General Movie Thread

[Sarah]

He said "wait."  Jeez.

[dave from knoxville]

It does make sense because it's very un-Coensy. Their devotion to the source material is such that, of all their movies, it felt like the one anyone could've made.

Wait til you see MY take on it.

...?

What is it?

Since anyone could have made it, I am going to remake it

[JonFromMaplewood]

I liked The King's Speech very much.

[wood and iron]

I felt like True Grit kind of just...ended. You know? I liked seeing Maddie when she was grown up and still just as awesome but that whole coda just kind of felt like padding. I don't know exactly what I mean.

[DJ Clem]

I felt like True Grit kind of just...ended. You know? I liked seeing Maddie when she was grown up and still just as awesome but that whole coda just kind of felt like padding. I don't know exactly what I mean.

[possible SPOILERS below...]







HATED the cave scene. CGI snakes...

Now that you mention it, the final bit did feel sort of 'tacked on'. I liked the look of the actress who played grown-up Maggie--I think she captured the spirit of the character more than the young girl. Her missing arm really drove it home. Aside from that, yeah...kinda blah.

[cavorting with nudists]

I thought the coda was fine. It showed, and the elder actress made you feel, how Mattie had stayed her resolute, unyielding self for 25 years and had paid a cost for it. My first impression on seeing the actress was that she looked older than 14+25 years, but then I realized, of course she does--it's been a hard existence she's led for herself.

I like the original movie fine, but a comparison with the hokey uplift at its ending--"Come see a fat old man sometime!"--really exemplifies why this one is vastly better.

[masterofsparks]

It's been awhile since I saw the original True Grit movie, but I don't remember the final race to the doctor by Mattie and Rooster being quite so grim - I'm trying to be circumspect for those who haven't seen the movie, but I'm talking about the thing with the horse carrying them. Can anyone remember?

I also think Roger Ebert made a good point with his review's comparison of the two films' treatment of the Cogburn character - Wayne (who I think did a good job) looks kinda rough but wore a hairpiece and a girdle when he played the character. Bridges, on the other hand, looks like he just crawled out of a homeless shelter. He looks like he smells.

[JonFromMaplewood]

It's been awhile since I saw the original True Grit movie, but I don't remember the final race to the doctor by Mattie and Rooster being quite so grim - I'm trying to be circumspect for those who haven't seen the movie, but I'm talking about the thing with the horse carrying them. Can anyone remember?

Yes.  It is grim in the original as well.  My daughter is a horse lover and was none too pleased with this portion of the 1969 version. After the triple-hanging, it was the roughest part of the film for her.

[masterofsparks]

Yes.  It is grim in the original as well.  My daughter is a horse lover and was none too pleased with this portion of the 1969 version. After the triple-hanging, it was the roughest part of the film for her.

I'm right there with your daughter. I understand that the character had a good reason for doing it, but it was still tough for me to watch.

[cavorting with nudists]

[Spoiler Alert]

It's in the book, so Portis has to be held accountable rather than the screenwriters of either film, but it's purely for dramatic effect.  No frontiersman would run a horse to death.  Have the horse walk and you'll get there faster than by running yourself.

[jbissell]

I liked The King's Speech very much.

I was pleasantly surprised by how funny it was. I was expecting it to be really dry.

Really enjoyed True Grit. I think it falls in my second tier of Coen films - really good, not great. I actually watched the original for the first time a few months ago and thought it was fun, mostly because of Wayne, but I absolutely hated Mattie. I was hoping she'd die in the snake pit. Hailee Steinfeld was 1000x better in the new one.

[Senator Gothman (D-OR)]

I loved just about everything about The King's Speech.

[Joe Rogaine]

I loved just about everything about The King's Speech.

I couldnt get past the trailer it looked to me like a notch above an Merchant Ivory film, it also looked really Oscar baity.

[Senator Gothman (D-OR)]

Yes, but Merchant-Ivory get me high.

[Chris L]

I may end up seeing The King's Speech, as  I'm sure it will play for a billion weeks at the Landmark theatres here.  The premise would be interesting to me if handled in a non-sentimental way.