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  It was a fantastic movie. I liked the original movie but I though this one blew it away. I kept expecti... : Herman Toothrot
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    I was surrounded by people wearing camo when I saw it tonight. The first thing that was said after the movie was over: "Well, he [Bridges] was good, but he was no John Wayne."
    
    Are the John Wayne westerns any good? I've always preferred the spaghetti westerns of Leone and Eastwood to the Technicolor trappings of the Wayne films (those that I remember clearly, which are few).

    Jan 07, 2011 7:03pm PST
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    I was surrounded by people wearing camo when I saw it tonight. The first thing that was said after the mo... : ucanbfuzzy
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      The Wayne films are good if you like that kind of western. If you want a violent bloody or dark western,... : Herman Toothrot
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        That's not to say there isn't darkness or violence in Wayne westerns, it's just not the focus like violen... : Herman Toothrot
        • Thanks for the recommendations; I'll make sure to put those on my to-watch list. : ucanbfuzzy
        • I'd strongly suggest The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance as well. The Searchers is a classic, but Valance is... : steauengeglase
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  I liked it quite a bit. I watched No Country for Old Men and A Serious Man over the past two nights, so s : ucanbfuzzy
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    Pretty sure the snake pit thing was right out of the book, it was in the original too. : Herman Toothrot
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      I figured as much, it just felt very "pulpy" to me to have that happen. : ucanbfuzzy
      • It didn't bother me too much but I thought the movie would have had a stronger point if her injury had be : Herman Toothrot
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  wait, you're still dating that lunatic?! : biskits
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    dont act so surprised : pimpium
    • you're right: ! : biskits
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  "What's weird is i saw it with my gf" I lol'd : Godhatesfatpeople
  • i didn't even notice.... ugh... : dantastic
• I hated the ending. : BouillonCubes
• I liked it, though I had to struggle not to judge it against No Country, which is flawless IMO. : The Wilhelm Scream
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  So, I understand stabbing the horse to make it run faster, but did he really have to kill the horse? It : Vividvoid
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    I don't know much about horses but I do know that they can be rode to death, which is exactly what he did... : furiouschuck
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      So in short, no, that horse would have died from exhaustion or lack of food/water and predators. : Hemotoxin
      • Also, if a horse is "put away wet" they can die from a number of problems. Seeing the sweat on that hors... : spyrext
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  242, what do you think of the Horkey True Grit print that was released? : CrustaR
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    http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/ae216/annawitt/horkey-truegrit.jpg : CrustaR
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      Shit, son. That's awesome. : Herman Toothrot
      • 242 is off his game of knowing about the latest and greatest prints. :[ : CrustaR
    • pritty : pointyelbows
    • A Tim Burton Western : re4ctor
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    looking it up on ebay, jesus christ why does EVERY special poster print have "tyler stout olly moss star ... : opengl128
    • yes, i know why people do it, but ebay should be pulling those spamming assholes auctions : opengl128
• Good not great. : Boxelder
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  you were supposed to laugh at the hanging part right? i got a dirty look. : Boxelder
  • Many laughed at that scene when I saw it. : majestik
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  I'm just realizing that Barry Pepper was the main bad guy (besides the dim witted one) : trOmblyj
  • Barry Pepper was incredible. When I first saw him I wasn't sure because he plays a completely different c... : Beef-
• Loved it. Beautiful, very entertaining, and loved the ending. : Serpico74
• such a good movie, those people are nuts. : klearlyunseen
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  My fiancee is big into horses also (she has one here and rides) and she hated that part, too. Said it wa... : action wombmate
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    Sorry I guess I should have spoilered that but I guess I didn't give much away. : action wombmate
    • tell her to shut up unless you want to explain to her "THATS NOT HOW SOCKETS WORK" in every movie that in... : spaceless
  • In this case the time was of utmost importance and he had to ride the horse to its fullest until it was c... : Fpsnut
• I had to turn my head at the horse part too. I guess for the realistic drama, but having a scene to watch... : arcane_
• I thought the movie was absolutely great. A par revenge story made great by 3 wonderful performances and ... : braaains
• i think that they could have left the last 5 minutes out for a better ending that didnt seem pointless : dantastic
• I thought the movie was OK, but I really didn't like the ending. In fact the best thing about the entire ... : tcs