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Old 01-11-08, 10:53 PM   #1
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Default Movie: Even Money

Just watched Even Money. Great gambling movie. They truly capture the cold path gambling can go. Only a real gambler that has lost can fully understand what is happening. Any thoughts if you have seen the movie. If not it is a must see.
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Old 01-11-08, 10:54 PM   #2
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did you rent it or is it on ppv? when waas this made? who's in it that' i'd know?
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Old 01-11-08, 10:55 PM   #3
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Even Money
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Old 01-11-08, 10:57 PM   #4
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Movies.com gave it a D.
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Old 01-11-08, 11:03 PM   #5
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i lik owning mahony better. even money has too much exaggeration...hollywood. owning mahoney seems more like a documentary.
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Old 01-11-08, 11:08 PM   #6
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i lik owning mahony better. even money has too much exaggeration...hollywood. owning mahoney seems more like a documentary.
Never seen Owning Mahoney. Can you get it at Blockbuster?
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Old 01-11-08, 11:10 PM   #7
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There was an older movie with I believe Ryan O'Neal in it that was one of the best I ever saw. Can not remember the name though.


Fever Pitch was the movie I believe.

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Old 01-11-08, 11:11 PM   #8
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Never seen Owning Mahoney. Can you get it at Blockbuster?
yes...just ask the clerk.
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Old 01-11-08, 11:12 PM   #9
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I started a thread about this movie yesterday, great flick
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Old 01-12-08, 02:18 AM   #10
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"normal people don't beat other people up because they own them money"
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Old 01-12-08, 02:27 AM   #11
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this movie has all the starts. damn good movie
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Old 01-12-08, 02:42 AM   #12
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kim basinger is in it for the 3 card monte....this is a great movie
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Old 01-12-08, 02:59 AM   #13
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"i am not perfect. nobody is perfect"

how many times have you guys used this line?
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Old 01-12-08, 03:40 AM   #14
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"not to risk more than what you can afford to lose"

this is the best line of the movie

so all you punters out there. don't ever bet with credit
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Old 01-12-08, 01:23 PM   #15
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"i am not perfect. nobody is perfect"

how many times have you guys used this line?

Exactly what I was thinking when she said it

Watched it last night; pretty good. Suprised a website critic rated it as a D movie. Wasn't top of the line, but still a decent watch. At first I thought Kim was going to annoy me how she was acting, but it played right into her character.

I would give it 3 stars (probably a 1/2 star bias of what it is about)
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Old 01-12-08, 01:32 PM   #16
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Have to check it out love gambling movies like Rounders and Let it ride
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Old 01-12-08, 02:02 PM   #17
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i love kim basinger from 9 1/2 weeks. she is kind of annoying in this movie.
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i love kim basinger from 9 1/2 weeks. she is kind of annoying in this movie.

She used to be one hot babe but father time has taken his toll on her
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Old 01-12-08, 05:59 PM   #19
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Rodney Dangerfield and Joe Pesci were hilarious in that movie, oh wait, that was "Easy Money".
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Just finished watching this movie for the first time...good movie with alot of different views of gambling. Thanks. I think i will download, i mean rent Let it Ride now....any good?
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Just finished watching this movie for the first time...good movie with alot of different views of gambling. Thanks. I think i will download, i mean rent Let it Ride now....any good?
If your a horse racing bettor you will like it alot.
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Hmmm nah not to much...id rather watch like rounders, or sportsbetting movies...not too big on horsebetting movies..any good one's in mind?
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Hmmm nah not to much...id rather watch like rounders, or sportsbetting movies...not too big on horsebetting movies..any good one's in mind?
Those are my 2 favorite there is plenty of betting action in let it ride,its not a love story about a horse its about a man and all the characters around the track and the degenerate gamblers.
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Old 01-12-08, 07:17 PM   #24
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Cool...Thanks Wrigley...i'll check it out...i like any movie about degenerate gamblers....makes me feel better about myself
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I searched for other interesting gambling movies that I have not seen. Probably will watch Owing Mahowny and Fever Pitch (if I can find it). I will recomend Even Money, Bookies, The Stu Unger Story, Rounders, and Two for the Money. Finders Fee is also good but it is mostly about a lottery ticket.

I hope they can make a true documentary about gamblers that throw everything away and ruin their lives. One that also captures the behind the scenes emotion and desparity pathological gambling can cause.
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Old 01-13-08, 12:12 AM   #26
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fever pitch is not a gambling movie.
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fever pitch is not a gambling movie.
That other guy said it was. I am not talking about Fever Pitch with Jimmy Fallon. God forbid I watch that.
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