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@Christian_Prepper

5 ай бұрын

*Glen Campbell sucked as an actor.* *There. I said what every pro knows.* The 2010 was much greater than the 1969 due to overall better acting and authentic feeling.

@bobsteadman9728

5 ай бұрын

It was sacrilegious to attempt a remake of an John Wayne movie.

@Bronte-on6tm

5 ай бұрын

@@bobsteadman9728 Nonsense. John Wayne was an actor, not a god.

@Bronte-on6tm

5 ай бұрын

@@Christian_Prepper Agreed. The 2010 was a better movie. Matt Damon was superb. Hailee Steinberg and Jeff Bridges were excellent. The cinematography was superior. Both the beginning and ending of the movie were far better.

@frankpienkosky5688

4 ай бұрын

it just had more "grit"....John Wayne has made better films....his version of "The Alamo", for example....pales in comparison to the newer version....definitely deserved an oscar for "The Shootist" though......@@Christian_Prepper

Both versions add and subtract scenes relative to the book. In the book, Mattie, Rooster, and LaBoeuf stay together as depicted in the 1969 film. The 2010 film depiction of the party splitting is actually a departure from the book. The 2010 film ending is the more accurate ending however. Bear Man is an invention of the 2010 film. LaBoeuf lives in the book like in 2010 version. Overall, I like the 2010 version better. The 1969 does a great job at portraying the classic adventure story where the characters go through adversity yet still prevail in the end. The 2010 version, much like the book, presents a more ambiguous message with questionable ethics, morality, and consequences. The book is narrated from Mattie's perspective and it is clear that she is no ordinary girl and such a character will not live an ordinary life. Her toughness, determination, wit, and "headstrong ways" drive both her successes and failures. She is book smart yet naive. She is courageous yet reckless. She gets her revenge but suffers great cost. The 2010 script and performance from Hailee Steinfeld (who is truly the heart and soul of the film) captures this brilliantly. While I enjoyed the upbeat tone of the 1969 version, I found the 2010 version more thought provoking and emotionally moving (especially the ending scene on the horse which pretty much wrecked me in ways the 1969 version could not).

@WalkwithHistory

9 ай бұрын

Those are such great points. I will definitely need to read the book sometime…both movies are so good 😊

@1N2themystic

5 ай бұрын

I'm curious if you're referring to the part when he used his knife to prod the horse to run another mile or two before it died. Cause that was a powerful, thought provoking moment.

@jamesschmidlin1127

5 ай бұрын

Yeah, I would suggest in future film reviews based upon books that you do read the book prior to doing the film review. I thought it strange that you would do a film review on a film that’s based upon a novel without reading the book it’s based up. I understand you were doing a movie comparison of the two movies, but by reading the book first you can give a review of which movie portrayed the feel of the novel better. Plus, I was a bit confused with the title of your pod cast. I immediately think you’d be looking at historical movies based upon actual historical events and people, not fictional novels.

@jamesschmidlin1127

5 ай бұрын

Yeah, I would suggest in future film reviews based upon books that you do read the book prior to doing the film review. I thought it strange that you would do a film review on a film that’s based upon a novel without reading the book it’s based up. I understand you were doing a movie comparison of the two movies, but by reading the book first you can give a review of which movie portrayed the feel of the novel better. Plus, I was a bit confused with the title of your pod cast. I immediately think you’d be looking at historical movies based upon actual historical events and people, not fictional novels.

@jamesschmidlin1127

5 ай бұрын

Yeah, I would suggest in future film reviews based upon books that you do read the book prior to doing the film review. I thought it strange that you would do a film review on a film that’s based upon a novel without reading the book it’s based up. I understand you were doing a movie comparison of the two movies, but by reading the book first you can give a review of which movie portrayed the feel of the novel better. Plus, I was a bit confused with the title of your pod cast. I immediately think you’d be looking at historical movies based upon actual historical events and people, not fictional novels.

Campbell was a monster guitarist not just a country singer. The man was admired by every guitarist alive. Recorded with the Beach Boys. A pop singer with huge hit songs. TV show. Not just a country singer folks. Do your homework. Campbell was a legend.

@WalkwithHistory

5 ай бұрын

I appreciate that and respect that but I never heard of him before seeing him in True Grit.

@tedhardulak7698

5 ай бұрын

I love him doing the 1812 Overture. Never better. I am confident that most opinions are swayed by age on here. Anyone that has not heard of one of the greatest Guitarists EVER is missing a lot. I meant the William Tell Overture.

@jamespohl-md2eq

5 ай бұрын

He was not a pop singer w huge hit songs. Lol

@scmrjim

5 ай бұрын

Truth. Glen Campbell was a legend.

@paulwiggins183

5 ай бұрын

Just not much of an actor.

The novel by Charles Portis, with its rich and colorful language, is the real star. A must read!

@WalkwithHistory

5 ай бұрын

Sounds cool!! 😎

@christhompson3750

5 ай бұрын

Good book

@jaylambert2187

4 ай бұрын

Couldn’t agree more. And for another great Western novel that led to a John Wayne role, try The Shootist by Glendon Swarthout. Much more somber but compelling. It was John Wayne’s last movie and something of an homage to his career.

@merriemisfit8406

4 ай бұрын

I picked it up either at a school library purge or a thrift store in the 1980s. But I still read it BEFORE I saw the 1969 film version.

@nomadmarauder-dw9re

10 күн бұрын

​@@merriemisfit8406I first read it serialized in Redbook. 13 years old.

"one would be as unpleasant as the other" is pure gold

@WalkwithHistory

5 ай бұрын

😂 Yes!

@donollerton4809

4 ай бұрын

matte gets the best lines in this story. Not a supporting character but the lead

@frankpienkosky5688

4 ай бұрын

yep!...whole movie is built around her@@donollerton4809

@frankpienkosky5688

4 ай бұрын

this movie is built around her@@donollerton4809

@paulbattaglia5861

2 ай бұрын

Also "Now here's what I have to say about that 😊saddle" after the negotiation.

John Wayne's version is a classic. The Cohen Brothers is a master piece!!!

@WalkwithHistory

5 ай бұрын

That’s a great way of putting it 😊

@animalntelligence3170

5 ай бұрын

I would suggest that the 1969 inspired the Coen brothers. What a great thing that Portis lived to see both movies, clearly based on his brilliant writing -- the book is a great pleasure.

@davidbradley3735

5 ай бұрын

@animalntelligence3170 the book did. They followed it much, much closer

@peterpellechia5985

5 ай бұрын

Coen brothers version is hood but overrated!!!

@peterpellechia5985

5 ай бұрын

Good

Glenn Cambell was an enormously popular country music singer when the movie was made. He was also one of the best 12-string guitar players ever.

@WalkwithHistory

5 ай бұрын

Now we must listen to his stuff. Thank you for watching and the suggestion!

@ministerofdarkness

5 ай бұрын

Agreed! I’ve got his all instrumental guitar album that’s friggin awesome! PLAY LOUD

@marksman48

4 ай бұрын

He was a bona fide member of the Wrecking Crew, a group of studio musicians who played on many of the hits of the 60's.

@vickyanddanforever

4 ай бұрын

But True Grit was a movie.....and Campbell was laughingly bad in it.

@randynutt5660

4 ай бұрын

I read somewhere that John Wayne loved the singing style of Glen Campbell, and wanted him to do the musical score. Campbell agreed, and requested he be IN the movie as part of his fee. Good call. The 'One Day, Little Girl' song is pure Campbell legend!

A little known fact is that one of the three men hanged in the 1969 version was played by Jay Silverheels the Lone Ranger's sidekick Tonto.

@Gerald-do9yg

4 ай бұрын

Never heard that one before! Wish they had given him a bigger part, Jay was a good actor and man! Miss him and Clay Moore, need more roll models like them!

@frankpienkosky5688

4 ай бұрын

has a decent part in Captain From Castile@@Gerald-do9yg

The Duke vs The Dude...love it!

@WalkwithHistory

5 ай бұрын

LOL. I love that. 🤘♥️Thank you for watching

@robertfloyd4287

3 ай бұрын

IMHO, John Wayne is one of the most overrated actors of his generation.

@robertmarvos9451

3 ай бұрын

lol

@johnbrown5565

3 ай бұрын

@@robertfloyd4287 Jeff Bridges has more acting talent in his little finger than the Duke in all 200 + pounds.

@williamlopez8676

3 ай бұрын

@@robertfloyd4287 That may be true. But, in The Longest Day, he put in one of the best pieces of non-verbal acting on film IMO. In the scene where he orders the bodies of dead paratroopers still hanging from trees and telephone poles cut down , the emotions depicted on his face without words are nothing short of remarkable.

The fact that someone had the balls to remake this kills me. How creative.

@ironwood4645

4 ай бұрын

It's always hard to compare 2 versions of a movie when so much time has passed between the two. I liked the 2010 version (i always liked Jeff) but I think the 1969 version edges it out as the better movie. Maybe because it was so iconic and I might have gone in with pre-conceived expectations. But I am glad they made it.

@matthewshannon6946

3 ай бұрын

I was aghast they were going to remake it. It turned out Great!!

@Urapnes75

2 ай бұрын

why would you be upset by this? The remake was superior. Better actors, better directors, better realism, better tone, better cinematography, better....everything.

@danieparriott265

2 ай бұрын

Because remakes almost always ruin a great story. This one improved it. @@Urapnes75

Before he became John Wayne, he was originally signed on a movie because he was good on a horse. This was when he was young and had been working on a ranch so he was skilled horseman. My mother met him in the lobby of our hotel in Miami in 73. He was giving out signed 3x5 pics with the gospel on the back. I still have that photo with his signature to my Mom n Dad.

@WalkwithHistory

5 ай бұрын

That is awesome. John Wayne’s signature is still worth a fair amount too.

@ThomasCranmer1959

3 ай бұрын

John Wayne was one of my favorite stars. He was a die hard patriot and conservative.

Charles Portis is considered one of the masters of dialogue. The 2010 version stays truer to old timey feel of Portis' work. Also, I've heard that after John Wayne won the Oscar, Portis sent him a drawing he'd made of Rooster that portrayed him a slovenly drunk in long johns, in other words exactly as Jeff Bridges is presented in the back of the store at the beginning.

@brettmuir5679

5 ай бұрын

The 1969 version is nearly verbatim from the book Why the Coen's thought they could improve on a masterpiece is called falling flat

@mikegillettify

4 ай бұрын

@@brettmuir5679negative; the 2010 version is slightly truer. Wayne version says LeBeouff died. In the book he did not. That’s a major change. I like the Wayne version alot. I have no problem if you didn’t like 2010, but to call it flat on it’s face because it didn’t stick to the book is an inaccuracy.

@Gerald-do9yg

4 ай бұрын

Don't you remember the scene in the back of Chin Lees' store in the '69 film?

@chuckschilling4964

3 ай бұрын

The Coens have the best feel for dialogue of any filmmakers - ever. True Grit is typical of their mastery of this art.

@nomadmarauder-dw9re

10 күн бұрын

​@@Gerald-do9ygThe best 3 minutes of character development ever. That one bit tells us all we need to know about Cogburn.

I’m a distant cousin of Dan Blocker (Hoss from Bonanza) and the grandson of a Southern Baptist minister who LOVED westerns. We’d watch Gunsmoke every day when I was a kid together and watched the 1969 version together. My grandfather passed in 2000. When the 2010 version came out, I felt a nostalgia and a duty to see it. The soundtrack of the 2010 being all themed on old Baptist hymns tied it all up into a neat bow for me. BOTH movies are fantastic. It’s what our world needed in 69 and today… a few more men with TRUE GRIT.

@WalkwithHistory

5 ай бұрын

Ok. This is going to blow your mind. Scotts great grandpa was prop master on Bonanza. He did every episode. We have pictures of his great grandfather with the entire crew and cast. Pictures personally signed etc. Small world. Thank you for watching and commenting.

@petermcgill1315

5 ай бұрын

I’m a big fan of Dirk’s work in Brooklyn 99.

@Ben-tr

5 ай бұрын

Was Dan from New mexico?

@johntalley6028

5 ай бұрын

That side of the Blocker family was from Texas. His folks ran a grocery store.

@Ben-tr

5 ай бұрын

@@johntalley6028 ty,I'm from New Mexico thought he was also

Just finished watching true grit for the sixth time 10 minutes ago the Cohen brothers version is a masterpiece

@WalkwithHistory

9 ай бұрын

It is so good, but I just love the Duke so much!!!

@austinsmith3493

5 ай бұрын

lol its ass

@austinsmith3493

5 ай бұрын

cohen remake sucks

@shawnwhite2120

5 ай бұрын

@@austinsmith3493 That mug of yours sucks to

@artwerksDallas

5 ай бұрын

Grow up ​@@austinsmith3493

In the 2010 version, Ned was played by Barry Pepper.

@WalkwithHistory

5 ай бұрын

Yup! We corrected ourselves in the video description

@jamestaylor8000

4 ай бұрын

Thank you! and 2010 10 of 10 1969 7 of 10 at best

@puzzleheaddesign3789

4 ай бұрын

Was about to point this out also. Ben was in another western from the same era I can't remember the title.

@WalkwithHistory

4 ай бұрын

@@puzzleheaddesign3789 I think it was 310 to Yuma (another movie we should review!)

@puzzleheaddesign3789

4 ай бұрын

@@WalkwithHistory yes. Russell Crowe. Good movie.

When "True Grit" was made in 1969 (Like "The Searchers"), it was altered from the novel to be a "John Wayne" movie. The novella "True Grit" by Portis was about Mattie Ross with Rooster Cogburn in it. "The Searchers" was about the young boy searching for his kidnapped sister and Ethan Edwards (the John Wayne movie character) was in it. Both movies were hits but the later "Grit" movie was more accurate from the novel.

@edmundcharles5278

5 ай бұрын

No- The Searchers was solely about the character that Job Wayne played - a relentless, vengeance-driven man driven to the point of psychosis for the Indian leader who killed his family and kidnapped his Neice. The hatred consumed Ethan and it’s only in the end that he discovers his humanity and compassion.

Wayne had just had a lung removed due to cancer before the filming of this movie. The altitude in Colorado obviously affected him, yet he did the horse charge with all that working against him. He was a true craftsman of his art.

I read the novel in the mid-70s after seeing the movie. Reading the novel, I thought the 1969 movie was a very good adaptation. I did not ask for a remake 40 years later, but the remake was also very good, and some people prefer it. One of the great things about the novel and the movies is the use of colloquial western slang. All the language used is absolutely the way people spoke in the late 19th Century. "Fill your hand, you son of a bitch!" That's totally the way a marshal would talk in 1880s West. In 1969, John Wayne was 62 years old, and when he says, "Well come see a fat old man sometime," a lot of people thought this movie would be his swan song. His real swan song was "The Shootist" with Lauren Bacall and Ron Howard several years later, and in my opinion, was the perfect send off for such a movie legend. By the way, he and I shared a birthday, and when I was turning 9, I wrote him a letter inviting him to my birthday party. I got a very nice hand-written letter declining, saying that he already had plans with his own kids. I wish I still had that letter.

It's hard to pick between the two movies to be honest. Each has elements that stand out above the other. Guess we are just lucky to have two great interpretations of this novel.

@WalkwithHistory

9 ай бұрын

Agree!! 😁

@dennismood7476

5 ай бұрын

Watching both movies a number of times myself, I found I liked them both for different reasons. I think the 2010 was a better movie, while the characters in the 1969 version were more fun to watch, with the exception of Kim Darby, who I think was a poor acting choice. I think she would have ben better in a different part. She didn't seem to actually fit the role well, and didn't belong in the era.

@mikegillettify

4 ай бұрын

@@dennismood7476part of the reason might be that Darby was a 20 something years old woman who was pregnant or had just given birth to play a 14 years old girl.

@dennismood7476

4 ай бұрын

@@mikegillettify That wasn't my issue with her in the part. My issue with her was I didn't like her acting. Since she was older than her character was supposed to be, I thought she played it poorly. Maybe it had something to do with her vocal inflections that made her seem more out of place.

@Kendrix1

3 ай бұрын

​@@dennismood7476I agree her acting is stilted and amateurish but John Wayne is so incredible it makes up for other actor's short comings

".....backward; I always go backward when I'm backin up !" Always loved that line.

Two great movies with great performances. The "fill your hand" scene with Wayne still gives me chills, and Jeff Bridges is sublime as a more gritty version of the same character. What I found really poignant about the ending is while Maddie never married, claiming to haven't had time for such a thing, her wistful remembrance of LeBoeuf's cowlick points to him as being the person who captured her heart. You guys did a wonderful job on the history and overall presentation.

@WalkwithHistory

5 ай бұрын

Thank you! 😁🙌🏻

@chuckschilling4964

3 ай бұрын

The Coens trust the audience to draw their own conclusions in this and many other aspects of their films. They respect their audience and don't patronize us by crossing every "t" and dotting every "i" and letting us think for ourselves.

As a former buckaroo/ranch hand the 2010 version is far less Hollywood and far more authentic as pertains to dress, gear, horsemanship and speech. This authenticity is very important to people who have lived the life. Wayne worked with cowboys on film ranches but they had developed a less historical look popularized in 50s westerns.

@WalkwithHistory

5 ай бұрын

Very true. Roy Rodgers and his sparkling shirts really did nothing to help the idea people had of cowboys. I agree the 2010 version is much more authentic. I do still like the look of the 50-60s westerns though as they embrace a look that is their own!!! The Searchers will always be my favorite western of all time!!

Bridges vocal affectation completely takes you out of the experience.

Favorite quote: "I KNOW you can wallow in filth and bemoan your station..."

Nobody could beat the performance of Strother Martin in the 1969 film.

@WalkwithHistory

4 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching!!! We love the 1969 film too.

@gregghelmberger

4 ай бұрын

Honestly Strother Martin made every role he played his own to the point that it's just about impossible to imagine anyone else playing it. "What we've got here is a failure to communicate. Some men you just can't reach." One of the great character actors of all time.

@michaelrichardson6051

4 ай бұрын

@@gregghelmberger Butch Cassiden and The Sundance Kid: we have no money going down the mountain. LOL

@gregghelmberger

4 ай бұрын

@@michaelrichardson6051 Exactly! The man was gold.

@curtiskretzer8898

4 ай бұрын

Dakin Matthew's did an equal performance in the 2010 version. However, Martin's performance as Chong's father in "Up In Smoke" is criminally ignored.

For me i like them both for different reasons and if a movie brings you joy it did it's job. Both movies did that for me and i have happily watched them both many times.

@WalkwithHistory

5 ай бұрын

Yes!

@fred5399

5 ай бұрын

same here but the 2010 version is closer to the book. But the 1969 version oh the last sceen when Wayne and his horse jumps the four rail fence that's the way I want to remember wayne.

@brettmuir5679

5 ай бұрын

​@@fred5399you people who persist in claiming the 2010 version is "truer to the book" drive me crazy. The 1969 movie is nearly verbatim from the book and is funny as hell. The Coen's added so much drivel that unfunnied it way out of their league. They were drunk off of their success and full of their genius after No Country (I believe)

The academy awards with John Wayne really shows how Hollywood has changed from a place of stars to so many straining to recreate what was once a magic landscape and now struggles to regain its relevance.

@sonnysantana5454

4 күн бұрын

the only reason that they gave wayne an oscar was that he stepped out of character he played an old fat haft blind drunk and that's something that wayne never did before

I think the 2010 version is SO much better….and honestly a large part of it for me is Bridges performance over Wayne’s. I think Bridges is a master at these kinds of roles and brings an edgy factor that it needs for me.

@wagonmaster1974

4 ай бұрын

I'll bet Jeff knows to use "roles" to describe what he does, too. "Rolls" are what he eats...

@jplifesong

4 ай бұрын

@@wagonmaster1974 lol. I’m sure glad we have a perfect person within our midst named wagonmaster1974 who has never made a communication mistake in his life. :). That’s awesome. You may be old but you are definitely an inspiration to all the rest of us here…even despite the obvious ultrasensitive/easily bothered butthurt mentality in regard to someone else’s opinion on movies. Lol Want me to change my movie opinion so you don’t feel as offended? And also I promise to strive for perfection in all future communications. I hope this helps you to heal. We need your continued monitoring. Thanks!

@wagonmaster1974

4 ай бұрын

@@jplifesong No offense here. Just having a bit of fun with a common spelling/usage goof. Happy to be of service.

It was noted that the first film was a classic and the second was a masterpiece. Exactly so. The first had a Frank Capra-sized layer of sentiment in the script missing in the second. Its best scene comes when Rooster gallantly pulls the injured girl up in his arms after whipping her horse to death and staggering off to find help. Wayne won his Oscar right there. But in the remake, Bridges shooting of a gun and collapsing on the girl while groaning “l am grown old” in the thickening snowfall left sentiment behind and echoed the dark bloody truths of the story unforgettably.

@deanpennington2961

5 ай бұрын

I like Wayne, but that was a pitty Oscar "saluting an Oscar-worthy career." Wayne could have won an Oscar the old fashioned way in The Searchers, or Red River. My 2¢

@brettmuir5679

5 ай бұрын

​@@deanpennington2961I wonder how and when Harrison Ford is gunna get his "Pitty Oscar"?

@chuckschilling4964

3 ай бұрын

Not to mention a terrible Hollywood soundtrack in the 1969 film. The scoring in the Coen brothers' masterpiece is, as is per their usual, incredibly well chosen and executed.

@JayAr709

3 ай бұрын

@@chuckschilling4964Iris DeMent’s authentic voice was a thoughtful, if unconventional twist to the closing footage of one-armed Mattie’s retreating form.

Absolutely: the one with the true grit is Mattie - the drive and the passion is hers: Rooster wouldn't even have bothered to leave town without her refusal to take no for an answer, and her insistence on coming along. It irks me just a little that, in both adaptations of this novel, people give most of the attention to the established star being cast as Rooster when the story is really Mattie's. (I like both versions; having grown up with the 1969 version, I have a stronger attachment to it, but both are very good. The novel is very much worth reading: you meet a lot of historical figures in passing, and in addition to the quirky writing style, there's a nice variety of humor, going from dry to twisted).

@larryyeadeke2953

3 ай бұрын

But Mattie makes Rooster the main story. She wants only him to help her. Once she brings him in, his persona takes over.

@melenatorr

3 ай бұрын

@@larryyeadeke2953 Thanks for this excellent comment and observation! I'm going to argue it.... Mattie may not be as strong a persona as Rooster, but for me, she never ceases to be the driving force behind keeping the quest going. She has focus and concentration, and a determination to see her father avenged. She is the one who finds Chaney in the end, and she is a motivator to Rooster's stronger but easily dissapated (sp) energies to remain where she needs them. It's true that both movies cast a larger than life actor to enliven Rooster, but for me, Mattie remains the center and focus (if Rooster is Jupiter, Mattie is still the central sun that pulls everything into the orbit of the story).

@danieparriott265

2 ай бұрын

Only in the 1969 version. Kim Darby just didn't have the grit. Hailee Steinfeld did. @@larryyeadeke2953

Glenn Campbell was from Arkansas. So was Johnny Cash. Both versions are replete with references to Arkansas.

@WalkwithHistory

5 ай бұрын

That is cool! We are moving closer to Arkansas and may have to do an episode on Glen Campbell to make up for our ignorance.

Wayn’s last movie is arguably his best. “The Shootist.”

@WalkwithHistory

5 ай бұрын

Love that one.

@frankpienkosky5688

4 ай бұрын

poignant...considering the circumstances....

@hailslaton

3 ай бұрын

I know this is going to be an unpopular opinion, but that's really the only John Wayne movie that is even watchable.

I enjoyed your dissection of the 2 movies. My personal favorite was the 1969 version. Glen Campbell was a really big star in 1969, he had his own variety show and many top hits. Also, arguably the best guitar player in the world and yet couldn’t read music. Picked everything up by ear. He was a part of the “The Wrecking Crew”. They were session musicians who played on all of the big hits in the 60’s. He was so good that he replaced one of The Beach Boys on a tour, I believe that it was Brian Wilson. He had to learn their catalog in a matter of days to start the tour. My mother was a big Glen Campbell fan and I remember her taking me and my sister to the Bellair Theater in Houston to see True Grit in 1969. I was all of 6 years old at the time.

@WalkwithHistory

6 ай бұрын

Campbell was definitely a very talented singer and musician. I also think his acting was pretty good, he definitely made me feel for his character.

@captainmarvelwilson508

5 ай бұрын

I prefer the remake far more because it was truer to the source material being so much darker and depressing, which these kinds of stories should be, because revenge does not make anything better.

@deanpennington2961

5 ай бұрын

I liked the Wrecking Crew's video, that's where I found out Campbell, Brian Wilson, ans others were having an unseen role I never knew of. I was offended that someone had the nerve to remake the movie and had no interest in seeing it, but it was a better movie, and the Coen Brothers listened more to the book's author. I liked Wayne better than this in his last movie.

@brettmuir5679

5 ай бұрын

​@@captainmarvelwilson508I doubt you read the book. The original is nearly verbatim. All the screen writer did was lift the lines

@captainmarvelwilson508

5 ай бұрын

@@brettmuir5679 Yes. I read the book, and the dialogue and tone is not completely verbatum in John Wayne’s version, whereas in the Coens’ version the tone is pretty much that of the book with the exception of the Bear Man.

John Wayne also repeated the character in a follow-up movie, "Rooster Cogburn", playing opposite Katharine Hepburn. The movie is definitely weaker than "True Grit", but oh, it is fun to see Wayne and Hepburn go at each other! They were very much opposites in real life, too, and Hepburn was a little hesitant. But she and Wayne ended up working together very well. If you want to see Wayne in an even more impressive characterization, watch "The Shootist", his last major movie role, where his female partner is Lauren Bacall. This is a strong, touching movie, again based on a very good novel, which I read a long time ago. (I'm not really a Wayne fan, but when he's good, there's no one like him).

@WalkwithHistory

5 ай бұрын

Jenn loves the Shootist 😊

@frankpienkosky5688

4 ай бұрын

check out The High and the Mighty....also some of his best work@@WalkwithHistory

@johngriffith6692

4 ай бұрын

Am curious to know what you think about The Searchers, made in 1957 with Jeffrey Hunter and Natalie Wood. One of my all time favorite movies. The final scene is just gut-wrenching. The main character walks out the open door, into the sunset. He gets no thanks and expects none. He just did what he thought was right.

@WalkwithHistory

3 ай бұрын

@@johngriffith6692 We're planning on making a whole video about the Searchers. 😉

@johngriffith6692

3 ай бұрын

@@WalkwithHistory awesome! Best movie ever.

true grit is a movie about 3 characters that each one of them had true grit. a little girl born and raised in those times certainly rose to expectations that the times demanded of her. she was proud to be able to contribute to the family, even if it was 50c a day helping out at the neighbors farm. and she often times looked forward to the day when she could move to a factory and work full time; sending money back home as needed. such things rarely worked out any better than the thousands of young men who set out to find their fortunes in the gold fields of california. i found the whole thing to be very believable. i liked the part where john wayne confessed to doing a little bank robbing, and ended up marshalling in the indian territory. i think the exact lines got blurry sometimes between who was the good guy and who was bad guy in those times.

@WalkwithHistory

5 ай бұрын

I love that part too bc in the end they all have True Grit which I believe is a rare virtue in life!!

The heart of both movies has to be the performances of the two lead characters. John Wayne is hands down the better Rooster but I think Mattie in the 2010 version is just slightly better. But Wayne performance is so much better that I go with the 69 version. Would love to be able to mix and match both to have John Wayne, Hailee Steinfeld, Matt Damon, Robert Duval, Josh Brolin and Strother Martin in the various roles. Love the scenic backdrops of the 69 version more although I suppose the 2010 version is more accurate and prefer its ending.

@WalkwithHistory

5 ай бұрын

Agreed! A mix and matched version would be interesting

I don't know which one is more historically accurate, but I have no doubt about which one is a better film. The cinematography and camera-work benefits from 50 years of technological advancement, and the performances are far, far more grounded, conveying much better the sense that these are real people who've spent weeks roughing it outdoors, instead of having stepped out of a trailer into the makeup chair 20 minutes ago.

@KneeAches

5 ай бұрын

One of my difficulties with the 69 version is just that: look at the perfectly laundered clothes. There were gritty westerns at the time, The Wild Bunch, that it seems dated even at that time it came out.

@deanpennington2961

5 ай бұрын

Neither was historically accurate, it was all a work of fiction receiving two treatments. The Coen Brothers were more faithful to the book which was fictional. Charles Portis, the book's author consulted on both versions, the Coen's listened to the author's input better in the 2010 version..

@AaronMichaelLong

5 ай бұрын

@@deanpennington2961 Nobody is suggesting a work of fiction *is* history, but rather which version is more faithful to the bona-fide Old West which the story is meant to portray.

I also prefer the 1969 version. The protaganist and antagonist are also much more believable in their parts as their mannerisms & speech are much more rugged and masculine than the 2010 versions.

One of my favorite lines from the 1969 True Grit that wasn't used in the 2010 remake is when Maddie says to Rooster after he offers her a drink "I will not put a thief to my lips to steal my brain". What a great bit of 19th century dialogue. Kim Darby's Maddie did indeed have true grit.

@litterpicker1431

4 ай бұрын

17th century dialogue. It's from Othello, by William Shakespeare. Cassio says: I remember a mass of things, but nothing distinctly; a quarrel, but nothing wherefore. O God, that men should put an enemy in their mouths to steal away their brains! that we should, with joy, pleasance revel and applause, transform ourselves into beasts!

@JB-ti7bl

4 ай бұрын

@@litterpicker1431 "For the drunkard and the glutton will become poor. Grogginess will clothe them in rags." -Proverbs 23

@litterpicker1431

4 ай бұрын

@@JB-ti7bl Mattie Ross would have known the King James version - "For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags." But she chose to paraphrase Shakespeare.

I'm a 5th generation Oklahoman, and my grandmother's people had been in the Cookson Hills since the 1820s!! Watching the original version left me wondering where those snow caped mountains were near McAllister?? I think Johns version is a classic, and a good movie!! The Cohen Brothers version of True Grit is a masterpiece, capturing the real territory and books characters much closer!!

@philliprawlinson8228

4 ай бұрын

Yeah, 2010 version looks like The Choctaw Nation. We live in Mcalester.

Among the many great lines from the 2010 version, my favortie is "Well, that didn't pan out." Master of understatement!

@WalkwithHistory

5 ай бұрын

Truth. Thank you for watching.

@spikespa5208

5 ай бұрын

2010 "Wait,.......are we bargaining again?"

@mikec6111

4 ай бұрын

@@spikespa5208​​⁠ my favorite line in the movie.

Sharps rifles are a series of large-bore, single-shot, falling-block, breech-loading rifles, beginning with a design by Christian Sharps in 1848 and ceasing production in 1881. They were renowned for

@WalkwithHistory

4 ай бұрын

Cool. Thanks for sharing and for watching.

@JohnPatterson-kz8jr

4 ай бұрын

The Sharp's was favored by Buffalo hunters.😮😅

@JohnPatterson-kz8jr

4 ай бұрын

When Texas Ranger Captain Leander McNelly cleaned up the Nueces Strip,he issued his men Sharp's carbines instead of Winchrster 73"s.😮😅😊

@JohnPatterson-kz8jr

4 ай бұрын

Don't forget Tom Selleck using a big 50 Sharp's in"Quigley Down Under".😮😅

@hermiesnow6947

4 ай бұрын

@@JohnPatterson-kz8jr the reason brought up the sharp rifle was for dating that the 1980's be the time period guess was rt when the movie was taking place- since the host said was in the the late 1980's the gun in fact help place the timeline as correct-

There is no contest, Jeff Bridges version blows away the Duke's version Thousand percent.

The 2010 version ending with Iris Dement sinning "Leaning on Everlasting Arms" was beautiful.

"Lucky" Ned Pepper was played by Barry Pepper, not Ben Foster. I thoroughly enjoy both films, and I agree the John Wayne one is a bit more fun.

@WalkwithHistory

9 ай бұрын

OMG. You are so right!! I loved him in Saving Private Ryan. I should have known better. Thank you for watching. ♥️🤘

@r.e.tucker3223

9 ай бұрын

Vivo para servir.

@henrychinaski5223

5 ай бұрын

I was waiting and reading comments hoping someone would catch this. Like others commenting I like both movies equally well and for different reasons.

@owie4070

5 ай бұрын

​@@henrychinaski5223Same here, to your entire post 👍🏽

@xScooterAZx

5 ай бұрын

Ned was original;ly played by the legendary Robert Duval.

Yes, Glen Campbell was a singer and not really an actor. He mentioned throughout the years that he was so bad in True Grit that he made John Wayne look so good in the movie that Wayne won his only oscar.

@WalkwithHistory

Жыл бұрын

LOL that is funny. I did not think he was that bad. I actually warmed up to him in the end. I know he sang the opening song for True Grit too. Thank you for watching.

@patrickbeck3285

Жыл бұрын

@@WalkwithHistory Yes, I actually thought that he was decent in the role of the ranger. The tradition of putting a well-known singer in the supporting role began with Rick Nelson in Rio Bravo and Fabian in North to Alaska. John Wayne always did well, but never as well as True Grit.

I read the book soon after the 1969 movie. The ending of the 69 movie was more to a homage to John Wayne than to the book. The 2010 movie was closer to the book, though still added the John Wayne one-liners and that mountain man that wasn't in the book. Yes, Cole Younger appeared in the book at the end.

@devbob

5 ай бұрын

Mattie calls him trash.

@frankpienkosky5688

4 ай бұрын

....and that brings up The Long Riders...amorher unique, and excellent western

@frankpienkosky5688

4 ай бұрын

nope...that was reserved for Frank James...who was also in that scene@@devbob

I have never seen the Dukes FULL version, but the Jeff Bridges adaptation was really endearing. It seems like that is a more appropriate use of language, settings and the wardrobe, voice, cinematography were fantastic. No disrespect to the original, but I prefer the later adaptation. Matt Damon as LaBeuf is a memorable figure as is Mattie Ross, we all knew that "know it all" girl at 14 and she epitomizes that. The B players were great too. The defense attorney was fantastic, the role of the auctioneer was so well played also. Barry Pepper really shined.

Having seen and ejoyed both films, I found the 2010 remake to havea more authentic look to it than did the original release, but told the same story about equally well. Damon did a wonderful job portraying Loebeef. The locations and the talk of the people of the frontier just sounded more real.

Having grown up in Arkansas in Russellville, about 5 miles north of Dardenelle and Yell county. I can tell you that the look of the terrain (hint, Mt. Nebo DOES NOT have snow on it) in the 2010 version is perfect. The 2010 version is, hands down far, far better.

The difference between the two movies is that in 1969 moviegoers had not developed such an appetite for violence, or become insensitized to violence. By the time the second movie was done Americans had spent many many years cultivating a appetite for violent films. I love John Wayne and Jeff Bridges as actors.

John is a true legend . I almost have to give jeff the edge though. Add that girl. Forget it..new version my fav by far

They both are good but Jeff Bridges had this period of acting in movies at the time like he’d had a stroke or something. He seemed to mumble in a lot of roles at that time. At least you can understand the Duke

@WalkwithHistory

Жыл бұрын

Yes. He is clearer in delivering his lines. The Duke is the better performance in my opinion.

@4Him4u2

5 ай бұрын

That is a good observation that I would have to agree with you on.

@chuckschilling4964

3 ай бұрын

@@WalkwithHistory That's just sacrilege right there. John Wayne is just doing what he always did in True Grit - just playing John Wayne.

Best supporting actor that year, should have been Strother Martin. His portrayal of the horse salesman, and his banter with Kim Darby, are HILLARIOUS and PERFECT ! His work and comedic timing, in this film tragically, underrated, and underappreciated. Each character, in this film, contributed to an almost perfect film, but, for me, Strother was the outstanding supporter ! Just wonderful !

@WalkwithHistory

4 ай бұрын

😁

@larryyeadeke2953

3 ай бұрын

John Wayne thought highly of him too. He put him in the last movie he did, The Shootist.

John Wayne was Rooster Cogburn and Rooster Cogburn was John Wayne. It was the pinnacle of John Wayne playing John Wayne. Jeff Bridges did a better job of playing a fictional Rooster Cogburn of the time period. I haven't read the book so I can't say who was closer the the book, both good movies and both great acting.

In the final shootout, Wayne shot at least one of the Ned Pepper gang in the back. 4 against one? Come on! He's not going to be able to shoot them all in the front. That fits Cogburn's character much better than the Coen Brothers version. Also, I've never heard of any historical western figure using 2 pistols with any kind of accuracy at all, as with the new version. In the Wayne shootout, he's got a rifle, which is much easier to aim, and a pistol. That's more realistic. P.S. I can (EVERYONE can ! ) easily hit an 8 inch round target at 80 yards every single time with a basic, site adjusted, Italian Hawken copy black powder rifle with Patridge iron sites. However, with a revolver, my accuracy is reduced around 70%. Two pistols would be extremely difficult to aim, especially for someone wearing an eye patch.

@WalkwithHistory

7 ай бұрын

Agreed. 😁

@longnamenocansayy

5 ай бұрын

a real movie goer would not complain about john wayne against 4 bad guys. next you'll be complaining about john wayne shooting a rifle one handed and a six gun in the other. it was movie going at it's best and we're all greatful.

@DUCKSAREEVILLLLLLLL

5 ай бұрын

@@longnamenocansayy Who's complaining? The character was basically good, but he's old, he drinks, he fibs a little, he's overweight, he's got lousy depth perception with one eye, and it's 4 younger guys against one. He needed every advantage he could get, so shooting bad guys who don't play fair in the back was more realistic to me than the newer version. Don't you think so?

@kevinmalone3210

5 ай бұрын

Not to mention riding on a horse, while trying to hit your targets, who are also moving, riding on horses, ah well, it was a movie after all.

@DUCKSAREEVILLLLLLLL

5 ай бұрын

@@kevinmalone3210 The Coens say they never even watched the Duke version and used only the book for reference, which is hard to believe. I can't believe that the the book would be less realistic than the first True Grit during that shootout. Two pistols sure look cool, though! By the way, I liked the Coen brothers version, I like almost all their movies, but it was a more serious movie. The Duke version is more of that era, more positive.

I’ve seen both versions of True Grit several times, and I enjoy both very much. Portis takes pains in his novel to get the dialog vernacular as accurate as possible, and I believe the 2010 version is more faithful to Portis’s rhetorical intentions. This, to me, is as important as accurate costuming, props, etc., all of which create the world in which this story unfolds. But I love them both.

@WalkwithHistory

9 ай бұрын

Yes, they definitely kept more true to the dialogue in the second movie. I really loved it.

@DUCKSAREEVILLLLLLLL

7 ай бұрын

In the book final shootout, did Cogburn kill the Ned Pepper gang with all frontal shots? I find that hard to believe.

@tommyhaynes9157

5 ай бұрын

Yea they didn't use contractions as much in the 19 century apparently. Instead of " I won't go" it's" I will not go " or I do not know ... instead of I dont' know

The similarities and differences begin and end with how much of Fortis’s dialogue was included and how tightly the actors were directed. The Coen Brothers are famous for how insistent they are that every line is read exactly as rehearsed.

The big difference between the two films is that the earlier was uplifting whereas the remake was dark and brooding as demonstrated by the endings.

The 2010 remake is the only remake of a classic movie that I felt was equal to or better than the original version, because I watched the remake with the expectation of being very critical of it. I read the book True Grit in high school in the early 1970s. I reread the book after the remake and I felt like it was more true to the book., especially the dialogue. True Grit (1969) was, in my opinion one of John Wayne's best movies. Charles Portis was an amazing author by narating the story through the eyes of a young girl.

@Windywoo

4 ай бұрын

I think the Coens said that they were not remaking the movie, just doing a different interpretation of the book. A small distinction perhaps.

You guys got one thing wrong..... La Beef is a great shot with the carbine rifle but it was yet to be prooven..... The whole ending is that Rooster prooves he can shoot guns well in battle. La Beef is more of a sniper......in the end both men respect each other equally and will never doubt the others skills

@WalkwithHistory

10 ай бұрын

Ah, I can see that. Great dynamic between those two. Thanks for watching!

@xScooterAZx

5 ай бұрын

Proves.

There's so much I want to say on this, but I'll just say I loved both movies.....There's so much great acting going on from some awesome stars...Yes, they bring you right into the story without you even knowing it....And at the same time Glen Campbell showed how a novice actor can take you out of a story much quicker than you can get into one....But I've always loved Glen Campbell....A friend of mind who was watching the movie with me said... Nothing's so ignorant than a person who's out of their field....About 10 years ago or when Blu-Ray first came out and the picture, even the sound was so much improved....I was in heaven....I ordered the first True Grit with John Wayne......Here's what I'm trying to say..... The DVD had so much behind the scenes and what I loved the most was when they scouted out the locations for the movie....Some of those places are still there....All you have to do is jump in your car and drive...I didn't think it was so many beautiful places on this planet...Check out the Blu-Ray DVD....The behind the scenes is worth the money..., Oh yeah.....(Ever Stalwart) was used in True Grit, the remake....When I heard it....I got chills......That was class from the director brothers.....I think anyone in law enforcement, especially in Washington DC...Should live by this rule...I don't know how some of them can stand looking at themselves in the mirror.

That Winchester model 92 in 44-40 was one of John Wayne's favorite guns. I heard it was his favorite rifle and he owned one of them. He also owned a Colt Peacemaker pistol in 44-40. So he was very familiar with those guns. That's why he charged Ned Peppers gang shooting a his 92 and Colt. But in the 2010 film and the book he uses two pistols.

@Gerald-do9yg

4 ай бұрын

Yep, Got to give Jeff big props for riding and shooting two Colt Dragoon's!!

@Gerald-do9yg

4 ай бұрын

Just wanted to point out, he carried a Winchester'73 in the book and movie; period correct! I'm with you though Chris, seeing the Duke without that stubby, ring-lever '92 and Colt SA with yellowed grips is unthinkable! Blsgs, gg

@frankpienkosky5688

4 ай бұрын

tried flipping that Winchester around to cock it...almost knocked myself cold!@@Gerald-do9yg

@gregsug1640

4 ай бұрын

John Wayne also makes a move with his Winchester that Arnold cribbed for Terminator 2 as he's shooting while he's on his motorcycle...

@chrystalsmith8732

3 ай бұрын

I always figured it was a 30/30 that he carried.

In the book, when Cogburn dies, he was a sharpshooter at a western show and mentioned in the ads for the show. Mattie's brother bring it up paraphased "I see your boyfriend will be in town". She goes to see Cogborn but he had died, she laims the border and buries him in the family graveyard.

@xScooterAZx

5 ай бұрын

Cogburn

I find no fault with either version . fine acting and film making on both counts

@WalkwithHistory

5 ай бұрын

Both are great. I would watch either one anytime.

I like John Wayne's Rooster also, because of his playfulness, But the 2010 movie I like the more realistic approach the Bros took. I find that I like the 2010 movie a little more, but its hard to beat such a classic movie as the 69 movie. Great Video, Thanks!

@WalkwithHistory

4 ай бұрын

Ugh. That is hard part about these 2 movies. They are both so good in their respective areas. Thank you for watching.

John Wayne's reaction to Ned Pepper's insult is a great example of what he brings to that character; loved it. Great video guys!!

@WalkwithHistory

4 ай бұрын

So true. Thank you so much for watching and your comment.

@curtiskretzer8898

4 ай бұрын

I liked the way Wayne gingerly placed the reins in his teeth sitting hobby horse still,as opposed to Bridges pulling his pistols, kicking the horse into a run,then putting the reins in his mouth on the move. But yeah. Wayne

I saw both movies when they first came out, and I read the book either just before or just after seeing the 1969 movie. I think the 2010 movie is a better movie, partly because it communicates visceral emotions better. As a historical context note, both movies exemplify their times. 1969 was before the post-Vietnam era in America, while 2010 was post 911, post Iraq, a time of greater meanness. Also, based on the inflation adjusted box office figure you gave for the 1969 movie, the two made approximately the same amount of money.

@WalkwithHistory

11 ай бұрын

Very true! They did earn about the same and we did love both versions. I do agree that the 2010 version gave probably a bit more realistic look at the time and (like you said) the emotion characters like that would have actually had. We probably just leaned towards John Wayne because...well we love John Wayne. Thank you for the comment and for watching!!

@bob___

11 ай бұрын

@@WalkwithHistory Personally, on John Wayne, I don't think he ever surpassed his performance in Stagecoach. Also, at some point early in John Wayne's career, John Ford had him meet with Wyatt Earp, who ended his days as an advisor to Hollywood movie makers, so that John Wayne could get a sense of how the Old West really was. I don't know if it's coincidence or not, but audio recordings of Wyatt Earp's speech have that slow, somewhat menacing quality that became John Wayne's trademark.

The character with the most grit was Matti, a 14 year old girl. She got everything she wanted except a snakebite.

@joemag6032

4 ай бұрын

@robertmullen7586 , Matti also wanted her horse "Little Blackie" to live.

John Wayne did a great job. He portrayed his character the typical John Wayne style. Jeff Bridges performed his character so much better. You do not see Bridges personality behind Sheriff Cogburn. Bridges knocked it right out of the park

I was 12 years old when the 1969 version came out and I was a huge fan of Glen Campbell. So very nostalgic attachment to it. But the Cohen brothers version was a great movie.

I like both movies for different reasons, some of which you both hit on. Thank You!!!

@WalkwithHistory

5 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching.

Greatly appreciated your review, as for me also, John Wayne all the way! Also, having been born and raised in Fort Smith, Arkansas, I know all too well the history of Judge Roy Parker, “the hanging judge“, and some of the accurate historical points in the beginning of the movie. One that was better portrayed in John Wayne’s version that I don’t think was portrayed in Jeff Bridges, was Wayne’s character, taking the prisoners from the Oklahoma territory, across the Arkansas River that divides the two states, then to the jail below the courthouse. That was the accurate location for the jail then. However, one glaring inaccuracy was when Wayne’s character comes back out of the jail and there’s snowcapped mountains off in the background where would’ve been the Oklahoma territory LMAO…. I know of no snowcapped mountains anywhere in the “territory of Oklahoma“. Of course, would have to concede cinematography to the Coen brothers’ version simply due to modern equipment, techniques and processing not available in the Wayne version.

@WalkwithHistory

5 ай бұрын

I love this!!! Thank you for that insight.

@raymondlee3414

5 ай бұрын

Ft. Smith is in Arkanasas and the Ouchitas Mtns are on one side of the river and the Ozarks are on the other side so it was accurate.

@darthhauler9947

5 ай бұрын

@@raymondlee3414 Sorry, no. What 'mountains' we have around here are mostly just tall hills. Cavanaugh Hill which is about the only 'mountain' visible from Fort Smith is the world's tallest hill measuring just six feet under a proper mountain. It is not snow capped. The next closest is Poteau mountain, which is just over the minimum requirement, also does not have snow on it year round and barely does when it does, albeit rarely, snow around here. You want mountains you have to go further north or south to find them then what you can see in Fort Smith.

@tomcooper6108

5 ай бұрын

Agreed. There are NO snowcapped mountains anywhere in that area. Even the 2010 version was slightly off because of the landscape. Some were authentic, others not, but you'd have to have grown up there to know.

@curtiskretzer8898

4 ай бұрын

Hathaway's version filmed in Oregon...because it started w/an "O",too.😐

Kim Darby was 22 years old playing a 14 year old girl. The Coen brothers, in an interview, said that because of Kim Darby's age their was noticeable sexual tension between her and Glen Campbell.

Good content. I love both movies and being a history buff I am particularly critical of most westerns I grew up with (being 68). I don't find many things that annoy me about either movie when it comes to historical reality. Unforgiven is one of few that I think more accurately portrays the "old west" and still makes a movie worth enjoying (real reality is usually pretty depressing). Now watching your video. (and I don't care how close the movies are to their books since I haven't read them). edit: after watching the video I have to say I enjoyed it very much even with the many spelling mistakes in the text shown across the video. hehe.

@WalkwithHistory

5 ай бұрын

We have to fix that. Thank you for watching.

Babs back then musta hated handing the GoldGuy to the DUKE.

The use of hymns as a large part of the soundtrack to the second movie is a wonderful choice. To hear the words of the hymns in my head and see the action was an extra gift of the movie.

@WalkwithHistory

5 ай бұрын

the soundtrack was VERY good

@frankpienkosky5688

4 ай бұрын

made me want to order that hymn for my player piano....great soundtrack!

@chuckschilling4964

3 ай бұрын

Unlike many/most filmmakers, the Coens have always regarded the scoring of their films as just as essential an element worthy of their attention as the acting, cinematography, etc. It's not just something thrown in during editing and post-production as an afterthought.

Should have mentioned Leaning on the Everlasting Arms being played at the end of the 2010 version. Provided a perfect finish/summation of the hardships and emotions brought forth in the movie.

Wayne may be a slightly better Rooster, but Mattie is the central character, and Hailee Steinfeld's 2010 performance is truly astounding: as far as I'm concerned, by herself she basically clowned the entire 1969 cast. ...and I saw both films in theaters on their first runs. The '69 was terrific but for me the 2010 absolutely takes the prize. In '69 I was a very young anti-war activist, and Wayne was, to me, a sorry remnant of the 'my country, right or wrong' crowd and was only iconic of mindless rah-rah 'patriotism'. His performance, and his willingness to take on a morally-ambiguous role, won my respect, but not by much. Ultimately for me, the 2010 version was Hailee Steinfeld's film, and she crushed it

First: John Wayne... the greatest cinema Cowboy of all time... Jeff Bridges, however gets a "A+" for his portrayal... to the issue of the US Civil War involvement between the two characters of LaBoeuf and Cogburn... both are CSA veterans... The South... LaBoeuf states he fought for the Army of Northern Virginia... implying he may have been a Virginian before going to Texas... a very common event after the war when the North enacted Reconstruction... Cogburn states he rode with Captain Quantrill (and his "Raiders"... a Confederate aligned militia that was rogue... and obeyed no formal leadership from the CSA... their tactics so brutal and reprehensible that many Southern sympathizers and even Confederate military viewed them with disdain and disgust... though a portion of Missouri/Kansas area citizenry supported them...) - LaBoeuf chides Cogburn that he rode with such men and exclaims to Mattie Ross that Cogburn rode with the likes of William Quantrill (1837-1865) and "Bloody" Bill Anderson (1840 -1865) (a particularly violent militia member who had a falling out with Quantrill and began his own gang...) and thus implies that Cogburn is of low moral character...

@WalkwithHistory

5 ай бұрын

Wow. Thank you. That is a lot of great history.

I liked both versions but Strother Martin as Colonel Stonehill is superior in the 1969 version. Stother Martin's character is exasperated at seeing Mattie Ross again, and delivers this classic line as a greeting " I just received word that a young girl fell head first into a 50 ft. well on the Tolsen Rd. I thought perhaps it was you!" Priceless

I'm a 60 year old man, and grew up watching all of the great John Wayne films, and this is one of my favorites. The John Wayne version's absolutely the best, and I'll tell you why. First of all he was a true rifleman and horseman as well. The epic scene when he was facing off with the bandits on the open range alone speaks volumes of the difference between the two movies. When John Wayne holds a pistol in one hand and flips the rifle in the other hand to recock it is one of the best scenes in the first movie, and really hasn't been compared to or matched ever since. Why they decide to do a remake is baffling to me. I feel the same about the first movie "Ben Hur" compared to the remake.

@WalkwithHistory

3 ай бұрын

JW is fantastic! Ben Hur is another we may have to cover 😊

The Coen brothers version contains inaccuracies that stand out like a prostitute at the communion railing during Midnight Mass. The Coen brothers changed Labeouf from using a Sharps buffalo Rifle which was a 300 plus yard large game rifle to a carbine which has a lethal range for people or deer of about 125 yards. maybe. You missed out on that. Second the Texas Rangers which never ever used buffalo rifles in their work... never worked outside the state of Texas. Where is the documentation for that? The way to have dealt with the books authors' deliberately fabricated background of Labeouf would have been to point out that the Texas Rangers had stopped being sometime Indian fighters in 1875 and became enforcers of jim crow segregation law against black people. and terrorizing mexicans. best Bruce Peek

The reason Rooster Cogburn signed on with Frank James in the wild west show in the 2010 version was because they likely knew each other from the civil war, both having served as Bushwhackers under William Quantrill and "Bloody" Bill Anderson. LaBeouf mentions this when they discuss the war and who they served with, disparaging Quantrill as basically an outlaw and murderer.

@WalkwithHistory

4 ай бұрын

That makes sense. I think it is great tie into American Western History.

Enjoyed your take, but lean towards the 2010 version. Although, I hadn't seen the John Wayne version in years until recently, I had forgotten how good it was. By the way, Barry Pepper played Ned Pepper, not Ben Foster.

@WalkwithHistory

4 ай бұрын

Yup! We misspoke and corrected ourselves in the video description. Thank you for watching! 😁

I saw the original True Grit at the Benn theater in Southwest Philadelphia. I later discovered that W C Fields was raised in the second floor apartment next door to the theater.

I couldn’t imagine anyone besides Jeff Bridges reprising the iconic role. And maybe because I’m old and my hearing is impaired, but Jeff mumbled his lines. But The Duke’s lines were delivered clearly, but more importantly John Wayne could say so much with just his facial expressions and body language. The new Mattie Ross, Hailee Steinfeld was brilliant. And stole the new movie.

@WalkwithHistory

5 ай бұрын

Agree with all of that. Thank you for watching.

Loved both versions equally in their respective times. I definitely appreciate this analogy. ❤

@WalkwithHistory

5 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching.

My brother and I are old timers. To pass our remaining days, we enjoy films and each have lists of THE TEN BEST WESTERNS EVER MADE, and also for war, drama, romances. etc. We list BOTH versions of True Grit on our top ten western list - the only film to be listed twice in any of our categories.

@WalkwithHistory

5 ай бұрын

That is super coo and I can totally see that. I would probably list it twice too. What is your #1?

@Morrisfactor

5 ай бұрын

I choose THE BIG COUNTRY - an underrated masterpiece! My brother chooses LITTLE BIG MAN). @@WalkwithHistory

This is the only remake I can think of that does not only do justice to the OG but knocks it outta the park. I LOVE this movie! The speech, which seemed weird at first, has become what I think of as accurate! The speech(Brolin and Barry Pepper are my favorite), the look, the sound, the sights are perfect! Cast perfectly. The people behind the scenes did their homework so thoroughly. Things like Damon playing the same character Glenn Campbell played which both sounded like a weird cast but worked perfectly.

Watching the original when I was a young child was probably the first time I saw a U.S. Marshal portrayed on film. John Wayne’s performance really put it into my head at the time that Marshals were special, a different breed. I was 34 when I graduated the USMS Academy and spent two decades wearing that badge. No regrets.

@WalkwithHistory

3 ай бұрын

Thank you for what you do!!!

Charles Portis was a trombone player as a boy. My band director, Thomas Young in South Lyon, was a music teacher for him. He said that when he would go out to 7th position the slide would almost come off the instrument. Mr. Young was a native of Pine Bluff Arkansas before he moved to Michigan for a Master's Degree in music at MSU. I think the 1969 version is the best. The dialogue in the 2010 was rather strange. The people, Cheney in particular, did not use contractions. The music in the 2010 version was very good. The scene near the end when they are riding along the ridge at sunset was excellent. I was 6 when my parents took me to see the original version. It was the only John Wayne movie that I saw in a theater.

@mikegillettify

4 ай бұрын

Nice story! I will tell you the diaologue in the 2010 is almost word for word from the Charles Portis Novel. Cheney didn’t use contractions there either. It’s fine to like the 69 version more of course; but if you were ever curious about the reason for much of the diologue, there it is.

@pauldesjardins8166

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the response. I remember seeing a copy of the book in an English class in junior high. I never bothered to read it.@@mikegillettifyP.S. I looked toward the end and saw that the Texas Ranger did not die. He fished Cheney's corpse out of the snake pit.

@mikegillettify

4 ай бұрын

@@pauldesjardins8166 highly recommend the book! What instrument did you play when studying under Mr Young?

@pauldesjardins8166

4 ай бұрын

@@mikegillettify Trombone. 1st chair in a band that received straight Is in district & state festival for years. We won 1st place in a festival in Wildwood, NJ in 1978. A band from Connecticutt took 2nd.

@mikegillettify

4 ай бұрын

@@pauldesjardins8166 thank you for sharing!

John Wayne, hands down! No one could do it better! My favorite line was "Fill your hand, you son of a bitch!". John Wayne all the way!!!

@WalkwithHistory

Жыл бұрын

I love that line too. Thank you for watching.

@imikey535

7 ай бұрын

Jeff Bridges version was more faithful to the book.

@scottdavidson526

6 ай бұрын

Jeff Bridges' version was way more believable. 3:27

I saw the 1969 film 'True Grit' in the theater when it was first released, I was 13. (I read the novel shortly afterwards). Kim Darby who played the role of Mattie Ross was 21 years old when she was filming 'True Grit' and pregnant at that time, and she was afraid of riding horses, so the film makers had to use a stunt double for her horse riding. I did notice at that time that Kim Darby did look old for playing the role of a 14 year old, even though the 1969 film of 'True Grit' is one of my favorite western films. The 2010 version of 'True Grit' is much closer to the novel which the Cohen Brothers did an excellent work on the film making (the acting, the fashion and the locations really did capture the reality of that time period of the old west) as well as the film crew. Hailee Steinfeld did an excellent performance of playing the role of Mattie Ross, and she was the perfect age. Plus she was not afraid of horses.

@WalkwithHistory

8 күн бұрын

Steinfeld was great 😊

Robert Duvall as Ned Pepper in 1969. Twenty years later he will have one of his most iconic roles as Augustus McCrae in Lonesome Dove.

I just bought a box set of 14 John Wayne movies. I have been binge watching them. It has been very entertaining. Just finished True Grit last night. I honestly can't pick between the versions, but appreciated how the new version stayed true to the original.

@WalkwithHistory

10 ай бұрын

Both are so good!

@deanpennington2961

5 ай бұрын

According to TCM a major color and edit repair of The Searchers will be coming out this year, I'm looking forward to that.

Living close to Wagoner's switch and occasionally tempted to go to Choctaw... There are no silver mines in the Winding Stair Mountains

If you look at the list of movies and their gross earnings from 1969 5:12 the list reads like a who's who of great movies from the 60's that tested the censors. That was an amazing year for movies and most of those movies still hold up today.

I love the humour in the 1969 movie. The part were John Wayne says while laughing watching Mattie crossing the river '' She reminds me of me'' is so classic.

@WalkwithHistory

3 ай бұрын

I love that part too.

The Fort Smith scenes were filmed in Granger,Texas which is between Taylor and Temple.😮😅