tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400078448867068387.post7463960042695348590..comments2023-09-26T05:33:04.420-07:00Comments on Marylinn Kelly: What I find true about TRUE GRITMarylinn Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02759437467691163658noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400078448867068387.post-65303777846743367062011-07-02T14:31:18.014-07:002011-07-02T14:31:18.014-07:00T. - Long-standing crush that even makes room for ...T. - Long-standing crush that even makes room for things in which he was good but...like AGAINST ALL ODDS. Rereading the TRUE GRIT, he is Cogburn, thoroughly believable in every sense...olfactory included. xoMarylinn Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02759437467691163658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400078448867068387.post-54402262972056958782011-07-01T21:55:20.903-07:002011-07-01T21:55:20.903-07:00I loved this new True Grit. And I admit to a long-...I loved this new True Grit. And I admit to a long-standing crush on Jeff Bridges, but in this movie he was so incredibly believable I swore I could <i>smell</i> him in the theatre!T. https://www.blogger.com/profile/16509409207991963533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400078448867068387.post-82059962862727008572011-07-01T10:44:10.780-07:002011-07-01T10:44:10.780-07:00Robert - I believe, I hope, you will not be disapp...Robert - I believe, I hope, you will not be disappointed. Thank you for trusting me. I'd like to know what you think.Marylinn Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02759437467691163658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400078448867068387.post-38532370332678676522011-06-30T20:33:08.279-07:002011-06-30T20:33:08.279-07:00I just put True Grit to the top of my Netflix queu...I just put True Grit to the top of my Netflix queue.Robert the Skeptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10863488312604865183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400078448867068387.post-29705987240626598942011-06-30T15:02:51.014-07:002011-06-30T15:02:51.014-07:00KleinsteMotte - My stepmother saw Monument Valley ...KleinsteMotte - My stepmother saw Monument Valley for the first time when she was past 60, told of waking up in the motel, wandering outside with her cup of coffee and...there it was. The wonder of place. Even on film it takes my breath away...something, especially, about water and waterfalls. One of the many benefits of being multi-lingual, not being put off by no subtitles.Marylinn Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02759437467691163658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400078448867068387.post-5512703459420458602011-06-30T14:59:07.247-07:002011-06-30T14:59:07.247-07:00Antares-Cryptos - We, the fellowers, do seem frequ...Antares-Cryptos - We, the fellowers, do seem frequently like-minded. And thanks for posting your reply here. Back THEN, whenever it was, we could tell exploitation from a "real" movie (watched HERCULES UNCHAINED on Mystery Science Theater the other night) and choose accordingly. I will not rant, just say I feel overpowered at times by cynicism around us, by aiming so many products for consumption by 12 year old boys (which is not always a bad thing, I sometimes like monster movies but not dumb ones), for being expedient, pretending that ginormous is a real word, and thinking that smart is an affliction in need of a cure.Marylinn Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02759437467691163658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400078448867068387.post-15214420473215433532011-06-30T10:09:46.940-07:002011-06-30T10:09:46.940-07:00Maybe you can someday visit the site you have only...Maybe you can someday visit the site you have only seen on screen. First hand experience is the best!!<br />I love foreign films and documentaries. Just watched Incendies on Netflix. No English subtitles but I know French.Heidrun Khokhar, KleinsteMottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16174142810114806410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400078448867068387.post-73188565058323975542011-06-29T15:33:43.590-07:002011-06-29T15:33:43.590-07:00I'm being a little lazy and posting my reply:
...I'm being a little lazy and posting my reply:<br /><br />@Marylinn, couldn't have put it better;) True Grit has been the exception in a recent CGI fest. "Clearly understood what they're saying". Yes, I know exactly what you mean.<br />I think that maybe one reason I appreciate foreign movies so much is that they select actors rather than celebrities.<br /><br />Proof that there's parallel thinking, my response to Jayne included that if they ever attempt the perfection of remaking Mockingbird....<br />I'll have no other choice but to...<br />not watch it.<br /><br />World cinema, foreign movies, independents didn't just transport me to other worlds and other times, but were often visual eye-candy. Simply put; I miss them.Antares Cryptoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12197876328401157462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400078448867068387.post-43234233285220879112011-06-29T07:44:38.107-07:002011-06-29T07:44:38.107-07:00Penal-Colony - Thank you, good to have you visit. ...Penal-Colony - Thank you, good to have you visit. I find much that speaks to me in Cormac McCarthy's books, but humor is not one of the elements. I'm glad that Portis valued his above other considerations. TRUE GRIT is the only work of his I've read...that will change. I agree with your takes on the movie, and, well, I've already professed my unqualified love for its visual richness. Cheers to you.Marylinn Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02759437467691163658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400078448867068387.post-31150454199269823762011-06-29T07:37:00.855-07:002011-06-29T07:37:00.855-07:00Elisabeth - Thank you. And now you can see both v...Elisabeth - Thank you. And now you can see both versions, not to compare but rather to expand your options. I have been missing from your blog for much too long. I will see you soon.Marylinn Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02759437467691163658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400078448867068387.post-65071917742343371252011-06-29T07:34:23.064-07:002011-06-29T07:34:23.064-07:00Jayne - You're welcome. I did not reference t...Jayne - You're welcome. I did not reference the original, since they are separate, unique entities and one does not need to be less to make the other more. Mattie, the actress and the character, is all a fan could hope for. Will you let me know what you think, once you've seen it? And they'd better never try remaking ...TIFFANY'S or ...MOCKINGBIRD. :DMarylinn Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02759437467691163658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400078448867068387.post-6201219779586847772011-06-29T05:39:26.149-07:002011-06-29T05:39:26.149-07:00This is a very fine review. Someone has remarked t...This is a very fine review. Someone has remarked that Portis could've been the Cormac McCarthy of his time but that preserving his sense of humour was more important to him. I like that.<br /><br />The Coen Bros did what the first movie failed to do, they restored Mattie as the character Portis intended her to be, ie, the one with the true grit. Bridges is a force of nature, that court scene with him bathed in sunlight is a feast. Even Damon isn't half bad.<br /><br />Cheers.Penal-Colonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04578228230659521795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400078448867068387.post-61877874977507271092011-06-29T03:23:52.417-07:002011-06-29T03:23:52.417-07:00Would you believe, Marylinn I've never seen Tr...Would you believe, Marylinn I've never seen True Grit? But I must. I must. Thanks for a wonderful review and much more besides.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400078448867068387.post-26538213680875557022011-06-28T11:59:30.422-07:002011-06-28T11:59:30.422-07:00Marylinn- I saw your comment earlier today when I ...Marylinn- I saw your comment earlier today when I stopped by at Antares' place. Prior to reading what you wrote, I found it impossible to believe that the original True Grit could ever be improved upon. That movie is one of the few that was near and dear to me as a girl. I was Mattie, as I was Scout, as I was Golightly (I know, that one doesn't quite fit, but I lover her!), and I wouldn't ever want to be acquainted with them in any way other than by novel or original movie.<br />But your post convinces me that my idea of Mattie, and the story of True Grit, won't be diluted by new images. The video you posted is stunning. The music, serene and moving. Now, I look forward to--for the first time--a remake.<br />(And we just watched the original True Grit with the kids!) <br />Thank you for this, Marylinn! :)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.com