Ocean's Thirteen (DVD)

The ties are off and the collars are out for this breezy third entry in the slick crime caper serial in which the ever-smug Danny Ocean (George Clooney) and his misfit band of thieves are starting to feel the pinch of old age. When bespectacled oldster Reuben (Elliot Gould) has a heart attack after being duped out of some lucrative Vegas real estate by hotel developer Willy Banks (an unusually demure Al Pacino), Danny and the boys are drafted in to bust him down a few pegs.

There’s a sense that the filmmakers have taken note of criticisms aimed at the sub-par ‘Ocean’s Twelve’ (love interests and pop cultural references are a no-show), though in doing so they seem inadvertently to have remade ‘Ocean’s Eleven’. Thematically, though, this is an improvement on its forebears, mainly due to the way it deals – much like Scorsese’s best work – with the archaic nature of the criminal set: gadget men puzzled by advancing technology; eyes rolled at witty one-liners; action sequences cut through with ruminations on ‘the good old days’.

Even Soderbergh’s once-agile camera seems a little more sedate than usual, perhaps finding the industrious director in a more plaintive mood after a string of coolly-received projects. But whether the ‘Ocean’s…’ franchise is really going to fold will surely be for the box office – and not that big craps table in the sky – to decide.

Danny Ocean rounds up the boys for a third heist, after casino owner Willy Bank double-crosses one of the original eleven, Reuben Tishkoff.

I was a late comer to the 'Oceans' films and have consequently watched all three close together, I have not been dissappointed. Each film has added something extra to the mix whilst keeping the original charm of the band of villans. In each fil I have been pleasently surprised with the twists managed, I didn't see them coming. In my opinion a must to own, would highl recomend to anyone wanting a good night in.

Excellent,smart,sleek and funny film.I've bought it because I've seen the first two films-Ocean's Eleven and Ocean's Twelve and actually didn't expect that one to be so good.I am very happy with m purchase.

Usually the first film(Ocean's eleven) is the best,but in that case I think that Ocean's thirteen might be the best of the three films.Sleek,smart and funny.I bought it because I've seen Ocean's Eleven and Twelve and it turned out to be an excellent purchase.

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Plot:

After their old chum Reuben Tischkoff (Gould) is double-crossed in a business deal and hospitalised, Danny Ocean (Clooney) reconvenes his charming gang of thieves and heads to Las Vegas to gain revenge on the man who put Ruben at death's door: shark-like hotelier, Willy Bank (Pacino). Their plan is simple: break the Bank by destroying his new multi-billion dollar hotel. However, it won't be that easy...

My Review:

It's good to note that sequels are not always as good as its predecessors, its could be down to the fact that the experience involves watching so many A-list stars having a whale of a time, whilst you sit at home bored senseless. This time the last inclusive heist finishes the trilogy with a smooth and slick close. Ocean's Eleven was a grand affair, new styles and overflowing with cool that really brought back the classic hustling movies with a touch more modern crust.

Ocean's Twelve felt like...well...futile! Incomplete and a fairly uninteresting stop-gap to make way for this finale that has more prominence. This time, Thirteen occasionally feels like a two-hour make-up for the all the French canoodling of Twelve, with less smug and more focus onto the gang themselves (no love interests here; Catherine Zeta-Jones and Julia Roberts despondently unavailable.) Newcomer Eddie Izzard takes the flight of fancy as electronics genius Roman Nagel, with the heist already meticulously and ingenuously underway, receives a very detailed briefing from Danny (George Clooney) and Rusty (Brad Pitt), who have become seriously stuck in their efforts to break 'The Bank', Willy Banks' (Al Pacino) hotel-casino. It's wreathed in flashbacks enclosed in more flashbacks, the camera-work is a bit shadowy and occasionally shot in dim-lit rooms. The plot becomes Byzantine and hard to follow as the first hour is the set-up for the bright and breezy ending.

This time, dir. Soderbergh ensures that the second half of the movie is bright, slick, ravishing and opulently entertaining. Jazzed up camera-work gets underway, performances get spruced up and the movie climaxes towards its conclusion as the complicated plots and subplots all coalesce to work well as clockwork, with twists upon twists, punch line following punch line and big pay-off pursuing even bigger pay-off. The third outing gives us all the belated lightness of touch to a sighed and blessed relief that works well. The result is the first genuinely enjoyable movie, Ocean's Thirteen is about gloss and glitz.

Verdict:

Sharp and witty. Funny and slick; more entertaining than it's predecessor. 7.5/10.

Some great performances from Al Pacino as entrepreneur Willy Bank and also from Elliot Gould as Reuben and even Matt Damon (who gets some of the best comedy lines). The story is interesting and expectedly far fetched with plenty of amusing moments. Soderbergh shoots the whole film in high-colour overdrive with plenty of grain, which suits the style of the film and its mock 60's overtones. If you liked 11 you'll love this....(forget about 12).

excellent... not many trilogy s have a great ending but this is an excpetion... amazing film.................

Very good film- the original is better! The plot is great, enables the cast to work with a previous mark. Its great to see Al Picno, not his greatest work.

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In my opinion slightly better than the 1st and alot better than the 2nd (what isnt ??).
reasons why is because its funny, clever and leaves you thinking why didnt i think of that ??

not the greatest oceans but a good watch nether the less , if you like oceans films then you would like it , but in my opinon i think that oceans 12 is the best , a pity they did not move on with pitt and jones , clooney and roberts caritars story lines

So far i have seen all 3 movies and they are really good! So i thought i'de buy it as my family loves it too!

I have all three on HD DVD and the colours, as to be expected, and the resoloution, exceptional.
All 3 in the series are great for different reasons, mainly because of the plots, the unexpected endings, and the coolness of Brad Pitt and George Clooney.
Its just strange how alot of people dont like all 3, especially twelve and thirteen, but I think they are all excellent, slick and professional.
Its nice to watch a film that has no gangster-related violence in it, just clever heists.
Considering HD DVD's are discontinued, why not snap up the HD releases for around £3 and play them through your Xbox 360 HD player (which are now about £25). The visials are really stunning in full 1080 HD.
Great films!

I loved the Original tongue in cheek Ocean's Eleven which starred the notorious rat-pack but couldn't get to like any of the three new Ocean's films. The plots were absurd in all three. Ocean's Thirteen is the latest and again the whole idea or plot was absolutely ridiculous. I like my films of heists to be at least plausible. However I did like the soundtrack and have recently purchased it from e.bay. So overall I'm glad I watched the film because it led me to some great music.

I loved the stupid humour of this film which could be compared to a younger version of the godfather. A definate item to buy.

Without doubt the best of the trilogy. I was recently given an iPod Touch for my birthday. I intend to put on some of my favourite films and this is one of them.

I saw this dvd on trailers for other films and liked the idea of a third sequel to the films.Watched the film and must say it was a brilliant film, possibly the best of the three. It was cleverly put together and I fully enjoyed all of it.

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I have Ocean's eleven, twelve and now thirteen. I really enjoyed this film and thought that it was very well thought out. It is nice to see a film that uses the same actors all the way through. This film is worth watching if you have seen the other two.
Excellent buy and worth a review.

This is a must-have for everybody who has seen both Ocean's Eleven and Twelve and that's why I bought it in first place. Excellent and unmistakeable sense of humor, great story and yet another great actor's performance, top-class entertainment. I tend to watch it every day just to cheer myself up once again.

Having seen Ocean's 11 & 12 had to get 13. Not as good as the first two, a bit tame but a good film to watch.