The Coen Brothers’ True Grit is the Fucking Truth

[mr. sunshine 2,824]

I’m sorry but I searched it and no thread showed up. I thought the remake would be sacrilege to my father because he loved the John Wayne one but even he prefers the Jeff Bridges. You can make us eat sand out of the road if you don’t agree 

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54 minutes ago, mr. sunshine said:

but even he prefers the Jeff Bridges.

Nobody fucks with the Jeff Bridges.

[Victor Lazlo 1,776]

Nobody fucks with the Duke

[NeverMarryAStripper 21,875]

Go eat sand out of a road

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5 hours ago, Victor Lazlo said:

Nobody fucks with the Duke

Nope.

 

[Victor Lazlo 1,776]

That photo always cracks me up.

Never would have expected to see the Duke in espadrilles, shorty shorts, and a cowboy hat.

And would like to see more of the gal that he was ogling. Would love to know the story of how that ended up 

 

[WhatTheBuck 28,775]

It’s really good but I can see why they changed the ending for the John Wayne version. 

[Dbeasy 15,042]

The Jeff Bridges one is way better, and I was a big fan of the first as a kid. 

[Texzilla58 4,732]

I love both movies. The book is a gritty novel of murder and manhunt, and the Bridges version to me captures it more closely.

A great film would have been Coen version with Duke as Rooster and a younger Bridges as LaBoeuf instead of Glen Campbell.

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2 hours ago, Texzilla58 said:

A great film would have been Coen version with Duke as Rooster and a younger Bridges as LaBoeuf instead of Glen Campbell.

Rooster and Lightfoot

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Hailee Steinfeld was really good too

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8 hours ago, Victor Lazlo said:

And would like to see more of the gal that he was ogling. Would love to know the story of how that ended up 

That wasn’t a gal, those were Dean Martin’s legs, it just so happened to be short shorts day.

[Underdog 28,584]

10 hours ago, atomheartbevo said:

Nope.

 

 

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17 hours ago, mr. sunshine said:

I’m sorry but I searched it and no thread showed up. I thought the remake would be sacrilege to my father because he loved the John Wayne one but even he prefers the Jeff Bridges. You can make us eat sand out of the road if you don’t agree 

 100% agree. Hailee Steinfield was awesome. Years later I was surprised to see someone of her skill at that young of an age married Bieber.

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38 minutes ago, AnimalTobacco said:

 Years later I was surprised to see someone of her skill at that young of an age married Bieber.

Wrong Hailey/Hailee.

[DougO 5,243]

It's pretty good, but pales in comparison, despite Glenn Campbell's attempt at acting. 

[DougO 5,243]

The Duke could out-act Bridges with one lung tied behind his back. 

 

[Underdog 28,584]

I'm partial to the original but this version is also stellar. 

[billfromlaketravis 11,448]

The original is better. John Wayne, Robert Duvall, Glen Campbell and Dennis Hopper. Kim Darby is brilliant as Mattie. She should have been nominated for an Academy Award. 
 

Based on the some of the comments above, the 1969 version is too funny and not consistent with the book. Well, Jeff Bridges is pretty damned funny as Rooster as well. 
 

The Coen Bros version is a capable remake. Not surprising given the director and cast. I remember when the film came out there was some criticism of casting Hailee Steinfeld. I believe in the books Mattie is described as plain and stern while Steinfeld is a f***ing smoke show. 
 

We’re fortunate to get both films. 

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9 hours ago, atomheartbevo said:

That wasn’t a gal, those were Dean Martin’s legs, it just so happened to be short shorts day.

Every day was short day in the 60's.

 

[WhatTheBuck 28,775]

14 hours ago, billfromlaketravis said:

The original is better. John Wayne, Robert Duvall, Glen Campbell and Dennis Hopper. Kim Darby is brilliant as Mattie. She should have been nominated for an Academy Award. 

That’s a great cast.

And Glen Campbell. 

[BehoId, The Underminer! 11,669]

damon is hilarious in the campbell role.

[Wade 464]

One of my favorite scenes of any film is the Duke's Rooster mopping up the stew remnants with his bread before breaking out his jug and taking a healthy swig, and starting a card game with Mr. Chin.

Bridges is one of my favorite actors, but the scene where Rooster explains his ex-wife and son was pretty much word for word in both movies, and the Duke was on another level.

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On 8/6/2023 at 8:15 PM, billfromlaketravis said:

 

The Coen Bros version is a capable remake. Not surprising given the director and cast. I remember when the film came out there was some criticism of casting Hailee Steinfeld. I believe in the books Mattie is described as plain and stern while Steinfeld is a f***ing smoke show. 
 

 

Yes, now, but she was 14 when she did True Grit.

[Bateshorn 9,927]

Barry Pepper fucking stole the whole movie as Ned Pepper

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Mattie Ross : If I had killed Chaney, I would not be in this fix; but my gun misfired.

Lucky Ned Pepper : [Chuckling]  They will do it. It will embarrass you every time.

You guys are high if you prefer the John Wayne version. The Coen Brothers captures Charles Portis' sublime dialogue.  The direction and escalation to violence in the dugout cabin scene is next level. 

 

Edited August 8, 2023 by Bateshorn

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put me down as preferring the remake over the original.  much better.  matt damon was fantastic, and had the funniest lines.

[HouTex 1,866]

I like them both, but I very much prefer the one with John Wayne.  It also was one of the first movies that I recall seeing in the theater.  I was 7 when it was released.  

[GoPokes83 2,240]

The original is better. John Wayne, Robert Duvall, Glen Campbell and Dennis Hopper. Kim Darby is brilliant as Mattie. She should have been nominated for an Academy Award. 
 
Based on the some of the comments above, the 1969 version is too funny and not consistent with the book. Well, Jeff Bridges is pretty damned funny as Rooster as well. 
 
The Coen Bros version is a capable remake. Not surprising given the director and cast. I remember when the film came out there was some criticism of casting Hailee Steinfeld. I believe in the books Mattie is described as plain and stern while Steinfeld is a f***ing smoke show. 
 
We’re fortunate to get both films. 

As an adult I’ve never seen a 13 year old I’d describe as a smoke show…
Very cute kid though.