Gambling films occupy an important position in Hong Kong movies, the most impressive is the 1989 "God of Gamblers" starring Chow Yun Fat, in which the god of gambling chews chocolate to defeat the opponent a scene is a classic, but also set off a wave of gambling films in the 90s, a time gambling saints, gamblers are born, but other countries actually have a lot of gambling films, the following is recommended the world's top ten gambling films, I hope you can find surprises.
God of Gamblers trilogy
The series can be seen as the pinnacle of global gambling films, but it is actually an adult fairy tale in which a person who has suffered repeated setbacks and still struggles stoically. Wang Jing gathers family affection, love, brotherhood, gunfights, actions, deified gambling skills, amnesia, eating chocolate, hair changing and other details in the story are very interesting. The character image is distinct, the lens is luxurious, majestic and exquisite, and Chow Yun-fat, Andy Lau, Wu Qianlian and Yuan Yongyi perform outstandingly in the series, which is shocking.
"Supreme Supreme" two-part series
This movie focuses on showing the love between brothers, the two males should be dressed up as pigs and eat tigers to ignite the fire, and the bumpy fate of male and female love under the vendetta of gangsters! When the popular beauty Chen Yulian was afraid and uneasy at the gambling table but unexpectedly won, and the truth is that Tan Yonglin pretended to be shot to let her lover take risks in order to win the gambling game, and set up a situation for the benefit of harming people in exchange for her lover to leave, which made people sigh. Du Qifeng's guidance of the sequel is also remarkable.
The Reign of the Gambler
Wang Jing loves 65 years of gambling films, the beginning and end are excellent, the middle is slightly slower, and the blue mixing music, props, and sets are exquisite. The male protagonist Cincinnati Kid has smooth sailing, from winning small black coins, two beautiful women favored, to the failure of the battle with the old gambling king, playing poker professionalism and psychological warfare details are very good. The old gambling king's style and realm are extremely high, and finally the earth-shattering reversal, but also educate everyone to gamble risks, lose also have to raise their heads to face life.
"Old Thousand"
The director focuses on Gauni's desires and reveals the true face of human nature. On the table, interests come first. Adapted from a popular national manga, it has a wonderful storyline, coupled with Kim Hye-so's bold exposure, and various casino storms make this film have many highlights. On the small cards, there is a condensation of human desire, temptation, jealousy, betrayal, hatred, greed.
The King of Gamblers
This film is not so showy flower head, very realistic setting, very simple battlefield, highlighting the struggle of human nature and the power of fate! The two major characters of Matt Damon and Norton are precisely the two extremes that exist in every trader, and one stroke shows the incalculability and impermanence of the inner game in the hand.
Casino
This is a story of a beautiful woman and a liar, a female psychologist who goes deep into the casino to understand the psychology of gamblers, but is deceived by deception and goes to revenge. The script is very well written, interlocking, dripping, the cold atmosphere of the underground casino, the tension that pervades the whole film, and the wonderful performances of the male and female protagonists are all amazing.
The Great Gambler's Hoax
This film is a Hong Kong gambling film to open the mountain, the casino gambling skills and fraud in life to combine, plus some reversals, to create the tension of the drama, the whole story ups and downs, the calculation, deception in deception, praying mantis cicada catching yellow bird behind. At the same time, various techniques are displayed in gambling techniques, such as listening to dice, changing cards, not forgetting, cigarette box tricks, etc., and of course, the use of psychological tactics, which is worthy of the originator of Hong Kong gambling films.
The Gambler's two-part series
There are two films in the film, the first episode of the combination of gambling and special functions of the excellent creativity, Stephen Chow's own naughty performance, Andy Lau's gags, are amazing. The sequel crosses to Shanghai Beach, and it is actually an attempt to defeat Yoshiko Kawashima with a gambling card, and the comedy and humor style cross the limitations of the times.
Gambling Apocalypse
The film cuts the beginning of the original manga, describes how the owner Open Division embarked on the road to reverse life, and contains many extremely exciting games such as "Limit Guessing Fist", "Iron Bone Flying", "e Card", etc., which at first glance look like a gambling movie. However, the protagonist rekindles the fighting spirit in the game, never says defeat, and finally moves towards the bloody goal of "reversing life", which is very motivating.
Animal World
In addition to the exaggerated performance style of Japanese comic works, it retains the "burning" of the core of the story, and Han Yan also shows a strong ability to control the use of lenses and the presentation of visual effects. Li Yifeng incarnated as a clown on the train "a hundred strange chops", in addition to a variety of action movies, super British film specifications of the action design, but also with a black, violent texture, let people look straight adrenaline.
The top ten gambling films selected this time are carefully selected and only represent personal views. The "Eight Generals of a Thousand Doors", "Que Sheng" series, "Legend of the New Brother of the Casino Tycoon", "Lucky God of Gamblers", "The Legend of the Hero of the Bird", "Poker King" and other films were unfortunately not selected due to the limited space of the article and the limited quality of these films. But recommending ten tablets is certainly not addictive, so there are a few Easter eggs.
"Blackjack"
Adapted from the novel "Capture of Las Vegas", director Robert Luctic's ability to control can not be underestimated, the two-hour-long film does not make the audience feel lengthy, although limited by the character setting, but the performance of Kevin Spacey and others is also remarkable, bringing the audience a comprehensive visual enjoyment.
Showdown
In the poker world of nightclubs, three cheater masters are pregnant with ghost fetuses and are ready to show their skills, but they did not expect to encounter various crises. Although it is a niche masterpiece, it is difficult to get out of the series of gangster revenge killing machines such as Sylvester Stallone, Melanie Griffiths, and Gabriel Bourne, and it is impossible to predict the truth until the last second.