Posted on 02/11/2012 7:35:30 PM PST by WilliamIII
The two versions of "True Grit" are like Athens, Greece, and Athens, Georgia: They've got the same name, but they're in totally different worlds. Yet for all their differences, both Westerns found plenty of fans and got plenty of Oscar attention. John Wayne was named Best Actor for the 1969 original, and the 2010 remake, directed by the Coen brothers, competes for 10 Oscars on Feb. 27, including Best Picture and Best Director. So which movie is better? Take a look at these comparisons and decide which version you think is the truest … and the grittiest.
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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.
The first one was better IMO. It’s probably my favorite movie to watch while drinking too a little much hard liquor.
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.
My book Club just read True Grit. We agreed the book was at least as much about the grit of the girl as about Rooster Cogburn. Of those who had also viewed both films, the recent one was judged “more real”.
Never go against The Duke!
It’s too bad he didn’t live long enough to see RR elected.
For me, the dialog between Kim Darby and Strother Martin just rockets the original True Grit into first place.
Mark
I vote for “Rio Bravo”.. oh wait...
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.
I love that one!
Another one I’ve grown to really, really like is Brannigan...older Wayne was cool!
"the 2010 remake, directed by the Coen brothers, competes for 10 Oscars on Feb. 27, including Best Picture and Best Director." (From the article)
Are you watching the movie now? :)
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