New True Grit

[Evil One]

John Wayne was a bad actor that pretty much played "John Wayne" in all of his roles.
That being said, I enjoyed the new one much better than the old one.


Jim

 

[sheriffoconee]

I like the new one....and I like the old one.....
The girl child (25) and I sat and watched the new on on TV this weekend...I saw it in the theater...the theater was a better experience, but I like what the Coen Brothers did with it...

 

[John Eilertson]

I saw the original in uncut form the same day I saw the newer version. I guess I like the Duke version better, tho' having seen it enough times to have it memorized backwards. The Bridges version includes some scenes not originally filmed, to do with years later. I think the original was "Dukified" which was pleasing to most viewers, yours truly included. I also find it interesting to see how much recoil in cap and ball revolvers is displayed in movies, for instance, the amount Eastwood shows in "Josey Wales" with his Walker Colts. If you've ever fired one of those you know they kick very little, as much to do with how much they weigh as anything else. (Maybe he was still feeling like "Dirty Harry...?")
Anyway, I enjoyed each "Grit" but favor the Wayne one more.

 

[straightshooter1]

My wife had never seen the older one, so we watched it on one night, and the new one the next.

I prefer the old one. The rap on John Wayne, and posted here as well, was that he always played John Wayne rather than the character he was portraying.

I didn't see that in the original True Grit. The character he played was not John Wayne though in most of his roles I would agree with the criticism. (I still like those movies, btw).

The new one, for about the first third, had many of the same lines as the old one, but the older one was humorous, while the new one was not. I think they missed the boat on that part.

I did miss the cat. I also thought the Ranger was well played in both films and the rap on Glen Campbell being a poor actor is, I believe, due to the movie's use of 19th Century language rather than his acting skills.

All in all, I did enjoy both versions, but I liked the older one better.

Bob

 

[therevjay]

John Wayne was a bad actor that pretty much played "John Wayne" in all of his roles.
That being said, I enjoyed the new one much better than the old one.


Jim

John Wayne never pretended to be a actor. He played John Wayne.

 

[TIMETRIPPER]

Saw it today. Liked it a lot. Liked the original movie too, but the characters in this newer version are more developed and there was a lot of subtle humor in the dialog between the characters. Really like how Mattie dealt with the horse trader and especially enjoyed Rooster's growing amusement and respect with Mattie's determination throughout the movie. She really could get under a fellows skin! A lot of fine acting by some great actors and with a realism that gave a historic feel to the movie. I also didn't realize it was Barry Pepper playing Duvall' s role until the credits.
John

 

[DustyDawg48]

Netflix delivered it Friday and I watched it twice over the weekend. It was weird watching a movie that you've never watched before but had seen a hundred times.

I thought the new Maddie was better than the original along with Matt being better than Glenn. The job Josh Broliin and Berry Pepper did to almost perfectly mimic the voice and mannerisms of the original characters was great!

 

[Sprefix]

I just saw the new version and I enjoyed it. I love the first one also. I don't give a hang about his acting "skills", but I enjoyed almost all of his work. Seems to me to not like John Wayne is a shame. He embodied the classic good against evil and treated the ladies with respect. JMO

 

[ar15ed]

i had seen the original enough times to pretty well have all the lines memorized. we just saw the new one, and i honestly think i like it better than the original one. it is a good movie!

 

[Faulkner]

I love the new True Grit. I just bought a DVD copy for my son, and I'll pick up a Blu-Ray for myself.

Its hardly a flop - at last count its made about $250,000,000.

The Coen's have said they used the book as their source material, rather than remaking the John Wayne version. The two movies are similar where they are true to the book. The Coen's ending is straight from the novel.

I loved John Wayne in the original, but Glen Campbell and Kim Darby almost kill that film for me.

Jeff Bridges' Rooster is also much truer to the character that Charles Portis created - he's barely on the right side of the law, and has a very dark past.

I like both movies, but think the Bridges/Coen version is much more realistic and enjoyable.

I absolutely agree.

I also think the girl did a much better job in the new version.

 

[semperfi71]

The new verson is a western. That's a plus. Even a bad western is a good movie as it will at least have interesting outdoor scenery.

I did not think Jeff Bridges did as good a job as a lot of people think. But it was still entertaining.

Whoever was in charge of costuming was color blind, and at a loss to what a Rooster Cogburn would be wearing. Too much brown, gray, and black in the clothing that in the time period had more color to it. But you see that in a lot of westerns.

I thought the "Texas Ranger" in the new one was too "dandified" in dress and speech over what I have heard Texas Rangers of the time being.

I thought both girls, in both movies did a good job as Mattie. In the first movie you could almost hate her "smarmy" attitude.

I did, and still do, think Glen Campbell did a decent job in his role as well.

The "Duke"? I have never seen a John Wayne movie I didn't like, except "The Conqueror". But I don't see John Wayne as a "hero". But he was a good movie performer (not actor).

 

[Springfeildkid585]

My understanding is that this version is alot closer to the book. I haven't read the book yet, but plan to.

 

[JimSupica]

I assume the new one was a great movie. I have to take it on faith because i couldn't understand Jeff Bridges' mumbled authentic accent. I think at one point he might have said "feel yer hams ya sumsa butches", but most of the rest was lost on me.

As far as the first one, I am unable to resist bragging that we have Mattie's Walker and Rooster's eyepatch and Winchester currently on display in our Hollywood Guns exhibit at the NRA National Firearms Exhibit. (Movie Magic Secret - The eyepatch has a little piece of black painted guaze in the center to allow some semblence of binocular vision.)

The National Firearms Museum: Hollywood Guns 7

The National Firearms Museum: True Grit (1969) Colt

The National Firearms Museum: William B. Ruger Special Exhibits