molly's game, the 2nd viewing

[henrygandorf 29192]

i didn't love it the first time, but i liked a lot more this time (i rewatched over the weekend)

 

(spoilers, kinda)

elba is great, the sorkin comes through (as per usual), and i felt like chastain bothered me a little less this time thru.  i'm not sure what the real molly bloom is like in real life, but i originally found chastain very smug.  there were too many scenes where she had her shit together while a bunch of drunks and degenerates threw themselves at her (but later we find out she was high on adderall/blow/speed/whatever much of the time, which makes those scenes a little less believable, but whatevs).  i also think she definitely hooked up with someone at some point, but that's neither here nor there.  also the costner end scene didn't bother me much this time through, i actually kinda liked it.

and this may go down with many others as one of the great sorkin scenes/speeches (maybe i should put together a list, i've got spare time).

 

[SizzleChest 8284]

This was one of those "watched it on a plane on my phone".  Elba was the only worthy thing about it.  He's fantastic.

[EvilCaseMcCoy 691]

28 minutes ago, SizzleChest said:

This was one of those "watched it on a plane on my phone".  Elba was the only worthy thing about it.  He's fantastic.

Cleary you need to rewatch like our boy HG, because it's easy to notice a couple things that are worthy. 

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[sheeeit 129]

Agreed, I am friends with one of the actors and got to go to an advanced screening which was fun but maybe the pre-movie excitement was too much to really get into the film.  Second watching I liked it even more.

Curiously, Chastain is pretty mesmerizing as an actress and i really like her but I can not decide if I think she is hot or not.  She is certainly attractive but, for me, not that arousing.  

[mulletpelini 5212]

Yeah this is worth watching just for tits.  They were out early and often.  And I appreciated that.

[EvilCaseMcCoy 691]

2 hours ago, sheeeit said:

Agreed, I am friends with one of the actors and got to go to an advanced screening which was fun but maybe the pre-movie excitement was too much to really get into the film.  Second watching I liked it even more.

Curiously, Chastain is pretty mesmerizing as an actress and i really like her but I can not decide if I think she is hot or not.  She is certainly attractive but, for me, not that arousing.  

Bruh you cray! She hot af.

[Kyle 207]

I really liked it. As noted before, a good, mindless, fun airplane movie. While I thought she was hot, I thought it was a weird casting ... don't have a great alternative. Elba of course was great.

[TwiceHorn 31499]

Just saw this. Not sure it bears a lot of scrutiny, but an entertaining flick. 

[TrashMaster G 17566]

On 11/8/2018 at 9:22 AM, SizzleChest said:

This was one of those "watched it on a plane on my phone".  Elba was the only worthy thing about it.  He's fantastic.

You don't enjoy watching JC dolled up with the girls on display for two hours???

What did your husband think of it?

[Eskimohorn 5635]

Would’ve been great of they had gotten Tobey Maguire to play himself

[TwiceHorn 31499]

Also, I found it strange that I still remember Jeremy Bloom at Colorado (weird situation there), but had no knowledge/recollection whatsoever of the real events here.  Ms. Bloom is quite JAPpy (nttawwt), she should be flattered by being portrayed by JC:

[SizzleChest 8284]

1 hour ago, TrashMaster G said:

You don't enjoy watching JC dolled up with the girls on display for two hours???

What did your husband think of it?

Totally forgettable performance, DSLs and big big titties aside.

[tantric superman 4667]

JC -- such an otherworldly wonderful creature. 

Edited January 16, 2019 by tantric superman

[tantric superman 4667]

I did love the fast paced ski opening, right before you see the title "Molly's Game".  Really terrific.

I was going to watch the first 15 minutes before going to bed and that opening got me all riled up.

[Continental Op 3934]

I dont understand the "She's got them big titties and if you didn't like it you're a nancy boy!" line of thought. If I want to see a movie I watch a movie. If I want to see tits I'll go to pornhub where such things will be served up in short order.

 

Having said that, this is a pretty solid movie.

 

 

[Eskimohorn 5635]

I dont understand the "She's got them big titties and if you didn't like it you're a nancy boy!" line of thought. If I want to see a movie I watch a movie. If I want to see tits I'll go to pornhub where such things will be served up in short order.
 
Having said that, this is a pretty solid movie.
 
 

Maybe Idris Elba’s more your type

[mulletpelini 5212]

sounds that way to me.  nttawwt.