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List Price: $19.98 | | Label: Warner Home Video
Salesrank: 276
Released: June 9, 2009 |
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MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
A disgruntled Korean War vet, Walt Kowalski (Eastwood), sets out to reform his neighbor, a young Hmong teenager, who tried to steal Kowalski's prized possession: his 1972 Gran Torino.
Gran Torino (Full-Screen Edition) Reviews:
left me feeling utterly distraught 
2009-12-21 - I hadn't seen in a movie in..drum roll please..six years. ANY movie.
As I bought myself a portable DVD player for Christmas for business use and for travel, I of course needed to get some movies!
AHHHH!!!!!!!! I had no idea what was even out there or what I would like to watch!
I had a plane trip coming up and wanted to get some for the trip.
When I went to Amazon's DVD page, Gran Torino was showing and of course, since I'm a huge Clint Eastwood fan, it was my choice.
I'm stunned as to what to say and I can't really add anything that other reviewers have not already said. BTW, I concur completely with Robert Crawford's absolutely beautiful review as that says it all so well.
The unfolding of the layers to this crotchety, bitter man is what is so special and yet at the same time so sad that this is what his sons will never know, never experience is one that hit the 'closest to home' for me and much of the sadness that I did feel in this movie. The loss. The waste.
I also want to comment on how much I enjoyed the actress who played Sue - the girl next door. She was a fabulous actress and you adored her instantly. Conversely, I had a bit more of a difficult time 'believing' the character of the boy until much more into the movie.
Clint is still so very handsome - one scene where he puts on a nice jacket and has a close shave and no matter his age, he's still 'got it'.
Yes, the old man thought long and hard and came up with the winning solution to a very real and very gruesome problem. And along with that, he buried the demons haunting his heart and mind for all those years.
The movie is sad? Yes, but the saddest part of all is that it's a reality that is a part of so many peoples' lives all the time.
Entertainment at its Best!
2009-12-14 - This certainly deserves it's R rating, the language is phenomenally horrendously obscene. But that actually adds to the movie in my opinion. I'm fully aware that it's not meant to be a comedy, but I laughed through the whole thing. It's truly entertainment at its best!!
What a funny movie... And with a great storyline
2009-12-12 - This is not a typical shoot-em-up Eastwood flick. It takes on generational differences, ethnic differences, beauty, ugliness and sacrifice all in one well blended story. There is some language but unlike most films it is essential to the story.
Classic Clint
2009-12-10 - Eastwood never gets old. His view of an older man driven by the prejudices of his politically incorrect generation is an excellent depiction of life in the fifties shoved in the new millineum. Back when each neighborhood nationality had their own ethnic pride and were able to make fun of themselves and their neighbors. A rare bond between diametrically opposed persons, Walt and Thao are able to breach the walls of radial diversity and look past their own cultural boundaries to understand not only the generation gap but the ethnic gap. Truely a movie to share with friends, hamily and even strangers. A wonderful look into the past, present and future. Realistic violence and language. Gran Torino (Full-Screen Edition)
Superb Drama!
2009-12-09 - I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. Eastwood starts out as an old crusty bigoted, anti-Asian person. But he gradually becomes transformed by his Asian neighbors' kind, affectionate treatment into an understanding, appreciative, caring member of their family. A fascinating relationship develops between him and the neighbor teenagers--a young man and a young woman. Of all the roles I've seen Eastwood in, this by far is the best--his facial expressions say more than any words he says. His directing is simple, impactive, and straightforward--no hi-tech frills and stunts--and it serves the story quite well. The script also works well, and the ending offers a heartrending surprise, definitely against the grain for Eastwood, but thoroughly believable and exemplary. It exalts rather than degrades him, and enables him to obtain the justice required without sacrificing moral principles. Highly reccomended!!!
