Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #57869 in DVD
• Released on: 2006-07-01
• Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
• Aspect ratio: 2.40:1
• Formats: Box set, PAL, Special Edition, Widescreen
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: English
• Number of discs: 2
• Running time: 120 minutes

Synopsis
Back in slick style, OCEAN'S TWELVE reintroduces Ocean (George Clooney) and his perfectly trained team of con men, who are determined to take on Europe. Dividing forces to hit Paris, Amsterdam, and Rome, the heist-meisters move beyond casinos to tackle new objectives, one of which involves stealing a famous painting. With OCEAN'S TWELVE, Steven Soderbergh re-teams with his high profile friends for another glamorous romp through the high-stakes underworld. Three years after Danny Ocean (George Clooney) and his crew robbed Las Vegas casino tycoon Terry Benedict (Andy Garcia) of one hundred sixty million dollars, Benedict has finally tracked them down. He gives them a two-week ultimatum to come up with the money or suffer the consequences. Knowing that the odds are stacked against them, the gang nonetheless heads to Amsterdam for a big heist. But what no one realizes is that ultra-smooth Rusty Ryan (Brad Pitt) has ulterior motives for leading the gang to Amsterdam. Turns out his former flame, Isabel Lahiri (Catherine Zeta-Jones), is living and working there tracking criminals such as Ocean and French master Francois Toulour (Vincent Cassel), better known as 'The Night Fox' Threatened by the universally admired eleven, Toulour challenges Ocean to a dangerous museum heist that will either make or break the gang once and for all. It's up to Tess Ocean (Julia Roberts) to fly into town and bail the boys out of trouble. Every frame of OCEAN'S TWELVE is bursting with gleeful energy, as is the film's soundtrack, provided by acclaimed musician David Holmes.

Customer Reviews

This is lazy `sequel' that tends to do nothing but bring back a bunch of celebrities
"Ocean's Twelve" faces the same difficulties as any sequel. By this I don't mean those movies that are essential components to trilogies that continue the story; I mean those movies that basically take an established cast and throw them in a completely new storyline. The problem is trying to meet the expectations of an audience that loved the first and wants a new movie to love for all the same reasons. So many people were disappointed to learn that "Ocean's Twelve" was not yet another heist movie.

This film had to be a sequel. The plot takes advantage of the relationships the characters developed in the first film, and throws in many subtle jokes the average viewer may miss if they don't listen closely. Some of the phrases like "thief a la mode" used in the film may require a bit of culture to appreciate. While Ocean's teams do work together in the same fashion as the first film, the thievery itself doesn't take the spotlight in the film. "Ocean's Eleven" was the traditional heist film in its plot development with its climax at the point of executing the plan. Ocean's Twelve breaks away from this formula in favor of developing opportunities for some great character interaction.

The film disappoints with many characters taking a back seat in their roles to such an extent that the film could have been named after Pitt's character, with the Benedict aftermath merely serving as a catalyst for the characters finding their way back together. However, it would have been unreasonable for all eleven original characters to share an equal share of the spotlight and still turn out as well. The story is more about Brad Pitt and Catherine Zeta-Jones than George Clooney and Julia Roberts. The rest of the cast perform very well and the guest-star appearances, including an unforgettable one by Bruce Willis, are hysterical. Half of the time I was unsure if the actors were even acting!! It appeared as if they were not even looking at the script, and instead talking amongst themselves like, "Hey, so how you've been?". "Oh, I `v been good, the kids at home are taking up a lot of my time, ya know". Come on now, really.

In the end, "Ocean's Twelve" is not a mere heist film but an Intelligent Comedy that may need to be watched more than once to appreciate some of the subtleties in the dialog. Just the amount of activity on this film's message board regarding some of the subtleties in the plot is a testament to the thought that went into making this film. Will "Ocean 13" rectify this, well I would have to go see it for myself.

Good Film!
I liked Oceans 12, Oceans 11 was better but Oceans 12 was still a great film.

But why a two disc DVD now!!! It really annoys me that we buy the film when it comes out on DVD as one disc with no extras and then a year later it comes out with extras in a two disc set

Ocean's Twelve
I'll be honest, I loved Ocean's Eleven to bits, and still do. When I saw this for the first time with some mates last year at the cinema, we all agreed it was hugely disappointing, self-indulgent, and simply boring.

I saw it bundled with the original and decided to give it another go. I found I enjoyed it a lot more once my expectations were lowered. I recently watched it a third time and I realised that while it's not as slick at first glance as its predecessor, the final con is actually done in a really intelligent way that's set up with subtlety throughout about two thirds of the film.

On top of this, the cast are clearly enjoying themselves and there are some genuinely funny moments. It's very light entertainment, and given how hugely attractive the stars and locations are, it's also very much escapist entertainment. When taken in this sense, and not measured against the original, it's excellent value for money.

There are a few more extras on this special edition DVD than the relatively barebones initial release. Half an hour of deleted scenes are interesting, and a decent documentary, and the trailer. The menus are nicely done too, which I always appreciate. Maybe that's just me, but I like everything to look nice.

Anyway, if you fancy a couple of hours of good entertainment with a conclusion that might well have you scratching your head trying to work it out, I do suggest you give this a go. Plus absolutely ALL the cast are back, even some of the more minor parts. It's a quality product in my opinion.