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Summary: This is it baby.
Review: Let's get the flaws out of the way: not enough laughs, moves a bit slow, coulda had more action, no Sinatra number (!?). Everything else about this movie is legendary: the cats, the cards, the dough the heist, the attitude, the ambience, the booze, an appearance by Red Norvo backing Dean Martin on "Ain't That a Kick In The Head", and a bunch of guys being real guys. Not sensitive sissy males, not trashy, not cheesy Night at The Roxbury greaseballs, but high class pallies having a good time. In the days before dressy casual (bleh), Izod shirts (double-bleh), polyester, and before the male standard-bearers became ex-jocks in beer commercials and movies like "Road House" (triple-bleh) and "Point Break" (sextuple-bleh)...this was the living end, pure decadence, the high life personified as only Frankie and Dean could do it. Thank you Lord, for giving us Saint Francis of Hoboken, Saint Dino of Steubenville, St. Norman of Fell and all their followers to show us the light!
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Summary: It's All About the Swagger, Baby!
Review: People argue about "cool." Some say John Coltrane is cool. Other say Clapton, Dylan, or Lennon are "cool." Lenny Bruce is "cool" to some, and Miles Davis epitomizes "cool" for others. For me, there isn't a man who has EVER lived who personified "cool" more that Mr. Sinatra. You can see what I mean here in the first motion picture that casts the infamous "Rat Pack" in major roles, "Oceans 11." Playing an ex-WWII soldier, Sinatra's Danny Oceans plans the greatest heist in history: Rob five Las Vegas casinos at once on New Year's Eve. It's a bold plot for a bold cast. There's Frank with his "I own the world" charisma. There's Sammy Davis Jr. with his usual flair for the song and dance routine. "Deano" Dean Martin also croons in the picture, and Peter Lawford, the only non-singer of the four main Rat Packers, still holds the audience with his charm and wit.This film shows what Las Vegas was like when it was an "adults only" city. This was when Sinatra and his boys ruled Vegas, and we should be thankful that they had the foresight to put some of the flavor of the times on film. Now, where's my martini? I'm late for my craps game.
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Summary: Wonderful
Review: Being that I am a huge Sinatra fan- and the rest of the Rat Pack for that matter, my husband gave me this tape as one of my birthday gifts this year when I turned 24. This was originally released seventeen years prior to my birth, so I thought it would be one of those cheesy pre- technology movies that are usually on TNT. Well, I will say that the sexual undertones and the comedy material was a little heavy for those times. Nothing unusual for this day and age, but for the time when this was released, it was way ahead of it's time. Funny as all get out, this movie is one of the best I have EVER seen. I loved the dialog, the comedy, the interaction and the genuine chemistry between each and every character. This is a movie to watch with your frineds, and people who enjoy a good laugh. This isn't a movie for those slow to figure one-liners and jokes out. No wimpy stuff here. Just good comedy and entertainment. If you enjoy Mafioso movies, you'll like Ocean's Eleven. Consider it the 'Goodfellas' of it's day- just not as violent. A wonderful movie to own.
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Summary: Far Too Much Fun to be Fairly Critisised.
Review: This Film isn't Perfect, it has it's Flaws, but they are Over Shadowed by it's Overwhelming Sence of Fun. A Bunch of Mates getting together to make a Film about a Bunch of Mates getting together to Rob a Casino... Timeless. The Gang are Playing themselves so the Performances are Laid Back and Honest. The Pacing is Leisurely and Fits the "Take Our Time" Tone, the Music is a Great Asset, Especially Sammy's Solo and Dean's Piano Sing-Song. The Heist is Pretty Ingenious and the "Italian Job" / "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" ish ending leaves you with a Lingering Love of this Fun Flick. A Classic.
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Summary: The "Pack" at its best!
Review: Talk about an All-Star cast,the list is long and the talent is Superior! The Rat Pack plus some other familiar faces like Norman Fell,(Mr. Roper),Cesar Romero,(The Joker,old Batman & Robin)Angie Dickinson,(Police Woman),and not to mention the "Pack". From the start the talent starts pouring in! As someone who loves Las Vegas, this movie shows it in its Grand and Glorious days. Where everyone knew everyone and the shows were great! The story line is a great fantasy tale of old Army buddies trying to make that one last "Big Score", target: the five main Casinos on the strip. What starts off great turns upside down,but enough with the description of the movie, just rent it and then when your hooked, buy it!
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Summary: Dino at his best
Review: This movie has to be one of my all time favs! Dean is great as always with an all star cast! The Rat Pack is in full force baby! A movie every movie lover will enjoy!
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Summary: Aint that a hole in the boat!
Review: A CLASSIC! Best part is seeing Dino on stage singing "Aint that a kick in the head" PRICELESS BABY
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Summary: Comes out with seven or eleven on every roll of the dice!
Review: This is the way we want to remember Sinatra and the rest of the Rat Pack. A very entertaining movie about the old Las Vegas which today is just a memory. A "must have" for all nostalgia fans.
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Summary: The Best Vegas Movie Ever, and more.
Review: This movie will make you a Rat Pack fan. It does a fantastic job of capturing a sense of time of a place that no longer exists. This is Vegas before the corporations took over, when LV was truly a place in the sun. It is also a "guy" movie. Most guys would give their left "arm" to be as cool as Frank, Dean and Sammy are in this movie. The dialogue is crisp, the singing great and the ending represents the ultimate Vegas lesson. One fun exercise. Watch the garbage truck scene and observe the west side of the vegas strip, there is NOTHING THERE. What you feel after watching this is a sense of exhillartion and a sense of sadness. Vegas will never again be like this, but that's what makes this movie so special. Get me a drink and a plane ticket. EO-11, EO-11, EO-11 (** I just got the DVD edition **)
When I wrote my VHS review several years ago this movie hadn't come out in DVD. Now it is. It has a wonderful commentary by Frank Sinatra JR., and Angie Dickinson. This movie is even better on DVD. ... I don't think I've ever seen a combination where the original movie was so good and the remake so bad. In fact I think that this duo might take that prize. "And the envelope for best original movie with worst remake of all time goes to .....", Oceans 11. Seriously, what the critics of this movie are missing is the fact that this was never meant to be a "Serious" movie, it was meant to be FUN. Ironically, the writing and dialogue in this movie are better than a lot of so called "serious" movies. So what if it's a little politically incorrect. People forget that Frank Sinatra was a Liberal. He was instrumental in getting the Vegas casino's to allow people like Sammy Davis to change their ways concerning people of color. In fact Vegas was known at one time as the Mississippi of the west. The fact the Sinatra was a friend of Davis is testimony to the fact that he was ahead of his time, not behind it as some critics in this space have tried to attest. ... If you want a fun movie, with great singing, and the ultimate vegas ending buy this movie.
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Summary: Resevoir dogs is just a copy.
Review: The best of the rat pack films and a big influence on Resevoir Dogs as you wll notice. It's got all of the main rat pack members Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr.,Peter Lawford , Joey Bishop and the head man himself FRANK SINATRA. Watch and enjoy.
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