Ocean's 11

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Buy This Item Ocean's 11 by Warner Home Video  Available from Amazon  $9.98  on 11-25-2008     Leave it to the Chairman of the Board to rope in a great director for the first Rat Pack movie. Lewis Milestone (<i>All Quiet on the Western Front</i>) indeed directed this 1960 caper movie starring Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford, and Joey Bishop; but the results now seem like more of a historical artifact than a good time. The tone of the film is curiously serious--one somehow expected that the Rat Pack would have made a more buoyant first picture. But it is something to see these guys together, if largely for nostalgia reasons. <I>--Tom Keogh</I> Reader Reviews After seeing the new Ocean's trilogy I wanted to see the film that inspired it all. It was a bit of a disappointment. While it was fun to see the Rat Pack, the only members I recognized and could keep track of during the film were Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Peter Lawford, and Sammy Davis Jr. The other members of the team were basically a blur. Compared to modern films this one is very slow-moving and took a long long time just to get started. Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr were about the only actors who stood out, not least for their singing. Though the short scene with a very young Shirley MacLaine was a highpoint. While it was interesting to see the Rat Pack in action, probably the best thing about the original Ocean's 11 was the surprise ending (and even that was a bit predictable).

Ocean's 11 Available from Amazon Price: $9.98 Updated on 11-25-2008.

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