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Message: <blockquote data-quote="okieglock83" data-source="post: 1300810" data-attributes="member: 411">First off I am a HUGE John Wayne fan...I've been watchin The Duke since I was a baby. I know we hav a few JW nuts in here (JB and GED) and I'm right up there...anyone that knows we would tell ya I'm a Wayne freak...but...I'm personally very excited about this movie. I would love to see westerns make a come back and this could be a great step towards that (big name directors, Academy Award winner in first billed role, ect)...The Coen Bros are great...No Country is one of the best "western-ish" movies ever made. I think the casting is spot on...I used to have a problem with Bridges in some of his roles but lately he's really come into his own...Crazyheart was phenomenal. Brolins perfect and has worked with the Coens before...and what's with all the Matt Damon haters? I've always thought he's a pretty solid actor, maybe a little stoic at times but overall delivers. I think he'll be able to pull off LaBoeuf with ease. As for the " you can't remake a John Wayne movie" or the "no one can play Rooster but The Duke" crowd here's my opinion; The '69 version was just ok at best. It doesn't follow the Portis book exactly, Glen Campbell and Kim Darby stink up the silver screen with Wayne and Duval barely saving it from disaster. It was not one of Waynes best let's face it. The Searchers, Red River and numerous other put it to shame. No fault of The Dukes just not the best screenplay, directing, CASTING, ect...I think this one will he spot on and follow the book much better...have the dark tone that a little girl on a mission for revenge should have, ect...Do I wish The Duke could somehow be in the Coens version?...absolutely, without a doubt.  But will I go to see this anyway?...for sure!</blockquote>

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