Christopher Webster [Celluloid 10.24.08] movie news drama



What the? The Changeling hasn't even hit theaters and we've already got the trailer for Eastwood's next film, Gran Torino? Sure, sounds good. Almost as good as this trailer looks. Grand Torino feels similar to Eastwood's Unforgiven in that he's almost playing an old, tired, version of the characters he used to play in the sixties and seventies. Except, instead of a revisionist take on the "man with not name," here it feels like Eastwood is playing on the Dirty Harry character (perhaps why Grand Torino was original being reported as a new Dirty Harry film).

Disgruntled Korean War vet Walt Kowalski (Eastwood) sets out to reform his neighbor, a young Hmong teenager, who tried to steal Kowalski's prized possesion: his 1972 Gran Torino.

The film looks great and Eastwood still looks like he could kick your ass. It feels small like Bridges of Madison County but heady like Unforgiven. It comes out wide December 17th. Trailer after the break or in HD here.

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Jeff (13 years ago) Reply

Damn! Wasn't that a flashback ?? Thanks!

rocket1956 (13 years ago) Reply

Cain't wait. A Combination of Dirty Harry and Gunnery Sgt. Tom Highway ( Heartbreak Ridge ).

warren (13 years ago) Reply

He's back cool just like stalone making another comeback that will blow our socks off

Dan Owen (13 years ago) Reply

Totally awesome...as usual for Eastwood.

MEB (13 years ago) Reply

EVEN Peter Fonda would like it ? Site not working - youTUBE time

mr miyagi (13 years ago) Reply

just saw the movie definite the dirty Harry style. Shoot from the hip not holding back nonsense. The punks get their dues at the end. Having terminal cancer but just like donating your bobdy to help someone in need. Great movie
Clint Eastwood all the way

Anonymous (13 years ago) Reply

Typical Hollywood. Great movie and not selected for an Academy Award.

eber hart (12 years ago) Reply

--Eastwood's 'earnest' conscience' cop out
as Hollywood continues to make BILLIONS upon
BILLIONS unflinchingly catering to the franchise lum denial needs of history's
--MOST-- awesomely genocidal regime
-over in their 'fave' captive mass market
---ACROSS the Pacific.

70 million exterminated in 'peacetime' deacdes AFTER WWII -unoutted, unanswered for, unmentioned in ANY Hollywood film
---EVER!

SORRY CLINT! Not now. Not while people
continue to suffer and die in--the--millions
on this, the once again 'mysterously overlooked' 60th Anniversary of the staggeringly relevant -STILL unfolding
---KOREAN WAR...

-AMEN-

PS --and if you're deleting this message
you too are censoring STONE COLD TRUTH
and covering for the deaths of tens of millions.

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