#steven barkin

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*at pre-graduation counseling* Barkin: So, Stoppable, what are your plans for the future? Ron: Lunch. Barkin: Ah, no...I mean the far future. Ron: Ohhhh... Dinner?

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Kim possible villains as vines part 2. Feat other characters (with a few tiktoks audios):

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Ocean's Thirteen (2007)

Inexplicably, the Ocean’s franchise didn’t sink into oblivion after the sewage that was Ocean’s Twelve. This third chapter in the series fares much better than its predecessor but never reaches the level of the original (neither the original original or the 2001 remake). Still, as another installment, it does offer the remaining fans more of what they want to see, which is something.

After Reuben (Elliott Gould) loses his investment in a new hotel-casino to his business partner, Willy Bank (Al Pacino), he suffers a heart attack and becomes bedridden. Danny (George Clooney) and the rest of the Ocean Club decide to get even by ruining Bank and his new establishment.

If you���re not endeared to the Ocean’s crew, this plot will be an uphill battle. "Boo hoo. Poor Reuben is so upset he’s not making millions off this gaudy casino that he’s become catatonic. Guess it’s up to his buddies to get revenge on his behalf instead of just convincing the proper authorities that he was strongarmed into signing a contract?" Towards the end of the film, the crew’s old nemesis, Terry Benedict (Andy García, whose character is brought back under dubious pretenses), sees millions of his money donated to charity without his consent. I wonder if any of the cash the protagonists end up swiping from Banks would’ve gone anywhere except their pockets had they not had a score to settle. While some of this is mitigated by the fact that Willy Bank is a jerk, what we're seeing feels like a whole lot of “the 1%’s problems”. There isn’t a love plot to make us believe this is about anything but money unless you count the brotherly love between the Ocean’s crew. Even that seems like a stretch.

In the first movie and even in the second in a “sure, whatever”, kind of way, it made sense for these 11 people (we’ll get to that number in a moment) to join forces. Now? It seems overly optimistic to think the random Chinese acrobat who doesn’t speak English would put himself at risk as he does here. Now to be fair, this story makes much better use of its characters than Twelve did. No one gets stuffed into a bag and shipped off to nowhere halfway through, for example. Everyone has a role to play and it works though it should be noted that neither Julia Roberts nor Catherine Zeta-Jones return.

You’re wondering who the two new members of the crew are. One is the aforementioned Benedict, who plays the role of a benefactor. The other is… Eddie Izzard as Roman Nagel. I think. The motif of adding a new expert to the crew with each sequel has basically disappeared, and for good reason. This series can barely handle the people it has on its roster. Adding more is becoming increasingly problematic but it’s also necessary. See, “The Bank” has insane security measures, the kind no one in their right might would even try to circumvent. On the one hand, this makes for exciting scenes that make you wonder how the lock will get cracked. On the other, it makes the plot feel manufactured. For example, there's this super secure room that contains expensive jewelry. The plan to get in? Have Linus Caldwell (Matt Damon) and his phoney-looking rubber nose seduce Bank’s right-hand woman, Abigail Sponder (Ellen Barkin). With the help of some magic pheromones, she’ll get so hot and bothered she’ll have no choice but to bring Linus into the only room in the whooooole building that's guaranteed to be deserted. Apparently, there are cameras in the bathrooms, the closets and her private office. It’s a horrible subplot made unintentionally comical by the fact that nothing happens between her and Linus. The movie teases nudity for at least 15 minutes. Ellen Barkin's chest is ALMOST falling out of her dress for so long it’s ridiculous. I thought she was slobbering at the mouth for some man meat but she’s not even taking off her clothes? What’s going on here?!

I’ve been mostly bad-mouthing Ocean's Thirteen because the film is constantly on the brink of crumbling under its own weight. I will still call it a “good” sequel because fans of this series will be happy with it. You hate the bad guy, there are enough laughs to keep you smiling consistently and the con is so complicated it’s fun to see all the pieces coming together. All of the actors are obviously having a great time. I’m in no hurry to watch it again but if you love love love the first, you didn’t mind the second and you want to know if you should watch the third, then I say “sure”. I say this despite feeling like twice was too many for me. (April 29, 2022)

[thecraggus]

The Cobbler (2014) Review

The Cobbler sees Adam Sandler and Tom McCarthy combine forces to bring the superhero genre to heel and give it a little sole. #Review

The Cobbler sees Adam Sandler and Tom McCarthy combine forces to bring the superhero genre to heel and give it a little sole As Paulo Nutini so memorably put it: “Hey, I put some new shoes on and suddenly everything is right” and a mere eight years after that, THE COBBLER picked up the premise quite literally for this this Adam Sandler vehicle, directed by Tom McCarthy, that ties up its laces to…

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Soft!Dom Steven Soft!Dom Steven!!!!! I'm clawing at the curtains, I'm barkin, I'm tearing up the wallpaper. I'm gonna lose my mind.

Aww Anon I’m so glad you liked the fic!

I feel like if Steven was gonna be a dom he’d def be a softy so the request fit perfect! ☺️

[dare0451]

jesus shit i hate bein so outta shape. went for a walk, just shy of only a fuckin mile, and my feet wanna die. these dogs have moved on from barkin and are now up to the stages of yippin yowlin and bleedin all over the carpet. these aint no nondescript anonymous dogs no more ive just got little anne and old dan stapled to my ankles. walkin on two beagles who woke up this mornin with nothin on their agenda but spilling gizz at the worlds least opportune moment. its like the edgy reboot of the steven universe cat mutation episode down there

[officer-sebastian]

Mighty sorry 'bout that, Jamie. Damn toad's gonna be barkin' orders 'till he croaks. Can't do much else without others gettin' others dirty, th'security force perfect example a'that. Ah heard ya mention Stevens, y'all ain't a'llowed t'invite others?

Wallace is forcing me to accompany him to the Black Mesa Administrative function tonight even after I told him I had my own plans for the evening.

Told me if I did not come with he would not show any of the work we have done in the biology labs to any of the investors or council members at the function.

I do not even understand why he needs me there. This is a dinner event for the administration department and investors only. None of the other department heads are expected to be there either. All I will be doing is following him around all evening like a lost dog. The only person I know there will be Harding’s wife.

Ughh why must he parade me around like I’m some trophy he can show off.



[misspawa13]

Kim Possible: Review de episodios -Parte 9-

2x01 – Genio al descubierto

¡Bien! Empezamos la temporada y la abrimos con Drakken y Shego de regreso y esta vez para utilizar un rayo para hacer a Drakken más brillante.

Aunque no creo que la inteligencia sea el problema de Drakken. Siento a veces que es más cuestión de suerte, muy mala suerte. Y que en realidad es un perdedor por naturaleza. Vamos, Rufus tiene mucha más suerte…

¡Y vaya suerte! Rufus siempre ha sido un ratopín muy listo, pero con la ayuda de ese rayo es un súper genio.

Y claro que Ron tenía que aprovecharse de eso. ¿Y para qué? Para hundirse más en su propia mentira. Ay, Ron, ¿cuándo vas a aprender?

Wade estando celoso de Rufus el genio fue genial.

***Los dibujitos de Drakken son adorables.

2x02 – Ajuste de cuentas

Oh, un episodio en el que Ron intenta conquistar a una chica. No vemos muchos de esos y me gusta el cambio. El chico también necesita de un interés amoroso de vez en vez.

Lo que me gusta de Ron es que se sobrepone. Aunque al principio se mostraba muy inseguro, al final terminó arriesgándose y es lo que admiro de él: que lo intenta y al final no salió tan mal el asunto.

¡Peleas de robots! Eso sí es genial. Siempre me ha gustado la temática. Y obviamente que Wade utilizando el Kimonicador es lo máximo. ¿Para qué salir de su habitación si lo hace todo con ese aparato? Me alegra que atraparan al farsante.

***Y los pantalones de Ron vuelven a bajar. Muy bien.

2x03 – Dos tutores

Okey, este acaba de convertirse en otro de mis episodios favoritos, sin duda. ¿Dos de mis villanos favoritos trabajando juntos? Anótenme, por favor.

Shego como tutora de Junior fue espectacular… Jamás creí que necesitara de esta combinación hasta que me la dieron. Además, Junior tiene un increíble potencial. No pensé que lo tuviera en él, pero si se lo propone puede ser un buen villano. Sólo necesita el tutor perfecto. Además, vestido en el traje de Shego se ve bien. Le queda. Aunque seamos realistas, ¿quién no se ve genial en el estilo de Shego?

Me ha gustado todo el paralelismo que hicieron con la tutoría de Shego y Junior en comparación con la de Kim y Ron. Fue bastante divertido. Aunque siento algo de pena por Kim. No hay duda de que tiene muchas habilidades y talentos, pero es obvio que la cocina no es uno de ellos.

En contraste, Ron vuelve a sorprender con sus talentos ocultos; talentos que no servirán mucho para salvar al mundo, pero son talentos que lo hace él mismo. Insisto que me ha encantado este episodio.

***¿Soy yo Padre es demasiado controlador con Junior? Ahora Junior me da pena.

[hitchell-mope]

He’s a maniac

[vinepossible]

Kim possible villains as vines part four (but not really cause there other characters too)

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Don Cheadle Says Steven Soderbergh Is 'Thinking About' OCEAN'S 14

Don Cheadle Says Steven Soderbergh Is ‘Thinking About’ OCEAN’S 14

The great Steven Soderbergh‘s Ocean’s 11 turns 20 in 2021. The film now seems like a quaint piece of filmmaking, but it scored $450 million at the worldwide box office and spawned two successful sequels (Ocean’s 12 and Ocean’s 13). Soderbergh’s trilogy featured George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Andy Garcia, Don Cheadle, Julia Roberts and a galaxy of other movie stars. Now comes word from Don…

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Films I’ve Watched in 2020 (92/?)

Ocean’s Thirteen (2007)

dir. Steven Soderbergh

“You shook Sinatra's hand. You should know better.”

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Brooklyn's Finest (2009) Directed by Antoine Fuqua, Cinematography by Patrick Murguia "I don't want God's forgiveness. I want his fuckin help!"