True Grit (2010) - A Coen Brothers Film

Superb is the word. I am a big fan of Hailee Steinfeld. She was around 12 when she acted in it and she is on par with Hollywood veterans in it. Don't miss this masterpiece. Video and audio quality are excellent. Packing and delivery were as usual great.

Movie- fantasticDVD quality- 720p , got it for 100 bucks it's worth it

Good movie

A very good film.

This is not the review for the movie... This is the review for the DVD 📀 which is shown on the website at for 125 rs. Only and claims to have a MRP of 599 but the received product has only 125rs. MRP printed on the box.. And the box's quality is not what one expect and has very thin box cover...... MOVIE in my view is outstanding with equally great performances and quality of the V/A is very good for a DVD print....

DVD review - seems to be a low quality recording. The DVD simply would not playback. Quite disappointing.

Good film but the dvd box isn't something you'd want if you're a collector but quality of a/v is good.

I bought it under the assumption that it was the original John Wayne classic, but to my horror found that it was a recently "re-made" rip off of the original. Terrible Acting and worse Directing. Totally avoidable, when the original John Wayne one is still available for purchase.

This order was delivered on time and was in great shape, nothing wrong with the disk or the case and the movie played just fine. Couldn't be happier with this purchase.

...much the same as Rooster.Fortunate for me, the last time I saw the original I was just a small lads and therefore felt no guilt for insufficient reverence or fidelity to The Duke. My thought going in was that it would be a good time to revisit the original version. Half way through Bridges and Steinfeld were creating such compelling characters that reading the book came to mind. By the end of it however both notions dropped away. Not now; much too soon. The zen of True Grit 2010 is aging nicely and unblended in the oak-charred-whiskey-barrel of my psyche.This is 5 stars if ever there was one. I am admittedly a Coen-head but the juxtaposition the Coens, setting, music, and a cast of superb players creating truly unforgettable characters make this the best movie of its kind I have ever seen. I am reluctant to declare it THE best movie I have ever seen in my life but in five weeks watching it every Saturday night I can recall none to surpass it. This is where the guilt kicks in because repeat short-span movie watching is a personal taboo; I could not help myself on this one. My standing applause to all involved with this film, especially Bridges, Steinfeld, Daymon as well the fabulous complimentary cast, Mathews and Pepper especially stick out.It is a powerful interpretation of the time and place appropriately ratcheted up for entertainment value and masterfully done. The characters range from audacious, colorful, and subtle; but all are authentic. I think there are some Faulkner-esk touches to the story. I plan to make a study of the book after the emotional attachment to the Coen version fades to a manageable degree.Of the few knits that I have seen picked from professional critics two of them are;Mattie was too modern and `you are not the boss of me'. I found her temperament to be commensurate with her apparent education (e.g. writ of replevin) and her objective. The event that triggered her mission would plausibly fortify an extra measure of pugnacity and independence. I saw no deviation in any of her character qualities taken collectively.The other criticism was that the outdoor panoramas seemed washed out. I thought they fit the season; slanted and diffused winter light. That was consistent with the winter light coming in the window at Cogburn's testimony.I ditto these insightful contributions already well articulated by other reviewers with which I fully concur;"...the most emotionally engaging movie they've ever made, including Fargo." [the movie left me with my chest laid open as if by a scatter gun]"...What elevates this movie from the original is the closer following of the source material: Charles Portis' novel. It isn't perfect, but the Coens portray a much darker, grittier time and circumstances." [and often times a more tragic world; I think the dirty coats, muddy boots, greasy hair, rotten teeth, and dialogue without contractions were excellent cinematic enhancements.]"...Jeff Bridges is NOT John Wayne, and, that being said, makes a much better Rooster than John. John was restricted by what he could do as an actor acting in the time the film was made. Jeff is not under such restrictions...." [clear cut best actor of the year imo] "...Hailie Steinfeld.... She handles the old-fashioned language well, does not suffer at all from misguided efforts to be cute or charming, and never seems like a modern kid playing dress-up, a fault I frequently find with child actors in period films." "...astonishing in her confidence and command at 13 years old of a starring role with a lot of difficult dialogue and plenty of nuance in the complexity of her character." [at one point I marveled at the authenticity of the facial expression she produced when Mattie took an insult; she will capture your heart like Dorothy in WOZ but for totally different reasons]"...Carter Burwell's music in `True Grit' just every bit as perfectly fit the characters, the events, and the surroundings and atmosphere in this film as it did in the sweeping hit `The Alamo'" [piercing and almost haunting in its contribution] - this movie has been a treasure to me!

Bon western.

I love, love, love True Grit. It's beautifully made -- great lighting, cinematography -- and the dialog is hilariously witty and delivered so dry pan that it's made even more delightful.Cross-examining Lawyer: So, you say that when Amos Wharton raised his axe, you backed away from him.Rooster Cogburn: That's right.Cross-examining Lawyer: In what direction were you going?Rooster Cogburn: Backwards. I always go backwards when I back up.To top it all off, the acting is first rate. Jeff Bridges makes an amazing Rooster Cogburn -- I was afraid he would just be Bad Blake in the West but not so; I did not realize immediately that LeBoeuf is portrayed by Matt Damon -- it's a Matt Damon I've never seen before, and has there ever been a funnier pretentious braggart of a Texas Ranger?; and Hailee Steinfeld is perhaps the most outstanding of all as Mattie Ross whose grit is truer than any man's.Along the way, our little group also runs into the likes of Josh Brolin as Tom Chaney, the object of the search because he killed Mattie's father and she will not be deterred from her quest to see him punished; and Barry Pepper as Lucky Ned Pepper.I love the characters' precise way of speaking, their beautiful diction -- an interesting touch I don't believe I've ever seen in a western.LaBoeuf: You are getting ready to show your ignorance now, Cogburn. I don't mind a little personal chaffing but I won't hear anything against the Ranger troop from a man like you.Rooster Cogburn: How long have you boys been mounted on sheep down there?LaBoeuf: My shaggy horse will be galloping when that big American stud of yours is winded and collapsed. Now make another joke about it. You are only trying to put on a show for this girl Mattie with what you must think is a keen tongue.Rooster Cogburn: This is like women talking.LaBoeuf: Yes, that is the way! Make me out foolish in this girl's eyes.Rooster Cogburn: I think she has got you pretty well figured.Mattie Ross is so tenacious that were she to grow up and become a lawyer, I would want her to defend me if I got myself into trouble, or I would want her to prosecute if someone wronged me. I particularly enjoy the sequence when she negotiates with Colonel Stonehill to be paid for her father's stolen horse, to get the money back for the mustangs her father purchased from Stonehill, and then gets one of the mustangs back to ride herself.Mattie Ross: I guess I have a $10 horse. Tell Col. Stonehill I said 'Thank you'.Stableboy: No ma'am. He said he don't never want to hear your name again!I have only vague memories of the original True Grit. It came out in 1969 when I was but a sniveling milk-fed pumpkin of a child. I know John Wayne finally won an Academy Award for playing Rooster Cogburn. The original made so little impression on me that I didn't remember much of what it was about. Merely recall Rooster Cogburn's eye patch.So see the old movie if you want to make a comparison, but I don't know that I'd waste my time on it. Go with today's True Grit and God bless the Coen Brothers.Rooster Cogburn: [LaBoeuf has been talking about malum prohibitum and malum in se] It astonishes me that Mr. LaBoeuf has been shot, trampled, and nearly bitten his tongue off, and yet not only does he continue to talk but he spills the banks of English.

As a True Grit fanatic, (PLEASE READ THIS).....and reviewing both.This is my OFFICAL REVIEW:1st the Coen brothers preped the actors to say " this is NOT a remake" . YES IT IS !They also said it is true to the book. Some of that is true, some not.Such as...YES it is told from a point of "Mattie" and the wrap up at the end is good.But the dugout scene was not. The book said all 3 were there. The separation, TWICE in theCoen screenplay worked.........BUT was not believable, nor was in the book.And what was the crap about the hanged man, and the "bear man ". ??But on the flip side, McAlister's, had a part in the 1969 screenplay, was not mentioned in the book.LaBeouf should have never died in the 1969 movie, 2010 version worked better, in theentire snake pit scene.A book does not need to be the GOLD STD., but the COENS did market that wayand it was NOT TRUE . I like their work, and admire them , BUT don't sell it false.What is a screenplay anyway..it is an adaption of the book. Don't say what is not true,If it is NOT Mr. Coen!The way movies were made in the 60s is different than now.Atmospheric cinematography has changed. The 1969 movie is not as good asthe new one. The music is also different...... Elmer Bernstein is a genesis withemotion and grandeur. Music now is less noticeable, but still effectiveI still get chills when John Wayne cocks his rile in the meadow. . My vote goes toElmer.Acting: Every since 1969, I have always said Glen Campbell did a bad job. And for the most partI still believe that. At times, Glen did ok, but his lack of experience showed. Wayne is Wayne.If you like him, a YES, if you are ... so on Wayne, say so. Then Bridges is your man, and he did agreat job ! And Damon did do a better job than Glen.Mattie: Kim did a good job, but Hallie was a better cast, and did a very good job.As much as I love and admire Robert Duvall, Barry Pepper, and the Coens ( make up, etc..)did a better job.The main issues I have with the 2 movies is this: When I 1st say the Coen screenplay it worked BUTwhen seeing. the 1969 screenplay, by Marguerite Roberts it flowed MUCH better. The CoensScreenplay was choppy, not a well flowing story, Except for the post meadow scene.In summary, (and in short) if I could Remake True Grit, I would cast Bridges, Damon and Steinfield, and Pepper and the fabulous Strother Martin (1969)........the best better horse trader !! I would use the back drop of the San Juan mountains, FABULOUS! The cinematography of 2011, ( atmosphere, lighting, etc.)..MUSIC: BOTH, and the Screen Play......... redone to incorporate Both........True to book !all for now.BLUEDUCK