Ocean's 11 (1960)
If you’ve already seen the remake, you’ll probably fall asleep while watching the original 1960 Ocean’s 11. Gone are the quick cuts, dizzying camera angles, and snappy incidental music. I didn’t like the remake, despite the extras. The egos radiating off the screen were just too much for me. It was practically grotesque, how everyone seemed to say, “Look at me! I’m remaking Ocean’s 11!” And considering the amount of ego present in the original, for the remake to top it is quite remarkable.
The first fifty-five minutes of the film is one gigantic set-up. All the characters are introduced and developed, and it’s made abundantly clear that everyone is waiting around for a big plan to be revealed. Frank Sinatra has trouble with his wife, Angie Dickinson, and his mistress, Patrice Wymore, Peter Lawford has to adjust to his new step-father Cesar Romero, Richard Conte has just gotten out of jail and wants to reconnect with his young son; the list continues. If the first half was merely character development, it wouldn’t have been so boring, but the endless, “When are we going to talk about that thing?” got very old very fast. After fifty-five minutes, we learn that the big plan is to rob five Las Vegas casinos in one night.
This is a Rat Pack classic, with the gang in their natural Las Vegas habitat. Shirley MacLaine makes a silly cameo, and it feels like she just happened to be in the neighborhood and wanted to hang out with the guys. If you want to sit through a slightly boring heist movie, go ahead. But I prefer a little more excitement out of my Frank Sinatra movies, like The Man with the Golden Arm or Suddenly.
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The first fifty-five minutes of the film is one gigantic set-up. All the characters are introduced and developed, and it’s made abundantly clear that everyone is waiting around for a big plan to be revealed. Frank Sinatra has trouble with his wife, Angie Dickinson, and his mistress, Patrice Wymore, Peter Lawford has to adjust to his new step-father Cesar Romero, Richard Conte has just gotten out of jail and wants to reconnect with his young son; the list continues. If the first half was merely character development, it wouldn’t have been so boring, but the endless, “When are we going to talk about that thing?” got very old very fast. After fifty-five minutes, we learn that the big plan is to rob five Las Vegas casinos in one night.
This is a Rat Pack classic, with the gang in their natural Las Vegas habitat. Shirley MacLaine makes a silly cameo, and it feels like she just happened to be in the neighborhood and wanted to hang out with the guys. If you want to sit through a slightly boring heist movie, go ahead. But I prefer a little more excitement out of my Frank Sinatra movies, like The Man with the Golden Arm or Suddenly.
Want to watch it? Click here to watch it on ok.ru. And thanks "Classic Cinema Central Seleus B" for posting!
More Shirley MacLaine movies here!
More Cesar Romero movies here!
More Frank Sinatra movies here!