This week, we take a slight departure from science fiction & fantasy as we review the Las Vegas heist film, "Ocean's Eleven" -- a movie that's a remake, not a sequel, despite what a number in the title might imply (even the original 1960 version had the number).

Continuing our recent and unintentional tradition of contentious reviews, opinions were further apart on this movie than you might expect.  We debate about cast chemistry, character skills & purposes, character motivations, dialogue, and memorable moments.

Which co-hosts felt the cast was too big for sufficient character development?

Which co-hosts felt the character development was more than sufficient -- considering the large size of the cast?

Which co-host considers this movie one of his all-time top 20 films, along with one of its sequels?

Which co-host compared this movie to "The Italian Job"?

Which co-host(s) couldn't really remember anything about "The Italian Job"?

Which co-host tried to compare this movie to "Logan Lucky" but couldn't because he's the only that saw it?

Which co-host repeatedly steered the conversation into the negatives before we were anywhere close to being done with the positives?

Which co-host referred to this movie as a "waste of a couple hours"?

Which co-host said the best scene in the movie was a "guy covering his nuts"?

Which co-host felt that the Danny Ocean character (George Clooney) was possessive of his ex-wife Tess (Julia Roberts)?

Which co-host felt that it was actually Terry Benedict (Andy Garcia) that was the one possessive of Tess?

Which co-host made a good point about the differences between Danny Ocean and Terry Benedict?

Which co-host got something "new" out of this viewing that he previously focused on much less in previous viewings?

Which co-host had an emotional reaction to the relationship between Danny & Tess?

Which co-host apparently has a surprisingly & depressingly poor relationship with mashed potatoes?

Which co-host used his Lightning Round time as a commercial for another movie?

Which co-host stubbornly refuses to see that other movie?

What scoring system did Andruw go with this week?

Which co-hosts care about NC State football and which ones don't?

And, what weird thing (or "weirding" thing) does Todd now have a new spreadsheet dedicated to?

Listen now to find out the answers to these and other burning questions.

Grab your comms, costumes, cables, explosives, bags, vans, and nuts, as we put a watchful eye on...Ocean's Eleven.

Ocean's...ASSEMBLE!  ;)

NOTE:  On Friday 28 October 2022, the one-year anniversary of this episode, it has been re-uploaded with slightly improved audio quality.

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