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Topic: Ocean's 8 (Read 3016 times)
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WayAbvPar
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Had a 5 hour break between finals yesterday and this was starting soon. I loved the other Ocean's movies.
This was fucking terrible. Dull, unimaginative, and a waste of some very good actresses. It is like a C+ high school student took a decent script and 'touched it up'.
Caveat- I was in a surly, foul mood when it started, so that may have slightly colored my impressions. Pretty sure it blew anyway though.
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Phildo
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I saw this on Tuesday, thought it was passable. Well-acted, though it suffered from a lack of true antagonist and an abundance of lucky coincidences.
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Samwise
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That's disappointing. I loved the "original" (i.e. the first one with the Clooney/Pitt cast, which I know was a remake) but thought the sequels after that were tired and unnecessary. This one looked like it might actually be a nice little reboot that didn't feel fuckstupid. Cast looked really good and nothing in the trailer made me wince. If nothing else, I thought it'd be nice if it was (a) a good movie and (b) killed at the box office because it'd prove that all-female reboots aren't inherently doomed by sexism, they just have to be good movies.
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Phildo
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My fiancee thought it was great, btw.
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Teleku
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That's disappointing. I loved the "original" (i.e. the first one with the Clooney/Pitt cast, which I know was a remake) but thought the sequels after that were tired and unnecessary. This one looked like it might actually be a nice little reboot that didn't feel fuckstupid. Cast looked really good and nothing in the trailer made me wince. If nothing else, I thought it'd be nice if it was (a) a good movie and (b) killed at the box office because it'd prove that all-female reboots aren't inherently doomed by sexism, they just have to be good movies. I think the problem here is that ‘an all female reboot’ of a franchise is doomed because odds are its going to be a terrible movie, since the entire concept is basically a cheep cash grab by studios. Any decent female writer/director who wants to do a female focused movie is going to make something original. At least thats what we’ve seen so far, and this one seems to be sticking to that record by all accounts.
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schild
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i mean
write women's parts
write men's parts
don't force some bullshit just to show solidarity
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HaemishM
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Ocean's 11 never needed one sequel, much less however many it has already had.
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Samwise
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Reboots as a general rule are terribad cash-grabs by people who can't come up with new shit, but there have been enough successful examples (like the aforementioned most recent film titled "Ocean's Eleven") that I don't write them off immediately.
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"I have not actually recommended many games, and I'll go on the record here saying my track record is probably best in the industry." - schild
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Soulflame
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Ocean's 12 was meh.
I personally think Ocean's 13 is the best of the lot.
I may end up seeing this because the SO likes the Ocean's movies, and has expressed an interest.
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MediumHigh
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My wife liked Ocean 8 so either this is good or she wasn't has had on the movie considering rihanna in it.
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WayAbvPar
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13 might be my fav too. 12 was definitely the worst of the bunch.
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Libertarians make fun of everyone because they can't see beyond the event horizons of their own assholes Surlyboi
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Shannow
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I enjoyed 13 a lot.
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schild
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13 was the most fun. 11 was the best movie.
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Samwise
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You know, I just looked up the synopsis of 13 and I think I never saw that one, probably because 12 was so terrible I immediately wrote off the entire series.
If watching 13 ends up being a mistake I have a list of names to hold accountable.
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"I have not actually recommended many games, and I'll go on the record here saying my track record is probably best in the industry." - schild
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schild
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i don't think saying something is "the most fun" out of a series of brainless action comedies is worth any ire
but then, people care about star wars and dr. who so what do i know
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Sir T
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I've seen 11 a few times and enjoyed it each time.
12 was utter drek that I had figured out inside half an hour and bored me stupid the rest of the run.
13 was fun but I have no desire to see it again.
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