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Catacombs:
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I was a little disappointed in the ending, but I think that's all they could have done. Of course it would have been badass for Clint to sneak in and kill every one of the gang members, but that would be farfetched due to his age and stuff. The way they ended it made the most sense, with all the neighbors watching and the whole gang getting arrested. I don't think they could have done much else.
Nodaisho:
I don't think it would be far-fetched due to his age, just far-fetched due to the 5 or 6 on 1 odds. Not that that has stopped him from doing that in his movies before. I've seen news stories of Korean War vets stopping burglars within the last year, add that to movie-ness and you get taking out a whole gang of them.
Don't get me wrong, it was a well-done ending, but it wasn't the movie I wanted to see with that ending. I was expecting to see Clint Eastwood, force of nature. As it was, I would have rather stopped watching after the barbecue and just watched the last 30 minutes or so of Pale Rider.
AngelofShadows:
I loved this movie. A lot.
Clint Eastwood is the oldest bad-ass on the planet.
WriterofAllWrongs:
I think this was a really great bad movie. Like, it's every Clint Eastwood character ever, but played with a little bit to give a fun angle to the film. Gritty war veteran who goes on about the good ol' days to young people who are the problem with America these days, racism, and a friggin' priest asking the main character to go into confession. Oh and also a training montage. It cannot get any more 50's values film than that. It felt like at numerous points the film could stray into actually bad territory, but whoever wrote the film kept it in check pretty well. It's a really good film that plays with a lot of cliches, and basically parodies Clint Eastwood throughout. Ace.
Ikrik:
Watched it again last night and I've noticed something. The supporting cast (with a few possible exceptions) are absolutely terrible. Thao is the absolute worst offender and the priest and Clint's family being the only exceptions. Sue and Thao stuttered a bunch of times and just seemed like they were just picked right off the street. I'm sure they probably did pretty well in auditions or whatever...but wow, did their performance leave a lot to be desired. I don't blame them...trying to act next to Clint Eastwood would give me a heart attack.
-->WriterofAllWrongs
You want a really great "bad" movie....go watch Army of Darkness, hell..watch almost any Bruce Campbell movies. You want to describe Gran Torino as a great bad movie? Clint Eastwood is playing the persona he's played in every movie he's ever played in. This time he's a bitter, racist old man. When did he ever go on about the good ol days? If anything he talked about piling bodies in Korea. Basically paroides Clint Eastwood? Umm, no. He directed and produced the film, there is no parody.
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