Gran Torino

[geminidglocker]

This movie had a real effect on me. I just saw it last week but it had a profound effect on me. My Grandfather reminded me of Mr. Kawalski.

[Ak44]

Haha great movie, the trailer and the movie are totally different lol I love the racist lines in the movie

[jmp45]

One of my favorites.. Clint was at his best, yea the racist lines were a hoot in the delivery.

[11Bravo]

It must get better as it goes; it'd have to I guess.
I got to about 4 minutes after he finds his granddaughter smoking in the garage and thought, "OK, can't do anymore of this."
Watched Gangland instead.
Guess it's a case of YMMV.

[Jay Cunningham]

Fantastic film. Gave me a new appreciation for PBR.

[KS Trekker]

I really enjoyed the movie. There was a good message about character, honor, and respect. The main character was tragically flawed (blatant racist) but he never compromised his values and he did the right thing in the end. Nice movie, Clint!

[10MMGary]

Great movie and very realistic portrayal of the Hmong people. You really need to give it another chance 11Bravo. The interaction or should I say lack there of between Clint's character and the Hmong Grandmother was classic.

[kwelz]

Amazing movie. I can't really add anything else except that I loved it.

[JackOSU]

This movie had a real effect on me. I just saw it last week but it had a profound effect on me. My Grandfather reminded me of Mr. Kawalski.

I thought the same thing. My father's father was in the war in Korea enlisted in the Army and he had many of the same views. I saw many similarities in the relationship with his kids in the fact that my grandfather didn't have much contact with my father or my uncle after they went to college except for farming and the holidays. They were men of few words and I don't think my grandfather ever made calls to them over the phone.

My grandfather had a chest downstairs in the basement where he kept most of his firearms and memorabelia from the war etc. My cousin and I as kids would try to pick the lock on the chest to look at the photos, patches, 1911's and rifles. Very rarely did he ever show us those goodies. It would generally only be during the times where family members got him firearms or if we begged him to take us out to the range he built for the local police department to shoot.

I just saw the movie on HBO for the first time myself this past weekend and had many a flashback of my grandfather. I personally thought there were many great one liners and in the end a good message. Even though one may have some flaws in their beliefs at heart they sure are great men. I truly feel war changes a man forever especially when he has killed many times. I know my other grandfather had a very hard time after coming home from the pacific after WWII and adjusting to just everyday life without random breakdowns and nightmares. It's unfortunate that our society today tries to emulate a very different persona and idolizes movie stars and singers and the whole Hollyweird mentality instead of family and real role models.

[SteyrAUG]

Loved the movie, hated the ending.

"These guys will be away for a long time..." is in no way justice for killing an elderly war hero. Sad that such a potentially great movie had to have a PC ending.

Guess I still have Death Wish and Taxi Driver on DVD.