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.
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."
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?"
"You're going to have to definitely definitely let me know if you saw that in theaters." I did. Not only that, I saw it in a theater on the Las Vegas strip, so while I was watching the movie, I was seeing the building I was currently in on screen.
"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!
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..
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).
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.
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.
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!
The last person at the fountain is Carl Reiner. He did a lot of work with Mel Brooks in the 1950's and 60's. He is also the father of Rob Reiner who directed Princess Bride, Spinal Tap, When Harry met Sally, and A Few Good Men.
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. 🙂
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 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._
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 :)
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.
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.
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.
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
The thing I love about this film is Soderberg uses all the montage techniques of the hip caper movie used thousands of times before him...and yet he still manages to make it his own and does it as well as the best of them. That's one hell of a director.
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. 🤦♂
This movie is absolutely stacked. It has Bruce Wayne, Jason Bourne, Tyler Durden, Warmachine, Venom, Tom Sawyer, and Pretty Woman. Am I missing anybody?
Shanelle, I'm so glad you're doing this, it's about time. This trilogy is one of the most fun ever; talk about rewatchable movies!!! The editing, the chemistry among the actors, the performance...all 10s. Can't wait to see the other reactions.
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!).
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!
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 UA-cam 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.
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._
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!
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.
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!
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 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.
Scored by David Holmes, the soundtrack to this movie (and all his movies) is excellent. It's also worth mentioning, this is a remake of a 1960 movie, Ocean's 11.
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.
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.
Soderbergh came out of retirement to do Logan Lucky, nicknamed "Oceans 7/11" since it's based in a more rural setting. Still a great heist movie, with a great cast. As a cherry on top you get Daniel Craig speaking in a Carolina accent.
I saw this in the theater and absolutely loved it. This movie is one of my comfort movies when I just want to watch movie stars do cool stuff and not worry about anything.
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).
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.
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.
I was in Vegas a few months after they filmed this. It seemed like EVERY bartender and waitress at the Bellagio had a funny story about the cast and crew during filming.
I LOVE this movie! It's one of those movies I can start watching at any point in the story and still love it-! I haven't seen all the Oceans movies but I've seen most of them and they're great! Always happy to see one of your reactions! My mom was always a huge Julia Robert's fan all the way back to her "Steel Magnolias" and "Mystic Pizza" days. This movie was actually her follow-up to Erin Brockovich.
I went out with friends tonight for my 33rd birthday, had a great time, and this is the perfect way to end my evening. Such a fun movie! It tickles that part of most people that would love to be able to do something like this.
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.
Many people don’t catch that when the title refers to Ocean’s Eleven, that Danny Ocean is not one of the eleven. The eleventh guy was actually the man who beat him up in the casino back room.
So happy to see all the Shanelle reactions lately. And two Matt Damon movies in a row! :) I never spotted the air freshener thing before you brought it up and also never knew that Don Cheadle piece of trivia before you read it. That blew my mind.
Saw that in the theater. Went to see K-PAX (which I also love, in spite of Kevin Spacey's now-revealed skeeziness), but that theater was out of order, so we saw Ocean's 11. Had a great time with it.
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!
Shanelle, When they release you from prison, they give you back the same clothes you had on when you were admitted and given your orange jumpsuit. Typically a movie like this, with so many A-listers, would be impossible to make because of the high salaries involved. The only reason they could make it was because the actors really wanted to work together and were willing to work for a fraction of their usual salaries. You recognized most of the stars. Reuben was played by Elliott Gould, who was a well known actor who had great success throughout the 60s and 70s He played Trapper John in the original MASH movie. Saul was played by Carl Reiner who wrote for, and performed with a who's who of comedy from the 50s through the 70s, including Sid Caesar, Dick VanDyke, and Mel Brooks. He died in 2020. He was also the father of actor and director Rob Reiner.
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.
Yes, I saw this in the theater and loved it. I have a twin brother, and our birthday is from right around the time that both this and Twelve were released in theaters (Thirteen wound up being a summer movie instead), but for that reason alone these movies will always be special to me because we saw all three of them together. But yeah I think this script is super high-quality and Soderbergh gives everything exactly the right pacing and energy and flow, it's one of the principle things that I think he understands better than almost any other filmmaker.
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 recommend Oceans 8, with an all female crew + plus a stunt double. I think you will enjoy it, not many have reacted to it. I don't think you need to see the rest before watching 8, it's not a prequel. Have fun, I enjoy watching from your perspective. Thanks.
If you like Clooney and Roberts fighting you might also like Roberts and Pitt fighting in "The Mexican", which came along not long after this film, directed by Gore Verbinski, who is now famous for the "Pirates of the Caribbean" films.
if you're up for movies with a star cast, then Margin call is a very good option. featuring, among others, jeremy irons, stanley tucci, kevin spacey, simon baker, demi moore, paul bettany & zachary quinto
this movie is truly great and so unique in it's tone and presentation. you mentioned that it's fast, not wasting any time, but it's so interesting and impressive that despite that, they still give the dialogue room to breathe. they still use pauses and silence to fucking well! you should absolutely watch ocean's 12, too
The original Oceans 11 was very good too. It starred the Rat Pack (Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., etc…) In the original they robbed three separate casinos in one night.
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.
Yes, they were fighting themselves. For some weird reason in Hollywood in the early 2000s you had a lot of these young actors that fancied themselves professional poker players. They were going to Las Vegas and Atlantic City losing millions. Watch the movie Molly's game.
I've lost track of how many times I've watched this movie and I still don't fully understand the heist. The trilogy as a whole is nice to fall asleep to. I love the way Yen and the others just understand each other.
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.
@@inarar5334 what about the swat team?
@@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.
I was wondering if you've seen the "Ocean's 11" from 1960 with Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, & Sammy Davis Jr. ?
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."
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?"
ive loved this series forever thank you for giving me this tid bit
He's leaving prison in a tux because he was arrested in a tux. Makes sense to me.
"You're going to have to definitely definitely let me know if you saw that in theaters."
I did. Not only that, I saw it in a theater on the Las Vegas strip, so while I was watching the movie, I was seeing the building I was currently in on screen.
RE In the beginning Clooney being asked if he would do it again was at a Parole Board hearing for early release from Prison.
"Out of Sight" [1998] stars Clooney and Jennifer Lopez -- the entire cast is top-notch. Very entertaining!
And also scored by David Holmes, and based on Elmore Leonard's book of the same name. A great movie.
"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!
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..
I was going to say the same thing!! Love the original so much!!
Was gonna reccommend that also. The original is packed with 1950's- '60's talents.
Agreed. I love the twist at the end of the original. Totally different feel. Plus, you can't beat the music when the Rat Pack is involved.
Shirley MacLaine, for the minute or so that she was in the original, took my breath away.
Original is awesome
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).
Shanelle... Gotta try INTERNAL AFFAIRS with Andy Garcia and Richard Gere.. Arguably Gere's best performance and features and young Billy Baldwin.
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.
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!)
Aw, I like the Italian Job!
@@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.
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!
The last person at the fountain is Carl Reiner. He did a lot of work with Mel Brooks in the 1950's and 60's. He is also the father of Rob Reiner who directed Princess Bride, Spinal Tap, When Harry met Sally, and A Few Good Men.
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. 🙂
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 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)
Worth watching just for the "tussle" scene.
Both Great suggestions
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“You wanted to tussle? We tussled”.
I’ve recommended “Out of Sight” too.
_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._
This movie completely brought back a style of menswear that was unheard of at the time. It was very 60's cool with early 2000s update.
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.
I’m excited to keep going!! So entertaining
13 is definitely better than 12.
@@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 :)
Didn't care for 12... Is a fun if dumb gag... But I really really like 13...
12 is my favorite
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.
Traffic is utterly brilliant.
@@chrismartin2663 fucking right.
19:53 - It has good lightning. Unlike most movies now. Colors are mostly adjusted after the film is done in the lab.
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.
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.
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
The thing I love about this film is Soderberg uses all the montage techniques of the hip caper movie used thousands of times before him...and yet he still manages to make it his own and does it as well as the best of them. That's one hell of a director.
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. 🤦♂
This movie is absolutely stacked. It has Bruce Wayne, Jason Bourne, Tyler Durden, Warmachine, Venom, Tom Sawyer, and Pretty Woman. Am I missing anybody?
Tiger Woods.
Ross and Monica's Dad
@@Dylan_Platt Damn! I did forget Mr. Geller.
Sonny Corleone's illegitimate kid? And his real kid?
Amanda Waller was at Danny's parole hearing.
Shanelle, I'm so glad you're doing this, it's about time. This trilogy is one of the most fun ever; talk about rewatchable movies!!! The editing, the chemistry among the actors, the performance...all 10s. Can't wait to see the other reactions.
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!).
The pinetree air freshners are also in Repo Man.
[Regarding tree-shaped air fresheners]
Miller : Find one in every car. You'll see.
Oceans'12 has a great fourth wall break that really makes it fun.
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!
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!)
That would be pretty sweet if she did TCA after these three :D
And by very different you mean slow as molasses. Cluney didnt have fond things to say
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 UA-cam 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.
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._
Please post those essays. I'd totally read them.
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!
They play it all the time on TBS and TNT
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.
If you're into heists, Stark Raving Mad is a fun one.
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!
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!!!!!
A truly great classic.
ALSO Shanelle, tell your editor in the original it's 3 vaults, which I like better.
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.
Love the original....
The Rat Pack in action 😉
E - O - 11 ... E - O - 11
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6:42 - May I point out the irony of YOU, ma'am, making such a big deal of HIS necklaces? 😉
I love all 3 Ocean's movies. RIP Bernie Mack and Carl Reiner. "Your all Aces in my book!!"
14:08 - Yep, that's him, Andy Garcia.
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.
They wrote the parts for Owen and Luke Wilson.
@@djlp2212 Interesting...I didn't know that. They would have been really funny as well.
@@SutMacG They chose to do the The Royal Tanenbaums instead.
@@djlp2212 Smart move by Owen and Luke. I still remember seeing them together for the first time in Bottle Rocket. Highly underrated flick imo.
Oh my lord, I can’t wait for Twelve! Also, Steven Soderbergh is a directorial GOD. He's basically an experimental filmmaker with a Hollywood mask lol
Scored by David Holmes, the soundtrack to this movie (and all his movies) is excellent.
It's also worth mentioning, this is a remake of a 1960 movie, Ocean's 11.
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.
Fantastic soundtrack by David Holmes as well
One of my favorite pieces of foreshadowing.
"We need to build an exact replica of their vault."
"What, for practice?"
"Something like that."
34:45 - Good save there. Because he DOES have one. London isn't all of England you know. 😉
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.
If you want another celebrity filled hotel heist movie you need to see Smokin Aces. It's also got Andy Garcia in it!!
Shanelle, Great job. It's a good spiel.-Ernie Moore Jr.
Soderbergh came out of retirement to do Logan Lucky, nicknamed "Oceans 7/11" since it's based in a more rural setting.
Still a great heist movie, with a great cast. As a cherry on top you get Daniel Craig speaking in a Carolina accent.
Absolutely need to watch Mr and Mrs Smith if you haven't. Underrated movie and it's peak Brad Pitt.
33:33 - So basically, a popcorn-pusher. Yeah, that sounds about right. Fun, entertaining, funny, good pacing. Works for me.
I love all three, seriously ALL THREE
I saw this in the theater and absolutely loved it. This movie is one of my comfort movies when I just want to watch movie stars do cool stuff and not worry about anything.
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).
I recommend “Out of Sight”. Movie star vehicle, but good too.
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.
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.
Tussle
3:37 - I think they would ask that if it's a parole hearing, but I wouldn't know for sure.
I was in Vegas a few months after they filmed this. It seemed like EVERY bartender and waitress at the Bellagio had a funny story about the cast and crew during filming.
I LOVE this movie! It's one of those movies I can start watching at any point in the story and still love it-! I haven't seen all the Oceans movies but I've seen most of them and they're great! Always happy to see one of your reactions! My mom was always a huge Julia Robert's fan all the way back to her "Steel Magnolias" and "Mystic Pizza" days. This movie was actually her follow-up to Erin Brockovich.
I went out with friends tonight for my 33rd birthday, had a great time, and this is the perfect way to end my evening. Such a fun movie! It tickles that part of most people that would love to be able to do something like this.
" Oh this is going to hurt" Tom Cruise, Days Of Thunder ⚡
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.
Many people don’t catch that when the title refers to Ocean’s Eleven, that Danny Ocean is not one of the eleven. The eleventh guy was actually the man who beat him up in the casino back room.
Don Cheadle - did the film for fun - "non-credited" - I love this guy - outstanding people.
So happy to see all the Shanelle reactions lately. And two Matt Damon movies in a row! :) I never spotted the air freshener thing before you brought it up and also never knew that Don Cheadle piece of trivia before you read it. That blew my mind.
Wonderful! This film is so entertaining. Excited to share it with you. Thanks! Here we go! :)
Carl Reiner as Saul I think has to be my fav. He did a great job in this one. Thanks Shanelle. Great job as always.
Saw that in the theater. Went to see K-PAX (which I also love, in spite of Kevin Spacey's now-revealed skeeziness), but that theater was out of order, so we saw Ocean's 11. Had a great time with it.
35:24 - Yeah, close enough. I thought it was a 100 mil too. Think I heard that at the time.
I forgot how much I love this movie. The SOUNDTRACK!
My god, Matt Damon was so *young*
count the highest sprays in the fountain at last group scene {29:13), there is 11.
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!
Shanelle, When they release you from prison, they give you back the same clothes you had on when you were admitted and given your orange jumpsuit.
Typically a movie like this, with so many A-listers, would be impossible to make because of the high salaries involved. The only reason they could make it was because the actors really wanted to work together and were willing to work for a fraction of their usual salaries.
You recognized most of the stars. Reuben was played by Elliott Gould, who was a well known actor who had great success throughout the 60s and 70s He played Trapper John in the original MASH movie. Saul was played by Carl Reiner who wrote for, and performed with a who's who of comedy from the 50s through the 70s, including Sid Caesar, Dick VanDyke, and Mel Brooks. He died in 2020. He was also the father of actor and director Rob Reiner.
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.
Traffic is fantastic
Yes, love these movies! Please do all three, I know the first is the best but I love them all. Fun watch thanks Miss Shan!
Yes, I saw this in the theater and loved it. I have a twin brother, and our birthday is from right around the time that both this and Twelve were released in theaters (Thirteen wound up being a summer movie instead), but for that reason alone these movies will always be special to me because we saw all three of them together. But yeah I think this script is super high-quality and Soderbergh gives everything exactly the right pacing and energy and flow, it's one of the principle things that I think he understands better than almost any other filmmaker.
Omg yes!!! I’m so excited to see your reaction to this awesome movie! One of my favorites, you can watch it 50 times and catch something new.
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 recommend Oceans 8, with an all female crew + plus a stunt double.
I think you will enjoy it, not many have reacted to it. I don't think you need to see the rest before watching 8, it's not a prequel. Have fun, I enjoy watching from your perspective. Thanks.
I love this movie - it's one that I feel was perfectly constructed and cast.
I happened to have played the Security Guard that let the two Mormon Brothers that forgot their key card and the money cart into the vault area.
"Just sqeeze his hand really hard and flatter him with his skin softness"
that philosophy in life will get you far Shanelle
😂
If you like Clooney and Roberts fighting you might also like Roberts and Pitt fighting in "The Mexican", which came along not long after this film, directed by Gore Verbinski, who is now famous for the "Pirates of the Caribbean" films.
"Ocean's Eleven" is a remake of the 1960 film "Ocean's 11", which starred Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., and Cesar Romero.
Saw it 5 times in Theaters helped that I worked in cinemas for 19yrs
Great reaction as always!!! Such an awesome cast as well. What a baby Matt Damon was.
if you're up for movies with a star cast, then Margin call is a very good option.
featuring, among others, jeremy irons, stanley tucci, kevin spacey, simon baker, demi moore, paul bettany & zachary quinto
cinema's best use of Debussy's Claire de Lune at the end of this movie..... sublime.
this movie is truly great and so unique in it's tone and presentation. you mentioned that it's fast, not wasting any time, but it's so interesting and impressive that despite that, they still give the dialogue room to breathe. they still use pauses and silence to fucking well! you should absolutely watch ocean's 12, too
The original Oceans 11 was very good too. It starred the Rat Pack (Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., etc…) In the original they robbed three separate casinos in one night.
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.
Totally just noticed Barry Watson (Matt from 7th Heaven) is in that poker scene with Shane West and Topher Grace.
I love the jazzy soundtrack to this one.
Yes, they were fighting themselves. For some weird reason in Hollywood in the early 2000s you had a lot of these young actors that fancied themselves professional poker players. They were going to Las Vegas and Atlantic City losing millions. Watch the movie Molly's game.
I've lost track of how many times I've watched this movie and I still don't fully understand the heist. The trilogy as a whole is nice to fall asleep to. I love the way Yen and the others just understand each other.