ocean's twelve
went to catch ocean's twelve yesterday with the 4Q peeps. well, at least a few of them, kaicheng, KO and elgin. i must say this is one good film. the plot is very well developed and if you are a fan of convoluted plots that at first glance dont make any sense but on further thought makes perfect sense, then youll love this one.
grifting is truly an art form to behold and the way these professional thieves play out the game at such high stakes is mind boggling. the way their minds think, they way they work so well together...everything fits in seamlessly. there were points in time where we didnt even know what the hell happened but after some minutes of hard thinking, the ingenuity of the whole plan strikes you and you think .... WHAT THE FUCK???!!! that was great!
granted, there are a few loopholes, like how ocean's twelve always seem to have endless supplies of resources and how they always manage to procure high tech bits of gadgetry at a moment's notice. but i guess its all about connections in the world of professional thievery and the fact that they had robbed like 170 million bucks in ocean's eleven a few years back.
the acting as usual is spot on with so many stars in the cast, how can it not be? my personal favourite must be matt damon's character. hes goofy and seems slow witted but at the same time, you find out later that hes actually as smart as the rest of them but i wont say how it plays out.
lots of comic moments add to the overall feeling that this is one masterpiece. the effortless implementation of their plans and the fact that the twelve never seem to be down and out also reinforces the notion that they are truly untouchable and at the peak of their art. there is something wonderful about the grift. it is an act of creation. the grifter is an artist, a creator, an actor, a director, a psychologist, a psychic, an inventor, an engineer and your best friend all at the same time. to be able to portray such subtlety of emotion is not beyond characters like clooney and pitt.
inspired by the movie, i went back home to research scams and grifts. maybe youd like to check out the Ponzi scams as well as the more contemporary internet scams. from the pigeon drop grift to the simple but cunning grift of mailing a free parcel.
christmas seems to be a great time for movies. there's Constantine coming up. some graphic novel character spanning series such as the Sandman, Hellblazer and Books of Magic. in the movie, hes on some crusade against the devil and god or something like that. keanu reeves is playing him and it seems laden with special effects. evil has never seemed so cool when it can suck you through an entire building.(ooops spoiler)
another movie that seems rather interesting is A Series Of Unfortunate Events. its one of those quirky, Tim Burton kinda masterpieces. i dont think burton wrote it but it sure bears his hallmarks. its a dark story not unlike cinderella and one of the things which makes it watchable is probably Jim carrey, who plays 3 different characters. watch out for carrey's new depth in acting. apparently, hes more of a serious actor now, coming away from his Mask and Ace Ventura escapades so its interesting to see how he has matured and grown since then. the trailer promises an ending that is Not Happy at all. in fact, it warns of it haha. so much so that i dunt know what to expect from it. delicious.
and then there is the timeless Phantom of the Opera. er, im not really into these theatre adaptations but ive never read the story, neither have i seen the play so i guess from a literary point of view it could interest me. looks the least exciting of the three to me i guess.
merry christmas guys. start saving to watch movies.
had a rather refreshing talk with elgin over dinner after the movie. somehow, my feeling of depression lifted after that day and i feel much better since. thanks guys for watching that movie with me. somehow, something inside me stirred again which was a bit restrained for the last few days and its time to start living and dreaming again.
funny isnt it, how good friends can spark that off inside you again. i dont think any of them noticed or realised the impact that they had on me but yea, very often it only takes a small effort to get someone out of depression. i guess what i was craving was some heart to heart talking and some bonding intellectually. so hard to find that nowadays with everyone being so busy and suchlike.
the thing about ocean's twelve that really accentuated the feeling of friendship is how the twelve of them are so together. theyre the best of friends and they would never sell each other out. they stick by each other and well, if there is a moral, it is that if you stick with your friends, at the end of the day everybody gets rewarded in their own way.
elgin tol d me that the best friends that he would probably ever make would be his secondary schools friends. somehow i find that statement pretty true, not to say that i havent made great friends in JC as well, but yea, secondary school friends will always occupy that special place in my heart.
cos after all, we all learnt to dream together back in that dusty, non air conditined classroom; we all learned to dance on the astro, and we all learned to believe from our teachers.
grifting is truly an art form to behold and the way these professional thieves play out the game at such high stakes is mind boggling. the way their minds think, they way they work so well together...everything fits in seamlessly. there were points in time where we didnt even know what the hell happened but after some minutes of hard thinking, the ingenuity of the whole plan strikes you and you think .... WHAT THE FUCK???!!! that was great!
granted, there are a few loopholes, like how ocean's twelve always seem to have endless supplies of resources and how they always manage to procure high tech bits of gadgetry at a moment's notice. but i guess its all about connections in the world of professional thievery and the fact that they had robbed like 170 million bucks in ocean's eleven a few years back.
the acting as usual is spot on with so many stars in the cast, how can it not be? my personal favourite must be matt damon's character. hes goofy and seems slow witted but at the same time, you find out later that hes actually as smart as the rest of them but i wont say how it plays out.
lots of comic moments add to the overall feeling that this is one masterpiece. the effortless implementation of their plans and the fact that the twelve never seem to be down and out also reinforces the notion that they are truly untouchable and at the peak of their art. there is something wonderful about the grift. it is an act of creation. the grifter is an artist, a creator, an actor, a director, a psychologist, a psychic, an inventor, an engineer and your best friend all at the same time. to be able to portray such subtlety of emotion is not beyond characters like clooney and pitt.
inspired by the movie, i went back home to research scams and grifts. maybe youd like to check out the Ponzi scams as well as the more contemporary internet scams. from the pigeon drop grift to the simple but cunning grift of mailing a free parcel.
christmas seems to be a great time for movies. there's Constantine coming up. some graphic novel character spanning series such as the Sandman, Hellblazer and Books of Magic. in the movie, hes on some crusade against the devil and god or something like that. keanu reeves is playing him and it seems laden with special effects. evil has never seemed so cool when it can suck you through an entire building.(ooops spoiler)
another movie that seems rather interesting is A Series Of Unfortunate Events. its one of those quirky, Tim Burton kinda masterpieces. i dont think burton wrote it but it sure bears his hallmarks. its a dark story not unlike cinderella and one of the things which makes it watchable is probably Jim carrey, who plays 3 different characters. watch out for carrey's new depth in acting. apparently, hes more of a serious actor now, coming away from his Mask and Ace Ventura escapades so its interesting to see how he has matured and grown since then. the trailer promises an ending that is Not Happy at all. in fact, it warns of it haha. so much so that i dunt know what to expect from it. delicious.
and then there is the timeless Phantom of the Opera. er, im not really into these theatre adaptations but ive never read the story, neither have i seen the play so i guess from a literary point of view it could interest me. looks the least exciting of the three to me i guess.
merry christmas guys. start saving to watch movies.
had a rather refreshing talk with elgin over dinner after the movie. somehow, my feeling of depression lifted after that day and i feel much better since. thanks guys for watching that movie with me. somehow, something inside me stirred again which was a bit restrained for the last few days and its time to start living and dreaming again.
funny isnt it, how good friends can spark that off inside you again. i dont think any of them noticed or realised the impact that they had on me but yea, very often it only takes a small effort to get someone out of depression. i guess what i was craving was some heart to heart talking and some bonding intellectually. so hard to find that nowadays with everyone being so busy and suchlike.
the thing about ocean's twelve that really accentuated the feeling of friendship is how the twelve of them are so together. theyre the best of friends and they would never sell each other out. they stick by each other and well, if there is a moral, it is that if you stick with your friends, at the end of the day everybody gets rewarded in their own way.
elgin tol d me that the best friends that he would probably ever make would be his secondary schools friends. somehow i find that statement pretty true, not to say that i havent made great friends in JC as well, but yea, secondary school friends will always occupy that special place in my heart.
cos after all, we all learnt to dream together back in that dusty, non air conditined classroom; we all learned to dance on the astro, and we all learned to believe from our teachers.
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