Which do you like better, this film, or its sequel?

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DracTarashV — 13 years ago(February 14, 2013 09:00 PM)

Most agree that The Hustler is a considerably better film - as do I. But few will agree that The Color of Money is even a great film to begin with
Personally, I'm a huge fan of the latter, no question about it.
The Color of Money has dynamic performances, a lovely soundtrack (not including Clapton's hit), great direction by Scorsese, and overall it's just an entertaining and extremely re-watchable movie.
I love both of them.
How low can a punk get?

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heyuactor — 13 years ago(March 11, 2013 08:37 AM)

This one.
"Did you make coffee? Make it!"Cheyenne.

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balboa76 — 13 years ago(March 14, 2013 06:17 PM)

Not even a contest, this one is why better then the sequel. This is one of the greatest films ever made, to compare them is an insult to the iconic original.

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generalusgrant — 12 years ago(July 15, 2013 09:08 AM)

Yes, the Hustler is iconic and a truly memorable movie. The Color of Money can't remotely hold a candle to the original. Tom Cruise is irritating and mars the sequel.

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el_cochino55 — 12 years ago(September 27, 2013 12:01 AM)

Exactly!

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garnerphils — 11 years ago(December 31, 2014 11:03 PM)

Cruise is meant to be irritating in "TCOM," unlike many of his other roles, where it is merely an unfortunate by-product.

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scorsese-1 — 11 years ago(September 02, 2014 03:25 AM)

As much as i love Marty Scorsese, The Hustler is far superior. The Color of Money is a very good film but does not come close to The Hustler.

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DC1977 — 10 years ago(November 13, 2015 07:49 AM)

The Color of Money is one of Scorsese's worst films.
The Hustler is a film that stands on its own and it's a pity that a sequel was made, especially one as poor as The Color of Money.
The only good thing that came from it is the fact that Newman won the Oscar that he should have got for the first film.

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manage-932-700755 — 9 years ago(April 10, 2016 05:08 PM)

The Hustler- definitely.

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drjeff21 — 9 years ago(June 17, 2016 12:57 PM)

This film. It's a Greek tragedy in a pool room.

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super-joey — 9 years ago(December 01, 2016 02:22 PM)

I agree with Ebert's assessment that The Color of Money
"lacks the electricity, the wound-up tension"
But Ebert also said he probably would have given the film higher marks if it were directed by anyone else because he
"might not have expected so much. But The Color of Money is directed by Martin Scorsese, the most exciting American director now working, and it is not an exciting film."
That's kind of how I felt. Having said that, I did thoroughly enjoy The Color of Money. I just think the opportunity was there to do something far greater. A true sequel to The Hustler would seem to demand something more.