Just got back from Ocean's 13 and it was FUN. Tight plot, lovely light tone, the usual smart Soderbergh cinematic styling, and the cute boys we love. Popcorn, but yummy popcorn.
Wash: You want a slinky dress? I can buy you a slinky dress. Captain, can I have money for a slinky dress? Jayne: I'll chip in. Zoe: I can hurt you.
'Shindig'
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Scrappy - Jun 09, 2007 8:46:04 pm PDT #9030 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
bon bon - Jun 09, 2007 8:52:24 pm PDT #9031 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Just got back from Ocean's 13 and it was FUN. Tight plot, lovely light tone, the usual smart Soderbergh cinematic styling, and the cute boys we love. Popcorn, but yummy popcorn.
Same here. I called Steven Soderbergh as the doctor and Bob called the Bourne movies parody when Linus is in London.
Volans - Jun 10, 2007 3:08:41 am PDT #9032 of 10001
move out and draw fire
I think it is a question of style, and of what makes a character's actions "bad" or bad enough to be haunted/hunted/killed. With Frankenstein, you had to think a little bit about why playing God rebounded on the doctor. And you had the distraction of the monster - were you supposed to focus on his story? Hitchcock did the same with Psycho, but made it a bit more obvious that Leigh was a Bad Girl (she changes from a white bra to a black bra), before distracting you with Norman's story.
It's sort of generally agreed that one shouldn't play God, but is teen sex really punishable by death? Is taking a school vacation in a crappy shack really punishable of rape by tree? Is being female enough "bad" to merit brutal torture? Movies currently make it more obvious why the characters are being punished, but the reasons are, to my mind, less useful as social lessons.
Theodosia - Jun 10, 2007 3:23:57 am PDT #9033 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Will someone confirm for me that there was no J---a R-----s in Ocean's Thirteen ? If so, I may be able to view the damn thing....
Tom Scola - Jun 10, 2007 3:26:32 am PDT #9034 of 10001
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
Not according to IMDB, Theo.
Lee - Jun 10, 2007 5:06:23 am PDT #9035 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
No CZJ either, according to the EW interview with Pitt and Clooney.
askye - Jun 10, 2007 5:39:29 am PDT #9036 of 10001
Thrive to spite them
There's no CZJ and no JR but there is Ellen Barkin, although from what I understand it's not a romantic role.
Theodosia - Jun 10, 2007 5:41:57 am PDT #9037 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Better and better. I may actually view this one.
askye - Jun 10, 2007 5:45:26 am PDT #9038 of 10001
Thrive to spite them
I liked the first one, there was enough going on without Julia Roberts, but since she's Ocean's love interest you have to deal with George Clooney talking to her/about her. Although he and Rusty have much more chemistry.
The second had too much in the way of love interests. Too much Julia and too much CZJ. That got in the way of the caper.
It sounds like they've learned from their mistakes and have gotten rid of love interests and it's just about the caper.
Jessica - Jun 10, 2007 6:23:52 am PDT #9039 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
JR and CZJ are minor topics of conversation between Clooney and Pitt (and hilariously so), but do not appear in the film.