True Grit (2010)
The second film adaptation of the 1968 novel of the same name written by Charles Portis. A 14 year old girl hires a mean and drunk bounty hunter to track down her father’s murderer. I really feel pretty much the same about this film and the 1969 version. Neither are anything special. Hailee Steinfeld’s performance [...]
Read moreSantee (1973)
Santee (1973) was directed by Gary Nelson, Nelson started in Tv and moved to movies. He directed five films, including Disney’s “The Black Hole”. Jody Deakes (Michael Burns) joins his outlaw father after his mothers death. Jody’s father is running from Santee (Glen Ford) a bounty hunter. Santee kills Jody’s father and Jody follows him hoping to take [...]
Read moreDances with Wolves (1990)
Kevin Costner directs and stars in Dances with Wolves. It won the Academy Award for Best Picture. It is an epic about a lieutenant from the Civil War and his induction into a Sioux tribe. This movie was a positive experience. It reminded me of Braveheart. Director is the star in a somewhat controversial but [...]
Read moreTrue Grit (1969)
True Grit stars John Wayne and is adapted from a novel of the same name. It is the story of Mattie Ross who privately hires Rooster Cogburn, a U.S. Marshall, to track and capture Tom Chaney, the man who murdered her father in cold blood. I watched this movie a million times as a kid. [...]
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