The oceans trilogy brings together oceans eleven, oceans twelve, and oceans thirteen in one bundle. Parents need to know that oceans 12 is a 2004 allstar heist movie in which a group of skilled thieves must pull off the heists of their lives in order to pay back a huge debt. Much like oceans twelve itself, david holmes score for the movie doesnt try to fix something that wasnt broken in the first place. At the beginning of oceans twelve, the eleven members of oceans eleven are living their lives separately off the fortunes of their vegas casino heist in the first film. As dannys wife, tess, julia roberts whose part in the first film was largely decorative takes a larger role this time around, thanks to a clever gambit that draws her into the largest of the. However, in betraying reuben tishkoff elliott gould, bank has finally. In defense of the wrongfully maligned oceans twelve. 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. Oceans twelve is a film directed by steven soderbergh with george clooney, julia roberts, brad pitt, matt damon, year. Finally, some plot twists just werent consistent with how wed expect the. Anyone who has seen battlefield earth is probably laughing right now, thinking, theres no way that anything could be worse than battlefield earth. Danny ocean, reignited flame tess and the rest of a band of thieves and con men, team up for another three huge heists, but this time theyre in three different locations rome, paris and amsterdam. They also loved seeing the same crew reunite for oceans twelve though my personal favorite is topher graces return as a washedup version of himself.
Julia roberts played tess ocean, danny oceans former exwife. Danny ocean reunites with his old flame and the rest of his merry band of thieves in a caper covering three huge heists in rome, paris and amsterdam. English and french soundtracks are rendered in dolby digital 5. And then, when its time to finally get to the big heist, it turns out it was nothing but a swap job. Its the moment when a film that has been one long metajoke without interruption since its very opening finally, finally tips its hand and says, okay, so this has all been on purpose, just wanted to make. If you, like me, find oceans twelve to be a merry referendum on movie stardom and sequelmaking, this gag is the linchpin of everything. The new original oceans eleven 2001 was a successful attempt by soderbergh to doodle with the formula, much as a pianist might pick out a tune just well enough to show he could play it if he wanted to. In oceans eight 2018, his sister debbie visits a mausoleum in which dany is either buried or using it as a ruse to avoid being hit by either terry benedict or willy bank. Oceans twelve soderbergs second round and personal favourite was never actually shot. A humorous look at what it means to finally turn twelve years old. Seeing as almost none of the eleven were frugal with their money, this means they have to find some other heist that will pay off an equal amount. The first sequel, oceans twelve was released in 2004 with the third and final film, oceans thirteen, following in 2007.
Oceans eleven, which consisted off danny ocean clooney, rusty ryan pitt and linus caldwell damon and others, all thought they would be able to enjoy their money, but someone has other plans. Wendy mass is the author of the awardwinning books for readers a mangoshaped space, leap day, jeremy fink and the meaning of life, heaven looks a lot like the mall, every soul a star, the candymakers, 11 birthdays, finally, and the twice upon a time series. Oceans thirteen by steven soderbergh george clooney. George clooney, matt damon, brad pitt, don cheadle, carl reiner, elliott gould, scott caan, bernie mac, casey affleck, shaobo qin, julia roberts and catherinezeta jones all reprise their roles from oceans eleven. Oceans elevenoceans twelveoceans thirteen steven soderbergh dvd on.
The film starts a few years after the end of oceans eleven. Oceans twelve is a 2004 american heist movie, the first sequel to 2001s oceans eleven. Common accusations levelled by stupid people at oceans twelve. His approach may not be radically different here than it was on oceans eleven, but when the results are this effortlessly hip and easygoing, no. I am sure that we all expected more from so many stars.
All the male cast members reprise their roles from the previous installments, but neither julia roberts nor catherine zetajones returns. Heist movie, which boasts a topnotch cast including george clooney, brad pitt, julia roberts and catherine zetajones, makes fourth biggest december opening ever in us. At that moment, i think that the movie thought it was funny enough to abandon basically the entire plot and go with a ten minute schtick, when there was basically no other humor in the movie. George nolfi had sold his script entitled honor among thieves to warner bros. Oceans twelve by steven soderbergh george clooney, brad. So sit down and turn on oceans twelve and enjoy it while you go through this list of. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. All images and subtitles are ed to their respectful owners unless stated otherwise. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Terry benedict andy garcia, the owner of the three casinos, confronts each member of the team in turn. A whirlwind christmas romance builds as cynical dash and optimistic lily trade notes in a book they pass back and forth in locations around new york. Welcome to the unpopular opinion, a series where a writer goes to the defense of a muchmaligned film or sets their sights on a movie seemingly beloved by all.
But europol agent isabel lahiri is hot on their heels. Oceans twelve unfolds in amsterdam, rome, and paris, affording picturesque backdrops for the ingenious thefts planned by danny and his crew. Steven soderberghs sequel to his remake of oceans eleven, the logically titled oceans twelve, debuts on dvd with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 2. The cast of oceans twelve in photos, 15 years later. They pulled off one of the biggest heists ever and now they have another job to complete. Oceans twelve is a 2004 american heist film directed by steven soderbergh. But finally, they let loose on rorys 12th birthday and agree to everything on rorys list. With so many people, actors, themes and places in the film, it should be easy to find a name that suits your pup and is reminiscent of oceans twelve.
Luckily, the kids from the school are asked to be extras. The stars of 2001s oceans 11, including george clooney, brad pitt, and juli. Its the equivalent of latenight softcore pornography on a cinemax sister channel, the kind of souldeadening tripe that hypnotizes with its insignificantly decadent surface, generating the illusion of enjoyment. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing oceans twelve near you. It premiered in the united states on december 10, 2004. I felt like the movie completely lost all sense of suspense, drama, charisma, and finally, towards the end, it lost all appeal. Still, oceans twelve isnt terrible, and can offer a good time if youre the right person. The films multipleheist, globetrotting plotline meant that the cast gallivanted from amsterdam to rome to other european locales, attracting fans. Not planned, nor choreographed, no script, nothing.
It was bought by hollywood and made into a rat pack feature. Just an excuse to get the celebrities back together and sell. Bounty hunter sharkey tracks criminals across the galaxy in his converted, rocketpowered icecream truck with help. The main antagonist of which, terry benedict, has finally. Oceans thirteen also written as oceans is a 2007 american heist film directed by steven soderbergh.
Oceans twelve by steven soderbergh george clooney, brad pitt. Oceans gang gets busted by andy garcias terry benedict, the casino boss they robbed in the first movie. The second film, oceans twelve 2004, deals with repercussions of their heist, as benedict tracks down the eleven and demands recompense in full, plus interest. I know i come under a minority section, but i think that this chapter captured the essence of the cast perfectly. Oceans twelve is a 2004 american comedy heist film, the first sequel to 2001s oceans eleven. The hardest part will be choosing which name you want. You will be redirected back to your article in 9 seconds back to indiewire news.
George nolfi, george clooney, brad pitt, matt damon. If you look at the movie as a heist film, its fairly underwhelming. He is known for his appearances in successful 1980s and 1990s hollywood films, including the godfather part iii, the untouchables, internal affairs and when a man loves a woman. Johnsons novel logans run was also bought by hollywood and made into a very mediocre scifi feature starring michael york and jenny agutter. The sequel to 2001s oceans eleven, the film stars an ensemble cast consisting of george clooney, brad pitt, matt damon, catherine zetajones, andy garcia, julia roberts, don cheadle, and bernie mac. The script for oceans twelve had a bit of a circuitous route to get to where it ended up. In oceans twelve, director steven soderbergh and screenwriter george nolfi took the action out of vegas, trying for something outside the box and selfreferential julia roberts playing a character who gets mistaken for the actual julia roberts.
The oceans eleven trilogy is surprisingly great family. George clooney, matt damon, brad pitt, don cheadle and more go for broke to pull off the most sophisticated heists ever. December 10, 2004 its been three years since danny ocean clooney and his crew fronted by detail man rusty ryan pitt, upandcoming pick. The 2004 sequel takes the originals formula and expands on it. Jake harrison jake harrison is the famous movie star that comes to rorys school to film a movie called playing it cool. Check out the official oceans twelve 2004 trailer starring george clooney. S teven soderberghs oceans twelve is a starfucking circlejerk orgy that doesnt even have the common decency to get you off. Oceans twelve is a great sequel about how hard it is to.
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