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Summary: The Poker Revolution
Review: I first saw Rounders when I had been playing Hold'Em for about 2 years and noticed a big change in the "drop ins" at the tables. (Drop In - A new player that isnt one of the regulars that usually play in a reoccuring game or location) People were throwing out quotes from Teddy KGB, the Russian character played by John Malkovich. I could tell the movie was creating an insurgance of new players to the game. Years later you can play Hold'Em at nearly any table in any casino and say something like 'weaddy ageasieev' and get at least a couple chuckles.Matt Damon plays the main character, Mikey McDermott and Edward Norton his best friend Lester "Worm" Murphy who's freshly released from a prison term that Mikey might have also had to serve if Lester would have given him up. Feeling obligated for the sacrifice his friend made, Mikey trys everything he can to keep Worm out of trouble while attempting to hold together a failing relationship with his girlfriend while juggling law school. Mikey cant resist the draw of poker and ends up back in the frey of the Rounders again realizing that life is a grind without his true love of poker. Damon portrays the main character brilliantly and Norton was so convincing that I actually felt angry at him for fouling everything all up. Malkovich invents his own odd version of the Russian accent while pulling off the role of Teddy that is completely unforgettable. There's also a great cameo by the 3 time World Series of Poker champion Jonny Chan. Rounders portrays a professional gambler more realistically than I've ever seen it before. From hiding large amounts of cash all over the house to the dark smokey poker rooms hidden away in a basement to ring games at the casino. Amassing large fortunes and getting broke again then back in the same day. The life of gambling is one of extremes, danger and euphoria. People get drawn into it and like a drug become addicted, a small handful end up conquering it and carving out a life for themselves. This movie can almost be attributed to the start of a new revolution of poker players, TV shows like World Poker Tour sprang up, attendance at the World Series of Poker has increased by bounds every year. Though it was an already growing sport, Rounders has been the catalyst to growth and has pulled people into poker like never before.
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Summary: Mr. Falletta Says its a hot one
Review: I am in my friends computer class when the teachers tells me about a movie called Rounders. He says that it is one of the best gambling movies of all time. Love Friendship and great action are all Parts that make up this incredible movie he says. I think I'm going to go rent it this weekend.
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Summary: A VERY ENTERTAINING MOVIE.
Review: "Rounders" is the kind of movie that you don't expect too much before seeing it, but after a while watching it, you realize that the movie is actually very interesting. "Rounders" takes us to the underworld of the gambling and the card games, a world that can make you rich in 5 minutes, or can leave you without a dollar in 5 minutes. The movie has two main characters, Mike (Matt Damon) and "Worm" (Edward Norton. Thank God they didn't use that pathetic actor named Ben Affleck for the role of "Worm"). During the movie, we see this two charismatic dudes, Mike & "Worm" using a lot of very interesting tricks in the card games, and that's one of the main reasons why this movie is very, very amusing. "Rounders" is a very interesting film, with a very charismatic cast, and good editing, specially when we see the tricks used by Mike, "Worm", and the crazy russian Teddy KGB (John Malkovich). If you like card games or movies about gambling, "Rounders" is a good choice.
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Summary: Check,Check, Check
Review: If you don't spot the sucker within the first half hour your the sucker.Matt Damon a law student puts his life on hold for his best friend Lester Murphy AKA (Worm)who's getting out of jail and has debt to the Russian mob Teddy KGB (John Malkovich) who wants his money and the good friend Mike McDermott (Damon) is helps Worm by playing high staks poker to get Worm out of the hole. Putting his carrer, relationship and his life on the line. Which he ends up fighting for when Worm takes off on him.Watch Mike battle for what he has left against Teddy KGB.So get some cookies and Enjoy!!!
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Summary: Great if you like poker
Review: If you are the kind of person who enjoys gambling or watching poker on TV this is a must see movie. There are some wonderful scenes and it's just plain cool. Matt Damon is as good as always. You can see this one over and over again. I thought the Amazon editorial was a little condescending and over critical. This is a very good movie for your collection if you are into this kind of thing.
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Summary: ~WOW~ why have I not seen this film sooner!!!!
Review: This movie is so awesome. Especially if your in to Vegas & poker. I extremly loved John Malkovich's character & the oreo's. Matt Damon & Edward Norton were also an excellent team for as long as it lasted. Well I don't want to tell you everything but this movie is a MUST SEE FILM!!! HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!!!
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Summary: Life as "Texas hold em no limits"
Review: A philosophical film disguised as a buddy-movie wrapped up in a Texas hold em no limits adventure. Matt Damon and Edward Norton excel as two talented gamblers, one trying to stick to the straight-up path as a law student, the other, feeling duty-bound to take down one sucker at a time even if it leads him to jail or worse. The question is not whether life deals all of us a certain hand or not. It inevitably does. The question is rather if we'll honor that hand and play it the way it should be played, to the best of our abilities... or are we going to refuse even to sit at the table, as Matt Damon tries to do in the forst half of the movie? When he accepts the hand fate has dealt him, that's when things start to click in Damon's life even though his love life suffers in the process. Fast pace. Lot's of twists and turns. Great entertainment especially if you like card games.
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Summary: over and over and over...
Review: ...again. This is (as the previous reviewer wrote) a movie that you can watch over and over again, not many movies you can say that about. Great acting (especially from Norton/Malkowitch) and many funny lines from malk as the character KGB =)
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Summary: In The Game Of Life...Play The Cards Your Dealt
Review: nice look at the gambling buisness with Norton, the obsessed player..Damon his friend who is pulled into with him and his relationship with Gretchen Mol is on line.also in the mix...Famke Janssen...John Malkovich(who's Russian in this movie), and John Turturro. the games are great but the performances by Norton and Damon make this thing spark.
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Summary: Is there a BAD Norton performance? ROUNDERS
Review: Edward Norton is such a talented actor! Matt Damon is stellar in this as well. The plot is interesting; chemistry between the actors is solid. Very nicely done film. My favorite scene is early in the film--the night Norton gets out of jail and he and Damon work a poker game over--but the rest of the film is interesting, taunt, and brash. Well worth watching again and again.
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