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George Clooney is one, Brad Pitt is two, Matt Damon three... well, let's just assume there are 13 collaborators in this installment of Steven Soderbergh's profitable caper franchise. We're back in Las Vegas for Ocean's Thirteen, where the boys plot to shut down the brand-new venture of a backstabbing hotelier (Al Pacino) because the guy double-crossed the now-ailing Reuben (Elliott Gould). If you look at the plot too closely, the entire edifice collapses (hey, how about those Chunnel-digging giant drills?), but Soderbergh conjures up a visual style that swings like Bobby Darin at the Copa. Other than the movie-star dazzle, the main reason to see the film is Soderbergh's uncanny feel for how the widescreen frame can float through the neon spaces of Vegas or sort through groups of characters sitting in hotel rooms talking (he shot the film himself, under his pseudonym Peter Andrews).
The film doesn't give enough time to goofballs Casey Affleck and Scott Caan (whose riffs made Ocean's Twelve worth seeing), although it provides comic stuff for a fun roster of actors, including Eddie Izzard, David Paymer, and Bob ("Super Dave") Einstein. Meanwhile, Ellen Barkin makes a fetching assistant for Pacino, and Pacino himself, his hair dyed Trumpian orange, is content to gnaw on some ham for the duration. Biggest puzzle about the two sequels is why George Clooney seems content to retreat from centerstage. Still, his Hemingwayesque conversations with Pitt are an amusing form of male shorthand, and even as the movie overstays its welcome during a long finale, Clooney's easy sense of cool makes it all seem acceptable. --Robert Horton
Product Description
It's bolder. Riskier. The most dazzling heist yet. George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon and more reteam with director Steven Soderbergh for a split-second caper that stacks the deck with wit, style and cool. Danny Ocean again runs the game, so no rough stuff. No one gets hurt. Except for double-crossing Vegas kingpin Willy Bank (Al Pacino). Ocean's crew will hit him where it hurts: in his wallet. On opening night of Bank's posh new casino tower The Bank, every turn of a card and roll of the dice will come up a winner for bettors. And they'll hit him in his pride, making sure the tower doesn't receive a coveted Five Diamond Award. That's just the start of the flimflams. The boys are out to break The Bank. Place your bets!
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
20 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Movie's good! But DVD sucks big time!!! I've got VHS cassettes in better quality than that DVD. At the beginning, I thought my Sony Home Theatre System(DAV HDX500) & Sony Bravia TV got totally messed up. Turned out, there's nothing wrong with the equipment - thank God! DVD's a problem!
Sound (Only 2.1) & Picture Quality (Very grainy, lack of focus etc.) make that movie "unpleasant" to watch. Even if you have decent TV & HTS. Kind of a bad copy of a very used VHS cassette. Shame on Warner Bros. or those guys who release such poor quality DVDs. I decided to buy/rent a couple more copies and compare the quality. If they're any better, than Amazon.com should reconsider their partnership with the distributor or whoever they are, 'cause it's definitely not the product I've expected!
Sound (Only 2.1) & Picture Quality (Very grainy, lack of focus etc.) make that movie "unpleasant" to watch. Even if you have decent TV & HTS. Kind of a bad copy of a very used VHS cassette. Shame on Warner Bros. or those guys who release such poor quality DVDs. I decided to buy/rent a couple more copies and compare the quality. If they're any better, than Amazon.com should reconsider their partnership with the distributor or whoever they are, 'cause it's definitely not the product I've expected!
23 of 28 people found the following review helpful
Danny Ocean (Clooney) and his gang are back, this time to get revenge against Willie Bank (Pacino). Bank has screwed over Reuben Tishkoff (Gould), and taken his land and money to build a new casino, causing Reuben to have a heart attack. The gang, led by Ocean, Rusty Ryan (Pitt), and Linus Caldwell (Damon), decide to put the new casino deep into the red and steal Bank's diamonds.
"Ocean's 13" is a vast improvement over "12" and on par with "11", if not a little better. The cast know their characters so well by this point and have a great chemistry. You know that they had fun making this movie, and it shows. The action is minimum, but interest is sustained through following their plan as it comes to fruition. There are some twists, but nothing earth-shattering. Mostly, this is a chance to see good actors doing their thing. Fans of this series will not be disappointed, and although director Steven Soderbergh says this is the last one, I can't help but hope that he changes his mind.
"Ocean's 13" is a vast improvement over "12" and on par with "11", if not a little better. The cast know their characters so well by this point and have a great chemistry. You know that they had fun making this movie, and it shows. The action is minimum, but interest is sustained through following their plan as it comes to fruition. There are some twists, but nothing earth-shattering. Mostly, this is a chance to see good actors doing their thing. Fans of this series will not be disappointed, and although director Steven Soderbergh says this is the last one, I can't help but hope that he changes his mind.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray|Amazon Verified Purchase
Warner Bros seems to be trying to populate their Blu-ray portfolio on the cheap. The sound is just Dolby 5.1, the same as a cheap DVD would have (some DVD have better) and the picture... it might have been some artistic selection to make it so but, I am not kidding, I spent 15-20 minutes while watching this movie trying to adjust my TV, thinking that maybe it was something wrong with it.
I will not recommend buying this. News to Warner Bros: Blu-ray allows you to include nice things such as 'uncompressed' audio and I can't think of any excuse for not having it on a relatively recent movie.
I will not recommend buying this. News to Warner Bros: Blu-ray allows you to include nice things such as 'uncompressed' audio and I can't think of any excuse for not having it on a relatively recent movie.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Hopefully, There's Not An Ocean's Fourteen.
Well, let's see. First there was "Ocean's Eleven" and it was a mildly interesting, mildly entertaining, mildly amusing movie. No big deal, but above average. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Gary Peterson
oceans thirteen
IT'S ONE OF THE BEST MOVIES THAT I HAVE EVER SEEN. IT'S WORTH EVERY PENNY THAT I PAID FOR IT. THANK YOU
Published 2 months ago by BOMONIC
Clever, frothy fun!
I once heard George Clooney say that he does movies like the "Ocean's" to enable him to do films like "Good Night and Good Luck," etc. Read more
Published 3 months ago by lbrlartist
Ocean's 13 Bluray review
High-def video, translated well to bluray except for one scene. Bluray extras were only mediocre, nothing much about how the movie was made.
Published 6 months ago by LingerieThief
HORRIBLE QUALITY!!!!!!!!!
i am stunned at how amazingly terrible the quality was in this movie!! its not even that old! i have black and white movies from the 50s that are SERIOUSLY better quality. Read more
Published 7 months ago by adam
13
I love the Oceans movies. This movie made the crew seem like a big family the way they help Reuben get back on his and avenge his name. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Hillorgan
Ocean's Ad Nauseum
They're still coming up with a few new jokes, but I hope this was the last "Ocean's" movie. The gag is getting a little thin, even with Pacino added to the mix.
Published 8 months ago by S. Carlson
nice hollywood formula with a big budget and all stars
There is no question that this is a fun film to watch. You could not get a better cast, the script is intricate, tight and funny, and the production is completely lavish. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Robert J. Crawford
Packaging? NEW? Is it even possible?
I got this for someone for a Christmas present. It arrived, open, with no factory seals. I asked for them to reship it, and the second one arrived today, open, no factory seals. Read more
Published 16 months ago by mickeyme
Great Movie - Bad Video Quality
Great movie, keeps you guessing what will happen. Rented it with Amazon's Video-On-Demand and video quality was bad in the second half of the movie. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Pamela
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