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Summary: Cinderelli on True Grit, Garry Hixon
Review: This is Cinderelli and I am reviewing True Grit, this was a classic movie and is played on the Western channel on cable, this is Cinderelli's review of it, Cinderelli, Garry Hixon, loved this movie, I also go by Cinderella Brown, or Cindi Brown, or Cindy Brown, I think youll like this movie thus saith Cinderelli.
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Summary: THREE'S ENOUGH 'TO GET JUSTICE DONE'
Review: Mattie Ross (Kim Darby) is set to 'get justice done' as this movie's theme song states. The adolescent, Mattie Ross, enlists the help of a Texas Ranger (Glen Campbell) and a U.S. Marshall, Rooster Cogburn (John Wayne) to catch the murderer of her father, a hired hand named Tom Cheney. A family girl herself, she first must meet Rooster's family. His family consists of a cat, named General, and his "father" is an elderly Chinese immigrant. Over a dinner of chinese noodles, she wheels and deals with the feisty Marshall who others describe as having "true grit". Once the three agree to embark on their quest to catch Cheney, a famed murderer and thief of, not only Mattie's father, but also a Texas Senator, they are on their way into injun territory.
I saw this movie in 1969 at the theatre with my parents; I was 5 years old at the time. This movie brings back so many memories. My mother went through a phase when she loved Glen Campbell, bought some of his records etc. I remember very well the very scary, (to me), rattle snake scene. True Grit is a clean cut movie, family friendly, one of my favorite John Wayne flicks!
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Summary: A LANDMARK WESTERN DESPITE THE ONGOING DEBATE
Review: The debate rages on as the whether TRUE GRIT was John Wayne's finest role. Whether it was or not, it was the one for which he received his only Best Actor Academy Award.
Regardless of the debate, TRUE GRIT is an entertaining western saga that showcases Wayne's considerable acting abilities to a tee. Wayne stars as Rooster Cogburn, a no-nonsense bounty hunter who is renowned for invariably getting his man. Kim Darby is perfectly cast as the straight-laced, prudish Mattie Ross, a spinsterish woman who hires Cogburn and a Texas Ranger (played by Glen Campbell and no, he can't act worth spit!) to hunt down the man who murdered her father. But., hey, you already know the story!
For me Wayne's best performance was as Ethan Edwards in John Ford's THE SEARCHERS. For whatever reason Wayne was passed over for the Oscar for that performance. Most agree that Wayne's Academy Award for TRUE GRIT was a conglomerate for all of his great performances over the years. That suits me.
TRUE GRIT also stars a youngish Robert Duvall as Lucky Ned Pepper. Duvall's line just prior to Wayne's signature scene in the movie--putting his reins in his teeth and taking on Pepper's gang single-handedly--is priceless. It might have been "Brave talk from a one-eyed fat man..." but it was the prelude to one of the most memorable scenes in western movies.
THE HORSEMAN
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Summary: western masterpiece
Review: This is only the second wayne movie I have ever watched. So I basically went into it with my eyes wide shut. This is a remarkably likable movie in which I think co star kim darby steals the show! This movie had alot of funny one-liners that were very witty. I figured this movie would be just like all the rest of the westerns I have seen, but this one stands out. John Wayne won an oscar for this movie. Very impressive!
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Summary: This is one of Wayne's best!
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This is typical John Wayne, in his later years, and one of his best. I think his best was The Shootist, perhaps closely followed by The Quiet Man.
The supporting cast, played by Kim Darby (Mattie Ross), and the villainous Robert Duvall, and Dennis Hopper as a young Texas Ranger was a good foil for Wayne, played their parts admirably. This was great entertainment, with John Wayne playing John Wayne (as he always did, with only the name changed to protect the guilty.) If there is anyone left who has not viewed this film, it is trime you did--perhaps even for the second or third time. Joseph (Joe) Pierre<BR<
author of Handguns and Freedom...their care and maintenance
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Summary: Bold Acting for a One-Eyed Fat Man
Review: 1969 was a long time ago but I still remember was a joy it was to watch this movie on the big screen. John Wayne won his one and only Oscar for his performance as Rooster Cogburn and what a deserved award it was. Wayne had the foresight to see that this was a role tailer made for him. He lost out on the bidding but that turned out to be a blessing because Hal Wallis got the rights to the book. Hal also had Wayne in mind as the lead role. It's mere speculation both I'm confident that the Wallis/Hathaway production was better that what might have been. After all, how could this movie be any better? All of the acting is terrific even if it comes from someone so unlikely as Glen Campbell. Kim Darby turns out to be something of a one-shot wonder but this role was designed for her. Playing the adult-like child who tries to take on the world in search of justice, she emotes just the right assortment of confidence and vulnerability. The character actors, especially Strother Martin embellish the story every step of the way. The scenery captured so wonderfully by the expert camera work was absolutely inspiring at times. There was excitement, suspense, heroics, and more. There was a relationship that developed between Matty Ross (Kim Darby) and Rooster Cogburn that was touching in a different sort of way. Throughout the whole movie, served in generous helpings, was a most enjoyable sort of humor. Wayne was actually doing a satire of sorts on many of his previous characters. He projected an off-beat sort of image of what the Ringo Kid might have looked like at 60. The humor underscores an atmosphere that is somewhat surreal throughout the movie. It's as though someone wanted to portray a Western in which the characters all spoke and acted like they from a slightly different world. In this case that different world is the 1880's as opposed to modern-day Hollywood's image of the American West. There are times you think, "Did he REALLY say that?" but it works well and it gives the humor an added touch. Some may not see through it (or else, not care to see through it) and the movie may then appear as a combination of bad writing and over-acting. That would be too bad because there are a number of classic scenes throughout the film. I've watched the movie at least 20 times and I can't help but watch it again every time I come upon it while channel surfing. The ending scene is terrific. Who but the Duke could have said "Well, come see a fat old man sometime!"
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