Gran Torino (2008)

Post by **thibodeaux** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 9:18 pm

Awesome, except for the ending.

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 9:50 pm

Just arrived from 'Flix this weekend. Looking quite forward to it.

Post by **Vince** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 10:47 pm

Clint really got dicked at the Oscars on this one.

And I look at the up and coming actors and compare them to actors like Clint and I realize all the new batch of men have vaginas.

Post by **GORDON** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 10:57 pm

Vince wrote:Clint really got dicked at the Oscars on this one.

And I look at the up and coming actors and compare them to actors like Clint and I realize all the new batch of men have vaginas.

I read somewhere else that today's male actors rely on different hair styles to portray different emotions.

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Post by **thibodeaux** » Fri Jul 31, 2009 7:10 am

Ok, the dialogue and acting were crap, but this movie was hilarious.

Post by **Vince** » Sat Aug 01, 2009 8:30 am

"I'm here to give my confession."

"Jesus Christ Walt, what'd you do?"

Post by **thibodeaux** » Sat Aug 01, 2009 8:49 am

Yeah it was still funny up to that point.

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Sat Aug 01, 2009 12:54 pm

The plot is cliched, most of the actors besides Clint aren't particularly interesting, & if anyone except Clint, Charleton Heston, or Charles Bronson played the protagonist, this flick wouldn't be near as entertaining as it is.

However, Clint's delivery & character make this film. W\o Pacino & De Niro, maybe "Heat" doesn't do as well. W\o Eastwood, "Gran Torino" is some straight-to-DVD independent release.

Post by **GORDON** » Fri Oct 30, 2009 4:33 pm

"You ever notice how every now and then you meet someone you just shouldn't have fucked with? Well, that's me."

Post by **Leisher** » Sat Jan 19, 2019 6:27 pm

Never saw this flick until today. Looking back at some of these comments, this is fucking relevant:

Vince wrote: And I look at the up and coming actors and compare them to actors like Clint and I realize all the new batch of men have vaginas.

Ha! Gillette would not approve of Clint in this movie. Is his character a racist relic from another time? Absolutely. However, he also acts more like a man than most "men" walking the planet today. Despite his racism, he wasn't actually racist. Despite his intolerance, he wasn't actually intolerant. The measure of a man isn't what comes out of his mouth, but how he acts.

And it was great seeing a movie involving racism that didn't focus on the black and white dynamic.

I liked the movie a lot. Clint was phenomenal. The supporting cast wasn't amazing, but they were good enough to buy into the film.

Post by **GORDON** » Sat Jan 19, 2019 8:59 pm

And you can't even blame age and gravitas, comparing clint eastwood to up-and-coming actors. Looking back, even a young Mel Gibson in Lethal Weapon had a screen presence that just can't be touched by more male actors, these days.

There are a few, Joaqin Phoenix and.... the new Mad Max... come to mind. But most men on screen, these days.... well, clearly have vaginas.