riotinmyskull

still learning 15 years into his career?

geicos27

I thought it was great. All the leads are great especially Bridges. I expect this to get a best picture nom and Bridges deserves a nom too. I give it an A-.

tylergfoster

People heading to this might be interested to know in advance that it's surprisingly funny. The trailers paint it very No Country but it's actually pretty lighthearted.

Sean O'Hara

When he had a good director, like Ford or Hawks, Wayne turned in great performances. Hathaway is borderline and most of his Wayne films feature middling performances, but in the original True Grit he got somethin more from Wayne.

Geofferson

Glad to hear it's consistent with the book (which has several funny passages).

Sean O'Hara

How's the ending? Do they feature the "future" sequence where

Supermallet

Interesting. I can't wait to see this.

DonnachaOne

They do.

NoirFan

Yup. Have you seen Easy Rider? He's excruciating.

Dr. DVD

Almost like he's on drugs.

NoirFan

Nicholson was stoned while shooting some of his scenes though, and he's hilarious. The performances of Fonda and especially Hopper are just so amateurish.

calhoun07

I thought Burn after Reading was brilliant but just could not get into Intolerable Cruelty. It was OK and I didn't feel like I wasted my money paying to see it but it's my least favorite of their so far.

I am really looking forward to True Grit. I never read the book or seen the original movie (and probably never will...sorry, but I don't really find John Wayne to be that great of an actor) but everything I've seen and heard and read about this new version has me very interested.

Supermallet

I loved Burn After Reading. Loathed Intolerable Cruelty.

tylergfoster

Solid Snake

Really? It just seemed more real for that to happen than for it to go the way you'd like it.

Dragon Tattoo

So you want her to be a superhero instead of a real person?

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Sean O'Hara

She does continue to be a strong character. She owns a bank in an era when it's almost unheard of for women to own a business. She remains unmarried in a period when being a baby-factory was considered the highest attainment in a woman's life. The fact that she eschews your expectations is what makes her strong.

Solid Snake

Shit yeah. She's strong thru the whole thing.

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Geofferson

Ebert's 3 1/2 star review:

http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/...101229997/1001

Lemmy

Quick aside:

I just saw Easy Rider for the first time a couple nights back.

[An angry roar of the crowd is heard as Lemmy ducks; detritus is hurled at him by other DVDTalkers]

I liked it, and can understand it's social significance. But I'd like to edit it down to about 30 minutes. The "acid" scene was particularly excruciating.

I was floored by the ending, though the foreshadowing made it very obvious what was going to happen.


Now, back to True Grit (glad to see you guys are keepin' The Duke alive)...

Ash Ketchum

The original TRUE GRIT is on TCM tonight at 8PM (EST).

tylergfoster

Jamie S. Rich (*****): http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/47300/true-grit-2010/
Jason Bailey (****1/2): http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/47303/true-grit-2010/
Me (****1/2): http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/47323/true-grit-2010/

Dr. DVD

It's currently 97% at Rottentomatoes; Armond White was not impressed.


Okay, so this movie gets snubbed by the Golden Globes but The Tourist, which is clearly not a comedy, gets nominated? The Hollywood foreign press must truly have their heads up their asses.