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drneau Site Admin
Joined: 13 Feb 2005 Posts: 2385 Location: Woodbury, MN
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Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 11:57 am Post subject: The Cincinnati Kid |
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Bought this through Columbia House and watched it this weekend.
I've read that it is the best poker movie ever.
While I found it very enjoyable, I do think Rounders is a better film.
My biggest problem is that when The Kid is beat at the end, it is by an incredibly lucky draw on the part of the champ. In Rounders, the climax hand was about how Matt Damon plays KGB after flopping the nut straight.
Let's put Phil Hellmuth in KGB's shoes. He probably would've said, "Good hand...man, you outplayed me there." Now put Phil in "The Kid's" shoes. He would've thrown Lancey Howard out the window for chasing two runners to make a straight flush.
For those who do get "The Cincinnati Kid" on DVD, you need to check out the featurette with the mechanic doing his thing. _________________ --
Dr. Neau (not a real doctor)
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rumackay "A Set of Mop Squeezers"
Joined: 15 Oct 2005 Posts: 60 Location: Queensland, Australia
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Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 3:34 pm Post subject: |
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Funny enough I too only just saw the movie for the first time last week. A very good movie but not the monster classic that I kept hearing about. Good twist at the end for me - I had always thought that classic line "As long as I'm around you'll always be second best..." was from the kid when as the hero he wins... _________________ -- Kingaroy High Rollers Poker Tour -- |
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drneau Site Admin
Joined: 13 Feb 2005 Posts: 2385 Location: Woodbury, MN
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roadmanagerphil "Straight to the Ace"
Joined: 12 Sep 2005 Posts: 99 Location: Columbus, OH
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Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 9:07 pm Post subject: |
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Shade was a terrible movie, but had some incredible card tricks, and they showed how they are done too. What does that say about a movie when the bonus material is better than the film? |
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LA_Rounder "Straight to the Ace"
Joined: 22 Dec 2005 Posts: 95 Location: Los Angeles
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Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 10:08 pm Post subject: california split |
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not too much of it has to do with poker, but still a fun movie for anyone who wants a character study on the "action" lifestyle. |
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