Interesting...

[trinityvixen]

I went to see Ocean's Twelve in the theater with my friend Heddy last year, and I swear, usually watching movies in the theater means being better able to focus on what's going on in the thing. When I saw it then, I was unimpressed. Not only was it less clever than Ocean's Eleven, but the plot was so convoluted and seemed to just be an excuse to throw together the cast as a favor to them rather than the viewers.

Watching it again now, for the first time since I saw it in theaters, I am suddenly noticing all the little hints and winks that sorta gave away the ending. That they're setting up slimy-French-Italian man, and everything they seem to be joking about is the truth. Heh heh. It's actually pretty clever despite itself. It's lots of fun, and I forgot Eddie Izzard was in it, and for the two seconds he's there, he's fabulous. The whole Julia Roberts-as-her-own-doppelganger thing is incredibly awkward, but Bruce Willis is a great sport.

I recommend it highly now.

Comments

[equustel.livejournal.com]

Oh, I have way too much fun with that movie. It is more savvy than it appears at first glance. And Linus (Matt Damon's character) amuses me ridiculous amounts.

[trinityvixen.livejournal.com]

Oh dear. The scene with his mother. She's priceless, and, ironically, a really good mother at the same time.

[cbreakr.livejournal.com]

I liked the movie the first time I saw it. But I was kinda expecting a movie made as an excuse to use that cast.

[sols-light.livejournal.com]

The original is still better done by the Rat Pack and since it was written then has a better chance at an intricate narrative. Oceans Twelve was a good movie, but not a great one and although it wasn't only a vehicle to get the galaxy of stars together, it didn't perform at the same level.

[plungerdna.livejournal.com]

i saw Oceans 12 BEFORE seeing oceans 11 and without being able to compare it to the first it was really good...