tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945802533317836555.post397767921525102946..comments2024-03-28T14:59:05.258-07:00Comments on GARY DOBBS AT THE TAINTED ARCHIVE: True Grit storming UK box officeGary Dobbs/Jack Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10935686140719743351noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945802533317836555.post-26412126842108343312011-02-16T12:20:42.960-08:002011-02-16T12:20:42.960-08:00Last week I caught up with the new True Gritat a r...Last week I caught up with the new <i><b>True Grit</b></i>at a run-down, small-town cinema in provincial New Zealand. Ceiling tiles loose and stained, house lights dingy, etc., but the movie ... superb!<br /><br />It was a Tuesday evening and the audience for that screening numbered only about twenty. But the patrons were both male and female and of all ages, including some minors accompanied by adults.<br /><br />The movie has had a good press here. The reviewer for the Dominion-Post, which is the daily newspaper of Wellington, NZ's capital (and something of a film-conscious city with Sir Peter Jackson's HQ and Weta Workshop), had a piece headlined: "Forget John Wayne, this 'True Grit' is superior in every way".<br /><br />My verdict is along the same lines. The new Grit is more likely to appeal to people today, including many older people who enjoyed the John Wayne version.<br /><br />I think Gary's conclusion above is right, too. For more of his views on the Horse Opera Renaissance, click along to http://blackhorsewesterns.com/bhe21Chap O'Keefehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04404176810063857291noreply@blogger.com