True Grit - Great Movie for the Season

Vanity | Dec 23rd, 2010 | Self

[Mariner]

Submitted in the sure knowledge that I will be called a heretic.

[skeeter]

Pretty tough talk for a one-eyed fat man.

[jakerobins]

The Duke left some might big shoes to fill.....I don’t know if anyone could....However from the Advertisements I’ve seen it looks like The Dude...did pretty good job as does Matt Damon....I will give it the benefit of the doubt even though I know they are both HUGE lefties!

[Mariner]

Have you seen it too, the new one?

That scene has been preserved.

[Mariner]

It’s true that even Matt Damon was good in this...and it nearly makes we want to puck to say that!

[Mariner]

puke

[Cisco Nix]

That Bridges family, weren’t they all commies. I know the old man was in the forties.

[ridesthemiles]

Pretty tough talk for a one-eyed fat man.”

OLD one-eyed.........

[Huskrrrr]

I said the same thing regarding Daniel Craig before seeing Casino Royale. I’ll keep an open mind.

[FlingWingFlyer]

I’m a diehard Duke fan. Always have been. I’ve spent a small forture buying the DVDs of every Duke movie I can get my hands on. I’m looking forward to seeing the new True Grit movie. Thanks for the review.

[skeeter]

No, but this is one of the very few movies I plan seeing in the next twelve months.

[Tijeras_Slim]

Not at all, and I’m a great fan of Wayne.

I am looking forward to seeing this. Bridges is on a roll recently, and I understand the young lady does a fantastic job.

My favorite Wayne movie is The Shootist, he was both “John Wayne” the icon in it, as well as John Wayne the man.

[jazusamo]

I feel the same about the Duke. Was skeptical this could be as good but Fox News had a great review yesterday:

REVIEW: 'True Grit' Remake Is Truly Great

[DemforBush]

“Submitted in the sure knowledge that I will be called a heretic.”

Nah, not from me, anyway. Bridges is a darn fine actor, and the Coen Brothers rarely make a bad film.

Besides (joining the heretic club here), as much as I love John Wayne, I just don’t think the original True Grit was one of his better films. Wayne was fine, as always, but Kim Darby was too old for her part, and Glen Campbell...is a better country singer than he is an actor. :-)

[Flag_This]

"My favorite Wayne movie is The Shootist, he was both “John Wayne” the icon in it, as well as John Wayne the man."

Too bad Ron Howard had to be in it.

[trisham]

Damon is difficult to stomach, but he's not a bad actor. However, Leonardo DiCaprio is much better. "The Departed", imho, is proof of this.

Bridges is also very talented. I do my best not to know anything about their personal lives.

[Inyo-Mono]

Pretty tough talk for a one-eyed fat man.”

OLD one-eyed.........

"Bold talk for a one-eyed fat man!"

[Mariner]

Yes, and Craig is a better 007. Much tougher.

[RC2]

Yep....lefties, but the few movies I go to watch, I go for the entertainment. It’s good sometimes to just let things go and be entertained. It can, at times, put things in perspective.

[elcid1970]

I watched Lloyd Bridges in “Sea Hunt” religiously. In one underwater scene he takes on an alligator while observing,

“The muscles that close an alligator’s jaws are as strong as steel. The muscles that OPEN them, however, are very weak.”

Anyway, found out years later that LB was up to his eyeballs with the CP,USA during the Khrushchev years. Just wanted to build a better world, I guess.