A couple weeks ago the youngest daughter and I rented the second True Grit movie, and enjoyed it immensely.
The trial scene in the beginning is especially entertaining, and accurate on the legal objections and ruling, amazingly.
I'd call either one of them great entertainment for the holidays, and you can take that as straight talk from a two eyed fat man.
True Grit (2010)
If you had read the book "True Grit" the second movie with Jeff Bridges is a much more accurate and historical film adaptation of the book. I love the "Duke" but he did not do justice to the book. I know most movie's don't do justice to most well written books, I ain't that naive...
ReplyDeleteAs I like The Duke's movies very much, I was all prepared to dismiss the remake as a waste of time, like so very many remakes are- but this one's a really fine film, and I enjoyed it a lot!
ReplyDelete[The remake of Miracle on 34th St. is not nearly as good as the original 1947 classic though, so don't be fooled- demand the original!]
The movie and book indirectly point out that people used to take much more care with their conversational skills, creating vast acrobatic loops of irony, sly humor, innuendo, and double entendre as a way of dealing with life's interpersonal challenges. This was across society and class, the deployment of wit was considered a sign of intelligence and an indication of one's natural abilities. A shame that it is not valued as highly in today's world.
ReplyDeletecreating vast acrobatic loops of irony, sly humor, innuendo, and double entendre as a way of dealing with life's interpersonal challenges.
DeleteBrilliant, as is Portis' novel. I've long contended that True Grit is an unrecognized masterpiece of American Literature. My unsolicited opinion is that the latter version of the movie is vastly superior precisely because the producers obviously read the book.
While in some ways the first movie was good because of John Wayne, I always had problems with where it was filmed as my family and I frequently traveled through the Winding Stair Mountains from Texas to Fort Smith where my Dad was from. The second movie got the terrain better and was closer to the story.
ReplyDeleteI liked both.
ReplyDeleteI like the original better, but having not read the book, it is my understanding
ReplyDeletethat the remake was far more faithful to the original story.
Jeff Bridges won the Best Actor Oscar the year before for Bad Blake in Crazy Heart and I think it was one of those well, here ya go, you've done better(Starman, Big Leboski, White Squall, Fearless, Fisher King...) but we better get you one before you check out.
ReplyDeleteIMO, he kicked major butt in True Grit(Starman was still his best) and should have won 2 years in a row.
I have it and view it at least once a year, an all round stellar cast.