‘Ocean’s Twelve’ Download and Reviews

December 11, 2009 by Paul Wall  
Filed under Comedy, Crime, Thriller

“Ocean’s Twelve” Movie Details

Ocean’s Twelve tagline: You cross one ocean, you face them all
Ocean's 12 - DVD Cover

Ocean's Twelve DVD Cover

Actors:
  • Mini Anden
  • Matt Damon
    Bernie Mac
    Vincent Cassel
    Brad Pitt Rusty Ryan
    Catherine Zeta-Jones Isabel Lahiri
    George Clooney Danny Ocean
    Ed Kross Bank Officer
    Julia Roberts Tess Ocean
    Don Tiffany House Painter
    Anne Jacques Shop Owner
    David Sontag Plainclothes Goon #1
    Larry Sontag Plainclothes Goon #2
    Andy Garcia Terry Benedict
    Casey Affleck Virgil Malloy
    Dina Connolly Virgil’s FiancГ©e
    Scott Caan Turk Malloy
    Nelson Peltz Partygoer
    Supermodel
    Directors: Steven Soderbergh IMDB Rating: 6.0/10 out of 83,677 votes

    “Ocean’s Twelve” Movie Review

    “Ocean’s 12″ Plot Summary

    Daniel Ocean recruits one more team member so he can pull off three major European heists in this sequel to Ocean’s 11.

    A brilliant satire of the heist movie… I think.

    I sat for a couple hours after seeing Ocean’s Twelve trying to figure out why Soderbergh and gang had made such an outrageous film. Too much of it didn’t add up: the ridiculous laser system guarding the egg in the museum and the equally ridiculous way in which it was defeated; the flashbacks containing information that completely undermined the apparent narrative thrust; Julia Roberts’ plot twist and the avalanche of seemingly nonsensical and irrelevant self-reference that immediately followed; O12 had me completely stumped. Until I re-interpreted these scenes as clues towards something else: that O12 is not, in fact, a heist movie, but a *satire* of the heist movie

    Why else would someone of Sod’s stature overstuff the film with cliches, like the enigmatic and debonair master thief, and the colorful and completely trustworthy team of people who would never exist in real life? One character (the woefully underused Eddie Izzard) even overtly mentions that one particular element of the film is a cliche — but he doesn’t say what it is a cliche *of*. Notice all the decoys, impostors, holograms, secret languages… O12 is littered with breadcrumbs, and I’m willing to believe that there was never actually a spec script called ‘Honor Among Thieves.’ As a heist movie, it falls flat on its face, arguably worse than Hudson Hawk (which suffered more from sheer goofiness overload, rather than bewildering nonsense). It simply does not make sense. How did the Night Fox get into that house in Amsterdam? Conveniently not explained. How did Benedict find all of the Twelve at once? Conveniently not explained. How did Julia Roberts’ plot twist work, while Matt Damon is with her but does not experience the same story change? Conveniently brushed off. How in the name of Zeus did a certain someone show up out of the blue while the gang was locked up and help them with a certain problem? How was this individual aware of certain aspects of Isabel Lahiri’s paperwork? An outlandish narrative convenience… or a satire of the genre? Why was so little narrative dedicated to convincing the audience of Benedict’s extremely vindictive motivation? How else do you explain the obvious expenses the thieves racked up in their very quest to make money? I mean, come on, when Damon and the other two remaining thieves start spouting off all the heist jargon as they try to figure out a contingency plan… it’s preposterous. No one talks like that

    Maybe I’m reaching. But either way you slice it, O12 is much, much more enjoyable as a *satire* of the heist film. That’s the only way I can understand the film. I know why a sequel was made, certainly: The original made over $450 million dollars worldwide, far and away Sod’s most financially successful film. Its closest competitor is Erin Brockovich, which made a little over $250M worldwide, and Traffic clocks in at a little over $200M. Successful, certainly, but not blockbusters like O11 was. A sequel was as inevitable as death and taxes. So it occurs to me that Sod decided he might as well have fun with it — screw with the audience a little, poke fun at the actors themselves (good naturedly), and they still walked away with about $360M.There also might be a meta-commentary going on about American audiences and how little they catch on to stylistic subversion (I am an American myself, for the record) but it’s pure speculation. All I can tell you is that O12 simply does not work as a straightforward film and can really only be enjoyable as a satire. There’s simply too many outrageous scenes and too many cliches. There are simply too many lines of dialog that only make sense if the whole movie is a genre skewer. It’s also much easier on my brain. And I’d like to think that Sod hadn’t morphed into a cynical robber baron who no longer cared about making a good movie.

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    ‘Gone in Sixty Seconds’ Download and Reviews

    December 10, 2009 by Paul Wall  
    Filed under Action, Crime, Thriller

    “Gone in Sixty Seconds” Movie Details

    Gone in Sixty Seconds tagline: Ice Cold, Hot Wired.
    Gone in 60 Seconds - DVD Cover

    Gone in Sixty Seconds DVD Cover

    Actors:
  • Grace Zabriskie
  • Frances Fisher
    Nicolas Cage Randall ‘Memphis’ Raines
    Giovanni Ribisi Kip Raines
    Angelina Jolie Sara ‘Sway’ Wayland
    T.J. Cross Mirror Man
    William Lee Scott Toby
    Scott Caan Tumbler
    James Duval Freb
    Will Patton Atley Jackson
    Delroy Lindo Det. Roland Castlebeck
    Timothy Olyphant Det. Drycoff
    Chi McBride Donny Astricky
    Robert Duvall Otto Halliwell
    Christopher Eccleston Raymond Vincent Calitri
    Vinnie Jones The Sphinx
    Helen Raines
    Directors: Dominic Sena IMDB Rating: 6.0/10 out of 69,163 votes

    “Gone in Sixty Seconds” Movie Review

    “Gone in 60 Seconds” Plot Summary

    A retired master car thief must come back to the industry and steal 50 cars with his crew in one night to save his brother’s life.

    Good action film

    I have seen a lot of good action films in my day and this one is definitely one of the best ones. If you want to enjoy a film including amazing cars, an interesting and innovative plot and obviously if u want to see the beautiful Angelina Jolie, this is the film for you. The film gives you an interesting view into the life of modern and old school car thief’s. The film always keeps you excited and might have some twists, I don’t know…well…I might know I don’t want to spoil it for you. This film is a one of a kind and i reckon you see it as quick as possible, trust me you will enjoy it. Not only is the plot interesting but all the characters are being so represented in such a cool and interesting way that you just start thinking:’ I would love to be like them.’. Enjoy the film. ;)

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    ‘Ocean’s Thirteen’ Download and Reviews

    November 7, 2009 by Paul Wall  
    Filed under Comedy, Crime, Thriller

    “Ocean’s Thirteen” Movie Details

    Ocean’s Thirteen tagline: What are the odds of getting even? 13 to one.
    Ocean's 13 - DVD Cover

    Ocean's Thirteen DVD Cover

    Actors:
    George Clooney Danny Ocean
    Brad Pitt Rusty Ryan
    Matt Damon Linus Caldwell
    Al Pacino Willie Banks
    Ellen Barkin Abigail Sponder
    Bernie Mac Frank Catton
    Casey Affleck Virgil Malloy
    Scott Caan Turk Malloy
    Elliott Gould Reuben Tishkoff
    Shaobo Qin Yen
    Don Cheadle Basher Tarr
    Eddie Jemison Livingston Dell
    Andy Garcia Terry Benedict
    Scott L. Schwartz Bruiser
    Carl Reiner Saul Bloom
    Directors: Steven Soderbergh
    IMDB Rating: 6.9/10 out of 71,075 votes

    “Ocean’s Thirteen” Movie Review

    “Ocean’s 13″ Plot Summary

    Danny Ocean rounds up the boys for a third heist, after casino owner Willy Bank double-crosses one of the original eleven, Reuben Tishkoff.

    Great fun

    Let’s face it

    Ocean’s 11 was great,ocean’s 12 was pathetic

    But,finally Sodenbergh goes back to the roots of his original film and makes it a fun caper

    No more Le Marc,no more Julia Roberts and all that crap

    This is possibly the best heist film since ocean’s 11.

    Ocean’s 13 marries the heist part of the original film with the complexity of ocean’s 12 but in no way does it appear self-indulgent or laboured

    Clooney is great as always and so are the rest of the gang

    Expect to see a lot of Linus in this film

    But,I feel that Rusty fans will be disappointed

    The poor guy hardly has much to do as compared to the previous 2 films

    Al Pacino doesn’t disappoint though I felt that his character lacked the ruthlessness of Terry Benedict

    Forget the aberration known as ocean’s 12 and go and get your kicks with ocean’s 13.

    Can we have ocean’s 14 Steve?

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    ‘Ocean’s Eleven’ Download and Reviews

    October 13, 2009 by Paul Wall  
    Filed under Comedy, Crime, Thriller

    “Ocean’s Eleven” Movie Details

    Ocean’s Eleven tagline: Hollywood’s A list stars come together to pull off the most daring heist Las Vegas has ever known…11 men, 3 casinos, 150 million dollars, 1 chance to pull it off.
    Ocean's 11 - DVD Cover

    Ocean's Eleven DVD Cover

    Actors:
  • Jorge R. Hernandez
  • George Clooney Danny Ocean
    Cecelia Ann Birt Board Member #1
    Paul L. Nolan Board Member #2
    Carol Florence Board Member #3
    Lori Galinski Blackjack Dealer
    Bernie Mac Frank Catton
    Brad Pitt Rusty Ryan
    Mark Gantt Bartender
    Timothy Paul Perez Security Guard
    Elliott Gould Reuben Tishkoff
    Frank Patton Lockbox Carrier
    Casey Affleck Virgil Malloy
    Scott Caan Turk Malloy
    Eddie Jemison Livingston Dell
    FBI Man #1
    Directors: Steven Soderbergh IMDB Rating: 7.6/10 out of 131,014 votes

    “Ocean’s Eleven” Movie Review

    “Ocean’s 11″ Plot Summary

    Danny Ocean and his ten accomplices plan to rob three Las Vegas casinos simultaneously.

    One of the Best Heist Movies Ever

    When you want to steal $160 million in cash from a huge casino in Vegas, you can either do it with force, or you can do it in a sneaky way. Danny Ocean (George Clooney) and his gang map out the casino and find a way to get down into the vault without anyone knowing what is going on until Rusty (Brad Pitt) calls the owner of the casino, Terry Benedict (Andy Garcia) to state the terms. A large reason for the heist was that Benedict was going out with Danny’s sexy ex-wife (Julia Roberts) and he wanted her back. The key to Danny and Linus (Matt Damon) getting into the vault was a device that Basher (Don Cheadle) stole, a bomb powerful enough to wipe out the power of Las Vegas. Not many people would find a movie about stealing money entertaining, but the way that this one was made certainly can catch people’s eye. I really think that it is one of the best of the new decade.

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    ‘Enemy of the State’ Download and Reviews

    September 19, 2009 by Paul Wall  
    Filed under Action, Drama, Thriller

    “Enemy of the State” Movie Details

    Enemy of the State tagline: It’s not paranoia if they’re really after you.
    Enemy of the State - DVD Cover

    Enemy of the State DVD Cover

    Actors:
  • James LeGros
  • Will Smith Robert Clayton Dean
    Gene Hackman Edward ‘Brill’ Lyle
    Jon Voight Thomas Brian Reynolds
    Lisa Bonet Rachel F. Banks
    Regina King Carla Dean
    Stuart Wilson Congressman Sam Albert
    Laura Cayouette Christa Hawkins
    Loren Dean Loren Hicks
    Barry Pepper Det. David Pratt
    Ian Hart Det. John Bingham
    Jake Busey Krug
    Scott Caan Jones
    Jason Lee Daniel Leon Zavitz
    Gabriel Byrne Fake Brill
    Jerry Miller
    Directors: Tony Scott IMDB Rating: 7.2/10 out of 62,894 votes

    “Enemy of the State” Movie Review

    “Enemy of the State” Plot Summary

    A lawyer becomes a target by a corrupt politician and his NSA goons when he accidentally receives key evidence to a serious politically motivated crime. add synopsis

    The smartest thriller ever made

    In 1998, I was only about seven years old and therefore I couldn’t see it in the theaters because of the rating, but my guess is, the entire world got a wake-up call to the horrifying truth about their government. And the thing is, everything that happened in ‘Enemy of the State’ is very, very possible of happening. But that’s just me thinking, ’cause it was over 11 years ago and and I couldn’t remember if I tried. Did this movie do the same thing to the government as ‘Jaws’ did to the beaches? Perhaps

    The movie is about a highly accomplished lawyer named Robert Clayton Dean played by Will Smith in the performance of his career and makes an extremely believable character and expresses his emotions of anger and paranoia just perfectly. Dean accidentally gets a videotape of a covered-up political murder and in most of the movie, he doesn’t realize it. But he’s aware that the people (NSA agents) chasing him are watching him for sinister purposes. Robert Dean is also one of the smartest characters in the history of films, as he is able to outsmart a corrupt agency who have practically everything on him, such as satellites, tracers and cameras

    Gene Hackman also stands out as the gruff, foul-mouthed former conspirer and government agent named Brill, who has had experience in surveillance technology and assists Dean in getting away from these dirty agents. However, Hackman doesn’t show up until after the first hour, but that demonstrates his character who has spent most of his life hiding and it shows the secretiveness of Brill. Although the role is somewhat smaller, Hackman makes the best of it

    And as for the NSA agents played by Jon Voight, Barry Pepper, Seth Green and Jack Black…..all of these guys are DIRTY, and I mean that in the truest meaning possible. These guys are ruining an innocent man’s life, screwing up his credit cards, and even wrecking his marriage just so they can get away with what they did. Believe me, you are gonna find yourself HATING these guys, and I mean it. And as movie villains go….you’re supposed to hate them, sometimes in other movies, you might be amused or not feel anything at all, but ‘Enemy of the State’ does what it’s supposed to do. Also, they’re very realistic ’cause they aren’t stupid and they know what they’re doing with all the technology they have

    Most of the film’s thrills comes from the suspense rather than the action, as much of Tony Scott’s films are like. The chase scenes such as the beginning when the NSA guys are going after Zavitz and when they’re chasing Dean in the hotel and on the streets are terrificly shot and edited. Also, later on the action comes in after Dean and Brill run from the agents is also a highlight, and it’s pretty hilarious after Dean asks Brill why he blew up the building and he reacts by saying ‘Because you made a phone call!’ which demonstrates how careful he is. And of course the ending stand-ff between the agents and the Italian mob is absolutely bad@$$ in the true sense of the word

    I absolutely love ‘Enemy of the State’ and support its position as one of the best thrillers of all time, because its very smart and doesn’t treat the audience like they’re a bunch of idiots. Buy it, rent it or borrow it from a friend, and watch the movie that happens to be the smartest thriller ever made….

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