Malkovich accent is the stuff of legend, Here's what Matt Damon said about it.......During a chat with BBC Radio One, Damon said that - during their very first take - Malkovich put on a crazy, high-pitched accent for no apparent reason. Across the table, Damon was left befuddled, staring at Malkovich, wondering what the hell was going on. But his co-star continued, and even received a round of applause from the surrounding crew for his performance. Amusingly, Malkovich then leaned in close and whispered "I'm a terrible actor", which had Damon laughing.
Malkovich was just trying to portray a Russian mob guy that's racket to "earn" is running his game. Plus with all those typical great affectation. I always found it amusing that his track jacket is colors of the old Soviet Union.
As someone who has played poker for more than 20 years, the problem Mike had was not leaving himself outs. It doesn't matter how good you are if you don't play within your bankroll you WILL go broke. I've seen many, many ppl run up a roll and then blow it on a bad run of cards. Love Rounders, the movie that has gotten so many ppl into the game!
As well Texas Hold Em is an inferior game to make money at. Bad odds, mostly luck. Stud based poker games are far better. But the Greg Moneymaker/ ESPN factor kicked in and hyped it up out if control.
@@philmakris8507 Chris Moneymaker, Greg Raymer won it the following yr. the poker boom was a great time for poker. no one plays stud based poker these days. if holdem was mostly luck then the top pros wouldnt still be around yrs later. you telling me Hellmuth is the luckiest tournament player and not skilled?
@@philmakris8507 "Bad odds, mostly luck". As someone who made a living playing (limit) hold 'em, that's simply untrue. Stud-based games give you more information, yes, but they also give _everyone_ at the table more information. More importantly, they are vastly less popular than texas hold 'em, which means your average opponent in a stud game is going to be far more experienced (and thus less likely to make the kind of mistakes you need them to make) vs. in a hold 'em game. I played a good amount of stud (and omaha, and most other variations of poker) for fun, but limit hold 'em payed the bills.
Haha. My dad developed a poker addiction because of this movie. He has lost SO much money betting on poker. Betting money he couldn't afford to lose. He's currently in a bind because of the same poker addiction he developed over 20 years ago because of this movie. Poker is a lot of fun but you're absolutely right you must set yourself limits and DO NOT go against those limits. And don't chase the losses, that's the worst part people fall into. They lose and then chase it, lose and then chase even harder. Very slippery slope.
Hi Chrissie. Believe it or not Malkovich worked with a Russian woman as prep for this role. They gave her copies of the lines and after she would speak them John would imitate her until everyone agreed he had her "brand" of English down. There are a couple of other poker movies you might want to try. One is newer and is called Molly's Game. The other is an older film starring Steve McQueen, Karl Malden, Edward G. Robinson and Ann Margaret. It is called The Cincinnati Kid. Great movie and cast. Also for an interesting movie (if you haven't seen it) that includes a bit of poker and other gambling and also shows characters sort of skirting around the law, there is a movie classic starring Paul Newman, Robert Redford and Robert Shaw called The Sting. I personally think you will love The Sting. Hope you enjoy!!
Another great gambling movie, about craps, that I can’t believe I didn’t know about until recently is The Big Town, with Matt Dillon, Tommy Lee Jones, Diane Lane, Tom Skerritt, and Bruce Dern.
Funny Story. Matt Damon started a scene with John Malkovich. And when he started talking in that crazy Russian accent, it made Damon laugh. So Malkovich leaned in close and said "I'm not really a very good actor."
I love poker and I'm a huge movie buff. I'm also a huge fan of most of this cast and especially Edward Norton so this masterpiece tickles in all the right places. My bible.
That's how it started for me. Poker nights with my friends. Nowadays I just play tournaments online. Best game in the world and my favorite hobby.@@chrissiereacts
That's how it started for me. Poker nights with my friends. Nowadays I just play tournaments online. Best game in the world and my favorite hobby.@@chrissiereacts
Live poker does include some elements of that for sure, but the best players have gotten so good at hiding their tells anyway so modern poker is more about strategi and math. And online is great for me cause I have no poker face😂@@chrissiereacts
Such an underrated gem. Not only the seminal poker movie, also a really interesting character study with an absolutely _insane_ cast. That big hand that Mike loses to Teddy KGB in the beginning is such an interesting scenario. From their own perspectives, both players had the second-best possible hand. Mike's A9 could only be beat by the pocket aces Teddy had, but without cheating (and it's never suggested that he does cheat) Teddy still has to consider the possibility that Mike has pocket nines for four of a kind, which would beat his aces full. The fact that Teddy so confidently makes his all-in bet in that hand shows that he is entirely dialed in and is reading Mike's actions so well that he _knows_ Mike doesn't have the quad nines, while Mike never even considers the possibility that Teddy holds the better full house. Then of course the complete juxtaposition in the final hand, where Teddy once again confidently goes all in with what he believes is the best hand, only for Mike to turn over the stone nuts (best possible hand regardless of other players' holdings). Malkovich gives an excellent performance there, even through the over the top accent, of showing his initial anger over losing the game (and, less importantly, the money), followed by his realization that he had been definitively outplayed by Mike, then capped off with the begrudging respect he gives Mike in admitting that he'd been beaten "fair and square".
Good job reacting to this awesome movie.Truly a moden classic. It was huge when it came out. It came out right for the enormous poker boom of the early 2000's For some reason hardly any of the channels have reacted to it. I follow a lot of channels and I have seen it reviewed only 3 times. One was just a 15 minute review. Asia and BJ did it just a week and a half ago. And now you. 👏👏👏. Two other movies you would enjoy are the absolute juggernaut CASINO and the great pool hustling movie POOLHALL JUNKIES.
It's funny you say that because I filmed this 3 weeks ago and when I looked on UA-cam I couldn't find any reactions but I still wanted to check it out. And then I saw Asia and BJ dropped it a few days ago and I cracked up cause what are the odds 😄👏 Also Casino is high on my list! Definitely gonna watch it soon!
Try the movie 21 its based on the true story of a group of college students who developed a black jack system and took millions from casinos. Keep up the reactions, love em.
This is the movie that got me into playing cash games lol. I ended up buying all my engineering books using my poker winnings. That 1-2 years when WSOP got super big on ESPN too. Seems like ancient history now, but man, this brings me back.
I come back to this movie alot. I'd be half a house up if I never got dragged into poker as a younger man. That and drinking are the only two addictions I ever had.
This movie inspired me to take up poker. I started in home games and ended up at the casino. Literally a couple of weeks into the casino I hit the bad beat jackpot, losing with my quad 8s to quad Kings. I took home $14,000 that night.
The best hustler movie of all time is ''The Hustler'' 1961 with young Paul Newman. It's about the world of pool/billiards hustling. I believe it's in IMDB top 100 movies of all time. This is the movie that made me start searching out old movies , it's truly is that good. Before watching this i would never even think of watching movies that i would consider my parents generation of movies , but like i said before watching this changed my whole perspective , it really is so good both storytelling and the acting.
I watched this film in 1998. I was in medical school at the time. I read a bit about hold em and went to play at a casino. Few people even knew how Holdem was played at the time. The other players really were like the tourists depicted in this movie. I was a beginner myself, but at least I studied a little, knew to play a tight range, and knew to play aggressively. It was so easy to crush the games back then. It was also quite rare to see a no limit cash game in a casino. I think this was because the poker rooms knew that good players would destroy all the beginners too quickly, leaving the casino unable to make money off the rake. Anyway. it was a really fun time and I made more money than a student could make doing any sort of real job.
Run Lola run is excellent and quite trippy. It’s very unusual and one of the best German movies I’ve seen over the past decades. It’s a real wild ride which I’m sure you’ll enjoy.
Malkovich is quoted all the time in the poker world. Pay that man his money, hanging around, hanging around, kids got alligator blood. We love his accent
I swear this movie introduced a new wave in poker enthusiasts / players when it was released. I went out and bought a 10 man poker table just to host games at my house and they were some of the best nights my friends and I ever had.
One of my favorite all time movies. It is obvious to look at worm (eddie N) in a negative light, especially when Mike (Matt D) is our hero. The line worm says outside the state police game is spot on. How come Mike's moves are so high and noble? Mike does several irresponsible things in this moving not inspired by worm. Playing with all his money at the start. Then at the end pressing it when he could just walk away with his debt paid off. Halfway to paying the judge back. If he is so good, walk away and go play in those games you know you can beat. He falls into the same trap as the beginning without the character growth through the movie. This time, he just wins instead of loses. If we are being results oriented, yeah he did great. If he loses that second round with KGB he is broke, owes the judge 10k and who knows what happens with Grama. Worm is definitely a questionable character, but I started coming around on worm. He knows who he is and is unapologetic for it. So from Worm's point of view, this guy who used to run games with him, including cheat with him, went and lost it all. Now he is telling me everything I do is wrong and everything he does is right.
Oh for sure and I agree with your take on Mike. That's the main reason I was saying "Walk away" towards the end. I mentioned this in another comment but I think the perception comes from the _degrees_ of risk. We can argue that Worm is worse because his actions put Mike in direct danger (ex: carrying his debt, getting his ass kicked) whereas Mike puts his relationships at risk (ex: betraying Jo's trust, risking the profs money). Mike's actions will be emotionally painful but Worm's actions could actually get you killed. Also, Mike's character is proven to be better as he tries to face his problems vs Worm who hides and runs away from them. As with his tuition, he would have worked hard to repay the prof even if he lost at the end. Meanwhile, some say Worm is still running lol
Such an under-rated film but one I have always recommended, especially if you like Texas Hold 'Em. "You can sheer a sheep for life, but skin it only once!" A maxim I always say is good for business. I would recommend "Rock 'n Rolla", "Layer Cake", "Fresh" (1994) as a few you can try! Enjoy!
There are lots of cliches about poker and many are contradictory, but oddly enough, still true. Like Mike saying it's not gambling because the same players are at the world series every year (hasn't been true since this movie was made) but his point about people like Kinish grinding out a living is true. But one thing about poker I learned, you can play badly enough to ensure that you lose, but you can't play great enough to ensure that you win. There is always luck involved in single hands.
Poker is never about the one single outcome situation. It is playing that same spot hundreds of times where 40% of the time you lose, 60% of the time you win, which means 20% profit in the long run… that’s the marathon.Thats why the pros don’t go on tilt when it is that 40% of the times when they lose, they know that in the long run, the 60% of the time will generate the profit.
This movie is in my top 10 movies of all time list. I own very close to 2000 movies and have def seen more than that number. So that really says something. P.S. Gorgeous much wifey? 😘
Just stumbled across your channel and it looks like you have good taste in movies! Watched this one last year and gave it a 8.5/10. My favorites that I watched for the first time last year were Bringing out the dead, Blood simple, The machinist, true romance, and The king of comedy. HIGHLY recommend checking those out if you haven’t seen them already. The color of money was my favorite gambling movie I’ve watched recently, gave that a 9/10.
This movie has the most realistic hands put on screen. The first hand of the movie is very realistic and there is nothing Mike could have done. He had the second best hand possible and could only lose to the higher full few people if any could have let that down unless they know their opponent for a long time and have a strong read but even then it is extremely unlikely. The last hand is my favorite it is nothing crazy and it fact it is one of the most common things in poker. Anyone who has played poker at least occasionally has found himself on both sides of that hand.
Poker isn’t simple gambling addiction. Sure some are degenerate gamblers … however, as Matt Damon says: it’s a skill game. Don’t forget, you can win the game with the worst hand… and a single hand, whilst at times dramatic, isn’t the game. It’s like soccer, a lot dribbling a ball, passing back and forth, both jabbing and parrying. Very much a game of mental chess and playing probabilities of maths. It’s very much a fine art 😊
@@jesses5463 all poker players are degenerate gamblers… it’s the thrill of the game that has them hooked. But I think the story here showed how the Junkie lost everything and the rational mind won it back. Good poker is a mixture of psychology, maths, discipline and occasional blessings from Lady Luck 🍀
@@DailyDamage Even if all players were degenerates, there are levels to degeneracy. Putting your entire bankroll on the table is extremely degenerate. At the end he played well but still his mental game and discipline were absolute terrible. He put everything he had on one game. Players like this go to Vegas and lose everything they brought. They then spend the rest of their life playing the smallest stakes with money they don't have and rely on a backer who takes a percentage of the winnings. There are tons of guys in Vegas like this grinding out poker for less money than a cashier makes at McDonald's. If he really wanted to be a great poker player he would have left when he had the chance and then went back down to the smallest stakes and grinded his roll back up.
You should check out The Big Short. Very relevant to what is going on today as well as 07-08. Also the guy ritchie movies: operation fortune:ruse de guerre, wrath of man and the gentlemen. All really good movies imo. Have a nice day🙂
Firstly, great movie this got me into poker. I played online for 10 years as a job back in the day. Secondly, I cant believe it, you have a doppelgänger in Australia, an ex girlfriend of mine could pass for your twin, absolutely uncanny 🤯
Hahaha! That would make for a weird watch, eh! I always wanted to live in Australia... It's nice to know some version of me is out there (hopefully) living her best life 😄
@@chrissiereacts I'll text her today and say I met the Canadian version of you on UA-cam and you said hi. 😆 Her head will be spinning when I show her. Great taste in movies by the way. Love some of the others you've reacted to, will have to watch some more.
"Shade" is a 2003 American neo-noir crime thriller film directed by Damian Nieman and starring Stuart Townsend, Gabriel Byrne, Thandiwe Newton, Jamie Foxx, Melanie Griffith, and Sylvester Stallone. The movie follows a trio of con artists who attempt to set up a legendary card shark named "The Dean" by conning a mob bagman. However, his Mafia pals come looking for payback in a twisty tale of deception and double cross. "Maverick" is a 1994 action, adventure, and comedy movie starring Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster, and James Garner. The plot revolves around Bret Maverick, who needs money for a poker tournament and faces various comic mishaps and challenges, including a charming woman thief. Always liked the Rounders. Great movie. But other two are worth checking out as well. Cheers!
Maverick is such a fun movie. I'd love to see more reactions to it too! I've never heard of Shade but wow! What a stacked cast! I'll check it out for sure :) Thanks 😊
I don't know I've hung out with quite a few Russians (playing chess mostly) the accent wasn't that bad. But it IS different than the typical Hollywood version of a Russian accent.
wow you watching some real rare gems! Gonna follow your channel then :) 12:33 yes everything its written Chrissie. Look around and try to find something happening like randomly ever single seconds in entire universe ;)
In Quran God says: ''we continue the ongoing work of creation. Look at the sky do you see any imperfection?'' Anyway I dont wanna bug you about this delicate subject .) Gonna watch your more videos later. I am sure I will have good time. Because you are so smart and cool@@chrissiereacts
LUCKY YOU with Eric Bana and Drew Barrymore is a good portrayal of the poker scene in LAS* Vegas during the same era. (*only low rent tourists and D'bag frat boy types refer to it as "Vegas") Excuse my bluntness but it's a big pet peeve of us Nevadans
Aces full over 9s full of aces is a cooler.... doubt too many people get away and prevent going broke there.. pocket aces is the ONLY hand that beats you and there is only 1 combination for teddy to have pocket aces.. the chances are slim to none that your beat there....
I used to love this movie. It got me playing poker for around 10 years before I had to stop because I realized I had a problem. But I can't watch this anymore with Worm acting like a worm, and Mike acting a doormat. It's too much for me...
@@chrissiereacts like some sequels these days its a case of " a little too late", especially when that much time has gone by. I saw it and its ok at best.
Hi Chrissie, not a lot of people react to this film as it’s somewhat a cult classic so was glad to see that you enjoyed it. People have been begging for a sequel for years and it’s been talked about but never come to fruition. Regarding Malkovich and the “accent”, here’s a really funny clip from an interview with Matt Damon telling a story about that. ua-cam.com/video/KMaAT_KPSs4/v-deo.htmlsi=HuPGexV2JKAlhimz
@@chrissiereacts You should check out the movie Being John Malkovich. Directed by the amazing Spike Jones. It’s funny, weird, and just wildly different. Malkovich at his best.
uhhhhh 200 bucks that he gave worm was nothing, for the fact that he didn't rat out mike when they were running those scams that got Worm put in jail, so basically by him not saying anything about mike being his partner in the scams worm went to jail while mike was free and going to school!!!!!! so yeah you can't look at worm as disingenuous when mike only gave him 200 bucks!!!!! Mike owes him big time for not ratting him out
Worm didn't rat him out regarding the other scam which resulted in Worm getting expelled from school. You could say Mike owed him for that, but really guys like Worm are a virus (he's the one that roped Mike into the scam, and now he wants credit for not ratting Mike out). Mike should have cut all ties with Worm and advised him to stay away from poker.
I don't think she was trying to save him or control him. I think more than anything she's trying to save herself from going down the same road from the previous year. I imagine it was a hard time for both of them to get through and she stood by him, but is firm in her convictions that she's not signing up for a lifetime of having to worry about him losing everything again. She's basically saying, these are my boundaries; if you respect them we have a future, if not I need to protect myself and walk away. When Worm and Mike have their final scene together and he asks him, 'are you coming with me?' and Mike says 'Not this time.' essentially mirroring her sentiments towards him. Worm was too high risk for Mike in the same way Mike was too high risk for Jo.
Good morning ma'am. I hope you are well. I'm proficient at wasting money according to my ex-wife 😁 I don't gamble though. Breaks my heart to lose money that way. I have a little vehicle addiction that I must feed. Every one of them I see I love. Apparently even more than my former wife 😁😄😁😄 hope you have a wonderful day.
@@chrissiereacts 4 wheels... 4 wheel drives infact. I'm a former police officer and currently I work as a vehicle accident investigator and do accident reconstruction. Two-wheel vehicles don't survive accidents very well. I was reading some of the other comments and I probably should have commented on that one but if you're looking for a good baseball movie and you haven't seen it yet Field of dreams is awesome. More of a feel-good story with a baseball theme.
Oh yeah, that's right. Your job would give you great insight into the best vehicles! Besides damage, every ER doctor ever has said 2 wheels is just a big no-no. I have seen Field of Dreams (a long time ago) and agree it's a great feel-good film ☺️
@@chrissiereacts yes ma'am Toyota & Lexus are really safe their manufactured by the same people. Toyotas are just a cheaper Lexus. Honda and Volvo are really safe. There's lots of factors but regardless of what you drive it's better to be bigger than what hits you. My job makes me aware of how important it is to tell the people that you love everyday what they mean to you. Nobody thinks they're getting in the car to run to the grocery store and never come back. It happens everyday.
Jo was trying to be controlling. Mike was a complete degerate gambler he actually has skill. Why is it that if a man tells his wife or girlfriend not to do something, it's controlling, but if a girl tells her man to stop doing something, she's only trying to help him?
Are you trying to say Mike wasn't a complete degenerate gambler? There are plenty of skillful players that are degenerate gamblers. I'd actually argue that it's more pathetic that he displays these degenerate qualities when he has the skills necessary to beat the game.
I thought it was a good accent...but I don't think I ever heard a real Russian accent. 😀 Now I know. Being a southerner I do know how cringe it is to hear a terrible imitation by an actor.
Malkovich accent is the stuff of legend, Here's what Matt Damon said about it.......During a chat with BBC Radio One, Damon said that - during their very first take - Malkovich put on a crazy, high-pitched accent for no apparent reason. Across the table, Damon was left befuddled, staring at Malkovich, wondering what the hell was going on. But his co-star continued, and even received a round of applause from the surrounding crew for his performance.
Amusingly, Malkovich then leaned in close and whispered "I'm a terrible actor", which had Damon laughing.
I don't know what is more unbelievable, John Malkovich's accent or the idea that any man would reject advances from Famke Jannsen.
😂😂 girl was THIRSTY!
Can any man resist an empathic metamorph?
Yeah I always liked her since Goldeneye. She invented Sexjitsu.
I dunno, her character seems like she might be on the Valtrex.
Great movie and I dont care how accurate Malcovich's Russian accent is...its cinematic gold.
26:22, "Pay dat mahn hiz money", Iconic line!
I'm not really sure what Malkovich was going for either, but Teddy KGB is a pretty iconic character, at least in the poker world.
Malkovich was just trying to portray a Russian mob guy that's racket to "earn" is running his game. Plus with all those typical great affectation.
I always found it amusing that his track jacket is colors of the old Soviet Union.
Perhaps not the "best" but Malkovich's accent in this is still glorious and one of the secondary reasons to watch this movie.
As someone who has played poker for more than 20 years, the problem Mike had was not leaving himself outs. It doesn't matter how good you are if you don't play within your bankroll you WILL go broke. I've seen many, many ppl run up a roll and then blow it on a bad run of cards. Love Rounders, the movie that has gotten so many ppl into the game!
As well Texas Hold Em is an inferior game to make money at. Bad odds, mostly luck. Stud based poker games are far better. But the Greg Moneymaker/ ESPN factor kicked in and hyped it up out if control.
@@philmakris8507 Chris Moneymaker, Greg Raymer won it the following yr. the poker boom was a great time for poker. no one plays stud based poker these days. if holdem was mostly luck then the top pros wouldnt still be around yrs later. you telling me Hellmuth is the luckiest tournament player and not skilled?
@@philmakris8507 "Bad odds, mostly luck". As someone who made a living playing (limit) hold 'em, that's simply untrue. Stud-based games give you more information, yes, but they also give _everyone_ at the table more information. More importantly, they are vastly less popular than texas hold 'em, which means your average opponent in a stud game is going to be far more experienced (and thus less likely to make the kind of mistakes you need them to make) vs. in a hold 'em game.
I played a good amount of stud (and omaha, and most other variations of poker) for fun, but limit hold 'em payed the bills.
I was great at Hold Em tournaments, cash games took that money back, people with no regard for their money will suck you out.@kris8507
Haha. My dad developed a poker addiction because of this movie. He has lost SO much money betting on poker. Betting money he couldn't afford to lose. He's currently in a bind because of the same poker addiction he developed over 20 years ago because of this movie. Poker is a lot of fun but you're absolutely right you must set yourself limits and DO NOT go against those limits. And don't chase the losses, that's the worst part people fall into. They lose and then chase it, lose and then chase even harder. Very slippery slope.
John Malkovich's accent was ..Awesome. I believe awesome was the word you're looking for.
Hahahaha oops my bad 🤭
Come on! Malkovich's accent was glorious!
The funny thing is anyone who has been in a card game and has seen this movie has quoted John Malkovich’s lines
Hi Chrissie. Believe it or not Malkovich worked with a Russian woman as prep for this role. They gave her copies of the lines and after she would speak them John would imitate her until everyone agreed he had her "brand" of English down. There are a couple of other poker movies you might want to try. One is newer and is called Molly's Game. The other is an older film starring Steve McQueen, Karl Malden, Edward G. Robinson and Ann Margaret. It is called The Cincinnati Kid. Great movie and cast. Also for an interesting movie (if you haven't seen it) that includes a bit of poker and other gambling and also shows characters sort of skirting around the law, there is a movie classic starring Paul Newman, Robert Redford and Robert Shaw called The Sting. I personally think you will love The Sting. Hope you enjoy!!
Another great gambling movie, about craps, that I can’t believe I didn’t know about until recently is The Big Town, with Matt Dillon, Tommy Lee Jones, Diane Lane, Tom Skerritt, and Bruce Dern.
Molly's game is good and based on a true story. There is also a great documentary on Molly Bloom.
Funny Story. Matt Damon started a scene with John Malkovich. And when he started talking in that crazy Russian accent, it made Damon laugh. So Malkovich leaned in close and said "I'm not really a very good actor."
Mollys Game is the best poker movie … and a true story
I could watch this on repeat and never have a problem, love this movie ❤
I love poker and I'm a huge movie buff. I'm also a huge fan of most of this cast and especially Edward Norton so this masterpiece tickles in all the right places. My bible.
Edward Norton is such a skilled actor!
I've been trying to get my friends into doing poker nights but no one is biting lol
That's how it started for me. Poker nights with my friends. Nowadays I just play tournaments online. Best game in the world and my favorite hobby.@@chrissiereacts
That's how it started for me. Poker nights with my friends. Nowadays I just play tournaments online. Best game in the world and my favorite hobby.@@chrissiereacts
It must feel like a different game online when so much of the game relies on reading people?
Live poker does include some elements of that for sure, but the best players have gotten so good at hiding their tells anyway so modern poker is more about strategi and math. And online is great for me cause I have no poker face😂@@chrissiereacts
Molly's Game... Thank me later..
Great movie. Much love from Australia.
Rounders is in my top 5 all time. Not too many reactions to it. Glad to see you did this!
Nice watch and reaction! I used to annoy my ex with my John Malkovich Russian accent impression in mid conversation at any given moment. Good times.
Caught a hanger Sarge!😂😂😂
Such an underrated gem. Not only the seminal poker movie, also a really interesting character study with an absolutely _insane_ cast.
That big hand that Mike loses to Teddy KGB in the beginning is such an interesting scenario. From their own perspectives, both players had the second-best possible hand. Mike's A9 could only be beat by the pocket aces Teddy had, but without cheating (and it's never suggested that he does cheat) Teddy still has to consider the possibility that Mike has pocket nines for four of a kind, which would beat his aces full. The fact that Teddy so confidently makes his all-in bet in that hand shows that he is entirely dialed in and is reading Mike's actions so well that he _knows_ Mike doesn't have the quad nines, while Mike never even considers the possibility that Teddy holds the better full house.
Then of course the complete juxtaposition in the final hand, where Teddy once again confidently goes all in with what he believes is the best hand, only for Mike to turn over the stone nuts (best possible hand regardless of other players' holdings). Malkovich gives an excellent performance there, even through the over the top accent, of showing his initial anger over losing the game (and, less importantly, the money), followed by his realization that he had been definitively outplayed by Mike, then capped off with the begrudging respect he gives Mike in admitting that he'd been beaten "fair and square".
Good job reacting to this awesome movie.Truly a moden classic. It was huge when it came out. It came out right for the enormous poker boom of the early 2000's For some reason hardly any of the channels have reacted to it.
I follow a lot of channels and I have seen it reviewed only 3 times. One was just a 15 minute review. Asia and BJ did it just a week and a half ago. And now you. 👏👏👏. Two other movies you would enjoy are the absolute juggernaut CASINO and the great pool hustling movie POOLHALL JUNKIES.
It's funny you say that because I filmed this 3 weeks ago and when I looked on UA-cam I couldn't find any reactions but I still wanted to check it out. And then I saw Asia and BJ dropped it a few days ago and I cracked up cause what are the odds 😄👏
Also Casino is high on my list! Definitely gonna watch it soon!
Try the movie 21 its based on the true story of a group of college students who developed a black jack system and took millions from casinos. Keep up the reactions, love em.
Ooh, good call. I'll check it out!
Thank you 😊
This is the movie that got me into playing cash games lol. I ended up buying all my engineering books using my poker winnings. That 1-2 years when WSOP got super big on ESPN too. Seems like ancient history now, but man, this brings me back.
I come back to this movie alot. I'd be half a house up if I never got dragged into poker as a younger man. That and drinking are the only two addictions I ever had.
This movie inspired me to take up poker. I started in home games and ended up at the casino. Literally a couple of weeks into the casino I hit the bad beat jackpot, losing with my quad 8s to quad Kings. I took home $14,000 that night.
Great reaction! I always loved this movie.
"Municipal workers" lol
The best hustler movie of all time is ''The Hustler'' 1961 with young Paul Newman. It's about the world of pool/billiards hustling. I believe it's in IMDB top 100 movies of all time. This is the movie that made me start searching out old movies , it's truly is that good. Before watching this i would never even think of watching movies that i would consider my parents generation of movies , but like i said before watching this changed my whole perspective , it really is so good both storytelling and the acting.
Going along with this style of film - would be worth adding ‘the gambler’ mark wahlberg to your list ✌️
I watched this film in 1998. I was in medical school at the time. I read a bit about hold em and went to play at a casino. Few people even knew how Holdem was played at the time. The other players really were like the tourists depicted in this movie. I was a beginner myself, but at least I studied a little, knew to play a tight range, and knew to play aggressively. It was so easy to crush the games back then. It was also quite rare to see a no limit cash game in a casino. I think this was because the poker rooms knew that good players would destroy all the beginners too quickly, leaving the casino unable to make money off the rake. Anyway. it was a really fun time and I made more money than a student could make doing any sort of real job.
Run Lola run is excellent and quite trippy. It’s very unusual and one of the best German movies I’ve seen over the past decades. It’s a real wild ride which I’m sure you’ll enjoy.
Malkovich is quoted all the time in the poker world. Pay that man his money, hanging around, hanging around, kids got alligator blood. We love his accent
As someone who hasn't been at it for long. You're pretty good and will only get better. Made me a subscriber. Keep up the good work.
I swear this movie introduced a new wave in poker enthusiasts / players when it was released. I went out and bought a 10 man poker table just to host games at my house and they were some of the best nights my friends and I ever had.
Oh totally!
Thank you for this
One of my favorite all time movies. It is obvious to look at worm (eddie N) in a negative light, especially when Mike (Matt D) is our hero. The line worm says outside the state police game is spot on. How come Mike's moves are so high and noble? Mike does several irresponsible things in this moving not inspired by worm. Playing with all his money at the start. Then at the end pressing it when he could just walk away with his debt paid off. Halfway to paying the judge back. If he is so good, walk away and go play in those games you know you can beat. He falls into the same trap as the beginning without the character growth through the movie. This time, he just wins instead of loses. If we are being results oriented, yeah he did great. If he loses that second round with KGB he is broke, owes the judge 10k and who knows what happens with Grama. Worm is definitely a questionable character, but I started coming around on worm. He knows who he is and is unapologetic for it. So from Worm's point of view, this guy who used to run games with him, including cheat with him, went and lost it all. Now he is telling me everything I do is wrong and everything he does is right.
Oh for sure and I agree with your take on Mike. That's the main reason I was saying "Walk away" towards the end. I mentioned this in another comment but I think the perception comes from the _degrees_ of risk.
We can argue that Worm is worse because his actions put Mike in direct danger (ex: carrying his debt, getting his ass kicked) whereas Mike puts his relationships at risk (ex: betraying Jo's trust, risking the profs money). Mike's actions will be emotionally painful but Worm's actions could actually get you killed.
Also, Mike's character is proven to be better as he tries to face his problems vs Worm who hides and runs away from them. As with his tuition, he would have worked hard to repay the prof even if he lost at the end. Meanwhile, some say Worm is still running lol
Such an under-rated film but one I have always recommended, especially if you like Texas Hold 'Em. "You can sheer a sheep for life, but skin it only once!" A maxim I always say is good for business. I would recommend "Rock 'n Rolla", "Layer Cake", "Fresh" (1994) as a few you can try! Enjoy!
Thanks! Layer Cake will be up tomorrow :)
A suggestion for another great gambling movie is “Poolhall Junkies”
Some great “bar tricks” and hustles you’ll see there.
There are lots of cliches about poker and many are contradictory, but oddly enough, still true. Like Mike saying it's not gambling because the same players are at the world series every year (hasn't been true since this movie was made) but his point about people like Kinish grinding out a living is true. But one thing about poker I learned, you can play badly enough to ensure that you lose, but you can't play great enough to ensure that you win. There is always luck involved in single hands.
Poker is never about the one single outcome situation. It is playing that same spot hundreds of times where 40% of the time you lose, 60% of the time you win, which means 20% profit in the long run… that’s the marathon.Thats why the pros don’t go on tilt when it is that 40% of the times when they lose, they know that in the long run, the 60% of the time will generate the profit.
This movie is in my top 10 movies of all time list. I own very close to 2000 movies and have def seen more than that number. So that really says something.
P.S. Gorgeous much wifey? 😘
Just stumbled across your channel and it looks like you have good taste in movies! Watched this one last year and gave it a 8.5/10. My favorites that I watched for the first time last year were Bringing out the dead, Blood simple, The machinist, true romance, and The king of comedy. HIGHLY recommend checking those out if you haven’t seen them already. The color of money was my favorite gambling movie I’ve watched recently, gave that a 9/10.
Great movie, for anyone interested in poker especially. Thanks
this is such an under rated movie...
This movie has the most realistic hands put on screen. The first hand of the movie is very realistic and there is nothing Mike could have done. He had the second best hand possible and could only lose to the higher full few people if any could have let that down unless they know their opponent for a long time and have a strong read but even then it is extremely unlikely. The last hand is my favorite it is nothing crazy and it fact it is one of the most common things in poker. Anyone who has played poker at least occasionally has found himself on both sides of that hand.
yep he didn't even really get outplayed, it was a cooler.
27:30 I've been in home games for years and "Pay dat meyan hees moneee" is one of the most repeated lines I've ever heard during poker games.
For a good crime/courtroom drama, you should watch Edward Norton's first film, *Primal Fear.*
LOVED Primal Fear!
Poker isn’t simple gambling addiction. Sure some are degenerate gamblers … however, as Matt Damon says: it’s a skill game. Don’t forget, you can win the game with the worst hand… and a single hand, whilst at times dramatic, isn’t the game. It’s like soccer, a lot dribbling a ball, passing back and forth, both jabbing and parrying. Very much a game of mental chess and playing probabilities of maths.
It’s very much a fine art 😊
But Matt Damon acted very much like a poker addict, and showed very weak mental game. He probably went broke within a month of being in Vegas.
@@jesses5463 all poker players are degenerate gamblers… it’s the thrill of the game that has them hooked. But I think the story here showed how the Junkie lost everything and the rational mind won it back. Good poker is a mixture of psychology, maths, discipline and occasional blessings from Lady Luck 🍀
@@DailyDamage Even if all players were degenerates, there are levels to degeneracy. Putting your entire bankroll on the table is extremely degenerate. At the end he played well but still his mental game and discipline were absolute terrible. He put everything he had on one game.
Players like this go to Vegas and lose everything they brought. They then spend the rest of their life playing the smallest stakes with money they don't have and rely on a backer who takes a percentage of the winnings. There are tons of guys in Vegas like this grinding out poker for less money than a cashier makes at McDonald's. If he really wanted to be a great poker player he would have left when he had the chance and then went back down to the smallest stakes and grinded his roll back up.
@@jesses5463 no dramatic hero curve in that story…. It’s a movie after all
Liked your reaction, classic movie.
Another great movie with Grandma- Michael Ripsoli and Ed Norton is DEATH TO SMOOCHY
Great job. I like your reactions so far, keep em coming. :)
Thank you!! ☺️
You should check out The Big Short. Very relevant to what is going on today as well as 07-08.
Also the guy ritchie movies: operation fortune:ruse de guerre, wrath of man and the gentlemen.
All really good movies imo.
Have a nice day🙂
Yes! I've heard great things about the Big Short so 💯
Also sign me up for all the Guy Ritchie movies haha
Firstly, great movie this got me into poker. I played online for 10 years as a job back in the day. Secondly, I cant believe it, you have a doppelgänger in Australia, an ex girlfriend of mine could pass for your twin, absolutely uncanny 🤯
Hahaha! That would make for a weird watch, eh! I always wanted to live in Australia... It's nice to know some version of me is out there (hopefully) living her best life 😄
@@chrissiereacts I'll text her today and say I met the Canadian version of you on UA-cam and you said hi. 😆 Her head will be spinning when I show her. Great taste in movies by the way. Love some of the others you've reacted to, will have to watch some more.
@@nathjohn3158 I love this 😆
You should check out these two movies Lucky Number Sleven and 21 I think you would like them
"Shade" is a 2003 American neo-noir crime thriller film directed by Damian Nieman and starring Stuart Townsend, Gabriel Byrne, Thandiwe Newton, Jamie Foxx, Melanie Griffith, and Sylvester Stallone. The movie follows a trio of con artists who attempt to set up a legendary card shark named "The Dean" by conning a mob bagman. However, his Mafia pals come looking for payback in a twisty tale of deception and double cross.
"Maverick" is a 1994 action, adventure, and comedy movie starring Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster, and James Garner. The plot revolves around Bret Maverick, who needs money for a poker tournament and faces various comic mishaps and challenges, including a charming woman thief.
Always liked the Rounders. Great movie. But other two are worth checking out as well. Cheers!
Maverick is such a fun movie. I'd love to see more reactions to it too!
I've never heard of Shade but wow! What a stacked cast! I'll check it out for sure :) Thanks 😊
@@chrissiereacts my pleasure. Hope you enjoy it. Cheers.
New subscriber here enjoying the content.
Thanks! ☺️
I don't know I've hung out with quite a few Russians (playing chess mostly) the accent wasn't that bad. But it IS different than the typical Hollywood version of a Russian accent.
Yeah from the comment section my commentary on his accent is off haha my bad 😁
We want bahubali the conclusion movie review
Bahubali 2 reaction please ❤
wow you watching some real rare gems! Gonna follow your channel then :)
12:33 yes everything its written Chrissie. Look around and try to find something happening like randomly ever single seconds in entire universe ;)
I think and wonder about this a lot...
In Quran God says: ''we continue the ongoing work of creation. Look at the sky do you see any imperfection?''
Anyway I dont wanna bug you about this delicate subject .) Gonna watch your more videos later. I am sure I will have good time. Because you are so smart and cool@@chrissiereacts
LUCKY YOU with Eric Bana and Drew Barrymore is a good portrayal of the poker scene in LAS* Vegas during the same era. (*only low rent tourists and D'bag frat boy types refer to it as "Vegas")
Excuse my bluntness but it's a big pet peeve of us Nevadans
Otherwise known as "vadans" to those of us from the greater outside world.
What do you mean walk away. The was the plan, for him to go in and set it up for him. He was just too aggressive is all.
They should have made a Rounders 2. Az
Aces full over 9s full of aces is a cooler.... doubt too many people get away and prevent going broke there.. pocket aces is the ONLY hand that beats you and there is only 1 combination for teddy to have pocket aces.. the chances are slim to none that your beat there....
Cool 👍🏻
I used to love this movie. It got me playing poker for around 10 years before I had to stop because I realized I had a problem. But I can't watch this anymore with Worm acting like a worm, and Mike acting a doormat. It's too much for me...
peay dat man his meeoney
In the card game of life women are the rake they’re the fucking rake 😂😂😂
Trainspotting is a good film. Starring Ewen McGregor, Robert Carlyle & the worst toilet in Scotland.
Love Trainspotting. And yeah, I think that scene scarred me lol
Have you seen the sequel? I'm wondering if it's worth a watch...
@@chrissiereacts like some sequels these days its a case of " a little too late", especially when that much time has gone by. I saw it and its ok at best.
@@chrissiereactssequel sucks
Hi Chrissie, not a lot of people react to this film as it’s somewhat a cult classic so was glad to see that you enjoyed it. People have been begging for a sequel for years and it’s been talked about but never come to fruition. Regarding Malkovich and the “accent”, here’s a really funny clip from an interview with Matt Damon telling a story about that. ua-cam.com/video/KMaAT_KPSs4/v-deo.htmlsi=HuPGexV2JKAlhimz
Omg hahaha what a great clip! That made me proper lol 😆 Matt tells it so well but also I think I had the same reaction lol
@@chrissiereacts You should check out the movie Being John Malkovich. Directed by the amazing Spike Jones. It’s funny, weird, and just wildly different. Malkovich at his best.
I love that movie 😁
Chrissie ❤
I clicked this thinking it was going to be about the game baseball is derived from.
Oh! That's a great movie idea though!
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uhhhhh 200 bucks that he gave worm was nothing, for the fact that he didn't rat out mike when they were running those scams that got Worm put in jail, so basically by him not saying anything about mike being his partner in the scams worm went to jail while mike was free and going to school!!!!!! so yeah you can't look at worm as disingenuous when mike only gave him 200 bucks!!!!! Mike owes him big time for not ratting him out
He went to jail for distributing credit cards. I don't think Mike was in on that...
@@chrissiereacts counterfeit credit cards as well.
Worm didn't rat him out regarding the other scam which resulted in Worm getting expelled from school. You could say Mike owed him for that, but really guys like Worm are a virus (he's the one that roped Mike into the scam, and now he wants credit for not ratting Mike out). Mike should have cut all ties with Worm and advised him to stay away from poker.
I like to pose this question to women. Do you think Mike's girlfriend is trying to help him or toxically control him.
I don't think she was trying to save him or control him.
I think more than anything she's trying to save herself from going down the same road from the previous year. I imagine it was a hard time for both of them to get through and she stood by him, but is firm in her convictions that she's not signing up for a lifetime of having to worry about him losing everything again. She's basically saying, these are my boundaries; if you respect them we have a future, if not I need to protect myself and walk away.
When Worm and Mike have their final scene together and he asks him, 'are you coming with me?' and Mike says 'Not this time.' essentially mirroring her sentiments towards him. Worm was too high risk for Mike in the same way Mike was too high risk for Jo.
Kgf please 🙏🙏🙏
Good morning ma'am. I hope you are well. I'm proficient at wasting money according to my ex-wife 😁 I don't gamble though. Breaks my heart to lose money that way. I have a little vehicle addiction that I must feed. Every one of them I see I love. Apparently even more than my former wife 😁😄😁😄 hope you have a wonderful day.
Hahaha!! Two wheels or four? There are definitely worse addictions to have! As long as you have the space for them lol
@@chrissiereacts 4 wheels... 4 wheel drives infact. I'm a former police officer and currently I work as a vehicle accident investigator and do accident reconstruction. Two-wheel vehicles don't survive accidents very well. I was reading some of the other comments and I probably should have commented on that one but if you're looking for a good baseball movie and you haven't seen it yet Field of dreams is awesome. More of a feel-good story with a baseball theme.
Oh yeah, that's right. Your job would give you great insight into the best vehicles! Besides damage, every ER doctor ever has said 2 wheels is just a big no-no.
I have seen Field of Dreams (a long time ago) and agree it's a great feel-good film ☺️
@@chrissiereacts yes ma'am Toyota & Lexus are really safe their manufactured by the same people. Toyotas are just a cheaper Lexus. Honda and Volvo are really safe. There's lots of factors but regardless of what you drive it's better to be bigger than what hits you. My job makes me aware of how important it is to tell the people that you love everyday what they mean to you. Nobody thinks they're getting in the car to run to the grocery store and never come back. It happens everyday.
Jo was trying to be controlling. Mike was a complete degerate gambler he actually has skill. Why is it that if a man tells his wife or girlfriend not to do something, it's controlling, but if a girl tells her man to stop doing something, she's only trying to help him?
You see the world through the lens you choose.
Are you trying to say Mike wasn't a complete degenerate gambler? There are plenty of skillful players that are degenerate gamblers. I'd actually argue that it's more pathetic that he displays these degenerate qualities when he has the skills necessary to beat the game.
I thought it was a good accent...but I don't think I ever heard a real Russian accent. 😀
Now I know.
Being a southerner I do know how cringe it is to hear a terrible imitation by an actor.
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best story about John Malkovich in this movie
A good poker movie is Lucky You (2007)