True Grit

[acase20]

My wife recently took me to see True Grit and i found it to be very good, but I was wondering if anyone had saw it and the original and how they compared. I understand some people love John Wayne but keeping an open mind and not having a love affair with him how do they compare?

I give the remake

 

[Armed Eastsider]

I liked the original alot better.

 

[singlesix]

Both were good; I like the old one better.

 

[gunrott]

They are both good, with that being said the new one was done from the book not just a remake of the old one. I still prefer the old one!

 

[hotfarmboy1]

I just bought the old one today, and will buy the new one when it comes out on dvd. I'll let you know then, lol

 

[DragonGunner]

The old one is on tonight at 8 pm on AMC.

 

[Knife Lady]

The old one is on tonight at 8 pm on AMC.

You beat me to it....

 

[DanO]

Saw the old one many times. It has the feel of a Disney film in a way. Glenn Campbell as LaBouef? -come on!! The young lady who played Mattie Ross in the old one was 21 at the time.

The new version finally put some GRIT into True Grit. The young lady who plays Mattie Ross does an even better job than the fine performance in the original, and she is only 14 years old, so it was more believable. Matt Damon is a GREAT LaBouef! Damon abandons his super agent persona to do this role justice, he seems uncertain of himself as he has not caught Cheney, he is frustrated with Rooster's scorn, he keeps trying to impress Mattie. Just a great performance. Bridges gives a great perfomance also, and his rough, amiable, deadly version of Rooster is dead on.

All in all, I liked the second one better. More true to the book, better performances all around, an ending that is not from a fairytale. In the end you realize it is Mattie who really has True Grit. (And I loved her interaction with Frank James at the end, this girl can't let it pass! "Keep your seat, trash."

 

[lyric911]

New one is infinitely better. The girl in the original was always smiling all the time and weird.

 

[Noland]

The new one is way better, imo.

The only scene from the original that I prefer is the Duke yelling "Fill your hand..." That line just belongs to him for all of time.

 

[awittmer]

the new one rocks! its easily in my top ten favorite movies...
however i havent seen the old one yet!

 

[stilllearning09]

I've seen the new one. It is a good movie, but I would rather watch John Wayne and the original cast.
With all of the remakes, has Hollywood run out of original ideas?

 

[singlesix]

I've seen the new one. It is a good movie, but I would rather watch John Wayne and the original cast.
With all of the remakes, has Hollywood run out of original ideas?

They are just waiting on the next video game.

 

[Hotdoger]

Saw the old one many times. It has the feel of a Disney film in a way. Glenn Campbell as LaBouef? -come on!! The young lady who played Mattie Ross in the old one was 21 at the time.

The new version finally put some GRIT into True Grit. The young lady who plays Mattie Ross does an even better job than the fine performance in the original, and she is only 14 years old, so it was more believable. Matt Damon is a GREAT LaBouef! Damon abandons his super agent persona to do this role justice, he seems uncertain of himself as he has not caught Cheney, he is frustrated with Rooster's scorn, he keeps trying to impress Mattie. Just a great performance. Bridges gives a great perfomance also, and his rough, amiable, deadly version of Rooster is dead on.

All in all, I liked the second one better. More true to the book, better performances all around, an ending that is not from a fairytale. In the end you realize it is Mattie who really has True Grit. (And I loved her interaction with Frank James at the end, this girl can't let it pass! "Keep your seat, trash."

Good post!
I liked the new one alot better.

Did not care for the ending of her being an old bitter spinster.
I feel the young girl would have been sucessful in having a family.

Did like the line about Frank James!

 

[DanO]

Hotdoger,

I was surprised by the ending, but after thinking about it, I came to really like it. Mattie is just such a no-nonsense person, she "just never had the time to fool" with marriage.

The scene with her speaking to Emmet Dalton is really great. Emmet addresses her with respect, removes his hat, speaks well of Rooster. All the while Frank James just sits there, wit his hat on looking glum. Historically, this rings true when you study these two former outlaws' personalities. She calls it as she sees it at the end.

I have come to really prefer the grittier, realistic westerns we are seeing today, whether it is Deadwood, Clint Eastwood's Unforgiven and Pale Rider, or True Grit. Life is messy. Even when good prevails there is a price to pay and good people may get hurt. All of us, even the good guys, have flaws. What makes a good hero is someone rising to the challenge and overcoming their flaws.

 

[Coach]

I loved the sense of humor of the ending. A woman with one and a half arms walking away into the sunset while they played leaning on the everlasting arms.

That is funny.

 

[DanO]

Oh crap!! I did not catch that!

 

[PatriotPride]

Haven't seen the original. Just saw the remake last night and I thought it was very well-made.

 

[MarkR]

Both are worth watching, and I enjoyed both. I like the new one better, but I didn't like the ending either. That's my only complaint. I'm a huge John Wayne fan, but Jeff Bridges was great in this role. I hope he wins Best Actor for this!

 

[mkelsey]

I like them both but IMO the new one is the better of the two. The ending while not all that pretty or feel-good was taken almost line for line from the book.