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Just got back from "Gran Torino" starring Clint Eastwood and I must say it was one of the best films I have seen in a few years. I saw "Slumdog Millionaire" last week and loved it but Gran Torino floored me. Eastwood still has it and he might win Best Actor & Director Oscars. If you get a chance, I highly reccomend it, even if your not an Eastwood fan.

so it's a lock?

Yes...

How were you able to view the film that early? It was released 2 weeks ago (soft release) and nationwide last Friday?

I'm sorry, but Eastwood is the Keanu Reaves of old actors.

I'm not saying I don't like watching him, but he's totally Keanu.

My brother downloaded that thing more than 2 weeks ago I think.

you just lost all credibility, on all issues, for all time.

please just stop posting. forever.

Ok, but his thread was from Oct ?

I think he prognosticated based only on a trailer. He's that good. And so is Clint.

You're telling me he's not the same character in every movie?

Lets get real here.

Suited's correct. My bet was based on the trailer only.

Just felt like Eastwood was a lock with this type of movie.

The movie was good but not great.

Eastwood was epic though, he had so many great 1 liners, it was hysterical.

this just happened for you with him?

That makes me lose all respect for you on all issues, for all time

hey, old man river, zip it or i'll break your hip.

I did hear his lines in this movie were epic. But still... I'm just saying, the delivery isn't anything new, ya know?

i'm looking forward to this on dvd to hear some of these lines over and over.

hahahahahah



this.

I think I love you just because of what you said in this thread.

I mean...he's a legend and all, but can someone please explain how he's a phenomenal actor, not just a guy that plays the same part (possibly himself) in 95% of his films? I don't have a strong opinion either way, I'm just curious.

Even if he does play the same character (John Wayne anyone), he plays it so well that we overlook it. But to compare him to Keanu Reeves is just ridiculous. Most actors play similar roles in all their movies. There are very few actors who can play completely different characters and play them belieivably. Clint is just exceptionally good at what he does. I dont know, Im a Clint fan though, so I could be blinded.

He's a much better director and filmmaker than he is an actor.

This.

He's very good at playing a certain role but doesn't have much range. But to compare him to Keanu is...hilarious.

Bridges of Madison County


Any Which Way but Loose


White Hunter Black Heart


= range

Yea I watched it Dec 16th.... and I will definitly buy it. I've recommended it to everyone but I don't think it'll win an oscar imo. Great movie, Eastwood rocks, but I don't think it'll win an award.

beat me to it perfectly said

Saw this tonight and I loved it, but I don't get the Oscar hype. It was good and really entertaining and I'll probably watch it everytime I catch it on cable but an Oscar winner, really? And there was some pretty laughable acting.

As far as Clint goes, I don't think he's a great actor but that doesn't mean I don't love him.

I've seen very few Clint Eastwood movies, but I have to say that this movie was amazing. I loved it and I can't see any other actor being in it. The one liners were fantastic and I loved one way a critic described it-as an action movie but the action was in the dialogue. I can't wait to see it again.

I can't think of many good actors that aren't type casted. Actors who try to switch up roles too much generally hurt their career's imo.

I have seen it twice and think it is a great movie. I may be a little partial due to the fact that he filmed in in Detroit and used local actors/actresses though.

This movie was incredibly on the nose.

The acting was painfully bad in some parts.

The buzz revolving around this movie is way, way overinflated. It's worth a watch, just to see Clint do his thing again, but otherwise it's average.

Apparently not.

very surprising.

It's the god damn slopes fault.

hahah

It was pretty good. Clint was good and Ive never been a fan, but the kid that played Tao was beyond awful.

I just watched this movie for the first time last night and I have to say it was laughably bad. the story line was beyond generic (hey, instead of blacks, lets make the good kids in a tough situation asians! brilliant!), the acting was a joke, even clint's, and the dialogue sounded like it was written by third graders. and the song at the end? clint singing? fucking really? I slapped myself on my head as I was laughing.

Bitches be crazy.

I refuse to watch for strictly shallow and selfish reasons. They shot parts of this movie within a mile from my house making me get stuck in traffic while they got their retarded shot and made me late and or inconvenienced.

are there really asians who talk in blackcents there?

Yes


Edit: Not in my hometown but some of the chavvy parts of the metro area, yes, lots of wiggers and hmmm, what would it that be called, chiggers?

I liked it enough...they definitely pressed way too hard on the "this guy is racist" thing for the first half of the movie.



The girl that played his sister was even worse. She was painful to watch when she was trying to sound smart. I did think that the kids in the asian gang did a halfway decent job.



Yup.

I saw it two weeks ago and this about sums it up for me. Eastwood was great but the supporting cast was brutal.

Yeah the acting by the supporting cast was bad, but everything else was great and I loved this film.

QFT, just saw it and most of this seems right

I quite liked it.

Not quite on a level where I'd buy the Blu-ray, but I enjoyed the movie.

Finally saw it.

C+ at best.

Two dimentional characters. Pretty basic but enjoyable story. Downright horrible acting and direction at times. Photography and editing were choppy.

Clint was good and his character was well done.

Ending wasn't as clever as I think most people are thinking. They were pretty heavy-handed on telegraphing the Jesus symbolism.

Really, the only redeeming things for me to make this an OK movie were Clint and a couple of Fair scenes. Like I said: enjoyable, but certainly not great in my book.


...oh yeah, Clint Singing at the end. Wow. So bad. Kyle Eastwood had the music credit. Another instance of Clint giving pieces to famlily members or women with whom he is sleeping.