the whole movie reminded of the truly terrible hilary swank's family stuff in million dollar baby... just such ungenerous, lazy, self-righteous writing.
― s1ocki, Monday, 8 June 2009 13:18 (fourteen years ago) link
I sort of agree and disagree.
― Dr Morbius, Monday, 8 June 2009 13:23 (fourteen years ago) link
i did like the growling!
― s1ocki, Monday, 8 June 2009 13:32 (fourteen years ago) link
the way the slutty granddaughter nosing around after the car gets her comeuppance for being a terribly-drawn character in the end is just so gross
― s1ocki, Monday, 8 June 2009 13:33 (fourteen years ago) link
yeah this was pretty bad. even the best parts seemed like a cliche we've seen 1000 times before. old guy tutoring boy.. liked the scene with the hairdresser though. lazy ending too. and Eastwood's acting was the low point. (i* hated the growling)
*heh, that looks cool with the bb code. i mean before it appears cursive err.
― Ludo, Monday, 8 June 2009 13:34 (fourteen years ago) link
When a director with Eastwood's past makes a back-to-basics move like Gran Torino, he's reduced to first principles: vigilantism and a creeping case of the cutes.
― Bud Huxtable (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 8 June 2009 13:46 (fourteen years ago) link
Can't quite fathom how anyone thought this anything other than hilarious/terrible. Most people I know who saw it all expected something more serious but all just gave in to it and had to laugh.
And then the few moments of bad things really jar because you're all "that doesnt really have any place in a comedy does it?"
― Suedey 2, Monday, 8 June 2009 13:59 (fourteen years ago) link
his plan at the end was pretty dumb too
― s1ocki, Monday, 8 June 2009 14:00 (fourteen years ago) link
i cant wait to see this and judge for thyself, everyone on ilx hates it, everyone i've spoken to irl has loved it.
this should be interesting
― Ant Attack.. (Ste), Monday, 8 June 2009 14:37 (fourteen years ago) link
it is a completely retarded movie and i enjoyed it
― caek, Monday, 8 June 2009 14:44 (fourteen years ago) link
This was so terrible. I can't really comprehend how this was so well received.
― doom shit (circa1916), Tuesday, 23 June 2009 08:52 (fourteen years ago) link
haha i thought this was awesome
― mark cl, Saturday, 21 November 2009 16:56 (fourteen years ago) link
can't believe clint hasn't discovered how to make movies that please the auteurs of ilx yet, GET A CLUE CLINT
― Louis Cll (darraghmac), Saturday, 21 November 2009 23:27 (fourteen years ago) link
Gardena man allegedly shoots teen for taking shortcut through his yardDecember 2, 2009 | 9:53 am
Frustrated that kids were using his property as a shortcut, a Gardena resident shot a teenager in his driveway, police said.The teenager survived and the property owner was arrested.
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― goole, Wednesday, 2 December 2009 19:50 (fourteen years ago) link
hell yes this movie is awesome. thread is crazy.
― sonderangerbot, Wednesday, 2 December 2009 19:50 (fourteen years ago) link
main problem was the devilish gang bangers who are dead set on having a kid clearly not cut out to be useful in criminal life, in their gang, up to the point of raping a family member to prove the point, somehow. the whole thing turns on this motivation and it's really stupid.
― goole, Wednesday, 2 December 2009 20:30 (fourteen years ago) link
lol @ this movie, dumb but even dumber to get mad at it imo
― buzza, Saturday, 17 July 2010 03:38 (thirteen years ago) link
what's there to get mad about? it's a piece of shit.
― abstract sand patterns, representing water (corey), Saturday, 17 July 2010 03:47 (thirteen years ago) link
― Ant Attack.. (Ste), Monday, June 8, 2009 3:37 PM (1 year ago) Bookmark
This has been my experience with ILX for years. Good flick.
― thirdalternative, Sunday, 14 November 2010 21:41 (thirteen years ago) link
I loved it. People are more likely to write about things they hate.
― Alba, Sunday, 14 November 2010 21:58 (thirteen years ago) link
this movie was so, so bad
― thomas smangalter (J0rdan S.), Sunday, 14 November 2010 21:59 (thirteen years ago) link
@Alba, I think you are right, that's why I can't ever trust customer on line reviews, the Internet brings out everyone's inner crank.
― thirdalternative, Sunday, 14 November 2010 22:47 (thirteen years ago) link
this is on tv. the scene where clint takes the azn kid to the barber to "man him up."
― M*A*S*H Rules Everything Around Me (get bent), Monday, 5 September 2011 03:09 (twelve years ago) link
truly terrible film
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Monday, 5 September 2011 04:36 (twelve years ago) link
the acting is pretty bad
― buzza, Monday, 5 September 2011 04:38 (twelve years ago) link
one of the worst movies
― J0rdan S., Monday, 5 September 2011 04:38 (twelve years ago) link
Still fascinated this turned into a sleeper hit. But, yeah, kinda bad.
― Gus Van Sant's Gerry Blank (Eric H.), Monday, 5 September 2011 04:40 (twelve years ago) link
I actually got into a big argument about this with a friend the other night. I thought the two Hmong kids were really wooden and awful, but my friend swore that was "the point", that they were awkward kids. I don't buy it, I just didn't ever feel a genuine emotion out of either of them. The song at the end of the movie was hilarious though.
But on the whole I thought the movie was just okay. Some really awkward scenes, but I thought there were a couple that worked well. Not at all worth the hype, but not as terrible as its ILX reputation might suggest.
― jon /via/ chi 2.0, Monday, 5 September 2011 04:45 (twelve years ago) link
Amateur =/= bad.
But the boy in particular was as bad as anything I've seen in a major motion picture.
― Gus Van Sant's Gerry Blank (Eric H.), Monday, 5 September 2011 05:02 (twelve years ago) link
The scene where he was locked in the basement, banging on the door, was particularly painful.
― jon /via/ chi 2.0, Monday, 5 September 2011 05:03 (twelve years ago) link
Junior high-level acting there.
― Gus Van Sant's Gerry Blank (Eric H.), Monday, 5 September 2011 05:04 (twelve years ago) link
I love this movie. Totally hilarious.
― You're runnin' with the (Cheetah), Monday, 5 September 2011 07:27 (twelve years ago) link
I really dug this btw. Made me think of Kurosawa.
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