Ocean's 11

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Leave it to the Chairman of the Board to rope in a great director for the first Rat Pack movie. Lewis Milestone (All Quiet on the Western Front) indeed directed this 1960 caper movie starring Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford, and Joey Bishop; but the results now seem like more of a historical artifact than a good time. The tone of the film is curiously serious--one somehow expected that the Rat Pack would have made a more buoyant first picture. But it is something to see these guys together, if largely for nostalgia reasons. --Tom Keogh

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The Winner of Best Original/Worst Remake Ever goes to ...........2007-08-04

The envelope please. Yes, it's Ocean's Eleven. It was a unanimous vote wow!

Why?
Stars -
Original:

Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Peter Lawford, georgous Angie Dickenson and a very young and hot Shirley Maclain(age has not been kind to you has it).

Remake:

Matt Damon (ok not too bad), George Clooney (Oh God, I'm soo bored making this movie), and Julia Roberts ( Why won't this woman take acting lessons, please for God's sake. I'm ready to start a fund?) and a bunch of other lesser knowns.

Believability -
Original:
The plot of the original seems very simple. Just cross the wires and the cages automatically open. Ok, maybe a little simplistic, but way more believable than the remake. How they get the money out of the casino's is also very clever.

Remake:
The chinese acrobat who happens to be a crook cmon. The fake cops at the end, who rush in and take away the money, cmon? The fact that the Mirage and Bellagio are connected by a common tunnel, cmon anybody ever heard of Ceasar's Palace being between these two properties? There are so many holes in the plot of the remake that you can drive a garbage truck through it.

Likeability - You actually like the characters in the original. Their stories are way more believable and reasons for pulling off the heist are way more noble. In the remake, they try to create some dramatic tension between the Julia Roberts character and Clooney, and the Steve Wynn (Casion Owner) character, but the acting and writing is so bad it works in revese. You actually end up rooting for the Casino and Steve Wynn!

Pacing -
Original:
Several reviewers have criticized this movie as moving way too slow. To me it makes the picture more believable. Think about it. It's 15 years after the end of WWII. There is no internet. You have to find the 11 guys spread out across the US, and convince them to join you. It is going to take time. You'd be lucky to find all of them in 1960. The details of the heist are not important, plot and character development is.

Remake:
There just happens to be 11 career criminals who happen to have instant contact with each other. (What are they listed in the phone book, cmon?) They are way too slick. In the remake you could predict everything that was going happen right down to the fake cops at the end.

Depths of Characters -
Original:
You believe the characters. Sammy, "There isn't much use for a one eyed shortstop in Mobile Alabama so you have to follow the trash any way you can" on why he became a garbageman.

Vince , "I don't want to have my wife ever face those bums" as his beautiful stripper wife is on stage as his motivation for joining the gang.

The Electrician, who went to prison for trying to buy his wife a fur coat and ends up losing his kid in the process. He finds out he's going to the "Big Casino" and wants to provide for his kid.

Peter Lawford as the spoiled rich kid, "Money is a hard habit to break." , on why he's joining the gang.

Remake:
Virtually no believable character development, plus the unitentionally hysterical love triangle between Wynn, Roberts and Clooney already mentioned.

Women:
Original: Angie Dickenson and Shirley MaClaine -
Angie is absolutely beautiful as Danny Ocean's wife. You can see why President Kennedy was "interested" in her. Her acting is wonderful too. On the DVD edition she provides wonderful commentary along with Frank Sinatra JR. Shirley Maclaine also appears in an uncredited cameo. In 1960 she was stunning. Unfortunately age has not been kind to her, maybe that's why she's into all that crazy stuff.

Remake: Julia Roberts - Why do people continue to hire this woman? She's not even that good looking, let alone her lack of acting ability. In the remake Danny Ocean actually loses the battle and wins this doozy. Again unitentional hillarity as the Casino Owner gains by losing the girl.

Ending - Don't worry I won't spoil it for you.
Original: A great ending, with probobly one of the most famous ending shots of all time in a movie.

Remake: - Why in all modern movies do the bad guys have to get away with the crime? The movie is just too slick. You knew the cops at the end were fake, you just knew they'd get away with the caper, but at the end you just wish they wouldn't have.

Extra's -
Original:
Watch the garbage truck as it travels down the strip. There are no casino's on the west side of the strip! (save the Dunes, which wasn't included in the movie) You also see what a small town Vegas was back then.

Several people have criticized the movie for some of the racial jokes. Ok, but remember it was Frank who was on the forefront of integrating Vegas. He was the one who went to the casino owners and told them, you have to come into the 20th century.

Summation -
Original:

A wonderful time piece. A movie with beautiful music, suprisingly good writing, and just fun to watch.

Remake:
If you want to waste 2 hours of your life go ahead. Oh God, they've just released Ocean's 13. How much more torture must we endure??

Amazing.......2007-03-25

I enjoyed this movie tremendously. I like the ocean 11 with george clooney, brad pitt and matt damon. but the orignial is...well...just the original. you can't compare the new one to this. I love it when dean martin is playing a kick in the head and all the girl swoon him. also the clever plot of putting the money into the trash can, and i never would have guessed the ending. it came as a huge surprise!

Ocean's 11 dvd.......2007-02-07

I recieved the used dvd in perfect condition, and shipping was very promp. I would buy from this merchant again

Magnificent.......2007-01-20

This movie is tons of fun, a glimpse into the good-old-days of Vegas. I like the ending better than the remake!

Great to have for your collection.......2007-01-15

Great movie with the Rat Pack. Now have all of the Oceans.

The Rat Pack Collection (Ocean's 11 / Robin and the 7 Hoods / 4 for Texas)

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Rat Pack Collection
I love ol Blues Eyes!
Rat Pack Collection Box

The Rat Pack Collection (Ocean's 11 / Robin and the 7 Hoods / 4 for Texas)
Starring: Frank Sinatra , Dean Martin , Sammy Davis Jr. , Peter Lawford , and Angie Dickinson
Director: Lewis Milestone , Gordon Douglas , and Robert Aldrich
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
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ASIN: B000EOTUS0
Release Date: 2006-06-13

Description

4 FOR TEXAS -- Gamblers Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin are Wild West wild cards. With Anita Ekberg, Ursula Andress, the Three Stooges and Charles Bronson. OCEAN'S 11 -- The kicky original! Sinatra and pals have a sure way to beat Vegas: Rob 5 casinos at once! With Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford, Joey Bishop and more. ROBIN AND THE 7 HOODS -- His kind of town, Chicago is. Sinatra, Dean Martin, Peter Falk, Bing Crosby and more in a breezy gangster spoof.

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Rat Pack Collection.......2007-08-27

The Rat Pack Collection is a must for enthusiasts of Franks posse. The three movies amply display all of the coolness and talent of this amazing cast of heavyweights. If you like Frank, and Dean and Sammie you must buy this collection.

I love ol Blues Eyes!.......2007-08-23

Awesome awesome awesome! Nothing really more to say. The set was described as "like new" and it really was. You could not tell it was used. Prompt delivery.

Rat Pack Collection Box.......2006-08-10

It's exactly what I wanted. Reasonably priced and delivery was very fast.
Good quality DVD's! I'm a fan of Dean Martin and I liked the movies very much. It was back to my youth by viewing them.
And now for Sergeants 3!
What a pity that movie is for the moment not available.
Anyone got a copy?
Thanks a lot and see you,
Reitze van Giffen, Holland

Sinatra & the Rat Pack: The Story Behind the Original Movie Ocean's 11

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Sinatra's Rat Pack

Sinatra & the Rat Pack: The Story Behind the Original Movie Ocean's 11
Starring: Sinatra , Martin , Davis , and Lawford
Manufacturer: Delta
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ASIN: B00006I03U
Release Date: 2002-07-30

Description

B&W/Color
Running Time: 70 mins.

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love it!.......2006-12-01

I first saw this DVD through my Blockbuster Online service, I watched it 3 times before returning it. And I'm a young college student with a short attention span. It was really fun!

Sinatra's Rat Pack.......2005-09-13

Very good DVD to find out about The Rat Pack. I have been looking for something that brings me back to that era, and this is the closest.

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The Ocean's 11 Story
Starring: Oceans 11 Story
Manufacturer: PASSPORT VIDEO
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ASIN: B00005RERG
Release Date: 2001-12-18

Description

In 1960, if you were looking for the absolute definition of "cool," you would look no further than Frank Sinatra and his infamous Rat Pack - Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford and Joey Bishop - and if you wanted to find that Rat Pack, you only had to look to America's premiere city of sin, the glittering jewel of the Nevada desert...Las Vegas. In early 1960, Sinatra gathered his friends at The Sands Hotel in Vegas for what would become one of the most legendary undertakings in Hollywood history...the film, OCEAN'S ELEVEN. During shooting, this legendary quintet played two shows a night in the Copa Room at The Sands to sellout crowds that included their old friends in the mob and their new friend, then-Senator John F. Kennedy. These shows and this unique point in time would come to be known simply as "The Summit." Through the use of rare footage, vintage newsreels, and interviews with cast members such as Henry Silva and Angie Dickinson, THE OCEAN'S ELEVEN STORY will take you back to that time and place, when the Chairman of the Board held court during the making of one of Hollywood's most-beloved movies.

60 Minutes - Swimming with Sharks (December 11, 2005)

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It'a a joke

60 Minutes - Swimming with Sharks (December 11, 2005)

Manufacturer: CBS
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: B000FOT9M6
Release Date: 2006-06-15

Description

How far will a reporter go for a good story? Bob Simon plunges into the deep off the coast of South Africa, where he goes face-to-snout with great white sharks. They're a greater threat than ever because tour operators use food to attract sharks for their "shark tour" customers, and sharks now associate humans with food.

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It'a a joke.......2007-05-29

60 Minutes - Swimming with Sharks actually lasts less than 13 minutes during which nobody is swimming with sharks. If you're looking for a documentary on great whites in South Africa, just look elsewhere.

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Jane and a Ghost

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Starring: Jane Seymour , Gerald McRaney , Millie Perkins , Ruth Nelson , and Paul Rossilli
Director: John Korty
Manufacturer: Lance Entertainment
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ASIN: B00007KK1Y
Release Date: 2004-05-18

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Jane Seymour is very much in her Victorian-lace Somewhere in Time mood here, although the action is set in the present day. She and her husband (Gerald McRaney as an ex-football stud, now impotent would-be sportscaster) move into a modern house overlooking a bay, but the new place is troubled by strange sounds and cold breezes. "Do you believe in ghosts?", she asks pal Millie Perkins, but Jane isn't complaining. Soon our overheated heroine is buying old frocks and taking long showers in the company of her ghostly lover, who provides her with considerably more physical attention than her husband can. Director John Korty, a TV-movie veteran, guides the low-key spookiness with a steady hand, although the final act slips into out-and-out romance-novel silliness. Mainly it's a vehicle for Jane Seymour, whose heart-shaped face and impossibly flowing hair are utilized for maximum romantic effect. --Robert Horton

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Jane and a Ghost.......2004-03-14

Great for anyone who's a Jane Seymour fan and a lover of ghost stories. Jane does her usual great job as the troubled romantic heroine torn between trying to save her marriage to Gerald McRaney's character and this new ghostly and passionate presence in her life. Keep in mind this was made for TV and your expectations for special effects and what not will be kept in check.

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Starring: Warner 2pak
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Charlie Rose with George Clooney (January 20, 2003)

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1960s Classics 6-Pack (Cool Hand Luke / My Fair Lady / Robin and the 7 Hoods / Ocean's 11 (1960) / The Dirty Dozen / Doctor Zhivago)
Starring: Paul Newman , George Kennedy , J.D. Cannon , Lou Antonio , and Robert Drivas
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Release Date: 2002-06-04

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This 6-DVD set includes Cool Hand Luke, My Fair Lady, Robin and the 7 Hoods, Ocean's 11 (1960), The Dirty Dozen, and Doctor Zhivago.

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