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Gran Torino
Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 7:49 pm
by Eric
Go see it! I demand it of you guys

If Clint Eastwood doesn't win an Oscar for his performance, I'm going to be mad

Re: Gran Torino
Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2009 1:59 am
by Derek
Re: Gran Torino
Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2009 4:01 am
by Eric
Can't say, but the answer may surprise you

Re: Gran Torino
Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2009 2:24 pm
by Dossenator
I will check it out. I have recently watched "Yes Man" with Jim Carrey and "Bedtime Stories" with Adam Sandler. Both had laugh outloud moments. I preferred "Yes Man" though.
Re: Gran Torino
Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2009 7:34 pm
by WoVeU
I rarely go to movies...only if something really peaks my curiosity.
I should go see it, it looks very good. And there is another on I've seen previewed in the last 4 or 5 days. The lead's daughter get's kidnapped, I can't even picture his face right now...but he's not your typical action guy!
Re: Gran Torino
Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2009 4:23 am
by ..fanatic
WoVeU wrote:I rarely go to movies...only if something really peaks my curiosity.
I should go see it, it looks very good. And there is another on I've seen previewed in the last 4 or 5 days. The lead's daughter get's kidnapped, I can't even picture his face right now...but he's not your typical action guy!
I think "TAKEN" is the name of it. Previews look real good. When the kidnapper calls for ransom, the Dad basically says that he doesn't have any money but he has the skills to hunt him down and kill him, and the kidnapper says "Good luck". I think I may have to go see that one. I also thought Gran Torino looked promising, too.
Re: Gran Torino
Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2009 10:52 am
by Eric
It stars Liam Neeson. I don't know if I'll see that one

Re: Gran Torino
Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2009 2:36 pm
by Dossenator
I know this is off topic but Eric have you switched teams on us. I see you have the Vanderbilt avatar by your name.

Re: Gran Torino
Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2009 2:39 pm
by Dossenator
Dossenator wrote:I know this is off topic but Eric have you switched teams on us. I see you have the Vanderbilt avatar by your name.

Just read in the general section what is up with the changing of the avatar..... Thought you had dropped Michigan and I didn't think you would do something like that.....no matter how upset you get at them.
Re: Gran Torino
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 3:22 pm
by WoVeU
Eric wrote:It stars Liam Neeson. I don't know if I'll see that one

Ahhh, you are crazy, I just saw the trailer again! I bet that is going to be good. If you like action without sacrificing acting!
Re: Gran Torino
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 3:26 pm
by WoVeU
Dossenator wrote:I know this is off topic but Eric have you switched teams on us. I see you have the Vanderbilt avatar by your name.

He doesn't know when to raise the White Flag! He wouldn't pick Vandy anyway, he is a closet WVU fan! When he comes form the Dark Side he will be able to keep many shirts and socks the way RR did when he went to the Dark Side. (But he cried much more than Vader did! Lacking force is he!)

Re: Gran Torino
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 4:09 am
by ..fanatic
Saw Gran Torino Saturday night. Interesting flick, but not sure it's worth the buzz it's getting. Don't get me wrong - I enjoyed it, and it was a better than a lot of stuff out there - just fell short of overblown expectations.
Re: Gran Torino
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 4:28 pm
by Eric
I read IMDB a lot and I guess word is that he sacrificed a bit of acting for authenticity. Most of the Hmong actors were in their first roles, like Toad. It was interesting, and on the surface it doesn't look like a deep movie, but I thought it had a message about the American Dream (a.k.a., his Gran Torino). You may be right that it's not one of the greatest movies of all time or anything, but I liked it because my grandparents, who grew up in the depression, pretty much were "do-it-yourselfers" so I feel like I know a Walt Kowalski

Re: Gran Torino
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 12:02 am
by WoVeU
Someone report back when they've seen Taken.
"I don‘t know you who you are. I don‘t know what you want. If you‘re looking for a ransom, I can tell you, I don‘t have money. But what I do have are a very particular set of skills acquired over a very long career in the shadows, skills that make me a nightmare for people like you. If you let my daughter go now, that will be the end of it. I will not look for you, I will not pursue you. But if you don‘t, I will look for you, I will find you. And I will kill you." – "Taken"
I'm going to an adapted paraphrase of this the next time I get pulled over!
Re: Gran Torino
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 12:29 am
by ..fanatic
WoVeU wrote:Someone report back when they've seen Taken.
"I don‘t know you who you are. I don‘t know what you want. If you‘re looking for a ransom, I can tell you, I don‘t have money. But what I do have are a very particular set of skills acquired over a very long career in the shadows, skills that make me a nightmare for people like you. If you let my daughter go now, that will be the end of it. I will not look for you, I will not pursue you. But if you don‘t, I will look for you, I will find you. And I will kill you." – "Taken"
I'm going to an adapted paraphrase of this the next time I get pulled over!
Good luck with that.
