Thoughts on True Grit

[David LaPell]

Well, the wife and I finally made it to see the movie True Grit tonight. Having read the book recently I can honestly say that alot of it was kept to Portis writing. As much of a John Wayne fan that I am, I can say that this movie was better written and is a better film. The original was a John Wayne movie, and written for John Wayne, where as this film was set up from another point of view.
On a side note, I do like Rooster's choice of a sidearm in this film (his SAA not the 1851's although I do like them).

 

[imjin138]

My wife and I enjoyed it.

 

[anoblefox]

My wife and I enjoyed it as well.
Personally, my feelings are that Bridges is a better actor than Wayne in varied roles. Now don't get me wrong, the Duke will always be the Duke, THE American icon. I judge how good an actor is by the RANGE of roles that the same actor/actress can pull off and be absolutely be THAT person they are trying to be.

 

[Hofstet]

My wife and I thought it was one of the best western's made in recent years. Didn't really care for the ending though. It was too abrupt IMO.

 

[hiram2005]

Yes, great movie! The actress who plays Mattie is excellent.

 

[Bullseye 2620]

Much darker than the first one; the Coen brothers are geniuses.

It seemed to me that the report of the pistol shots was tweaked to sound like BP rounds. I wonder if anyone knows what kind of loads they used to make this movie. It all sounded low-pressure to me.


Bullseye

 

[mjr]

It seemed to me that the report of the pistol shots was tweaked to sound like BP rounds. I wonder if anyone knows what kind of loads they used to make this movie.

Unless things have changed lately, the loads used during filming make very little noise, just enough to mark the soundtrack so the post-production techs know where to add the "real" gunfire. Among other things, this system keeps the actors from having to wear ear protection.

 

[7003006]

When Mattie crossed the river after Rooster and the ranger tried to leave her behind I think it would have been more realistic had she come out wet.

 

[Papaw]

I thought it was an excellent movie.

 

[marlin.357]

When Mattie crossed the river after Rooster and the ranger tried to leave her behind I think it would have been more realistic had she come out wet.

She came out dry the second time she fell in a river too! A couple of firearms glitches too, but still one of the best movies I have seen in a long time.

 

[Alpo]

I believe Rooster got a bad rap in that story. "My revolver misfired because Marshall Cogburn loaded it incorrectly in a moment of drunkeness." More likely it misfired because it went swimming when she crossed the river.

 

[sheepdawg]

So I guess Alec Baldwin will be doing the Humphrey Bogart role in Casablanca next. Johnny Depp can do the Peter Lorre role.

 

[firestrat]

"The Dude abides"

 

[Faulkner]

She must have been wearing Frogg Toggs.

 

[Frizzman]

A Thumbs Up

I saw it last Saturday. Westerns are so rare now that I am very happy to see almost anything new come along. I believe the first version was mainly a vehicle for John Wayne. I didn't particularly like the performance by Glen Campbell and I found the Mattie character somewhat irritating. I think Matt Damon and the actor that played Mattie in this version were superior. I liked it. I rarely go to movies these days because they seem to be almost all comic book characters, cartoons, dumb "slasher movies" and chick flicks. The film wasn't perfect but I enjoyed it and hope it did well enough at the box office to encourage the making of more Westerns.

 

[m657]

most enjoyable flick I've seen in quite a while

 

[Wyatt Burp]

"The Dude abides"

Jeff Bridges' band is called The Abiders. Somebody interviewed him at his house and Bridges dug around in his garage and came out with the dude's sweater from the movie. I think he let the interviewer try it on too.

 

[chuck pullen]

I've seen the original version at least ten times and can quote big parts of the script. I'm a huge fan. That said, the new version is simply a much better movie. One of the best I've seen in a long time.

 

[rburg]

So how much does a movie cost these days? OK, I haven't taken the wife to one since 101 Dalmatians came out. What 20 years? She probably wouldn't be interested in spending the money any way. But I have no clue what they charge these days.

 

[webley green]

We saw it and we liked it; the wife didn't care for Rooster riding Mattie's horse to death. Hallie's portrayal of Mattie was outstanding and worthy of an oscar, however that's a long shot. Overall two thumbs up. The overals feel of the movie was authentic and we hope to see more of these movies made. If that were the case we'd go to more than one movie a year.