Danny Ocean & his team's Escapades

Danny Ocean is one of the coolest and smartest of thieves if Hollywood and this series of films by acclaimed Director Steven Soderbergh(Traffic,Erin Brockovich) has a glittering star cast to die for.Another good thing is that the star cast lifts the film up rather down bring it down as in other previous films!!!And not to miss Rusty Ryan,Ocean's best friend who stays lean and trim despite munching his time away in all the three movies.

NOTE:All the three films are 'awesome entertainers' in my opinion,and so you would find them under the 'Awesome Entertainers' label as well.

MOVIE COUNT :: 3
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Oceans 11
Oceans 12
Oceans 13



OCEAN'S 11:
Danny Ocean(George Clooney) is released from prison.Upon getting out,he immediately forms a plan with Rusty Ryan(Brad Pitt) to rob three casino's in Las Vegas simultaneously.He forms a team of 11 accomplices and plans out the robbery in fine style, which covers most of the movie. Man, the actual robbery and the getaway is brilliant as well as funny. Not to miss mentioning the comic interludes between the 'Eleven', this movie is a sure-watch. A huge star cast which does enough justice to its inclusion...

Andy Garcia is good in his role as the Casino Owner!!!Geroge Clooney carries off his role with style and providing him ample support is the ever-munching Rusty Ryan.We also have Matt Damon,Julia Roberts and many many more celebrities.

The film is to be watched for the brilliant planning of Ocean,the great music and of course to watch all those celebrities having fun on-screen.Note:The brilliant thing in the climax is not the robbery,but the well-planned getaway.I dont want to go into details of the movie as the Ocean Series has a quite complicated screenplay,one has to experience it personally!!!

My rating: 9/10
Links: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0240772/
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OCEAN'S 12:
Coming after a strong positive opening in 'Oceans 11',there was a lot of hype around this film.And that is exactly why this film had a lot of negative reviews flying around.Looking at 'Oceans 12' as a separate movie brings in a lot of difference.I certainly enjoyed the movie and with Terry Benedict(Andy Garcia) waiting to take revenge,things are more interesting here.
Benedict finds out that it was Ocean's 11 who robbed him(in 'Oceans 11') and he demands the 11 pay up the loot inculding interest.So,to pay off Benedict's money,the Eleven pool the remaining money they all have,and they stil fall short by nearly 97 million(My gosh!!!).So they plan to steal a bond document that will pay off their debt.But another thief, the 'Night Fox' steals it before them...what follows is mayhem and confusion.Danny(George Clloney) and Rusty(Brad Pitt) find out who the Night Fox is and as to why he/she is crossing paths.Later Ocean strikes up a deal with the Night Fox(oh yeah,Ocean finds out the real identity),upon winning which,their debt would be paid off.So do they suceed???And who did reveal the identity of the eleven to Benedict??What made the night fox cross swords with the Eleven??And of course,the big question is..who is the 12th member of the gang????Watch the movie to find out....

The plot is thicker & more twisted than in 'Oceans 11'.Acting was good as expected,no complaints about that....we still have Rusty munching away all the time.This time,he also has time for Cupids arrow.Ocean(george clooney) is good and thank God,Julia Roberts gets more screen presence in this movie compared to the earlier version.Matt damon is the man under limelight here and we glimpses of his family...Andy Garcia though in a short role is good,given the limited screen presence.And the same goes to the rest of the ensemble.

My rating: a well deserved 8/10
Links: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0349903/
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OCEAN'S 13:
Steven Soderbergh is back in this hopefully final part of the Ocean series.He has certainly made sure no one complains about 'Oceans13' as they did when 'Oceans12' was released!!!And this time we have the great Al Pacino adding more star value to the proceedings.

But this time,Ocean's team is not going for the money.Its for revenge and they spin off the grandest and most cunning of their masterplans to rip-off Willie Bank(Al Pacino),who double crosses Reuben Tishkoff(Elliott Gould).The latter has a heart-attack and is bed-ridden.The revenge plan meets some obstacles.And at the suggestion of Linus(a brilliant Matt Damon),the help of Benedict is seeked.Do the Thirteen(now who is the new member here?) manage to rip-off Banks and get the revenge they seek for their beloved partner Tishkoff????

Screenplay is a tad more brilliant compared to the previous films and of course,coming from Soderbergh,its more complicated this time.With muliple layers of plans being executed,it is difficult to guess the ending.But Soderbergh manages to finish the movie in style.The acting is excellent again and i've absolutely no complaints about the acting.Al Pacino adds more menace to the role of a villain and he is more villainous compared to Benedict!!!!And also,we come to know of Linus's mother and father too....and a note of caution,there are multiple twists in this final(hopefully) edition of the series!!

Soderbergh,this is a plea from a fan of the series....please please please,do NOT make a sequel!!End the series here..u've hit a note high enough.Love,your fan :)

My rating: 9/10
Links: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0496806/
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