Poker movies?

ThaHero · #1 12-14-2005, 07:04 AM

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Have you seen Cincinnati Kid? A lot of poker mistakes, but if you overlook them, you might enjoy.

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On the DVD packaging, it says "The Best Poker Movie Ever Made." Is that true?

#2 12-14-2005, 08:00 AM

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On the DVD packaging, it says "The Best Poker Movie Ever Made." Is that true?

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It's available on DVD??? Those lying b*stards at Virgin told me it was only available on VHS.

Cheers,
Ian

ThaHero · #3 12-14-2005, 05:51 PM

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On the DVD packaging, it says "The Best Poker Movie Ever Made." Is that true?

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It's available on DVD??? Those lying b*stards at Virgin told me it was only available on VHS.

Cheers,
Ian

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They have a HUGE stack of em at the local Best Buy. Even has a featurette from Phil Gordon and that other guy that hosts Celebrity Poker.

uncleshady · #4 12-14-2005, 08:37 AM

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On the DVD packaging, it says "The Best Poker Movie Ever Made." Is that true?

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I think at the time, 1965, it was the only poker movie...

#5 12-14-2005, 10:39 AM

Personally, I enjoyed it. More than Rounders. Then again, maybe it's a "generational" thingie. I like Damon and Norton, but I was/am a monster fan of E.G. Robinson and Steve McQ. Add to that duo, Ann-Margaret and Tuesday Weld, two of my fave "fantasy make-out" ladies, I was one very, very happy camper.

There were a lot more "names" and comers in the cast, too. ('65?)

My fave line (paraphrase) - Lancey (E.G.) to The Kid (Steve M.): "You're good, Kid, real good. But as long as I'm at the table, you'll always be second best."

Rent it if you can.

#6 12-14-2005, 10:43 AM

This half way applies. "The Sting". Not really a poker movie, but it does have poker in it.

#7 12-14-2005, 11:43 AM

Someone mentioned "The Sting" as a poker move?

Well - if that qualifies, then my favorite is "The Odd Couple"!!

#8 12-14-2005, 11:48 AM

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Someone mentioned "The Sting" as a poker move?

Well - if that qualifies, then my favorite is "The Odd Couple"!!

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Thats why I clarified that it's not really a poker movie, but it has a great poker scene in it. On the train with Robert Shaw and Paul Newman. If we listed every movie that is solely about poker this thread would be awefully short. And for the record, the odd couple was pretty sweet [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]