Anon Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 Good movie. Clint Eastwood director and lead actor. What more do you need to know? I smell leading actor Oscar for Clint. He's never had one, and has few opportunities left. Hollywood will not let him get away without winning one. Too bad, because Heath Ledger did a great job in Dark Knight. But, he's dead, and can't really use the Oscar. A lot of people in Hollywood owe Clint thanks for a lot of things. It's time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 (edited) Edited January 3, 2009 by North Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slabbie Shooter Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 I think GT was a great testament to the nature of manhood and what it means to be a man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynn jones Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 kinda a dark karate kid in role reversal. good movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullauto_Shooter Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 What the hell?? I looked at the website for Gran Torino and it said it wasn't getting released until 9 JAN. Are you guys seeing special early releases? I can't wait for this one and have watched the trailer a couple times - Clint is still one of the original bad-asses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 Very limited release last week. Nationwide Friday the 9th. Sort of a market test by distributors. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JThompson Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 (edited) Good movie. Clint Eastwood director and lead actor. What more do you need to know?I smell leading actor Oscar for Clint. He's never had one, and has few opportunities left. Hollywood will not let him get away without winning one. Too bad, because Heath Ledger did a great job in Dark Knight. But, he's dead, and can't really use the Oscar. A lot of people in Hollywood owe Clint thanks for a lot of things. It's time. The lead was Christian Bale (Batman) so Heath could get a nod for BSA. Edited January 3, 2009 by JThompson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynn jones Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 What the hell?? I looked at the website for Gran Torino and it said it wasn't getting released until 9 JAN. Are you guys seeing special early releases?I can't wait for this one and have watched the trailer a couple times - Clint is still one of the original bad-asses. here you go: http://ipb.quicksilverscreen.com/index.php?showtopic=114470 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anon Posted January 3, 2009 Author Share Posted January 3, 2009 ..... Heath Ledger ... in Dark Knight. .... The lead was Christian Bale (Batman) so Heath could get a nod for BSA. Good point. Heath was so good, I forgot it was a Batman movie, and not a Joker movie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JThompson Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 ..... Heath Ledger ... in Dark Knight. .... The lead was Christian Bale (Batman) so Heath could get a nod for BSA. Good point. Heath was so good, I forgot it was a Batman movie, and not a Joker movie! Ya everyone did... I think he's a lock for BSA. Never saw him better... creepy. Sorry for the drift folks.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSeevers Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 Gran Torino Great Movie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullauto_Shooter Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 What the hell?? I looked at the website for Gran Torino and it said it wasn't getting released until 9 JAN. Are you guys seeing special early releases?I can't wait for this one and have watched the trailer a couple times - Clint is still one of the original bad-asses. here you go: http://ipb.quicksilverscreen.com/index.php?showtopic=114470 Thank you!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Keen Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 Great movie. Eastwood epidimizes the "grumpy old bastard who lives next-door". And I've lived next to a few of them. One thing I didn't understand about the ending ................ and I'll try and keep it somewhat hidden ............. is that at one point the priest said "one thing about the Hmong, they keep their mouth shut". So then how were there any "witnesses" in the final scene ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 Because the Hmong loved his grumpy ass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Keen Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 He did kind of remind me of one of the dudes from Grumpy Old Men. Not sure which one ........ doesn't matter. Pick one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Santiago Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 the "grumpy old bastard who lives next-door". And I've lived next to a few of them. Waiting for the day when you become one of them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d5357 Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 Great movie, go see it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyZip Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 Just saw it. Okay, as I watched I could see that it really encompassed so many things that made old and more recent Eastwood movies great. It is really a culmination of what people like about his movies. I will say that my wife and I thought it one of the best we have seen in quite a long time. Never laughed so hard at the racial things in a movie. People of many different colors in the theater with us. They were laughing out loud. Everyones emotions at the end were the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neomet Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 +1 Damn fine movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Keen Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 *** Warning Possible Spoiler Below *** My favorite part was when he's standing in the church, and the priest sees him, and Walt says he's ready to have confession now, and the priest says "Jesus Christ, what have you done now?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingchef Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 Saw the movie today, great film. I was missing films with an actual story and believable charaters. Clint did an outstanding job. FWIW, I met Clint years ago at a golf event, he is imposing even in person. I was a cook at country club, working the men's locker room. He came in and ordered a omelet, To hear his voice asking for No tomatoes was priceless for a movie buff like me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catfish Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 haven't seen the movie yet - but will - but I did read this series of interview quotes with Eastwood which are quite entertaining.... http://www.esquire.com/features/what-ive-l...ood-quotes-0109 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chp5 Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 haven't seen the movie yet - but will - but I did read this series of interview quotes with Eastwood which are quite entertaining....http://www.esquire.com/features/what-ive-l...ood-quotes-0109 That was a good read - thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Hefta Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 (edited) Absolutely LOVED this movie, Hmong acting was a little poor but Clint makes up for it. Five Stars from me. Edited January 13, 2009 by danscrapbags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
38superman Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 (edited) Excellent movie. Pushing 80 and still a bad a$$. The charachter reminded me of my grandfather. Same generation. Same ways. Didn't mind telling you what he thought. Salt-of-the-earth guy under a gruf exterior, but don't get on the bad side of his temper. Grandpa once knocked out an employee with an empty coke bottle. Unfortunately, the guy was driving Grandpa's pick-up truck at the time he was rendered unconscious. I would love to drive that Gran Torino. Sweet ride. Edited January 14, 2009 by 38superman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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