12/13/2023 0 Comments Ocean 11 failed casino robbery![]() ![]() Here’s a review of the original, therefore (which is mostly what this post is about-I’d be violating the self-imposed rules of this blog if I devoted an entire post to a film newer than the early 70’s!) And in this case too, the remake features a much sleeker robbery than the original-and a happier end. Ocean’s Eleven, both the 19 versions, are also about robberies. And, ”The film is not just content with redoing the heist bit it also wants to fix the romance by giving it a happy ending.” That reminded me of another film, again with two versions, for which I could quote Sabrina verbatim. So the remake fixes the problem with a daring art heist…”. A couple of things from Sabrina’s review struck me: “The remake is keenly aware that the original got away with a lame robbery only because Steve McQueen planned it. Sabrina Mathew’s latest post is an interesting one that compares the two (19) versions of The Thomas Crown Affair. ![]()
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