It didn’t win anything if I remember correct.
And John Wayne was the best. No doubt about it.
I love the Duke and the first one . . . but the second one was my favorite. No real reason, just liked it a little better. Seemed more “real” I suppose.
Duke > Coen bros. All day long.
No, it didn’t. I think Hailee Steinfeld should have won for supporting actress, though.
Hyaa!!!
/johnny
I vote for John Wayne.
I’ll go with the original.
I liked Jeff Bridges but Brolin and a few others spoke unnaturally formal for their characters. Didn’t fit. And the girl was okay but not great as an actress. People wanted to love the movie and I think that was part of the hype.
For me, the dialog between Kim Darby and Strother Martin just rockets the original True Grit into first place.
Mark
The new one had a little more realism here and there, but the actors were mostly annoying. I did think Bridges did a great job in the courtroom scene. But John Wayne is an American institution, and I’ll never vote against him.
these pictures were no way alike.
John Wayne wore his patch over his left eye. Jeff Bridges over the right.
Way different.
"the 2010 remake, directed by the Coen brothers, competes for 10 Oscars on Feb. 27, including Best Picture and Best Director." (From the article)
One of my favorites is John Ford’s The Searchers. Wayne was great in the movie along with Red River and Rio Grande... but the True Grit best of the two goes to the Coen Brothers, sorry Duke.
Much as I like the Coen Bros, there isn’t any doubt. Anyone who says otherwise, well, that’s just mighty bold talk for a one-eyed fat man!
Best line
Mattie Ross: Do you need a good lawyer?
Lucky Ned Pepper: I need a good judge.
As far as I know, I am the only human on earth who has accomplished that. I deserved to be on Letterman but he never called.
Pity.
I prefer the new one. It was a far superior movie.
How is a 2010 movie eligible for the current Oscars? Can they keep going until they win?
I can’t think of a film in which I prefer the remake to the original. Although I’ve never seen the 1910 version of “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,” I prefer the 1925 version of the story, titled “The Wizard of Oz,” over the 1939 remake. The same goes for the 1954 TV film “Casino Royale,” remade in 1967, “Little Caesar” (1931), remade in 1991, “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” (1956), remade in 1978, and “Ben Hur” (1925), remade in 1959.
One of the worst movies I ever saw was the 1995 version of “The Scarlet Letter” because it made hash of the original story. On the other hand, the 1925 version remains a classic.