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Ocean's Eleven

Advantages: Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Las Vegas
Disadvantages: None

Ocean's Eleven Brad Pitt, George Clooney and a whole host of other good looking guys planning the crime heist of the century, what more could you want from a movie! Ocean's Eleven is actually a 2001 remake of the 1960 Rat Pack caper film of the same name. I've never seen the original but I would like to so I can compare the two. What's the ocean got to do with it? Is it set by the beach? No, Danny Ocean is the name of the game leader who collects ...
...Vegas. And why eleven, why there are eleven people who carry out the crime. Danny has the perfect friends in order to carry out this job, one is a fixer, another a blackjack dealer, another a pickpocket, all worthy occupations to help you scam casinos out of $150 million!! Danny is played brilliantly by the gorgeous George Clooney. He is so laid back and suave, he can get anyone to agree to do anything. He teams up with old friend Rusty to perfect ...

Spottydog11 16.09.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Ocean's Eleven (DVD)

The One- An ordinary experience

Advantages: Jet Li's brand name
Disadvantages: Story lacks punch.Action sequences not out of the ordinary

The One- starring Jet Li is an action/fantasy film dealing with the idea of parallel universe. Though the film deals with a complex idea of multi universe, the plot is extremely thin. A man is trying to kill all of his other forms in different universe so that he becomes powerful and wants to see if that makes him the One- the lord. Following him is the police of the multi-verse, which also makes it an usual cop-criminal stories. He is only left ...
...to kill and become the one. The OTHER him is by tradition the good guy here and is trying to fight againt him. My friend had told me it is a great film and I should see it. I went into the film with sky high expectations and boy, was I disappointed! The film only didn’t have an extremely thin plot to play with, even its action sequences and dynamics seemed nothing out of the ordinary. Terming it as “outdated” is not appropriate seens its almost been ...

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Review of The One (DVD)

Ocean's 11 and 12

Advantages: Fabulous cast, funny, interesting plot
Disadvantages: Not really original and the sequel was a bit of a let down

...at one point!!! Ocean's eleven was a fantastic film containing every element a good film should. Eye candy for the ladies, eye candy for the gents, romance, comedy, quit wit, bad V good and a consistent plot. George Clooney plays bad boy Danny who plans to enter the world's most secure vault in order to steal millions from Casino owning Terry Bennedict who stole Danny's wife. He creates a gang including a retired thief, poker expert/card dealer, ...
...list goes on! I found ocean's twelve a bit of a disappointment after how fantastic ocean's eleven was. The same great cast but I felt it was a little more disjointed compared to the seamless writing of eleven. It also includes Catherine Zeta-Jones with a rather dodgy accent! Here, Ocean's original eleven have been tracked down by Furious Terry Benedict and are forced to flee America and carry out three heists across Europe to attempt to pay back ...

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Review of Ocean's Eleven/Ocean's Twelve (DVD)

"Are you a Mexi-can, or a Mexi-can't?"

Advantages: Visually attractive, surprisingly funny
Disadvantages: Way too much going on

El Mariachi is hired by a CIA Agent, Sheldon Sands, to kill General Marquez, who is planning to overthrow the President of Mexico at the request of a drug baron. El Mariachi needs little encouragement; Marquez is responsible for the death of El Mariachi's wife and child. Sands, who is a closet psychopath, further complicates matters by hiring someone to kill the drug baron who wants the President dead, and having his fingers in all sorts of other ...
...to Sands' satisfaction? Or will he discover that Sands' involvement is not as straightforward as he first thought? This is the third in a trilogy of films about the character El Mariachi; the first two were called El Mariachi and Desperado. I had vaguely heard about this film before I watched it, but had no idea the others even existed - probably because I would have been living overseas when they came out. However, it really isn't necessary to have ...

sunmeilan 22.02.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Once Upon A Time In Mexico (DVD)

What are the odds of getting even? 13 to 1

Advantages: Gr8 storyline, much better than number 2
Disadvantages: None

...the best thing about the Ocean's trilogy has to be the chemistry between the two lead characters. Brad Pitt & George Clooney really look like they are enjoying themselves throughout the film and look like they really get on. The rest of the cast is fantastic too and each and every one of them brings in their own little vibe to the film. I have been a fan of Ocean's Eleven since it came out. It was funny, smart and was amazing how they managed to ...
...spot for him in the Ocean's film mainly because he's so much different from his role in Bourne Ultimatum even though he could have pretty much played the same character. The view of Vegas is amazing. I've never been myself but wow did this look good. That's the thing with Ocean's Thirteen; Sodeberg always manages to make his 'set' look fantastic. This was the sequel that everyone wanted. The Bad Things There's hardly any bad things but due to the ...

DixieChick10 28.01.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Ocean's Thirteen (HD-DVD)