The goal of the screen shot quiz it not to just guess what the movie is that the screen shot is from but to encourage discussion on the film. Feel free to shout out in the comments what the movie is and then provide an opinion or some thoughts on the movie.
Oh and the first person who gets the movie right wins our respect.
True grit
Oh, and I thought it was overrated. Pretty standard for a western, didn’t really have a lot to say. I thought it was one of the Coen’s weaker films.
true grit. haillee should have gotten the oscar.
The original True Grit?
Rod. I agree. The strength of the movie was the acting. I was disappointed not to see much of Coen’s classic and original dialogue.
And the removal of the shotgun in the final showdown still upsets me.
I think this was great. On par with Fargo and No Country For Old Men, the other 2 good Coen Bros movies (:D).
I think there is plenty of one-offs about the casual racism of the heroes (how Rooster (and the hangman) both treat native Indians in tiny ‘scene flourishes’ over the course of the film. I also dug the classic movie-myth making, the final-ride, the strange-hard-to-get-a-read-on Texas Marshall played by Matt Damon. There is too much to love in this film to simply dismiss as a play-by-play remake.
Josh Brolin’s essay of the moron/scoundrel is fantastic and rather understated in a film of otherwise ‘big’ performances.
And yea, the girl is GREAT.
Kurt, to add to your praise, I absolutely loved the scene where Rooster and the girl came across the strange trapper during their travels. The oddball conversation felt very much like a Coen moment and it really added to the overall world that they had built. Definitely up there among the favorite Coen films for sure!
This is the new True Grit and yes I really dug it.
Henrik: Have you seen Miller’s Crossing. It is still my favourite of the Coens
Henrik will loathe MILLER’S CROSSING, because of its ironic approach to examining the human condition. It’s far more genre-posturing, but deep down there is some interesting stuff in there, albeit that is not exactly what is foremost on the films brain.
I love this film.
Not a big Coen Bros. fan, so haven’t felt tempted to go back and check out earlier stuff. I don’t even keep up with the stuff they release now.