The Card Counter (1 Viewer)

[navels]

From the trailer the movie does not look good . . . I do like Oscar Isaac, though. Every time Tye Sheridan pops up in a scene I think it is Andy Sandberg in an SNL digital short.

Trailer:

Crappy chips, relabeled Claysmith Mints:

 

[dkersey]

Opens tomorrow. Got my tickets.

 

[Pippa]

Look interesting!!!!!

 

[Venturalvn]

You say - crappy chips. I say - holy crap a movie actually went beyond dice chips.

 

[Venturalvn]

Relabeled Texas card room chips.

 

[Meddler2]

Relabeled Texas card room chips.

I don't think so...at least not the Texas Cardroom in S. Austin off Menchaca Rd. Unless they changed chips from the last time I played there....they were ceramic if I recall.

 

[navels]

Early reviews looking good. Did not realize this was a Paul Schrader flick.

 

[utgtrash]

it looks good to me! Also, joe stapleton talks about being the poker consultant on this film on the last poker stories podcast, and how oscar Isaac got addicted to 2-4 limit holdem.

 

[Shaggy]

Curious to see this… also curious why a movie that appears to have elements of poker in it is called the card counter…I don’t recall seeing blackjack in the trailer.

 

[doublebooyah85]

Curious to see this… also curious why a movie that appears to have elements of poker in it is called the card counter…I don’t recall seeing blackjack in the trailer.

I noticed blackjack several times

 

[Hairy_Crocodile]

Kudos to them for at least re-labeling claysmiths. I actually am relabeling a bunch for bar poker

 

[allforcharity]

Kudos to them for at least re-labeling claysmiths. I actually am relabeling a bunch for bar poker

They did this in Molly's Game, too.

 

[Shaggy]

I noticed blackjack several times

True… watched the trailer again. It starts off even mentioning counting cards… then drifts into poker. Still interested in watching.

 

[Frogzilla]

Some poker in there but Hero is a nit

Edit: this is a poker movie. And one of the characters is like a tall @Anthony Martino

 

[Burke]

What did ya'll think. Interesting to me of the breakdown on Rotten Tomatoes at least.

 

[dkersey]

Well, the movie is not about poker, nor is it about blackjack. Hell, it's not even about card counting! These things are minor background details which serves the purpose of explaining how he makes money. Yes, there are a few poker hands, but they aren't fully shown from start to finish. The scenes are merely there to explain how money was generated when it was needed by the main character.

Its a psychological thriller. It's mostly well done. Some superfluous dialogue and some slow parts, but I think that is intentional to get you thinking about what is going to happen next. If you like these kind of movies, then its probably a good one. If you were looking for an incredible ending, there isn't one.

As far as the chips, there were the Claysmith relabels, which I'm fine with. They were not dice chips, so that tells me they made some effort on their props. There was also some WSOP scenes and those chips were briefly in the scenes (in the background of course).

If you were looking for a poker movie, this is not it. It is about a unique individual. I believe I read where someone said there will never be a Rounders 2 because studios won't make a movie about some obscure individual. Well, if they can make this movie, they can make a Rounders 2.

 

[Cadaveri]

6.8 on imdb atm, might be worth a watch.
But yeah It's not a card game movie..

 

[doublebooyah85]

Bummer

 

[navels]

I really did not like this movie and I'm a fan of the slow burn. This was the slow...drip. Many head-scratching plot points and dull, stilted dialogue. And the poker/blackjack lingo, which was sprinkled regularly throughout so hard to ignore, was off enough to be super awkward

 

[davin]

I really did not like this movie and I'm a fan of the slow burn. This was the slow...drip. Many head-scratching plot points and dull, stilted dialogue. And the poker/blackjack lingo, which was sprinkled regularly throughout so hard to ignore, was off enough to be super awkward

Thanks for the feedback Lee , was thinking of watching it

 

[utgtrash]

Unfortunately it’s just a bad movie. Borderline unwatchable. It’s not even that the poker stuff isn’t interesting which it isn’t. Too many weak plot lines that don’t ever work together. A shame considering how many very good actors are in it.

 

[navels]

Borderline unwatchable.

In fact, it is just borderline enough to string you along and make you wish it was not so borderline so you could have quit earlier.

 

[Steppenwolf]

Unfortunately it’s just a bad movie. Borderline unwatchable.

Now that my expectations have been lowered, I just might enjoy this movie. Out of curiosity, did you like Waterworld?

 

[davislane]

This movie finally getting released in Australia and caught the trailer. Any idea what those chips are?

 

[upNdown]

Was this the one where the guy had been in jail, and he'd been in the army?
If so, I gave up on it. And that doesn't happen often.

 

[ArtOfTheBluff]

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Now that my expectations have been lowered, I just might enjoy this movie. Out of curiosity, did you like Waterworld?

I agree - now that my expectations are properly set, I might give it a watch and "beat the street".

 

[davislane]

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This movie finally getting released in Australia and caught the trailer. Any idea what those chips are?

More claysmiths....

https://www.pokerchipmania.com/clay-poker-chips/showdown/

 

[Senzrock]

Just finished this movie. It was terrible lol. Top 5 worse movies I’ve ever seen and that’s saying a lot!

 

[davislane]

Just finished this movie. It was terrible lol. Top 5 worse movies I’ve ever seen and that’s saying a lot!

so youre saying we should watch it for perspective?

 

[Organista1]

I agree, at first was trying to get into it.. paused to finish at a later time and just couldn’t continue. Real slow, too slow for me more drama than anything poker related. Save you some time and don’t watch it.