It was worth every penny of my $6 ticket.
The little gal was great. Hard to believe she hasn't been in the business for 30 years.
Jeff Bridges was excellent.
Matt Damon with a speech problem was a hoot.
The little theatre room only holds about 80 people with 40 of those too close to the big screen. Guess where I was. Haven't been that close to the screen since the original Star Wars came out. Odd feeling to have to continually turn my head to follow all the action.
When the lights came on, I looked around to see how many others present I knew. About 15. Two of them were named Ted. One Ted had kids in school with my kids. The other Ted is the father of Detroit Lions quarterback, Shaun Hill.
Agree 100%. Great film.
I totally agree. Excellent movie. I think that the TV ads for it seem to make it much more darker than it really was. You can totally tell the tenor and pacing of a Coen Brothers film, but they really hit the nail on the head.
I went to the bargain matinee today.
Good movie.
I didn't care for any of the 20 or so trailers they showed though.
I haven't seen the movie yet, but I went looking for the book today. We're traveling this weekend so tried a Border's in Stockton with no success then later, a Barnes and Noble in Chico. Again, no luck, but I did find another book by Portis: The Dog of the South.
I'm reading it now in a hotel room while my wife is out shopping with our daughter. It is very well written and hilarious.
Example:
"They don't have dog races here, Jack."
"I think they do."
"They don't have legal gambling in Texas."
"I think they have dog races."
"I don't think so. Out in the streets maybe. Among themselves."
Or:
"When you run up against a policeman at a typewriter, you might as well get a coke and relax."
I'm sure I can find True Grit at a used book store later today. Now I'm really looking forward to it.
Don
while you're in a used book store get any book by C.S. Forester. I have trouble putting his books down, though.
