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Rounders - Special Edition [1998]
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Quite a disillusioning film
Review date: 2008-02-24 Rating: 8 out of 10
A small film on gambling. It does not really bring anything about gambling itself as an addiction, as a total lack of judgment and reason. And the end of the film is both a total illusion because you never really win in gambling because winning is only there to make you lose even more, and a fatal last move that announces the final descent into hell, a hell that is named Las Vegas. The only strange element, original element, is the Jewish dimension introduced by the judge who should have been a rabbi and couldn't because he could not see God. He actually lent money to that poor Mike knowing that Mike was going to gamble with it and was killing his dream of ever being anything noticeable in a court of justice apart from eventually being an accused or a convicted criminal. For a judge and a law student that is particularly sorry, sad and crude.
Dr Jacques COULARDEAU, University Paris Dauphine, University Paris 1 Pantheon Sorbonne & University Versailles Saint Quentin en Yvelines
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Reviews
DVD features
Review date: 2007-10-23 Rating: 10 out of 10
My version is the widescreen 2.35:1 editon but, unfortunately is without English subtitles. The movie is a real surprise packet and great entertainment. Does anyone know what ratio this Special edition is presented in? Is it 2.35:1? Does this edition come with English subtitles?
Cashing In on Poker Popularity
Review date: 2007-05-10 Rating: 6 out of 10
Rounders has been overly hyped as "THE" poker movie, although I believe this is probably down to the fact that I cannot think of an alternative.
Rounders follows Mike (Matt Damon) as he loses everything in a high-stakes Poker game and then quits, as his girlfriend does not like him playing. His erratic friend gets out of prison and wants back in the action (Edward Norton) and they try to get enough money together to pay off Nortons debts. The film is unique in that it was filmed a long time before Poker went global.
It is a dated version of poker, and not a particularly riveting movie. For the non-poker enthusiast, it is probably one to avoid. The movie is purely about poker and nothing else, except for the usual Hollywood themes like struggling to overcome demons and then use these demons ultimately to succeed.
As much as I would love to say otherwise, a poker player probably should own this in his/her collection.
Shuffle up and deal!
Very good.
Review date: 2006-08-03 Rating: 10 out of 10
Matt Damon is Mike McDermott, a law student who is also a gambler. He is trying hard to stay away from poker and focus on his studies but... I won't spoil it for you by telling anymore. All I can say is the film is very good. You won't regret spending your time on watching it despite Malkovich's dodgy Russian accent :). Performances are solid with Damon and Norton keeping you interested all the way till the end. Good film.
Norton and Damon are great
Review date: 2006-04-17 Rating: 8 out of 10
This film about two professional poker players, with its competant but pedestrian writing and direction, would be fairly unremarkable if it wasn't for two important factors: Matt Damon and Edward Norton. These two outstandingly gifted actors lift the film out of mediocrity and make it engaging and a real delight to watch.
Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
John Turturro
Edward Norton
Matt Damon
Famke Janssen
Gretchen Mol
Creators:
Matt Damon (Primary Contributor)
Edward Norton (Primary Contributor)
Director(s):
Recording label: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm
Manufacturer: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm
EAN: 8717418049843
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: PAL, Special Edition,
Release date: 2005-07-06
Audience rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Region code: 2
Running time: 116 minutes
Theatrical release date: 1998
Language: English (Original Language)