Ocean's 11 and Spydercos

[Joyce Laituri]

Just saw the movie Ocean's Eleven and am 90% sure there are a couple Spyderco's in there. Anyone else see this? I was stuffing my face with popcorn and missed what model it was.

[chinook]

I hope it wasn't a Harpy........><g>

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[J Smith]

I second that chinook.Thank God that other movie has died down.

Jeff

[ftkinney]

i just saw that movie but missed the model too, sorry.

FTK

[Kahz]

Joyce,

Thanks for pointing this out. I will keep my eyes peeled when I go see it this weekend, and I will be back with a full report of what I see. <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>

Kahz

I am not young enough to know everything...

[Dav]

Hmm. Saw it two days ago. Didn't see a single knife, let alone a spyderco.

Now I'm sure the placement wouldn't have been as obvious as Training Day with a full screen shot of a serrated Police. But I'm pretty sure I would have noticed one.

&lt;shrug&gt; I'd be interested to know if I missed one in someone's pocket. Let us all know Kahz. <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>

Dav

[Joyce Laituri]

The scene:

Clooney and Damon are preparing to rappel down an elevator shaft. Clooney opens a stainless steel briefcase full of gear. I think there are 2 Spydercos in the case (side by side) and once he and Damon descend the shaft, the rappel lines leave them 6-8 feet off the floor so they cut the lines (with a Spyderco???), dropping the rest of the way.
Good movie by the way!

[Clay Kesting]

Thanks a lot Joyce, there's no point seeing it now that you've given the story away <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle> <img src="tongue.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>.

"The trouble is that you think you have time."

[Joyce Laituri]

Clay....what if I told you they carried their gear in a Kangaroo 'ahem' pouch? R-RLOL!

[Clay Kesting]

LOL You'll have to ask Jeff about that, his is on it's way to him right now. I wasn't sure what to put on the Customs declaration so I just called it a coin purse <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>.

Clay

&quot;The trouble is that you think you have time.&quot;

Edited by - Clay Kesting on 12/11/2001 8:36:27 PM

[Blades]

Joyce-LOL <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>


Blades

[Dav]

Oh yeah. Now I remember, they did cut those repelling lines... unfortunatily the shot didn't really give a decent lookie a the knives. Maybe in the DVD we'll be able to pause there and see what they use. In any case, great movie, everyone go see it.

Dav

[Kahz]

Clay,

Coin purse?! Hadn't we agreed on marbles???? <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle> ROFLMAO!

Kahz, the one who will Ace her course even though she SpyderTalked more than she studied <img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>

[Kahz]

Joyce,

I confess *looks embarrased*... I have not seen &quot;Ocean's 11&quot; yet... but I did manage to go to the first &quot;Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring&quot; show at 12 a.m. until 3 a.m. last night. I am such a geek! LOL!

Being a die hard Tolkienite for more than half of my life (over 15 years, yikes! time flies!), I thought it was an excellent movie. Lots of blades. <img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle> Oh, and Orcs... *shivers*

I will go see &quot;Ocean's 11&quot; this coming weekend and I will keep my eyes peeled. I just had to confess that the lure of Sauron won me over... <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>

Kahz, One Spydie To Rule Them All, and in Sharpness Bind Them... <img src="tongue.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>

[Sword and Shield]

Kahz- Good to see another LOTR fan on here! <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle> Have you translated your signature into Elvish yet? <img src="tongue.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>

I'm going to see LOTR this weekend, and I'll probably squeeze Ocean's 11 in there too.

Keepin' it real...real sharp, that is.

[Kahz]

Sword &amp; Shield,

No, I haven't translated it into Elvish yet, but I did write crypto-letters back and forth with a friend in Runic symbols when I was in high school. <img src="tongue.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>

And I also play the card game, Middle Earth, but it's hard to find others to play with. My husband and I play quite frequently. I always call Council first <img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>, Bwahahaha!!!! Ok, fine, he beat me once, but he managed to kill Cirdan with a dragon while traveling somewhere up north, yikes! <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>

I hope you like the movie, there are a few &quot;incidents&quot; that are not in the book, but other than that, I think it was a great adaptation. I have reconciled myself with these differences. <img src="tongue.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle> I own the older movie and the cartoons, and well, this new one is by far better. This was a huge tangent, but I am passionate about Tolkien and I love to meet other fans. Sorry folks...

Back to knives and Ocean's Eleven. <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>

Kahz, One SpyderLady To Rule Them All

[Lsaulog]

Ok everyone,

Here are the Spydies in Ocean's 11. It's a little pixelized but you can just make out their shape. They seem to have G-10 handles and the tell-tale hump for the Spyderhole.

Can anyone guess at what they are?

"Hope for the best. Be prepared for the worst. You'll never be disappointed."

[toothed]

The one on the left looks like a Wegner to me. Will a prize be given to the winning guess? <img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle> (Hint to Joyce)

[toothed]

Make that a Wegner without the clip attached. Btw, Lsaulog, amazing how you were able to produce that photo. Our FBI or CIA could use people with your skills. <img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>

[Hoosierdaddy]

My guess is a Rescue, but it's real hard to see! I'm probably wrong, I don't think the Rescue came in G-10. Good going on the image Lsaulog!!

[Lsaulog]

Thanks guys!

Now, I'd tell you how I got the image, but, you know, then I'd have to...well, never mind. <img src="tongue.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>

Hmm, a job with the CIA/FBI/NSA would have been perfect. Oh well, now that I'm married with children (no pun intended), I relegate my career to lurking around in computers &amp; laptops. Hey, wait a minute, isn't that what those spooks do anyway? <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle> *LOL*

"Hope for the best. Be prepared for the worst. You'll never be disappointed."

[aero_student]

I saw the movie definitely a wegner.

[Lsaulog]

Hmmm, it could also be a Pro-Grip. In the picture, I can't really tell if the handles are really G-10 or FRN. It might be a Wegner but the &quot;hump&quot; looks more pronounced, more like a Pro-Grip.

Ok, time to do some digging. Anyone know someone from the studios in Hollywood?

"Hope for the best. Be prepared for the worst. You'll never be disappointed."

[Joyce Laituri]

Thanks! You've solved the Spyderco mystery. It does look like a Wegner...

Kahz, Sword and Shield and all you Tolkienites thanks for the thumbs up on Lord of the Rings. The critics are shredding it but, they're usually wrong anyway ~IMO (insert smile here)

[Kahz]

Wegner seems like it to me (Yoda-like talk). I can't make out the other one, though... <img src="sad.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>

Joyce, well, critics will be critics will be critics... <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>I have heard many comments they make about the movie being inconclusive. I think they need to read the books again to understand just why it is so. Also, be prepared, it's long (3 hrs.), but _for me_, it was too short. <img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle> Go watch it, enjoy it, and if you don't like it, oh well, at least you will have your own opinion to count on and no one will tell you about it, right? <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>

After watching it, this guy has very good criticism for the film. Harsh, but I think he has several good points. Being a die hard fan, I accept them, but I still enjoyed the movie.

http://www.tolkienonline.com/movies/changes_index.cfm

Now, back to our regularly scheduled program. <img src="tongue.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>

Kahz

Edited by - Kahz on 12/20/2001 5:17:37 PM

[chinook]

inconclusive...? <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>
Its the first of three movies they made on this trilogy. The three are completed, they will release them one per year. I fell asleep last night watching the Rankin/Bass production of &quot;The Hobbit&quot; with John Huston's doing the voice for Gandalf. And have been listening to a BBC production of LOTR on CD on my Rio Volt today. Will go see the new movie next week.

Tolkien Immersion.
Its good for Precious.....Yes. Yes.

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[Kahz]

Chinook,

_You_ rule, big time! <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle> That's what I call my Spydies, my preciousssssssssss... my &quot;birthday&quot; presents, my precioussss... <img src="tongue.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>

In the land of Mordor... Oh, well, but I am an Elf in real life... <img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>

Kahz

[Carlos]

Hi Kahz,

I also saw it on the opening day, though at 10am not 12:01am. <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>

I agree that it was too short -- by 20 or 30 minutes. There wasn't enough time spent on the meeting of Strider and the hobbits, and not enough time on the events in Lothlorien either. Hopefully there will be a &quot;Directors cut&quot; on DVD that's 3.5 hours long.

[Kahz]

Carlos,

I couldn't agree with you more. I am just a bit annoyed about the &quot;Arwen incident&quot;, especially since I wanted to see Glorfindel on his white horse (yes, a crush... <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>), but I can live with it. Many Tolkienites can live without Bombadil, but I still would have liked to see that AND the Barrow Downs.

Hmmm... this is somehow related to Spydies, right? <img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>

Kahz

[Jeff/1911]

Clay,

I am looking most forward to receipt of my &quot;Kangaroo Kajones Karry Kase&quot;. I haven't seen any sign of it yet. Have you received your Centofante? I don't suppose so, or we'd have likely heard.

Jeff.

Edited by - Jeff/1911 on 12/21/2001 7:56:56 AM

[Kahz]

Jeff,

OMG, that is hilarious!!!! <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>

Please post a photo when you receive it, I want to see what it looks like...

Kahz

[mschwoeb]

If I had a camera I could have a pic of a XL sack up. What size did you send him Clay?
drawstring or snap.

[chinook]

I thought they only come in Petite Pearls, Dainty Doorknockers, Medium Marbles, Large Lumps, and Boulder Holder. (the latter comes from bowlegged roos)

Snaps, drawstring? nawwww.... J-strap
HeHeHe


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[Jeff/1911]

Kahz,

I will most certainly post a picture of the &quot;bag&quot; when I receive it.

Jeff.

[Joyce Laituri]

Jeff,

Should you decide to become a collector after receiving Clay's offering....I found in a catalog of medieval weaponry a candy dish from Spain made of something lost by a VERY large bull.

&quot;Holds up to a pound of your favorite candy, for $39.95.&quot;

That'll kill a sweet tooth!

Joyce

[Clay Kesting]

Jeff,

No sign of the Centofante and Gordon hasn't given me any details of the shipping. I'm assuming it's on its way as my CC has been debited. The gunmetal blue Chinese Folder arrived a couple of days ago and it was ordered at the same time.

Chinook, I would say the size would be &quot;Medium Marbles&quot;. There is a natural taper to the neck and a draw string closure. It has been stamped &quot;Lucky Pouch&quot; but one would have to ask lucky for whom, certainly not the poor 'roo <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>.

Kahz, I read LOTR about 25years ago and it is still my favourite book. Must be time for a reread. Can't wait for the movie.

Clay

"The trouble is that you think you have time."

[Jeff/1911]

Clay,

I sure hope you receive the knife soon. I'm disappointed that he has not provided you with shipping details, as that is just good form to say the least. Please advise me of any follow up that you would like me to do with regard to this order. I can go to the store and speak to Gord in person if you decide you would like me to do so. Please keep this in mind.

Joyce,

That sounds like quite a dish! I'll definitely need to get one of those.

Jeff.

Edited by - Jeff/1911 on 12/21/2001 1:38:04 PM

[chinook]

My wife gets an abundance of catalogs. One had an item that had me grimacing. A walking staff or cane that used to be very dear to a rhinoceros. The thing was 3 feet long and &quot;Length can be trimmed to size&quot;

**tears come to my eyes**

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[Clay Kesting]

Chinook, you really know how to make a man feel *small* <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>

Clay

"The trouble is that you think you have time."

[Kahz]

Clay,

LOTR is one of my favourites as well, along with _Foucault's Pendulum_ by Umberto Eco and several others, but these two I can read and re-read w/o stopping or getting bored. The only other book I have read more than these two is one called _Plutonia_ by a Russian author, Vladimir Obruchev. Good to know you are also a Tolkien fan, I respect you EVEN more now. <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>

Chinook, so, from a rhino? Ouch, poor rhino! I had never heard of that. I am amazed at the variety of knowledge in this forum, aside from Spydies, of course. <img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>

Kahz

Edited by - Kahz on 12/21/2001 5:05:16 PM

[Carlos]

Hey Kahz,

The omission of Glorfindel was very sad -- I was looking for him too. He is one of the great characters of the mythos. I guess in film they need to minimize characters, and since Arwen is an important part of Strider -- and kind of a nothing character in the book -- they gave Glorfindel's role and power to her. It is unfortunate that they blurred some of the distinction between the half-elves like Elrond and Arwen, the regular Elves like Legolas, and the Elf-Lords like Glorfindel and Galadriel.

Alas, Gondolin has fallen!

[Kahz]

Carlos,

Yes, well, eventually Aragorn will be King, so I guess they want to make the future Queen important. <img src="tongue.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle> <img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>

I'm still going to go watch it again next week (after Ocean's 11, of course). *looks around nervously for Joyce* <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>

Kahz

[Clay Kesting]

Kahz,

Funny you should mention Foucault's Pendulum. I loved &quot;The Name of the Rose&quot;, picked it up after seeing the film on TV. Wonderful film BTW, probably the best thing Sean Connery's ever done. I've started Foucault's Pendulum on several occasions, usually over the Christmas break but my vacation always ends too soon and life has a habit of getting in the way of me finishing it. I'm glad you reminded me about it though, I'll have another go at finishing it these holidays. BTW I wonder what steel was used in the Knights Templars' swords (obligitory knife content <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>).

Clay

"The trouble is that you think you have time."

[Kahz]

Clay,

Oh, read the whole book as soon as you get a chance, it's excellent! Well, I also have a weakness for &quot;secret societies&quot; <img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>, especially the Templars. _The Name of the Rose_ is an excellent book as well, although I like the Pendulum a lot more. I agree, the movie was pretty good. And Sean Connery is the best James Bond there has ever been. Like good wine, he gets better with age. <img src="tongue.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>

So, any news on that Spyderco chat room???? <img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>

Kahz

[hy]

Kahz, i wholly agree that Sean Connery is the best James Bond ever...<img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>.....favourite Bond film is still Goldfinger...especially the scene where Pussy Galore introduces herself to Bond<img src="tongue.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>

Edited by - hy on 12/21/2001 7:40:38 PM

[Clay Kesting]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size=1 face=arial>quote:<hr height=1 noshade>Like good wine, he gets better with age. <hr height=1 noshade></BLOCKQUOTE></font><font face='Verdana, Arial, Helvetica' size=2>
I keep telling myself that's so, but then I forget who I'm talking to <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>.

Clay

"The trouble is that you think you have time."

[chinook]

Try speaking a lil louder, Clay. &gt;&lt;g&gt;


Did you get your blue C25 yet? The PS one I got off ebay turned out to be in mint condition. No box butt it is sweet indeed. Easily shaves with its factory edge. I know you'll love yours.

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[Clay Kesting]

I did that but it just gave me a headache <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>.

No sign of it yet Chinook. If it doesn't arrive tomorrow (Christmas Eve) I won't be able to pick it up until after New Year as I'm going to be away in the meantime. I'm glad yours turned out to be a good buy. Hy is trying to talk me into buying a large G10 Centofante, where will it all end <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>.

Take care,
Clay

&quot;The trouble is that you think you have time.&quot;

Edited by - Clay Kesting on 12/22/2001 12:45:41 PM

[chinook]

I find a C25P and a C50S to be a most capable and slimcarrying combo. No weight at all and easy to get by them into my pocketses to see if there's any Spydiemoney left after these &quot;bargains&quot; on discontinued models.

You have a great Xmas and early New Year down there, mate.

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[Clay Kesting]

Chinook,

I'll give the C50 some serious thought. I realy like Wharncliffes for EDC, can't wait until the Yojimbo sees the light of day. Unfortunately it may have to be a choice between the C50 and a Ti Salsa, what a dilemma <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>.

Best wishes to you and yours for Christmas and I hope the New Year is kind to you.

Take care,
Clay

"The trouble is that you think you have time."

[Joyce Laituri]

Product update!

We here at Spyderco gathered around my computer terminal last Friday and all had a 'group look' at the posted image. After further review (and Sal with a jeweler's loupe) we've determined that the knives in the Ocean's Eleven image are actually a C26 Snap-It and a C30 Remote Release (with sheepfoot blade).

Back to movie talk......has anyone seen The Majestic yet?

[Kahz]

Joyce,

Got to see the movie, finally! But... I could not catch the exact type of knife, though I just read your previous post. <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle> Now we all know. <img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>

Is the Majestic any good? My next movie will be &quot;A Beautiful Mind&quot;.

Kahz

[Hoosierdaddy]

Well since you guys are talking about movies in that other thread I wanted to pass this along... Chinook gave a website to find movies to buy... The original Oceans Eleven of which I only saw half of was really good! It was made in 1960 and starred &quot;The Rat Pack&quot; ie Fank Sinatra, Sammy Davis jr, Peter Lawford, Dean Martin, also Angie Dickinson (the part of Dan Oceans Ex) and Ceaser Romero. You can buy this movie for 9 bux... I give it 2 thumbs up <img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>
BTW... I liked the sequel (currant Oceans 11) except the ending could have been better!!