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Rijst:
--- Quote from: Adam Dravian on August 19, 2016, 07:16:03 PM ---
--- Quote from: Rijst on August 19, 2016, 11:41:03 AM ---There was an old True Grit?
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Yeah, it was famous John Wayne movie from the late sixties. I think John Wayne won an award for it. Jessica and I watched a few John Wayne westerns and we weren't too into them, although The Searches was pretty good. We're definitely more in the Eastwood camp.
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I've only seen the new one and I enjoyed it. Which one was the truer grit in your opinion?
Adam Dravian:
--- Quote from: Rijst on August 20, 2016, 05:18:46 AM ---I've only seen the new one and I enjoyed it. Which one was the truer grit in your opinion?
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Shit, you've backed me into a corner here. Since I tend to be a purist, I sorta have to say that the original True Grit is the truer grit by virtue of it being first. That said, the remade True Grit is the grittier.
Rijst:
--- Quote from: Adam Dravian on August 20, 2016, 05:26:47 AM ---
--- Quote from: Rijst on August 20, 2016, 05:18:46 AM ---I've only seen the new one and I enjoyed it. Which one was the truer grit in your opinion?
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Shit, you've backed me into a corner here. Since I tend to be a purist, I sorta have to say that the original True Grit is the truer grit by virtue of it being first. That said, the remade True Grit is the grittier.
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Films these days are grittier in general though, if we place them both in the context of contemporary films the original might be relatively grittier?
Adam Dravian:
--- Quote from: Rijst on August 21, 2016, 08:36:11 AM ---
--- Quote from: Adam Dravian on August 20, 2016, 05:26:47 AM ---
--- Quote from: Rijst on August 20, 2016, 05:18:46 AM ---I've only seen the new one and I enjoyed it. Which one was the truer grit in your opinion?
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Shit, you've backed me into a corner here. Since I tend to be a purist, I sorta have to say that the original True Grit is the truer grit by virtue of it being first. That said, the remade True Grit is the grittier.
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Films these days are grittier in general though, if we place them both in the context of contemporary films the original might be relatively grittier?
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::sigh:: All that truly matters is that the original lacks the bear man, which was my favorite part of the remake.
Brianator:
First of all, the reason why I'm posting this late is because I was uh, busy battling Space Pirates on the planet Zebes. Yeah, that sounds about right. Anyways, I probably should've been more specific in my criteria for remakes. I think that this article has a good idea of when remakes are necessary. At any rate, I have also seen the True Grit remake and I thought it was pretty good. One thing that bugged me though is that it wasn't always easy for me to understand what Jeff Bridges was saying because of his drawl. It's why I like watching movies with the subtitles turned on-it makes the movie easier for me to follow along. Furthermore, my dad loved the song, Leaning on the Everlasting Arms by Iris DeMent which was featured in the True Grit remake . However, my older sister made the mistake of buying my dad an Iris DeMent CD. Lets just say a little Iris DeMent goes a long way.
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