Reacting to TRUE GRIT (1969) | Movie Reaction

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Reacting to TRUE GRIT (1969) | Movie Reaction

[@robertzapata5395]

John Wayne himself said that this was the role he waited for his entire career for. He was meant for this role and won an Oscar for it.

[@Madagon367]

He also said 'I believe in white surpremecy.' in his 1971 Playboy interview. What a cool guy.

[@jimjames6074]

​@@Madagon367Nobody's perfect

[@hardyharr9377]

@@jimjames6074 is that what you do? Go around justifying racists by saying, "Nobody's perfect" thanks for showing us that YOU'RE racist af you proud lady boy

[@rooster1012]

@@jimjames6074 He also supported Hitler that is why you never saw him in a movie fighting Germans, he had to beg to have a cameo in the longest day.

[@bushbabybotha9943]

@@Madagon367and one can’t blame him since we’ve all seen what the alternative is!

[@SirKnight1096]

John Wayne, Glenn Campbell, Kim Darby, Robert Duvall, Dennis Hopper, and Strother Martin are the legends in this.

[@melenatorr]

And not forgetting John Fiedler as Lawyer Dagget. And Orangey the cat as General Sterling Price (I had to).

[@billolsen4360]

Yes, Strother Martin & Kim Darby are great together, "Mister Licensed Auctioneer"

[@odysseusrex5908]

Kim Darby s a legend?

[@richelliott9320]

Don’t forget John Fiedler as lawyer Daggot!

[@richelliott9320]

@@odysseusrex5908well she was on Star Trek along with several others in the movie lol

[@mikeduplessis8069]

I can't overstress how *unusual* this film was for 1969. The dialog, the speech patterns like no other movie.

[@pete_lind]

John Wayne did an attack from 30 year war 1618-48 , Finnish troops charged with horses full speed , with two guns and a sword . You fire one near enemy line , then other gun , then pull out your sword and start hacking enemy troops and horses run over people, very effective .

[@virginiapudelko6280]

Public hangings served two purposes. The first was to shame and/or scare the criminal in a very public manner and the second was as a cautionary assembly to remind people that there was a consequence to criminal behavior. It scared the heck out of kids and helped parents keep them in line.

[@maxsparks5183]

Kind of like public disembowelings and drawing and quarterings.

[@sydIRISH]

Bring it back

[@Raven5150]

In the town I come from its still legal to hang a horse theif on the town square

[@Raven5150]

​@@maxsparks5183public guitining in France was carried out all the way up til the late 70s

[@ericjanssen394]

And, in most sleepy towns, it became the only public entertainment. (And thereby lost most of its cautionary value, like the French guillotines.)

[@dave131]

I had forgotten how stunning the scenery is in these older westerns. They sure know how to pick a spot to film.

[@steverusk4514]

South-west area of Colorado

[@gavinmatthewlyall]

Such wild scenery hasn't existed for so long; this is the one reason the remake by the Cohen brothers couldn't quite recapture the spirit of the original.

[@Gerald-do9yg]

Amen to that Dave! Where would we have been without Monument Valley, the Alabama Hills, and Simi Valley , before the land rush!! Blsgs, gg

[@ejtappan1802]

"Fill your hand, you son of a b----!" Has been one of my favorite lines since this movie came out! Loved your reaction.

[@cookiemadison8529]

Great reaction to a great movie. LeBoef was played by Glen Cambell, a great guitarist and country music star. Pepper was played by Robert Duvall, who played Tom in the Godfather a couple of years later. The baddie who gets stabbed in the cabin is Dennis Hopper, who was in Easy Rider and Apocolypse Now. Lots of other great movie western character actors as well.

[@allengray5748]

Yes and Robert Duvall was also in Apocalypse Now. "Love the smell of napalm in the morning. It smells like VICTORY! Dawn would probably know Denise from the movie SPEED.

[@cookiemadison8529]

Good call

[@melenatorr]

Glen Campbell had a tv variety series when I was growing up. I had a major crush on him. The radio station we listened to then played a number of his songs: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e4XOq35vpb2An9E Here he is in concert, singing the theme song for this movie, along with a tiny, funny story about being cast: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fKbKm6qQgKitY6M

[@gerstelb]

Tom Chaney is played by Jeff Corey, who appeared in just about everything: not just Westerns (including “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid”) but also episodes of “Star Trek,” “Babylon 5,” “Night Court,” and “Charmed.”

[@creech54]

Lots of great character Actors in this movie. Strother Martin was the Col. (horse trader). John Fiedler was the lawyer. Jeff Corey was Tom Chaney. John Doucette was the Sheriff. Plus Hank Worden, Edith Atwater, Alfred Ryder, Myron Healey and more.

[@rumrunner23]

Dawn is the best movie reactioner ever! Her sarcastic wit and Scottish accent make it a fun time watching a movie with her. So funny when she says “poop” and “pee pee” with her accent.

[@yournamehere6002]

She's never bothered by things that other people would find "problematic". She just watches things and enjoys them for what they are.

[@clutchpedalreturnsprg7710]

You are right. I never saw someone laugh so much at this movie. I now realize it was a comedy. I always before watched it for the serious side of it.

[@Arthur_King_of_the_Britons]

Yep, Dawn gets it

[@brettmuir5679]

@@clutchpedalreturnsprg7710 everyone I have ever introduced to this movie has had the same reaction as Dawn Marie. Glad you are a member of the club

[@draculimpaler4507]

Yes shes my favorite as well

[@rubroken]

Another great western you might want to react to, is "Little Big Man" starring Dustin Hoffman. Most of it is told from the native American point of view. It has a lot of comedy elements in it, but I don't think it's classified as a comedy. Maybe early 70's(?)

[@allengray5748]

Yes. Forgot about that movie. Dawn would enjoy it. The warrior that did everything backwards 🤣

[@mena94x3]

I have been recommending that movie to reactors for YEARS. It'll be a great day when it finally happens. Classic.

[@clayquakenbush]

John Wayne refused to have a stuntman jump the horse over the fence. He did it himself on first try.

[@charlieeckert4321]

Glen Campbell was a wonderful singer and studio musician. He played in recording sessions for recordings by the Beach Boys, Bobby Darin, Frank Sinatra, Ricky Nelson, Dean Martin, Nat King Cole, the Monkees, Nancy Sinatra, Merle Haggard, Jan and Dean,[19] Bing Crosby, Phil Spector, Sammy Davis Jr., Doris Day, Bobby Vee, The Everly Brothers, Shelley Fabares, The Cascades, Paul Revere & the Raiders, Wayne Newton, The First Edition, The Kingston Trio, Roger Miller, Gene Clark, Lou Rawls, Claude King, Lorne Greene, Ronnie Dove and Elvis Presley.

[@tarmaque]

In his later years he suffered from Alzheimer's and could barely recognize anyone, but if you put a guitar in his hands he could still play with the best of them.

[@MarcosElMalo2]

He had his own TV show, too.

[@MrVvulf]

One of the best guitarists of the 20th century.

[@DV80s]

I like both versions of film, the one with John Wayne and the one with Jeff Bridges. I haven't read the book, but I believe the Jeff Bridges version has the same ending as the book.

[@badpuppy09]

I didn't want to like the remake and tried to keep open mind. Yes it's equally great! Same with 3:10 to Yuma , i like both and the remake is probably superior in my opinion.

[@keithdean9149]

This version was turned into a John Wayne movie. The Cohen Brothers version more closely follows the book,

[@porflepopnecker4376]

I much prefer this version, especially the different ending.

[@benjaminroe311ify]

Me too. 2nd version with Jeff Bridges is awesome.

[@MikeBarratt-lk3gt]

So great to see a younger generation enjoy these classic westerns as much as you did great reaction 😊

[@bobwallace1880]

John Wayne and Kim Darby did not get along during the filming of this. He thought she was a demanding brat. Great cast great movie. Thank you Dawn Marie

[@totallytomanimation]

The Coen Brothers adaptation of "True Grit", which was originally a book, so it's not a remake, is an amazingly good adaptation of the book also. Both films are really great westerns and neither steps on the toes of the other. I recommend you watch the Coen Brothers adaptation also. If I were to recommend a western in a different vein, I'd have ya' watch "Jeremiah Johnson". It's the story of the true life frontier Mountain Man Jeremiah Johnson and it was shot if The Rocky Mountains. Beautiful!

[@CommissarTommy22]

True Grit is fantastic in both it's original and remake form.

[@bikerdude2k4]

My favorite movie of all time. This was the film John Wayne won an academy award. It's also the only John wayne film to my knowledge that has a sequel (Rooster Cogburn and the Lady co-starring Katherine Hepburn). Glenn Campbell also won an Oscar for the theme song which I believe is the only country song to ever win an oscar.

[@turnerdan53]

She Wore A Yellow Ribbon I think was part of a Trilogy with Wayne in them.

[@bikerdude2k4]

@turnerdan53 it was a Yokohama of sorts. Director John Fords cavalry trilogy. But the movies weren't connected by plot and he played different characters.

[@BouillaBased]

Kim Darby had an absolutely astonishing career, and many of her films are worth checking out. Some real classics in there. Though, one role that might go unnoticed is in Better Off Dead, which really managed to showcase her funny side.

[@erikbrown5104]

I can't believe I never realized this

[@SmokeDogg11]

I love that movie! And her performance was delightfully quirky. I loved the "French" meal she prepared.

[@ignatzmuskrat3000]

Also, as Miri in a Star Trek episode of the same name.

[@Oppeldeldoc1]

Also THE STRAWBERRY STATEMENT.

[@annapurna4054]

Thank you so much for reacting to this classic! It's one of my all-time favorites. And if you're in the mood for a funny Western, you can't go wrong with another 1969 film, "Support Your Local Sheriff!" It's not only a lot of fun, but it's also chock full of great western stars/character actors.

[@GUNNER67akaKelt]

Oh, these are fun ones, too. Good suggestion.

[@notmyrealname1730]

Shakiest Gun In The West.

[@charlesblaicher7589]

Excellent suggestion and Bruce Dern in a comedic role. Very funny send-up of westerns

[@harpergras]

I remember going to see this one with my Mom , Dad and two sisters when it first came out...Good memories.

[@TTM9691]

Loved it! Now that you've seen him old, see him at his youngest in "Stagecoach, one of the all time great westerns and also a great "girl western" as you call them. That's from 1939, a totally archetypal western, it's the one that put John Wayne on the map.

[@clutchpedalreturnsprg7710]

Agreed. On one trip I pulled off the highway and took a tour of Lordsburg, New Mexico. A nice town.

[@RossM3838]

John Wayne’s self parody is done just right The original novel is also a parody of the western tropes encased in an actual western tale. Thus is can be read in both levels. Wayne adds to it and is having such a good time it’s giddy.

[@ElliotNesterman]

The story takes place in 1878. $100 in 1878 is about $3100 in 2023.

[@charlespichler1057]

Maddie's father's headstone said 1880 at the end of the film.

[@corbinhbucknerjr558]

@@charlespichler1057 It was a misprint. The chisel slipped.

[@paulrward]

Try Again ! $ 100 dollars was FIVE Twenty Dollar Gold Pieces, or about five ounces of Gold, which, at $ 2000 per ounce, makes $ 100 equal to $ 10,000 !

[@ElliotNesterman]

@@paulrward By 1878 the vast majority of transactions in the US were with paper money not gold pieces, despite what one sees in the movies.

[@paulrward]

​ @ElliotNesterman While that is true, it is also true that if you had twenty dollars in U.S. Notes, they could be exchanged for either twenty dollars in silver, or twenty dollars in gold, at any Bank, depending on whether they were either Silver Certificates, or Gold Certificates, or were U.S. Treasury Notes, which could be exchanged for gold or silver at any office of the United States Treasury, which existed in most cities. And this was why, if you accepted payment in U.S. Government 'Legal Tender' Notes, you would try to get rid of them as fast as you could, and get gold or silver for them instead. Thus the old song, " And I don't give a Damn about a Greenback Dollar, I spend them as fast as I can ! " If you want to know about the history of Inflation in the United States, read ' The Creature From Jekyll Island ' , which is a history of the Federal Reserve and inflation.

[@xsidx232]

I absolutely love John Wayne. Him and Clint Eastwood were my idols growing up. Thanks for all the good reactions❤️ your gorgeous

[@porflepopnecker4376]

I'm delighted to see you reacting to this wonderful John Wayne classic. My parents took me to see it when it came out. A lot of people don't care for Kim Darby as Mattie--even Duke didn't quite get her approach to the role--but I think it's one of the most brilliant performances in all of cinema. And for me this version has so much more heart and humor than the dry Coen Brothers remake. I hope that someday you'll get around to watching my all-time favorite western, SHANE.

[@THOMMGB]

Dawn, Wow, 50K subscribers! Congratulations are in order. This is a good movie and John Wayne won a Best Actor Academy Award for it. However, I do like the remake by the Coen Brothers. I like The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance a lot. John Wayne was younger, so you'll like it.

[@ElliotNesterman]

One of the things I like best about this movie is the way the dialogue captures the literarily expressive style of formal speech of the 19th century. Since you've now watched three John Wayne Westerns, for your next two I suggest _Stagecoach_ (1939), Wayne's first major motion picture, and _The Shootist_ (1976), his last, and very excellent, picture. An great Western comedy is _Cat Ballou_ (1965). It stars Jane Fonda as Cat Ballou and Lee Marvin in the dual role of Kid Shelleen and Tim Strawn, for which he won the Best Actor Oscar.

[@feldweible]

Lee Marvin and Jack Palance in "Monte Walsh" is a western that is not to be missed!

[@rogerhamilton5965]

This has always been one of my favorite John Wayne westerns, like it almost as much as Rio Bravo. The remake of True Grit wasn't nearly as good and I've never understood why someone thought it was needed.

[@andrewcharles459]

Cat Ballou is gold. "Shalom Aleichem!"

[@DerrickMims]

🎶 Cat Balloooouuuuu 🎶 Such a fun movie. Besides, our Dawn needs some Jane Fonda in her life.

[@clutchpedalreturnsprg7710]

@@andrewcharles459 " She's mean and evil through and through. "

[@katherinedinwiddie4526]

Wonderful movie! Love your reactions! Rooster Cogburn is another great movie.

[@waterbeauty85]

I love Katherine Hepburn's final line to John Wayne in that movie (won't quote it here because I don't want to spoil it for Dawn).

[@Soundhypno]

The Professionals is a good one from this era with many top actors of the day, Lee Marvin and Burt Lancaster plus others and Paint Your Wagon you will absolutely love with Clint Eastwood. A western and a musical all in one. Blessings Dawn❤💚💙

[@waterbeauty85]

I'm eager to see Dawn's reaction to Lee Marvin in "Paint Your Wagon" after loathing him as a psychopath in "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance."

[@tarmaque]

@@waterbeauty85 She'd love _Donovan's Reef_ too. Or _Cat Ballou._ Lee Marvin always reminded me of my Grandfather. They looked alike, and my Grandfather was also a sort of gruff and kinda mean old man like Marvin frequently played.

[@rabbitandcrow]

Yep, The Professionals is great.

[@dennishinkle5010]

He won an academy award for this movie.

[@tarmaque]

He did, but many believe it was a sympathy vote because people figured at the time it would be his last chance for an Oscar. Realistically it probably should have been Dustin Hoffman for _Midnight Cowboy._ That said, it was a tough year. Then Wayne went on to do maybe four more pretty good movies, and some not so good movies. (He really should have won for _The Searchers_ in 1956 but Earnest Borgnine won for _Marty_ which is reasonable. Wayne wasn't even nominated.)

[@stevelobban2766]

Love how someone so young loves all the classic movies! And gets the humour! Loved your Marx brothers reactions and your emotional intelligence is spot on too. Can't wait for your next classic reaction

[@clutchpedalreturnsprg7710]

" Why a duck? and not a chicken? "

[@stevelobban2766]

Why did the chicken cross the road?

[@sreggird60]

My brother took me to go see this when it came out in 1969. It's still one of my favorite John Wayne movies. And that was singer Glen Campbell as the Texas Ranger. And your laughter is so infectious.

[@mikehigbee2320]

Yay! I've been hoping for this! A classic among classics. I was born in 1964, so this movie was a part of my childhood and upbringing. Nothing epitomizes traditional American ideals and values like a great western starring John Wayne.

[@pleasantvalleypickerca7681]

A classic! John Wayne deserved the Academy award. Kim Darby was great. A fun western.

[@michaeldavid6284]

Few people know that John Wayne was diagnosed with lung cancer four years prior to making this film, and that he had his entire left lung surgically removed. Ironically, he passed away from stomach cancer in 1979, ten years after the release of True Grit.

[@loupgarou-dj3tm]

He was in a terrible film called The Conqueror, which was filmed in a radioactive hotspot downwind from the atom bomb testing site. Almost half of the cast and crew ended up dying of cancer over the years.

[@ilionreactor1079]

You might take a look at a couple of Glen Campbell videos. He was a popular singing act and ace guitar player.

[@philmakris8507]

Glen was the session player on Tequila

[@derekdecker555]

The 2010 version is def worth watching. One of the rare situations where I love both versions equally. While there are some story changes in the 2010 version, the main difference is the tone. And Jeff Bridges knocks his portrayal of Rooster out of the park.

[@kieronball8962]

Perfect reactions from Dawn Marie, to one of the greatest westerns ever made.

[@marke8323]

My brother worked at a Golf course that Glen Cambell was a member of, said he was a nice guy, brought out his guitar one time and played for them...He said he joked that he was so good in this movie that he got John Wayne an Oscar(?). lol

[@robertbunting3117]

Great reaction, the remake is really good too, but this ending is better. Also John Wayne's 'The cowboys' is a great Wayne Western

[@waterbeauty85]

Think Dawn would really like "The Cowboys." There characters in that move are great and very well acted.

[@allengray5748]

Yes indeed with Bruce Dern. An awesome bad guy.

[@waterbeauty85]

@@allengray5748 Dawn is going to hate Bruce Dern's villain so much!

[@jodytierney9474]

"They Call Me Trinity" and "Trinity is Still My Name" are two comedy Westerns which are worth checking out.

[@waterbeauty85]

How about "My Name is Nobody"? I love that one!

[@allengray5748]

Yes those were AWESOME!?

[@allengray5748]

@@waterbeauty85 Awe yes with Mr Henry Fonda

[@tarmaque]

@@waterbeauty85 Technically not one of the "Trinity" movies but clearly the same character and actor. It was written by Sergio Leone along with a couple other guys, and it shows. It has the distinction of being the last western Henry Fonda was ever in.

[@RonI-qz2tz]

Great reaction. I think you would really like Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969). A comedy western.

[@LilHoss]

And Support Your Local Gunfighter!

[@allengray5748]

YES!!! Support Your Local Sheriff with James Garner and Bruce Dern. Bruce Dern is also in The Cowboys.

[@mattsmith7490]

My favorite line in the movie has to be, "How long you boys down in Texas been mounted on sheep?" Classic John Wayne line.

[@richardyett3985]

Glen Campbell is one of the biggest singing stars from the sixties and seventies, Robert Duvall became one of the biggest stars and is still alive.

[@herrzimm]

As GREAT as Wayne is in this movie, it still has to be said that he was almost "perfect" in "The Shootist", which more or less comes across as someone with a history of fights dealing with the "consequences of having a reputation" during his last days and the way that the "reputation" tends to be more than anyone can actually live up to.

[@bluebird3281]

'"last days" is a bit of a spoiler....

[@herrzimm]

@@bluebird3281 -- not really a "spoiler" when it is the SETTING of the story. Now, saying who else is in it, what happens, how characters interact with each other? Well, that is different.

[@bluebird3281]

@@herrzimmThe viewer doesn't know it is his last days when the movie starts. Well, I guess now they do. It isn't the setting of the story it is a plot point.

[@pleasantvalleypickerca7681]

@"The Shootist" Yes "The Shootist" is great. His final film and excellent.

[@tim_davidson6344]

"The Shootist" (1976) was Wayne's last movie and has James Stewart, Lauren Bacall, Harry Morgan and Ron Howard in it.

[@ROSEBILL]

Dawn, love your reactions! You might want to react to the sequel of this movie, "Rooster Cogburn". Think you'd enjoy that one also.

[@allengray5748]

Yes with the Great Catherine Hepburn.

[@JohnLeePettimoreIII]

my granny was born in the *_"Indian Territories"._* damn tough woman. i love her and miss her to this day.

[@larrydlam]

I always go backward when I'm backing away. One of my favorite lines.

[@alanh.7668]

The remake of this with Jeff Bridges, Hailie Steinfeld and Matt Damon was well done.

[@sammygoodnight]

John Wayne is my all-time favorite movie star, but the 2010 REMAKE of True Grit may be my all-time favorite movie. That's how good I think that version is.

[@davidmarquardt9034]

@@sammygoodnight In a sense, the 2010 version is not a remake in that they took the time to go back to the original story, and write a new screenplay. True, you can't replace John Wayne, but I think they were smart enough not to try to. And it was a good screenplay, as sassy as Kim Darby was, Hallie Steinfeld was just as good and possibly even better.

[@alanh.7668]

You're right, yes. I agree with everything you said👍👍@@davidmarquardt9034

[@brianbickle7395]

@@sammygoodnighthated it

[@keithdean9149]

This version was made to be a John Wayne movie. The remake more closely followed the book and was more about Mattie.

[@philmakris8507]

Dawn Marie does Westerns so well.

[@ChrisReise]

In case you don't already know this, "True Grit" has a sequel called "Rooster Cogburn (and the Lady)"

[@TroyBaugh-wu7ek]

Glad you liked it, girl! John Wayne in True Grit is one of the coolest, strongest, most joyful performances in the history of American movies. He not only deserved that Oscar, but a dozen more besides. Somebody down thread claimed that Dustin Hoffman in Midnight Cowboy should've won. WRONG! Hoffman's entire persona is a man so sleazy and grimy you want to scrub him off the screen with Windex. Wayne is a national treasure, and he's at his late-stage peak here.

[@bobmcfadden1111]

The remake is closer to the source material but has the same feel in the dialogue and attitude. Very much worth a watch!

[@alanflor703]

Don't bother with a remake when you can see the sequel, Rooster Cogburn.

[@catherinelw9365]

Maddie wanted to hire Rooster because she heard he has "true grit". Ironically, the movie shows that "true grit" was about Maddie.

[@DaveB806]

“Ride in like John Wayne” Awesome that you watched this classic western with the one true cowboy (in the movies). A real funny John Wayne western is “McLintock” 1963. Hope your having a wonderful day and able to keep that beautiful laugh of yours. ❤

[@jeffdetmer4681]

Hi Dawn. Great reaction as always. There were a couple of people in this who went on to be huge stars. Glen Campbell played the Texas Ranger and was a great guitarist. Spent years as a studio musician until getting a chance to be a solo. He played on Beach Boys albums and many country recordings as well. He hit big with some huge hits of his own recordings too, and had a hugely popular variety TV show. Also the guy who played bad guy Ned Pepper was Robert Duvall who has made a ton of great movies and is highly awarded. You should just search His list of movies, and start picking some. Also the young bad guy in the shack who told Rooster about Chaney was Dennis Hopper who went on to be a pretty big star and director himself. As far as the remake. I am a big fan of Jeff Bridges who played Rooster in the remake, but I didn't care for the movie. Hard to fill the boots of The Duke. (John Wayne) For more of Wayne's movies you might enjoy (westerns with a few laughs as well) try McClintock (co starring his Quiet Man co star Maureen O'Hara), Rio Bravo, El Dorado and The Cowboys.

[@ianjardine7324]

I would recommend the remake it's one of the few done really well. It's a little darker but just as funny and the relationship between Maddie and Rooster played perfectly.

[@OptimusJedi]

One of my favorite Westerns of all time and easily one of the best ever.

[@unclebobunclebob]

This shortened version left out the great scenes between Maddie and the man who bought and sold horses....hilarious.

[@joemckinley754]

I'm not a fan of remakes, but Jeff Bridges was AMAZING reprising the Rooster Cogburn role. Well worth the watch.

[@michaelriddick7116]

The soundtrack is AMAZING!! Iris DeMent's "Leaning On Ever Lasting Arms" really turns the emotions too 11! :)

[@davemcbroom695]

I can quote the whole movie. All time fav. The newer one is good too.

[@kevincaulder20]

Dawn Marie. When you give a movie, your BEST MOVIE, EVER after you react to it, that it earned your personal seal of approval. The highest praise from you. That way, each movie has a standard to meet. I loved how much you enjoyed this classic John Wayne western. He looks older partly because he had most of one lung removed in 1964. He would die of stomach cancer 15 years later in 1979. But this movie is still popular today for all the reasons you enjoyed. If you didn't know, Clint Eastwood is also allergic to horses. He has to take medication to make his westerns. I'm sure he'll cut you in if you agree to be his sidekick. Because a cow is not an animal, you want to ride hard when you need to get out of town in a hurry. Can't wait to see you in the cowboy hat next time. And by the way, the update on the remake of this movie is very good, too. Hopefully, it will live up to your lofty new rating system and earn BEST MOVIE EVER !! Later.

[@MichaelSSmith-hs5pw]

During the time period of this movie, the mid 1880s, 25 dollars then in todays money is worth $583.00, & 50 dollars then in todays money is worth $1,171.00 in the mid 1880s

[@frankrossi6972]

This was one of the best of the late '60s/early '70s cycle of self-aware westerns (not counting "Blazing Saddles," which was a comedy/spoof outright) that commented on the genre on various levels. Others include "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence," "Cat Ballou," The Good Guys and the Bad Guys," "Support Your Local Sheriff," McCabe and Mrs. Miller," "The Wild Bunch," "Will Penny," "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid," Sergio Leone's trilogy with Clint Eastwood, and "Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid." "Grit" was more comedic in terms of personality clashes with the backdrop of a serious plot. I'm not a huge Wayne fan, but he definitely showed that he could make fun of his rough, macho image with the added layer of portraying an aging relic, something that actors often shy away from. Wayne looked old for other reasons, though. He was diagnosed with lung cancer a couple years earlier (likely from smoking and the infamous "Conqueror" film shoot radiation exposure scandal).

[@Dularr]

The Searchers. Generally considered the greatest western.

[@frankrossi6972]

Wayne definitely should've won that Oscar. "True Grit' Oscar felt like a consolation prize.

[@Jupiterblitz]

Hi Marie, 🌺 congratulation to 50 000 subsrcibers! I like it very much that you keep an eye on these classic movies. I suppose you will like "Rio Bravo", either. All the best🙂

[@droidx1191]

The remake of True Grit is superb. Most remakes fail, but that one is really great.

[@doc_adams8506]

The Judge Parker the movie references was also known as the Hanging Judge of Fort Smith, Arkansas. He presided over literally hundreds of hangings.

[@WeaselSuper]

McLintock and El Dorado are 2 great JW westerns. It's such a joy to see someone enjoy this genre again.

[@allengray5748]

Nice. Is El Dorado the one with Dean Martin or James Caan. There was two versions I believe.

[@barryscott8041]

@@allengray5748 Only one version I know of...it starred Wayne, James Caan and Robert Mitchum

[@allengray5748]

@@barryscott8041 Yep was just rereminded. El Dorado is a remake of Rio Bravo with (singer) Dean Martin as the drunk sheriff. Robert Mitchum did freaking awesome though.

[@danaleestephens1686]

You can’t go wrong with John Wayne

[@dennisshaper4744]

Glen Campbell(LeBeouf) was a country music star. Robert Duval(NedPepper) is a multi Oscar winner. Strother Martin(horse trader) was in many many movies.

[@robertzapata5395]

I forgot to mention earlier...I love your videos Dawn! Your smile and laughter brighten up my day EVERY SINGLE TIME i see your reactions. You're one of a kind and thanks for taking the time to share a little bit of you with us! Luv ya!

[@mwflanagan1]

Thanks for reviewing this one and not the remake. This is one case where the original was decidedly better. I saw it when it came out, largely because I was a big Glen Campbell fan, as I had just started learning guitar (he was an American singer, I hope you know). Thanks for this one, Dawn.

[@ronp1903]

Great reaction Dawn Marie! And actually I think the newer remake is just as good as the original! A suggestion for another John Wayne classic Western is "THE COWBOYS". One of the "greatest movies ever"! Always looking forward to your next reaction, thank you! 🎥🍿😊

[@apollo21lmp]

in the book Rooster wore the patch on his right eye. Wayne wanted to wear it on his left to honor his friend Director John Ford, who wore an eye patch on his left eye. in his acceptance speech for his Oscar for best actor for this movie, Wayne said, "Wow! If I'd known that I would have put that patch on 35 years earlier."

[@keithalanbaker535]

The character called Moon was played by Dennis Hopper who you may remember played the villain (And mad bomber) in Speed.

[@zackgallardo]

The remake is JUST as good. Most of the lines and scenes are super similar. You'll love Jeff Bridges rendition of Rooster.

[@johnfriday5169]

Hailee Steinfeld was who impressed me. Bridges, Damon, Brolin and Pepper and she held her own opposite those accomplished actors in her first movie.

[@feldweible]

The second is closer to the book.

[@jesusfernandezgarcia9449]

But here is John Wayne.

[@zackgallardo]

@@johnfriday5169 had no clue that was her first film. That's great!

[@robertzapata5395]

Sorry but the remake was a disappointment for me. Too dark

[@billbryant9995]

The next one is "Rooster Cogburn", and it has Katherine Hepburn. Awesome. Another western with John Wayne that I really like is "Big Jake".

[@waterbeauty85]

"Thought you was dead." "Not hardly."

[@allengray5748]

Love Big Jake. "I thought you was dead". (JW) "Not hardly".

[@allengray5748]

@@waterbeauty85 oops. Just did a remake myself.

[@Gutslinger]

23:10 "Fill your hands, you son of a bitch!" The legendary line that everyone remembers from this movie.

[@americanmutt9089]

This version kicks the remake's Azz!!! I've always loved this movie. my favorite John Wayne movies are The Cowboys (1972) and The Shootist (1976).

[@MLawrence2008]

The Coen Brothers remake is excellent and more gritty but also more truthful to the book upon which both movies are based.

[@allengray5748]

Great remake. Mattie played by Hailee Steinfeld from HAWKEYE!!! She KILLED IT!!

[@BubbaCoop]

So you're saying it's Truer Grit?

[@DerrickMims]

@@BubbaCoopTruly Grittier? 🤔

[@MarcosElMalo2]

@@BubbaCoopIt really is. It’s not often that a remake surpasses an excellent original, but the Coens did it.

[@annapurna4054]

That was the PR spin going around at the time, but that's not actually true. The Coen Brothers version was excellent and their ending was more faithful to the book than the 1969 version. But the Coen Brothers added some scenes that weren't in the book and omitted some scenes that were. Both films were faithful in terms of the dialogue, but out of the two films, the 1969 film followed the book more closely, except for the ending. And, yeah, the Coen Brothers version is definitely more gritty. lol

[@Fishmorph]

I've always been a fan of this version of "True Grit." It's the first one I saw. But I must say, the remake has a lot to recommend it. The story beats are largely the same, but the performances are well worth the watch. Definitely have a look.

[@Echo4Bravo]

When she wanted Rooster buried next to her.👌

[@WaywardVet]

"She's won her spurs." We still use that in the U.S. Cavalry to this day. We may not ride horses anymore, but go to combat, you earn your gold spurs. Complete a feat of strength honored by someone who has spurs, you've earned silver spurs. Might not have fought a war, but she's earned her spurs. True grit.

[@navagate1900]

I always enjoy your laughs. Two Mules for Sister Sara is a another western with a female co-star I'm sure you will like.

[@Adam_Le-Roi_Davis.]

I loved your reaction to this, Dawn. Maybe do the newer 'True Grit' as your next Western.

[@MrVvulf]

Or "The Cowboys" (1972) which was described by John Wayne as "...the greatest experience of my life."

[@Adam_Le-Roi_Davis.]

@@MrVvulf That's a great choice.

[@Ralph64]

You cannot skip over the line, "Fill your hand, you son of a b*tch!"

[@IDLERACER]

🤠👍 There is at least one actor besides John Wayne that you HAVE seen before. Lawyer Dagget (John Fiedler) was also one of the "12 Angry Men."

[@chetcarman3530]

In my 70 years of living through movies, I've only ever ONCE seen a remake as good as or better than the original -- the Cohen Bros/Jeff Bridges/Matt Damon version is Mandatory Watching! ❤❤❤❤

[@richardsanchez9073]

Thank you Dawn Marie.

[@robertstallings6020]

Dawn Marie at 28:39 -- "I don't think I recognized anyone else. It was just John Wayne. I don't think there was anyone else I've seen before." You've seen Strother Martin (Col. G. Stonehill) in "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance," where he played one of Liberty Valance's two henchmen. You've seen John Fiedler (Lawyer Daggett) in "12 Angry Men," where he played Juror 2. And if you continue watching older movies, you'll certainly see more of Robert Duvall (Lucky Ned Pepper) who's widely regarded as one of America's finest actors and who's appeared in such classics as "To Kill A Mockingbird", "The Godfather", "The Godfather Part II", "Network", "Apocalypse Now", and "Tender Mercies."

[@beowulfthedane]

the Actor the played LaBoef was Glen Campbell, a famous Country Western Singer/songwriter famous for the songs "Wichita Lineman", "Galveston", "By the time I get to Phoenix", "Country Boy", and "Rhinestone Cowboy". He was also a member of "The Wrecking Crew" a group of studio musicians that played on thousands of studio recordings of famous bands like the Mama's and Papa's and the Beach Boys.

[@doc_adams8506]

The great horseback duel was filmed at Chimney Rock, Colorado. I have been blessed to have visited the location and it's as beautiful as it seems on screen.

[@geneaikenii1092]

"True Grit" was a true Western Classic film. Loved it as a kid. Still love it today. Licked your reaction to it, as usual. Such a wicked laugh. So infectious. And that sexy accent. Can't ask for more. Shoutout to ya, Dawn, from your guy in the States. Peace and love. Bless you and yours. Be seeing you on the next. Later.

[@stephenmonk8787]

The "Golden Age of Hollywood". Alot of movies from this era had a very comedic flavor regardless of genre. You'll have good time watching them.

[@markhamstra1083]

This was after the Golden Age of Hollywood - after television eroded the importance of movies, after the Big 5 studios lost their oligarchy in anti-trust actions, after theaters began showing films by independent studios, etc. _True Grit_ was from the early years of New Hollywood.

[@antonbresure1054]

There are indeed so many weaterns to see, but only 27 good ones, as far as I know. They are: Stagecoach Tall in the Saddle The Searchers Rio Bravo Hondo Broken Arrow Old Yeller High Noon The Man Who Shot Liberty Vallance True Grit The Sons of Katie Elder Cimmeron The Shakiest Gun in the West Cat Ballou Hang em High A Fistful of Dollars The Good the Bad and the Ugly The Outlaw Jose Wales Big Jake The Cowboys The Shootist The Apple Duming Gang Young Guns Tombstone Uforgiven Maverick Open Range Here are a few that some people mistakenly think aren't a waste of time: The Ox-Bow Incident Red River Fort Apache She Wore a Yellow Ribbon The Big Country Rio Lobo 3:10 to Yuma The Magnificent Seven For a Few Dollars More Once Upon a Time in the West Pale Rider High Planes Drifter Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Silverado Djano Hostiles Terror on the Prairie The anthology western The Ballad of Buster Scruggs has six segments, three of which are good: Near Aldodones All Gold Canyon The Girl Who Got Rattled A bonus so-bad-its-good from Wayne's early b-picture days, The Trail Beyond The True Grit remake can get a pass because it is well made, but still not as good as the original.

[@mikecronis]

There is an epilogue that indicates the rattlesnake venom was necessary because it made her "something else" needed to truly survive in those times she originally lacked.

[@pappajudas9267]

The remake is absolutely a different animal but I love both of them. Honestly, the remake of true grit is probably a far better movie, but my dad is a huge John Wayne fan and I grew up on this movie, so it's my favorite of the two.

[@johnbarron8882]

As a child, I caught a wild tarantula. My mother was horrified at the new pet, but I was allowed to keep it.

[@jeffsherk7056]

Corn Dodgers are 19th century travel food, made of corn meal, water, and salt. The mixture is boiled, cooled in a loaf pan, sliced, and fried in oil.