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What you lookin' at old man?
Gran Torino ^ | Dec 2008 | Clint Eastwood

Posted on 12/19/2008 1:38:21 PM PST by SLB

Appropriate for grumpy old vets like me.


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KEYWORDS: clint
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To: SLB

Know what you mean...


21 posted on 12/19/2008 1:53:27 PM PST by Lurker ("America is at that awkward stage. " Claire Wolfe, call your office.)
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To: SLB

Clint has become too touchy feely PC in his last movies. I’ll probably skip this flick.


22 posted on 12/19/2008 1:56:36 PM PST by DogBarkTree (Sometimes you have to let it go in order to get a Grip.)
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To: DogBarkTree
"Clint has become too touchy feely PC in his last movies. I’ll probably skip this flick."

I agree.

I think being mayor of Carmel may have done that to him.

23 posted on 12/19/2008 2:09:38 PM PST by blam (Old diesel sub sailor)
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To: DogBarkTree
Wife and I watched Gran Torino a couple of nights ago. This is not a PC movie by any means. We thought it was one of Clint's best.

For you cheapskates like me, watch it free here.

http://www.watch-movies.net/movies/gran_torino/

24 posted on 12/19/2008 2:21:19 PM PST by neal1960 (This space for rent.)
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To: neal1960

Looking at the reviews I must admit I was hasty in my rejection. Thanks for the word and the link.


25 posted on 12/19/2008 2:26:16 PM PST by DogBarkTree (Sometimes you have to let it go in order to get a Grip.)
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To: EggsAckley
I have no clue what you’re seeing and talking about.

Bunny, pancake?

26 posted on 12/19/2008 2:31:53 PM PST by JimRed ("Hey, hey, Teddy K., how many girls did you drown today?" TERM LIMITS, NOW AND FOREVER!)
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To: DogBarkTree

NP.


27 posted on 12/19/2008 2:32:57 PM PST by neal1960 (This space for rent.)
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To: neal1960

Im watching the movie now on the link you gave. This may turn out to be Clint’s best movie. Thank you again.


28 posted on 12/19/2008 2:54:30 PM PST by DogBarkTree (Sometimes you have to let it go in order to get a Grip.)
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To: RightWhale
"Quality of posts has declined since YouTube ."

AMEN !

29 posted on 12/19/2008 3:22:31 PM PST by knarf (I say things that are true ... I have no proof ... but they're true.)
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To: JimRed

“Bunny, pancake?”

Yeah....yeah. That’s it kinda. LOL.

Got it figured out now.....(Sometimes it takes Gringos longer.)


30 posted on 12/19/2008 3:35:05 PM PST by EggsAckley
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To: SLB

I knew of a British veteran of the Burma Campaign, that drove the Japanese out of southern Asia, an insanely brutal fight of small arms and hand to hand combat that stretched over much of the country. He had retired to Arizona.

The young man who decided to rob his house certainly picked the wrong neighborhood. By coincidence, it was full of old men of the hardest schools of their time. And the robber selected one of the worst in the Burma vet, who was home at the time. A man “who had seen death and the devil, and captured them in his eyes.”

Across the street lived a retired FBI agent, who several hours later decided to pay a visit to the Burma vet. Called in, he saw the vet sitting across from a young man in great distress. A handgun sat on a coffee table between them.

The young man was terrified, face and shirt wet with tears and slobber, and he had soiled himself while sitting there. The retired FBI agent immediately called the police who found the young man to be uninjured, but incapable of moving, his arms and legs paralyzed with fear, when they removed him.

The Burma vet was unmoved, and remarked that the chair would need to be cleaned, but would not discuss the incident. The robber required considerable psychiatric care, though he had no history of problems.


31 posted on 12/19/2008 4:17:12 PM PST by yefragetuwrabrumuy
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To: Lurker

Seems there are not enough grumpy old codgers here. Not many FReepers anymore who wear the tee shirt with the “Been there, done that” logo on it.


32 posted on 12/19/2008 4:21:22 PM PST by SLB (Wyoming's Alan Simpson on the Washington press - "all you get is controversy, crap and confusion")
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To: BradyLS

Unforgiven today.


33 posted on 12/19/2008 4:28:03 PM PST by mad_as_he$$ (Nemo me impune lacessit.)
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To: yefragetuwrabrumuy

LMAO !........Cool !


34 posted on 12/19/2008 5:05:32 PM PST by Squantos (Be polite. Be professional. But have a plan to kill everyone you meet)
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To: Badeye
I watched ‘I am Legend’ last night.

Way over hyped.

Don't you feel like crap when you know you just wasted two hours of your life after you realize the trailer contained the best two minutes of the movie

35 posted on 12/19/2008 5:13:37 PM PST by Popman (Dont worry Barney Frank has your ass-ets covered!!!)
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To: neal1960

How does something like that work, is it legal?


36 posted on 12/19/2008 9:24:13 PM PST by ansel12 ( When a conservative pundit mocks Wasilla, he's mocking conservatism as it's actually lived.)
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To: ansel12

Sorry for the late reply. Christmas shopping and all that. From their website...

Watch-Movies.net is absolutly legal and contain only links to other sites on the Internet : ( rapidshare.com, megaupload.com, megashare(s), mega, dailymotion.com, myspace.com, ouou.com, stage6.com, tudou.com, veoh.com, youku.com, youtube.com and others.. ) We do not host or upload any video, films, media files ( avi, mov, flv, mpg, mpeg, divx, dvd rip, mp3, mp4, torrent, ipod, psp ), watch-movies.net is not responsible for the accuracy, compliance, copyright, legality, decency, or any other aspect of the content of other linked sites. If you have any legal issues please contact appropriate media file owners / hosters.

Hope this helps.


37 posted on 12/20/2008 2:05:54 PM PST by neal1960 (This space for rent.)
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To: SLB

BTT. This is one of Clint’s best movies destined for an Oscar or 2. I just finished watching it online. This will be the first movies in years that I actually go to the theater to watch. see link to watch. http://www.watch-movies.net/movies/gran_torino/


38 posted on 12/21/2008 1:49:06 PM PST by DogBarkTree (Sometimes you have to let it go in order to get a Grip.)
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To: nufsed

Seven pounds finished a distant second, and I doubt it will generate much in the way of ‘word of mouth’.

Nobody wants to be depressed this time of year, and apparently this one is a bummer.


39 posted on 12/22/2008 5:44:14 AM PST by Badeye (There are no 'great moments' in Moderate Political History. Only losses.)
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To: Popman

I felt like crap after watching him kill his dog.

And yep, the best parts of the movie were in the two minute trailers.


40 posted on 12/22/2008 5:45:47 AM PST by Badeye (There are no 'great moments' in Moderate Political History. Only losses.)
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