John Wayne's "True Grit" or Jeff Bridges' Version, Which Do You Like Better?

[sheepdawg]

The Duke's, as a few others have said I refuse to watch the remake.

Glen Campbell should have stuck to singing on a side note.

 

[crazyphil]

Never watched the Bridges version. Didn't need to. It ain't broke, so
why fix it? Remakes usually fall short. Can you imagine a remake of
Casablanca?

 

[GKC]

Remakes usually fall short. Can you imagine a remake of
Casablanca?

There are some classics, like the one you mentioned, that it would be a travesty to remake...just like "Gone With The Wind"...but in some cases, a remake is better than the original (at least in my opinion.) It may be due to better technology, improved scripts, better acting, or all of those...for example, I think the remake of "3:10 To Yuma" with Russell Crowe was much better than the original.

 

[sigp220.45]

I like them both, but I think the Coen brother's version is a much better movie. Glen Campbell and Kim Darby stink so much even Rooster and General Sterling Price can't overcome that smell.

The Coen's version is beautifully made and well acted, especially by Jeff Bridges.

For a real stinker, try to sit through John Wayne and Katherine Hepburn in the sequel to the original. That thing is a far greater crime than any remake.

 

[steelslaver]

Well, although I like the both a lot. I have to go with the Bridge's version by a hair. Bit more realistic and some better scenes. Jeff isn't the Duke though but very good and better with some age. Glen Campbell was a terrible actor. He should have starred with Chuck Norris. Then maybe one of them might look good.

 

[PALADIN85020]

I have only this to say. I miss the hell out of John Wayne. No one to match him has ever been spawned.

By the same token, we need more Americans in his mold today. I'm sick of political correctness and disrespect for the flag and the national anthem.

John

 

[e3mrk]

John Wayne hands down.
Bridges is a ok Actor but Him trying to remake a John Wayne Character is like trying to pass off a Chevy Vega as a Muscle Car.

 

[crazyphil]

Jeff was OK as Wild Bill, but when I remember Rooster it is John Wayne.

 

[Ben_hutcherson]

It would be interesting to find some folks who hadn't seen either and show them both films in different order. That is show some the Wayne version first, then the Bridges version, while reversing it for the others and see what they say. Often, I think we are prejudiced by what we see first, unless it's a real stinker.

I like both films for different reasons. Wayne's portrayal of an old semi-washed up law officer was better IMHO than Jeff's, but the filming details and some of the supporting roles were better in the remake.

I actually somewhat did this.

I watched the new version in the theater, and then the John Wayne version on TV a few weeks later.

While I like and enjoy both, I think the "new" version has a lot going for it. Bridges as the crusty old Rooster Cogburn I think is a better fit for the part. The interactions between Hailee Stenfeld-especially here rapid and furious delivery of period correct lines-and her interaction with others make the movie in a lot of ways. I'm a big Glen Cambell fan, but I character acting was not his forté and it shows in the original. The overall dark, gritty feel of the new one-I think-is a good fit for the tale.

I will watch either and enjoy them, but I think you can figure out my preference from the above comments.

 

[Lee's Landing Billy]

You could not have made that shot had you been resting on Gibraltar. I tried, just can't pick. Almost like two entirely different movin pictures to me. I'll watch them both over and again to keep from watching regular TV. and....Come See an Old Fat Man sometime!!!!

 

[Fishslayer]

It's been said that Wayne's Oscar was more a lifetime achievement award...

I can't believe nobody's posted THIS one up yet... I stole it from one of the members here...

 

[Gulfecho]

It's been said that Wayne's Oscar was more a lifetime achievement award...

I can't believe nobody's posted THIS one up yet... I stole it from one of the members here...

I love it!!

 

[sigp220.45]

It's been said that Wayne's Oscar was more a lifetime achievement award...

I can't believe nobody's posted THIS one up yet... I stole it from one of the members here...

Except its not - its a Walker. (And a cartridge conversion, at that)



The Coens got it right:

 

[jack the toad]

Although I favored the first version, I thought both TG's were entertaining but wonder if they plan to do a remake of rooster cogburn and the lady?
Dunno if Bridges can handle that Gatling.

 

[WardenRoss]

I liked them both.

I was really impressed that in 2010 or so, someone can still make a good western. We need more good westerns.

 

[Cardboard_killer]

I think the Coen's version was better, but I couldn't pick between the two Cogburns. However, neither was, IMO, what the book made him out to be. First and foremost, both were 20 years older than the character in the book.

I also thought that Damon and the girl both nailed their parts in the Coen version, while the other version was off with Cambell and that other girl. And while the narrative of the Wayne version was more closely tied to the book, the cop out ending blew it. The changes to the narrative in the Coen movie had me scratching my head, as I didn't think the changes helped at all, so why make them?

Obviously, I am prejudice because I read the book.

 

[meaneyedcatz]

Original JW all the way.
Both were good but Bridges and the dude who played Tom Chaney acted like they were stupid people.

 

[Model 19 6"]

Myself I am not into very many remakes. I vote for John Wayne.

 

[comtedeloach]

Duke's version only. No I have and will not watch the Bridges version.

Your loss, it's pretty good.



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[steamloco76]

Except its not - its a Walker. (And a cartridge conversion, at that)



The Coens got it right:

JW Version- Rooster to Maddie- "I wouldn't be afraid of no Booger Man neither ifn I had a flour sack with big old horse pistol in it."