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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.

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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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    Quote 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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    Don't worry they did.
    Quote 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.
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    The opening chapter of Mattie's monologue will be retained as it is (with V-O). And it'll (must) be in her POV.
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    Quote 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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    Quote Originally Posted by Nerd
    Quote 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....
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    True Grit - Pretty ordinary for Coens, but as predicted extremely faithful (not just the Mattie Ross POV) to Charlie Portis.
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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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