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Post by markpatrus on Oct 16, 2010 13:38:15 GMT -5
Anybody out there read the book?
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Post by gtj222 on Oct 16, 2010 14:56:17 GMT -5
I read it, but it has been over 40 years and I don't remember much except Rooster had a mustache.
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Post by Allen Wiener on Oct 16, 2010 16:34:03 GMT -5
I remember that Mattie Ross ended up differently in the book than she did in the Wayne movie.
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Post by sloanrodgers on Nov 8, 2010 23:01:57 GMT -5
The movie is supposedly being released three days early on Dec. 22nd. Dig out your eye-patches for the premiere.
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Post by sloanrodgers on Nov 9, 2010 19:05:56 GMT -5
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Post by Allen Wiener on Nov 10, 2010 0:05:27 GMT -5
Sure makes me want to see it on opening day. I'll always love the original, to say nothing of the book, but this looks very good.
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Post by markpatrus on Nov 10, 2010 10:19:31 GMT -5
Haven't seen what it's going to be rated.
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Post by sloanrodgers on Nov 10, 2010 18:24:12 GMT -5
It'll probably be rated R because Cog's gonna cut them outlaws down.
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Post by Paul Sylvain on Nov 30, 2010 5:06:47 GMT -5
For some reason, I never cared much for the original TG. Like what has already been said, Wayne does a commendable job, given what he has to work with for a supporting cast, but it's not a movie I can sit through. The clips I've seen on the remake look promising, however, and I will probably venture out in the December cold to see it. I ignore most remakes, but this is one that is hard to ignore.
As far as Wayne -- he's a great actor that was perfect for his time. They don't cut them from the same cloth anymore, that's for sure. I wonder how he would fare today, if he landed on the scene as a new, wet-behind-the ears, up-and-coming actor? My favorite is not a western, however, but "The Quiet Man".
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Post by markpatrus on Nov 30, 2010 14:51:39 GMT -5
With the Duke and his legacy in film, you can not separate it from the early development of cinema. The transition from silent to sound only a few years in the making, and then here comes 'The Big Trail.' His marketability was his ability and willingness to do his own stunts. That's the way the story goes how good ol' Marion Michael Morrison made his break into film, with his name soon to change to John Wayne. Acting for sound was still evolving from the silent days. And I agree with you that the Duke's 'True Grit' was not his best even though it was the one Oscar that he garnered. One of the hardest scenes for me to watch to this day is John Wayne trying to tell the young Vietnamese boy that his friend would not be coming back in the end of 'The Green Beret.' Those had to be real tears in the Duke's eyes as he watched the boy running from chopper to chopper and not find his friend. And his performance in 'The Searchers' was a class act. In my opinion, the Duke went from a screen presence to an institution without the ability to act ever becoming an issue. If Gary Cooper could get best actor for 'High Noon,' the Duke should have gotten one for 'The Searchers.' And you have to look at the directors that he worked with a lot, John Ford, Howard Hawks, and Henry Hathaway who was the director on that version of 'True Grit.' We look at these old films now that use to be our favorites growing up and tell ourselves, man this is really corny. Also these directors had their style which would keep the studios happy. And when these big stars started their own production companies and hired the directors they liked, well you see where I'm going with this. they didn't want to venture to far off the path and then feel it at the box office.
That's where I'm so thankful now that two brothers like the Coens who started out as independent filmmakers were able to make leadway in a very short period of time to have major studios chomping at the bit (no pun intended) to distribute their films. On this past Sunday Morning on CBS, their movie critic was doing a recap on the holiday films we have to choose from. As he put it, with everything that will be out there, the fact that such a cast has gotten together with the Coen brothers who have proven they can do about anything is enough of a testimonial to how good this film could be. I'm not looking at the new 'True Grit' as a remake. I'm looking at the new 'True Grit' as to how it should have been made. And with this new film, they just might succeed in giving the good ol' western film a shot in the arm for future productions. I sure hope so.
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Post by markpatrus on Dec 9, 2010 9:31:59 GMT -5
TRUE GRIT is rated PG 13 according to Yahoo. I still want to see it.
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Post by sloanrodgers on Dec 9, 2010 17:11:10 GMT -5
TRUE GRIT is rated PG 13 according to Yahoo. I still want to see it. Well, are you old enough pilgrim?
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Post by markpatrus on Dec 10, 2010 10:02:23 GMT -5
My wrinkles got wrinkles.
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Post by markpatrus on Dec 10, 2010 16:00:43 GMT -5
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Post by Richard Weddle on Dec 25, 2010 22:30:59 GMT -5
Henry Hathaway, a consummate filmmaker for over 50 years, made the better version of True Grit near the end of his career in 1969.
I like this new version very much, and I appreciate its faithfulness to the novel, but there are mis-steps in tone and attitude, subtle things that Hathaway got right. The Coen brothers have made a superior film and a superior western. I recommend it. But I hope no one will underestimate the original. There's more depth to the original than some people realize.
Richard Weddle
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