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| Ocean's 11 | 
 enlarge | Actor: Frank Sinatra
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
List Price: $12.97
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (76 reviews)
Sales Rank: 7979
Format: Dubbed, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 127 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: WARD036680D
UPC: 883929007530
EAN: 0883929007530
ASIN: B00178T122
Release Date: May 13, 2008
Theatrical Release Date: 1960
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Product Description
Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 06/10/2008 Rating: Nr
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The original hepcat spree, the big daddy of Rat Pack movies, the straight flush in a high-stakes game: yeah, it's Ocean's 11, baby. Long before George Clooney dared to rework this movie into a franchise, Frank Sinatra turned a straightforward heist picture into--well, in some ways, a star-studded but still straightforward heist picture. Ocean's 11 is sometimes a surprise to fans who expect a jokier, more freewheeling movie; the boys actually play it fairly straight in this one, and after all they're under the direction of Lewis Milestone, once the director of All Quiet on the Western Front. Sinatra is fairly effortless, Dean Martin gets loose on "Ain't That a Kick in the Head?", Sammy Davis, Jr., croons an approximation of a title tune, and Peter Lawford, Joey Bishop, and Angie Dickinson fill in the gaps. The lingo is fun (Richard Conte: "Give it to me straight, Doc--is it the big casino?"), the decor is eye-peeling, and the general ambience of 1960 Las Vegas has a great time-capsule quality. While they were shooting the picture, the members of the Rat Pack were also performing on stage at night, which suggests that the real fun were happening when the cameras weren't on. The swagger, however, endures. --Robert Horton
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 Eleven Stars if Possible for the Rat Pack October 19, 2008
Probably one of the best "Heist" films of all time...period. OCEAN'S 11 has been scrutinized off and on over the years and now that all the original "Rat-Packers" have passed away, and with the Steve Soderbergh & George Clooney remake with sequels completed, the film has been elevated to "Classic" status. When the film was shown on network and local television over the years before the advent of VHS and DVD, the movie was padded with commercials and almost shown to 2-1/2 to 3 hour lengths. The movie suffered in its pacing and tone. When shown without the commercial interruptions on video, PBS, or cable, it fares way better. Even though there is really a serious and understated tone to this Rat Packer film, the real treat here is just to see "the guys"(who represented the swinging coolness of the late 50's/early 60's of America before the advent of the counter-culture late-60's, the Vietnam War, and the death of JFK) together on an adventure. The story is straight forward, and the technical jargon of the heist is easy to understand compared to its modern day remake(s), and the characters are all likeable. The twist ending is classic and that final stroll on the Las Vegas Strip of all the characters after that cruel irony of an ending surmises that even though the guys lost the dough, they didn't lose their cool.
The real deal! August 28, 2008
George Clooney has got nothing on the Rat Pack! An excellent story, great action, and even great singing! What else would you expect from these legendary entertainers? A must have for any fan of the Rat Pack, and any fan of Movies!
Old Vegas is Gone Now,but this Movie was Great.... August 9, 2008
If U have seen Oceans 11 with Brad Pitt & George Clooney I think U will like this movie if nothing else to see how Old Vegas was and looked,ran,a Fun look onto the Past..I wouldn't be born for quite a few years after this movie even came out & I can totally "Agree" New Vegas doesn't hold a candle to New Vegas,which is a shame because it's lost something when big corp's took over & I would've Loved to go when Vegas was Vegas,too bad.
The only thing about the movie I didn't like too much was how they did the ending,but it's still a great movie...
This movie was shot for the most part in the casinos which is very cool & so too the performers but it's nice to visit..
Ocean's 11 July 31, 2008
Excellent. The recent remakes are not as good as this one. The plot is better, the acting is better, the gags are funnier.
 Better the Second Time 'Round June 28, 2008
Usually when movies are re-makes they can't match up to the greatness of the first. In this case, the re-make of Ocean's 11 was better than the original. The original Ocean's 11 was slow and not nearly as dramatic. It lacked the technical info. that helped to make Ocean's 11 with George Clooney et al really great. Granted, technology during the Rat Pack's day was no where near the technology of today but the original Ocean's 11 lacked technology that would have been current at that time.
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