Color of Money Cue - 2022
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To me $2200 does not say, "This is a one time Replica." Price would be much higher. At the same time, it seems high if this is an unlimited production, also. It makes more sense if it limited production, but there's no mention of it being numbered, like 1 of 100. The price is in line with a high rated custom cue maker given the same inlays, etc.
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All personal preference, but I honestly cannot stand rounded points, in ANY cue. Just bugs me.
Yeah, I liked the book more, but the movie was fun too. Nothing against Tom Cruise, but I wonder what John Turturro would have brought to the role of Vince. His talent seemed wasted on the role of Julian.
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Tevis wrote several good ones, not all about pool:
- The Hustler. Harper & Row. 1959.
- The Man Who Fell to Earth. Gold Medal Books. 1963. Reprint: Del Rey Impact, 1999.
- Mockingbird. 1980. Reprint: Del Rey Impact, 1999.
- The Steps of the Sun. 1983.
- The Queen's Gambit. 1983.
- The Color of Money. 1984.
He also wrote 25-30 published short stories.
Here's a pic of him and his wife:
Read more about him here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Tevis
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P.S. The Man Who Fell to Earth (originally starring David Bowie) has been remade as a limited series beginning today (4/24) on Showtime:
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Free money for Joss. They already build very similar cues, so why not cash in or out...
I think the gap and the curly maple are two glaring differences.
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The Queens Gambit turned into an awesome TV show as well.
It's odd to read the pros and cons of how the cue looks, aesthetically speaking. Most pro players like the way a cue feels more so than how it looks. You can have a good-looking cue, but if it doesn't have that "hit," the cue is no good, no matter how pretty it is.
The cue in the movie, I think, was a Schon. Maybe a McDermott, but it was one of those for sure, not a Babushka.
The cue in the movie, I think, was a Schon. Maybe a McDermott, but it was one of those for sure, not a Babushka.
The "Balabushka" in TCOM was made by Joss. I was under the impression that the Joss N7 cue was a replica, based the webpage's description of it as "the same style cue we made for the 1986 classic movie 'The Color of Money.'" But now I understand "same style" doesn't mean exact replica in the case of the N7.
Cruise was perfect for Vincent. I can't imagine any other actor from that time pulling it off as well. "Doom", dancing to "werewolves in London", Getting in the scrap with the old guy with the tracheotomy...the way the character was written, you needed a naive, goofy, screwball.Cruise=
Turturro=great for COM and should have had the Cruise roll in the movie.
Floyd should have had Turturro’s but part, and a bit more camera time.
Nuff said’
Fatboy<———
Turturro should have definitely gotten more screen time and character development. I would love to know what led to the tension between he and EDDIE....
Cruise did well in those 2 scenes and it was great for pool “outside the box office” having TC as the lead character of the movie.
I just don’t like his arrogance that is in every movie he is in. He has a bad case of short man’s disease
No doubt about that. Aside from the stunt work, I can't stomach him as Reacher or in any M:I movie...
Cruise=
Turturro=great for COM and should have had the Cruise roll in the movie.
Floyd should have had Turturro’s but part, and a bit more camera time.
Nuff said’
Fatboy<———
I don't think Torturro would have done well as Vince, they clearly were looking for a wet behind the ears type of guy that was a bit of a goof, and Turtorro comes across as too intense and serious. Floyd would have done well as a type of character that Keith did as another action room visit or maybe a side cash game in the tournament.
Gosh, Eddie Cohen’s Doom Cue just blows this cue away in every aspect. It makes this one somewhat unappealing.