I met Robert Duvall we talked I told him that my friends always remember one line, he smiled and said "I call that bold talk for a one eyed fat man." We both laughed.😅😅😅
Labeef is Glen Cambell a famous singer and session musician from the 60s-80s had his own TV variety show back in the 60s he sung WichIta Liineman, By the time I get to Phoenix , Galveston , Rhinestone Cowboy and many many more and was personally chosen by John Wayne for this movie and actually sung the song in the beginning of this movie
The Duke brought his little girl to Glen's show stage to get an autograph as she loved the show. After that the Duke offered him this role, even when Glen said he never acted. Glen often joked he was so bad they finally saw hod good John was and gave him the Oscar.
The theme tune was sung by Glenn Campbell who was a multi talented musician and award winner.He plays Lebouf in this and claimed he was so bad he won John Wayne the Oscar.😂
I remember seeing a clip of Glenn Campbell where he stated that he never acted in a movie in his life and that if you had seen True Grit, you would know that it was true.
Really Baby Sister, you've not seen True Grit yet? I much prefer this original to the remake. And the dialogue, that is, the manner of speech, is really great too. Now you know where the phrase "bust a cap" came from - or at least was popularized. And in addition to the others, Strother Martin should have won an award.
This is the real best version. John Wayne's Oscar winning performance. You can hear John Wayne's lack of air do to his having a cancerous lung removed. And the late great Glen Campbell plays the Texas ranger and sings the title theme song. R I P my old friends ✌️♥️🙏🙏🙏
I completely understand nostalgia but the acting is just so flat. Seeing how much acting has advanced even from side characters its astonishing. But i love film and i adore this girls performance of Mattie i still think this is a good film.
"Why does she care where he hangs?" Because where he hangs determines why he hangs. If he is taken back to Texas, then he hangs from the crimes he committed in Texas. Mattie wants him to hang for killing her father. Which means he has to be brought back to the court which has jurisdiction over her father's murder so he can hang for *that* crime.
I saw this in the theater when it came out. It was very popular because of the unusual scenario and appealing performances. Fans were ecstatic that Wayne won the Oscar, and we all thought Darby was a peach. That’s John Fiedler as the lawyer; he was Juror #2 in “12 Angry Men.”
He was also on 'The Bob Newhart Show' as one of his patients. In the show he was a former Marine (bragged about it from time to time) but was always afraid of his wife.
Ok gotta go with John Wayne over Jeff. The GRIT is more obvious with John. Prefer the Legendary music man Glenn Campbell over Matt Damon. Matti character is done awesome by both. Both movies are great though! Great dialogue in both!! Hope you watch the sequel with Catherine Hepburn! Great Job Madison!! Peace 🕊️☮️♾️😎
I loved both versions but this one is my favorite. There’s way more dialogue between the characters in this version, especially before they head out on the man hunt.
I know it seems long ago, and I'm 65 years old, but when I was a kid my great aunt Teenie Rice told us about watching the last public hanging in Harlan County Kentucky where we are from. She was 10 years old. Also, my grandparents neighbor was very old, I used to see her gathering apples from her yard in her apron, wearing a bonnet like the ones on little house on the prairie. Time passes quickly, but sometimes lingers.
Great reaction again @MadisonKThames .... and if no one has yet mentioned it, there was a sequel to this called Rooster Cogburn and the Lady. It starred John Wayne and Katherine Hepburn. It was a fun watch.
Jeff Corey plays Tom Chaney. He was blacklisted in 1951 and spent the rest of the decade teaching acting. You will see many films with actors influenced by him. In spite of the eight years in his prime when no one would hire him he still has 241 acting credits on IMDB.
Years ago, I went with a friend to her piano lesson (her teacher back then was Andy William's aunt, so that will tell you how many decades ago that was), and I was reading a western magazine while I waited on a nearby sofa. The excerpt featured was True Grit, and it was about the girl's fall into the snake pit. So I didn't exactly rush out to see this film in the theatre, though I later did go see it. I didn't even bother with the remake, and probably won't. Who could ever think they could replace John Wayne? Thanks for the review, Madison. You always do them so well.
A great reaction, Madison, I really enjoyed it. It's a great film, I prefer this to the remake, this remake is really good too, but this one takes it for me. Please consider doing the follow up film, "Rooster Cogburn" from 1975, it's another great film.
Follow this up with "Rooster Cogburn" 1975 and "The Shootist" 1976. For another Robert DuVall movie I recommend "The Great Santini" 1979. For another good movie with Clint Eastwood and Jeff Bridges is "Thunderbolt & Lightfoot" 1974.
The guy who sold the horses starred in other John Wayne movies too. The son of Katie Elder, McClintock, this Grit film, The man who shot Liberty Valence. He also starred with Yul Brynner in An Invitation to a Gunfighter. Good watch !!
Back then, most found comfort in knowing where they would be put to rest as folks back then, day to day, lived much closer to their own mortality than we do today. It wasn’t until very recently that life expectancy went way up. I think I remember hearing that penicillin alone raised the bar by 7-8 years and that wasn’t widespread until post WW2.
Wonderful reaction. I actually prefer this film to the Coens' version. The Corns said they wanted their version to be exact to the novel, but honestly this version is pretty exact with the exception of the ending epilogue of the 2010 version. Even the dialogue is pretty much the same as the novel. It's also in my top 3 favorite Western novels along with Shane and Lonesome Dove. But as much as I love Jeff Bridges, to me the role belongs to Duke all the way. There's something joyful about the heart he puts into Rooster's character. It's like near the end of a long career he was like, This role is made for me! And yes, primarily filmed in Colorado. There's even a cafeë called the True Grit Cafë I've been to in Montrose, CO nearabout the filming locations.
From the Fort Smith website: "I have ever had the single aim of justice in view... 'Do equal and exact justice,' is my motto, and I have often said to the grand jury, 'Permit no innocent man to be punished, but let no guilty man escape.'" -Judge Isaac C. Parker, 1896 For twenty-one years, Judge Isaac C. Parker held the bench of the U.S. Court for the Western District of Arkansas. His tenure was unique in the history of the federal judiciary; while most U.S. district judges toiled away on civil cases, Parker heard thousands of criminal complaints involving disputes and violence between Indians and non-Indians. He sentenced 160 people to death, and for fourteen years he did so while the condemned had no right of appeal.
I saw this when it came out, so I am a little partial to this one over the remake. John (The Duke) always adds something special to all his movies. Cool reaction Lady M.
In 1870, the minimum legal age for marriage in the United States varied by state, and there were no federal laws establishing a uniform minimum age for marriage. In some states, there was no legal minimum age for marriage, while in others the minimum age ranged from as young as 10 years old to 18 years old. However, it's important to note that just because there were no legal restrictions on the minimum age for marriage in some states, it doesn't mean that marriages involving very young girls were common or socially accepted. In practice, most women married in their late teens or early twenties, with marriages involving girls under the age of 15 being relatively rare.
I like the original better than the remake though the newer edition was well done. I did notice for the first time that Rooster missed pronounced Cairo IL.
I was seven years old when this film came out. Saw it with my folks at the local drive-in movie . Actually got me emotional when Glen Campbell's character died. My favorite John Wayne film was "The Cowboys". Had Bruce Dern in it as the bad guy. He played the bad guy so well I became a fan of his acting then and there.
In the words of Bruce Willis "yippykiyea" mother hummer......Love this version ...You didn't recognize Dennis Hopper as the guy who got stabbed in the cabin scene.
Yep, Robert Duvall and Glen Campbell too! I forgot Glen was in this one. Boy could he sing and play guitar. This was a lot fun, Madison. I enjoyed rewatching it with you. Thanks for sharing it. Got my paperback signed copy ordered! 😃
I'm surprised you didn't watch this original first. I think you would have preferred it to the remake. You're right that the 2010 version was darker. I didn't think Jeff Bridges was as likeable a character as John Wayne but I'm a big John Wayne fan so....😊
Glen Campbell(LeBoef) sang the opening song 'True Grit', it was nominated for best song at the Oscars, losing to 'Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head' from another western, 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'. Trivia.
Yeah, I'm on the fence. I like how well made the 2010 film was. But, as much as I normally love Jeff Bridges, I didn't like his mush-mouth delivery. Honestly, Tommy Lee Jones would've been more ideal. But this one has good chemistry between Wayne and Darby. However, Glen Campbell is NOT a good actor. And I'm not a fan of the goofy song. I give this version the edge because at least it includes the cat! :)
The 2010 version is terrible. That awful stilted way the actors deliver their lines, and the way jeff Brigdes mumbles all of his lines, it's unbearable.
I loved this movie. I saw it in the theater when I was a mere child; I now have in my possession the DVD, and watch it from time to time. Duke Wayne was excellent, as always. Glen Campbell did his best, but showed why he was a singer, not an actor. Kim Darby was very good. I watched part of the remake starring Jeff Bridges, and it just wasn't the same. I'd take Duke over Bridges any day!
You can't remake a John Wayne Film, or make it better. it's all about the money, not art. Kim Darby will always be Maddy to me. Next thing you know they'll want to remake every thing rather than accept the original films as they are.They've been remaking a Star is Born for decades to the point where I just yawn. John Wayne, Oscar for True Grit. Jeff Bridges? NO.
Hi Madison. You were right about Colorado. In fact there is a cafe called the True Grit Cafe not far from where they shot. My personal feeling is that the 2 versions of this movie are not even close. The original is far superior. I like Jeff Bridges, but how anyone could have the nerve to try to play a part that Wayne made famous. I only watched the newer one once, and I swear (unless it's my imagination) there is a scene in the new one where Bridges is riding hard and you can see the background moving behind him like in the old, old days. Anyway, I wanted to suggest that if you have never seen it, you really should try another John Wayne western with The Duke as an older man. It's called The Shootist. The cast includes Lauren Bacall, Ron Howard, Richard Boone and other fine actors. Well worth the watch IMHO. Great reaction (as usual). Best of luck with the new book.
When you said "a young woman avenging her father's death", it reminded me of one of my favorite jokes. Particularly fitting for somebody who knows and understands Western tropes: Did you ever hear the one about the three-legged dog? So this three-legged dog burst into a saloon, pulls out a six shooter and says, "I'm lookin' fer the man who shot my paw!"
My Grandparents took me to see this at a Drive in Theatre when I was a little kid. This was at the same time that, "The Glen Campbell Show" was a popular TV show. I cried when Glen Campbell was killed because I thought there wouldn't be a, "Glen Campbell Show' any more. The next week, there he was on TV like nothing ever happened. Grandpa had to explain to me that he really didn't die. It was kind of traumatic.
Dennis Hopper is who played the outlaw that gets his fingers cut off & then stabbed. He was a method actor who was in a couple of James Dean's movies. He got blackballed in Hollywood in the late 50s when Henry Hathaway (who directed True Grit) had wanted Hopper to deliver a line a certain way and Hopper refused. There was a big standoff resulting in Hopper not being able to get work in movies anymore. He later got back in good graces with Hathaway after he had married Leland Hayward's daughter (who was good friends with John Wayne and Henry Hathaway) & is why he was cast in True Grit. The same year True Grit came out (1969), Hopper co-wrote, directed, and starred in Easy Rider which was about a couple of drugged-out hippies driving their motorcycles across America. As a result of that, he was no longer in the good graces of John Wayne & company (who were ultra-conservative) but it didn't matter because Easy Rider became a cultural phenomenon that not only revolutionized Hollywood & how movies were made, but helped usher in the 60s counterculture into mainstream pop culture.
@@fewwiggle It's basically a modern western with the outlaws being on motorcycles instead of horses. And it was intentionally an homage to John Ford because a lot of it was filmed in Monument Valley.
@@fewwiggle And to be honest, I don't know that it holds up as anything other than a time stamp of the period. I can think of other movies about the 60s counter culture that feel less dated. It has good music in it. I'll give it that.
Both versions, are good, in there own way. Excellent acting in them. I prefer the remake, due to it having a more realistic feel, but primarily for the ending. Maddie, lost her arm, and the fact that Rooster spent many years in an "Old West" show, gives an unusual, but authentic touch to the film.
Correct me if I'm mistaken, but I do believe this movie is set between Arkansas and the "Indian Territory," which is now Oklahoma. But you're right, the mountains and the forests look a hell of a lot more like Colorado than Oklahoma. There isn't a single mountain in the entire state of Oklahoma!
True Grit. Is my favorite John Wayne movie. The remake was good, but I prefer the original with John Wayne. Kim Darby did a great job of acting with John Wayne. I felt there was more of a connection between them than in the remake. Every time l watch, my heart is always breaking when Rooster is trying to get Mattie to the doctor.
There's no question that if you've seen the original first, the re-make is garbage. I think in the re-make, they even messed up which eye Rooster had the eyepatch over.
I urge you to watch the Coen brothers remake of this film. I am a big John Wayne fan, but the remake is more faithful to the book and exceeds this classic by just a hair -- in my opinion. Long live the Duke!
I prefer the new version in most things. But your introduction to Glenn Campbell is worth it, although more sad. And nobody beats John Wayne. Check out Campbell's music. Big star.
@Madison the remake/reboot is very good but like so much it is what you fell in love with first for me it was this version. This was one of my wife;s favorite films so was nice treat to see you fall in love with it
I first saw this movie when I was a little kid and after this movie as a little kid I wanted to name every pet I had Blackie even if they weren't black
'"What is that?" "It's bacon Dear." ''I know it's bacon Honey. What have you done to it?" "You said you didn't like all the grease from fried foods. So I boiled it."
Why do you tease us so much?? Just post it already. :) Probably my favorite John Wayne movie. So many iconic scenes that have stuck with me throughout my life! Glad that you're joining in on some great movie history.
Great reaction! Love what you do, especially the westerns! Please consider 1948’s Yellow Sky. A great, under appreciated Western. Directed by William Wellman, it stars Gregory Peck in a rare “ bad guy-role” but Ann Baxter steals the show as feisty cowgirl Mike. Great supporting cast with Richard Widmark & Harry Morgan among others. While Baxter won an Academy Award for Razors Edge, I think she is at her best in a western. I think if it was made today, she would get an Oscar nomination. The story holds up well and could be shot today off this script. Please check it out. Thanks!
You might consider a Western from 1975 called "Bite the Bullet." If you love horses you'll love it. It stars Gene Hackman and James Coburn and it can be taken as a sort of unofficial sequel to the 1966 Western "The Professionals" with Lee Marvin and Burt Lancaster, which is also a Western masterpiece. Both movies written and directed by Richard Brooks.
Been a long time since I've seen this movie. Forgot Glen Campbell, Robert Duval, and Dennis Hopper were in it. The Oscar winning character required a follow-up. "Rooster Cogburn".
Please read the novel, then do a re-watch on the channel of the Coen Brothers one, then discuss which one you like better and which you feel is more faithful to the novel.
@@frogofbrass382 I agree about that. What I would find interesting about a comparison of the different versions is how different interpretations of the same words can change the meaning and effect on the audience.
My only disappointment in the 2010 version is that they left out the scene where, when alone, Maddie breaks down and cries over her father's things. It made her much more human. And showed how was able to suppress her emotions when she had to.
I'm old. But I prefer this one over the later version. Both are good, but I have to remember this one was first and breaking new ground. while the second had a map to follow and characters you were already familiar with.
I met Robert Duvall we talked I told him that my friends always remember one line, he smiled and said "I call that bold talk for a one eyed fat man." We both laughed.😅😅😅
Labeef is Glen Cambell a famous singer and session musician from the 60s-80s had his own TV variety show back in the 60s he sung WichIta Liineman, By the time I get to Phoenix , Galveston , Rhinestone Cowboy and many many more and was personally chosen by John Wayne for this movie and actually sung the song in the beginning of this movie
The Duke brought his little girl to Glen's show stage to get an autograph as she loved the show. After that the Duke offered him this role, even when Glen said he never acted. Glen often joked he was so bad they finally saw hod good John was and gave him the Oscar.
Hello Madison K. Thames, RUclips video: Glen Campbell - William Tell Overture (smokin' instrumental)
Rooster jumping the fence wasn't in the script. That was John Wayne's idea, and he did it, himself.
The theme tune was sung by Glenn Campbell who was a multi talented musician and award winner.He plays Lebouf in this and claimed he was so bad he won John Wayne the Oscar.😂
Glen Campbell was an incredibly talented singer and musician but he was right. He stunk as an actor lol
I remember seeing a clip of Glenn Campbell where he stated that he never acted in a movie in his life and that if you had seen True Grit, you would know that it was true.
There is a RUclips video of Glen Campbell playing a twelve string guitar, which is incredibly difficult , given the song he was playing.
Really Baby Sister, you've not seen True Grit yet? I much prefer this original to the remake. And the dialogue, that is, the manner of speech, is really great too. Now you know where the phrase "bust a cap" came from - or at least was popularized. And in addition to the others, Strother Martin should have won an award.
Strother Martin -- great in everything! :0)
My faourite Strother Martin performance.
@@williamr3840 Best Western supporting actor in y opinion.
One of the great character actors, love him in Slapshot with Paul Newman. He worked six times with Paul, and also six times with John Wayne.
@@colinglen4505 What about Strother's scene-stealing role in the ABSOLUTELY MAGNIFICENT 'Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid'? :0)
Without going on an uncontrolled rant, let me just say, my vote is for the original.
The remake is a fine movie... it just didn't need making. It can't stack up against the original (but few movies can).
@@philb2085 Amen!
This is the real best version. John Wayne's Oscar winning performance. You can hear John Wayne's lack of air do to his having a cancerous lung removed. And the late great Glen Campbell plays the Texas ranger and sings the title theme song. R I P my old friends ✌️♥️🙏🙏🙏
I completely understand nostalgia but the acting is just so flat. Seeing how much acting has advanced even from side characters its astonishing. But i love film and i adore this girls performance of Mattie i still think this is a good film.
"I aim to kill you in one minute" is
There was no need for a re-make - this was as good as it gets...
"Why does she care where he hangs?"
Because where he hangs determines why he hangs. If he is taken back to Texas, then he hangs from the crimes he committed in Texas. Mattie wants him to hang for killing her father. Which means he has to be brought back to the court which has jurisdiction over her father's murder so he can hang for *that* crime.
You had some big names in this one. Glen Campbell, Robert Duvall, Dennis, Hopper, and of course John Wayne
I saw this in the theater when it came out. It was very popular because of the unusual scenario and appealing performances. Fans were ecstatic that Wayne won the Oscar, and we all thought Darby was a peach. That’s John Fiedler as the lawyer; he was Juror #2 in “12 Angry Men.”
Mr Feidler was also the voice of Piglet in the Winnie the Pooh cartoons, along with other Animated Classics.....
He was also on 'The Bob Newhart Show' as one of his patients. In the show he was a former Marine (bragged about it from time to time) but was always afraid of his wife.
@@CoastalNomad I actually commented about that, wondering if he was the voice actor.
Ok gotta go with John Wayne over Jeff. The GRIT is more obvious with John. Prefer the Legendary music man Glenn Campbell over Matt Damon. Matti character is done awesome by both. Both movies are great though! Great dialogue in both!! Hope you watch the sequel with Catherine Hepburn! Great Job Madison!! Peace 🕊️☮️♾️😎
Thanks Allen, glad you enjoyed it!😊
I loved both versions but this one is my favorite. There’s way more dialogue between the characters in this version, especially before they head out on the man hunt.
One of the best lines in all moviedom “Fill your hands you sons of bitches”.
But it's only one SOB, not plural.
I know it seems long ago, and I'm 65 years old, but when I was a kid my great aunt Teenie Rice told us about watching the last public hanging in Harlan County Kentucky where we are from. She was 10 years old. Also, my grandparents neighbor was very old, I used to see her gathering apples from her yard in her apron, wearing a bonnet like the ones on little house on the prairie. Time passes quickly, but sometimes lingers.
Little sister you're in for a Treat! Luv the cast! J Wayne, G Cambell and R Duvall! Classic movie & iconic characters!❤️💛
Dennis Hopper
34:54 Dennis Hopper was in there too! :0)
Great movie, one of my favourite John Wayne movies. 🤠
Great reaction again @MadisonKThames .... and if no one has yet mentioned it, there was a sequel to this called Rooster Cogburn and the Lady. It starred John Wayne and Katherine Hepburn. It was a fun watch.
Thanks Denny, glad you enjoyed it!😊
@@MadisonKThamesI look forward to your reaction to Rooster Cogburn. JW and CH were stellar in it.
Jeff Corey plays Tom Chaney. He was blacklisted in 1951 and spent the rest of the decade teaching acting. You will see many films with actors influenced by him. In spite of the eight years in his prime when no one would hire him he still has 241 acting credits on IMDB.
Years ago, I went with a friend to her piano lesson (her teacher back then was Andy William's aunt, so that will tell you how many decades ago that was), and I was reading a western magazine while I waited on a nearby sofa. The excerpt featured was True Grit, and it was about the girl's fall into the snake pit. So I didn't exactly rush out to see this film in the theatre, though I later did go see it. I didn't even bother with the remake, and probably won't. Who could ever think they could replace John Wayne? Thanks for the review, Madison. You always do them so well.
Well, you're missing out on a good movie. A good western. It's well done regardless of being a remake.
A great reaction, Madison, I really enjoyed it. It's a great film, I prefer this to the remake, this remake is really good too, but this one takes it for me. Please consider doing the follow up film, "Rooster Cogburn" from 1975, it's another great film.
Thanks Adam, so glad you enjoyed it!🙏🏻
@@MadisonKThames I did, very much, I love watching your reactions, Madison, I appreciate your honesty and enjoy your thoughts and analysis.
Follow this up with "Rooster Cogburn" 1975 and "The Shootist" 1976.
For another Robert DuVall movie I recommend "The Great Santini" 1979.
For another good movie with Clint Eastwood and Jeff Bridges is "Thunderbolt & Lightfoot" 1974.
"The Great Santini" is a snooze fest. I hated it.
The guy who sold the horses starred in other John Wayne movies too. The son of Katie Elder, McClintock, this Grit film, The man who shot Liberty Valence. He also starred with Yul Brynner in An Invitation to a Gunfighter. Good watch !!
Strother Martin, of course.
what we have here...is failure to communicate...
While I love the Coens their film was so unnecessary.
Absolutely.
Back then, most found comfort in knowing where they would be put to rest as folks back then, day to day, lived much closer to their own mortality than we do today. It wasn’t until very recently that life expectancy went way up. I think I remember hearing that penicillin alone raised the bar by 7-8 years and that wasn’t widespread until post WW2.
Don't know why, but I love the way Mattie tells Rooster the pistol misfired "Because you loaded it wrong while in a state of drunkenness."
John Wayne won his only Oscar in this.
Wonderful reaction. I actually prefer this film to the Coens' version. The Corns said they wanted their version to be exact to the novel, but honestly this version is pretty exact with the exception of the ending epilogue of the 2010 version. Even the dialogue is pretty much the same as the novel. It's also in my top 3 favorite Western novels along with Shane and Lonesome Dove. But as much as I love Jeff Bridges, to me the role belongs to Duke all the way. There's something joyful about the heart he puts into Rooster's character. It's like near the end of a long career he was like, This role is made for me! And yes, primarily filmed in Colorado. There's even a cafeë called the True Grit Cafë I've been to in Montrose, CO nearabout the filming locations.
Thank you Robert, so glad you enjoyed it!😊
From the Fort Smith website:
"I have ever had the single aim of justice in view... 'Do equal and exact justice,' is my motto, and I have often said to the grand jury, 'Permit no innocent man to be punished, but let no guilty man escape.'"
-Judge Isaac C. Parker, 1896
For twenty-one years, Judge Isaac C. Parker held the bench of the U.S. Court for the Western District of Arkansas. His tenure was unique in the history of the federal judiciary; while most U.S. district judges toiled away on civil cases, Parker heard thousands of criminal complaints involving disputes and violence between Indians and non-Indians. He sentenced 160 people to death, and for fourteen years he did so while the condemned had no right of appeal.
You won me over with "better to have one and not need it than need one and not have it" I greatly appreciate your reviews! P.S. like the shirt : )
John Wayne is a national treasure
Good movie, I also like ‘The Searchers’
This is a good movie, but "The Searchers" is far superior.
Dennis Hopper also starred in 'Easy Rider'..1969 too...=))
He also co-wrote it with Peter Fonda and directed it himself.
I saw this when it came out, so I am a little partial to this one over the remake. John (The Duke) always adds something special to all his movies. Cool reaction Lady M.
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!😊
BIG Jake ! Next please.🙏✌️👍
Second that my favourite John Wayne western and film 🤠
"I thought you was dead."
"Not hardly."
@@waterbeauty85 no sir, not going to do it,ast time I butted into someone's business damn neared got me kilt.
Awe, why did he go and do that for! 😂
Big Jake is great for action, but it has no heart
@@barryscott8041 agre to disagree. ✌️
True grit is a special movie to me, me and my grandma would watch it together. ❤
In 1870, the minimum legal age for marriage in the United States varied by state, and there were no federal laws establishing a uniform minimum age for marriage. In some states, there was no legal minimum age for marriage, while in others the minimum age ranged from as young as 10 years old to 18 years old.
However, it's important to note that just because there were no legal restrictions on the minimum age for marriage in some states, it doesn't mean that marriages involving very young girls were common or socially accepted. In practice, most women married in their late teens or early twenties, with marriages involving girls under the age of 15 being relatively rare.
Couldn't understand Jeff Bridges in the 2010 version
I like the original better than the remake though the newer edition was well done. I did notice for the first time that Rooster missed pronounced Cairo IL.
Glad you went with the original and not the re make…..no comparison. This is John Wayne’s best movie in my opinion
The Shootist was another great Wayne film - his last one.
@@redflamered ahh yes, his last one. Yeah that’s right there for sure
I was seven years old when this film came out. Saw it with my folks at the local drive-in movie . Actually got me emotional when Glen Campbell's character died.
My favorite John Wayne film was "The Cowboys". Had Bruce Dern in it as the bad guy. He played the bad guy so well I became a fan of his acting then and there.
In the words of Bruce Willis "yippykiyea" mother hummer......Love this version ...You didn't recognize Dennis Hopper as the guy who got stabbed in the cabin scene.
A classic reviewed by a classic
You did miss 70s icon Dennis Hopper playing the young bandit in the cabin.
"Moon"
I love your cowgirl hat
You don't look silly.....you look awesome!!
It's not everyone's kind of film, but Kim Darby is very good in THE STRAWBERRY STATEMENT.
In a way it's a very relevant movie right now.
Yep, Robert Duvall and Glen Campbell too! I forgot Glen was in this one. Boy could he sing and play guitar. This was a lot fun, Madison. I enjoyed rewatching it with you. Thanks for sharing it. Got my paperback signed copy ordered! 😃
One of things I like about this version is that we actually get to meet lawyer Daggett.
I'm not a country music fan, but for Glen Campbell's theme for "True Grit" I'll happily make an exception.
I'm surprised you didn't watch this original first. I think you would have preferred it to the remake. You're right that the 2010 version was darker. I didn't think Jeff Bridges was as likeable a character as John Wayne but I'm a big John Wayne fan so....😊
Glen Campbell(LeBoef) sang the opening song 'True Grit', it was nominated for best song at the Oscars, losing to 'Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head' from another western, 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'. Trivia.
Wayne got in the habit of having younger popular singers co-star to attract younger audiences... Campbell, Ricky Nelson, Frankie Avalon, Fabian.
Yeah, I'm on the fence. I like how well made the 2010 film was. But, as much as I normally love Jeff Bridges, I didn't like his mush-mouth delivery. Honestly, Tommy Lee Jones would've been more ideal. But this one has good chemistry between Wayne and Darby. However, Glen Campbell is NOT a good actor. And I'm not a fan of the goofy song.
I give this version the edge because at least it includes the cat! :)
You ought to watch "To Kill a Mockingbird". It takes place in Alabama.
18 .. 19 ? … I think you are applying modern day standards … I believe that back in those days 18/19 was bordering on spinster status lol
The 2010 version is terrible. That awful stilted way the actors deliver their lines, and the way jeff Brigdes mumbles all of his lines, it's unbearable.
I loved this movie. I saw it in the theater when I was a mere child; I now have in my possession the DVD, and watch it from time to time. Duke Wayne was excellent, as always. Glen Campbell did his best, but showed why he was a singer, not an actor. Kim Darby was very good. I watched part of the remake starring Jeff Bridges, and it just wasn't the same. I'd take Duke over Bridges any day!
I definitely prefer the original. John Wayne won the Oscar for his performance.
The 75 follow up movie with Wayne and Katrin Hepburn is also good.
You can't remake a John Wayne Film, or make it better. it's all about the money, not art. Kim Darby will always be Maddy to me. Next thing you know they'll want to remake every thing rather than accept the original films as they are.They've been remaking a Star is Born for decades to the point where I just yawn. John Wayne, Oscar for True Grit. Jeff Bridges? NO.
Hi Madison. You were right about Colorado. In fact there is a cafe called the True Grit Cafe not far from where they shot. My personal feeling is that the 2 versions of this movie are not even close. The original is far superior. I like Jeff Bridges, but how anyone could have the nerve to try to play a part that Wayne made famous. I only watched the newer one once, and I swear (unless it's my imagination) there is a scene in the new one where Bridges is riding hard and you can see the background moving behind him like in the old, old days. Anyway, I wanted to suggest that if you have never seen it, you really should try another John Wayne western with The Duke as an older man. It's called The Shootist. The cast includes Lauren Bacall, Ron Howard, Richard Boone and other fine actors. Well worth the watch IMHO. Great reaction (as usual). Best of luck with the new book.
When you said "a young woman avenging her father's death", it reminded me of one of my favorite jokes. Particularly fitting for somebody who knows and understands Western tropes:
Did you ever hear the one about the three-legged dog?
So this three-legged dog burst into a saloon, pulls out a six shooter and says, "I'm lookin' fer the man who shot my paw!"
My Grandparents took me to see this at a Drive in Theatre when I was a little kid. This was at the same time that, "The Glen Campbell Show" was a popular TV show. I cried when Glen Campbell was killed because I thought there wouldn't be a, "Glen Campbell Show' any more. The next week, there he was on TV like nothing ever happened. Grandpa had to explain to me that he really didn't die. It was kind of traumatic.
If you haven't already seen it, you might be interested in John Wayne's last movie "The Shootist".
Nailed it! Filmed in Ouray County, Colorado. Not quite Oklahoma in the novel.
I didn't care for the remake. It lacked the humor and personality of this movie. You don't remake John Wayne!
I'm going to join anyone in the comments who recommended the follow up to this movie Rooster Cogburn with Kathryn Hepburn co-starring.
Dennis Hopper is who played the outlaw that gets his fingers cut off & then stabbed. He was a method actor who was in a couple of James Dean's movies. He got blackballed in Hollywood in the late 50s when Henry Hathaway (who directed True Grit) had wanted Hopper to deliver a line a certain way and Hopper refused. There was a big standoff resulting in Hopper not being able to get work in movies anymore. He later got back in good graces with Hathaway after he had married Leland Hayward's daughter (who was good friends with John Wayne and Henry Hathaway) & is why he was cast in True Grit.
The same year True Grit came out (1969), Hopper co-wrote, directed, and starred in Easy Rider which was about a couple of drugged-out hippies driving their motorcycles across America. As a result of that, he was no longer in the good graces of John Wayne & company (who were ultra-conservative) but it didn't matter because Easy Rider became a cultural phenomenon that not only revolutionized Hollywood & how movies were made, but helped usher in the 60s counterculture into mainstream pop culture.
"Easy Rider" Now there's a movie almost no one reacts to . . . . Madison should consider reacting to it
@@fewwiggle It's basically a modern western with the outlaws being on motorcycles instead of horses. And it was intentionally an homage to John Ford because a lot of it was filmed in Monument Valley.
@@fewwiggle And to be honest, I don't know that it holds up as anything other than a time stamp of the period. I can think of other movies about the 60s counter culture that feel less dated. It has good music in it. I'll give it that.
@@fewwiggleHave you seen Easy Rider lately? I did, and it hasn’t aged well. But, back in the day it was all the rage.
I liked Rooster Cogburn and the Lady, same actor and character, and the chance to watch Kathren Hepburn in a John Wayne movie is hard to pass.
The iconic dugout scene was filmed at a hot springs near Mammoth Lakes, CA. I think the rest of the movie was filmed in Colorado.
Both versions, are good, in there own way. Excellent acting in them. I prefer the remake, due to it having a more realistic feel, but primarily for the ending. Maddie, lost her arm, and the fact that Rooster spent many years in an "Old West" show, gives an unusual, but authentic touch to the film.
Correct me if I'm mistaken, but I do believe this movie is set between Arkansas and the "Indian Territory," which is now Oklahoma. But you're right, the mountains and the forests look a hell of a lot more like Colorado than Oklahoma. There isn't a single mountain in the entire state of Oklahoma!
True Grit. Is my favorite John Wayne movie. The remake was good, but I prefer the original with John Wayne. Kim Darby did a great job of acting with John Wayne. I felt there was more of a connection between them than in the remake. Every time l watch, my heart is always breaking when Rooster is trying to get Mattie to the doctor.
There's no question that if you've seen the original first, the re-make is garbage. I think in the re-make, they even messed up which eye Rooster had the eyepatch over.
Watching a young strong headed woman slowly gain Rooster's respect and melt his stone heart has some of the greatest banter in film.
Yay!!! They are both good, but this my favorite by far!!!
Seems like that lousy Jeff Bridges version spoiled this one some for you.
Don't think there was anything wrong, except that every time I saw Jeff Bridges, John Wayne came to mind.
The excellent Strother Martin, supporting actor in many westerns, e.g. The Horse Soldiers, McLintock ...
I urge you to watch the Coen brothers remake of this film. I am a big John Wayne fan, but the remake is more faithful to the book and exceeds this classic by just a hair -- in my opinion. Long live the Duke!
I prefer the new version in most things. But your introduction to Glenn Campbell is worth it, although more sad. And nobody beats John Wayne. Check out Campbell's music. Big star.
@Madison the remake/reboot is very good but like so much it is what you fell in love with first for me it was this version. This was one of my wife;s favorite films so was nice treat to see you fall in love with it
When are you going to watch The Outlaw Josie Whales?
This version is my fav and is one of my favorite movies, rooster reminds me of my uncle earl. 😊
Both versions are good Wayne rooster coogburn was better
Nothing and I mean nothing compares to the original.
This version was much better.
This should be the one and only version of this movie. The newer one is terrible, in my opinion
John Wayne Version only
I first saw this movie when I was a little kid and after this movie as a little kid I wanted to name every pet I had Blackie even if they weren't black
Love the original version of this movie never seen the new version never will
The original is the one to watch. No contest.
Yup!
Kim Darby was also in an episode of Star Trek called mirei, a movie Called better off dead with John cusack
'"What is that?"
"It's bacon Dear."
''I know it's bacon Honey. What have you done to it?"
"You said you didn't like all the grease from fried foods. So I boiled it."
My take on the two True Grit movies: if you’re a romantic you will like 69 version and if you like the Coen’s version you’re a realist.
Kim Darby is much more pleasant to look at, my empathy is with her.....
Why do you tease us so much?? Just post it already. :)
Probably my favorite John Wayne movie. So many iconic scenes that have stuck with me throughout my life!
Glad that you're joining in on some great movie history.
Great reaction! Love what you do, especially the westerns! Please consider 1948’s Yellow Sky. A great, under appreciated Western. Directed by William Wellman, it stars Gregory Peck in a rare “ bad guy-role” but Ann Baxter steals the show as feisty cowgirl Mike. Great supporting cast with Richard Widmark & Harry Morgan among others. While Baxter won an Academy Award for Razors Edge, I think she is at her best in a western. I think if it was made today, she would get an Oscar nomination. The story holds up well and could be shot today off this script. Please check it out. Thanks!
Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it! I'll add Yellow Sky to my list👍
You might consider a Western from 1975 called "Bite the Bullet." If you love horses you'll love it. It stars Gene Hackman and James Coburn and it can be taken as a sort of unofficial sequel to the 1966 Western "The Professionals" with Lee Marvin and Burt Lancaster, which is also a Western masterpiece. Both movies written and directed by Richard Brooks.
Yes, yes, definitely yes!
Been a long time since I've seen this movie. Forgot Glen Campbell, Robert Duval, and Dennis Hopper were in it.
The Oscar winning character required a follow-up. "Rooster Cogburn".
I won't spoil it for Madison, but I love Katherine Hepburn's final line to John Wayne in that movie.
Please read the novel, then do a re-watch on the channel of the Coen Brothers one, then discuss which one you like better and which you feel is more faithful to the novel.
Being more faithful to the novel doesn't always make a better movie
@@barryscott8041 Agreed, but I do prefer the Coen Brothers version, mainly because I think it has a better Maddie and LaBeouf.
@@frogofbrass382 I agree about that. What I would find interesting about a comparison of the different versions is how different interpretations of the same words can change the meaning and effect on the audience.
My only disappointment in the 2010 version is that they left out the scene where, when alone, Maddie breaks down and cries over her father's things. It made her much more human. And showed how was able to suppress her emotions when she had to.
I thought the actress in the new version was basically emotionless. At the public hanging scene, she showed no reaction at all.....
I'm old. But I prefer this one over the later version. Both are good, but I have to remember this one was first and breaking new ground. while the second had a map to follow and characters you were already familiar with.
Kim Darby is better looking and more relatable. The ending of the new version was a downer, whereas the ending here is upbeat