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Gran Torino (2008)
Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 9:18 pm
by thibodeaux
Awesome, except for the ending.
Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 9:50 pm
by Malcolm
Just arrived from 'Flix this weekend. Looking quite forward to it.
Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 10:47 pm
by Vince
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.
Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 10:57 pm
by GORDON
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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Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 7:10 am
by thibodeaux
Ok, the dialogue and acting were crap, but this movie was hilarious.
Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2009 8:30 am
by Vince
"I'm here to give my confession."
"Jesus Christ Walt, what'd you do?"
Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2009 8:49 am
by thibodeaux
Yeah it was still funny up to that point.
Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2009 12:54 pm
by Malcolm
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.
Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 4:33 pm
by GORDON
"You ever notice how every now and then you meet someone you just shouldn't have fucked with? Well, that's me."
Gran Torino (2008)
Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2019 6:27 pm
by Leisher
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.
Gran Torino (2008)
Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2019 8:59 pm
by GORDON
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.