Ocean’s 13: New Film Genre – The Boy Band Movie

By: Rustycat | in: Movies |

Ocean's 13

I made the awful mistake of going to see Ocean’s 13 last week in the theatre.This was after I’d read reviews about this movie “Pitt has it in spades — all aces.”, “Best heist movie of the year”. Huh?! Let me quote Eminem on Britney Spears “What is this bitch retarded? Give me back my fifteen dollars”.

I guess the script was semi-alright and the general flow of the movie was OK. Steven Soderbergh seems to have the whole Ocean’s Eleven/Rat Pack theme tied down, and the movie has an easy going feel to it. All the actors are so good that it seems they aren’t even acting in this movie. But with all these great values it’s pretty easy to make a Hollywood blockbuster that just leaves the audience feeling they’ve wasted 10 bucks on a movie stub.

So, what does it take to have a good boy band group in music?

* Hot guys
* Funny, easy going attitude
* No women whatsoever
* Pop hits, nothing too complicated
* A good branding package

The film has all these characteristics and so much more. First of all, where did all the women disappear? At least the first two had Julia Roberts. In this chapter the only female is Ellen Barkin, and although she’s a pretty good actress, please don’t dress her in a night gown and call it sexy, she’s 53 years old – learn something form Michael Bay in the Transformers!

I was looking around the theatre, which was jammed packed; the audience was fifteen year old girls who literally swooned when Brad Pitt and Clooney made their appearance.

All I’m saying is please have the decency to add a new genre tab to IMDB called ‘Boy Band Movie’, so we, the naïve viewers, will have the freedom to decide and avoid such a boring experience.

Verdict: Unless you’re a fifteen year old girl - wait for Ocean’s 14.

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Posted on July 16, 2007

Comments

5 Responses to “Ocean’s 13: New Film Genre – The Boy Band Movie”

DThompson on July 16th, 2007 8:01 am

Five Stars for the verdict alone.

Charbarred on July 16th, 2007 9:36 am

So basically what separates your normal “guy” movies (Dirty Dozen, Deliverance) from boy band movies is that essentially they’re boring and hence can only provide eye candy for 15 year old girls?

Kendall on July 16th, 2007 9:41 am

That title is hilarious.

mozzer on July 16th, 2007 10:28 am

Dthompson beat me too it. The Verdict is hilarious! …and thanks for saving me 2 hours of my precious life.

Ipodwheels @ Auto Parts for Brains on July 16th, 2007 9:15 pm

Hahahaha. Boy band movies. Lol. I think a post called “Top 10 Boyband Movies” is brewing somewhere.

The second installment, for me, kinda had this foreboding feeling that the third will be crappy. Looks like it did. I am just glad I did not see it.