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April 07, 2009, 11:31:47 PM Last Edit: April 07, 2009, 11:35:09 PM by delanvital
I have just arrived home from the cinema, watching Clint Eastwood's "Gran Torino". I have to say, that is one of his best in a very long time. I am a fan of his so I had rather high expectations and glad to say they were fulfilled. Noticing afterwards that it has sneaked into a nice position on top 250 on imdb, despite not being hyped as much as, say Million Dollar Baby, I can only agree.

Without giving away too much, I was entertained for the two full hours. The dialogue and the human portraits (despite being slightly stereotypical) is just awesome. The story can sometimes be stretched a little too far in his films, so second act can often be a wee bit of a drag, but this one keeps you there for the full two hours. I have smiled, snickered and laughed quite a bit and so did most of the cinema.

Go see it! :)

Btw - the trailer does not portrait the film well, it presents it way to dark.

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April 08, 2009, 08:54:25 AM
Quote from: delanvital;271787I have just arrived home from the cinema, watching Clint Eastwood's "Gran Torino". I have to say, that is one of his best in a very long time. I am a fan of his so I had rather high expectations and glad to say they were fulfilled. Noticing afterwards that it has sneaked into a nice position on top 250 on imdb, despite not being hyped as much as, say Million Dollar Baby, I can only agree.

Without giving away too much, I was entertained for the two full hours. The dialogue and the human portraits (despite being slightly stereotypical) is just awesome. The story can sometimes be stretched a little too far in his films, so second act can often be a wee bit of a drag, but this one keeps you there for the full two hours. I have smiled, snickered and laughed quite a bit and so did most of the cinema.

Go see it! :)

Btw - the trailer does not portrait the film well, it presents it way to dark.

I thought this film was great and really enjoyed watching it, I will buy the DVD and have it in my collection.

[SPOILER=The Ending]I thought the ending was great and heart wrenching, I was worried it would spiral into some big shoot out but the way it played out was fab :)[/SPOILER]

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April 08, 2009, 09:22:23 AM
I must say that the ending was extremely predictable but still good.
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April 08, 2009, 09:31:00 AM
[spoiler=The Ending]My only issue was Him singing over the credits!!![/spoiler]
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April 08, 2009, 09:52:26 AM
Quote from: BrotherTobious;271829[spoiler=The Ending]My only issue was Him singing over the credits!!![/spoiler]

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April 08, 2009, 03:29:54 PM
Not reading the spoilers as I may watch this, it seems to be getting good reviews most places. The trailer didn't seem anything special, in fact his voice tends to grate on me a bit but i'm sure the real thing is impressive.
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April 09, 2009, 06:26:28 PM
Quote from: Lee;271908Not reading the spoilers as I may watch this, it seems to be getting good reviews most places. The trailer didn't seem anything special, in fact his voice tends to grate on me a bit but i'm sure the real thing is impressive.

The trailer is truly shite. It does not portrait any of the key points in the film.

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April 10, 2009, 11:08:52 AM
I really enjoyed this. Yes the ending was a bit predictable but I thought it was good film and nice to see Mr Eastwood on form!!
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smilodon

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June 20, 2009, 05:28:54 PM
I caught this one on DVD this afternoon.


One day Clint Eastwood will stop making films....... :sad:
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June 20, 2009, 06:19:36 PM
Quote from: smilodon;279856I caught this one on DVD this afternoon.


One day Clint Eastwood will stop making films....... :sad:

Don't remind me. I saw Gran Torino on a special screening with some buddies of mine and we all thought the same thing. It will be a very sad day when it comes. :sad:
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June 20, 2009, 07:13:48 PM
Quote from: Dr Sadako;279863Don't remind me. I saw Gran Torino on a special screening with some buddies of mine and we all thought the same thing. It will be a very sad day when it comes. :sad:

It is as if the older he gets the better the films, generally speaking. I hope he keeps going for as long as he can. Gf and I also caught this at a pre-screening and it was *stuffed* with Eastwood fans exchanging details on the movie.
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