Ocean's 13

Ocean's 11 had to be one of the most entertaining movies I have ever seen. It is the epitome of fun. But then 12 came along, and was very disappointing. 13 is back on par with the first, an overall good time. Soderbergh scores again.
The thief dream-team is now living large, but when one of their good friends (Reuben) is screwed over by the new mogul in Vegas (Willie Bank - played by Al Pacino), Reuben is on his death bed. Thus, the guys decide to get together and take revenge, a dish that is best served cold. They decide to destroy Bank and his casino on opening night., which by the way is the most Uber-cool hotel ever. Let the plan and execution begin.
One thing I don't quite get about the Ocean's movies is how they pay all those incredibly famous actors (Clooney, Pitt, Damon, Pacino, Mac, Cheadle, etc. etc.). But I guess that's not up to me.
We all want to be these guys. We want to be rich, smart, and always in control. We want to be able to do whatever we want and get away with it. The "heroes" of the film are all bad guys, in that they are stealing and deceiving. Yet we love them, and we long to see them get away with it. Why is that? We are rooting for evil to triumph, and that's the way it' set up. There are times when we all wish we had the cahones to do something incredibly brash, like rob a casino and steal millions of dollars. Instead of doing this (hopefully), most of us just live vicariously through Ocean and his crew. But that begs the question: why do we desire this? That's an interesting thing to think about.
Although not as great as the epic joyride that is 11, Ocean's 13 entertains and makes us feel cool. As a sidenote, my favorite part had to be the Oprah scene, where Clooney is watching Oprah with a bottle of wine, crying. Pitt comes in and asks "were you watching Oprah!?" Then they both stare transfixed at the screen for what seems like minutes. Ah, how we all get sucked in to wasting time.