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Gran Torino
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I'm not a huge movie buff, I don't really watch a lot of movies unless I'm pretty sure they are going to be good.

Saw Gran Turino last night and holy fuck.

It basically blew my expectations out of the water.
Don't think I've been moved by a movie like that in years.

There's no chemical explosions and the special effects are virtually non-existent, so if that's all you like in movies it's probably not for you.

But goddamn.

Epic.


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Re: Gran Turino [Re: Shroomism]
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yeah, it was pretty good

righteous kill was pretty fucking good as well


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Re: Gran Turino [Re: Shroomism]
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Yeah, the trailer makes it look pretty good.  I'll have to not miss that one.

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Re: Gran Turino [Re: Shroomism]
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I thought it was a pretty hilarious movie.  Outside of Eastwood, most of the acting was god-awful (the young priest, for example, and the kid, Tao or whatever); and Eastwood himself spent 3/4 of the movie making racist remarks and one-liners, which were the things I remembered about the movie much more than its specific plot elements.  It was a compelling story with a good message at its heart, but the sheer silliness of hearing Old Man Eastwood grumpily calling people "fish-heads" and "dragon-lady" is what really made the whole thing worthwhile.


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“Strengthened by contemplation and study,
I will not fear my passions like a coward.
My body I will give to pleasures,
to diversions that I’ve dreamed of,
to the most daring erotic desires,
to the lustful impulses of my blood, without
any fear at all, for whenever I will—
and I will have the will, strengthened
as I’ll be with contemplation and study—
at the crucial moments I’ll recover
my spirit as was before: ascetic.”

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Re: Gran Turino [Re: Lion]
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Yeah some of the acting was kind of bad. Especially the scene where the black guys were picking on the chick, her remarks just seemed so forced. And there was a few cheesy parts. But I looked past that.. I thought the whole plot progressed pretty well, and Eastwood is a true pimp. And I gotta admit the drive-by part got me all teary eyed and shit, which doesn't really happen.


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Re: Gran Turino [Re: Shroomism]
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Yeah, Grand Tarino was one of the best movies ive seen in the theater in a long while, and i just purchased Righteous Kill, so im glad to hear it was good.  I alos bought Pineapple Express, but i quit smoking bud a week ago and dont want that to fuck that up, il probably wait until i resume smoking for that one


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Re: Gran Torino [Re: Shroomism]
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The acting was god awful and Eastwood was a caricature in it, but I still enjoyed it. Usually bad acting ruins a movie for me, but not this one for some reason. It was a feel good movie, but not a typical one. I like the realism in that even though Eastwood came to accept his neighbors and their race, he couldn't kick all of his bad habits (still good-naturedly using racial slurs)/

Overall, I think it is definitely worth a watch.

Righteous Kill, on the other hand, was a fucking travesty. I couldn't have dreamed up a more predictable movie if I tried. Also, Deniro and Pacino mailed in their performances. It looked like they both just needed a paycheck.

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Re: Gran Torino [Re: Redstorm]
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I like feel good movies :smile:
especially when they deal with overcoming boundaries and whatnot and touch on real human emotions.
I dunno, this one just did it for me.


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Re: Gran Torino [Re: Shroomism]
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Me too. I had a tough time explaining why I liked it, but thats about it.

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Re: Gran Torino [Re: Redstorm]
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"We used to stack fucks like you six feet high in Korea.....use you as sandbags"


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All i know is something like a bird within her sang/ All i know she sang a little while and then flew on/Tell me all that you know, i'll show you snow and rain.

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Re: Gran Torino [Re: Shroomism]
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Gran Torino was very good. It's easily in the top ten movies of the year. However, the #1 slot belongs to The Wrestler. The plot is good and Mickey Rourke's acting is absolutely phenomenal. If he doesn't get the Oscar for best actor I'll be very surprised. You should check it out. Don't let the fact that it's about a professional wrestler dissuade you from seeing it. It's more about the main characters life and his struggle to come to terms with his age and to reconnect with his daughter than wrestling itself.

It was done by the guy who directed Pi and Requiem for a Dream.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1125849/?c=1

I've heard that The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is supposed to be really good too but I haven't seen it yet.


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Re: Gran Torino [Re: z_x_x_z]
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i havent seen it but after seein this im definatly going to. the ads made it seem as if its clint eastwood trying to act as badass as he can in his old age, though on the other hand ther was potential.

whatever, ima see it soon..


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Re: Gran Torino [Re: THE KRAT BARON]
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i saw the trailer for the wrestler a couple weeks ago.  shit looks amazing.

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Re: Gran Torino [Re: blood4blood]
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the wrestler was amazing
you can watch it at www.watch-movies.net


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Man is timid and apologetic; he is no longer upright; he dares not say "I think," "I am," but quotes some saint or sage. He is ashamed before the blade of grass or the blowing rose.Man postpones or remembers; he does not live in the present, but with reverted eye laments the past, or, heedless of the riches that surround him, stands on tiptoe to foresee the future. He cannot be happy and strong until he too lives with nature in the present, above time
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Re: Gran Torino [Re: Jack Albertson]
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I liked it due to Eastwood, but without him this is a terrible movie/script and the lead kid is really....bad


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Re: Gran Torino [Re: SHiZNO]
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Gran Torino was pretty good.  A great movie that I wasn't expecting was Slumdog Millionaire; I really enjoyed it. :thumbup:


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