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(some box sets are counted as more than one)
DVDs: 411 | Blu-rays: 624 | Television: 291 | Foreign Language: 91 | Animation: 102
Criterions: 38 | Steelbooks: 36 | Total: 1035

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

True Grit


Impressions before seeing it
Never seen the original, but I enjoy the work of all the names on that poster, and westerns can be fun.

How was it?
True Grit was made like a classic golden-era western, of which I have seen a few over the years. It's straightforward and simple, with nothing complex or ambiguous about its story, because that type of movie was probably intended only as pure entertainment for working class males who don't necessarily like to do a lot of thinking. It also helps that some of the performances, especially those by Josh Brolin (who isn't in it that much, in case you're a huge fan) and Hailee Steinfeld (who is in most of the scenes and carried the film amazingly for an actress her age), feel like they were taken right from the 50's/60's thanks to their speech patterns. Bridges and Damon felt more modern, but no less good for it. It was a joy in itself to watch Rooster (Bridges) mumble, stumble, and deadpan his character, and to appreciate the nuance of LaBoeuf's (Damon) slight lisp after sustaining a tongue injury. I can't think of any complaints or faults, everything was just really well done.

Recommendation
I do enjoy complex movies, but sometimes an "easy" one is all you need. True Grit is just here for fun, but it's pure entertainment without being a blockbuster, and that is what makes it great. Although the trailers can be misleading, because it doesn't feel as dark and gritty - like the title suggests, at least to me - as, say, No Country for Old Men. But it's definitely solid and enjoyable.

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