Ocean's Thirteen | 
 enlarge | Actors: George Clooney, Elliott Gould, Andy Garcia, Matt Damon, Ellen Barkin
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  31 reviews
Format: Pal
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Parental Guidance
Region: 2
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 122 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 7321902182216
ASIN: B000UQVGUM
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
Release Date: November 5, 2007
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Amazon.co.uk Review
It comes as something of a relief to find that Ocean's 13 eases itself back to the charm and suave, sophisticated swagger that underpinned the first in what's become a trilogy of capers. And for those who endured the self-indulgent mess that was Ocean's 12, this latest and final entry in the franchise is a very welcome treat, proving very much that lessons were learnt. Dropping Catherine Zeta Jones and Julia Roberts from the cast list, but signing up the smaller matter of Al Pacino instead, the rest of the players remain broadly intact. So it's George Clooney's Danny Ocean who leads the team of cons, supported by Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Andy Garcia, Don Cheadle and Carl Reiner. And it's the easy chemistry between these and the rest of the team that underpin what makes Ocean's 13 such an enjoyable ride. The plot pits Ocean and his gang against Al Pacino's ruthless casino boss, and while the script perhaps lacks the cleverness and dense plotting that worked so well in the first adventure, it still leaves plenty of room for outright entertainment. The end result is an easy-to-enjoy caper, that's not the equal of Ocean's 11, yet far superior to Ocean's 12. And considering it was released in the midst of a summer where threequels generally weren't too well received, Ocean's 13 arrives in fine shape, and rounds off the trilogy with real panache. --Jon Foster
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 Maturely Entertaining September 2, 2007
I. Sidhu (Middlesex, London, UK)
14 out of 15 found this review helpful
Plot:
After their old chum Reuben Tischkoff (Gould) is double-crossed in a business deal and hospitalised, Danny Ocean (Clooney) reconvenes his charming gang of thieves and heads to Las Vegas to gain revenge on the man who put Ruben at death's door: shark-like hotelier, Willy Bank (Pacino). Their plan is simple: break the Bank by destroying his new multi-billion dollar hotel. However, it won't be that easy...
My Review:
It's good to note that sequels are not always as good as its predecessors, its could be down to the fact that the experience involves watching so many A-list stars having a whale of a time, whilst you sit at home bored senseless. This time the last inclusive heist finishes the trilogy with a smooth and slick close. Ocean's Eleven was a grand affair, new styles and overflowing with cool that really brought back the classic hustling movies with a touch more modern crust.
Ocean's Twelve felt like...well...futile! Incomplete and a fairly uninteresting stop-gap to make way for this finale that has more prominence. This time, Thirteen occasionally feels like a two-hour make-up for the all the French canoodling of Twelve, with less smug and more focus onto the gang themselves (no love interests here; Catherine Zeta-Jones and Julia Roberts despondently unavailable.) Newcomer Eddie Izzard takes the flight of fancy as electronics genius Roman Nagel, with the heist already meticulously and ingenuously underway, receives a very detailed briefing from Danny (George Clooney) and Rusty (Brad Pitt), who have become seriously stuck in their efforts to break 'The Bank', Willy Banks' (Al Pacino) hotel-casino. It's wreathed in flashbacks enclosed in more flashbacks, the camera-work is a bit shadowy and occasionally shot in dim-lit rooms. The plot becomes Byzantine and hard to follow as the first hour is the set-up for the bright and breezy ending.
This time, dir. Soderbergh ensures that the second half of the movie is bright, slick, ravishing and opulently entertaining. Jazzed up camera-work gets underway, performances get spruced up and the movie climaxes towards its conclusion as the complicated plots and subplots all coalesce to work well as clockwork, with twists upon twists, punch line following punch line and big pay-off pursuing even bigger pay-off. The third outing gives us all the belated lightness of touch to a sighed and blessed relief that works well. The result is the first genuinely enjoyable movie, Ocean's Thirteen is about gloss and glitz.
Verdict:
Sharp and witty. Funny and slick; more entertaining than it's predecessor. 7.5/10.
Our first Ocean August 18, 2007
R. Plachcinski (West Yorkshire, England)
11 out of 13 found this review helpful
Ocean's Thirteen is actually the first Ocean film we saw, one rainy Sunday afternoon in the cinema, and it inspired us to watch the rest of the series. Although it starts slowly, the tension builds as the heist grows ever more elaborate, with the cinema audience so still for the last hour you could have heard a pin drop. Well worth a look.
 A very poor lifeless movie September 17, 2007
grubasura (manchester uk)
7 out of 17 found this review helpful
what a poorly made movie. its confusing and hard to like anyone in it. everyone tries so hard to be cool and fail miserably. the camera work is clunky and ugly. the editing is a mess. i have no idea why people would like this film.
 What Was Filmed In Vegas, Should Stay In Vegas December 6, 2007
pris (New EnglandUSA)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
"Willie Banks: This town might have changed, but not me. I know people highly invested in my survival, and they are people who really know how to hurt in ways you can't even imagine.
Danny Ocean: Well, I know all the guys that you'd hire to come after me, and they like me better than you. " IDMB
Danny Ocean, George Clooney, trying to play Dean Martin's part and Brad Pitt playing Sinatra- somehow it doesn't come off. Damon after Ellen Barkin- didn't work. Barkin is too smart and tough to play a woman overcome with lust from a spray. The movie did not work for me. Lots of high technology was of interest, but after awhile it gets old. The storyline, trying to win back what was once a bird in the hand.
Willie Banks played by Al Pacino who took the hotel literally from the Oceans' 13 friend, Reuben Tishkoff, played by Elliot Gould. OK, that is the plot and the storyline. The rest of the thirteen act as back-ups and set the wheels in motion. We all know from the get go how this story is going to play out. Suspense, there is none. Acting, it seems that most everyone glides through their roles with ease- a few non-sequiturs thrown in. Brad Pitt surprises Danny Ocean (Clooney) watching Oprah with a tear in his eye. Are we really supposed to believe this? These tough guys with tears in their eyes?
"Some wisecracking critic will no doubt smirk that what was filmed in Vegas should have stayed in Vegas. But another one of those Soderbergh rules to live by is that everything "Oceans" is done for fun. If you're not having a good time, cash in your chips and walk away. Don't whine to management, and don't expect to be comped." Michael Booth
Took all I had to get through this film. Thought it might get better- sorrowfully no.
Recommended for the star power, only. prisrob 12-03-07
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Hugely Likable October 9, 2007
sainte-carmen (London)
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
The success of this film comes down to the performances and on-screen chemistry. Everyone involved is so funny and so watchable you can't help but be drawn into the story. All the usual suspects are there and on top form. Barkin and Pacino are also excellent.
This film is pleasant enough if not intellectually demanding. If you're looking for a Friday night DVD to watch after the kids have gone to bed, this is for you.
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