True Grit...

Larry Gude

Larry Gude

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...haven't seen yet but, just read the book which Varia just got for me because she's the bestest. :love:

Now, the new movie is being promoted as 'more true to the book' than the first True Grit.

True Grit (2010 film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ethan Coen said that the film will be a more faithful adaptation of the novel than the 1969 version.
“ It's partly a question of point-of-view. The book is entirely in the voice of the 14-year-old girl. That sort of tips the feeling of it over a certain way. I think [the book is] much funnier than the movie was so I think, unfortunately, they lost a lot of humour in both the situations and in her voice. It also ends differently than the movie did. You see the main character—the little girl—25 years later when she's an adult. Another way in which it's a little bit different from the movie—and maybe this is just because of the time the movie was made—is that it's a lot tougher and more violent than the movie reflects. Which is part of what's interesting about it.[1]
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The old movie could barely be more true to the book. Hell, as I read it, it WAS the movie. The only substantial differences would be Lebouef doesn't die in the book and John Wayne's Rooster is older by a good 10 years than the book but they are much the same character, fat, no spring chickens either of them.

I see no humor lost in TG1 from the book, at all, and as far as being totally from Mattie, as the book is, the movie, TG1, is as much about her and of her as could be, in my view. Also, I don't see any loss of the violence or frankness about it.

In any event, this isn't a criticism as much as it is a wondering how in the world the new movie could be, substantially, any closer to the book. :shrug:

:buddies:
 
desertrat

desertrat

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Larry Gude said:
...haven't seen yet but, just read the book which Varia just got for me because she's the bestest. :love:

Now, the new movie is being promoted as 'more true to the book' than the first True Grit.

True Grit (2010 film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia



The old movie could barely be more true to the book. Hell, as I read it, it WAS the movie. The only substantial differences would be Lebouef doesn't die in the book and John Wayne's Rooster is older by a good 10 years than the book but they are much the same character, fat, no spring chickens either of them.

I see no humor lost in TG1 from the book, at all, and as far as being totally from Mattie, as the book is, the movie, TG1, is as much about her and of her as could be, in my view. Also, I don't see any loss of the violence or frankness about it.

In any event, this isn't a criticism as much as it is a wondering how in the world the new movie could be, substantially, any closer to the book. :shrug:

:buddies:
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I dunno, didn't read the book, but liked the old movie. Maybe just a touch of hype to get you to see it?
 
Larry Gude

Larry Gude

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desertrat said:
I dunno, didn't read the book, but liked the old movie. Maybe just a touch of hype to get you to see it?
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I think so because, unlike sooooo many movies that have barely ANYTHING to do with their book version, TG1 movie is the book.

Worst ever; Clear and Present Danger and Sum of All Fears.

If I could have lunch with him I would ask why he would have ever signed on for such a bastardization of his work.
 
Dukesdad

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Rooster confronts the four outlaws across the field]
Ned Pepper: What's your intention? Do you think one on four is a dogfall?
Rooster Cogburn: I mean to kill you in one minute, Ned. Or see you hanged in Fort Smith at Judge Parker's convenience. Which'll it be?
Ned Pepper: I call that bold talk for a one-eyed fat man.
Rooster Cogburn: Fill your hands, you son of a #####!
:yay:
 
Tilted

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Has anyone seen it yet?

True Grit isn't one of my favorite John Wayne movies, but that doesn't mean I didn't like it. I'm somewhat doubtful that a remade version of it would feel right to me. Anyone that's seen it have any thoughts?
 
vraiblonde

vraiblonde

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Tilted said:
Has anyone seen it yet?

True Grit isn't one of my favorite John Wayne movies, but that doesn't mean I didn't like it. I'm somewhat doubtful that a remade version of it would feel right to me. Anyone that's seen it have any thoughts?
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Favorable reviews from two who've seen the original and are big JW fans, and two who've never seen the original. I'll put it on my Netflix queue when it becomes available.
 
Vince

Vince

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Dukesdad said:
Rooster confronts the four outlaws across the field]
Ned Pepper: What's your intention? Do you think one on four is a dogfall?
Rooster Cogburn: I mean to kill you in one minute, Ned. Or see you hanged in Fort Smith at Judge Parker's convenience. Which'll it be?
Ned Pepper: I call that bold talk for a one-eyed fat man.
Rooster Cogburn: Fill your hands, you son of a #####!
:yay:
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Loved that line. :yay: But then I'm a big John Wayne fan anyway. And this is one of the few of his movies that I don't have yet.
 
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JoeMac

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I haven't seen it or the original but the previews looked pretty good. Western is my favorite genre but it's hard to find well done westerns these days.
 
Cowgirl

Cowgirl

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We saw True Grit yesterday. We (hubs and I) really liked the original JW version. The newer movie was good, but it was no John Wayne movie. All of the actors did a great job though. I really liked Jeff Bridges, but his Rooster was a little different than John Wayne's Rooster. John Wayne's Rooster was tough but also a little friendlier and funnier. Jeff did a great job though. Matt Damon did a great job as Lebouef. The girl who played Mattie was good, although they made her seem a little younger than I think she should have been. I guess it was the pigtail braids that did it. I really liked Josh Brolin as well, though he had a pretty small role.

I don't think they captured the relationship between Rooster and Mattie as well in this newer version. In the John Wayne version, you could really tell they cared about each other. They didn't quite develop their relationship as much in this newer version. I don't really like the newer ending, although I guess that's more true to the book (which I haven't read yet, but would like to). I also liked that they didn't kill Lebouef. There were some great (funny) lines in the JW version that they didn't keep, and that was a little disappointing.

Hubby thought it was too similar to the JW version and they didn't do enough to make it it's own movie. I thought it was too different than the original and should have been more exact. I guess that's what happens when you do re-makes though, you can't please everyone!
 
TurboK9

TurboK9

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Larry Gude said:
I think so because, unlike sooooo many movies that have barely ANYTHING to do with their book version, TG1 movie is the book.

Worst ever; Clear and Present Danger and Sum of All Fears.

If I could have lunch with him I would ask why he would have ever signed on for such a bastardization of his work.
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Ahhh yes I must agree. Standing alone they would have been so-so, but as adaptations they where abhorrent.

Patriot Games, however... was OK. Some marked differences from the book, but more as a way to compress the tale down to two hours, while retaining the actual tale overall.
 
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Mdbtyhtr

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My wife and I saw True Grit and enjoyed it. We did think the ending was awkward and sort of fizzled out towards the end.

Scott
 
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