Ocean's Eleven (2008, Blu-ray Disc)

I'm going on record right now and I will say that I am both a sucker for "caper" films as well as most things Las Vegas. Of course, there are a couple of exceptions to my Las Vegas affection. For one, you must represent gambling correctly. I don't ask for a tremendous amount of detail or even to make it flattering, just don't have a craps scene where there are tons of chips on the numbers and the shooter rolls a seven and the dealers shout, "Seven, everyone wins!" Second, please film in an actual casino, or create a set that looks realistic. I know it's expensive, but accuracy is so important.

I would leave my husband for George Clooney. Yeah you heard me right. George doesn t know that, and neither does my husband (so keep this info to yourselves please, what my husband doesn t know, won t hurt him) Clooney s been at the top of my hotty list for many years now. And frankly I could care less what a movie s about (i.e. Batman) ...if he s in it; I see it. Period. No questions asked. And I m not ashamed to admit it s purely for eye-candy on my part. I just love to look at him! So when the whisper started about this amazing star-studded movie that George was putting together, I knew I..

With Ocean's Thirteen coming out this weekend, the wife and decided that it would be nice to watch Ocean's Eleven first, just so we have an idea who the characters are. You can't beat a first movie in a series for character introductions, as sequels never give you a complete picture, just immersing themselves in the action. I figured it would also give us an idea of whether or not we even wanted to see the sequel, because if we didn't like this one, we probably won't like the new one either. Thankfully, I can say that we did greatly enjoy this caper film. It wasn't perfect, but it was still a.

It seems to me that Steven Soderbergh has taken a page from Sally Field's career book - he's a director who wants people to really, really like him. He may have won his Best Director for one of last year's best films - "Traffic" - but in his other recent work, he's made films that call out for a smiley face pin. "The Daily Show" film critic Frank DeCaro recently referred to "Erin Brockovich" as "the Victoria's Secret version of 'Silkwood'." Soderbergh s new film is a remake of the Rat Pack picture, Ocean s Eleven. I ve seen the original, but my memories of it are clouded by a couple of little.