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That's not how you spell Yolo Swaggins
I saw "Hard Eight" last night, props to that guy.
Big dick is a great name
https://www.facebook.com/hosseinijay...11514395958861Originally Posted by big dick
honestly one of the better american gambling movies. like maybe top 3 behind 'the gambler' and 'uncut gems'.
"Birds born in a cage think flying is an illness." - Alejandro Jodorowsky
"America is not so much a nightmare as a non-dream. The American non-dream is precisely a move to wipe the dream out of existence. The dream is a spontaneous happening and therefore dangerous to a control system set up by the non-dreamers." -- William S. Burroughs
also,
"Birds born in a cage think flying is an illness." - Alejandro Jodorowsky
"America is not so much a nightmare as a non-dream. The American non-dream is precisely a move to wipe the dream out of existence. The dream is a spontaneous happening and therefore dangerous to a control system set up by the non-dreamers." -- William S. Burroughs
No, it's second last.
limitles. root word limitless; adjective, without end or boundary
Chosen for the above definition and the fact that I was a limit player and a meditator .
No my name is not les but never mind .
Not long into my limitles persona comes the major motion picture Limitless
which pretty much mirrored my life in seeking ultimate mental stimulation through
any means possible
I've been prescribed stimulants for the last 15 years.
Go ahead and top that bitches
Ok, I loved Uncut Gems, but cant put it in a gambling movie category. For me, Rounders will always rule in the gambling section. Uncut Gems is more of a drama maybe? But still what a movie. I wanted Druff to review this Gems on the PFA show, maybe some day.
honestly one of the better american gambling movies. like maybe top 3 behind 'the gambler' and 'uncut gems'.
Mississippi Grind is the best poker movie since Rounders. It captures the desperation and degenerey, Add a sincon of magical realism. And low production value. I rank it at the top of my range.
Of course Uncut Gems is a drama, but so is Rounders, that's neither here nor there. UG is almost completely about the runaway addiction of a degenerate gambler, and all that comes with it. It's 100% a gambling movie.
Of course Uncut Gems is a drama, but so is Rounders, that's neither here nor there. UG is almost completely about the runaway addiction of a degenerate gambler, and all that comes with it. It's 100% a gambling movie.
people tend to fawn over rounders because there are basically zero consequences for the protagonist's decisions beyond a mild ass whipping, so they feel like its safe to empathize with him.
arguably one of the most toxic movies ever made. as the roman senators all saw themselves as prospective ceasars, every white male who ever wore a baseball cap backwards with dark sunglasses at a poker table sees himself as mike mcdermott.
the documentary 'poker bustouts' should arguably be rebranded as 'rounders fans'.
"Birds born in a cage think flying is an illness." - Alejandro Jodorowsky
"America is not so much a nightmare as a non-dream. The American non-dream is precisely a move to wipe the dream out of existence. The dream is a spontaneous happening and therefore dangerous to a control system set up by the non-dreamers." -- William S. Burroughs
Oh man, I will say Rounders has drama, but still a gambling movie to me. And what a perfectly done film, I mean really, what a story, characters, music, everything, I just cant get enough of Rounders, wholly all time classic, right next to Casino.
What I would like to hear is Druff, Traderuski (I spell it wrong on purpose) and some of the other poker pros just discuss the movie one time and mull over their favorite parts, the technicals, etc.
Also, a briliant Part 2 would have been Mike going to Vegas and playing in the WSOP, but we all know the story line would have fizzled as the movie went on. A part 2 wouldnt have hold to the original. But what a movie, I just love it, its top shelf all the way.
"Pay that man, pay that man his money."
"What happened to your face...Hey, she crossed her legs too fast, alright".
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UG is a degenerate gambling movie.
Rounders is an industry-friendly poker fantasy movie, where the guy who beats the game dirty when he doesn't even have to (Worm) gets his shit kicked in always, and the guy with the pure skill and Sherlock Holmes abilities (Damon) always wins in the end. And the bad guy is Russian.
Both are great fun.
For a little bit of a different take on the topic, Free Solo is a helluva gambling movie/doc.
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no lie i think ive watched that documentary at least a dozen times...usually when i was running like complete shit...always showed me things could be A LOT fucking worse...
even though it was low budget thought the film makers actually did a good job bringing in the chick, melissa (?), and the old guy, bill (?) who were successful to contrast against the guys who would suck dick for a comp or stake...
i actually do wonder what happened to all the people in that documentary...
if i was running a gambling addiction clinic, every fucking person who walked through the doors would be forced to watch poker bustouts during their orientation.no lie i think ive watched that documentary at least a dozen times...usually when i was running like complete shit...always showed me things could be A LOT fucking worse...
even though it was low budget thought the film makers actually did a good job bringing in the chick, melissa (?), and the old guy, bill (?) who were successful to contrast against the guys who would suck dick for a comp or stake...
i actually do wonder what happened to all the people in that documentary...
"Birds born in a cage think flying is an illness." - Alejandro Jodorowsky
"America is not so much a nightmare as a non-dream. The American non-dream is precisely a move to wipe the dream out of existence. The dream is a spontaneous happening and therefore dangerous to a control system set up by the non-dreamers." -- William S. Burroughs
i will say this; rounders is exquisitely filmed, well acted, well directed, the dialog is good, and it captures a lot of the gestalt of what 99.9% of amateur poker players want to experience in terms of games, bankrolls, culture, so on.
but to anyone saying 'i like rounders, poker is so cool' i would like to draw your attention to how there is one (1) scene in a casino poker room and it features a bunch of regs colluding against.. wait for it... literally you. the outsider. the tourist. like jesus christ take the hint folks.
mike mcdermott was about to get literally fucking killed and in his wisdom decides to gamble his way out of it. then when he somehow flips 4 rolls his way to buying back his fucking life, HE GETS GOADED INTO GAMBLING AGAIN. and the film rewards him for this behavior, this is him outsmarting the gordian knot.
childish, cowardly, disingenuous nonsense.
"Birds born in a cage think flying is an illness." - Alejandro Jodorowsky
"America is not so much a nightmare as a non-dream. The American non-dream is precisely a move to wipe the dream out of existence. The dream is a spontaneous happening and therefore dangerous to a control system set up by the non-dreamers." -- William S. Burroughs
^^^ Good review and I get it. It’s one of my fav movie for all the different levels and elements, not just the gambling part.
yeah full disclosure i watch it like probably once every year or two and its always enjoyable. the aftertaste is unpleasant but what can you do.
"Birds born in a cage think flying is an illness." - Alejandro Jodorowsky
"America is not so much a nightmare as a non-dream. The American non-dream is precisely a move to wipe the dream out of existence. The dream is a spontaneous happening and therefore dangerous to a control system set up by the non-dreamers." -- William S. Burroughs
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