Oceans Puke

I'm a yuuge fan of the Ocean's trilogy. I don't even care that Oceans 12 makes no sense. I love its style and aesthetic.

The trilogy is Clooney's best work, he's box office poison otherwise (with exceptions). The movie caricature characters are surprisingly human and frail. The young Linus, confidence man and pic-pocket, wants to live up to his old man's standard, Reuben is old time, cigar chomping Vegas Jew with gaudy tastes. Speaking of, Danny and Rusty, in Ocean's 13 just want to help their friend and mentor. The brothers do nothing but bicker at one another. Don Cheadle is wonderful as a cockney. 'Like Barney...Ruble...Trouble!' Andy Garcia is great as the quasi-mobster casino owner.

Pacino sucks in Ocean's 13, but whatever.

What I love is that this series could be remade as a bunch of war movies with elite, troubleshooting commandos. With just a tweak it could be Expendables. The ever increasing series of challenges the thieves must overcome is ludicrous but fun nonetheless. But Danny, Rusty and the bunch are up to the task.

Word is, fresh on the epic failure of the Ghostbusters extra-absorbent remake, Warner Bros is doing an all babe Ocean's spin off.

I have a forlorn hope that producer Steven Soderburgh, who directed the trilogy, will keep things on track. Because the idea is interesting. It was interesting in the Ghostbusters plastic applicator remark, but the Social Justice Warriors screwed it up.

Fingers crossed.