Cohen Bros. - True Grit (2010)

[res0nat0r]

This stars Matt Damon, Jeff Bridges and Josh Brolin and is directed by the one of my favs the Cohen Brothers. This should be epic. Comes out this Christmas.

[chunky]

Re: Cohen Bros. - True Grit (2010)

Cohen brothers tend to make better film when they are not remakes. Still worth a watch though

[floridaorange]

Re: Cohen Bros. - True Grit (2010)

Interested to hear what Highsteppa has to say about this... it seems a bit ambitious even for the Cohen bros. That said, I doubt it won't be good.

[res0nat0r]

Re: Cohen Bros. - True Grit (2010)

Cohen brothers tend to make better film when they are not remakes. Still worth a watch though

Yeah...I've read some comments already that people think Matt Damon is too young for the part, etc. I'm betting this should be good because the Cohens have a great track record, so here's to hoping...

[JonQPublik]

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I read earlier this week that the Coen brothers delivered a film closer to the book– there was far more violence and such that wasn't translated into the 1969 film. No Hollywood sugar coating = win.

I'll definitely watch it.

[Highsteppa]

Re: Cohen Bros. - True Grit (2010)

The Cohen Brothers have some serious balls in trying to remake a movie that is considered mandatory watching if you want to know what John Wayne is all about. But from what I've read and heard, they're not really trying to remake the John Wayne classic, more stay true to the book that it was based on.

I'm all for it. I do agree that their remake efforts are sometimes misguided (I did enjoy The Ladykillers, but it did get a lot of slack from me simply because it was the Cohen Brothers behind it), but I'm willing to give them a shot with this.

[res0nat0r]

Re: Cohen Bros. - True Grit (2010)

Second trailer is out. This looks awesome, like all other Cohens work.

[i!!ustrious]

Re: Cohen Bros. - True Grit (2010)

this looks to be fucking bad ass; i concede it will be of high calibre and quality filmage.

nothing really can top timeless classics though.

have a good conviction that the brothers will do the grit justice.

[res0nat0r]

Re: Cohen Bros. - True Grit (2010)

Saw this today, pretty good. I haven't seen the original though. Jeff Bridges did a great job, and the new girl who played Maddie Ross did a great job. Also Barry Pepper was in this, I didn't know he was going to be in this flick. Pretty good film, 7/10.

[Jenks]

Re: Cohen Bros. - True Grit (2010)

The Cohen Bros have stated this movie is NOT a remake of the classic but rather their adaptation of the book.

[res0nat0r]

Re: Cohen Bros. - True Grit (2010)

Yeah I never have seen the first one to see, but I heard they stayed close to the book unlike the first movie.

[Highsteppa]

Re: Cohen Bros. - True Grit (2010)

Saw it this past weekend. It's more faithful to the novel than a remake of the John Wayne classic and I enjoyed it much more. The way that Jeff Bridges plays Rooster Cogburn is more along the lines of a homeless man with a badge than a slightly morally dubious hero. The casting and the direction of the film are top notch.

Highly recommended - it far exceeded my expectations.

[floridaorange]

Re: Cohen Bros. - True Grit (2010)

^amen, going to see it then... i've heard mixed reviews, but I nearly always love the cohen bros ....

[dusk]

Re: Cohen Bros. - True Grit (2010)

Definitely on my list to watch... would'nt miss it for the world.

[Miguel]

Re: Cohen Bros. - True Grit (2010)

i enjoyed this movie very much, bridges is awesome, the little girl too , 8.5/10