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Old 11-03-2009, 08:32 AM
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Default Gran torino.....who's seen it??? ** Spoiler Alert **

Went to see this at the weekend, absolutely LOVED it!!!!!!
Eastwoods character is so dry, but cool with it too!

"Do you ever come accross someone, once in a while, you know you shouldn't have f*cked with....?"

Definately worth a watch!
Old 11-03-2009, 08:35 AM
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Think me an the missus are going tonight to see it. Glad to hear its decent.
Old 11-03-2009, 08:36 AM
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what is it about? cant quite work it out from the trailers!
Old 11-03-2009, 08:44 AM
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Think im going tonight also to see it
Old 11-03-2009, 08:55 AM
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seen it couple months back. wicked movie.
Old 11-03-2009, 09:01 AM
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brilliant film! watched it on the weekend with the mrs and she loved it as well. Highly recommended
Old 11-03-2009, 09:02 AM
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saw it a while ago, nothing like i was expecting but a bloody good film.
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so what is it about???
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Walt Kowalski (Clint Eastwood), a retired FORD automobile assembly line worker and a Korean war veteran, lives with his dog Daisy in a changing Michigan neighborhood which is dominated by immigrants. At his wife's funeral, Walt bristles at the shallow eulogy of young Father Janovich. He looks on with disgust at his two sons, Mitch and Steve, and their families, who show little regard for the memory of Walt's wife. Walt views his relations as rude, spoiled, and self-absorbed, always avoiding him unless it is in their own interest.
Basically he's a total racist and general bad tempered mofo.....
Old 11-03-2009, 09:46 AM
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Seen it about a 2 months ago, brilliant watch even on a laptop screen
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Not quite what I expected, especially the way it ended, but a really good film I thought.

That and slumdog are definately two of the best films ive seen for a while.

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Old 11-03-2009, 09:49 AM
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Great film watched it last night!
Old 11-03-2009, 10:01 AM
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Saw it a few months back too, best fillm for ages for me
Old 11-03-2009, 10:08 AM
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Yep, same. Brilliant film. Preferred it to Slumdog.
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Originally Posted by rog
Basically he's a total racist and general bad tempered mofo.....

he's a proper grumpy old mofo

it's a most excelent film, and it's very surprising in that it's got not twists or turns, it's just a gentle rolling tale of the few weeks after his mrs funeral

at the end of the day, walt (mr kowolski, only my friends call me walt, padre ) just wants to do the right things and mind his own business (get off my lawn )

the best scene though is the barber and toad you have to see it to see just how it is
Old 11-03-2009, 10:24 AM
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that scene dojj should wil be one of the scens you tell your grand kids to watch
Old 11-03-2009, 10:26 AM
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PMSL yeah you just reminded me about that bit, I watched a clip on youtube last night, the one where he pulls up in his van and says
"What are you SPOOKS upto.....?" where they're threating the girl.
Straight to the point!
I read an Interview with Eastwood a couple of weeks back, he said that he enjoyed playing Walts character, and although he doesn't believe in racism, he thinks the world is too Politically correct nowadays, and playing that part on screen gave him the chance to break away from the "norm" I have to agree with that....!
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Thing is, he wasnt ACTUALLY racist really in the end in terms of actions, despite how he spoke, given where his final loyalties lay.
Old 11-03-2009, 10:36 AM
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Brilliant film. Wife loved it as well.!!!!
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Yeah I get you, but you know where I'm coming from!
Old 11-03-2009, 10:40 AM
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THOUGHT IT WAS NOT TO HOT CLINT LOOK'S REAL OLD AND SLOW AND THE STORY LINE HAS BEEN DONE TO DEATH.

CHECK OUT BRONSON IT LOOK'S THE BEST FILM OUT
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdQ7P...eature=related

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Old 11-03-2009, 10:42 AM
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Ive seen it thought it was great and funny too well worth the a watch.
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O wow why not ruin it for everyone who hasnt watched it yet

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Originally Posted by R5FORD
O wow why not ruin it for everyone who hasnt watched it yet
hopefully someone will be able to edit the post, so perhaps you may need to edit your quote mate

anyway, its a bit like saying the bible is about some carpenter who died
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Brilliant film, I loved it!!!!!
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done
Old 11-03-2009, 11:37 AM
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[quote=R5FORD;4005413]O wow why not ruin it for everyone who hasnt watched it yet [/quote

fixed it but tbh what do you expect your on a thread that says gran terino who's seen it.
it's obvius that someone will tell about scene's in the film lol
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bronson does look proper mental as well though, so a good comeback from hog there
Old 11-03-2009, 11:37 AM
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Watched it on sunday, Was a fantastic film. Makes me want a Gran Torino.
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[quote=THE HOG~;4005486]
Originally Posted by R5FORD
O wow why not ruin it for everyone who hasnt watched it yet [/quote

fixed it but tbh what do you expect your on a thread that says gran terino who's seen it.
it's obvius that someone will tell about scene's in the film lol

yes, but normal internet etequete is to put words to the effect of:

"spoiler alert, if you don't want to know, stop reading"

followed with a lot of
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to space it out
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i saw it. didnt think it was amazing. was a nice car thou. bit predictable too!
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I don't agree TBH, if you click on a post with the title of a film you can obviously expect to see SOME details about it surely????? Otherwise what's the point in posting it if your not going to have people discuss it in the first place???
You can't expect everyone to hold your hand "Just incase" you read something you don't want to i.e. football results or whatever.
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loved it
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Good...sad and that old chinese granny was ugly... (sorry)

I enjoyed it he's the equivelant to our Victor Meldrew...Story has been done before but so has a lot of films....and as for him "being old" he is friggin old!!
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Outstanding entertainment, one of teh better value movies ive seen this year.

What are you trying to be? A superspook?!
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Originally Posted by t31ryt
Good...sad and that old chinese granny was ugly... (sorry)

I enjoyed it he's the equivelant to our Victor Meldrew...Story has been done before but so has a lot of films....and as for him "being old" he is friggin old!!
she wzsn't chinese, she was a (h)mong
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Originally Posted by THE HOG~
THOUGHT IT WAS NOT TO HOT CLINT LOOK'S REAL OLD AND SLOW AND THE STORY LINE HAS BEEN DONE TO DEATH.
He's 78 for fucks sake....
He's playing an old man, gonna be slow, otherwise wouldn't be realistic....
I liked the story, ending surprised me, not seen him killed before; died in Honkytonk man I know.
Not aware of it being done to death.
Reckon it'll be last film he acts in as he was killed, would hope not.
Thought it was brilliant.
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He wasn't killed it was only a film........
Nah he's supposed to be doing a film with Morgan freeman, i read about it last week, apparently they have doctors on the set to look after them as Clint is 78 and Morgan is 71 i think.
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Yeh i seen it the other week.I thought it was a good film.I wasnt expecting it to end like it did.
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i was left feeling dissapointing in the ending
i waited for the grand daughter to get a big slap from someone


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