True Grit

[ap1102]

On Wednesday I was cleaning out the workshop of some old boxes Mrs. Rhino had made me move from our first house 22 years ago so we could have some more room to store even more stuff. Anyway while going through one box we found an old paperback copy of portis novel True Grit that she had read in high school. I loved the John Wayne movie and decided to read it. The movie script had been lifted directly from the book. All the back and forth dialogue between Mattie and the other characters was used nearly verbatim in the movie. It was a fine piece of work and one could see right away why they made a movie out of it. If you can find a copy I urge you to read it. It has a different ending than the one shown in the movie but it is well worth the time to read.

EZRhino

[Simaril]

It's on the book list!

[CptTrips]

It's on the book list!

I just saw it.  I was very skeptical because...well you just don't mess with the Duke.

However, I really enjoyed it.  Slightly darker, slightly edgier. Sorta like how the Daniel Craig "Jame Bond" was recognizable but slightly darker, slightly edgier.  If you prefered that Bond, then you might prefer this "True Grit". 

Regards,
Wab

[BoilerDown]

I saw the movie a few days ago while on vacation.  Everyone who came on this thread and posted absolutes about how this movie wouldn't meet expectations should post an apology because someone didn't go see the movie that otherwise would have thanks to your erroneous speculative comments.  Its a great movie, better than the original, and WELL worth seeing.  Be a grown-up and post your retraction.