21

Eh, I thought 21 was OK. Maybe I didn't think it was that great because I was pretty tired throughout the movie, and actually dozed off for a minute or two a couple times.

I actually think the card counting would be do-able. Maybe tricky at first, but with some practice, I think I could do it. The hardest part for me would be picking up the key word that the spotter says, and remembering what current count that word equals.

carl_the_sniper wrote: Really? Everyone I talked to as well as all of the critics loved it. Why didn't you?

No idea, I just heard it sucked from a couple people. Haven't pursued any reviews or anything about it, so I don't know if its good or not. I generally like Jason Statham, but Crank WAS weak, so who knows.

Bolt3 wrote: carl_the_sniper wrote: ALso, on the subject of current movies, I highly recommend the bank job. That was a HORRIBLE movie.I

I heard that too.

choopie911 wrote: Damn my feeble brain.

x2

impulse! wrote: Did anyone catch the 2 hour documentary, on the history channel a few months back?

Yeah I did which is really a big reason why I went to go see the movie.

 

Did anyone else walk out of the movie feeling stupid.  The fact that these peoples minds can do math so fast like that with all the distractions blows my mind.

Man Bites Dog wrote: It seems OK.The true story of it is really cool.

Truth, how card counting came about is pretty impressive, along with things like this story. Back before vegas became a disneyland version of itself.

I enjoyed it.  I went into the movie with a basic background of the story and I think that made it more interesting.

Shub wrote: choopie911 wrote: carl_the_sniper wrote: Really? I honestly don't know how a movie about blackjack could be anything but crap. Maybe I need to see this... Why would it suck? Rounders was about poker, and that was a great movie. QFT...although I don't think many people have ever seen it.

Seriously good movie.  Flopped at the box office but it was well done.

Probably one of the best examples of Hollywood portraying something with reasonable accuracy.

Shub wrote: Did anybody read the book? I was thinking about picking it up on Amazon the other day, but I didn't order yet.

This sounds like the makings of "The book was far better than the movie" type deal.

Shub wrote: carl_the_sniper wrote: ALso, on the subject of current movies, I highly recommend the bank job. Wow, I hadn't heard about this movie. The trailer does look good. And it's based on a true story too. I like to see Jason Statham in decent roles. He seems talented, but he's in some awful, awful movies, like Crank.

Oh no you didn't!

Seriosuly though, it got fantastic reviews with the critics and is definately the best movie out there right now.