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12-20-2006, 10:53 AM
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Ocean's 13
The new and supposedely last Ocean film. You can check out the trailer here http://pdl.stream.aol.com/aol/us/mov...ceans13_dl.mov
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12-20-2006, 12:12 PM
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Re: Ocean's Thirteen
Hey, this thread should be titled Ocean's Thirteen! The Rat Pack version is called Ocean's 11 and the remake is called Ocean's Eleven, being as it's spelled out. Helps to differentiate the two. I own Ocean's Eleven and would own Ocean's Twelve but it's strangely lacking the features the first one carried.
Guess people who aren't too inclined and not in the know are clamoring for Ocean's One through Ten.
Can't wait to see Ocean's Thirteen though!
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12-20-2006, 01:00 PM
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Re: Ocean's 13
Loved Ocean's Eleven, hated Ocean's Twelve, here's hoping for lucky number Thirteen.
Teaser wasn't much though.
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12-20-2006, 03:11 PM
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Re: Ocean's 13
I quite liked Ocean's Eleven, but I loved Ocean's Twelve. Just watched it again last night as a matter of fact. I know I'm in the minority on that front, but I thought it had style up the wazoo, a huge sense of fun, great music and plot points/twists that worked for me.
Anyhoo, also looking forward a great deal to #13.
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12-20-2006, 04:04 PM
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Re: Ocean's 13
I thought Ocean's 11 was a great fun heist film - nothing deep, but pure style and cool.
Ocean's 12 was such a disappointment. The twists and turns were unbelievable, and the plot points lacked credibility - raising an entire building in one week? Tess impersonating Julia Roberts? Holograms? The whole film just felt like they all got together to have fun in Europe, and making a movie was a secondary consideration.
Still, I'm looking forward to Ocean's 13, and hoping for a film closer to 11 than 12.
Poster art is available here.
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12-20-2006, 07:14 PM
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Re: Ocean's 13
I agree about Ocean's 12. It started with a great premise then degenerated into an almost abstract exercise -- "character scenes" and weirdly-shot sequences which did little advance the plot (which became almost inconsequential)... so an interesting movie, definitely, almost art-house in its ambitions?
But yeah, the whole "Julia Roberts" thing was really, really, really stupid. Did I mention it was really stupid?
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12-21-2006, 12:25 AM
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Re: Ocean's 13
Well, I did say I was in the minority... 
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Absolutely. I think in the Official thread someone mentioned it was actually an art film and I completely agree with that assessment. Don't sweat the details, go with the fun and feel of the film.
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the plot points lacked credibility - raising an entire building in one week?
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Hell, they raised it in one night. Using equipment that probably was worth more than what they were trying to steal. Credibility wasn't the aim of the film though.
Oh well, I bought into it. I can see why others didn't.
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12-25-2006, 12:23 AM
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Re: Ocean's 13
Ocean's 11 was an effective heist picture. Ocean's 12 was the closest a studio film has come to the embodying the French New Wave aesthetic since, uh, the French New Wave. Twelve is a jazz riff on the concept of a heist movie, 2 hours of jubilant experimental cinema, infused with the joy of the possiblities of moviemaking. It's all in the attitude. Ocean's 11 was about some guys stealing some money. Ocean's 12 is about shooting megastars with grainy handheld cameras and filming an airplane landing sideways simply because nobody else does.
As far as populist cinema goes, it's a terrific picture. Unfortunately, I doubt much of today's audience is going to dig the new wave aesthetic, particuarly when 1) they're not familiar with that sort of thing, and/or 2) they're rightfully expecting another "more of the same" straightforward effort, having seen the first film.
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Nathan
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12-25-2006, 01:03 AM
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Re: Ocean's 13
Interesting to see Andy Garcia back. Glad they got Pacino in this one too; you really need a heavyweight to stand up to the star power of these guys now after two films.
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12-25-2006, 09:18 PM
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Re: Ocean's 13
I liked Ocean's 12 although I didn't think it was as entertaining as 11. This one might be fun. 
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12-26-2006, 02:37 PM
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Re: Ocean's 13
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Interesting to see Andy Garcia back. Glad they got Pacino in this one too; you really need a heavyweight to stand up to the star power of these guys now after two films.
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And notably, no big female stars a la Zeta-Jones and Roberts...
later Pooh...
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