Synopsis: True Grit (Special Collector's Edition)
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Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 02/05/2008 Run time: 127 minutes Rating: G
True Grit (Special Collector's Edition) Reviews
True Grit (Special Collector's Edition) Reviews
96 of 101 people found the following review helpful: By This review is from: True Grit (DVD) This review refers to the Paramount(Widescreen Collection) DVD edition of "True Grit"... A great big nod to Paramount for giving us The Duke's Academy Award winning role as "Rooster Cogburn" on this superb DVD. This fabulous Wayne western from 1969 looks immaculate. Presented in widescreen, the picture is clear and sharp, and all the beautiful scenery in Technicolor is glorious.The sound in DD2.0(MONO) was surpisngly good as well.(Could be great in surround though).If you love this film, John Wayne or a great western, grab this one up! The story for those that may have missed it, is very adventurous as well as highly amsuing. Rooster Cogburn is a take no prisoners U.S. Marshall. That's not all he is though...he's an old, overweight,brash drunkard. But he's got 'grit'. And that is exactly what young Maddie Ross is looking for when she hires him to go after the man who killed her father.Maddie(Kim Darby), now affectionatly called "Baby Sister" by our guy, is... Read more 54 of 58 people found the following review helpful: By S�bastien Melmoth (H�tel d'Alsace, PARIS) - See all my reviews Amazon Verified Purchase This review is from: True Grit (DVD) * In ways this is an old chestnut; but it has its charms. It's beautifully cinemagraphed: the colours are rich and vibrant. The natural scenery is wonderful. Plus, the beginning of the film is a splendid evocation of American Victorianism--with the funeral parlor, court house, boarding house, etc. The representation of post-bellum middle-southern America is excellently drawn. (The locale is supposed to be Arkansas. There is mention of Yankees and Texicans, etc.) Glenn Campbell was not an actor at all, but he was a good fellow and a nice folk singer of the 1960s, closely identified with Texas. (He sings the title song.) Great supporting cast with Robert Duval and Jeff Corey. The two scenes with Strother Martin are worth the price of admission alone. Probably this is John Wayne's best r�le. The sound track score by Elmer Bernstein is very fine; and as mentioned, the scenic cinematography is excellent. The... Read more 46 of 55 people found the following review helpful: By This review is from: True Grit (Special Collector's Edition) (DVD) True Grit DVD True Grit is probably my favorite John Wayne western, maybe The Shootist is a close second. It stars John Wayne as an old, rough and coarse U. S. Marshall who reluctantly helps a teenager (Kim Darby) who both won academy Awards for their roles in the movie. The Marshall helps track down the killer of Darcy's Father into Indian Territory (modern day Oklahoma). The movie is based on the novel True Grit. Glen Campbell sings and plays a Texas Ranger who tags along. Highly recommended for fans of John Wayne, Classic Western movies, and Cowboy movies the way they used to be made. Gunner April, 2008 |
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