Remakes are IMO about 70% of the time flops compared to the originals. I hope True Grit is an exception to that number. I just watched the remake of Pelham123 with Denzel and John Travolta starring, The remake IMO is not as good as the original with Robert Shaw (an underrated actor) and Walter Matthau who almost always made entertaining movies.
I also recently watched 3:10 to Yuma with Russell Crowe and Christian Bale which IMO was better than the original with Glenn Ford and Van Heflin. The conflict between Crowe (I am a big fan of his) and Bale is outstanding.
I hope the remake of True Grit is an improvement from the original version starring an aging John Wayne along with an equally aging Kate Hepburn. My money is on the new version..
wil.
I also recently watched 3:10 to Yuma with Russell Crowe and Christian Bale which IMO was better than the original with Glenn Ford and Van Heflin. The conflict between Crowe (I am a big fan of his) and Bale is outstanding.
I hope the remake of True Grit is an improvement from the original version starring an aging John Wayne along with an equally aging Kate Hepburn. My money is on the new version..
wil.
I threw up a little in my mouth when I first saw the trailer for this movie. True Grit is the movie that turned me onto John Wayne's movies and westerns in general. I simply can't see this cast producing a movie of superior depth and raw artistic value as the original. Steak mentioned Wayne and Duvall, but even Glen Campbell is an amazing addition to the screen and Kim Darby's portrayal of sassy Mattie Ross is beyond reproach. Who can forget her constant invocation of Lawyer Daggett (the voice of Piglet from the original Winnie The Pooh), even years after seeing the film?
Nope, the original was simply too iconic to be trumped. Jeff Bridges as Rooster Cogburn? Seriously?
The only positive I see from the Coen's approach is the focus on Mattie as the central character, which is the same perspective as the original novel from which the first screenplay was adapted. The problem arises in the fact that they cast an unknown actress to carry the film. Who is Hailee Steinfeld anyway?
Nope, the original was simply too iconic to be trumped. Jeff Bridges as Rooster Cogburn? Seriously?
The only positive I see from the Coen's approach is the focus on Mattie as the central character, which is the same perspective as the original novel from which the first screenplay was adapted. The problem arises in the fact that they cast an unknown actress to carry the film. Who is Hailee Steinfeld anyway?
saw it last nite and was underwhelmed. The girl steals the movie, as much as bridges tries to ham it up its impossible to top her. good movie, an old fashioned western, not a typical coen bros. movie for sure. josh brolin in a very small part, barely memorable. Didnt live up to the high expectations for me at least.
