Gran Torino

[SCI-Nurse]

Saw this new Clint Eastwood (director and lead actor) film last night as a sneak. If you are an Eastwood fan, you should love this film. Rumor has it that this is his last film as an actor (at age 78). It was well written, well acted, and an engaging story filmed on location in Detroit. It is not a 'car' film (in spite of the title). Should get an Oscar nomination for Eastwood, perhaps both in the Lead Actor and Director categories.

(KLD)

[freedomdan]

incredibly racist, but great movie!

[knightrider]

Yeah I agree with Freedomdan on this one, He was racist, but well worth a watch, good movie. Still Kicking ass at 78.

[dgrotz]

This movie looks great, can't wait to see it :D

[fishin'guy]

Saw it twice last week, second with my step dad who's from Georgia.He claims to be a racist, but when it comes down to it, he treats everyone equal. He talks like he was back there in the 50's only cause he's been removed from there since then.
The movie is Eastwoods last acting, but I'm sure he'll direct more.Young "hmong" girl steals the show, I think.Great movie.

[jryprt]

here is a link to watch it at home http://www.watch-movies.net/movies/gran_torino/ a very good movie

[SCI-Nurse]

incredibly racist, but great movie!

I don't think you mean that this film was racist (I don't think that at all) but the character that Eastwood plays certainly is, esp. at the beginning. That is the point of the film.

(KLD)

[hackson]

Eastwood is a great actor, I cannot wait to watch this movie.

and I highly doubt that this is his last. But you never know.

[arod636]

The film was racist which reflects America. The ending was stupid. Eastwood played a great racist which is probably not far fetched for him. I thought the movie was funny more than anything the sterotypical comments were funny to me. Benjamin Buttons is way better than this... Glad I got this one on bootleg and didn't waste 20 bucks to watch it...
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[jhope]

get off my lawn...............lol. the movie was not racist. it was about a racist war vet that was reluctantly befriended by the next door family from S.E. Asia that became more family to him then his own. the movie revieled where his anger and hate came from forcing him to deal with it as well as his illness. then do what he could to protect his new found family. i loved it

[dgrotz]

get off my lawn...............lol. the movie was not racist. it was about a racist war vet that was reluctantly befriended by the next door family from S.E. Asia that became more family to him then his own. the movie revieled where his anger and hate came from forcing him to deal with it as well as his illness. then do what he could to protect his new found family. i loved it

Agreed, this was a great film. "I fix things, that's what I do!" :D

[freedomdan]

gooks zipper heads!!! spookes spades jigaboos
really racist movie
but good, hopefully obama will see it and cry himself to sleep

[Katja]

I was disappointed - as a producer/director, Eastwood usually does a more workman-like job. The dialog was incredible stilted, the acting was mediocre, the plot and characterization were not believable. It was a very manipulative film with some great punch lines, but that's about it.

[doingtimeonmyass]

It's the best movie I've seen so far this year.

[TMAZ]

I loved this movie. Only Clint E could get away with this character. It reminds me of his character in Heartbreak Ridge. Old Crusty Bastard! LOL

[arndog]

Loved the movie. I am such a Clint fan, all they have to do is point the camera at him and I am happy. It was a good twist for me that when he did go to confession, it wasn't some horrendous war crime that he needed absolution from but rather his failed relationship with his sons, that caught me off guard and gave Clint an added human element to his complex character. His evolving compassion for the neighbors was well done and the message is one of unity , not any racism.

I thought the next door daughter acted well too.

[Sue Pendleton]

Saw this new Clint Eastwood (director and lead actor) film last night as a sneak. If you are an Eastwood fan, you should love this film. Rumor has it that this is his last film as an actor (at age 78). (KLD)

If you saw his introduction of Morgan Freeman at the Kennedy Center Honors it's not a rumor. He was reading his few lines off a card and stumbled over most of it. He does have something lined up in Africa but I doubt it will happen.:(

[SCI-Nurse]

He plans to continue directing and producing, but not acting. He is not planning to act in his new film about Nelson Mandela (with Morgan Freeman in the title role).

(KLD)