re: Gran Torino

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As far as Gran Torino goes, for some reason I expected more violence.

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The trailers definitely make it seem like a more violent movie, different than what I expect and better than I expected.

I saw it last night and I agree that it was great. I didn't know a whole lot about it going in and I'm glad I didn't.

I almost hope this is the last movie of Eastwood's carrer. Not that I want him to die, I just hope that this is the bookend to his career because it would be such a fitting end.

Also, I was (pleasantly) surprised about the un-pc comments. I wonder how many people other than Eastwood could get away with that?

"Keep your hands off my dog."

Just saw this and really liked it, but the acting by everyone in this movie not named Clint was embarrassingly bad. Learned some awesome new racial slurs


"A mexican, a jew, and a nig*er walk into a bar, and the bartender says...'get the frick out my bar'"

"Go get me another beer dragon lady"

"How do you like your dog?"

Great movie, and great performance by Clint Eastwood.

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I could understand you saying some of the teenagers' performances were awkward, but that's kind of the way a lot of teenagers are in real life, right??!

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no, they are awkaward maybe in a Michael Cera sort of way, not a bad acting, forced line in cheesy situation awkward. The little asian girl was TERRIBLE.

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You really thought the barber was atrocious?? Or the construction site foreman??

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nah, the barber was ok as was the construction foreman(very small role), but everyone else was bad, namely the priest(like the part where he is waiting outside that house to "prevent the bloodshed", he as well as the cops were terrible)

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namely the priest(like the part where he is waiting outside that house to "prevent the bloodshed", he as well as the cops were terrible)

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I can understand about that moment in particular...although I don't think it's gonna fetch a Razzie.

It didn't bug me...that movie was a very pleasant surprise.

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GET OFF MY LAWN!!!!!!!!!!

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Haven't seen the movie but that was the best line in the promos!

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GET OFF MY LAWN!!!!!!!!!!

Haven't seen the movie but that was the best line in the promos!

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Oh, there's much better one-liners. That one was good, no doubt, but there are better ones.

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I think it's an awful shame that Eastwood and the movie got shut out for Oscar nominations. One of the best of the year, no doubt.

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I would have thought that this movie would be up for next years' Oscar nominations. I thought they did that with movies that come out really late in the year.

Walt Kowalski: Relax zipperhead. I'm not gonna shoot you. I'd look down too, if I was you. You know, I knew you were a dipshit the first time I ever saw you. Then I thought you were worse with women than stealing cars... toad
Thao Vang Lor: It's Thao
Walt Kowalski: What?
Thao Vang Lor: It's not toad, my name is Thao
Walt Kowalski: Yeah well you are blowing it with that girl who was there. Not that I give two shits about a toad like you
Thao Vang Lor: You don't know what you are talking about
Walt Kowalski: 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!
Thao Vang Lor: who?
Walt Kowalski: Yum Yum. You know the girl in the purple sweater. She's been looking at you all day, stupid!
Thao Vang Lor: You mean Youa?
Walt Kowalski: 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 pussy. Well. I gotta go. Good day pussycake.

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