Gran Torino

[spaz]

has anyone seen this yet? i thought it was utterly amazing! i cried, i laughed, i worried. it has basically everything in this movie - drama, suspense, comedy, romance, EVERYTHING.

hands down the best movie of 2009 so far - and one of the best ones i've seen in a very long time.

 

[NicAuf]

Absolutely loved it. Had hilarious parts as well as very sad parts. Eastwood was amazing. The only complaint I have is the acting of the guy who played Thao. One certain part was dreadful. Made me cringe the acting was so awful.

 

[Ryder]

Damn I wanna see that movie!

 

[boombala]

Went to the theather this week to see it. Even tho the critics seem to be split on their decisions, I think it's one of Eastwood's best. It is filled with emotion, from laughter to tears.

I highly recommend it.

 

[BadBoy@TheWheel]

I say perhaps Clints best work yet....Loved it, laughed cried, cheered.

It was a sad story, but honest and with a clear message.

 

[UncleBacon]

damn good movie one of his best...probably movie of the year

 

[dt3]

Just got this at the Red Box last night and absolutely loved it. GREAT movie. :clap

 

[Maulds]

I Red boxed it last week and I too absolutely loved it. Solid in my top 5.

 

[dt3]

I Red boxed it last week and I too absolutely loved it. Solid in my top 5.

I was surprised how much I loved it. From the description in the Red Box, "disgruntled korean war vet takes in the boy next door", I didn't think I would care for it. Wrong.

 

[Maulds]

I was surprised how much I loved it. From the description in the Red Box, "disgruntled korean war vet takes in the boy next door", I didn't think I would care for it. Wrong.

That sounds like a NAMBLA film.:eek

 

[dt3]

That sounds like a NAMBLA film.:eek

I paraphrased a little, but that's pretty much what it said :dunno

 

[Maulds]

When the movie was over, I had the weirdest feeling. Maybe like the tingle that Olbermann and Matthews get when Obama speaks. I was smiling really big through a really hard frown at the sadness of it all.

 

[dt3]

Here's the description from redbox.com:

A disgruntled Korean War vet, Walt Kowalski (Eastwood), sets out to reform his neighbor, a young Hmong teenager, who tried to steal Kowalski's prized possession: his 1972 Gran Torino.

 

[dt3]

When the movie was over, I had the weirdest feeling. Maybe like the tingle that Olbermann and Matthews get when Obama speaks. I was smiling really big through a really hard frown at the sadness of it all.

Yeah, I'm with you on that one.

I definitely DID NOT tear up though. Not at all. Not even a little.

 

[PoopaSwoof]

Another damn good Eastwood movie.
I thought it was one of his best ever and I want thar car.

 

[EstonianGirl]

Never heard of it, but I'm going to go look it up now.

 

[Brandonii]

I saw it in theater's. It was a sweet movie.
I may have learned about 504040 new racist words, but hey, who doesnt want to do that.

I do think this was one of the first Eastwood flims i have ever seen (the only one i mean), and I loved it.
I dont think they could have found a better old man to portray a raciest.

5/5

 

[JanieDough]

no good being a racist unless you can be as fluent as clint eastwood in this movie

i mean damn, i've never even heard half the words that were in this film
but good film - GREAT!

 

[Natasha]

I saw the movie in theaters, too, and I loved it.

Spoiler

I wasn't too keen on the ending, though.

One of my first thoughts afterwards, though, was that some of the older people that were just going to see a Clint Eastwood movie were probably going to be put off by the frequent usage of the F and P words. LOL

 

[Brandonii]

Yea, the ending, thanks for reminding me, it sucked. It was so sudden. I was expecting a movie shoot out where clint pulls out a gun, and shoots every asian in the house...

but no...