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Onkel Neal
10-24-10, 08:55 PM
The Dude goes west!
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/true-grit-2010/trailers/11122344

Well, it looks interesting. I'll never forget when we watched this in the theater, my dad was incensed that Wayne said "SOBs" in a movie.
Sailor Steve
10-24-10, 09:05 PM
Been seeing ads for it for awhile. I don't see the need for a remake, but it might be worth seeing.
the_tyrant
10-24-10, 09:06 PM
I just hope that this doesn't end up like wargames 2(a pale imitation of the original)
XabbaRus
10-25-10, 04:41 AM
The need for remakes is that in the current Hollywood talent pool there is zip who can come up with something that is original, or if they can then the studios are so averse to trying something new they want stuff they can make cheap, suck you in on marketing and be garunteed to make a profit.

Originality = risk and risk does not equal big hollywood studios.
joea
10-25-10, 05:01 AM
Enough with the remakes already. :shifty:
Weiss Pinguin
10-25-10, 08:41 AM
Unless they can bring back the Duke, I don't see it :hmmm:
SteamWake
10-25-10, 08:50 AM
Unless they can bring back the Duke, I don't see it :hmmm:

That was my first thought pretty big shoes to fill.
Oberon
10-25-10, 09:00 AM
Looks good as a stand alone film, but there will be too many comparisons with the original to let it float on its own. There is no replacement for the Duke.
FIREWALL
10-25-10, 09:06 AM
I watched the trailer and it looks pretty damn good. :shucks:
Takeda Shingen
10-25-10, 09:26 AM
The need for remakes is that in the current Hollywood talent pool there is zip who can come up with something that is original, or if they can then the studios are so averse to trying something new they want stuff they can make cheap, suck you in on marketing and be garunteed to make a profit.

Originality = risk and risk does not equal big hollywood studios.

I agree. It speaks poorly for the whole entertainment industry, further evidenced by the fact that one of a major US network's top shows is a remake of a show from 1968. This trend is everywhere.
Bilge_Rat
10-25-10, 09:51 AM
It may be a remake, but its the Coen brothers, so it certainly will not be boring.
Jimbuna
10-25-10, 10:50 AM
It may be a remake, but its the Coen brothers, so it certainly will not be boring.

The original will still be a pretty hard act to follow.
Penguin
10-25-10, 11:07 AM
The need for remakes is that in the current Hollywood talent pool there is zip who can come up with something that is original, or if they can then the studios are so averse to trying something new they want stuff they can make cheap, suck you in on marketing and be garunteed to make a profit.
Originality = risk and risk does not equal big hollywood studios.

Very true, besides the cost argument. The studios don't go on a small budget when they remake successful movies. It may be cheaper to pay royalties to the original creators than to write a whole new script, but the other costs tend to margin this sum.

It may be a remake, but its the Coen brothers, so it certainly will not be boring.

That is one of my hopes too. As they have made a very good neo-western with "No Country For Old Men".

In fact I am delighted that Hollywood makes a new Western film, it wasn't the most popular genre in the last few years. The last ones I remember were "The Alamo" and the "Assassination of Jesse James", both had no big commercial success. I am hoping for a Western revival with some fresh ideas, like they did in the Zombie genre. :up:
Sailor Steve
10-25-10, 11:18 AM
To be fair, neither The Alamo nor Assassination of Jesse James were true westerns. On the other hand 3:10 From Yuma was a true western, but also a remake. The last western I really enjoyed was Open Range, which also happened to be the only Kevin Costner film I actually liked.

Also, True Grit was a very popular novel first, so in one sense the original movie was also a remake.
Bilge_Rat
10-25-10, 11:40 AM
The original will still be a pretty hard act to follow.

"mighty bold talk for a one-eyed fatman!" :up:


saw "The Shootist" over the weekend, the Duke's last film. He was always a larger than life figure. If you check the net, for example his IMDB entry, you will see he is still one of the most popular movie stars, even though he's been dead over 30 years.
Penguin
10-25-10, 11:51 AM
To me any film which takes place west of the Mississippi in the 19th century US is a western - except maybe our" Little House on the Prairie". :O:

Thanks for the other tips, Open Range wasn't on my radar, have to watch it one time. 3:10 may also be interesting, loved the original.
Sailor Steve
10-25-10, 11:53 AM
Naw, a western has to have cowboys 'n' cactus.
Penguin
10-25-10, 11:58 AM
*counting cacti while watching both movies frame-by-frame*
Jimbuna
10-25-10, 01:20 PM
I agree with Steve...Open Range was a really good western, especially the clearing out of the town at the end.

Never saw two guys sitting 10 feet (Robert Duvall and Michael Gambon (IIRC) in the jailhouse) apart and firing so much lead at each other :rock:
STEED
10-25-10, 01:24 PM
Enough with the remakes already. :shifty:

Indeed.
RickC Sniper
10-25-10, 02:17 PM
Never saw two guys sitting 10 feet (Robert Duvall and Michael Gambon (IIRC) in the jailhouse) apart and firing so much lead at each other :rock:

That was a good movie, and that shootout was probably closer to realistic than any "showdown" on main street. It reminded me of "Hombre" when Paul Newman and that Mexican Vaquero shot each other 3-4 times each from close range at the end.

I was going to pass on this remake, but the Coen brothers and the cast now have me interested.

Barry Pepper as "Lucky" Ned Pepper. How's that for casting? :ping:
Weiss Pinguin
10-25-10, 02:52 PM
Thanks for the other tips, Open Range wasn't on my radar, have to watch it one time. 3:10 may also be interesting, loved the original.
Dunno if I've seen Open Range (sounds familiar), but 3:10 to Yuma was great :yep:
Sailor Steve
10-25-10, 04:48 PM
I didn't like 3:10 to Yuma, but I suspect it was because I read the Elmore Leonard short story it came from, and the story, while short, was very entertaining. I also keep meaning to see the original, but haven't gotten to it yet.

Funny thing about Open Range: I like the innocence of Kostner's relationship with Annette Benning, and I like the "real" feel of the gunfight, but I remember thinking the first time I saw it that I would have loved it if the whole movie was just the opening conversation stretched out to two hours. That discussion was very well acted, and got me hooked for the rest of the movie.

I also didn't like True Grit all that much, and I'm not sure why. I remember the famous lines of course, but not much else. My failing, probably, not the movies. But then again, I'm not a big fan of westerns. I usually only like the ones that are based in history.
MaddogK
10-25-10, 04:57 PM
Dunno if I've seen Open Range (sounds familiar), but 3:10 to Yuma was great :yep:

I thought the same, then remembered I did see Open Range but now admit it didn't make a very good impression on me. Hated 'No country...' and Alamo. Most fun I had watching a recent western - Silverado !
FIREWALL
10-25-10, 05:17 PM
Plot for New Cowboy Movie. :yep:

Cowboy rescues girl.

Cowboy kisses horse.

Cowboy and horse ride off into the sunset.

The End. :shucks:
Weiss Pinguin
10-25-10, 05:20 PM
I thought the same, then remembered I did see Open Range but now admit it didn't make a very good impression on me. Hated 'No country...' and Alamo. Most fun I had watching a recent western - Silverado !
I didn't really think of No Country for Old Men as a western, although I guess it fits. First time I saw that I thought 'this must have a great ending cuz right now it's going nowhere', except there wasn't. There were some really tense moments (and I thought the bit with Woody Harrelson was funny), but the second time I saw it I still felt like I missed something.

One book I thought would make an interesting movie is Comstock Lode by Louis L'Amour. I don't know if anyone else here's read it ,or if you could call it a western, but it's by Louis L'Amour and it's set in the west :p2: Actually I guess it'd probably be better as a miniseries or something, but whatever. I've read it through a couple times now (the book is just about to fall apart), but everytime I start reading it I still get sucked in again.
FIREWALL
10-25-10, 05:26 PM
Tommy Lee Jones should be kicked in the nuts for makeing that movie.

I felt like I did after watching it. :O:
Weiss Pinguin
10-25-10, 05:30 PM
Tommy Lee Jones should be kicked in the nuts for makeing that movie.
I dunno, his sheriff was probably my favorite character in the movie, I thought some of his bits were pretty good :hmmm:
FIREWALL
10-25-10, 05:35 PM
Then you'll really enjoy ... Driving Miss Daisy. :haha:
longam
10-25-10, 06:01 PM
Tombstone, then 3:10 to Yuma turned out really good. This should be a new take on the Duke with Jeff Bridges playing the part , but the preview actually looks good.
Happy Times
10-25-10, 07:17 PM
Ang Lee has made a directors cut version from Ride with the Devil.:up:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8Vwm6dBQI8&feature=related

EDIT. It seems the film is also on youtube.:03:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKfwlA_ULLs
MaddogK
10-25-10, 07:23 PM
Jeff Bridges playing the Duke ? Hmmm
... I can actually see Sean Connery playing the part.
"Be careful what you shoot at, bullets don't react to submarines very well"
LOL
Sailor Steve
10-25-10, 10:55 PM
One of my all-time favorite westerns was Valdez Is Coming, also from an Elmore Leonard novel (as was Hombre).

Plot for New Cowboy Movie. :yep:

Cowboy rescues girl.

Cowboy kisses horse.

Cowboy and horse ride off into the sunset.

The End. :shucks:
You just remade Dennis The Menace's favorite movie! Who plays Cowboy Bob?