Good movie. Although the asian kid and the asian chick were kind of bad actors.
My son (20) saw Gran Torino last Friday. First Eastwood movie. He is now a slavishly devoted fan. So I DVR’d Dirty Harry and Magnum Force for him. He’s hooked on Clint.
Future NRA member, right here......
79? Clint is 79??? Holy Cow! And they say Sean Connery is sexy! Move over, 007!
This is a great great movie that should have gotten awards nominations, but was passed over by the snooty awards people, I think, because Eastwood uses unknown actors and actresses in his movies. This steps on the toes of the Hollyweird elite, who rightly consider such activities a threat to their economic well-being. Mel Gibson does the same thing in movies he directs.
If studios learn they can produce profitable movies without paying A-list celebs big bucks, then maybe they will.
“....Yet while the critics have been fussing over wrestlers and Mumbai quiz shows, audiences have been flocking to Gran Torino — an Oscar outcast that’s been doing laps around the competition at the box office....”
My rule of thumb for years:
Hollywood likes movie = Not worth seeing
Hollywood ignores or trashes movie = Probably a pretty good flick.
Works 90% of the time.
My husband and I very much enjoyed Gran Tarino. Love, love Clint!
I saw it over the weekend. I loved it.
Great film. Interesting meditation on the decline of MANHOOD and the narcissism of the younger generations, and the embrace of thuggery by those who have no models of what it means to be “a man.”
This film’s success is a testament to Eastwood’s great career, and the fact that audiences still love him after his almost 60 years in show business. Audiences also still respond very favorablly to attractive, strong, masculine lead actors of the type that dominated box offices during Hollywood’s golden age.
It was released on January 9th. That makes it ineligible for the upcoming Oscars doesn’t it?
I think Clint is giving us a message in Grand Torino. The message is that he doesn't think much of over indulged, politically correct white American youth of today.
And neither do I for the most part. By and large, the yoots of today resemble the product of MTV and a communist indoctrination camp.
A really good movie that is being ignored by Hollywood. We really enjoyed it.
Relax zipperhead. I’m not gonna shoot you. I’d look down too, if I was you. You know, I knew you were a dipsh*t the first time I ever saw you. You’re worse with women than stealing cars, Toad.
It’s Thao
What?
It’s not Toad, my name is Thao
Yeah well you are blowing it with that girl who was there. Not that I give two sh*ts about a toad like you
You don’t know what you are talking about.
You’re wrong eggroll, I know exactly what I’m talking about. I may not be the most pleasant person to be around, but I got the best woman who was ever on this planet to marry me. I worked at it, it was the best thing ever happened to me. Hands down. But you, you know, you’re letting Click-Clack, Ding-Dong and Charlie Chan, just walk out with miss “what’s her face”. She likes you, you know? Though I don’t know why!
Who?
Yum Yum. You know the girl in the purple sweater. She’s been looking at you all day, stupid!
You mean Youa?
Yeah... Yum Yum... yeah... nice girl... nice girl, very charming girl... I talked with her... yeah But you, you just let her walk out right out with the 3 Stooges. And you know why? ‘cause you’re a big fat p*ssy. Well. I gotta go. Good day pussycake.
****Very good movie. Saw it last weekend. I highly recommend it.****
Saw it tonight with my wife. I think if the Oscar people had any shred of character they would make it Best Picture, but it’s politically-incorrect enough that I understand why those schmucks would ignore it.