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[JC13545]

Anyone seen this movie yet? Thinking about going tonight it looks pretty good. I realize there is a thread about it, but its just bickering about using asians or whatnot.

 

[Nolalonghorn16]

No. Do not go. It is awful. None of the chacters are likable, the plot is cheesy and predicatble. DO. NOT. GO.

 

[VacantlyOccupied]

Saw it last night. Enjoyed it.

 

[Duckie]

If you read the book, you will be very disappointed. If you really want to watch it, wait for it to come out on DVD. It was not so good.

 

[utex02]

i agree book much better, saw the movie and was disappointed

 

[LCHorn]

I'm not Asian, nor really give a **** about Asians as an ethnic minority, but still think it ****** they changed the race of the hero from an Asian guy to a white guy.

Even worse, the actor playing him is BRITISH.

The real guy:

 

[Xminus6]

that is ****** because one of the main reasons they chose asians was because they can pose as rich hong kong kids.

 

[DCA_HORN]

I thought the main guy in the first book was Russian? No?

 

[BHood27]

That is a different book by the same author about a different MIT blackjack team that existed around the same time.

 

[BattleshipTexas]

There were multiple MIT blackjack teams. Vegas must hate MIT. The different teams used completely different systems. No one (except maybe a few MIT professors) really knows how many teams there were, but they made a bunch of money.

 

[Not Shinola]

I was a member of the Texas A&M Keno Team

 

[TexasTower]

Without going to see the movie I'm going to BET it sucks.

See what I did there? A little play on words.

No chance in hell I would've seen it, but thanks for the heads up.

 

[Jive_Turkey]

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[Vol Horn 4 Life]

I still cant figure out why counting cards is illegal. Hell, if you are smart enough to remember that many cards then you should have every right to win.

 

[Nolalonghorn16]

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[BattleshipTexas]

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[bronco]

I thought the movie was pretty good, pretty entertaining.

I did read the book and if you are looking for that, you will be disapointed.

Also, card counting really isn't that hard. I'm no genius and I can count inti a 2 deck shoe. The problem with it is that it is so ******* tedious its almost unbearable. You can sit for hours before the count gets good and it may only last for 2 hands.

Also, they way exagerate its effectiveness. Counting cards basically swithches the odds from about 48.5% against to maybe 51.5% for. Over a long period you can win but not like they did in the movie.

 

[halsteadfrost]

I saw the movie and it was fine. As others have said it strays greatly from the book, and I think that it's problem is being tied to the book in the first place. If you went to see it as a straight up fictional movie I don't think it would bug y'all as much.