Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Review of poker hand rating::does 4 of a kind beat a straight flush







Review of poker hand rating::does 4 of a kind beat a straight flush








In               my               book               there               is               nothing               better               than               a               classic               movie               featuring               the               Hollywood               stars               of               yesteryear.

Why               do               I               make               such               an               outrageous               claim?

It               is               because               I               am               not               in               to               all               of               the               gratuitous               sex,               overt               violence               and               blood               and               gore               that               are               so               much               a               part               of               today's               films.

As               naïve               as               it               may               be,               I               want               to               be               entertained,               amused,               tickled,               touched,               or               moved               by               the               movies               I               watch.

I               don't               care               to               be               disgusted,               annoyed,               angry,               disillusioned               or               sickened.

It's               that               simple!
               With               the               rash               of               bad               films               that               Hollywood               has               put               out               in               recent               years,               I               find               myself               watching               more               and               more               of               the               classic               films.

The               one               I               am               about               to               review               was               never               a               blockbuster               or               even               a               sleeper.

On               the               other               hand,               it               is               fun,               funny,               sophisticated               and               entertaining.
               The               name               of               the               film               is               "Designing               Woman"               and               is               stars               Lauren               Bacall               and               Gregory               Peck.

Bacall               plays               Marilla               Brown,               a               fashion               designer               who               always               looks               like               she               walked               out               of               the               pages               of               Vogue               magazine.
               Peck               plays               sports               writer,               Mike               Hagen.

He's               a               no               nonsense,               tell               it               like               it               is               reporter               who               doesn't               think               about               the               consequences               of               his               words               when               he               sometimes               should.
               The               two               meet               quite               by               accident               one               evening               after               Mike               wins               some               money               at               the               racetrack.

He               offers               to               buy               everyone               drinks,               including               the               lovely               Marilla.

But               then               he               proceeds               to               get               drunk               and               lose               track               of               his               time,               his               money               and               himself.
               The               next               morning,               when               he               runs               into               Marilla               at               the               pool,               he               doesn't               remember               her.

She               takes               it               matter               of               factly               and               simply               hands               him               $700;               the               money               he               had               given               her               to               hold               in               order               to               keep               himself               from               blowing               the               whole               wad.
               One               thing               leads               to               another               and               before               long               it               becomes               obvious               the               two               are               in               love.

They               get               married               and               return               to               New               York               to               resume               their               respective               careers.

That               is               when               the               real               fun               begins.
               Mike               learns               that               his               recent               columns               about               a               fighter               promoter               in               league               with               the               mob               have               put               his               life               in               jeopardy.

At               first               he               tries               to               ignore               it               but               it               soon               becomes               obvious               that               he               cannot.
               The               real               fun;               however,               begins               when               the               two               worlds               of               the               bride               and               groom               try               to               come               together.

Mike               likes               poker               with               his               cronies.

Marilla               prefers               the               company               of               vivacious               entertainment               folk.

The               two               mix               like               oil               and               water,               which               makes               for               some               lively               moments               on               screen.
               Then               there               is               the               old               girlfriend               Lori               Shannon               (played               by               Delores               Gray).

The               jilted               actress               soon               becomes               a               part               of               Marilla's               crowd.

Although,               Mike               denies               it,               Marilla               can               see               that               he               and               Lori               have               some               kind               of               connection.

She               worries               it               might               not               be               an               old               one               and               sets               out               to               find               the               answers.
               Mike               is               afraid               of               hurting               his               beloved               bride               so               he               does               what               men               often               do               in               that               situation               --               he               lies.

But               every               lie               is               evident               to               Marilla,               which               makes               her               even               more               suspicious.
               All               of               these               plots               eventually               merge               to               make               for               a               hilarious               romp               that               the               audience               gets               to               enjoy               right               along               with               the               players               themselves.

In               particular,               the               ending               sequence               is               absolutely               hilarious.
               Bacall               remains               true               to               herself.

She               is               chic,               glamorous,               beautiful               and               cool.

Yet,               she               has               masterful               comedic               timing               and               a               face               that               registers               every               emotion               with               elegance               and               grace.
               Peck,               who               isn't               well               known               for               his               comedic               talents,               manages               to               pull               off               a               tour               de               force               performance               nonetheless.

He               is               charming,               witty               and               sexy               without               losing               his               edge               of               aloof               restraint.
               Gray               is               good               in               the               role               of               the               ex-girlfriend,               but               not               great.

This               would               have               been               a               perfect               role               for               someone               with               more               comedic               charm               like               Betty               Grable               or               even               Lucille               Ball.
               Director               Vincente               Minnelli               gets               great               performances               out               of               his               actors               across               the               board.

He               also               milks               every               word               of               the               script               written               by               George               Wells.
               "Designing               Woman"               is               a               good               film               but               it               isn't               a               great               one.

It               doesn't               have               to               be.

It               fulfills               its               goal,               which               is               to               entertain               and               there               isn't               a               thing               wrong               with               that.

I               give               it               three               stars.
               RATING               SCALE               USED:               
               0               =               A               stinker.

Don't               waste               the               money!


               1               =               Bad.

Rent               it               at               your               own               risk.


               2               =               Below               average.

See               only               if               you               have               time               to               kill.


               2.5               =               Average.

A               toss               up.


               3               =               Good.

Worth               a               looksee.


               3.5               =               Very               Good.

I               recommend               it.


               4               =               Excellent.

Don't               miss               it!


               4.5               =               Outstanding.

What               are               you               waiting               for?


               5               =               Destined               to               become               a               classic.

You               will               be               sorry               if               you               don't               see               it.






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