Gran Torino -- the old Clint Eastwood is back!

J.R. Hudson said:
There aren't too many good bad asses anymore. The era seems bygone. I welcome this return to manness.
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As long as you have you're leather bracelets I think manness is safe for future generations. :)

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this movie looks awesome. I am like kathy bates in Misery. I am Clint Eastwoods biggest fan. I idolize the dude. He is Hollywoods number 1 asset. I am definitely checking this flick out on the first weekend. I hope its great. Even if it isn't, I'm gonna think its great and call it a day. He's too good a filmmaker to slut this premise.
 
Could be a perfect combnation of the thoughtful, flawed Clint of Unforgiven and the Badass Clint of Dirty Harry.

Which means it could be the best movie ever.

Or, it could be totally self-absorbed with just enough punches for the trailer. I'm hoping for the former.

I don't agree with the tone of that online review. I mean, it could be spot-on, but you don't know until you actually see the film. Reviewing a movie by its trailer is like reviewing a woman by her bra size. It's just stupid, and you miss out on some reeeeaaally good stuff.
 
Michael Anthony Horrigan said:
Clint is the man!

80 or not. If he gave me that look..... I wouldn't mess with him. :eek:
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I know! Just imagine what two clint eastwoods would look like! Oh wait I think I found a photo...

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lol jk. He is getting up there though. Looks like a pretty good movie. I hope there is more complexity then the trailer reveals. I'm a fan of his directing credits.
 
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just watched it. It was good movie. classic clint all the way. not his strongest but not his weakest either i would say its like along the lines mystic river but with some humorous parts. Good job. one of the better films of 2008.
 
Outside of Eastwood, the acting is pretty shoddy. However, even at his current age, Clint is still a total badass.
 
jpeck said:
Outside of Eastwood, the acting is pretty shoddy. However, even at his current age, Clint is still a total badass.
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I thought the acting was dreadful too. Clint was Clint, but that brother and sister? omg. Some of their lines weren't too deft either, very on the nose.
I don't think the studios gave him a budget. They shot the whole thing in some dirty little midwest neighborhood with people you've never heard of. And not a lot of extras either. Anyone notice the rain scene? Where he pulls into the driveway and there were hard shadows all over the place and you could almost see blue sky. Over exposed shots. But, the movie itself, like most of what he's done from Fistfull Of Dollars to Million Dollary Baby, hits you like a wrecking ball.

It was hilarious too, I saw it at a packed house in Palo Alto, people were lol all during the movie, and applauded at the end. Is that common? applause?

And how about that haunting song at the end? Was this Eastwood's farewell?
 
Two thumbs down. Wrong on so many levels.

Clint is still a great actor. But not so great a director anymore, if he's going to take credit for this traffic accident.

Bad acting. Bad directing. Bad color correction (mismatched). Bad editing (totally confusing transitions--what day are we on now?). Bad writing. And downright dangerous messages. What happened to Clint! I know his heart was in the right place. But where was his head?

Whenever a director is also the actor and he alludes to himself being "Jesus," you gotta wonder...
 
Great Movie!

Indy style with a bit too big of a budget.

The acting was clearly not done by jaded and albeit professional actors.

Some were fantastic and some were junior highish at best.

Still.... great message that has great meaning to both the affected communities and the community at large.
 
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I don't understand why they shot up their relatives house instead of clints. And they raped the girl? The movie had a lot of narrative problems. Clint was a badass though. i chuckled whenever a racial epitath came out of his mouth.
 
Dingos8mybaby said:
I'm failing to see the connection...besides the director playing the lead in both, of course. Oh, that and I liked Sling Blade.
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Outsider befriends family, takes young boy under his wing, and sacrifices himself to save the boy from a future of violence.
 
well in much of asian culture rape is a huge deal among relatives. my ex was raped by her older cousin.
 
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