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Xeris
Iran17695 Posts
- Gran Turino - Changeling - Flags of Our Fathers - Letters from Iwo Jima - Million Dollar Baby - Mystic River kjdsfkjdshfskd , so good. It's a shame he's so old because he has really become something special, I hope he continues directing for many years to come.  | ||
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ulszz
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Archaic
United States4024 Posts
First movie I ever watched with him in it. | ||
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Xeris
Iran17695 Posts
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clazziquai
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littlechava
United States7216 Posts
dirty harry series man with no name series unforgiven etc... though million dollar baby and letters from iwo jima were pretty good :o | ||
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rA.Hippie
Denmark714 Posts
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mrgerry
United States1508 Posts
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anotak
United States1537 Posts
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Domestica
United States411 Posts
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brian
United States9616 Posts
my first pick was Mystic River dont get me wrong, its a fantastic fucking movie has very little music. and considering the poignancy of some of the drama, music would have highlighted it well. I never watched any of his other movies for the music, but he really should have left that to someone else in that one. | ||
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gg_hertzz
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{CC}StealthBlue
United States41117 Posts
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alphafuzard
United States1610 Posts
i liked "The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly", but he acted in that, not directed also, "Paint Your Wagon" is a really good one from his younger days | ||
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StalinRusH
United States734 Posts
i love the movies he acted in i love the movies he directed (tho havent seen the new ones yet) He used to be a singer also :O now thats old school | ||
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Xeris
Iran17695 Posts
How the hell was Gran Turino BAD? lol. | ||
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ShaperofDreams
Canada2492 Posts
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brian
United States9616 Posts
but in every other aspect music adds to the drama. im not talking music to overpower any dialogue or sound whatsoever, not filler music. most of the time you would not even hear it, but it would enhance the drama of the situation none the less. verrryyy rarely does a movie have as little music in it as Mystic River | ||
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MetalMarine
United States1559 Posts
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MetalMarine
United States1559 Posts
On December 30 2008 15:41 ShaperofDreams wrote: i saw the trailer for gran turino and im very skeptic i have to say, why did you like it? what about it did you like? What I like about it? The movie has taught me more shit than all the movies I've seen combined. It's one of those things where you gotta watch and possibly learn a few things or two. | ||
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Xeris
Iran17695 Posts
+ Show Spoiler + One of the main themes of Gran Turino is overcoming barriers, not to say "racism" - since I don't think Clint's character is racist in that he hates blacks, asians, etc... but more that they make him uncomfortable because of the unfamiliarity. He befriends the Hmongs that live next door and as a result learns that he has more in common with them than he might think. Also the friendships he builds are conveyed really well, and seem quite meaningful. There's also Clint's own internal struggle to overcome the traumas he faced during the Korean war, which haunt him throughout the movie until he finally is at peace in the end. For example, most people would expect Clint's character to kill all the gangsters at the end, especially because Clint's characters are always badass. He realizes though that he doesn't need to kill them to get what he wants, and he also wants to send a message to Thao that violence is not the only way to solve problems. He sacrificed himself to have the gangsters actually arrested and put in jail rather than retaliate violence on violence, which would only perpetuate problems in the future. So in the end, he is able to make peace with himself and die in a truly heroic fashion - not like his earning of the silver star during the Korean War for actually killing people. Non Spoiler reasons for why I liked the movie: - The acting was really good, especially Clint Eastwood, he's probably going to be nominated for the role, and just might even win it. - It's funny as shit - I was pretty much constantly laughing my ass off through 3/4ths of the movie because of all the shit Clint Eastwood says - bunch of racist old white guy jabber for about 1.5 hours. In all seriousness I think the (un)intentional comedy of Clint's character serves really well to lighten the mood so that the ending and overall climax of the movie doesn't turn into too much of a downer. | ||
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MetalMarine
United States1559 Posts
On December 30 2008 14:59 {CC}StealthBlue wrote: But Spike Lee sure doesn't like him. LOL screw Spike Lee, just another crybaby. | ||
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tonight
United States11130 Posts
Yet. | ||
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Mikilatov
United States3897 Posts
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SaveYourSavior
United States1071 Posts
just a bunch of testosterone action that isn't as good as Saving Private Ryan's and a rather dull story after the action's over (in my opinion). It's not atrociously bad by any means, just.. mediocre to me. 2.5 out of 4 stars I heard Letters of Iwo Jima was better though edit: he is a kickass actor | ||
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Zidane
United States1685 Posts
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QuanticHawk
United States32044 Posts
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Frits
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Clint will always be my favorite person in the movie business, by far. | ||
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Roffles
Pitcairn19291 Posts
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Xeris
Iran17695 Posts
On December 30 2008 23:13 Zidane wrote: You can't deny the chick in Gran Torino was terrible as an actor. The boy was pretty bad too. Clint was alright, reminded me of an old snake in MGS4. Dying, Old, but still badass. i think foreigners acting in American films are often mistaken for being bad actors. | ||
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MetalMarine
United States1559 Posts
On December 31 2008 02:00 Xeris wrote: i think foreigners acting in American films are often mistaken for being bad actors. Are they even real actors? I think I heard somewhere that they weren't really real actors. | ||
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Frits
11782 Posts
On December 31 2008 05:37 MetalMarine wrote: Are they even real actors? I think I heard somewhere that they weren't really real actors. Yeah real actors only exist in America, I thought this was common knowledge. | ||
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MetalMarine
United States1559 Posts
On December 31 2008 07:32 Frits wrote: Yeah real actors only exist in America, I thought this was common knowledge. Uhh its not what i meant lol, i heard that they were just chosen out of a group of people to make it real or some shit | ||
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Xeris
Iran17695 Posts
"Open casting calls for Hmong actors were held in Hmong communities in Detroit, Michigan; Saint Paul, Minnesota; and Fresno, California. None of the Hmong actors in the cast had acted in a film before except Doua Moua." - from IMDB pretty decent for people who never acted before, I mean you could tell that it wasn't natural for them, but so what. | ||
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DoctorHelvetica
United States15034 Posts
Although I thought Changeling sucked, Clint Eastwood's films have pretty much been 4-5 star classics. | ||
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Xeris
Iran17695 Posts
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MetalMarine
United States1559 Posts
On December 31 2008 14:05 Xeris wrote: This could be why you thought they were "bad actors" "Open casting calls for Hmong actors were held in Hmong communities in Detroit, Michigan; Saint Paul, Minnesota; and Fresno, California. None of the Hmong actors in the cast had acted in a film before except Doua Moua." - from IMDB pretty decent for people who never acted before, I mean you could tell that it wasn't natural for them, but so what. yea this | ||
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littlechava
United States7216 Posts
i was kind of dreading seeing it, i thought it'd be a typical predictable "angry guy meets heartwarming children and becomes nice" movie, but it was awesome clint eastwood ftw | ||
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