"Gran Torino" (2008) Movie Reaction | First Time Watching 

Walt was actually very sick with lung cancer. When he called his son after leaving the doctor's office, he had the medical papers on the table stating the prognosis was bad and came with a hospital admittance forms. He ended the call before telling the son the bad news.

Clint Eastwood = Based AF 😎

If you don't know Clint Eastwood he's been acting since the mid 1950s and directing since the 1970s. I really like his later work like this movie, Million Dollar Baby and Letters from Iwo Jima. He has a huge catalog of movies to look at.

That medal that he gave Tao in the basement is the Silver Star, it is the second highest medal for bravery and valor that any member in the U.S. Military can be awarded, second only to the CMOH, Congressional Medal Of Honor, in the 11 years I served in the military, I personally have not met a CMOH or a Silver Star recipient and still haven't, I have met a couple of Navy Cross and Bronze Star recipients, but nothing higher than that, those are truly very difficult to get. and quite often they get awarded to one of your family members because a lot of them do not survive the action that they get the award for.

@4:06...the fact that you laughed at that joke...thumbs up x100. Most reactors cringe and glance at the camera...-_- As an American whose mom is Korean and pops is half black and Italian...ethnic humor is hilarious and this joke...objectively, super funny!

One of the best character development movies ever.🤩

Not Zoomers. All those kids would’ve been late Millennials at the time of this film:)

Clint Eastwood is one of the true greats, he is 94 years old & is directing what is to be his final film "Juror No.2" at the moment.

I love the Sue character ❤ so unafraid and very nice personality. Have you guys reacted to Million Dollar Baby yet? It’s another Clint Eastwood film, I think also directed and created by him(beautiful movie)

Educated Americans know geography.

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I knew y’all would appreciate this movie. It’s pretty amazing to see you get all the racial references and how horrible, but also humorous they can be if you have thick skin. You’re right that sometimes family can be worse than the people you thought you had no relation to that live next door. Great reaction

Nothing can get an old man to open up better than a girl or young lady. Walt would never have reached Thao if it weren't for Sue.

"His (Clint) most recent acting role was for the film Cry Macho (2021), which he also directed and produced for Warner Bros. Pictures." "The legendary filmmaker turned 94 on May 31, but despite now making infrequent appearances at public events, he continues to work in front of and behind the camera. He has just finished shooting what is rumored to be his final movie, Juror No. 2, still without a release date." This is one of my favorite movies. I always enjoy all of your reactions. Thank you.

Stories of self sacrifice always get to my core: no greater love exists than this, that a person lay down his life, for his friends.

You are the first reactors I've seen to notice the neighborhood's change to a majority of Asians. Walt must have seen this as a curse from God to remind him of the worst day of his life. It was actually a blessing in disguise that gave Walt the chance to repent his misdeeds in a meaningful way.

Have been subscribed for some time...but haven't gotten any suggestions to your vids in my feed for a minute...wtf? Thanks for reacting to one of my favorite movies:).

Thank you for your great reaction! I love your Sailor Moon shirt too!

Asian gangs in the US: "Showdown in Little Tokyo" (1991) "Rising Sun" (1993) "The Corruptor" (1999) "The Replacement Killers" (1998) "Lethal Weapon 4" (1998)

I remember watching this movie by accident when I was in Australia in 2010/11. I always liked this movie.

Walt was neither evil nor complicated. You need to truly understand him or where he was coming from. You look at him from a modern lens and judge him by that standard rather than the one he lived his life through. I would argue that by the standard he came from, he's not even racist at all. Notice how he had no problem throwing slurs toward the barber for being Italian nor the kid on the street and the contractor for being Irish. In his generation and in the eastern US (and most of the world), you only lived next to people who were like yourself. The world was segregated during his time. The Polish lived in their neighborhood, Italian in theirs, Jewish in theirs, blacks in theirs, etc. In his time, you had to EARN respect. It wasn't just given. Also, taking offense at a slur or being thin-skinned was equivalent to being unworthy of respect for being so weak and pathetic. Sue EARNED his respect by brushing it off and was a bridge from Walt to his new neighbors and a world he never thought or imagined he would be living in (where all the white people moved out). Tao (Toad) EARNED his respect. Walt definitely willingly sacrificed himself in order to EARN or win peace for Sue and Tau. Walt and his generation would've definitely been very familiar with John 15:13... Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. That love was what Walt was made of... even before meeting his neighbors. They were just worthy, unlike his family, who failed to demonstrate proper respect for Walt and their mother/ grandmother by wearing an exposed midriff in church, wearing a football jersey to a funeral, and mocking church and religion and the attendants with that profane faux Latin prayer "spectacles, testicles, wallet and watch". It wasn't Walt being grouchy, it was his family failing to even be respectful

Great Reaction! You guys will love Million Dollar Baby!😊

Classic movie!!!😂😅

WOW! I just noticed the cat! Beautiful!😊

His real confession was with Tao

Nice film. I have been an Eastwood fan since I was a kid in the 1970's. Cool reaction. Liking your style a lot. You two are a really cute couple. Big shoutout from this old hippy in the mountains of East Tennessee, U.S.A. See y'all on the next. Bless you. and go with God. Peace and love. Later.

Still love it that even though all of the racial slurs Walt made about "Toad"..the first time he went to the gangbangers' place and kicked around that big guy (and pulled out the pistol again) - Walt said "Thao", instead. Walt already cared about the kid, he just didn't want to let him know it. Useless "car guy" stuff..Walt's old beat up pickup truck is a Ford, too. He might have been working on the line and helped bolt that one together as well.

0:33. That's not completely true. Geography was my favorite class in Middle School and Highschool. But yes... most Americans can't find Mexico on a map.

Americans do know geography. Maybe not all of us, but I know where the Korean Peninsula is.

Will you guys be reacting to anymore South Park on the other channel?

In the US, taking the bus is viewed as a poor people thing and kind of embarrassing. Not like in civilized countries.

Clint has starred in 2 movies since this movie. "The Mule" , which is also a very good movie, and "Cry Macho" which is also a good movie. He directed "American Sniper", the true story of Chris Kyle. It is an outstanding movie if you haven't seen it.

Walt even made sure that they couldn't even use the excuse that he was invading their property. He stayed on the sidewalk well inside the city road right-of-way. I grew up surrounded by "Walts" they were my dad, my older brother and all of my friends dads. Great guys and if they weren't trash talking you it was because they refused to admit you existed. Good reaction

A great movie and I loved you guys reaction.

my grandfather was a hardcore stoic Italian, he was slowly dying of leukemia or some version of cancer related to leukemia or some bs, bone cancer mb, I don't remember the details. However we found out because his arthritis was really bad and he accidentally blew a hole through his hand. They told us at the hospital he's got cancer as well. He died shortly after, he died in the winter, this happened in the fall. This story always reminds me of that situation.

Walt was dying of cancer, I don't know where you are but a medical file with a bunch of red in it means trouble, that's why he decided to die on his terms. Walt decided to sacrifice what was left to give the future a chance, and maybe show people that the ways of War complex moreover can be fought at a different level. he decided to be meritorious in death. As an aside the neighborhood where this film was shot is about 20 minutes from my house it's in Detroit,, believe it or not the film fairly accurately depicts the city

Watch. we were soldiers once Vietnam battle... true story

Gran Torino, fantastic movie, only Clint Eastwood could get away with being as racist in real life as he did in this movie.

i love that when Walt is there in the house with Sue, she translates everything to him....if Walt isn't there....then the movie gives us subtitles. this movie isn't what I thought it would be and that's also why I love it so much. Clint Eastwood knows how do it

5:20 I guess he was used to them only calling him when they wanted something. The first thing his son says is a long the lines of 'I just called to see how you were.." then not long after he was chasing tickets for a ball game... clearly not just calling to see how he is... calling because they wanted something as he anticipated.

Damn it..this movie made teary-eyed..great movie great reactions

“Americans don’t know geography”…. And then… ”Hmong…must be a china thing.”

What made it funny the scene with the three black guys the white guys, Clint Eastwood son in real life

32:14 Big hug to Ket for the rest of the video. Having exactly the same reaction and tearing up on that every single time 😢

Great choice you should watch Second Hand Lions

The young white guy in the scene were he pulls up in the pickup truck is Clint Eastwoods real life son

"this is a film about people talking and eating and drinking and stuff" *gf in absolute tears because of emotional bait and switch at the end*

8:12 That's Clint Eastwood's son in real life, by the way.

I think this is Eastwood's masterwork, both as a director and an actor. Some more of his best movies: "Absolute Power" (1997) "A Perfect World" (1993) "The Eiger Sanction" (1975) "The Outlaw Josey Wales" (1976) "Dirty Harry" (1971) "Sudden Impact" (1983) "In The Line Of Fire" (1993) As a director only: "Flags of Our fathers" (2007) *True Story* "Letters From iwo Jima" (2007) *true Story* "American Sniper" (2014) *True Story* "Sully" (2016) *True Story*

He solved a I'll problems, his own way!

Its not Easywood's final movie.

a bittersweet example of the American experiment.

You guys ruin your reactions by cutting out almost every word to make this PG 13. Please don't react to any Qentin Tarantino movies.... You'd butcher the hell out of them. Oops I said hell!

This movie is one of those that always gives you a roundhouse in the emotions. It's made all the more impactful because the character of Walt reminds me very much of my, now departed, best friend. He was Royal Artillery and, as we say, rough as a bears ar$e; but he had a giant heart. If he didn't insult you up one side and down the other then he didn't like you and, given that he had a very intimidating demeanour, that made him hard to get to know. Just like Walt. He said one time, when we were talking about life over a drink or three, that one of the reasons why we ended up being such close friends is because I wasn't afraid of him - and that came back to me watching Sue and Walt in this movie. Walt liked her because she wasn't afraid of him and gave back as good as she got in the verbal banter. Same with Toad, he went up, rather than down, in Walt's eyes when he stood up to him. Some reactors I have seen to this are too indoctrinated with the 'current thing' and don't understand what is going on with all the insults and slurs - they have forgotten that you can only truly be insulted by people whose opinion you value and 'hurty words' are not usually the thing that does it.

Reaccionen a "Pearl Harbor" movie please! los veo de Chile, LatinoAmerica, me encantan sus reacciones 🤩

The interesting part is if this happened in reality the fact that they were standing in line like they were would’ve been really bad for them because the round that that rifle is chambered in would’ve went through at least two of them and probably the third one

I believe his movie The Mule was his last one to star in.

Funny how the race with the letter J had to be censored. Don't worry, I'm not noticing. LOL Still one of my favorite movies with Clint.

now i know where my cat go:s to every day?

He isn't racist. People really need to learn some things

If you mute all the racial slurs you are defeating the purpose of the movie. Stop with the "political correctness" already and review the film as it was written. Thank you

seeing you guys for the first time, if we can have a bro-talk... i mean man to man, her not reading this... ok, she is looking too stiff watching this. i dunno if someone told her she looked better in that angle but it's gonna hurt her back, neck and eyes if she continues not letting it go. just saying. don't tell her i said that. cheers bro.

Out of my sight Sue is the second hero in this movie, without her efforts Walt would probably never have developed into the man who saves the family in the end.

✌️❤️❤️!...

Hey my Friends, react to "Mystic River" (2005) directed by Clint Eastwood. Oscar for Tim Robbins ( shawchenk rédemption)

Your reactions are too short others do the same movies longer on you tube

Please let her talk.love the podcast.

Cool cat. He's just living the dream.

2:50 , based reaction to the movie. Respect.

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"What you lookin' at, old man?" "Ever notice how you come across somebody once in a while you shouldn't have fucked with? That's me." Fun Fact: Walt's dog, Daisy, is Clint Eastwood's beloved family retriever in real life. Automobile Enthusiast Fact: Ford Gran Torinos was built in Lorain, Ohio, one hundred forty-five miles from Detroit, Michigan. Walt's truck could have been built in Wayne, Michigan, twenty miles from Highland Park. Legendary Director Fact: In terms of box office, this movie is the most successful Clint Eastwood movie ever, both in the U.S. and the U.K, but not with inflation. Taking inflation into account, his most successful movies are Every Which Way But Loose (1978) and Any Which Way You Can (1980). Gun Enthusiast Fact: Walt Kowalski's (Clint Eastwood) gun collection seems to consist of weapons he used in the military. His rifle is an American M1 Garland, a nine and a half pound .30-06 gas-operated rifle. It was first issued during World War II, then re-issued in Korea before being phased out by the M14 selective fire .308 rifle. His pistol is an M1911A1, a .45 ACP semi-automatic handgun also issued during the Korean war.

The word Polack is derogatory term in America. Especially to my grandfather who fought in WW2. He said the Germans would love to call them that. I guess he used the word kraut to describe Germans so it's even LoL.

❤❤ I'm 65yr old subscriber from USA..I LOVE this movie...When I was very young my father ( born 1931) was almost as racist as Walt,mostly because his Dad died when he was 8 & was raised by his mother ( not racist, but area he grew up in people were very racist & all white..) & His brother who was 11 years older ( fought inWW2,Navy in the South Pacific & though he was racist to any non-white he really hated Asians)who was Dad's hero & he adored ...Dad didn't take as long as Walt to come around ...He started a job when I was about 6-7 years old with people of many nationalities and races by time I was teenager he was totally different....SO much so when my Uncle's only child married a man from Nepal & Uncle disowned her &said he'd never speak to anyone who accepted them my Dad tried to talk to him & change his mind. Uncle didn't, Dad chose Donna & Phurba over his brother. For 40 years they have been part of our family. Phurba gave one of the nicest speeches at my Dad's funeral in 2020...Uncle had passed Years before never talking to him again and Never got the joy of getting to meet Phurba or see Donna again. I was so proud of my Dad rising above what he'd been taught & grew up with..my Uncle missed out on the wonderful life we've had with them. . & though we've all moved different places and living far apart ...We keep in touch & they always go to Florida at least once a year to see my Mom ( she'll be 90 in November & still going strong 😊 ❤the reaction & Thank you for the Smile it gave me ❤❤😊

This movie is widely celebrated by Asian immigrants all across America, as it's one of the few Hollywood movies that 1) cast actors of the correct ethnicity and showcases the culture relative to the area and 2) goes out of its way to address racism towards Asians from disaffected US veterans. The real hero of this film isn't Clint Eastwood- it's the bookish Asian kid who defies a lot of the typical Asian stereotypes you see in media.

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