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Showing posts with label George Clooney. Show all posts
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Tuesday, 31 May 2011

One Fine Day, 1996


Director: Michael Hoffman
Stars: Michelle Pfeiffer, George Clooney









Now I know, after watching this movie, why George Clooney was voted "Sexiest Man Alive" so many times.

A single mom and a single dad spend a crazy, hectic day together after their respective kids miss the boat for their field trip. They take turns watching the kids and doing their jobs, hating each other and flirting the whole time!

I love the last scene- so good!

Monday, 23 May 2011

Ocean's Twelve, 2004


Director: Steven Soderbergh
Stars: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Julia Roberts, Andy Garcia, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and many more!








The guys are back. This time it's an about art and in Europe. Fitting.

Terry Benedict (Andy Garcia), owner of the three casino-hotels Ocean's eleven robbed three years ago, wants revenge. One by one, he finds them all, warning them they have two weeks to come up with his money- $160 million. Plus interest. How will they pull this one off?

Personally, I think it was a darn good sequel. It includes a cameo by Bruce Willis, a surprising ending, Eddie Izzard (my favorite comedian!!), and lots of fun throughout. I loved so many lines in the film! I just have to share some favorites.

Quotes:
"I totally phoned in that Dennis Quaid movie." (another Topher Grace cameo)

"Who would I talk to if you were all dead?"-Reuben

"I don't understand what happened! What did I say?"
"You called his niece a whore-"
"-a very cheap one."
"She's seven." --(Danny and Rusty, playing a joke on Linus)

"Great. So, we'll just eat room service, watch movies, and wait for Benedict to show up and kill us." --Danny

"Look- it's not in my nature to be mysterious, but I can't talk about it, and I can't talk about why." --Rusty

"Do I look 50 to you?" -Danny
"Yeah.....only from the neck up....."

(throwing around ideas for a job, speaking some kind of "thief" language)
"Hell in a hand basket?"
"No, we can't train a cat that quickly."


FACT: Despite the fact that they make fun of his age, George Clooney was only 43 when this film came out. He is 50 this year.

FACT: The whole scene with Rusty and Danny, watching Happy Days in French absolutely cracks me up! But that isn't my "fact". Danny makes a comment about Potsie, so I decided to look Potsie up just to see if there was some kind of significance there. I have no idea, but I did find out that Potsie's real name is Anson William Heimlick. Yes, THE Heimlick. He's related to Dr. Heimlick! Cool!

Ocean's Eleven, 2001


Director: Steven Soderbergh
Stars: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Andy Garcia, Julia Roberts, and MANY more








I love heists! Watching one just makes me want to steal something! This could spark a whole marathon of films.... and a life of crime.

I especially love the style of the film, and the cinematography. Not only is the content entertaining and the characters funny and memorable, it is also a beautiful movie.

Danny Ocean (Clooney) and Rusty Ryan (Pitt) assemble an all-star, eleven-man crew to knock over 3 casinos in Las Vegas. It is a remake of the 1960 Ocean's Eleven. And it's better.

What I love: 1) Pitt and Clooney. They're amazing together. Their dialogue -wow! 2) Before working on the heist, Rusty's job is teaching movie stars how to play poker! There is a brilliant multi-cameo scene with Topher Grace, Barry Watson, Joshua Jackson, and others. 3) Matt Damon! Mr. Action Hero/Jason Bourne/all around Tough Guy plays the new thief; the pick-pocket who wants a chance to be a part of something big. He's very gullible and very lovable, and not at all Jason Bourne, which just shows how great an actor Matt Damon is.

NOTE: The commentaries are very fun! Sometimes I absolutely love watching/listening to the commentaries, and these ones I really loved! I highly recommend them.

Bottom line: You'll love it.