tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5940197.post270593687397451760..comments2024-03-25T21:14:49.666-04:00Comments on Joel Swagman (Reviews / TESOL): Ocean's 13Joel Swagmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14948746083822200906noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5940197.post-62683730330914199992008-01-06T12:12:00.000-05:002008-01-06T12:12:00.000-05:00"No love for the Rat Pack movies" you say? I'd be ..."No love for the Rat Pack movies" you say? I'd be curious to read your thoughts on the original Ocean's 11. I'll just state for the record that I'm rather fond of it, 'cos the whole thing is retro Vegas: everything looks flashy and cheap, except for the clothing. The presence of Angie Dickinson is <I>always</I> a plus, and the undercurrent of post-war GI disaffection feels (I think) surprisingly genuine. Now that the US is getting its latest wave of GIs returning to the daily grind of cheap affluence, you'd think the topic would have resonance with a director like Soderburgh. Beats me why he gives these films so lightly when he clearly has the chops to inject actual substance into his chosen material.<BR/><BR/>Anyhoo, it's food for thought.Whisky Prajerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14076228013022881173noreply@blogger.com