman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-07-01T21:00:41.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:43:41.743Z og:title: Here's What Real Male Strippers Think of 'Magic Mike XXL' og:description: "Been there, done that... Done that six times" og:url: https://time.com/3943675/magic-mike-xxl-male-strippers-respond/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Here's What Real Male Strippers Think of 'Magic Mike XXL' twitter:description: "Been there, done that... Done that six times" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Here's What Real Male Strippers Think of _Magic Mike XXL_ ## Video: Magic Mike XXL - Official Trailer HD [Watch (HLS stream): Magic Mike XXL - Official Trailer HD](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/ZxbGk1OD.m3u8) (2:11)  _Published 2015-05-07. Warner Bros. just dropped a steamy new trailer for the Magic Mike sequel XXL._ by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Jul 1, 2015 9:00 PM UTC by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Jul 1, 2015 9:00 PM UTC If you haven’t yet seen _Magic Mike XXL —_ in theaters now, _finally_ — we suggest hearing the opinions of a few real-life strippers. Because they live and breathe the true Magic Mike experience. The Daily Share [rounded up](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUOedjlzoRc) a group of strippers who regularly perform at major New York City strip clubs. In the above video, they share their opinions about how realistic the movie is and judge Channing Tatum’s moves (and his physique.) “The moves are excellent,” one admits, while another says, “My moves are better.” Perhaps the least-impressed of the bunch (who appears to call Chan “Channum Tatum), says, “Been there, done that, done that, done that, done that six times. Magic Mike’s got nothing on Awesome Antonio.” You’ll also notice a guy in a suit. That’s [Armand Peri](http://armandperi.com/), who basically runs the entire NYC male strip club scene. 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