


He also owned an orange tabby cat he called General Sterling Price. The character was a cantankerous ol rebel of the Wild West that was deadly with a pistol, enjoyed playing a post-meal game of cards with his friend, the shopkeeper Chin Lee and drinking his whiskey. Marshal Ruben “Rooster” Cogburn was one of his finest roles. Since I’m a longtime fan of the original and also a big fan of The Coens, I thought I’d take an honest, straight forward look at the two films and point out what I did/didn’t like. I thought the film was well made but at the same time I had my problems with it. I recently watched the remake, or to be more precise the alternate adaptation of the book True Grit is based on directed by The Coen Brothers.
