I feel like this movie is pretty close to flawless. Snappy dialogue, star power that’s well-leveraged, good camera work, costumes that tell a story, excellent score, interesting execution on the heist set-up… you can’t ask for much more! I also really love the orchestral arrangement of “Clair de Lune” at the end with Tess & Danny reuniting and the crew quietly enjoying their success together, with Linus (the rookie) the second to last to leave sharing a nice moment with Saul (the man who came out of “retirement” to do the job). Thanks for the reaction!
The only noticeable flaw was acknowledged as much by the filmmakers: there's no way they could have brought the hooker fliers to be taken out as a decoy from the vault. Yens got no room, and Danny and Linus obviously don't bring all those bags of fliers in.
@@pinkpenzu swat team arrives when the van with the decoy bags leaves. They brought the bags for the actual money. The fliers would have to have been already there in the vault (they aren't) or brought in by one of the three of Danny, Linus, and Yen. The filmmakers definitely acknowledged it and said they just kinda goofed there.
This movie is a remake of a movie called "Oceans Eleven" from 1960 Starring Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis Jr. Now that you have seen this movie, Please watch the original! LOVE YOUR VIDS! Keep em coming..
One thing I love about this movie is the realism in the characters. The movie establish that they've all known each other for a long time or just been working in their trade for a good while and that's it. For the rest of the movie, they treat each other as such and talk to each other as such. They have their own familiarity and lingo and just go through it without bothering to explain anything to the audience. No unnecessary exposition. Just like guys that know each other really well wouldn't bother explaining everything to each other cause they already know what it means. Rusty and Danny know each other so well, they don't need to do or say anything and they already know what he other is thinking.
The same might as well be applied to the actors. The Oceans series has been referred to as "George Clooney and Brad Pitt get their friends together to make a movie."
You must watch the original Ocean's Eleven!! Such an entertaining classic, starring the iconic 'Rat Pack,' Frank Sinatra, Dean, Martin, & Sammy Davis, Jr. So much fun!!!!!
Dean Martin later had a tv show. I remember on the episode with Michael Landon, Michael walked in and told Dean he was there to collect the empties (for the deposit, and also in reference that Dean was a notorious alcoholic who would often do his own show with a BAL in the double digits.
I think you’d love Soderbergh and Clooney’s earlier film together “Out of Sight”. If only for the boot (sorry, trunk) scene. Also Spike Lee’s “Inside Man” is a great heist movie (cracking cast as well)
_Out of Sight_ is brilliant. I like the _Ocean's_ films, but I always say that the level of sheer cool in _Out of Sight_ is what Soderbergh was trying to recapture in _Ocean's Eleven._
When I first watched Ocean's Eleven I felt it was very close in tone and humour to the Italian Job from the 60s with Michael Caine and would highly recommend to watch (I would not be surprised if the success of Ocean's Eleven was one of the reasons The Italian Job remake got made- but you can ignore that!)
@@jennv2948 The Mark Wahlberg remake is good but to me forgettable, but I recommend you also watch the Michael Caine version- it is so much better in my opinion.
This is a remake of a 1960 movie staring most of the members of the "Rat pack"(Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davies Jnr, Peter Lawford and Joey Bishop).
Something you didn't mention that I love about this movie is the use of the A Little Less Conversation beat under many of the scenes. It's such a quintessentially Vegas/Elvis tune and the tempo is so fast that it excels at adding tension and suspense to the movie. When you hear that tune you feel like you want to walk faster or drive faster or do something with a lot of intensity involved.
Ocean’s 11 and the sequels are awesome. Great to see them! The original Ocean’s 11 is very different. Fun to see the period differences (same with Thomas Crown Affair…hint hint!)
Hah! The original O11 is slow (especially in comparison to O11 (2001)), but what can one expect from a movie made in 1960. No, the difference I mean is in the overall plot. It's a good example of how to do a remake without creating spoilers for those who saw the original. Same with the original vs. remake of Thomas Crown Affair and The Italian Job. Dealing with the very different pacing of movies from the '60s likely keeps them from being good RU-vid content (Shanelle would do it awesomely, of course!), but it is a worthwhile suggestion to watch them offline. Meanwhile, @chefskiss6179, I would certainly like to see Shanelle tackle TCA (1999) if she's not seen it already (seeing as she likes heists!).
@@thomashobbes8786 Yeah! While I absolutely love the camaraderie banter in the Ocean's flicks, it's the cheeky cat-and-mouse aspect of Thomas Crowne Affair that I love. And it is done so well.
I like the original O11 primarily because it's such an unusual film. It's ambitious yet lazy, epic but bland, but entertaining somehow simply by the charisma of the cast. The remake is clearly superior but the original has a weird charm to it that compensates for it's massive weaknesses.
These three movies are so much fun. The best is probably the first, and they go down the line from there; but Ocean's Thirteen is actually my favorite.
@@ShanelleRiccio YES PLEASE, do 12 and 13. While it is certainly hard to follow something so fresh, the next two are still good movies. And just like the first one, from it's construction alone, it's pretty tight. Fun fact: when Julia found out Soderbergh was working on his next flick, she got in touch and said he had better have a part for her, whatever it is, she wants in :)
The codes Rusty uses near the beginning make more sense once it's over and when you know the references. For instance, "biggest Ella Fitzgerald ever" is the heist being prerecorded. Ella Fitzgerald was in a very famous Memorex ad campaign with the tagine "is it live or is it Memorex?"
Steven Soderbergh, George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez, Ving Rhames, Don Cheadle, Samuel L. Jackson, Steve Zahn and Albert Brooks. Celebrities all over the place. You have to watch Out of Sight!
I don’t really like remakes but this one is great. The original, with The Rat Pack was just pure star power cool. Dean Martin Frank Sinatra Sammy Davis Jr were actually performing in Vegas when it was filmed. There’s even a scene in the original movie that shows their names on the marquee. This movie captures the cool with a more believable story line. 22:50. Yeah. Ocean’s 12.
I'm a huge Rat Pack guy and I've forced myself through the og Ocean's 11 at least four times, convinced that there was something wrong with me for not liking it but I'm finally resigned to my truth. It's just Frank and crew collecting a check to hang out, drink and gamble. Good on 'em, get paid but like nothing happens in that movie. The songs still rock though.
This movie is absolutely stacked. It has Bruce Wayne, Jason Bourne, Tyler Durden, Warmachine, Venom, Tom Sawyer, and Pretty Woman. Am I missing anybody?
Every single name on Danny 'screw is a name of some sort. Elliot Gould as Rueben Tischkoff is a great bit of casting. There is trend in this series. All of the scams in this movie, and the next, ie: "a Jim Brown, a Bowskie, a Leon Spinks..." it's all made up. And the treatment of Linus as a "junior" member is an ongoing there. Danny and Rusty continue to treat him like that. Linus' parents are associates of Danny's, and Linus wants to trade on his own name, his own reputation and is trying to escape their shadow. You get to meet his mother in the sequel.
I am happy you watching this film, would love for you to watch the original Ocean 11 with Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr. I love heist movies and this great movie with mega stars. I love it in theater, It was fun entertaining movie
11:04 - Same here. We need more of these creative choices to come back. Yeah the were clichés, mainly because they were initially so novel which made them popular and everyone and their grandma copied them. But because of that they haven't been used in years so coming back to them, SPARINGLY this time wouldn't come off as tacky but rather artsy. Thank GAWD for Tarantino and Anderson in this regard!
this is wild, i was just checking yesterday to see if this movie is streaming anywhere bc it's fabulous and the very next day you're here doing a reaction!
Love the match up with the newer and at the time up and coming stars with some of Hollywood greats. Without giving away any spoilers, the chemistry between several of the characters does carry over to 12 and 13. IMO "Ocean's 12" is the better of the three movies.
It's funny how the audience is split on either loving 11 and 13, or thinking 12 is the best one. I can't stand 12. It was like a bad parody. But the other two movies are fantastic.
If you enjoy Soderberg's work, I suggest you check out OUT OF SIGHT. It stars Clooney, Jennifer Lopez, Don Cheadle, Ving Rhames, Dennis Farina and Albert Brooks. I've felt for a while that it is a criminally underappreciated movie, in that not many seem to know about it. But it seems that everyone who knows it, loves it.
Some other Steven Soderbergh movies worth considering if you enjoys Ocean's Trilogy: Out of Sight (1998) and Logan Lucky (2017). If you are looking for another indie film go back to his directorial debut with Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989).
NO! SHUT UP AND LISTEN! WHY do you have to have instant gratification? Must be a generation thing. It's a brilliantly put together film and the reveals are the greatest part!
19:54 - Yeah. Talk about clichés! I don't know where that started but for a while that color scheme was fucking EVERYWHERE! Thank god it subsided. And it's so subtle I hadn't noticed it, hardly even notice it there where you were pointing, so that's good to know.
If you like this one very very Stylish... But I actually had more fun with "Logan Lucky" a good old boy country version of "Ocean's 11" (it's actually the movie that actually made me respect Channing Tatum as an actor.
"I see everything that goes on in my casino" "I guess I better put back those towels..." "Nah, you can keep those..." ------- Line after line after line, the script just cracks and pops all the way in this movie. The real thing, for me, was the editing... "Las Vegas?" "Americas playground" HARD CUT - VEGAS ------- "Who ya got in mind?" PUSH IN - MONTAGE OF SCENES ---- pop pop pop, every scene, yet, a true love story all the way. This, really is what HOLLYWOOD can do when it puts its mind to it and remembers the key ingredients to movies are: STARS, STORIES, SETUPS and SEX instead, today we got: PRIMA KARENS, NO STORIES, and SEXUAL POLITICS Hey 'baby, if ya love this movie, you absolutely MUST watch 'OUT OF SIGHT' - same Director, but, I might add a better script, and also Don Cheadle, AND GEORGE CLOONEY plus, a solid performance from Jennifer Lopez. It's similar, but shows George a clear two years before this movie. Similar 1960's zoom lens usage, to make scenes faster to shoot...no need to movie the camera, just use a zoom lens! Fun movie. ♥
I saw this movie in the theaters with already high expectations and it still blew me away. Couldn't wait to tell my friends about it. Still lots of fun all these years later.
"a Boesky, a Jim Brown, a Miss Daisy, Two Jethros, a Leon Spinks, and the biggest Ella Fitzgerald ever" are inside references to scams/cons: * Ivan Boesky was an infamous stock broker who was convicted of insider trading - they got someone to actually get inside information about the casino operations, aka Livingston's camera sniffer. * Jim Brown - famous Afro-American football player from the 70s. Frank Catton plays up being offended during his dismissal interview, acting as a *blocker* so that Linus can pickpocket the access keycard from Terry Benedict. * Miss Daisy - from the movie Driving Miss Daisy about a little old lady and her chauffeur - they require the Mormon twins' expertise in RC cars to operate the "getaway van" so attention is drawn away from the casino while it's still being robbed. * Two Jethros - Jethro Clampett from "The Beverly Hillbillies" was a very goofy-acting hillbilly who also happened to be incredibly clever but hid it well under his country demeanor. The Mormon twins pull this act several times as a distraction for something engineered. * Leon Spinks - A boxer known for upset-defeating Muhammad Ali in 1978. A "knockout" of the power to cause chaos, which also happens to literally be during a prize fight. * Ella Fitzgerald - a famous singer who was also known for her role in a commercial for Memorex tape cassettes, which asked the audience to determine if what they were hearing was "live or Memorex" - here, it's entire gimmick of the fake casino vault footage which allows the crew to infiltrate the vault under the pretense of being SWAT officers. In a funky way, Dusty (Brad Pitt) spoils the entire plan a mere 20 minutes into the film!
And actually . If you want to see Topher Grace post 70s Show.. He actually got great reviews for another Soderbergh film, "Traffic" (based on the UK mini series) and I thought he was great in "In Good Company" opposite Dennis Quaid.. underrated and under seen film.
Oh cool, new shanaction earlier in the day (you usually post these by like 5 of 6 p.m. here)! Yeah, this one's known for having a huge cast of stars, much like The Expendables. Oh, do you mean 'one-liners'?
12:17 - And on the note of blanking on celebrity names, I finally realized who that was: Carl Reiner! I knew he looked familiar but couldn't place him. Just now, seeing him facing the camera, almost 1/2 way into the video, , after seeing him like 3 times before now, it hit me who that was. 🤦♂
1:04 comment, disclaimer talk of what she knows and a skirt to scope out something to be able to get what's going-on..??-Ernie Moore Jr. You shouldn't need to know things, let the movie explain and reveal..-Ernie Moore Jr.
15:06 - Oh yeah! You and Stephen did an episode of the podcast bout them recently, didn't you? I'm having a bit of trouble with Spotify and you guys stopped posting episodes on RU-vid (and Apple Podcasts is a no-go 'cause fuck Apple) so I'm having a bit of a hard time keeping up with the latest episodes, but I think I saw a tweet about it on the podcast's official account. Oh, just remembered something! She also made a movie with Brad Pitt around this time too: The Mexican. If not for this channel, that could be a good candidate for the podcast as it does fit the bill. 😉
When you get in front of a parole board (I work in law) they absolutely ask you if you are likely to end up in a situation where you would do something like that again, and they appreciate honesty and are reading your body language for truthfulness. A drug addict who committed a crime to support his habit has a MUCH better chance of getting parole if they say, "well if I can stay clean and continue to follow my 12 step program, I don't think I will ever fall back into a life of crime. I just need to avoid a relapse." That reply has a much better chance of being paroled than someone who just adamantly says, "no, I won't do it again." Accepting that there are outside circumstances that can impact our choices is part of the rehabilitation process. Also, the only time I was ever arrested, I was released from jail in a tuxedo. You wear out what you wore in. I punched out a fellow groomsman at a wedding who grabbed the maid of honors butt. He lost 2 teeth, so I spent the night in jail, and they wouldn't release me until I was sober. Thankfully nobody pressed charges if I agreed to pay a hefty dental bill.
I love Ocean's Twelve a lot, even though people in the comments aren't wrong when they say it's one of the "weaker" films. For me, they have a lot of that Dean Martin/Sammy Davis Jr. "Rat Pack" energy, which is actually perfect given the Las Vegas setting. The "star power" of these films makes them a bit less immersive, but that's part of the charm: you always know that the gang is just a bunch of A-list actors who love working together in real life. I know they have names, but Danny is just "The George Clooney character." The in-jokes of their real-life friendship and chemistry are hard-baked into these films, and even though that gets a little silly, it's never anything but huge fun for me. Julia Roberts was underused in this movie, but without spoiling anything I'll say that the sequels make up for it in a big way. I don't get to see her do comedy enough, and they were really, REALLY lucky to have her for the future films.
Ok at the time you asked what is the point of robbing three at once. If you want to hurt the guy you rob all three. And if not at the same time. Then he would beef up security even more and be on the lookout after getting robbed once 😊
this is actually a remake of the one from the 1960s with the same name. only in that one, they robbed 5 casinos, which makes me think that the remake is a bit of a let down.
I watched this in the theaters years ago, and it's become one of my go-to movies to have on in the background whenever I'm working on something. The pacing, quotes, and cinematography are perfect. The soundtrack is excellent as well. I've been to the Bellagio twice specifically because of this movie; I always drop by there if I'm in Las Vegas. The DVD version has a great director's commentary track, and there are all kinds of interesting details. Brad Pit was constantly snacking in between takes, so it eventually became part of Rusty's character. Hence why he's always eating. He ate 40 shrimp just for the Tess intro scene due to how many takes it took. The producer was friends with the owner of the Bellagio, which is why they were allowed to film and stay there. Also, when you mentioned the yellow and blue coloring: I know from firsthand experience that tables at the Bellagio are lighted yellow like that in real life. The ending group scene at the fountain was indeed the last scene they filmed, and was mostly improvised; the instructions were for Brad Pitt to leave first, and for Carl Reiner to leave last. The others just walked away when it felt natural. In fact, the fountain scene only came about when the director couldn't figure out how to get the group to separate after the heist, and just happened to be leaning on the fountain railing as he was thinking. There are plenty of other aspects worth looking into. Also, I worked in the banking industry for nearly 20 years, several of which as a vault keeper, branch ops supervisor, and auditor. I occasionally get asked if I was ever tempted to rob banks because of how much knowledge I have on security and procedures. I always say no. Breaking into a vault is hard. _Getting away with it_ is even harder. I've written whole essays explaining the steps necessary to pull off a full bank vault heist, and how it would fail miserably. I can post it here if you want. Don't rob banks, kids. The movies lie to you; it's much, _much_ harder than it looks. If you want to see the most realistic bank heist in movie history, watch Dog Day Afternoon; they fail almost _immediately._
Steven Soderbergh made this while being nominated twice in one year for the Best Director Academy Award for Erin Brockovich and for Traffic (he won for Traffic). Soderbergh acts as his cinematographer, which is extremely difficult working with 35mm--it's easier now with digital photography, which is now why he works almost exclusively with digital cameras. Coming from the man who started the American independent film movement of the 90s with Sex Lies and videotape in 1989, his career is valuable to anyone who wants to make movies.
I saw 11 in theaters, it was definitely one of the funnest, wittiest crime caper movies I had ever seen. This is probably my second favorite Clooney film after “O Brother! Where Art Thou?” Steven Soderbergh made this coming off his 2000 one-two punches of Erin Brockovich and Traffic. I also saw 12 in theaters in 2004 but don’t remember enjoying as much as 11, it was just too convoluted and all over the place more than 11. I did not see 13 until after it had already been out on DVD for a couple of years, mainly because of my disappointment with 12, and the lame reviews that 13 got. It was fun but 11 is the best. I still have not seen Oceans 8 nor do I have any desire to. Another fun Soderbergh caper film is 2017’s Logan Lucky with Channing Tatum and Adam Driver, very similar to the Oceans Trilogy. RIP to Bernie Mac and Carl Reiner.
The ending to this movie made me cry as Danny Ocean sacrificed his freedom to make sure his friends get the money and run, as they have one last look at the Bellagio Fountain.
I saw all three of the movies in theatres. Good memories and thanks for the reaction. Scott Caan and Casey Afleck are still my favorite characters in the first one.
This was awesome to see in the theater. While I have other movies in my top 5 favorites, the scene with all of them at the fountain with Claire De Lune playing might be my single favorite scene of all time.
Steven Soderbergh literally did principal photography of Ocean's Eleven and Erin Brockovich and Traffic in one calender year. Erin was released first and then Traffic in 2000 and Oceans in 2001. Julia win best actress for Erin, Soderbergh best director for Traffic. I saw this with my bros in theatre and when we walked out, we did the Oceans walk out. Then when waiting in the lobby for bathroom break, we watched other people do it too. It was a vibe that night. This film was a monster. Topher Grace left That 70s Show in 2007, this was filmed in 2000 when the show had just finished it's second season. He left a good impression on Soderbergh because he got cast in Traffic right away and has a huge, crucial part in that one. Topher has the best comic timing playing a duche version of himself. I feel like you and Brad need to do a team up of a duo that takes place in a day where they plan on meeting up where to go eat. 🙂
I always loved this movie. You covered most of the trivia. The producer of the original movie, Jerry Weintraub, appears in the film. I love the amount of scenes where people were having conversations with very little dialog due to familiarity, most notably the Clooney/Pitt "We need 11" scene where Pitts says nothing (and eats nothing!).
Each time I watch one of your reactions, it becomes my favorite one. This was no different. Great reaction to such a great ensemble film. Love this one. Can't wait for what's next!
OH SHIT OH SHIT OH SHIT! One of my favorite movies! I can put this movie on almost anytime and just chill. So much style! Can’t WAIT to hear your take!
camera, color grading, music and even costumes in this movie were probably (partially) based on the style of movies from the 70s, and I friggin loved it back then and I still love it today, it gives me this warm feeling as it brings me back to my childhood in the 80s where we still watched movies from 70s of course
I’m probably the odd one with really loving Ocean’s Twelve. It feels so different but I love the editing and European feel of the film. It’s so great. I saw all of these in theaters with friends and it was such a fun time. Very very fun and left a lasting impression on me.
Other good heist films: "Absolute Power" (1997) "Jackie Brown" (1997) from a book by Elmore Leonard "The Bank Job" (2008) "The Italian Job" (2003 remake) "Sneakers" (1992) "The Sting" (1973) "Parker" (2013) "Entrapment" (1999) "Ronin" (1998) "The Ladykillers" (2004 remake) "Out of Sight" (1998) from a book by Elmore Leonard "Maverick" (1994) "Lock, Stock, and 2 Smoking Barrels" (1998) "Snatch" (2000) "The Thomas Crown Affair" (1999 remake) "Payback" (1999) "Heat" (1995) "The Taking of Pelham 123" (2009 remake) "Kelly's Heroes" (1970) "A Fish Called Wanda" (1988) "The Usual Suspects" (1995) "The Long Riders" (1980) "Broken Arrow" (1996) "Swordfish" (2001) "Heist" (2001) there is another "Heist" from 2015, not a remake but a completely different story "The Score" (2001) "Red Notice" (2021) Netflix Original "The Italian Job" (1969 original) "The Ladykillers" (1955 original) "The Thomas Crown Affair" (1968 original) "The Taking of Pelham One two Three" (1974 original) "The Taking of Pelham One two Three" (1998 remake)
Okay, a lot of react channels on here that do the Ocean's movies only do 11, 12, and 13 (if that), but I **sincerely** hope you're one of the few who also watches 8. It's top tier, as far as I'm concerned, and drastically underrated.
Watch the movie again on your own time. Lots of tiny little set ups that pay off later. You will miss them all first time watching. Also, if you like Brad Pitt then watch the next movie, Ocean's Twelve. His character is the lead and the story is more based around him.
Great Reaction to Fun Film... Tis a Remake of the 1960s "Ocean's 11" starring Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis where they "hit" 5 Casinos... And truth be known, this Remake is Better...
If you love Shane West, you MUST watch Get Over It. It's a high school movie, it's a musical (Musical Shakespeare at that), it's quirky and it has a ton of stars including the aforementioned Shane West, Ben Foster, Kirsten Dunst, Zoe Saldana, Sisqo, Mila Kunis, Colin Hanks, Swoozie Kurtz, Ed Bagley Jr., Melissa Sagemiller and the amazing Martin Short. As well as a couple of other cameos.
Since you like Indie movies, you should check out Sex, Lies and Videotapes, the film that bought Soderberg to the world and killed at Cannes. "Snazzy" camerawork was by Soderberg himself (as "Peter Andrews")
