21 The Movie

God knows, it's been done. Binion's was notorious for it, especially when Benny was alive.

 

Bump because the movie came out last night. Anyone seen it yet?

I loved the book, but not that jacked about the movie. In the right hands it could be a good film, but from the trailers, I figure it's going to "The Fast and the Furious" at the blackjack table.

 

Actually, they don't even kick the crap out of you anymore because they would stand to lose more on a lawsuit. Now they just take the chips and ban them from their casinos.

 

Saw it the other night - really good. Spacey is badass, and please save Fishburne a Best Supporting Actor nomination.
Yes, the movie takes some serious liberties with the facts, but the twisty ending earns my forgiveness.

 

Really? I thought it was at best mediocre and full of plot holes you could drive a truck through. I don't think anybody's going to be winning any awards for this one.

 

Whew. Good thing he wasn't alive the night buckweaver and I took them for $900 at the $5 blackjack table. Which became the $25 blackjack table by the time we were done playing.

 

It became a $25 table loooong before we were done taking their damn money!

Makes you wonder if the three pit bosses hovering over our table had any brass knuckles in their pockets. I'm pretty sure I threw them off by playing so, ahem, against the grain. "No way this fucking guy can be counting cards," they muttered in frustration .. as I won again and again.

 

Only place I ever played where the dealer intentionally flashed me his hole card (I was the only one at the table) was Binion's. That was a profitable 45 minutes, and yeah, I took good care of him.

 

I saw the movie. Decent, not great, not bad. Book was way better, but they always are.

I'd tell you to go see it because it's entertaining. But it won't be winning any Oscars.

 

I was at a table at a casino in portland where the dealer was counting cards. He'd guide us -- "Are you sure you don't want to take a card here?" -- and I made a small fortune. I split it with the dude. I'm sure he got fired soon thereafter.

 

Joy is defined as knowing the dealer has a six under that ten.

 

It was decent, but sorry, Fishburne ain't winning shit for his performance. It wasn't terrible, but certainly not worthy of an award nomination. And Spacey was a badass? He bossed around a bunch of college kids and got his ass whipped. Not exactly Brock Lesnar.

That said, the blonde (Kate Bosworth maybe?) stole the show for me. I'm a little late to that party. I think this was the first of her movies I've watched. Pheeeeenominal!

I plan on reading the book this summer.