Finally saw it, and did not like it. Didn't hate it, but i wouldn't call it good. I was half joking when I said it looks like it's just about a grumpy old man being racist...but that really is what the whole movie is about. A few of the racial slurs were funny just in the way they were presented, but I was amazed at how many people laughed at all of them...like being racist is funny or something.
I think Clint Eastwood should just stick to directing. Get somebody else to act, sing a song, and write a score.
Trust me, I have a very strong appreciation for comedy and laughing at things, I just think in this movie some stuff was meant to be funny and other stuff wasn't. When Clint pulls out a gun and tells that black gang to shut their ****ing mouths, I'm not sure if that's a moment that's really meant to be laughed at, as some people sitting by me in the theatre did.
Just finished watching GT. I liked it. I wanted to watch it in theatres but my friend had a (good quality) bootleg copy so I saw it at home.
I liked the film cause it genuinly extracted some emotion from me more than any movie I remembered doing so recently. I kinda said "wow" after that chick, his sister, came back the way she did after the drive by. I felt true hatred for those cowardly thugs, felt real good with what ended up happening though I wanted worse for them, and real bad for what happened with eastwoods situation. loved what ended up happening with the turino.
Clint's wit and charm (and sometimes the lack of it, his charm meaning) were excellent. the rest of the cast would've been completely bland but clint's involvement with them made them more interesting.
Although I did find it a good watch, I don't see it as an oscar caliber movie but I can see clint himself as an actor getting a best actor nod for his performace in it at the Oscars.
And his Johnny Cashesque solo act caught me by surprise at the end there.
But otherwise a good movie. I highly recommend it. You won't come outta this one dissapointed.
8/10
I just saw this movie over the weekend.Great flick and great story.I got to say this I think this is one of Clint Eastwoods best movies of all time.One of my top 5 favorites.Definetely his funniest movie ever. 😆 It had a lot of great humor in it and of course Clint was just masterful and making the lines funny. 😄 👆 👆
an enjoyable flick with Eastwood giving a very entertaining performance, however his young costars provide no support and bring the film down (especially the boy who does a terrible job with the "I'm a tough guy now" routine.) The writing is also overly blunt and rather cliched with only moderate successful depictions of average life. The climax was pretty powerful, if predictable though.
6.5/10
I've been talking/thinking about this movie more lately and I think it's safe for me to say that it wasn't good. There were some good elements, but overall, this was a mediocre film. I'm honestly surprised at the amount of positive critical/moviegoer response. I think a lot of the moviegoers simply liked this film because they enjoyed the racial slurs; the theater that I was in was full of people laughing at each time Clint would say "zipperhead" or "gook." I think this was one of the film's flaws, the audience was unsure about what dialogue was meant to be humorous and what wasn't, so they just laughed at everything, ultimately making the "message" at the end of the film (which was clearly supposed to be powerful) much less meaningful. I had an alright time seeing this because I saw it with my father and the movie wasn't terrible, but in my opinion it's the most overrated film of 2008, hands down (it has a 77% on rottentomatoes and it's already on imdb's top 250). And yes, the script was pretty damn bad at times, as was the supporting cast. Clint's acting was decent, nothing award-worthy; his direction was adequate as well. This is an average film laced with both powerful dramatic moments and cringe-worthy bad moments. Certainly not deserving of its praise.
No one has confirmed this is Eastwood's final performance that has only been rumored. In addition he will stay behind the camera till he dies, even if he never acts again. And frankly that is sort of where he belongs anyway, I like his acting but he's a fantastic director, although the direction here was very weak and lazy.
Originally posted by fruits
Finally saw it, and did not like it. Didn't hate it, but i wouldn't call it good. I was half joking when I said it looks like it's just about a grumpy old man being racist...but that really is what the whole movie is about. A few of the racial slurs were funny just in the way they were presented, but I was amazed at how many people laughed at all of them...like being racist is funny or something.I think Clint Eastwood should just stick to directing. Get somebody else to act, sing a song, and write a score.
A lot of friends have been talking about how hilarious all of his racism is and I just wanted to grab a giant stamp and print YOUR IGNORANT on their heads. I mean there are parts of this film that are truly funny, especially as he develops a re-pore with the asian's and his comments are actually jokes. But overall a lot of it is just mean and not funny in the slightest. Sometimes its' actually just rude, not that I mind personally I'm just saying.