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29th December 2010, 09:40 PM
#131
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Ah! Thanks Bro. Yes, I'm hearing it's a very un-Coen film. For it feeling predominantly as 'Charlie Portis film' might be because the book does a pretty neat job of explaining visually and staying true to the girl's POV. It's good to note that even "No Country for Old Men" as a book also feels like a film script, but there you have a challenge with different POVs! I could see why Coens would have fell in love with Portis book, even if it's not that big a challenge to adapt. I don't remember POV of the decidedly weaker gender of the wild Wild West. Coens are (deceptively) feminist filmmakers. That aside, the story also unfolds like a coming of age tale in unlikely backdrop.
Waiting for DVDSCR.
...an artist without an art.
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29th December 2010 09:40 PM
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4th January 2011, 12:34 AM
#132
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Watched True Grit yesterday. I have no idea what to say. For most of the time, I couldn't make out what Jeff Bridges was talking but still i could follow what was happening. The girl acted very well. Josh Brolin has a very very brief role. As Nerd said quite a straight film and I have to watch it in TV some time later again.
P.S: As with NCFOM, The coens do a great job of recreating the time and its effect on screen .
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4th January 2011, 12:40 AM
#133
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Diamond Hubber
Originally Posted by
ajithfederer
For most of the time, I couldn't make out what Jeff Bridges was talking
They need to embed subtitles with the films. I found the audience LOLing at many dialogues which I missed.
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4th January 2011, 12:48 AM
#134
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Platinum Hubber
Don't worry they did.
Originally Posted by
kid-glove
"The wicked flee when none pursueth." I'd be damned if Coens don't open the film with this quote. #TrueGrit #CharlesPortis #BookofProverbs
Yes.
Originally Posted by
kid-glove
The opening chapter of Mattie's monologue will be retained as it is (with V-O). And it'll (must) be in her POV.
+1. .
Originally Posted by
Nerd
Originally Posted by
ajithfederer
For most of the time, I couldn't make out what Jeff Bridges was talking
They need to embed subtitles with the films. I found the audience LOLing at many dialogues which I missed.
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5th January 2011, 07:29 PM
#135
Senior Member
Seasoned Hubber
Originally Posted by
Nerd
Originally Posted by
ajithfederer
For most of the time, I couldn't make out what Jeff Bridges was talking
They need to embed subtitles with the films. I found the audience LOLing at many dialogues which I missed.
I too felt the same... I know the southerner accent his different and often ridiculed by others... but this one I had hard time to follow his dialogues.... After watching several time "no country for old men", I was expecting this movie something on those line.... but it was completely different....being a great fan of western movies especially Sergio and Clint Eastwood, I was expecting more from Coen brothers....As I thought they are one among the current generation directors who can make good westerns.... I am deeply disappointed though the movie was not bad.....In future, looking forward to see Quentin Tarantino’s version of western....
In theory there is no difference between theory and practice; in practice there is
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27th January 2011, 12:04 AM
#136
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True Grit - Pretty ordinary for Coens, but as predicted extremely faithful (not just the Mattie Ross POV) to Charlie Portis.
...an artist without an art.
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17th August 2012, 10:24 PM
#137
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. Have seen this long time back. But had the opportunity to watch until Zeta Jone's divorce hearing on Movies now channel this month. Pretty funny stuff.
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