Ocean's Twelve
2004 Directed by Steven Soderbergh
Synopsis
Twelve is the new eleven.
Danny Ocean reunites with his old flame and the rest of his merry band of thieves in a caper concerning three huge heists in Rome, Paris and Amsterdam. But Europol agent Isabel Lahiri is hot on their heels.
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So this reminded me of that fat guy. You know, the one that orders the super size meals at McDonald's? And then asks for diet Coke?
A prime example of self-indulgence and delusional behaviour.
And after ordering he sits down somewhere perfectly content in his bubble of self induced bliss, clearly thinking he's having the time of his life.
And all we see is a fat guy with a smile on his face, wondering what the hell he's so happy about.
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Elaborate theory why this movie is far better than most give it credit for at Criticwire - blogs.indiewire.com/criticwire/oceans-twelve-is-a-great-sequel
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Just as fun as the first film, even if it gets a bit ludicrous at times. The way I see it, this is a sequel, it is supposed to be a bit ludicrous.
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So basically, a sequel for the sake of having a sequel. This does not have half the charm as the first, and it is much more difficult to follow. The great thing about the first film is it is a heist that is easy to follow along with and is easily explained. From the opening of the film it just felt lazy and there didn't seem to be a good reason for Benedict to have found the 11. We are also introduced to way to many new characters here that i have no interest in. The worst part of this is, by far the Julia Roberts look-a-like sequence with Bruce Willis. I found myself laughing, not because it was funny,…
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Nothing more than a smug vanity project that had big enough balls to open a door to another sequel. Avoid.
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mantiene los aspectos formales de la primera parte --incluso los mejora: el flashback a blanco y negro a la hora y cuarenta y cinco minutos; la secuencia del baile láser del zorro nocturno a eso de la hora y cuarenta; la dosificada información de la mochila que emula a la del aromatizante de pino de la primera entrega, la toma larga del avión de la hora y diecinueve minutos--, pero tiene algún abuso de la "revelación retroactiva" (francamente no sé si tenga algún nombre académico, pero se entiende a qué me refiero, no?) y, hacia el final, cae en el sentimentalismo conjunto de la misma revelación y la escena lacrimosa --esto es personal: a mí me gusta más el cinismo…
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Backlash be damned, this is probably my favorite of the trilogy. It's the smartest, funniest, and sexiest of the three. Although 13 is pretty great. So is 11. While both of those are probably BETTER films, 12 just feels different, and almost necessary for the other two films to be as good as they are.
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They should have stuck with the first one.
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Just awful. Feels like Clooney and Pitt's video travel diary of the dullest European shopping trip ever.
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abysmal
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not as clever as it thinks it is
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mantiene los aspectos formales de la primera parte --incluso los mejora: el flashback a blanco y negro a la hora y cuarenta y cinco minutos; la secuencia del baile láser del zorro nocturno a eso de la hora y cuarenta; la dosificada información de la mochila que emula a la del aromatizante de pino de la primera entrega, la toma larga del avión de la hora y diecinueve minutos--, pero tiene algún abuso de la "revelación retroactiva" (francamente no sé si tenga algún nombre académico, pero se entiende a qué me refiero, no?) y, hacia el final, cae en el sentimentalismo conjunto de la misma revelación y la escena lacrimosa --esto es personal: a mí me gusta más el cinismo…
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Danny Ocean returns with the gang but it falls short of their first trip. George Clooney reprising his role of Danny Ocean who must now reunite with the gang to gather enough money to pay back casino boss Terry Benedict, Andy Garcia, while also avoiding the authorities including Rusty Ryan, Brad Pitt, ex girlfriend Isabel Lahiri, Catherine Zeta Jones. Gang including actors such as Matt Damon, Casey Affleck, Scott Caan, Bernie Mac, Don Cheadle, and Julia Roberts as Danny's wife who at one point must disguise herself as Julia Robert which I must say might be my favourite moment.
" If you're gonna ask if you can ask me a question, give me time to respond. Unless you're asking rhetorically, in which case the answer is obvious- yes." - Rusty Ryan
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(Reposted from Soderbergh review series)
You may remember my original review of Ocean’s Twelve. It was not positive. Well, the sheer number of people who swear that it’s a misunderstood masterpiece (I will not name names, but they know who they are) that I felt compelled to give it another chance. And then another chance. So, here I am, defending it now. I hope you people are happy.
What did it do right?
Well, it has a good handful of great-to-excellent scenes and lines. Of course, there’s the laser dance, where Vincent Cassel gets to show off his mad capoeira skills. But my pick for the best scene in the film is probably the coffee house sit down with Matsui,… -
Nicht so gut wie der Erste. Das Setting mit einem Gebäude und die ganze Planung in Teil 1 klappt einfach besser, als das ganze Hin und Her in Teil 2. Der eh schon gute Cast wurde um zwei Namen erweitert (Zeta-Jones und Cassell). Der Look ist Soderbergh-typisch. Ich mag den. Aber leider hängt die Geschichte und der Flow etwas hinterher.