The Hustler or The Color Of Money

The Hustler - All-time classic, probably the top film of its decade.
The Color of Money - Quite good, but not great.

Newman is excellent in both films.

The Hustler by an edge- 9/10 vs. 8/10.

Hustler 10/10

Color of Money 9/10

Apples and oranges and you can watch Color of Money without seeing the Huster, but if you've seen the Huster it makes Color of Money that much better.

Both are great.

Hustler 10/10

Color Of Money 5/10

-The Hustler (1961) - 9/10 (the oldest film i like a lot in general)
-The Color of Money (1986) - 8/10

if there is one role i like Newman in the most it's the Fast Eddie Felson character.


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I love The Color of Money, it's my second favorite pool film after the original '61 version. It's not just an underrated Scorsese or Newman film, it's an underrated film in general. If Newman didn't win for this, I get the feeling more people would forget its existence. The sequel is a great film, and it's more of a pool film than The Hustler, which is not a bad thing to say. If it surpassed the original in one particular area, the pool scenes in TCM were greater and more fascinating to watch. Plus those close-up shots of the pool table were wonderul to look at... but that is where it ends. Nothing disappointed me in the sequel -- Scorsese's directing, the soundtrack, the locations and of course, the great acting from the cast; it was all top notch. But The Hustler, is undoubtedly a better film and a masterpiece. I'm confident in saying the sequel is a classic in its own right though.


The prostitution rests. - Kelly Bundy

The Hustler. Eddie vs Minnesota Fats, no comparison.

However, the most heart-breaking scene of The Color of Money was the Eddie/Amos scene (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBvyB2dTnlQ). That scene was so good that I just can't watch it. The Hustler got hustled.

Is it okay if I do it for mom and not you? 'Cause I really like mom.

I enjoyed The Color of Money a lot more