21: the movie
03-31-08, 02:08 PM
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21: the movie
The main character rides ss.
Pretty good movie if you like blackjack or have ever tried counting cards.
Pretty good movie if you like blackjack or have ever tried counting cards.
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Didn't read the book but the movie was disappointing. My wife says the book was much better.
I think the book title was better too, wonder if the book people decided to distance themselves from the movie and that's why the title changed.
I think the book title was better too, wonder if the book people decided to distance themselves from the movie and that's why the title changed.
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queen latifa https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0305669/
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From what Ive heard, the book is good and the movie is Hollywood BS.
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i read and like the book alot, i haven't seen the movie yet but i think it's odd that in the book/real life the main characters were asian americans but in the movie they used boring old white people. this really only bothers me because their looks were such a big part of why what they did worked so well
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Im told in the book the group is all guys.
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movie was pretty bad
he rides a lemond single speed, maybe filmore, but with a casual stem/bar set up
every time he walks it or picks it up its on his left side. so wrong
he rides a lemond single speed, maybe filmore, but with a casual stem/bar set up
every time he walks it or picks it up its on his left side. so wrong
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i didnt like it that much, it was entertaining suppose,
and i wasnt a huge fan of his bike either, even tho i guess it would be a fairly ideal commuter
and i wasnt a huge fan of his bike either, even tho i guess it would be a fairly ideal commuter
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the best part about that movie was the laugh i got in the opening scene watching how slow people were driving over the harvard bridge. cars will go 50 mph because they know there isnt a light for a quarter mile. so staged.
03-31-08, 08:44 PM
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It was fun to watch. It definitely wasn't as good as the book, but fun nonetheless.
Of course its Hollywood BS. Be realistic here what movie thats based on a book/"true story" isn't ? Very small percentage for the most part.
Watch it. It's fun.
Of course its Hollywood BS. Be realistic here what movie thats based on a book/"true story" isn't ? Very small percentage for the most part.
Watch it. It's fun.
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Amazing how they made what is actually a pretty interesting true story seem like a total fabrication.
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now i'm starting to think, is carrying your bike on the left really not as big of a deal as it is in my mind?
