"True Grit" the remake *****

[Old and In the Way]

Just watched the remake of True Grit this weekend...what a fantastic film. I just posted a comment on another thread in GD, but thought it would be good to start a thread in the Netflix forum.

Absolutely loved it. Characters were well developed and the cinematography was terrific. But what I really, really liked about the movie was the dialogue. The language employed was, I assume, authentic for the times. It must have been quite a task for Damon, Bridges, Brolin, and Steinfield to learn to communicate their lines in such a prosaic manner. The film was brutal, ugly, nasty, dirty, and throughly enjoyable to watch.

I saw the original a few months back...didn't really watch it, more like background filler. This version had me totally focused.

[hlthe2b]

1. I liked the way the score brought in the old classic church hymns, but in a way that was interesting

and very appropriate to the period. I've been a Jeff Bridges fan forever. He just keeps getting better and better.

[jannyk]

2. Here's where we discussed True Grit a couple of weeks ago.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1143442

I adore Jeff Bridges but the movie left me wanting.

[Old and In the Way]

3. Sorry...didn't mean to step on the other thread.

I guess I'm the outlier on DUer's who have watched this film. I started it thinking I'd probably wouldn't really like it, but, by the end, I was totally reeled into it.

[Goblinmonger]

4. The little girl was much better.

Always hated the girl in the original.

[Merlot]

5. A great movie that I really did not enjoy.

The acting was wonderful - Brolin really stood out for me, didn't even know it was him. Score was perfect and the cinematography was absolutely beautiful. But the story was awful. I don't understand why the girl had to suffer so much. It seemed to much like a morality play for my tastes.

Gave it 2 stars.