killdeer43
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Cindy and I went to a matinee on this cold, rainy day to see the remake of True Grit. Then we came home and watched the original....True Grit.
Sorry, Duke, but the Dude wins this one, for a number of reasons, not the least of which was the trite music of the original, which was typical of the Bonanza/Big Valley/Virginian/Maverick western soundtracks.
The spectacular color backgrounds in the original were definitely not even close to Oklahoma/Arkansas, while the remake was a lot closer. The remake also exudes a lot more realism to what the "old days" might have been like, along the lines of dusty, dirty, unsanitary, harsh, etc.
The newcomer (can't recall her name) was a better Mattie than Kim Darby and Glen Campbell, well......great guitar player!
Storyline and dialogue were pretty right on to a point and then drifted....especially the ending. Another Coen brothers winner!
We had a good day, :wink:
Joe
Sorry, Duke, but the Dude wins this one, for a number of reasons, not the least of which was the trite music of the original, which was typical of the Bonanza/Big Valley/Virginian/Maverick western soundtracks.
The spectacular color backgrounds in the original were definitely not even close to Oklahoma/Arkansas, while the remake was a lot closer. The remake also exudes a lot more realism to what the "old days" might have been like, along the lines of dusty, dirty, unsanitary, harsh, etc.
The newcomer (can't recall her name) was a better Mattie than Kim Darby and Glen Campbell, well......great guitar player!
Storyline and dialogue were pretty right on to a point and then drifted....especially the ending. Another Coen brothers winner!
We had a good day, :wink:
Joe