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I've said it before and I'll say it again. Clint Eastwood is a good actor but he surrounds himself with turrible actors therefore, making him lookgreat.
Gran Torino.......Go See It!
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i'll wait for it to hit tv. previews didnt look remotely interesting. just cant get with some old dude making finger guns and acting hard. clinteastwood seems to only have one character on lock and he looks too old to keep pulling it off.
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Just got back from seeing it and it was great in my opinion. It was Eastwood at his best, the dude put in work for the movie directing, producing, acting, etc.How he does it at such an old age is pretty amazing in my opinion.
I thought the actor playing Thao was a bad actor, but they all kept it real which made the film more authentic. That one part with him in the basement knockingon the door could have done without, revealed one of the actor's huge flaw.
Eastwood's character was uncanny. The old war vet who's family is just looking to dumb him down(although he really was in pretty bad shape) and hefinds a friend in the family next door inadvertently. The dude still has it, but he is getting up there.
Overall, a great movie and deserving of all the nominations it's getting and will get in the future.
I thought the actor playing Thao was a bad actor, but they all kept it real which made the film more authentic. That one part with him in the basement knockingon the door could have done without, revealed one of the actor's huge flaw.
Eastwood's character was uncanny. The old war vet who's family is just looking to dumb him down(although he really was in pretty bad shape) and hefinds a friend in the family next door inadvertently. The dude still has it, but he is getting up there.
Overall, a great movie and deserving of all the nominations it's getting and will get in the future.
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Not a "must see," but a good, all-around movie.
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I thought it was a good movie. Clint is
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[table][tr][th=""]Rank*[/th] [th=""]Title
(Click to view chart)[/th] [th=""]Friday
1/9
(Estimates)[/th] [th=""]Saturday
1/10[/th] [th=""]Sunday
1/11[/th] [th=""]Monday
1/12[/th] [/tr][tr][td]1[/td] [td]GRAN TORINO
Warner Bros.
2,808[/td] [td]$9,625,000
+3401.7% / $3,428
$20,665,000 / 29[/td] [td]
N/A[/td] [td]
N/A[/td] [td]
N/A[/td] [/tr][tr][td]2[/td] [td]THE UNBORN (2009)
Universal
2,357[/td] [td]$8,155,000
-- / $3,460
$8,155,000 / 1[/td] [td]
N/A[/td] [td]
N/A[/td] [td]
N/A[/td] [/tr][tr][td]3[/td] [td]BRIDE WARS
Fox
3,226[/td] [td]$8,100,000
-- / $2,511
$8,100,000 / 1[/td] [td]
N/A[/td] [td]
N/A[/td] [td]
N/A[/td] [/tr][tr][td]4[/td] [td]MARLEY AND ME
Fox
3,478[/td] [td]$3,225,000
+161.3% / $927
$115,585,000 / 16[/td] [td]
N/A[/td] [td]
N/A[/td] [td]
N/A[/td] [/tr][tr][td]5[/td] [td]THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
Paramount
2,947[/td] [td]$2,925,000
+131.5% / $993
$87,805,000 / 16[/td] [td]
N/A[/td] [td]
N/A[/td] [td]
N/A[/td] [/tr][/table]
(Click to view chart)[/th] [th=""]Friday
1/9
(Estimates)[/th] [th=""]Saturday
1/10[/th] [th=""]Sunday
1/11[/th] [th=""]Monday
1/12[/th] [/tr][tr][td]1[/td] [td]GRAN TORINO
Warner Bros.
2,808[/td] [td]$9,625,000
+3401.7% / $3,428
$20,665,000 / 29[/td] [td]
N/A[/td] [td]
N/A[/td] [td]
N/A[/td] [/tr][tr][td]2[/td] [td]THE UNBORN (2009)
Universal
2,357[/td] [td]$8,155,000
-- / $3,460
$8,155,000 / 1[/td] [td]
N/A[/td] [td]
N/A[/td] [td]
N/A[/td] [/tr][tr][td]3[/td] [td]BRIDE WARS
Fox
3,226[/td] [td]$8,100,000
-- / $2,511
$8,100,000 / 1[/td] [td]
N/A[/td] [td]
N/A[/td] [td]
N/A[/td] [/tr][tr][td]4[/td] [td]MARLEY AND ME
Fox
3,478[/td] [td]$3,225,000
+161.3% / $927
$115,585,000 / 16[/td] [td]
N/A[/td] [td]
N/A[/td] [td]
N/A[/td] [/tr][tr][td]5[/td] [td]THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
Paramount
2,947[/td] [td]$2,925,000
+131.5% / $993
$87,805,000 / 16[/td] [td]
N/A[/td] [td]
N/A[/td] [td]
N/A[/td] [/tr][/table]
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My dad is a full blooded italian fought in Nam as a helicopter gunner in the air force, talks just like that. But he calmed down a whole lot once I starteddating an asian girl for 4 years now
Movie was all around good though. I give it a B
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A good flick, nothing special, but worth watching
Slumdog on the other hand .. piff
Slumdog on the other hand .. piff
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i that this movie was good but a little far fetched
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I can't believe what I'm reading right now...You guys actually liked this movie?
I was expecting this to be great, the previews made it look interesting at the least, Eastwood can be gold, etc. I'm sorry but this !#@+ was @%#%$*!embarrassing. Possibly the worst acting I've ever seen. With the exception of Eastwood and the Asian every single character was horrible. There's adifference between bad acting, and acting so horrible to the extent that it's unbelievable. Over and over again the dialogue was so bad i found myselftrying to think of a real scenario where and exchange between individuals would come off that forced, scripted, awkward, etc.
Again I can't believe people actually liked this movie. NT can be full of critics, i was expecting the opposite response.
Even if you get past the atrocious acting there's little be desired about this film. I'm supposed to be entertained by an extremely unlikable bitter,racist white due for 140 minutes?
The story aint that good...
The movie was horrible, so glad i peeped online.
Like comparing gold to scrap metal, Gran Torino obviously being the latter
I was expecting this to be great, the previews made it look interesting at the least, Eastwood can be gold, etc. I'm sorry but this !#@+ was @%#%$*!embarrassing. Possibly the worst acting I've ever seen. With the exception of Eastwood and the Asian every single character was horrible. There's adifference between bad acting, and acting so horrible to the extent that it's unbelievable. Over and over again the dialogue was so bad i found myselftrying to think of a real scenario where and exchange between individuals would come off that forced, scripted, awkward, etc.
Again I can't believe people actually liked this movie. NT can be full of critics, i was expecting the opposite response.
Even if you get past the atrocious acting there's little be desired about this film. I'm supposed to be entertained by an extremely unlikable bitter,racist white due for 140 minutes?
The story aint that good...
The movie was horrible, so glad i peeped online.
Like comparing gold to scrap metal, Gran Torino obviously being the latter
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I cant wait to see this movie
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[table][tr][th=""]Rank*[/th] [th=""]Title
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1/9
(Estimates)[/th] [th=""]Saturday
1/10
(Estimates)[/th] [th=""]Sunday
1/11
(Estimates)[/th] [th=""]Monday
1/12[/th] [/tr][tr][td]1[/td] [td]GRAN TORINO
Warner Bros.
2,808[/td] [td]$9,650,000
+3410.8% / $3,437
$20,690,000 / 29[/td] [td]$12,150,000
+25.9% / $4,327
$32,840,000 / 30[/td] [td]$7,225,000
-40.5% / $2,573
$40,065,000 / 31[/td] [td]
N/A[/td] [/tr][tr][td]2[/td] [td]THE UNBORN (2009)
Universal
2,357[/td] [td]$8,344,000
-- / $3,540
$8,344,000 / 1[/td] [td]$7,743,000
-7.2% / $3,285
$16,087,000 / 2[/td] [td]$5,008,000
-35.3% / $2,125
$21,095,000 / 3[/td] [td]
N/A[/td] [/tr][tr][td]3[/td] [td]BRIDE WARS
Fox
3,226[/td] [td]$8,150,000
-- / $2,526
$8,150,000 / 1[/td] [td]$8,400,000
+3.1% / $2,604
$16,550,000 / 2[/td] [td]$4,950,000
-41.1% / $1,534
$21,500,000 / 3[/td] [td]
N/A[/td] [/tr][tr][td]4[/td] [td]MARLEY AND ME
Fox
3,478[/td] [td]$3,225,000
+161.3% / $927
$115,585,000 / 16[/td] [td]$5,125,000
+58.9% / $1,474
$120,710,000 / 17[/td] [td]$3,000,000
-41.5% / $863
$123,710,000 / 18[/td] [td]
N/A[/td] [/tr][tr][td]5[/td] [td]THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
Paramount
2,947[/td] [td]$2,910,000
+130.3% / $987
$87,790,000 / 16[/td] [td]$3,993,000
+37.2% / $1,355
$91,783,000 / 17[/td] [td]$2,547,000
-36.2% / $864
$94,330,000 / 18[/td] [td]
N/A[/td] [/tr][/table]
(Click to view chart)[/th] [th=""]Friday
1/9
(Estimates)[/th] [th=""]Saturday
1/10
(Estimates)[/th] [th=""]Sunday
1/11
(Estimates)[/th] [th=""]Monday
1/12[/th] [/tr][tr][td]1[/td] [td]GRAN TORINO
Warner Bros.
2,808[/td] [td]$9,650,000
+3410.8% / $3,437
$20,690,000 / 29[/td] [td]$12,150,000
+25.9% / $4,327
$32,840,000 / 30[/td] [td]$7,225,000
-40.5% / $2,573
$40,065,000 / 31[/td] [td]
N/A[/td] [/tr][tr][td]2[/td] [td]THE UNBORN (2009)
Universal
2,357[/td] [td]$8,344,000
-- / $3,540
$8,344,000 / 1[/td] [td]$7,743,000
-7.2% / $3,285
$16,087,000 / 2[/td] [td]$5,008,000
-35.3% / $2,125
$21,095,000 / 3[/td] [td]
N/A[/td] [/tr][tr][td]3[/td] [td]BRIDE WARS
Fox
3,226[/td] [td]$8,150,000
-- / $2,526
$8,150,000 / 1[/td] [td]$8,400,000
+3.1% / $2,604
$16,550,000 / 2[/td] [td]$4,950,000
-41.1% / $1,534
$21,500,000 / 3[/td] [td]
N/A[/td] [/tr][tr][td]4[/td] [td]MARLEY AND ME
Fox
3,478[/td] [td]$3,225,000
+161.3% / $927
$115,585,000 / 16[/td] [td]$5,125,000
+58.9% / $1,474
$120,710,000 / 17[/td] [td]$3,000,000
-41.5% / $863
$123,710,000 / 18[/td] [td]
N/A[/td] [/tr][tr][td]5[/td] [td]THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
Paramount
2,947[/td] [td]$2,910,000
+130.3% / $987
$87,790,000 / 16[/td] [td]$3,993,000
+37.2% / $1,355
$91,783,000 / 17[/td] [td]$2,547,000
-36.2% / $864
$94,330,000 / 18[/td] [td]
N/A[/td] [/tr][/table]
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Caught it last night..I thought it was pretty good.
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the HU mong ppl did some pretty bad acting though, lol they had five cats rolling in that lil civic lol
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Word. After like 10 minutes of the racist stuff I just started laughing at all of it. All these words I've never heard for Asians. And thebarbershop scenes had the entire theater
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previews looked str8
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My lady's dad had a really good copy of it over christmas so we watched it christmas eve. I actually liked it quite a bit, i thought old man Eastwoodnailed the role. When ever we see movies early i ask myself if its something i would pay to go see, most of the time the answer is No, but with Gran Torinoi'd have to say yes. Great movie overall.
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great movie plot..terrible acting..i guess they wanted some hmong actors tho..
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Great movie plot. As mentioned, the asian actors in this were TERRIBLE.
When Thao (toad) was locked in Walt's basement? "WALT! WALT! GET ME OUTTA HERE!"
I mean, was the director pressed for time that he couldnt do a few more takes of that one? sheesh
When Thao (toad) was locked in Walt's basement? "WALT! WALT! GET ME OUTTA HERE!"
I mean, was the director pressed for time that he couldnt do a few more takes of that one? sheesh
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Yeah, that scene was particularly poorly-acted. But overall, it was a very enjoyable movie. Great little story.
Not as good a movie as Million Dollar Baby, but just as enjoyable. Walt (Clint) was badass and there's a lot of funny moments; most intentional, and somenot (like the scene described above).
"Yum Yum"
I will say this, though: Gran Torino > Benjamin Button.
I liked it a lot more.
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Dope movie will watch it again
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I liked Gran Torino too. I don't really know if it was really an award winning performance by Clint, but it was good. Also, whoever recommended SlumdogMillionaire... Thanks. That movie was absolutely
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Saw it last night, I recommend seeing it for those who are on the fence about it.
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crash > gran torino. the asian actors were HORRIBLE!!!
