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#1

Howdy

I saw 21 today. No it's not my birthday...maybe in dog years. The only
review I read was not very complimentary. So I prepared for the worst. I wouldn't
rate it up there with BENJI DOES BLACKJACK but with Kevin Spacey in it how
bad could it be?

Besides I think people who have played Blackjack sometime in their life will
find it somewhat entertaining. People who read the book from which it is
taken may be more critical. I myself did not read it so I can compare.

I think knowing how the game is played and being someone who frequents the
casino will help in your enjoyment.

I played the game in the early days of AC and even tried counting cards. I
gave counting up because it was just too exhausting .

So all I can say is when is the last time you saw a movie that had any
connection to your present life ?.

Grumpy

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#2

The LVRJ had an interview in yesterdays paper of a former MIT team
member, who now lives in Summerlin and plays poker. He said he liked
the movie except for certain details. One "detail" was disclosure of
several signaling methods used, which he believed team players today
would wish wern't disclosed.

Howdy

I saw 21 today. No it's not my birthday...maybe in dog years. The only
review I read was not very complimentary. So I prepared for the

worst. I wouldn't

rate it up there with BENJI DOES BLACKJACK but with Kevin Spacey in

it how

bad could it be?

Besides I think people who have played Blackjack sometime in their

life will

find it somewhat entertaining. People who read the book from which

it is

taken may be more critical. I myself did not read it so I can compare.

I think knowing how the game is played and being someone who

frequents the

casino will help in your enjoyment.

I played the game in the early days of AC and even tried counting

cards. I

gave counting up because it was just too exhausting .

So all I can say is when is the last time you saw a movie that had any
connection to your present life ?.

Grumpy

**************Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch the video

on AOL

Home.

(http://home.aol.com/diy/home-improvement-eric-stromer?video=15&ncid=aolhom00030000000001)

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#3

I went to the movie yesterday with several friends.

I told them "I'll wait in the lobby. When the movie gets good, signal
me to come in."

My review:

I spent over two hours standing in the lobby.

One of the people on whom Kevin Spacey's character was based said the
only thing they got right was the room number on the door to the first
practice session.

#4

Knock, knock, hello, hello… anyone home??? This is a MOVIE not a documentary. Based on a real event, most of these movies are about 50% accurate and the other 50% is for dramatic effect so that people will pay to go see it. And who cares about room numbers. It is the idea and getting away with counting and that the movie is based on a real event. Most movie goers don't care about minor details only the nit-pickers do. Whenever I go to a movie I go with the expectation that it is going to be good and that I will probably enjoy it. That attitude might change AFTER I had seen the movie, but I would never go and waste my time or money if I had such a negative attitude before seeing it. And even if the movie is good, you still won't like it, having the negative attitude going in. 21 will be a hit or a bomb on its own merits and nothing said on this forum will change that.

Bob

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I went to the movie yesterday with several friends.

I told them "I'll wait in the lobby. When the movie gets good, signal
me to come in."

My review:

I spent over two hours standing in the lobby.

One of the people on whom Kevin Spacey's character was based said the
only thing they got right was the room number on the door to the first
practice session.

#5

I am humbled by your stern rebuke.

I intended the comment on the movie's quality and the comment on its
historical accuracy to be entirely separate.

I was foolish to think people here could see that.

I'm sorry.

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On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 6:37 PM, Bob Sommer - Top of the World Coins <NL7HT@barrow.com> wrote:

Knock, knock, hello, hello… anyone home??? This is a MOVIE not a
documentary.

#6

I went to see the movie yesterday and quite enjoyed it! I've never read the
book on which the movie is based, and I don't know many (if any) of the
details of the "true story". I simply found the movie to be good
entertainment, and as a Las Vegas resident, I enjoyed seeing some of my
hometown on the big screen.

I love Kevin Spacey when he plays this kind of character--one that I found
similar in demeanour to his character in K-PAX (another movie I liked).

Anyway, I give it a thumbs up recommendation.

P.S. At least, contrary to "Hells Kitchen", this movie did not try to make
you believe that Red Rock is on the strip! :slight_smile:

#7

Nathan wrote: I went to see the movie yesterday and quite enjoyed it! .
. . P.S. At least, contrary to "Hells Kitchen", this movie did not try
to make you believe that Red Rock is on the strip!

I enjoyed it very much myself. Better than the book (which was based 15
years earlier, among numerous other differences), in fact.

There was the usual playfulness with Las Vegas geography. The main love
scene was set in "a suite at the Hard Rock", whose window just happens
to overlook the Bellagio fountains. Oh well. I had a good time and
recommend the movie to other Vegas afficionados and/or advantage
players.

Bob Dancer

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#8

That reminds me of a scene in Sleepless in Seattle. I lived in
Seattle for 8 years on a houseboat on Lake Union. Tom Hanks and his
son board a rowboat moored to their houseboat on Lake Union and land
on the beach in West Seattle! Excuse me ... that's requires going
through Chittenden locks and rowing 6-8 miles across the rough waters
of Elliot Bay.

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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "Bob Dancer" <bdancer@...> wrote:

There was the usual playfulness with Las Vegas geography. The main love
scene was set in "a suite at the Hard Rock", whose window just happens
to overlook the Bellagio fountains.

#9

> There was the usual playfulness with Las Vegas geography. The

main love

> scene was set in "a suite at the Hard Rock", whose window just

happens

> to overlook the Bellagio fountains.
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
That reminds me of a scene in Sleepless in Seattle. I lived in
Seattle for 8 years on a houseboat on Lake Union. Tom Hanks and his
son board a rowboat moored to their houseboat on Lake Union and land
on the beach in West Seattle! Excuse me ... that's requires going
through Chittenden locks and rowing 6-8 miles across the rough

waters

of Elliot Bay.

In the Truman Capote book "In Cold Blood" the two murder suspects had
ties to Las Vegas. In the movie remake filmakers portrayed Las Vegas
with a panoramic scene filmed from the northwest corner of 2nd &
Virginia in Reno. Right in the middle of the scene sat the Club Cal-
Neva.

BTW, as far as "21" goes, it looks like everyone is jumping into the
act these days. The book and movie are about the Reptiles, but I
watched a documentary on the Amphibians a few days ago. History
Channel, I think. Alot of the team members were in it including the
mysterious "Mickey Rosa." But there was one thing that didn't add
up. Tony Mah, a Reptile, was doing commentary, but the caption
underneath kept referring to him as Ben Mezrich, the author.

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#10

There was a "Leprechaun" horror movie set in Las Vegas where in one
scene the evil Leprechaun was chasing the main characters. He was
outside Binion's and chased them across the street to Slots-A-Fun! :slight_smile:

Even funnier, the casino dealers in this movie didn't quite follow
standard procedure. In roulette for example, the ball would land on a
number and then the wheel would come to a COMPLETE STOP. On craps,
after the players threw the dice, the stick man would rake the dice
back to himself and then pick up the dice and throw them back to the
shooter. I was a dealer at the time as were two friends I watched
this with and we got many good laughs out of it.

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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "brumar_lv" <brumar_lv@...> wrote:

That reminds me of a scene in Sleepless in Seattle. I lived in
Seattle for 8 years on a houseboat on Lake Union. Tom Hanks and his
son board a rowboat moored to their houseboat on Lake Union and land
on the beach in West Seattle! Excuse me ... that's requires going
through Chittenden locks and rowing 6-8 miles across the rough waters
of Elliot Bay.