True Grit: It's quite gritty!

Langly

Kochi is a girl

the girliest girl that ever girled.

Houk

i saw open range when it first came out, and i don't remember anything about it

not one single thing

Houk

i think there was a scene where they cooked and ate some beans, maybe?

MagnumCT

There's shooting. And cows. And a lady. And some more shooting.

Langly

Open Range has the shooting down pat

MrMonroe

I actually haven't seen the original

I shall attempt to rectify this deficiency through netflix as soon as possible

MagnumCT

I could have done without the lady. I mean, come on Cos, the only women coming to see the movie were either dragged there by their dumbass boyfriends, or lesbians. Go the Road to Perdition route and straight up declare "no gurlz alowed."

Centipede Damascus

Open Range had Robert Duvall and Michael Gambon in it, which is as good a reason to see a film as anything

Langly

Look, I don't know how lucky ned pepper was in this movie, but I can tell you that he probably wasn't as good as Robert Duvall.

Matt Damon is a million times better than Glen Campbell, though, so maybe it's a wash.

Centipede Damascus

I'm just going to come out and say it: Jeff Bridges is ten times the actor The Duke ever was.

Borommakot

The Duke was less an actor and more The Duke playing The Duke playing a cowboy.

MrMonroe

MagnumCT wrote: »

I could have done without the lady. I mean, come on Cos, the only women coming to see the movie were either dragged there by their dumbass boyfriends, or lesbians. Go the Road to Perdition route and straight up declare "no gurlz alowed."

I got in because the girlfriend's female roommate is a promoter and had a few extra tickets

they both came in saying "I hate westerns" and left saying "damn that was a good movie"

MagnumCT

Well damn.

Langly

I don't think I have ever seen a western that I did not enjoy.

I love westerns so much.

If you like gritty stuff, you should watch Lonesome Dove.

Tonkka

I can not wait for this movie.

Langly

I won't wait for this movie

Tonkka

I am just going to start slowly walking toward the movie theater so that I will be on my way to the movie.

Houk

Tonkka wrote: »

I am just going to start slowly walking toward the movie theater so that I will be on my way to the movie.

Just walk normal speed to a theater that is an 8-day walk away from you

Barcardi

i need to see this movie, but knowing where i live it wont be out for a long while

Karnack

Langly wrote: »

I don't think I have ever seen a western that I did not enjoy.

I love westerns so much.

If you like gritty stuff, you should watch Lonesome Dove.

I am about 1/3 of the way through the book the miniseries was based on

it's so dang ol' good. it won a pulitzer! how often does that happen for a western?

since I saw the series first I can't see anybody but tommy lee jones and robert duvall as the two leads. they could not have been better casted

Olivaw

So in comparison to No Country for Old Men, where does this fall

I'm asking because I'm planning ahead for the Oscar pool

Viscount Islands

This looks amazing.

Dux

I'm so gonna see this, it looks great. Should probably try to see the original movie too.

Ancaster

Finally a movie I want to see. Nothing in the past 2-3 months has caught my attention. Now this and tron. Jeff Bridges!!

Supraluminal

MagnumCT wrote: »

Oh man, Birthday/Christmas. How much has that cut into your haul over the years?

Actually not too much. My parents were always very good about bestowing an appropriate amount of loot each day. And for a while, we even did a half-birthday thing in June to even things out. Probably the most annoying aspect of it is just the logistics of throwing a party 3 days before Christmas - everyone's busy with family stuff and all that.

Anyway, I hope this movie actually comes out on the 22nd in my town! IMDB tells me it will, so that's a good sign.

Also chalk up one more in the Jeff Bridges Fan Club over here. He's great. I think the most recent thing I saw him in was Crazy Heart, which I really enjoyed.

Viscount Islands

My birthday is on the 20th

SAG 4 LIFE

Mysst

Langly wrote: »

I don't think I have ever seen a western that I did not enjoy.

I love westerns so much.

If you like gritty stuff, you should watch Lonesome Dove.

man, lonesome dove is a damn lifetime dedication

Langly

It's just like watching seasons of a tv show all at once! Just separate it out into different nights.

Stale

Langly wrote: »

I don't think I have ever seen a western that I did not enjoy.

I love westerns so much.

If you like gritty stuff, you should watch Lonesome Dove.

[Jake is about to be hanged]

Jake Spoon: Well, hell, boys. I'd damn sight rather be hung by my friends than by a bunch o' damn strangers. Newt... Well, adios, boys. Hope you won't hold it against me. Never meant no harm.

[spurs his horse, hanging himself before Gus does it]

Stale

Woodrow Call: Well, Augustus is dead. Died from blood poisonin' from them arrows them Indians shot in him. They cut off one of his legs, but the poison got in the other and he wouldn't let 'em cut it off. Stubborn about it; that's what killed him, bein' stubborn.

MrMonroe

Olivaw wrote: »

So in comparison to No Country for Old Men, where does this fall

I'm asking because I'm planning ahead for the Oscar pool

This is much closer to a lot of their other work than No Country; it's wittier, the characters are more comical, it's somewhat less violent

I'm not sure if it's a fair comparison, No Country was way out of the ordinary for them.

Warcry

Why in the living fuck does Australia have to wait until like January 25th for this

goddamn fuck

THEPAIN73

I actually want to watch this a little.

Should be a fun flick.

I love Jeff Bridges.

Langly

Guys at walmart I just saw a movie called "the Battle of the Warriors"

Come on hollywood that is like nedroid's book the secret of the mystery.

HyperAquaBlast

I just saw Matt Damon selling this on the Today show and it got me interested cause I had no idea what it was before.

Whenever I see the word "Grit" I think of that newspaper ad in Marvel comics back in the sixties.

Langly

It should be a requirement for every american to watch all of john wayne's westerns by the time they're 16.

lostwords

I just read a review of True Grit comparing it to Winter's Bone in a positive way, replacing the grimness with a bit more upbeat tone, which has me damn excited. Winter's bone is my fave movie of the year so yay

Druhim

I am so looking forward to this film.

Woodroez

Langly wrote: »

It should be a requirement for every american to watch all of john wayne's westerns by the time they're 16.

They'll be 30 by the time they're done with that list.

Langly

I did it!

Man now I want to watch Hondo.