S3mper
Poker Not Checkers
Loyaler
Riight? is there any where I could watch it for free online without downloading?
I'm a poker player, I don't have $9.99!!!
Noah31
Enthusiast
Silver Level
Bet Raise Fold
"Bet, Raise, Fold" is a new Documentary about online poker players and their making a living at cards until black Friday, April 15, 2011.
http://www.nydailynews.com/entertai...online-poker-bet-raise-fold-article-1.1390491
"Bet, Raise, Fold" is a new Documentary about online poker players and their making a living at cards until black Friday, April 15, 2011.
http://www.nydailynews.com/entertai...online-poker-bet-raise-fold-article-1.1390491
soncheebs
Visionary
Silver Level
Just watched it last night, was really terrible if you ask me. I mean it barely touched on any one aspect of poker let alone proved to actually be effective filmmaking. I might just be disappointed however because I had been anticipating watching it since I'd seen the first trailer months ago.
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Weissr
Visionary
Silver Level
I Had a similar experience with the mov. Thought it was decent, but it seemed to cover things more at a surface level and didn't really get into the nitty gritty. Would have liked to see more in-depth perspective from a larger number of players instead of just the three main ones they went with.
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StevieSparkZ
Enthusiast
Silver Level
I got it last week and watched it. I thought it was alright, but I saw the deleted scene teaser on youtube with Tommy Angelo.
I expected more poker stuff with Tommy's psychology perspectives. I was a bit disappointed of course.
I expected more poker stuff with Tommy's psychology perspectives. I was a bit disappointed of course.
soncheebs
Visionary
Silver Level
I had a home game last night with a bunch of buddies and I put it on for them, noone liked it. I have to admit it really sucks to know I waited so long for this to come out just to find that there was absolutely no passion in this project, the movie is so bland and I just wish they would of made the film at least somewhat thought-provoking.
nitulbhatia
Legend
Bronze Level
Not seen it, but there is a very select audience for poker movies as such. Even Rounders released in '98 did about $ 22.9 million in box office revenues and was ranked as the 80th best raking movie of 1998.
The #1 rank of 1998 was Saving Private Ryan which did $216.54 million.
Look for Rounders on Rank 80 in this list of 1998 box office collections
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=1998&p=.htm
The #1 rank of 1998 was Saving Private Ryan which did $216.54 million.
Look for Rounders on Rank 80 in this list of 1998 box office collections
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=1998&p=.htm
LarkMarlow
Legend
Silver Level
Regarding the purpose of the movie, the following excerpt is from an article in the NY Daily News. I think they accomplished their mission quite well.
“We were the ones with the cameras rolling when Black Friday happened,” says Rosenkrantz. “We were able to capture that drama from a personal perspective to make the movie that more powerful, more compelling story.”
When Black Friday happened, media coverage of the shutdown primarily focused on the sites and the violation of Unlawful Internet Gambling Act of 2006. The hardship placed on the players, who were not breaking the law, was mostly ignored.
“We felt this intense personal responsibility to getting this right, to giving poker players a voice,” say Rosenkrantz. “I came of age myself in this world so I felt this responsibility to really tell the story right because we felt no one else could do it or have a chance to do it.”
“We were the ones with the cameras rolling when Black Friday happened,” says Rosenkrantz. “We were able to capture that drama from a personal perspective to make the movie that more powerful, more compelling story.”
When Black Friday happened, media coverage of the shutdown primarily focused on the sites and the violation of Unlawful Internet Gambling Act of 2006. The hardship placed on the players, who were not breaking the law, was mostly ignored.
“We felt this intense personal responsibility to getting this right, to giving poker players a voice,” say Rosenkrantz. “I came of age myself in this world so I felt this responsibility to really tell the story right because we felt no one else could do it or have a chance to do it.”
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onemorechance
live free or die
Silver Level
Feels awesome seeing your own name in the credits
Dunno what people expected. Getting a decade of history into an hour and a half is difficult on the simplest of issues, never mind something like online poker that's gone through huge ups and downs since Moneymaker's win. Reckon they did a pretty decent job
Dunno what people expected. Getting a decade of history into an hour and a half is difficult on the simplest of issues, never mind something like online poker that's gone through huge ups and downs since Moneymaker's win. Reckon they did a pretty decent job
S3mper
Poker Not Checkers
Loyaler
They should create a never ending poker Documentary so they can get everything in =)
<.< I'd probably watch all of it >.>