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by **HellboyOne** » Sat Oct 25, 2008 7:31 am

If I ever make it to 78, I hope I'm a badass, too.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9teLeXZ3XMU[/youtube]

by **Gorgonzola** » Sat Oct 25, 2008 8:31 am

It's like Dirty Harry retired to a house out in the suburbs...

I think Clint Eastwood is the 78 year old guy that can still scare the crap outta me.

by **jakob westman** » Sun Oct 26, 2008 7:44 am

Yeah, I saw this trailer the other day.
Looks great!

/ Jakob

by **Doh** » Sun Oct 26, 2008 5:32 pm

Best.

Dirty Harry movie.

EVER!

by **faroukbaaaaa** » Mon Oct 27, 2008 6:19 am

that looks cool.... geddin there Clint

by **Kelly Tindall** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 5:52 pm

They should have called it Coot.

(And, yes, I'm doing the pee-pee dance over here. Looks great.)

by **krisvahl** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 7:05 pm

I thought it was a comedy after watching the first minute. Pulling the 'hand' gun out of his jacket, Clint's kids getting chucked out of the house on his birthday and the spitting match with the Chinese woman, all seemed very comedic.

Looks great though. I like that he seems like a very flawed hero.

by **HellboyOne** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 7:09 pm

I know what you mean, Chris. It feels like Heartbreak Ridge 2. He's even doing the voice.

by **krisvahl** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 7:18 pm

The synopsis on IMDb sounds very different from what the trailer suggests.

'Disgruntled Korean War vet Walt Kowalski (Eastwood) sets out to reform his neighbor, a young Hmong teenager, who tried to steal Kowalski's prized possesion: his 1972 Gran Torino.'

Wouldn't be surprised if Clint's confrontations with the gang is only a very small part of the movie.

Considering Hollywood's reputation for making misleading trailers, it's to be expected.

by **trialsze** » Sun Nov 02, 2008 4:04 pm

You know that Clint is the only man his age that can still pull of being a bad ass. I can't wait to see this movie. Loved the trailer and Clint's movies are all gold.

by **Nightwing** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 12:46 am

"I prayed that they would show up...but nobody answered." haha...awesome

by **Moonman** » Fri Jan 09, 2009 10:27 pm

Just got back from the theater. Damn fine film. Can't really say much more than that. I really enjoyed it, but can't pinpoint any specifics. Just a simple, but extremely well made film.

by **SeraphSword** » Fri Jan 09, 2009 11:12 pm

It was a lot funnier than I was expecting. Clint was kinda like Dirty Harry morphing into Archie Bunker in this, though still retaining the hardass attitude.

by **Steve G** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 9:32 am

The film could've been good and had nice ambition, but it suffered from really amaeteur writing and acting ...especially from Clint. He hasn't acted this cartoony in years.

by **epetmezas** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 12:56 pm

Just got back and I actually thought it was a really good film. It brought up a lot of interesting points about people and tolerance as well as sacrifice. It doesn't hurt that Eastwood is a talented director. At 78 I still felt he had screen presence and his performance was poignant. Anyway, worth seeing in the theaters.
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