the new version told more of the complete story from the girls point of view, where the john wayne version was more focused on the rooster cogburn character. imo, if the original john wayne version had been more like the remake, it couldn't have been topped. jeff bridges just didn't do it for me with his portrayal of rooster cogburn but the movie was overall well done.
i hope no one tries to remake john wayne's the shootist, that was one of the duke's greatest movies.