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SonofZ3:
Went to see this last night. Admittedly, I go into Coen movies expecting to see something I like, and I almost always have. I also like westerns, and Bridges, so this seemed like a win/win right off the bat as far as a movie I'd enjoy, and I did. The juxtaposition of the violence and the eloquent prose of the characters struck me throughout the film, and the way the characters converse stole some of the thunder away from the landscapes, which says a lot for the writing and the acting IMO. The downside was that certain parts were very predictable. We know when Cogburn claims to have ridden straight at 7 men with guns blazing that we would see a similar scene later on. We know that LeBeouf will make an excellent shot with his rifle when he laments his earlier miss. Still, if those are the worst complaints, thats great. I especially liked the scene where Maddy is being brought to safety by Rooster after being bitten by a snake. In one part, its obvious that the pair are being filmed in front of a screen portraying the landscape, and this is a small homage to the way in which classic westerns were filmed while accentuating the surreal feeling that Maddy is experiencing, slipping into delirium from the venom.

Any thoughts/comments on the movie?

Blue Kitty:
I came into this with next to no knowledge of the film.  Hell, I didn't even know Matt Damon was in it.

I also did not know the film was supposed to be as funny as it was. I was making bear noises when the bear man approached on horseback.

Dazed:
It was a lot funnier than I was expecting as well. The dialogue is phenomenal.

SonofZ3:
I haven't read the novel yet (its on backorder at Barnes and Noble until the 4th, so I'll check back then. the local used book stores don't have it either), but I plan to. I suspect the humor will be present in the book, as the film was supposed to be very true to the novel.

Need to see Black Swan now.

Jimor:
It was like that when I read Shane. The book went into much more detail about how he related to the kid's parents (still filtered through the kid's eyes of course). Plus the kid was far more likable in the book than the whiny movie kid. I highly recommend the book.

There's a lot of nuances and issues addressed in the literature of the time that movies then couldn't really show. Even the original True Grit had to take a lot of those expectations of the audience into consideration even though it was made at a time when film was changing.

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