#ted griffin

[vintagewarhol]

[adamwatchesmovies]

Ocean's Eleven (2001)

Ocean’s Eleven is effortlessly cool. It’s far superior to the film it’s based on, which is quite a feat considering its cast included Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., and Cesar Romero. This heist film is slick, exciting, funny, smart and contains an extra special ingredient that makes it stand out among its peers.

Freshly released from prison, Danny Ocean (George Clooney) reconnects with his former partner-in-crime, Rusty Ryan (Brad Pitt) to plan a heist of legendary scale. In order to simultaneously rob the Bellagio, Mirage and MGM Grand Casinos, they assemble a crew (Matt Damon, Don Cheadle, Bernie Mac, Scott Caan, Casey Affleck, Carl Reiner, Elliot Gould, Eddie Jemison and Shaobo Qin). But is this elaborate plot about the money, or is Danny trying to get even with the casinos' owner, Terry Benedict (Andy García), who happens to be dating his ex-wife, Tess (Julia Roberts)?

That last question is the key to the film’s success. Ocean's Eleven is as much about the money as it is about Danny and Tess. That relationship immediately helps you overcome one of the biggest flaws of any heist film: the protagonist’s dubious morals. Stealing money is iffy. Stealing from a casino? A lot less. When the money seems to be an afterthought and the real objective is getting the love of your life back from a sleazeball like Terry Benedict, it’s an easy sell. With a huge cast of characters and a plot that involves all of them at various points, there’s a lot to keep track of but you’ve got that central anchor to keep you grounded. When Danny enters the casino, it’s to check on the security and see how Tess is doing. His longing for her is putting the mission at risk, which adds extra tension. There was already plenty of it… but not in the way you might expect.

Remember that this movie is cool. It’s breazy. It’s a nice walk in the park - or at least it feels that way. The people assembled to pull off this job are pros (well, professional enough to pull this scheme off anyway). Everyone has their parts to play and individually, none of the components are THAT complicated. This makes the scenes when things don’t go according to plan that much more uncertain. Once in a while, you mentally take a step back and that’s when you realize "Wait a minute! There’s so much that could go wrong, and so much that’s gone wrong already!" You just didn’t realize how dire things were because you were having such a good time. You weren't sweating before but now you are. These stakes are high. Not only because you care about the characters, not only because it’s a lot of well-protected money, but because Andy Garcia does a great job playing the villain. No cheap tricks, just an air of menace and a thin layer of slime that tells you immediately how much you don’t like him.

Ocean's Eleven has loads of energy and style. It feels like you’re hanging out with the boys and that if they win, you will too. You’re laughing at the escapades along the way, you’re wondering what Danny’s really up to, you’re looking forward to Benedict getting his comeuppance, you’re tapping your feet to the music, marveling at the editing and pacing. All in all, Ocean’s Eleven is a great deal of fun and very memorable. (January 28, 2022)

[2ndaryprotocol]

#NowWatching Solace (2015) 😶‍🌫️🔫🚉

“𝙸 𝚍𝚘𝚗'𝚝 𝚎𝚗𝚓𝚘𝚢 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚔 𝙸 𝚍𝚘, 𝙹𝚘𝚑𝚗. 𝙸𝚝'𝚜 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚊 𝚏𝚎𝚝𝚒𝚜𝚑. 𝙸𝚝'𝚜 𝚊𝚋𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚘𝚠𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚜𝚎 𝚠𝚑𝚘 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚊𝚕𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚢 𝚍𝚢𝚒𝚗𝚐... 𝚝𝚘 𝚍𝚒𝚎 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚜𝚘𝚖𝚎 𝚍𝚒𝚐𝚗𝚒𝚝𝚢. 𝚂𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚐𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚜𝚝 𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚜 𝚘𝚏 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚍𝚎𝚜𝚝 𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚜 𝚝𝚘 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚖𝚒𝚝.”

[kat-rose-griffith]

So sorry that I wanted two characters that have been through trauma and loneliness to find happiness and love in the comfort that they have with each other. What a silly goose I was hoping for that

[mattpresents]

I'm sure Tumblr is interested in my deep research into Himbos

[shelovesaesthetics]

⋆♱✮♱⋆ 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐎𝐍 ⋆♱✮♱

𝒌𝒆𝒂𝒏𝒖 𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒔' 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒂𝒔 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔:

johnny utah, neo, jack traven & john wick: 'tragic hero' lovers - they would fight for your love undoubtedly, "sacrificing" themselves for the sake of the relationship

david allen griffin: 'yandere' lover - beguiling, male siren; psychotically obsessed, will literally kill anyone who gets in their way in favour of your love. probably stalk or kidnap you if he had to. he doesn't take no for an answer, he WILL get you and you WILL comply to him and his warped fantasies

ted logan: 'high school sweetheart' lover - innocent, goofy, dorky, neurodivergent boyfriend that cherishes you cutely as the "bodacious babe" you are, gradually growing up with you and marrying later on, solidifying the 'excellence'. childhood sweethearts....

you'll also have a daughter called Billie (i know, just don't ask.)

kevin lomax, donnie barksdale & johnny silverhand: 'toxic' lovers - first two are both dangerous men who will jeopardise the relationship selfishly for themselves. one is a greedy lawyer who sold his soul and one is a hillbilly redneck who's a serial wife-beater & racist. one, however, is just a sleazy foul-mouthed terrorist who holds strong radical, anti-mainstream beliefs. he's not dangerous like the other two but he is not a nice guy

julian mercer: 'the ideal type' lover - this guy is an all-in-one, a dream come true, sent from heaven, everything you'd wish in a man is him. he is perfect. husband material core, the dream man ™

alex wyler: 'soulmate' lover - predestined love wandering aimlessly in an alternate world. your souls are meant for each other but you just don't know yet or you don't exist in the same timeline

john constantine: 'secret' lover - he has a deep crush on you but doesn't tell you, for some reason. probably because of his ego to just maintain that cool guy aura, or he's just a shy guy

scott favour: 'friends with benefits/affair' lover - a short bittersweet romance that was full of deep sensuality & soulful friendship but he'd eventually break it off to go back to his wealthy life. don't be too disheartened, he still misses you

matt & rupert marshetta: 'typical teenage' lover - you guys were best friends but decided to turn that spark into romance. you're both teenagers and most likely aware of the notoriously short expiry dates of young adolescent love but it's nice to live in the moment

[discoscoob]

Which group of Keanu's characters would you like to be kidnapped?

Kidnapping me: John Wick, Donaka Mark, Donnie Barksdale, David Allen Griffin

If I were kidnapping them: I think Neo would be an easy target before he takes the red pill or Ted, I could just lure him into a truck that has ‘Eddie Van Halen Tour Bus’ painted on the side.

[savedatateam]

"Hey Lois, this reminds me of the time I blew up Courtroom No. 4!"

[mcelquotes]

I also heard, and maybe it's just a rumor, but he pisses his pants on purpose because he likes the warm feeling against his legs.

Griffin McElroy

[sunricgod]

vance : i didn't understand why people cared so much about their dumb fluffy-haired trans best friends, until i got a dumb fluffy-haired trans best friend myself.

vance : *lifts finney by the collar*

vance : i've only had finney for a day and a half, but if anything happens to him i will kill everyone in this room and then myself.

finney : *smiles sweetly, and waves*

[incorrectpowerrangersquotes]

Chase: Morning. Made you some coffee.

Riley: Oh, I don't do caffeine.

Chase: Right. Your body is a temple.

Riley: Well, I don't know about that. More like a church in an airport.

[fuuucksheet]

whats up gang,

i have evolved from c.ai to tumblr

my c.ai is Fucksheet i make some shitty bots lol

ill take some suggestions if you would likeee :3 also I SEE SOME OF MY MOOTIE PATOOTIES ON HERE, also people i follow which is EEEEEE >w< so yeah tell me what you WANT!!!!!

[shelovesaesthetics]

Just for fun, which Keanu's bad guy do you think is the hotter? 😜🤣❤️❤️❤️

these two. nuff said. (no, i did not add david twice, pls do not say anything.)

[yourmateyoya]

All these guys have the same voice actor by the way 

[marssthings]

WHY DOES SHE LOOK LIKE LOIS????

[rachelspoetrycorner]

The Early Bird (2003) & So This Is Nebraska (1980) by Ted Kooser

In Episode 276, Rachel shares two poems by her favorite Great Plains poet!

Rachel: Um, the thing I like is there's a real opportunity when you grow up in that area of the country. To kind of not have that kind of pride in what some people would consider like the simplicity of that experience, right? [...] There's a real opportunity for him to move on from that, but he loves and celebrates that place and still lives there today and it's very evident in his work. Uh, and I think it's really inspiring to people who are pursuing poetry or like recognize like, You're okay, right where you are, you know.

It's almost impossible not to think about Bob Hicok's A Primer, or Anna Journey's Mississippi: Origins while reading these poems. In my mind, they're all holding hands, swingin' them back and forth. If you’d like to hear more, you can do so here: One More Time, Dampen, from 5:55 - 18:08