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Old Jul 23, 2008 | 06:44 AM
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Hey guys,

I just rented this movie and every site I went to said it was the next
" Rounders ". IMO its not even close to touching that badass movie.
I mean its good but it had some suspense let downs. I expected the
edge of the seat feeling a little more.

Not to bad but not up to the hype.

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Old Jul 23, 2008 | 07:37 AM
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dang, glad I waited for DVD!
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Old Jul 23, 2008 | 08:39 AM
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I liked alot, I thought it was a great movie.
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Old Jul 23, 2008 | 08:45 AM
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Its currently my favorite movie
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Old Jul 23, 2008 | 09:53 AM
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The guy that the movie is based on is on the Jim Rome show; I want to check out the book because it goes into more detail on exactly how they scammed Vegas and how they accomplished the card counting.
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Old Jul 23, 2008 | 10:04 AM
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I thought it was only an okay movie. If you have a chance to read the book, I promise you it's worlds better. Actually, this is probably why I thought the movie wasn't all that great. If I hadn't read it, I'm sure I'd think differently.
The movie is only loosely based on the actual events and several parts of it were scripted for it. Again, not a bad movie, just didn't hold a candle to the book.
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Old Jul 23, 2008 | 10:27 AM
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Yeah I was about to say, this movie is more than likely a small gathering of real facts.
But the movie is a must rent. Just would not go out of my way to see it at theatres.

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Old Jul 23, 2008 | 12:11 PM
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rounders was way better i thought..
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loved this movie..wud see it again...if it were free
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Old Jul 23, 2008 | 03:53 PM
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Just ok, lame for the most part.
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Old Jul 23, 2008 | 04:00 PM
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I really feel like if they would have stuck closer to the actual story, it would have been a great movie that might have been somewhere near the relm of "Rounders." The story was already so fantastic and read like a movie from the onset. I didn't feel that there was a need to change it up much, but they did.
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My friend and I watched it in about 45 minutes because it had so many dull and boring parts in it. In the end we just about fast forwarded the entire movie. Ok at best, but I'm definitely glad I saw it for free.

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Old Jul 23, 2008 | 05:18 PM
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It was a good moive, not great, but it was good, No where near the same leval as Rounders though....
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Old Jul 23, 2008 | 05:24 PM
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i got pre-screening passes, so i saw it right before it came out.

was a decent movie. i liked it.
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Old Jul 23, 2008 | 05:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Big Tap
I thought it was only an okay movie. If you have a chance to read the book, I promise you it's worlds better. Actually, this is probably why I thought the movie wasn't all that great. If I hadn't read it, I'm sure I'd think differently.
The movie is only loosely based on the actual events and several parts of it were scripted for it. Again, not a bad movie, just didn't hold a candle to the book.
My thoughts exactly. Word for word. Verbatim. Ditto. You get the point. I also read the book first, and was expecting the flick to be more like the book.
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Old Jul 23, 2008 | 06:45 PM
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meh!
was bored,
saw bootleg anyway
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Old Jul 23, 2008 | 10:14 PM
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i liked it
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Old Jul 23, 2008 | 10:22 PM
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The movies good, the books really good too.
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Old Jul 23, 2008 | 11:14 PM
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wow i just got done watching the movie, it was ok definetely not an amazing movie but it was decent
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Old Jul 24, 2008 | 09:05 AM
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I guess im the only one that really liked it, I thought it was blu ray worthy even lol.
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