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Shootout at the 'True Grit' corral: Which film wins?
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| Feb 18
| Mark Blankenship
Posted on 02/11/2012 7:35:30 PM PST by WilliamIII
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The new one didn't win a single Oscar, or am I wrong?
To: WilliamIII
It didn’t win anything if I remember correct.
And John Wayne was the best. No doubt about it.
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posted on
02/11/2012 7:36:53 PM PST
by
Shadowstrike
(Be polite, Be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet.)
To: WilliamIII
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.
To: WilliamIII
Duke > Coen bros. All day long.
To: WilliamIII
No, it didn’t. I think Hailee Steinfeld should have won for supporting actress, though.
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posted on
02/11/2012 7:41:20 PM PST
by
FoxInSocks
(B. Hussein Obama: Central Planning Czar)
To: WilliamIII
Well, little sister, if you can't tell, I can't help you.
Hyaa!!!
/johnny
To: WilliamIII
I like true grits, but only have time for instant in the morning...
I vote for John Wayne.
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posted on
02/11/2012 7:43:55 PM PST
by
gov_bean_ counter
(Yo Mitt - Money can't buy you love...)
To: RIghtwardHo
The first one was better IMO. It’s probably my favorite movie to watch while drinking too a little much hard liquor.
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posted on
02/11/2012 7:46:39 PM PST
by
RC one
(the majority of republicans agree, anyone but Romney.)
To: WilliamIII
I’ll go with the original.
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posted on
02/11/2012 7:47:16 PM PST
by
HANG THE EXPENSE
(Life's tough.It's tougher when you're stupid.)
To: WilliamIII
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.
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posted on
02/11/2012 7:47:29 PM PST
by
Lizavetta
(You get what you tolerate)
To: RIghtwardHo
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”.
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posted on
02/11/2012 7:48:36 PM PST
by
ntnychik
To: HonkyTonkMan; Impy; Perdogg; fieldmarshaldj
Never go against The Duke!
It’s too bad he didn’t live long enough to see RR elected.
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posted on
02/11/2012 7:51:27 PM PST
by
GOPsterinMA
(Farewell sweet Rick, we barely knew ye...)
For me, the dialog between Kim Darby and Strother Martin just rockets the original True Grit into first place.
Mark
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posted on
02/11/2012 7:55:43 PM PST
by
MarkL
(Do I really look like a guy with a plan?)
To: GOPsterinMA
I vote for “Rio Bravo”.. oh wait...
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posted on
02/11/2012 7:57:47 PM PST
by
Mmogamer
(I refudiate the lamestream media, leftists and their prevaricutions.)
To: WilliamIII
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.
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posted on
02/11/2012 7:58:11 PM PST
by
MarineBrat
(Better dead than red!)
To: WilliamIII
these pictures were no way alike.
John Wayne wore his patch over his left eye. Jeff Bridges over the right.
Way different.
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posted on
02/11/2012 7:59:53 PM PST
by
stylin19a
(time to Obamanos)
To: Mmogamer
I love that one!
Another one I’ve grown to really, really like is Brannigan...older Wayne was cool!
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posted on
02/11/2012 8:01:36 PM PST
by
GOPsterinMA
(Farewell sweet Rick, we barely knew ye...)
To: Shadowstrike
The Best is the Book. If you haven't read it yet, I would strongly encourage you to do so. Some respected authors say it is one of the best-written novels ever written. I can't disagree with that.
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posted on
02/11/2012 8:01:48 PM PST
by
Rudder
(The Main Stream Media is Our Enemy---get used to it.)
To: WilliamIII
The new one didn't win a single Oscar, or am I wrong? "the 2010 remake, directed by the Coen brothers, competes for 10 Oscars on Feb. 27, including Best Picture and Best Director." (From the article)
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posted on
02/11/2012 8:02:09 PM PST
by
Texan
To: RC one
Its probably my favorite movie to watch while drinking too a little much hard liquor.Are you watching the movie now? :)
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posted on
02/11/2012 8:04:14 PM PST
by
Ken H
(Austerity is the irresistible force. Entitlements are the immovable object.)
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