S4E5. Ocean's 12
🕑 Added 2025-01-09 18:08:32 +0000 UTCWelcome to Kill James Bond 2025, and welcome back to the Ocean's series! Boy, we're only one sequel in and it's already getting VERY thin on the ground here.
The Gang from 'Ocean's 11' continue to do heist nonsense in Europe.
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Comments
Stupid Weasels
Cheering at the Nightshift shoutout. Great channel to watch with a hot cup in the morning
Aeris WF
dev screaming at the top of their lungs about mr beast is one of the best moments of the entire show
talkingsoup
dev getting genuinely furious about mr. beast is my everything
A.E. Ross
Love to be one of the more Rumpelstiltskin-ass trans people listening going "You'll never guess MY name tee hee hee hee"
C William Fink
Righteous Fury Dev is my personal hero
Naniwhat the 3rd
Ya’ll keep sniping me every time you mention Hunter Schafer (no relation as far as I know tho)
William Chamberlain
$110M of Catherine/Brad eyecandy is money well spent
amylase
Many opera houses have a screen in the lobby for people who are late or had to step out during the show. I don't recall if the met is one of them
August Armour
The 'dead name sniper' bit is great but it will never beat my friend being dead name sniped, both first and last name by an episode of Yu Gi Oh Zexal
SKetches
Oh heck I’m still playing catch-up with these and listening to Pierre Novellie’s ‘Why Can’t I Just Enjoy Things?’ 😰
LACON B VAIL
Have you guys referenced the movie Out of Sight in regards to the Ocean's movies? It could be Danny Ocean's backstory
Holly Roberts
After the Van de Woude heist I was expecting Catherine Zeta-Jones to turn out to be the Night Fox. She has a motive to get back at Brad Pitt, the knowledge of all these elaborate heists, as well as confidential access (VDW's codes). Also a fox is woman coded. But no, the Night Fox was just a random guy.
House Chaos
Dutch Is A Real Language Fun Fact: Hoofdzaak can be literally-translated as Headcase. (It is a Pune, or play on words, because 'zaak' also means 'business/shop' and hoofd means head and hoofdzaak means main point or most important matter)
Meonlights
You didn't get my name but Alice ALMOST got my deadname when I thought it was all over xD Also Abi, PLEASE you do not want open channels to Mr. Beast. Worse things are done by this man every day. Please do not associate for the love of everything lmao
Saengchaen
If y'all ever remade this movie, you would unfortunately need to invite Keffals for...reasons.
amylase
Honestly please do bring canes back. There's a wide variety of custom canes I've been considering lately on account of needing one to walk more than a block or two. If more people buy the fancy canes they might be easier to get a hold of. All stores normally sell are basic ones which are wonderful and supportive but typically have fairly boring decoration.
Jørgen Lund
ALPHA PROTOCOL MENTIONED (It is a very good idea to keep the podcast just about movies, but I admittedly do want to see Alpha Protocol get separate SCUM scores for Suave/Professional/Aggressive Thorton) e: the marketing even outright named the character types the "three JBs": James Bond, Jason Bourne and Jack Bauer
Anonymous
OH! You nearly got my actual name instead :D
Jack Fennell
He was the best thing about 'Predators', dammit!
Anonymous
I have an unusual but biblical deadname, so I was really hoping you'd guess it xD (it doesn't hurt me)
Sammi
I know! Who the heck doesn't know who Topher Grace is?!
Djonin Stark
I just wanted to say, I've been burning through the back catalog, and the stealth Xavier Renegade Angel references keep making my day.
Michael Tonus
I just want to say that as a gay man, I am offended to my core by the suggestion that not knowing who Topher Grace is, is in any way comparable to not knowing who Liza Minelli is.
Jae H
Yeah, so you totally nailed *my* deadname this time lol
fishbananas .
Thinking I'm safe from November's name shout out blind fire, only to get sniped through the dome immediately by Abi. 😵
Enby dill dough
Can’t help but say that I think “Confessions of a Dangerous Mind” would be a good bonus or regular episode during this run. Clooney’s directorial debut, features Brad Pitt and Matt Damon and Julia Roberts from right after the first Oceans movie and is a spy movie. Probably his best directed movie too.
QuoProQuid
i want to say that i went on a date at the met opera recently and because i was running late and had abby’s story in the back of my head, i wound up sprinting from the 57th street station to the met opera house in a full suit in the space of about 6 minutes. i did, in fact, make it right before the doors closed, so thanks for that. did find it hard to focus on la bomeme for the first 20 minutes because my heart was about ready to beat out of my chest.
Axel Ottel
The way I shouted at "kit-basher". Banger episode!
Damien Tonkin
Is anybody else not seeing the episode art on Patreon?
Jimothy
Really looking forward to Escape from LA! It's a very silly movie. I'm also kinda hoping Devon cosplays as Snake Pliskin at some point
Ineloquent Reverie
Really glad my name’s relatively obscure enough in the English speaking world that I never got namesniped lol
Crispined Glover Potato Snacks
Regarding Brother roles I recently saw Sing Street for the first and by god does Jack Reynor Brothermode the fuck out of that movie.
Crispined Glover Potato Snacks
You're goddamn right she has credentials. That's Cherry Fucking Jones. She originated the role of Sister Aloysius on Broadway for Pete's sake. Legend.
deathbysamurai
The film does actually foreshadow that they stole the egg multiple times by pulling the same trick as Usual Suspects and having the camera repeatedly watch the backpack in EVERY scene. They also explain that they had to act like they were stealing it so that the Night Fox didnt realize theyd already stolen it and have him come after it and them. In fact, many of the elements of this film are done the same as Usual Suspects now that I think about it....Also Linus' mom has REAL credentials, its why she and her husband are such legendary theives, theyre COPS AND THIEVES so they can always get away with it!
Stephan Krosecz
Ngl as someone who rewatches these movies to an embarrassing degree I love this one, but it's a MUCH more fun watch the second time around knowing that you don't need to worry about the heist and you can just enjoy hanging out with the characters. The first film is undoubtedly the best of the trilogy, but the next one I anticipate a couple pleasant surprises for you all.
Hugh Crosthwait
"Haha!! I stole that egg before I walked in the room!"
beanis
welshwashing
khaliqtessi
You perfectly articulated my feelings on this film versus Eleven. The first one grants you some nuggets of interesting shots and foreshadowing on a rewatch (kinda like the Usual Suspects), but Twelve's answer to sequelizing this is just "MAGIC! (jazz hands)"
James Rule
I cheered at Kit Basher.
Peter Larkin
KJB Highlights Called shot for "They call him Basher, short for Kitbasher"
scara b
hope devon has a better time watching oceans 13, which is much more of a sequel to oceans 11 than oceans 12 was. this movie is so weirdly empty and shot in such an odd style it is a genuinely boring movie
A Transgender Superspy
Comment of the fucking century.
John Leavitt
I also think it being Topher Grace is a very nested actor in-joke about Tobey McGuire being a big poker guy at the time
beefcrime
Sorry to hear you didn't like this one. I get why many don't like Ocean's 12, but I think it's a clever sequel about the challenge of making a good sequel, which also asks what makes a heist movie work and comes to the conclusion that it's not actually about the heist. It's also just a great hangout movie. 12 is weird and shaggy and unconventional, but I'd take that over 13, a totally solid sequel that retreads familiar territory and doesn't leave much impression. Just my (unasked for) two cents. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on the remaining Ocean's.
Noblesse Oblahaj
George Clooney has to go through a whole movie to steal one beautiful egg, but they just show up for KJB live shows
Bansta Blanckenburg
talkin about getting sniped by yall, I am an Amsterdam based lawyer😂
Ageena
Laser capoeira was the only thing I recalled from this movie despite having seen it no less than 10 times in the late 00s. I thing it fundamentally changed my brain chemistry.
Andrew Dunn
Topher Grace was the actor in Brad Pitt's first scene in the first movie. I think the point is, Brad Pitt went from a broke dude babysitting spoiled Hollywood types, to being a very rich dude babysitting spoiled Hollywood types
NB
frank ocean
Dan Hill
I saw this in the theatre but had absolutely no memory of the plot. I thought that was due to having been a horny teen making out in the back row throughout but I now realise the movie was also to blame.
lousullivan.bf
Every time the Faberge egg was mentioned my autism brain would not stop screaming WHICH EGG?? because I had a brief Faberge egg hyperfixation about nine years ago, so I looked it up. It’s (a replica of) the Imperial Coronation Egg, made for the Tsarina in 1897. The Faberge eggs usually contain a ‘surprise’ (sometimes multiple layers of them), like a very expensive Kinder egg, and this one has a 4-inch long replica of the Imperial coach that the Tsarina rode in to her coronation made of precious metals and featuring moving wheels, doors that open, shock absorbers and a folding step-stair. It is also literally the one that comes up if you put ‘Faberge egg’ into Wikipedia. If you’re ever looking for a Wikipedia rabbithole, I highly recommend going through the list of all the Faberge eggs.
Steve Xin
Time to pick a new name.
Nikaida
omg november w da shoutoutsss not only did u get my name but also *technically*? still mormon!
Evie K
I've heard Novemeber mention "In Bruges" twice now. Please tell me you're watching it this season 🙏 🙏🙏
OvO Hoot
The resemblance between Middle Easterners and the Welsh may explain why the only Welsh James Bond briefly joined the Mujahideen.
Mariana Trench
Gooning Uniforms?…. GOONIFORMS!!!!! IT WAS RIGHT THERE!!!!
MythicalMothman
The best symphony to take an Ambien to would be Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique, which is about ODing on opium and hallucinating that you've died and gone to hell.
Crispined Glover Potato Snacks
sincerely, thank you
Andrew Dunn
Welshmen Michael Sheen has played a vampire and a werewolf
John Leavitt
If only this movie was made later they could’ve leaned into the natural dynamic the actors have of Da Crime Dads and their Socially Awkward Son. Wait fuck fuck fuck it’s THE BIRDCAGE but an FBI guy has to go after his criminal mastermind dads fuck copyright copyright
Luca
Thank you for stopping mid-bit to spare a thought for the afwul reality of Italian prisons. Can I suggest the lake of Iseo for your takeover? It's just to the west of the Como one.
Evie K
As a fellow drop out, stop being mean to November. However, a Glasgow Kelly has to be something terrible right?
Jack Fennell
Unrelated note: I remember the 'lifting a building' thing being so stupid that I assumed it was in Ocean's 14 or whatever.
Jack Fennell
Richard Harris, a.k.a. King Limerick! (Jared's line in The Terror, "It says Limerick next to your name on the manifest, but that's not what comes out of your mouth" gives me flashbacks)
Amy
I can't wait til they get to the Fast and Furious series, largely due to the very strange politics of the films. Like I genuinely couldn't place the political stance of it myself because it gives off about 20 different vibes all at once
Ann Vagueness
Y'all deadname sniped me in 2 with your scattershot.
Fiona
Richard Harris .. https://youtu.be/sD-zTwi3_GU?si=OsSz0TCSJamJXThH You're welcome!
Connor
YES BRAD PITT FACE
Tall Jeff
Look I know this movie is nothing but I always enjoy seeing people having fun in Italy, don’t even know what happened in White Lotus season 2, just clapped like a seal. The next ocean goes stupidly big, I love it.
Doug King
Bernie Mack was doing his sitcom, The Bernie Mack Show. Now you know, Abi.
Aniyunwea Greyotter
As an Anna, I was seen. Thank you. 🤣
Doug King
I dunno about Nova saying certain music isn't soothing. I quite enjoy relaxing to Sister Ray by the Velvet Underground.
Gilded Dragon
Oh! I Learned why there's Mediterranean features in Wales & Cornwall.. It's TIN TRADING! Gotta mine that bronze!
Ben Schwabe
Love Abi's "Who?" at the mention of Liza Minnelli.
YungCereza
At 40:50 Abigail accidentally summarizes the plot of This is How You Lose the Time War