True Grit (Coen Brothers)

[Chaplin]

Yeah, he sorta did. And, he did a credible Wayne in Big Trouble In Little China. Add in his multi-layered performance in The Soldier and you can clearly see why I consider him to be the actor of the century.

Steve

Hey, Kurt Russell's awesome!

 

[oaken1]

Hey, Kurt Russell's awesome!

Snake Pliskin was the best,.......but Kurt needs to lay off of that botox,lol

 

[AzStevenCal]

Hey, Kurt Russell's awesome!

Did you really think I was bad-mouthing the guy. How many non-Kurt Russell fans do you think actually watched The Soldier? Heck, I'd have loved seeing him play Rooster Cogburn also.

So who's going to see True Grit this week?

Steve

 

[Mulli]

Kurt Russell did SOUND like Clint in that scene, does that count?

Kurt Russell killed in that movie. Killed. I need to watch Tombstone again.

 

[RugbyMuffin]

That was Kurt Russell in Tombstone.

Why Johnny Ringo, you look like somebody just walked over your grave

 

[Mulli]

Why Johnny Ringo, you look like somebody just walked over your grave

I'm your huckleberry.

 

[RugbyMuffin]

Kurt Russell killed in that movie. Killed. I need to watch Tombstone again.

Better than Holliday ?

Regardless, great flick.

 

[Mulli]

Better than Holliday ?

Regardless, great flick.

No way.

 

[Dr. Jones]

Damn! I came in here thinking I would see some good reviews on this movie and instead....



Arrrrgggghhh Matey!!!

 

[AzStevenCal]

Damn! I came in here thinking I would see some good reviews on this movie and instead....



Arrrrgggghhh Matey!!!

It's sort of a tradition with this thread, it's been hijacked a few times. I seem to remember a John Wayne war in here a few months ago. But, like you, I'm anxious to hear a review or two of this movie.

Steve

 

[oaken1]

I just rewatched the original,...and am suddenly thinking it may not be so bad to go see a western in the theater.

 

[azsportsfan01]

I just rewatched the original,...and am suddenly thinking it may not be so bad to go see a western in the theater.

Just rented it so I can rewatch it as well. I read that the new one stays truer to the book than the Wayne version.

 

[D-Dogg]

Did anyone watch it yet?

We rarely see films in the theater these days...but I love the Coens, and grew up on Westerns (not a big JW fan but not a hater, but my dad sure was a huge fan...had a wall clock of him too). The Coens can do Western, and this movie looks fantastic.

Will be seeing....

 

[MadCardDisease]

Did anyone watch it yet?

We rarely see films in the theater these days...but I love the Coens, and grew up on Westerns (not a big JW fan but not a hater, but my dad sure was...had a wall clock of him too). The Coens can do Western, and this movie looks fantastic.

Will be seeing....

I'm headed off to see it in about an hour. My brother saw it and said it was really good.

 

[Gaddabout]

Here's Ebert's review ...

http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20101221/REVIEWS/101229997

 

[Brian]

Just came back from seeing it. Well acted, well directed. The original was better in my opinion. Wayne just plays a better Cogburn.

 

[Stout]

I watched it last night with my folks. It was an excellent film. I think its main strength is that it was chock full of great characters. The main characters were done well too. I think the Coens would have ruined it if they'd have tried to make Bridges play Cogburn like John Wayne had. Thankfully they didn't.

 

[Shane]

Saw it last night. I liked it and thought it was good pretty.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Saw it last night. I liked it and thought it was good pretty.

Cool very.

 

[Dr. Jones]

Saw it last night. I liked it and thought it was good pretty.

you thank!

 

[Cheesebeef]

huge Coen bros fan and thought it was good, but not great and nowhere near the level of brilliance they showed in two of their last three films (No Country/Serious Man).

 

[Renz]

Good movie. I'll definitely buy the DVD when it comes out.

It's hard to really compare the two films because film technology and production values have improved so much since the first True Grit. This film is much more Mattie's story than Rooster's, which I liked. The new Mattie played the role much truer to the original story and I enjoyed her portrayal more than Kim Darby's, although Darby did a good job as well.

I enjoyed most of the peripheral characters and supporting characters. Matt Damon's Laboeuf was infinitely better than Glen Campbell's. Jeff Bridges's Rooster Cogburn was undoubtedly a more realistic portrayal of someone who lived at that time, but I liked John Wayne's Cogburn better. Although, like I mentioned, John Wayne's character was much more the focus of the 1969 version than Jeff Bridges's character.

I also didn't like the "Old Mattie" in the 2010 version. Young Mattie was intelligent, determined and driven. The older Mattie just seemed hard and unfriendly.

Very good, but not great, IMO. 4 out of 5 stars.

 

[Cheesebeef]

Good movie. I'll definitely buy the DVD when it comes out.

It's hard to really compare the two films because film technology and production values have improved so much since the first True Grit. This film is much more Mattie's story than Rooster's, which I liked. The new Mattie played the role much truer to the original story and I enjoyed her portrayal more than Kim Darby's, although Darby did a good job as well.

I enjoyed most of the peripheral characters and supporting characters. Matt Damon's Laboeuf was infinitely better than Glen Campbell's. Jeff Bridges's Rooster Cogburn was undoubtedly a more realistic portrayal of someone who lived at that time, but I liked John Wayne's Cogburn better. Although, like I mentioned, John Wayne's character was much more the focus of the 1969 version than Jeff Bridges's character.

I also didn't like the "Old Mattie" in the 2010 version. Young Mattie was intelligent, determined and driven. The older Mattie just seemed hard and unfriendly.

Very good, but not great, IMO. 4 out of 5 stars.

completely agreed about Old Mattie.

 

[desertdawg]

It was ok, towards the end I was starting to get a little antsy, but it was good.

 

[AzStevenCal]

It was ok, towards the end I was starting to get a little antsy, but it was good.

You label it as "ok" and "good" in the same sentence. Did you upgrade it to good based solely on your realization that you got "a little antsy" towards the end?

Steve