Watched Shooting Gallery last night

Exile

Exile

that definatly rolled....
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quite enjoyed the twisty story line but there was one thing that spoilt it for me and so i must ask...

...do Americans use pool lingo as much as that? Was it an accurate representation of day to day pool culture in the USA?

It felt almost like an instruction manual for beginners and felt very 'put on' and over the top IMHO.

I'm going to watch it again and see if it gets in the way.

What are your thoughts on this?
 
Exile said:
...do Americans use pool lingo as much as that? Was it an accurate representation of day to day pool culture in the USA?

It felt almost like an instruction manual for beginners and felt very 'put on' and over the top IMHO.

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Felt the same way you did......no, most people I know don't use near that much lingo, if any at all......like you did, felt is was put on and definitely over the top.....IMHO, not a good movie, but at least it's a pool movie....
 
I thought it was a good movie, as far as billiard movies go,, but Ive never heard people use even half of the lingo thats was being used in the movie and Im from the states..
Thats why its a movie and not a documentary I guess......
 
well, I see it just the other way. Movie, ehh, OK. That chick... FREAKING HOT!!
I dont need much of a plot ya know, some popcorn, soda/beer and some T&A and I am watching.
 
All i remember is I hated the movie. So im guessing the lingo was off or was too far fetched to be believable. The only pool movie I hated more than that one was Kiss Shot. Now that one was complete garbage.
 
PROG8R said:
If you ever decide to lose close to 4 hours of your life all you have to do is try and sit through "There will be blood"
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holy f*ckin christ. i thought that thing would never end. and the whole "i drink your milkshake" thing - yeah, just way too many undertones there. i watch a lot of movies and i'll admit i'll sit through, and actually enjoy some really shitty movies. but if a film maker wants my vote after the show's over, they gotta bring me somethin. the history of oil wells wasn't it. the only thing more boring was a special the history channel did on the dust bowl called black blizzard. that thing seemed like it was thirteen years long and had 15 minutes of information. and for pool movies, this has been brought up before and i've chimed in - turn the river actaully made me hurt inside. i felt like i had a beaver trying to claw it's way out my stomach. that's how painful that piece of shit was. everyone on here likes to kick pool hall junkies in the nuts but at least christopher walken was in it and had some funny lines and of course you get the "oh, did i stutter" line, and the "first you don't say it right and second you don't know charles" line. and i know turn the river had real pool players in it. yes and even that couldn't save that abortion. i really would rather watch little ricky schroder pretend like he knows what end of the cue you use to hit the ball and chaz palmintieri play the same guy he plays 80% of the time than watch real pool players struggle through scenes with almost no dialauge. they are pro pool players for a reason. trust me real pool players won't save that 9ball project with jennifer baretta that has been in the works for a few years. all you have to do is watch the trailer and your eyes start bleeding. all right i'm done. flame away. i know it's coming.
 
The lingo was ridiculous. Whoever made the film should have known something wasn't right when they felt the need to explain all the special words, dictionary-style, in the bus terminal scene before the main story starts.

This said, I love the movie. Yes, I know the whole "Karl's tribe" thing is laughable, the story is a bit heavy, Karl's chicken-feet-in-bourbon routine is stupid, Jericho's broken nose act is silly, and a whole range of other godawful details, but... it's the only movie I've watched in which Freddie Prinze Jr isn't bloody awful, I reckon Ving Rhames really plays a great Karl character, and Angus McFadyen's Tenderloin Tony scenes are first class. The whole movie has a great, moody atmosphere, the soundtrack music is very good and apropos, and the pool action itself isn't too bad.

This movie isn't in the same league as The Hustler. Don't take it too seriously and you might actually enjoy it. Just like Poolhall Junkies.
 
You think watching it was bad.

I actually made the mistake of buying it because I had never seen it before. Horrific movie if you ask me... I have owned it for close to 3 years and I think I have only watched it twice. like it was said tho... if you can take it lightly, it's tolerable.
-Rd.
 
Didn't get far in to that movie. One of the worst movies of all time. I shut it down when Freddie Prinze got the pool gang tattoo..:eek: Who the hell has ever been a member of a pool gang with tattooes?????:eek: That was 20 minutes of my life gone.....:frown:
 
Seems to be the same opinion over and over here, glad I’m not alone. :)

Don't know if it’s been done before but I’d like to see a pool movie done as a 'fly on the wall' sort of thing. There’s always enough drama at county pool matches and tournaments that could be clipped into something pretty gritty and intriguing but without being 'made for the big screen'.
 
A buddy lent me that movie and he was telling me that Ving Rhames was in it with Freddie Prinz Jr and I like Ving Rhames sort of so I popped it in and After the first half hour of Ving Rhames being in prison I thought, "Wow, they are really building this character." I couldn't believe that Freddie Prinz wasn't in the movie yet. I kept thinking that he would meet him in prison or maybe when he got out of prison they would play some.

I finally grabbed the dvd case and looked at it again and to my horror I realized that it was one of those double movies and I had been watching, "Animal" It was a Ving Rhames double feature.

I felt completely retarded and I lost several hours of my life that day. "Animal" was much much worse.
 
Luxury said:
A buddy lent me that movie and he was telling me that Ving Rhames was in it with Freddie Prinz Jr and I like Ving Rhames sort of so I popped it in and After the first half hour of Ving Rhames being in prison I thought, "Wow, they are really building this character." I couldn't believe that Freddie Prinz wasn't in the movie yet. I kept thinking that he would meet him in prison or maybe when he got out of prison they would play some.

I finally grabbed the dvd case and looked at it again and to my horror I realized that it was one of those double movies and I had been watching, "Animal" It was a Ving Rhames double feature.

I felt completely retarded and I lost several hours of my life that day. "Animal" was much much worse.
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LOL... I just laughed for atleast 3-6 minutes out loud by myself.... I like it... nicely done sir.
-Rd.
 
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