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Aaron Sorkin is a fantastic writer, but whomever approved this trailer needs to be sacked...I read the book, and I was totally confused....hopefully the movie is better.

Michael Cera as Tobey seems pretty entertaining, but Jessica Chastain seems a good decade too old to be playing Molly...Jessica is 40, and Molly was in her mid/late twenties?

Of course I'll see it...as I do every poker movie!

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08-15-2017 , 12:47 PM

abecede

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Who was playing in those games?

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08-15-2017 , 01:15 PM

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Who was playing in those games?

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Tobey Maguire, Dicaprio, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Macaulay Culkin, Pete Sampras, Arod were all meant to have played. As well as rich whales etc.

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08-15-2017 , 01:37 PM

hAmThEkIlLeR

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Molly was in her mid/late twenties?

That would make her a top ranked skiier in the US before she was 10 years old.

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08-15-2017 , 01:39 PM

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stringer bell back from the dead

(hopefully this makes ppl want to play poker, not think its more degen than they already do)

looks good imo ill watch it

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08-15-2017 , 01:41 PM

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I read the book and it is boring. It is a boring book surrounding one interesting anecdote. The one about Tobey Maguire asking her to bark like a seal for 20k.

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08-15-2017 , 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by eddieriggs

I read the book and it is boring. It is a boring book surrounding one interesting anecdote. The one about Tobey Maguire asking her to bark like a seal for 20k.

So what's the line "families, lives and careers will be ruined" all about? Because people will be outed for playing in a poker game? LOL.

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08-15-2017 , 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by eddieriggs

I read the book and it is boring. It is a boring book surrounding one interesting anecdote. The one about Tobey Maguire asking her to bark like a seal for 20k.

I feel the same way about Maguire doing that as I do Perkins when he does a variation of it.

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08-15-2017 , 02:52 PM

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I'll be that guy:

Still, I'm actually looking forward to this. Never read the book, though – a good read?

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08-15-2017 , 03:00 PM

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abecede

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Why cant they use decent chips in movies? Like make and effort mate

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08-15-2017 , 03:11 PM

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That would make her a top ranked skiier in the US before she was 10 years old.

https://www.vanityfair.com/style/soc...ood-poker-game

This game took place over 10 years ago!

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08-15-2017 , 03:47 PM

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Jessica Chastain is hot. Will see the movie.

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08-15-2017 , 04:37 PM

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Most bizarre part of the whole thing is a bankruptcy trust sued and settled with a bunch of players that won money off the bankruptcie. As such, they were regarded by the court as bankruptceries and had to pay up money to the bankrupties who were owed money from the bankruptcee. bankruktkey.

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08-15-2017 , 04:54 PM

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Still, I'm actually looking forward to this. Never read the book, though – a good read?

No. The name-dropping was fun for a picosecond, but that's about it.

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08-15-2017 , 04:59 PM

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That would make her a top ranked skiier in the US before she was 10 years old.

She was 26 when she started hosting the game.

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08-15-2017 , 05:40 PM

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I love Aaron Sorkin movies usually, but this trailer was just confusing to me. Why does it appear that Molly's laywer is the second most important character?

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08-15-2017 , 07:19 PM

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I love Aaron Sorkin movies usually, but this trailer was just confusing to me. Why does it appear that Molly's laywer is the second most important character?

hes probably more important than molly fwiw

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08-15-2017 , 07:48 PM

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Why cant they use decent chips in movies? Like make and effort mate

Normally I agree BUT who says Molly's game actually used special chips?

Hollywood prop guy-"Hey we need chips for a poker scene, can someone run out to walmart."

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08-15-2017 , 07:53 PM

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*Joke about Chastain and racks here*

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08-15-2017 , 07:59 PM

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Normally I agree BUT who says Molly's game actually used special chips?

Hollywood prop guy-"Hey we need chips for a poker scene, can someone run out to walmart."

High stakes games with super rich guys? Yea I would imagine she used chips with Numbers on them to say the least

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08-15-2017 , 08:05 PM

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Trailer was all over the place!! But yeah I'll definately go see it

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08-15-2017 , 09:20 PM

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Jessica Chastain is hot. Will see the movie.

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08-15-2017 , 10:25 PM

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Multi million dollar production uses generic poker chips.

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08-15-2017 , 10:30 PM

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Multi million dollar production uses generic poker chips.

"Welcome to the 250k$$$ minimum buyin game. Remember that the blue chips are 10k and the green ones are 500"

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08-15-2017 , 10:50 PM

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I thought the book was entertaining. Not groundbreaking or anything but an interesting quick read.

I think the preview focuses on the court case to make it seem like it's more of a legal thriller than about poker. It will appeal to a broader audience that way. I just hope the movie is like the book and focuses on the poker and less on the trial.

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