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12-07-2011 | 06:47 PM
#108
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12-09-2011 | 04:45 AM
#109
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Top 10: Poker Movies per AskMen
Number 10
A Big Hand for the Little Lady - 1966
While this sounds like a title you'd expect to see at "Paul's Porn Palace," it's actually an amusing little comedy starring an ageless Henry Fonda as an impoverished farmer lugging his family to the prosperous valleys of California. Along the way, he encounters the mother of all poker games, stocked with the richest men in the West. Problem is he sucks at cards and has no money -- but that doesn't stop him from trying. With his family's nest egg dwindling, he deals himself a monster hand and swiftly has a heart attack. That leaves it up to his wife to play it out and save the family.
All right, it sounds a bit corny, but it's actually really fun (that is, if you can leave all your pretentious, film school expectations behind). The poker action is legitimately exciting, there are garter belts aplenty and you'll even laugh a couple of times.
Best quote: "Now look, mister, the first rule of the game of poker, whether you're playing Eastern or Western rules, or the kind they play at the North Pole, is put up or shut up!"
Number 10
A Big Hand for the Little Lady - 1966
While this sounds like a title you'd expect to see at "Paul's Porn Palace," it's actually an amusing little comedy starring an ageless Henry Fonda as an impoverished farmer lugging his family to the prosperous valleys of California. Along the way, he encounters the mother of all poker games, stocked with the richest men in the West. Problem is he sucks at cards and has no money -- but that doesn't stop him from trying. With his family's nest egg dwindling, he deals himself a monster hand and swiftly has a heart attack. That leaves it up to his wife to play it out and save the family.
All right, it sounds a bit corny, but it's actually really fun (that is, if you can leave all your pretentious, film school expectations behind). The poker action is legitimately exciting, there are garter belts aplenty and you'll even laugh a couple of times.
Best quote: "Now look, mister, the first rule of the game of poker, whether you're playing Eastern or Western rules, or the kind they play at the North Pole, is put up or shut up!"
12-09-2011 | 04:47 AM
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Number 9
The Gambler - 1980
Loaded Pistols - Credit: Wood Knapp Video at Amazon.com
Somehow, just about everyone alive today knows the lyrics to Kenny Rogers' seminal ballad, "The Gambler," by heart. It tells the lonely tale of a jaded, burnt-out gambler offering sage advice to an eager stranger on a train bound for nowhere. In the 1980 made-for-TV movie based on the song, Kenny is actually headed to find his long lost son. Along the way, he befriends that stranger on the train and gets himself in countless predicaments and wacky situations. Unfortunately, I can't remember any of them, because I spent most of the movie hypnotised by Kenny's flawless salt-and-pepper beard.
This made-for-TV extravaganza was a rating bonanza, and for good reason. It brought Kenny's melancholy tale to life with a full palate of Old West characters and an Emmy-worthy performance from the Gambler himself. It spawned a multitude of sequels, but we'd have to stretch this feature to the Top 400 Poker Movies for those clunkers to show up.
Best quote: "You've got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em, know when to walk away, and know when to run." (Of course!)
The Gambler - 1980
Loaded Pistols - Credit: Wood Knapp Video at Amazon.com
Somehow, just about everyone alive today knows the lyrics to Kenny Rogers' seminal ballad, "The Gambler," by heart. It tells the lonely tale of a jaded, burnt-out gambler offering sage advice to an eager stranger on a train bound for nowhere. In the 1980 made-for-TV movie based on the song, Kenny is actually headed to find his long lost son. Along the way, he befriends that stranger on the train and gets himself in countless predicaments and wacky situations. Unfortunately, I can't remember any of them, because I spent most of the movie hypnotised by Kenny's flawless salt-and-pepper beard.
This made-for-TV extravaganza was a rating bonanza, and for good reason. It brought Kenny's melancholy tale to life with a full palate of Old West characters and an Emmy-worthy performance from the Gambler himself. It spawned a multitude of sequels, but we'd have to stretch this feature to the Top 400 Poker Movies for those clunkers to show up.
Best quote: "You've got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em, know when to walk away, and know when to run." (Of course!)