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THE CARD PLAYER DVD REVIEW 1.5 / 5
Barely gave it two stars but this film is dull. Although it took a different approach, this film had nothing there for me.Wow, a killer taking hostages for a poker game. I'm really dumbfounded other than that. NEEDLESS TO SAY IT WAS BAD BUT NOT HORRIBLE. AND WHAT THE HELL IS WITH ALL THE DUBBED ACCENTS? <
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>IF THE VIEWER WANTS TO SEE BLOOD AND CREATIVITY, DON'T PUT THIS IN YOUR DVD PLAYER!!

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Dissapointing.
The card player is one of Dario Argento's most recent film and it doesn't seem like the usual Dario film, its not a giallo film but more like a competent Euro-thriller it even has that cheesy techno music that constantly gets played in the background which gets annoying after a while. The film was very dissapointing but I wouldn't say that it was awful there were some interesting scenes like the killer using the game of on-line poker with the police in return for the lives of his kidnapped prey and the chase scene with Remo the proffesional poker player, the only problem is that the film just turns into a routine detective story that gets kind of dull, if this film was done by another director than maybe I would have liked it better but since it was done by Dario I expected a much better high quality thriller that wasn't so predictable. You won't find any gory death scenes or excellent camera techniques but it is more modern contemporary and you can tell from the look of this film although some of the shots of Rome were very nice. Its worth checking out once but not worth buying unless your a diehard Dario Argento fan like myself lol.

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I must be in the minority
I guess I'm one of the odd few who found this movie enjoyable. Yes, it's definitely a thriller not a horror movie as so many others have pointed out, but don't let that disappoint you. Dario Argento comes up with his usual cast of odd characters, who all have their dark sides to them that aren't immediately shown. <
>The poker games between the killer and the police do tend to be drawn out, showing every hand and every card turn, but that's just an attempt to add to the suspense. The victim can be seen and heard, right down to their agonized screams as the killer makes good on his promise to cut a piece of them off for every hand the police lose and then killing the victim if the police lose the game. <
>The gore factor is minimal, which is surprising for an Argento film, but there are some true moments of suspense, such as the break in on Anna's, the main character, apartment, that keep the movie going. <
>I would definitely recommend this movie to Argento fans as well as those who like a good thriller.