Trigger Mike Posted July 22, 2013 Posted July 22, 2013 too cheap to buy a theatre ticket I wait for movies to come on TV. saw the newer true grit last night. Jeff Bridges does a good job, but he is not John Wayne. I was surprised by how well he did the role. The original Mattie was better. The newer lebeuff seemed good, maybe better than the original as much as I like Glenn Campbell. Duvall was a lot better. The original Tom Chaney was better. The dogfall gunfight was more realistic in the newer one. The original ending was better, but her losing her arm is more likely what happened were it real I suppose. Mattie in her old age reminded me of my wife's old maid aunt. blunt, sour, and not pleasant to be around. Lebeuff not dying seemed more likely in the newer one. overall a good film, but I still prefer the original. The newer one was weird sometimes.
coloradoblackjack Posted July 22, 2013 Posted July 22, 2013 I watched it in the theaters and tried to watch it last night...but by the first half hour I was ticked off by the places that FX chose to end the scenes for a commercial. they picked the most dramatic moments but did not let the scene finish. it was distracting enough that I switched channels to How it's Made and went to sleep.
Tom Bullweed Posted July 22, 2013 Posted July 22, 2013 The new movie follows Charles Portis' book very closely. This looks like his only western. It was a story by and about Mattie. The Cogburn role was no greater or lesser than LeBueff. I recon the role in the book was too small for Duke Wayne; the original movie was made around him. I like both versions. Anyone notice how clean his Winchester was, how worn his Colt's were and how wornout everything else was? This was not in the book, but I thought it showed how he focused his care on what was important to him.
Irish Dan O'Shootem SASS # 61974 Posted July 22, 2013 Posted July 22, 2013 I liked the new Mattie & Lebeuff better, over all a good movie.
Charlie Harley, #14153 Posted July 22, 2013 Posted July 22, 2013 Every time I say it I feel like I'm disrespecting the Duke, but I liked the newer one better. The characters. The music. The cinematography. I just liked it more.
Utah Bob #35998 Posted July 22, 2013 Posted July 22, 2013 I don't try to compare them. I really liked the new one. It was very true to the book. And watching it with commercials would drive me nutz! Blue Ray if you please.
Cree Anders SASS# 97000 Posted July 22, 2013 Posted July 22, 2013 Liked Bridges as Rooster . But the Duke is the Duke!. Both movies were well done and enjoyed them both.
Rye Miles #13621 Posted July 23, 2013 Posted July 23, 2013 I did like the new Mattie better. Both are good movies but the Duke is the Duke. Jeff Bridges did a good job though.
Mean Matt McCord, SASS #24683 Posted July 23, 2013 Posted July 23, 2013 too cheap to buy a theatre ticket I wait for movies to come on TV. saw the newer true grit last night. Jeff Bridges does a good job, but he is not John Wayne. I was surprised by how well he did the role. The original Mattie was better. The newer lebeuff seemed good, maybe better than the original as much as I like Glenn Campbell. Duvall was a lot better. The original Tom Chaney was better. The dogfall gunfight was more realistic in the newer one. The original ending was better, but her losing her arm is more likely what happened were it real I suppose. Mattie in her old age reminded me of my wife's old maid aunt. blunt, sour, and not pleasant to be around. Lebeuff not dying seemed more likely in the newer one. overall a good film, but I still prefer the original. The newer one was weird sometimes. In the book, Mattie did end up losing her arm to the snakebite.
Tex Jones, SASS 2263 Posted July 23, 2013 Posted July 23, 2013 Saw the DVD for the new one at Costco yesterday. Eight dollars or so.
Anvil Al #59168 Posted July 23, 2013 Posted July 23, 2013 I like the new one better than the old. Mainly because I can not stand the girl that plays Mattie in the first one. Makes me not even want to watch the old one because of her.
Rancocas Posted July 23, 2013 Posted July 23, 2013 I thought Hailee's portrayal of Mattie was excellent. Had the feeling of what was lost in not having Wayne as the "Rooster" was made up by Mattie's character.
Big Sage, SASS #49891 Life Posted July 23, 2013 Posted July 23, 2013 Like both, and have both on DVD. Me too. Both are great in their own way. When I went to the theater to see the new one, I vowed to not compare with the original.
G #1840 Posted July 23, 2013 Posted July 23, 2013 The Duke is the Duke. Thats the problem with the first movie. You never forget that it's John Wayne. Great actors disappear into their roles so all you see is the character. John Wayne had the same role in every movie he made - he played John Wayne.
Rooster Ron Wayne Posted July 23, 2013 Posted July 23, 2013 Two defferint movies . Love both versions .
Birdgun Quail, SASS #63663 Posted July 23, 2013 Posted July 23, 2013 Every time I say it I feel like I'm disrespecting the Duke, but I liked the newer one better. The characters. The music. The cinematography. I just liked it more. +1 Especially the background music.
Linn Keller, SASS 27332, BOLD 103 Posted July 25, 2013 Posted July 25, 2013 The first True Grit was not about the book True Grit. The first True Grit was a John Wayne movie. The second, the remake, followed the book, and yes its attention to detail -- the clean Winchester and the worn Colts et al -- were most gratifying.
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