Lewis Milestone has said that directing the original "Ocean's 11" was the worst experience of his filmmaking career. The only reason it and most of the other Rat Pack movies were even made was that the entire Pack was in the same place at the same time for extended engagements, so the studio decided to capitalize on a unique opportunity to make a film, regardless of how good any of them were at acting. Sinatra routinely showed up late to the set and usually drunk too, and he and the others would frequently ad-lib when they just didn't like the lines they were given. They're fun movies, but I'd never call them good. Soderbergh made a good and fun flick.
And we live to fight another day.
Mal ,'Objects In Space'
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Mr. Broom - Nov 02, 2004 8:14:30 am PST #5397 of 10001
"When I look at people that I would like to feel have been a mentor or an inspiring kind of archetype of what I'd love to see my career eventually be mentioned as a footnote for in the same paragraph, it would be, like, Bowie." ~Trent Reznor
Sean K - Nov 02, 2004 8:22:34 am PST #5398 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
But I just visited one of the stores (to buy comics)
What's the store? Is it Secret Stash gone national? (And where's one here in LA?)
But Ocean's Eleven doesn't suck
The Rat Pack Ocean's Eleven was pretty mediocre.
Actually, having seen the Soderburgh version first, I thought the Rat Pack version blew chunks. It was incredibly boring, and they were all supposed to be just regular Joes. They didn't have the hip, detached slickness of the recent one that made it so much fun.
§ ita § - Nov 02, 2004 8:30:15 am PST #5399 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
There's now a Secret Stash in Westwood. It opened in September.
Sean K - Nov 02, 2004 8:36:17 am PST #5400 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Huh. Thanks ita.
evil jimi - Nov 04, 2004 6:54:27 am PST #5401 of 10001
Lurching from one disaster to the next.
For an oldie-but-goodie horror spoof, I remember liking Abbot and Costello Meet Frankenstein, with appearances by Dracula and the Wolf Man, IIRC. I remember seeing it when I was in junior high and giggling pretty much nonstop. It might be less funny now, though.
Hah! I just downloaded this movie via Bittorrent. It hasn't been released on DVD in Oz and I haven't seen it on the teev for donkey's years, so it was nice to revisit it. I went off most Abbot & Costello movies years ago but I thought this flick was still funny.
Sean K - Nov 04, 2004 7:07:05 am PST #5402 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I should mention that I saw Incredibles yesterday, and enjoyed the hell out of it, which was something of a feat as the election and some discussions I've had about the state of the entertainment industry today (that it's doors areclosed, and I won't be able to get in) has really robbed the joy of going to see movies for me.
Which means Pixar has another mega-hit on its hands.
Hayden - Nov 04, 2004 7:08:09 am PST #5403 of 10001
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
I'm looking forward to it. I saw I Heart Huckabees the other night and loved the hell out of it. That's the most use my philosophy degree has gotten in years.
Aims - Nov 04, 2004 8:05:15 am PST #5404 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
We see The Incredibles on the 14th!!
Sean K - Nov 04, 2004 8:12:48 am PST #5405 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
MM's gonna LOOOOOOVE it like a thing he LOOOOOVES.
Jessica - Nov 04, 2004 8:17:51 am PST #5406 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
For the past week, every time I haven't been near tears over the election, I've been singing "Incredibles incredibles incredibles incredibles!" to the tune of "Spectacular Spectacular" (which I know had a real name predating Moulin Rouge, but I can't remember it at the moment).