| Overall: | C |
|---|---|
| Violence: | D |
| Sexual Content: | A- |
| Language: | B- |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | C |
| Run Time: | 110 |
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| Video Release: | 07 Jun 2011 |
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While violent depictions of war and death are also found in The Alamo, this film follows the courageous final stand of a group of Texans during an assault on their fort. A young military man who is more interested in poetry than warfare receives four white feathers (a sign of cowardice) from his friends in the 1939 film The Four Feathers. The film was remade in 2003 and stars Heath Ledger as the unwilling soldier. Zorro is another western figure who found his way onto the big screen in the 1940’s film The Mark of Zorro, the 1998 production The Mask of Zorro and the 2005 movie The Legend of Zorro.
Home Video Extra Features
True Grit releases to home video (Blu-ray/DVD/Digital Copy Combo Pack) on June 7, 2011, with the following bonus extras:
- Mattie’s True Grit
- From Bustles to Buckskin—Dressing for the 1880s
- Re-Creating Fort Smith
- The Cast
- Colts, Winchesters & Remingtons: The Guns of a Post-Civil War Western
- Charles Portis—The Greatest Writer You’ve Never Heard Of
- The Cinematography of True Grit
- Theatrical Trailer
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About the Reviewer: Kerry Bennett
Kerry Bennett is interested in media from both a journalist and parent perspective. Along with authoring articles for several family-oriented publications, she has written for Parent Previews for nearly 10 years. She serves as Vice President of the Alberta Association for Media Awareness. She and her husband Garry have four sons.
