I just finished watching the Coen Brothers True Grit. As expected I found it grittier than the original John Wayne movie. Im sure it was more true to the book compared to the Wayne movie too.
Was it better?! I say no. -puts up large shield to protect from airborne rocks & garbage thrown by fellow MoFos-
Yknow folks its not entirely impossible for a hollywood movie to be better then the original work. Look at Peter Benchleys book JAWS. I saw the Spielberg masterpiece then read the novel. Unlike the other 99% of the times in comparison I felt the movie was better than the book, Spielbergs JAWS was superior to Benchleys. Bottom line Steven Spielbeg is a better storyteller, the actors were at the top of their form, and the music helped alot.
Again watching the Coen brothers readaptation Im sure it was true to the novel, but I underestimated John Wayne and what he brought to film. Jeff Bridges did a competent job, and would be the only actor Id trust to take that role on in Waynes footsteps, but the character interaction in the first movie, though campy by todays moviegoers opinion, was superior to the second. The lines were much better delivered in the first flick, and basically the first movie had more "magic" in it than the recent "authentic" version. Authenticity is opinion when dealing with fictional stories, and the Coen brothers Grit just didnt do it for me like John Waynes Grit did.
Was it better?! I say no. -puts up large shield to protect from airborne rocks & garbage thrown by fellow MoFos-
Yknow folks its not entirely impossible for a hollywood movie to be better then the original work. Look at Peter Benchleys book JAWS. I saw the Spielberg masterpiece then read the novel. Unlike the other 99% of the times in comparison I felt the movie was better than the book, Spielbergs JAWS was superior to Benchleys. Bottom line Steven Spielbeg is a better storyteller, the actors were at the top of their form, and the music helped alot.
Again watching the Coen brothers readaptation Im sure it was true to the novel, but I underestimated John Wayne and what he brought to film. Jeff Bridges did a competent job, and would be the only actor Id trust to take that role on in Waynes footsteps, but the character interaction in the first movie, though campy by todays moviegoers opinion, was superior to the second. The lines were much better delivered in the first flick, and basically the first movie had more "magic" in it than the recent "authentic" version. Authenticity is opinion when dealing with fictional stories, and the Coen brothers Grit just didnt do it for me like John Waynes Grit did.