Hi Guys,
Since I'm a newby here, I want to say first and foremost that I have alot of respect for each of the opinions posted so far. I also want to be as polite and respectful as I can while trying to make the following points.
The wife and I went to see the movie this afternoon and I must say that although it will never be as good as the original True Grit with John Wayne, it is a pretty darn good movie.
I am as much of a fan of John Wayne as many of you are, but I also know that many movies made since the Passing of the Duke have also been very good movies.
No one can take the place of John Wayne in the many timeless classic westerns he made thru the years. However, we must give credit to those who do make good movies today. We've all seen them. We know what the titles are. We know who the actors are. We all want for the good old days when the Duke and some of our other western movie heros would turn out another one. They are no longer with us now, so we have to make do with the actors and movies we have available to us today.
With all that said, I must also add that this new True Grit is a totally different movie in and of it self. It runs much more closer to the actual story line in the original book than the first True Grit did. It's not supposed to be a replacement for the Dukes version, it's a totally different version of its own. The actors are different. The lines are similar and in some scenes exactly the same....just like in the book.
There are other differences too. I won't bore you with all of them, I'll just say if you do eventually see this new version, please try to keep an open mind about it and try to simply enjoy the fact that someone still thinks great stories need to be told to great guys like us in the form of a western movie.
Respectfully Submitted!!
New Guy On the Block....and now a member of the club.
Thanks for your time and I hope you all have a great holiday season!!