Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Watched Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.  I really love the title, but I don't like this movie as much as everyone else seems to.  Another one of those 70s period pieces that you can tell was made in the 70s.

True Grit (1969)

Happy new year!  I'm starting 2011 off right with some movies.  The very first was the original True Grit.  After thinking that I would like to see it, I just so happened to find it at the library.  I must say that the remake is much better, though.  It updated the western classic and made it truly timeless. Some of the quick witted dialog is in the original, but it just isn't as funny (and the humor is the big reason why I loved the remake so much).  I do like Mattie's boyish hairdo in this version, though.  But otherwise, when it came to the styling, things looked so 70s (although the film was made in '69).  I know John Wayne is supposed to be a legend, but I also found his delivery kind of...campy.

True Grit (2010)

Saw the True Grit remake today at the movies with my dad.  It's a good father/daughter movie!   It was really great. The humor was on point.  Jeff Bridges was, as always, wonderful.  A movie to be enjoyed by all, even those who don't normally enjoy westerns.  Now I need to see the original True Grit.  Sadly, I don't know too much about westerns!

One bone to pick: I didn't really like the epilogue...didn't think it added anything to the story.

Oh, and the movie posters are cool, too: