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Summary: Another Vegas movie . But it was fun to watch it !
Review: I started watching George Clooney,s movies very close not for his part in ER . But , for his part in " From Dusk Till Down ". After that , he was very good in " One Fine Day ". Then , of cause , I had to watch this one . But , let,s go back to the movie itself .
As most of the " Vegas " movies , it does have some mistakes :
1. Casinos in Las Vegas getting robbed every year . And very often - successefully .
2. " Bellagio " and " Mirage " has different owners .
3. To build underground vault , connected between them , is way to expensive and unrealistic ( with tipe of ground , they have there ). It would be cheaper to build a new casino !
In another hand , the movie is good . Jockes are actually very funny ! It did start kind of slow , but after 20-30 minutes , it did keep you on " want to know , what will happen next " side . And , actually , I had to watch the robbery part twice in a road , just to understand exactly , how they did it .
I am giving it 4 stars , just because it is a Hollywood movie . And I am an independent films fan !!!
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Summary: Another good movie...
Review: Took a second viewing to appreciate this one. I didn't give it five stars because the ending threw me the first time, and a lot of people I talked to didn't get it either. But that's just how good the con was.Great acting by all involved, including Clooney, who has never been a fave of mine. Bernie Mac almost made me wet myself in the scene with Matt Damon playing the uptight inspector. Both men outdid themselves in that scene. I liked Julia in this even though I hated her in The Mexican. Maybe because she was so involved with her now husband she couldn't relax with Pitt,although they're supposed to be good friends. Anyhoo...it's a good movie, and should get four and one half stars.
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Summary: Alot of Fun
Review: That's all it is...alot of fun. Soderbergh brings us another great film. We have a great cast, with a great score and brilliant direction from Steven...he doesn't seem to dissapoint me. Great video quality with some good extras. The commentary does seem to dissapoint me, both of them do. Damon and Pitt are funny, but that's about it.
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Summary: "Must be difficult to move from television to film"
Review: There's no reason to compare both films. Why? They came out in different eras: The original was made in 1960 during the Rat Pack's heyday, Vegas wasn't as built up then as it is now, etc. The bottom line is that both movies are well done for their respective times. Clooney continues to work into leading man status, making fun of himself by asking Topher Grace the question in the subject line. Soderburg stays within the framework of the original script. His commentary was good, but I suggest listening to Garcia, Pitt, and Damon for a more informative and entertaining commentary. Watch out for Henry Silva and Angie Dickinson from the original movie in the fight scene.
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Summary: a pleasant souffle of a film
Review: Steven Soderbergh's remake of "Ocean's Eleven" is a stylish heist picture featuring some of the brightest stars in moviemaking today. The cast includes George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, and Matt Damon from the A-list, as well as such established veterans as Andy Garcia, Elliot Gould and Carl Reiner in there playing along with them. Coming right off the heels of two highly acclaimed, award-laden serious dramas ("Traffic" and "Erin Brockovich"), it's understandable that Soderbergh might have been in the mood for something a little lighter in tone right about now. Well, he has certainly found it with this property, which sails along smoothly like a well-oiled machine, with no angst-filled messages or heavy-handed themes to gum up the works. Taking the basic premise from the original 1960 film (which featured a who's-who of Hollywood stars of its own day), Soderbergh has updated it to reflect the advanced technological realities of the 21st Century. In this film, recently paroled Daniel Ocean (Clooney) has decided to mastermind the robbing of not one but three major Las Vegas casinos all owned by the nefarious Terry Benedict (Garcia). The rub is that Benedict has also recently added Ocean's ex-wife, Tess (Roberts), to his list of assets, which gives Ocean additional incentive to take Benedict for everything he's got. One of the amazing things is that the filmmakers use an actual casino as their target (the Bellagio) rather than devising a fictional one for their story's purpose. One might think it could give certain audience members the wrong ideas. Be that as it may, the director does a fine job exploiting the Vegas setting, taking us right into the heart of casino operations. A film like "Ocean's Eleven" stands or falls on the charisma of its stars, the intricacy of its plotting and the plausibility of its actions. Luckily for the audience, the film pretty much succeeds on all three counts. Scenarist Ted Griffin does a fine job gathering together the men who will participate in the heist, allowing each a moment or two to define his character and to become part of the team. The details of the plan itself are explained in very clear terms so that we rarely feel as if we are not able to follow the action. There is even an inspired use of "Clair de Lune" near the end of the picture to lend an air of romanticism to the accomplishment, for who would deny that such large-scale thievery has often carried with it a certain element of idealism and romance? After all, look how many books and films have featured robbers as heroes. It perhaps explains why Tess can go from being a principled, law-abiding citizen at the beginning of the film to being an accomplice in crime at the end, all for the love of a man - and we cheer her for it. Unlike in Soderbergh's other films, we do not find hidden depths lurking beneath the shining handsome surface of this movie, and we certainly carry no nutritious food for thought away with us from this film as we did from the others. In fact, "Ocean's Eleven" is all ABOUT shining handsome surface and it makes no pretension of being about anything else. It's cinematic junk food of the highest order, but, then, since when has junk food not been satisfying?
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Summary: Hey now, you're an all-star
Review: All-star cast, all-star movie. HIGHLY recommended.
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Summary: One of the Best Commentaries YET!!!!
Review: I am someone who buys DVDs for the extras. Of course I enjoyed the movie -- witty, quick with some great acting (except Julia). However, the best part of the DVD was the commentary with Matt Damon, Brad Pitt and Andy Garcia. Seemingly for every scene, there is an inside joke that makes the movie that much funnier. As an example, at the beginning of the scene where Danny Ocean (George Clooney) is with the "movie stars" learning to play poker -- he asks one if it is hard to transition from television to movies... Or the line one of them uses making fun of the director (and why this is funny). I watched it again after learning all the inside jokes -- and that made the movie all that more classic. Definitely get it for the extras!
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Summary: Just a fun movie... nothing more
Review: Excuse me while I hit this fly that is buzzing around my head... ok, now on to the movie.
This is an entertaining movie, but has nothing to say, which is why it's fun to watch. This movie grabs your attention from the beginning and lets go at the end, you won't think about this one much after seeing it, but it's a blast while watching it. Flashy, arrogant and whole lot of fun.
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Summary: great movie
Review: One of the best remakes I've ever seen. I watched 4 times right away. Have watched many times since. It will definately become a classic remake, even better than the original.
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Summary: Ocean's 11: Entertainment vs Morality
Review: There is little question that OCEAN'S 11 is an entertaining film. The cast headed by George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, and a surprising Julia Roberts in a supporting role, bounce off each other in all the right places. Clooney, fresh out of prison, plans to rob three casinos owned by Andy Garcia, and enlists the aid of Pitt, Damon, Elliot Gould, and Carl Reiner, each of whom has unique skills for the heist. This movie does not pretend to explore the motivation of the crooks nor does it show any meaningful evolution of character. The one attempt at character development is between Clooney and his ex-wife Tess, who is now Andy Garcia's girlfriend. This connection between Clooney and Roberts falls flat and does even have the sparkle that exists between Garcia and Clooney when Garcia finds out that he is being had. This movie has one point: to show how a security-conscious casino can be robbed for millions while all the while doing so amidst the sparkling glitter of Las Vegas. There is a certain perverse attraction in seeing how Clooney accomplishes this. Director Stephen Soderbergh manages to heighten suspense by withholding until the last minute needed plot contrivances to make it all seem plausible. Clooney and his gang pull the heist successfully and retire with their ill-gotten gains. The problem with all this is one that Hollywood has had to reckon with since the gangster melodramas of Bogart's day. Is the purpose of crime films to entertain or to instruct? In the 30s, Hollywood was careful to emphasize the entertainment aspect with bravura performances by Bogart, Cagney, and Raft, but by the time the concluding credits started to roll, evil had to be punished and society had to be purged of the very personalities that the audiences paid to see in the first place. Today, Hollywood has abandoned its long-held role of guardian of public morality. In this film, at least, the bad guys seem not so bad. They are attractive, articulate, intelligent, and resourceful. Their target is a casino owned by Andy Garcia, who plays his role as if he were still the ascendant thug from GODFATHER III. Garcia is the one with all the negative qualities. He even agrees to dump Julia Roberts if by so doing he can get his millions back. What is lost in the glitter of attractive people breaking the law is the realization that morality is a relative concept, and that if one wishes the key to the executive bathroom, then lifting it from its rightful owner's pocket is quite all right. This is the not so subtle message and I fear that a youthful audience will only be too willing to embrace it.
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