Ocean's Thirteen (2007)

I watched "Ocean's 13" because... I didn't want to think. Didn't want to analyse people, their traits, character, ananchronisms. The story, its plot-devices, its story-telling, the originality of characters, the...

oh what the hell. I was tired. I just wanted something easy.

In a way, "Ocean's 13" provided "something easy". And, I noticed I couldn't stop analysing. Now, some of the acting was just plain bad, even, a moment or two, of YYYYYYYYY, someone I'm not used to see in bad acting.

The dialogues, though good at times, were painful at moments.

What they aimed for: people who knew the characters, expected this storyline.

So: keep. people. interested.

No, rather: keep them _curious_. Hint!

Provide difficulties. Provide difficulties even they, with all their smart moves and brain, couldn't foresee. Then, make the viewer feel good: they _did_ foresee it. And they even did it out of the goodness of their heart... (yeah, too bad).

Good vs. Evil, even when Good is not legitimate good. We're talking about Real Good here. Good isn't the law. Good is what you'd like your friends to do when you're in trouble. This film did this well.

Provide arrogance, smoothness, sweet talking and easy action. Provide a world people never entered, but think exist and desperately want to be a part of it.

That's Hollywood. It's all so simple.

I still want something non-analysable. Better switch to Playboy channel.

Bob Dylan - "Man in the Long Black Coat"

From the "Oh Mercy" album, which I chose to play because Klaus Schulze, Nick Cave and "Walk the Line" didn't appeal to me, and because it features "Most of the time", this song suddenly came by.

Quite enjoyable.

Klaus Schulze & Pete Namlook - "The Dark Side of the Moog 3"

Subtitled: Phantom Heart Brother

It is slow and ambient as ever, but today I don't feel like listening to it for a long time. Too much of a difference with Nick Cave? Not enough variation?

I am not sure. 

"Last Chance To See" (BBC series)

Beautiful animals and landscapes. Exotic cities teeming with colourfull people. I want to travel again. I want to do something worthwhile with my life. IT is not "worthwhile" at all.

U.N.K.L.E. - "Psyence Fiction"

Beautiful album. Beats and slowmelting melodies that string you along.

Confused: "Lonely Soul"... now is that U.N.K.L.E. or DJ Shadow??

Love "Celestial Annihilation" and "UNKLE (Main Title Theme)" and "Rabbit in your headlight" of course.

U.N.K.L.E. and Ian Brown, "Be There", is okay, but will never beat Thom Yorke's haunting words and voice.