Stacia Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 Just saw this today w/ dh. Very entertaining, well-done movie. The 3 main characters were great & played off of each other well. The girl in it was fabulous. Dialogue was wonderful. I went into this movie knowing nothing more about it than 1) it was a western, 2) it was based on a John Wayne movie (& I've never seen a John Wayne movie), and 3) it had Jeff Bridges in it. I hadn't even seen a commercial or preview for it. I went in knowing nothing about it & was really pleased. Thumbs up. Worth seeing on a big screen, if you can. http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi985860377/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 I'm dying to see this one. I love the Cohen brothers. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in Neverland Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 I'm dying to see this one. I love the Cohen brothers. :) Me too! The Big Lebowski is a favorite of mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caitilin Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 DH and MIL went together to see this--they were impressed, but thought I wouldn't like it. I don't like the typical Western--loaded with stereotypes, etc.--would I enjoy this one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted January 15, 2011 Author Share Posted January 15, 2011 DH and MIL went together to see this--they were impressed, but thought I wouldn't like it. I don't like the typical Western--loaded with stereotypes, etc.--would I enjoy this one? I don't know. I can't say I'm really a fan of westerns just because I really haven't seen many westerns. In this one, I loved the dialogue & the great acting of the 3 main characters. The girl (14yo) in it did a great job holding her own w/ 2 grown men. In some ways it is a typical western, I suppose. But, in other ways, it is definitely a Coen brothers work w/ some quirkiness & great, strong characters, fabulous dialogue. It's visually lovely too. Great work by the cinematographer, imo. I think the first review of this movie (scroll down to the bottom of this page: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1403865/ ) gives a really good description of it. Maybe that would help you decide? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caitilin Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 It's showing in my tiny town this week, in our cute (and cheap!) theater. Maybe DH will want to go again, with me this time. :D For 10 dollars for the 2 of us, we can't really go wrong... :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngieW in Texas Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 I really didn't expect to like it, but it was great. The girl who played the main character was fabulous. We went to see it all together. Dh, the 12yo, and I loved it. The 15yo thought it was okay. The 17yo hated it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alyce Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 it's sacrilegious to remake a John Wayne movie. After all he was THE Western Actor for years. Makes me sad that all Hollywood can do is remake old movies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillary in KS Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 it's sacrilegious to remake a John Wayne movie. After all he was THE Western Actor for years. Makes me sad that all Hollywood can do is remake old movies. Well, you could look at it this way: They didn't really re-make a John Wayne movie. They made a "True Grit" that was more faithful to the book (Portis, 1968) than the John Wayne movie was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funschooler5 Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 Well, you could look at it this way: They didn't really re-make a John Wayne movie. They made a "True Grit" that was more faithful to the book (Portis, 1968) than the John Wayne movie was. :iagree: John Wayne played the same character in every movie, imo. I enjoyed Jeff Bridges depiction, and though I thought it would be impossible to find an actress as good as Kim Darby, I thought the girl in this version (I can't remember her name) was excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolly Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 I went in more than skeptical. I was in the "shouldn't remake a John Wayne movie" camp. I was floored by this movie. Absolutely astonishing work. I would highly recommend it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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