![]() Both sides eventually meet with lethal results. Making matters worse, Chaney has fallen in with Lucky Ned Pepper (Barry Pepper) and his gang of desperados. This won’t go down easy because any trust connecting Mattie with the lawmen is very shaky. Along the way they encounter a Texas Ranger named LaBoeuf (Matt Damon) who is chasing a reward on Tom Chaney from an unrelated murder. She offers a reward and insists on calling the shots on the manhunt. He’s too drunk to be very interested, but has the true grit Mattie seeks. Those two facts place Mattie in the reluctant company of Federal Marshal Rooster Cogburn (Jeff Bridges). By now, Chaney’s fled into Indian Territory (Oklahoma) and beyond the reach of the local sheriff. Witnesses say he murdered Mattie’s father in a drunken rage. The girl intends to find and punish farm hand Tom Chaney (Josh Brolin). The new Grit has a woman’s voiceover preceding 14-year old Mattie Ross (Hailee Steinfeld) riding into Fort Smith, Arkansas. And now that they have, honestly, this one is a shoot-out for the ages. ![]() The truth is that this film would never have been re-made except for their passion to do it. The vivid characters and language in the novel written by Charles Portis seem tailor-made for the Coen’s quirky sensibilities. It won the Duke the Best Actor Oscar (as much for career recognition as his performance). Drawing from core material about murder and revenge, the film version gave us a smart, spunky girl who recruits John Wayne to the rescue. I’ll admit that something uneasy crept into my life upon learning Rooster Cogburn would live again in a remake of this 1969 crowd pleaser. Whether you watch the old or the new True Grit, that much seems clear. ![]() MARVEL v DC: The Ultimate Movie SmackdownĪpparently, if you need to track down a bad guy in the wild west, your absolute best shot at success is to hire a misogynistic one-eyed alcoholic. Without Limits (1998) -vs- Prefontaine (1997) Lois & Clark: The (Old) New Adventures of Superman Thor (2011) -vs- Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (1980 | 2006) The Tree of Life (2011) -vs- The Fountain (2006)īrokedown Palace (1999) -vs- Return to Paradise (1998) Horrible Bosses (2011) -vs- Office Space (1999) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (2011) -vs- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) (2011) -vs- Dan in Real Life (2007)Ĭaptain America: The First Avenger (2011) -vs- Batman Begins (2005)Īnother Earth (2011) -vs- Sliding Doors (1998)įriends With Benefits (2011) -vs- No Strings Attached (2011) The Smurfs (2011) -vs- The Muppet Movie (1979)Ĭrazy, Stupid, Love. Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) -vs- I, Robot (2004)Ĭowboys & Aliens (2011) -vs- Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) The Help (2011) -vs- Driving Miss Daisy (1989)Ĭonan the Barbarian (2011) -vs- Conan the Barbarian (1982) Hollywood in Wartime: Remembering the 2001 Emmy® Awards The Ides of March (2011) -vs- Primary Colors (1998) The Artist (2011) -vs- Singin’ in the Rain (1952)Īnother Happy Day (2011) -vs- Rachel Getting Married (2008)įootloose (2011) -vs- Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (2004) Young Adult (2011) -vs- My Best Friend’s Wedding (1997) The Sitter (2011) -vs- Adventures in Babysitting (1987) Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) -vs- The Spy Who Came in From the Cold (1965) War Horse (2011) -vs- Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993)Įxtremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2011) -vs- Reign Over Me (2007) Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011) -vs- Quantum of Solace (2008) The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) -vs- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009) The Wind that Shakes the Barley (2007) vs. The Hunger Games (2012) -vs- The Running Man (1987)Ĥ0th Anniversary Smack: The Godfather (1972) -vs- The Godfather, Part II (1974)Ģ1 Jump Street (2012) -vs- The Other Guys (2010) Snow White and the Huntsman (2012) -vs- Mirror Mirror (2012) People Like Us (2012) -vs- The Descendants (2011)Ībraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012) -vs- Time After Time (1979) The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) -vs- Spider-Man (2002) The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012) -vs- The Breakfast Club (1985)
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