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Mockery
Dec 24th, 2008, 06:28 AM
FUCK YES.
Gran Torino was easily one of the best movies I've seen in a while. Clint Eastwood is the man. Go see this movie now.
Hangie
Dec 24th, 2008, 07:40 AM
O'rly? I haven't seen any Clint Eastwood stuff in awhile, so I sort of assumed he lost his touch. I must've been wrong.
pac-man
Dec 24th, 2008, 11:24 AM
It looks like a racist old man doesn't want Asian kids in his neighborhood and when they try to get their frisbee back he's all, "Get off my lawn."
And it doesn't come out in the flyover states until the 9th. :(
Dimnos
Dec 24th, 2008, 11:32 AM
Is it just me or is ole Clint getting Skeletor creepy in his later years?
Ant10708
Dec 24th, 2008, 12:43 PM
Clint Eastwood lost his touch? Someone hasn't seen Letters from Iwo Jima.
I can't wait to see this movie. Did you get to see an advance showing or something? I didn't think it came out until christmas day
pac-man
Dec 24th, 2008, 12:46 PM
It opened early in NYC and LA. What role does the car play?
DevilWearsPrada
Dec 24th, 2008, 02:26 PM
It looks like a racist old man doesn't want Asian kids in his neighborhood and when they try to get their frisbee back he's all, "Get off my lawn."
That's what I got from the commercials too, like clint eastwood was a bad ass old guy with a shotgun and he doesn't like them orientals in his neighborhood
Tadao
Dec 24th, 2008, 02:29 PM
I don't know what comercials you guy saw, but the ones I saw make it look like Clint meets a punk kid who is surrounded by gang life and wants to not be. Clint helps him out by doing it for his pussy ass.
Edit: oops I meant to quote, not edit. :(
pac-man
Dec 24th, 2008, 03:33 PM
Yeah, different commercials altogether.
DevilWearsPrada
Dec 24th, 2008, 05:33 PM
I like my version better
Tadao
Dec 24th, 2008, 05:53 PM
Racist!
Kitsa
Dec 24th, 2008, 08:48 PM
For a second I thought it said Gran Turismo and thought it was some adaptation of the game.
Ant10708
Dec 25th, 2008, 11:44 AM
great post kitsa
Kitsa
Dec 25th, 2008, 01:52 PM
yeah except I was serious which just makes me a dumbass.
MetalMilitia
Dec 25th, 2008, 09:12 PM
Clint Eastwood lost his touch? Someone hasn't seen Letters from Iwo Jima.
That's in my top 5 best films that I've ever seen... ever. Amazingly moving film. It's just a shame Flags of our Fathers was kinda' dull.
Though I'm defiantly going to keep an eye on Clint's directing career after LFIJ.
10,000 Volt Ghost
Dec 26th, 2008, 05:24 PM
Gran Torino looks great but I'm up in the air whether to see this or spirit in the theaters.
darkvare
Dec 26th, 2008, 05:27 PM
i don't think this will get to the theather near here
Supafly345
Dec 27th, 2008, 06:58 PM
FUCK YEAH. This is the movie we've been asking for all these years. Keep all the academy award winning crap that he loves so much, while treating us to some classic Clint Eastwood TOUGHEST MAN ALIVE ass kicking.
The best part was how well they actually made it work.
Fathom Zero
Dec 27th, 2008, 08:03 PM
i don't think this will get to the theather near here
:lol
WhiteRat
Dec 27th, 2008, 11:22 PM
Just finished watching this. I definitely didn't expect it to be that great but damn was I surprised. The dialogue had me laughing quite a few times. This is definitely a must watch.
Ant10708
Dec 29th, 2008, 08:32 PM
This was a great movie. I laughed so hard the first hour. I love the clint eastwood old man facial expressions of disgust:rock
so happy i picked this movie to see on xmas over all the others
J. Tithonus Pednaud
Dec 30th, 2008, 09:33 AM
This was indeed an awesome movie. Best I've seen in awhile. It's a shame that Eastwood is getting so long in the tooth though. I think he's the last director of his generation and caliber still creating quality stuff. When he goes, I think it will be the end of an era of cinema.
My first car was a Gran Torino I bought for 100 bucks.
I saw The Wrestler yesterday as well. It was alright, not nearly as good as I'd heard. Pretty 'paint by numbers' actually.
Mockery
Dec 30th, 2008, 12:37 PM
Yeah, Rourke was awesome in The Wrestler, no doubt about it... but as far as the story itself goes, it wasn't anything new really.
J. Tithonus Pednaud
Dec 30th, 2008, 02:31 PM
It's actually funny as The Wrestler and Gran Torino are sort of similar in themes, most notably old-timer-types trying to make good, but end on different notes. Almost complete opposite notes - selfishness and selflessness.
Miss Modular
Jan 10th, 2009, 04:35 PM
Just got back from seeing this...so emotional.
When he goes, I think it will be the end of an era of cinema.
I've heard that this will be his last film as an actor, and if it is...what a way to go.
Ant10708
Jan 14th, 2009, 09:06 PM
Go see this movie fuckers.
BUMP
executioneer
Jan 14th, 2009, 10:41 PM
the only part about this movie was how he went overboard driving home the point that the old dude was totally racist, OK WE GET IT HES RACIST YOU DONT HAVE TO HAVE HIM SAY A RACISM IN EVERY SENTENCE GUYS SHUT UP ALREADY
Ant10708
Jan 15th, 2009, 11:31 PM
Maybe you should stop being such a pussy and learn how to laugh at old white racist men and their highly inappropriate comments. You clearly never met an old timer in real life exactly like the one clint eastwood was portraying or you would of loved it. He played his part near perfect.
executioneer
Jan 16th, 2009, 02:12 AM
maybe you need to quit being such a heeb
Kybo Ren
Jan 16th, 2009, 08:26 AM
fucking awesome you zipperheads!
but that song at the end, clint sings like a muppet.
Grislygus
Jan 16th, 2009, 12:43 PM
Sheeit, nice to see a great character actor sticking to their guns
TheBigMan045
Feb 1st, 2009, 08:38 PM
Damm now i'll have to see it only opened here last thursday
Tadao
Jun 10th, 2009, 06:47 PM
I don't know what comercials you guy saw, but the ones I saw make it look like Clint meets a punk kid who is surrounded by gang life and wants to not be. Clint helps him out by doing it for his pussy ass.
Just watched this movie and I feel justified.
Dimnos
Jun 10th, 2009, 07:10 PM
So what you are saying is that its a story about a pussy ass kid who has to get a decrepit old man to fight his battles for him?
Tadao
Jun 10th, 2009, 07:14 PM
If only Jonathan could have such a role model. :tear
LordSappington
Jun 10th, 2009, 07:17 PM
The ending definitely got me by surprise. Seriously, complete 180 for a Clint Eastwood character.
Tadao
Jun 10th, 2009, 07:27 PM
Shhhhhhh, but yeah.
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