Best movie ever, fuck you if you don't think so too.
Seriously, one of the best flicks I've seen in a LONG time. Jeff Bridges is just incredible, and the little girl is a helluva actress. Matt Damon seems a little out of place in this movie for some reason, but he also does a fine job. Good supporting roles from Josh Brolin and Barry Pepper.
Gritty and brutally realistic. This version makes the John Wayne original look like a high school play in comparison.
This is the Coens at their best, imo.
True Grit
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I liked it too. The dialog had an oddly formal rhythm to it. I do not believe they ever used a contraction. Sort of the opposite of how Deadwood did it. But it worked.
I recommend it.
I recommend it.
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Really good. Fucked up seeing Bridges in Tron and this in the same week.
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Totally agree. The dialogue and speech patterns weren't mean't to represent how westerners talked in the 1870's. There is an extra level of narrative diistance-- everything is as remembered by grown-up Mattie 40 years later.Yogalete wrote:I liked it too. The dialog had an oddly formal rhythm to it. I do not believe they ever used a contraction. Sort of the opposite of how Deadwood did it. But it worked.
I recommend it.
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Probably going to see it tomorrow. Stoked.
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Pretty awesome. Enjoyed it from beginning to end.
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Very good. Liked the original matter better but overall big improvement over Wayne.
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Very good. Liked the original Mattie better but overall big improvement over Wayne.
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Excellent. Best movie I've seen in a long time and it is much better than the John Wayne version, which I love.
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Excellent movie. A classic by the Coen brothers, with outstanding acting by all.
I didn't like the epilogue. I thought it detracted, more than added, to the story & mood.
I didn't like the epilogue. I thought it detracted, more than added, to the story & mood.
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Holy fuckballs! This may be the best movie I've seen in a long time if ever.
Gawddamn this is a good movie. Damon and the little girl were great but gawddamn The Dude is off the charts. I loved him in Crazy Heart but he is out fucking standing in this.
Gawddamn this is a good movie. Damon and the little girl were great but gawddamn The Dude is off the charts. I loved him in Crazy Heart but he is out fucking standing in this.
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It wasn't even sort of okay.
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It was good, not great.
The formal dialogue was terrible and pedantic.
There was less violence and villainy than I was led to believe.
But it wsa good. Just not great.
The formal dialogue was terrible and pedantic.
There was less violence and villainy than I was led to believe.
But it wsa good. Just not great.
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