Originally Posted by
accountinquestion
Hey Kewl since you are our resident counting expert, I would like to know your opinion of the following movie?
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11196036/
What about that movie with Rainman?
Wasn't there a movie on the MIT team?
What are the pros/cons of the various blackjack movies if you don't mind me asking.
.... We're going to bring this place back from the dead one mediocre thread at a time ....
First, why are
you asking me? If I remember correctly, several months ago, you opined that I am not really who I say I am and that all my knowledge comes from books. And your opinion has been frequently quoted on other forums by the resident KJ hater.
Second, I never, ever claimed to be an expert at card counting, nor anything. I do what I do, which is mostly elementary card counting (yes learned from books and forum members) with my own twists to some things added over the years, but nothing groundbreaking, nor have I ever claimed that.
But I will answer. I didn't see the movie the card counter. I was interested prior to release based on the name, but as mickey stated, someone at WoV saw it the day it came out and reported that it really wasn't about card counting, more about an ex-military guy fighting demons from his past. So I didn't see it.
I began my career in 2004 and the movie "21" came out in 2007 or 2008, while I was still playing Atlantic City and playing lower limits building my bankroll. When that movie came out, first thing I though was this will be the end of card counting with the attention it would bring. I was wrong. Blackjack profits actually jumped in the years after the movie (and books) of the MIT team, as many new players inspired by the movie, had about half the knowledge they needed and very little bankroll. Other than that what I remember is there were a number of obvious mistakes, as tends to happen when Hollywood gets involved.
The one that really cracked me up, that you didn't mention was the card counting scene from the Hangover. Remember all those math formulas and equations that appeared in the air above the dude's head? As if THAT is what card counting is.