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Summary: Ocean's Eleven
Review: I thought every character made this movie great. This movie was put together extremely well. Great one liner's, which is one of my favorite aspects in movies. I would recommend to anyone to buy this DVD.
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Summary: Smart, Funny entertainment
Review: Oceans 11 has become one of my all time favorite movies. It is well thought out with a fantastic cast. It's dramatic, funny, and at times has you on the edge of your seat. No one gives a bad performance in this film. Plus, they all "fit" together. The chemistry is amazing.
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Summary: All Good
Review: Good movie!! Very entertaining. A little humor, action, drama and love.
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Summary: A terrifically enjoyable movie
Review: This is a terrific film. Not a terrific film from a "Traffic" or "sex, lies and videotape" standpoint, but a terrific piece of entertainment. Sometimes we forget that's what movies are really all about.The plot? The plot doesn't matter in this type of film, never has and never will. What matters are the charecters. Remember, this is a movie about people we'd want to shoot if they broke into our homes and tried to steal something. The chareceters have to be likable; you have to want them to succeed or the whole thing falls apart, and in this movie you've got that in spades. Clooney and Pitt are terrific and very enjoyable to watch. They work very well together and I hope to see them again together in something really soon. Damon plays his navitiy very well here. I'm becoming more and more impressed with him as an actor the more I see of him. Even when he's playing similar roles he puts something in to make them unique. Roberts is here as window dressing, but does her job (making us understand why Danny wants her back) well. Garcia overdoes it a bit at a couple of spots, but overall he's effective. It was great to see Reiner in a nice, meaty role and he fits the part like a glove. He's a living, breathing example of what a travesity it is that so many of our older actors are ignored. In fact, I liked everyone in this movie ...
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Summary: Stars Don't Make It Shine
Review: I grew up in Baltimore and the local accent surrounded me from my earliest memory. The nearest beach on the Atlantic was a four-hour drive east, to Ocean City, MD, and vacationing there was known as going Danny Ocean. Curiously, that is the name of the title character (George Clooney) in this remake of the 1960 Rat Pack film, Ocean's Eleven. My little bit of trivia was about the most interesting thing going on in my mind while watching this technically perfect but soulless film. There's nothing wrong with the plot; the plot is brilliant and perfectly set up. There just aren't any surprises. Danny Ocean, just released from prison, collects colleagues for his biggest heist: cleaning out the vault shared by three Las Vegas casinos: The Bellagio, the Mirage and the MGM Grand. All three are run by a precise and ruthless manager, Terry Benedict (Andy Garcia), who just happens to have stolen Danny's girl (Julia Roberts). His fellow conmen-thieves include Linus (Matt Damon), Rusty (Brad Pitt), brothers Virgil and Turk (Casey Affleck, Scott Caan), Rueben (Elliott Gould), Saul (Carl Reiner), Basher (an uncredited Don Cheadle), and a gymnast named Yen (Shaobo Qin), among others. Through clever misdirection, they pull off a masterful crime - in fact, everyone gets what he wants in the end. Except the audience, that is. As much as the story unfolds with clockwork precision, I found myself wishing I were watching human characters rather than Swiss movement. Director Steven Soderbergh, who has had a string of excellent films - Solaris (2002), Traffic (2000), Erin Brockovich (2000), Sex, Lies and Videotape (1989) - is undone by the intricacies and loses sight of the human element. Amid all of this talent, there is just nobody to care about. Andy Garcia's character was one-dimensional. And I have never seen Julia Robert look less attractive; indeed, I found myself wondering what Ocean ever saw in such a bitchy bore. Ocean's Eleven revolves around Danny Ocean - which is where I wish I had gone.
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Summary: Great, GREAT movie!
Review: I cannot tell you how well this movie was made! It just screams genious! It's not a family movie, I can say that- the scene with a hooker, and some other things are really not intended for little John who's 12 or 10 years old, but it's great for mature teens who want to see a little 'heist' without any guns, guts, or gore! Yes it's glorifing robbery, but who cares? The way George Clooney and cast do the robbery, at the end you really want them to pull it off! THE NUTSHELL: Buy this movie- if you have any doubts, I think you won't be dissapointed! The only people who hate this movie are like my Mom, and you don't want to be in that category!
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Summary: Good
Review: I didn't think I'd like this movie because I know much more than I'd like to about these actors lives thanks to entertainment shows and cheesy news programing. But the movie had a great, fast moving story and I loved it. I just hope George Clooney wasn't kidding when he said Barbra Streisand would appear in the sequel 'Ocean's Twelve.' I think she'd be perfect in it.
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Summary: Entertainment on a grand scale...
Review: This film presents the story of a varied group of robbers who attempt to steal millions of dollars from several of the largest casinos in Las Vegas. Presented with a superb cast, great locations, a wonderful musical score, and a killer look, this film is highly recommended. If you enjoy big-scale Hollywood productions, the ensemble cast in this film will enchant you. This is truly a beautiful film with an enjoyable plot and much suspense. Also, the special features on the DVD add some great depth to the film. Several short documentaries are on the disc, as well as other features. Additionally, the audio and video quality of the disc are excellent. Highly recommended!
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Summary: We're in real Barney. Rubble? Barney Rubble? Trouble!
Review: This is the coolest movie I've ever seen. Every character plays it close to the vest, cool as ice for the entire film. Except for when they're completely off of their rockers. There's no middle ground here, no mild excitement, just cool or crazy. The fast pacing is great - each character is always bouncing off of another character to keep the story moving at a quick clip. No pauses, no lulls, just action and slick comedy. Brilliant. To repeat the obvious, the casting is perfect, except for horse-face Julia Roberts. Oh, well. She's really only a peripheral character, so if you can skip her few scenes just knowing that she and Clooney get back together. And if you can't stand her, then the movie is worth it anyway to see Topher Grace playing himself as an ignorant Hollywood poker novice. Genius.
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Summary: Great Heist Flick
Review: Steven Soderbergh's "Ocean's Eleven" is a triumph of pure style over substance, which is a change for the talented director. The film is about Danny Ocean(George Clooney), a con man just released from jail who gets his old gang back together to hit three Vegas Casino's in one night. Along for the heist are Brad Pitt as Oceans old partner Rusty Ryan, Matt Damon as the new guy, Bernie Mac as a fellow con artist, and various others who's specific talents will help them pull off the crime of the century. Rounding out the cast are Andy Garcia as Terry Benedict, owner of the three casinos Ocean plans on hitting, Elliot Gould as a rival to Garcia and bankroller of the heist, and Julia Roberts as Ocean's ex-wife and Garcia's new main squeeze. The plot is basic: The guy's have one night to do the job, and everything depends on each member's ability to play their role to perfection. As long as the movie is focused on the heist, it is a joy to watch, exciting, funny, and full of twists and turns. It only falters in the Julia Roberts subplot. Ocean wants her back, she hates him, he tries to win her heart, etc. The film loses focus in these scenes, as it's hard to believe that Ocean was ever married to Robert's character, and Julia Roberts has no range as an actress, so her development throughout the film is sort of a joke. But no matter, the film is mainly about the heist, and it is wonderfully pulled off. Soderbergh makes all of his film's his own, often polishing the screenplay and always acting as his own cinematographer. So you can tell he had a blast with this one, with flashbacks, quick cuts, and a very stylized use of the camera. His direction is pitch perfect for the film, and it is a wonder how he can switch gears and then film something like Full Frontal or Solaris, which are so totally different in tone and style. Clooney is great as the always calm and collected Danny Ocean, Brad Pitt hasn't had this much fan with a role since Fight Club, and Elliot Gould and Carl Reiner have fun with their roles as well, with Reiner playing a master of impersonation one last time and gould hamming it up as an old-school Vegas hand. Garcia's Terry Benedict is also pitch perfect, a rich, sadistic Vegas tough guy who can be cool one minute, angry the next The film is loads of fun to watch and re-watch, as you figure out who did what when, and spot a few plot holes, which thankfully don't detract from the plot too much, unless you know alot about EMP. Soderbergh obviously wanted a fun project, and the screenwriter and actors gave him one. This is a great heist film, not as good as Mamat's "Heist", but still one to keep.
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