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Offline Dining Room Battles

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"I call that bold talk from a one-eyed fat man."
« on: September 18, 2020, 06:27:45 PM »
When he’s not staggeringly drunk, Cogburn’s good at what he does, but he’s lost the calling and in fact seems to have lost respect for human life. In the Coen brothers noir Western ‘True Grit’, Jeff Bridges’ plays Rooster Cogburn as an amiable mess of a character; a flawed U.S. deputy marshal, but someone you can rely on and would want by your side in times of trouble . . .



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Offline leadfool

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Re: "I call that bold talk from a one-eyed fat man."
« Reply #1 on: September 25, 2020, 05:21:03 AM »
Don't forget the 1969 version with John Wayne. 

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Offline Pan Marek

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Re: "I call that bold talk from a one-eyed fat man."
« Reply #2 on: September 25, 2020, 06:51:50 PM »
Really looks like Bridges.  What manufacturer?

Offline Dining Room Battles

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Re: "I call that bold talk from a one-eyed fat man."
« Reply #3 on: September 25, 2020, 09:33:05 PM »
 Brigade Games.

Offline Sir_Theo

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Re: "I call that bold talk from a one-eyed fat man."
« Reply #4 on: September 25, 2020, 09:41:55 PM »
Nice work.

Im with you that Jeff Bridges Cogburn is the one for me. The original film is great but the Coen's was much closer to the book. Both top films

Offline MGH

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Re: "I call that bold talk from a one-eyed fat man."
« Reply #5 on: September 27, 2020, 06:32:01 AM »
I too much prefer the Coen brothers version, not just for Bridge's portrayal of Cogburn but the Mattie Ross performance by Hailee Steinfeld was excellent, she was nominated for an Oscar. The entire cast was superb really.

Offline Dining Room Battles

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Re: "I call that bold talk from a one-eyed fat man."
« Reply #6 on: September 27, 2020, 07:32:38 PM »
MGH - It sure was and much closer to the book.

 

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