Gran Torino (2008) Wife’s First Time Watching! Movie Reaction!

[@MrDMF567]

Clint turned 93 on Wednesday. What a legend! Great movie!

[@christhornycroft3686]

The guy's a little nuts (and that's coming from someone who used to watch Jesse Ventura), but so is Mel Gibson, and they're both great directors.

[@vincecommando7575]

@@christhornycroft3686 They are both a little nuts. But no one could play crazy as well as Nicolas Cage and Dennis Hopper.

[@shreknet]

@@christhornycroft3686 If we're ever gonna survive we all gotta be a little crazy

[@lolmao500]

A legend... maybe... crazy how he makes that kind of movie but then votes republican. Clint was a trump supporter and for that he can go to hell

[@michaeljames6817]

@@christhornycroft3686 We're all a little crazy

[@munkeynz]

Fun fact, the white kid at 7:39 is Clints Eastwood's real life son, Scott. So Clint throwing insults at him is hlarious.

[@jakecleveland1051]

Good call, you beat me too it

[@vincecommando7575]

His son Scott Eastwood was also in Trouble with the Curve (2012).

[@andreadeamon6419]

And the fast and furious series

[@vincecommando7575]

@@andreadeamon6419 I meant with his dad.

[@ozymandias1758]

Pointing a gun at his son, telling him to get his O'Fay Paddy Ass on home😂Walt had inventive epithets and slurs for Everyone, even his own. Equal Opportunity Hater just like TBR noted in the reaction. But a lot of that is just Walt's armor- he uses that prickly persona so people will just leave him alone. There's a good, but guilt-racked man hiding inside..

[@athos1974]

My grandfather was a Korean War vet. He was very similar to Walt. As a kid, I found him to be difficult to understand and an abrasive personality. Obviously he was suffering from unresolved trauma. At the funeral reception, it was very quiet. I think most of the family did not have any real personal connection to him. My grandmother said he was a different person before he went to war. Much nicer and outgoing. War corrupts the soul.

[@TheHestya]

I'm sorry. That's very sad. Wish we had figured PTSD out sooner, because a lot of the war vets might have been helped, might have been saved. Hope you have some good memories too to keep with you.

[@Ezekielepharcelis]

@@TheHestya Even if you can diagnose this, there is little one can do about it. These People see the worst of what can happen to or is done to them or other people. A human life is not long enough to get over this experience.

[@Maxharddrive64]

I have known men in my life who survived DDay, the jungles of Vietnam and combat in the Sandbox. ALL of them came back broken in ways that can't be fixed other than by the grace of God.

[@joseesparza7488]

They call it the forgotten war

[@abeclark524]

It's not your hormones, maam. This is a legit tearjerker of a movie.

[@chriskimmel1544]

It could be too because she's pregnant but I know what you're saying

[@Stogie2112]

Walt was a complicated man. He was bigoted, inconsiderate and even mean, but he really wasn't a racist. He saw the bad in everyone, all the negative stereotypes - even with light-skinned people like himself. Yet he also had a conscience and a strong sense of right and wrong. Once he realized that Thao and his family were good people, he accepted them as family. All the bigoted slurs and epithets were an integral part of the film. If they had been omitted, the film would not have been realistic. Many people may have let all the slurs ruin their experience; that would be unfortunate.

[@RobertMorgan]

When they talked in the car the first time, and he said "You know, you're all right", you're IN.

[@michaeljames6817]

He was definitely a bit racist lmao

[@houseofaction]

@@michaeljames6817 racism: the belief that all races have characteristics they are born with that make them either superior or inferior to others. he didn't have any such views

[@oldscratch3535]

@@michaeljames6817 What if I just don't like a certain race b/c of their culture and characteristics? I don't think that's racism. I call it reality.

[@dominickjustave3558]

​@@michaeljames6817 no

[@CannonRaw]

I think Walt might be a hardened man. But he teaches Thao a lot of things about being a man. From resourcefulness, buying tools when you need them. To just integrity and being there for your family.

[@vincecommando7575]

He did teach him those things. Thao was also teaching Walt a few things. Which I love to see their back and forth. Never make yourself an Island and be cutoff from everyone in the world. Build bridges with people and be open to new experiences.

[@thegwolf]

Anyone that says this is a "controversial" movie simply doesn't understand it and got stuck on the surface level of "OMG he said something rude".This movie remains inspiring, and fun at the same time. It was great to see you two didn't get stuck on the surface level and understood what it was about. Great reaction, thank you!

[@Ezekielepharcelis]

These Days everything is "offensive" while at the same time the shit-talking mostly on the internet yet meanwhile also in real life is much worse than it was in my youth.

[@robogreek3157]

And somebody that gets annoyed by people calling it controversial don't understand the meaning. Controversial films are usually GREAT films because they don't hold back on being too touchy. This was a great film

[@moriellymoproblems7842]

I don't recall anyone saying it was controversial. It seems like you're manufacturing outrage for no reason.

[@charlize1253]

The controversy is that some people interpret the message to be that racists can be magically reformed by just inviting them to dinner. But you guys caught that Clint's character has a lot more nuance; he's not necessarily a racist in the sense that he hates only minorities but not white people, he actually just resents everybody equally, including whites like the priest ("discrimination" means treating people unequally), and much of his bitterness is a facade for his own failures, and he eventually overcomes his resentment not just to the Hmongs but also to the white priest. So it's not a story about a racist seeing the error of his ways, but something much more subtle: a man coming to terms with his own insignificance in a world he no longer understands. The key line: "Padre, I am at peace."

[@anthonyramirez9003]

My father is a Korean war vet. He told me stories about the war. But also as a Mexican-American, he also told me about the racism of being in the army at that era and what he had to go through. He is 92 years old and still going strong.

[@cliftonslater3841]

I'd like to thank your father for his service

[@maximillianosaben]

At the time, folks thought this would be Clint Eastwood's final film (both as actor and director, etc.). He would direct 10 films after, and star in 3 of them including the last one released in 2021. He is a legend, make no mistake.

[@bronzewand]

Everyone needs a man like Walt in their life ❤

[@vincecommando7575]

Unfortunately you won't find many like him. Not to say that they are nonexistent. But they are a rare breed for sure.

[@mr.niceguy777]

According to media. 2 dimensional.

[@bouhhgz1969]

I had one, he was my grandfather. - Very much like Walt, just not AS angry..... I miss the old man.

[@hulkhatepunybanner]

*Everyone has Walt in their lives. He's also known as "drunk uncle" or "loud grampa" at every family get-together.*

[@vincecommando7575]

@@bouhhgz1969 Two grandfathers for me. One grandfather was tough, mean at times. But he was loved and respected by his family. The other was a mean drunk and wasn't a good man at all. I think you can guess which one I miss.

[@Tehui1974]

I remember seeing this movie for the first time 10 years ago by accident. Some of the best movies I ever saw were the movies I had no or little expectations of beforehand. This movie is one of those.

[@vincecommando7575]

I know exactly what you mean. I have also been pleasantly surprised by movies from time to time.

[@fsociety7494]

So true, the first 30 mins. or so, I was like what the hell I'm I watching, but after it was over, I absolutely loved it.

[@Stogie2112]

Far too often, our pre-conceived expectations can ruin the film experience.

[@mikenorton2847]

💯🔥

[@mikenorton2847]

​@@Stogie2112 the reason I don't read and/or watch reviews because I never agree with them

[@LordEriolTolkien]

Walt was in many ways a broken man. It was only his curmudgeonly misanthropy as a shield that kept the world from hurting him any further. He was clearly traumatised by war. In many ways this was a story about untreated PTSD. He definitely felt deeply responsible for the lives he took, for those things he did that he was never ordered to do. Bear in mind also thatClint did in fact fight in the Korean War. This movie was no doubt deeply personal to him

[@Parallax-3D]

Clint Eastwood never served in combat. He was a lifeguard at Ft. Ord.

[@tduffy5]

I don't think that Walt was the recluse that he appears. He was approached by a friend at the funeral. He met some buddies at the bar for a beer, the barber, the builder. They were less than intimate friendships to be sure. But, the film didn't explore that part of his life. And I think that the film is the better for it. The focus is on the relationship of Walt and his neighbors. Those relationships became more intimate than that of his family or friends. This is Eastwood's masterpiece.

[@AJR-zg2py]

The gang didn't shoot up Walt's house because: 1) he has no hesitation defending himself and can't be intimidated; and 2) a gang murdering an old man who was a decorated war veteran will put lots of police eyeballs on the area and they don't want the attention. Because he's deathly ill and believes he's beyond saving, he has no fear of death... and that's absolutely terrifying. The gang knew that attacking Thao and his family was more effective than attacking Walt himself.

[@zacharylewis2802]

The Outlaw Josey Whales has to be your next Eastwood movie. Eastwood himself still thinks it’s his best movie after 48 years.

[@scottdarden3091]

I would agree with Mr. Eastwood, I don't understand why people are always telling reaction channels to watch Unforgiven. I mean it's a good movie but not as good as The Outlaw Josie Wells.

[@Fisherpriest]

One of Clint's best movies!!

[@bigboycombo6342]

The Outlaw Josef Whales, Pale Rider, and Unforgiven are my favorite Clint Eastwood westerns.

[@GrosvnerMcaffrey]

How about in the line of fire?

[@egk2584]

Another vote to do The Outlaw Josey Whales. My favorite of all his movies. Plus very few reactors have done it.

[@larrybremer4930]

Walt hated nobody more than himself. The trauma of his experience in war was his demon and until the end it ruled his being. Watch the confession scene and note the scene that follows when he talks to Thao through the basement screen door, that was Walt's real confession that bought back his soul.

[@rburns9730]

Walt's real confession is though the grate in the basement. He wasn't ordered to kill a kid that just wanted to surrender, it bothered him everyday of his life. His death to save an Asian family was his penance for that day. Walt knew he was dying he wanted to make it count for the people he grew to care about. We should keep in mind it can't help that his neighborhood is being taken over by Asians. This has to reinforce the memory of his worst day, everyday. Working up the ability to help Tao and his family gave Walt a little bit of peace and reconciliation with his past.

[@willahelmpowers4835]

It's also not like any of the other groups were innocent little angels, the neighbors were saying when is the old White guy going to leave the neighborhood like the rest of the Americans. You had ones trying to steal cars, harassing people on the street, pulling guns, doing drive-by's, kid napping & ra ping. Where Walt's big crimes other than any wartime combat, was sayng naughty words. I'd rather live in a neighborhood full of Walt's than all the hostile and criminal actions from the other groups any day.

[@ThatPurpleGirl81]

I'm glad you enjoyed this. 💜 My dad loved this movie, because he was a "Walt" kind of guy. Same generation. He went out on his own terms too. Miss you Daddy. 😔

[@jeffmansfield914]

At the end of the final “battle”, not only does the camera show us that he only had a lighter, but it keeps pulling back into that overhead shot that shows him with arms outstretched in a “crucifixion” position. This is Walt sacrificing himself far the “salvation” of the community.

[@brendanmatelan2129]

I always loved how Walt said "take care now" right after pointing a gun at the people harassing Sue.

[@ranger-1214]

Not nearly Clint's last movie - in 2018 he directs and acts in "The Mule" based on a true story of an aged man who becomes a drug runner for a cartel. I think you both would really enjoy it. Has Bradley Cooper, Andy Garcia, Dianne West, etc. Clint and Toby Keith were playing golf together, and he told Toby that he was getting ready to do a new movie plus his 88th birthday was the coming Monday. Toby asked him how he keeps going and Clint says "I just get up every day and don’t let the old man in." Toby wrote a song based on that, and it's used at the end of the movie. Clint is now 93 and still hasn't let the old man in!

[@muddhammer7834]

Eastwood directed Letters from Iwo Jima and Flags of our Fathers. Both movies about the battle of Iwo Jima island. Letters from the Japanese perspective and Flags from the US. Completely different movies. Both excellent but Letters is better IMO

[@Shawn-mo6dh]

I would imagine that Walt worked for 50 years in the Ford plant. Working from 7:00 am til 4:00 Monday -friday. On the weekends he rested didn't go to the son's ball game's not for any other reason then he needed to rest. He hated his boss. Likely Walt was a foreman but his boss was a 30 Year old who never saw war and had a PhD. As his kids left home it was just him and his wife. The kids didn't visit. He only went to church because he's wife made him. His son's didn't even try to understand him. He was a hard man, but a good one

[@odinthorson1830]

Wonderful reaction and commentary. Sam losing it at the end, spilled out through the screen and got me. Love you guys.

[@BigPete44]

- “GET 0FF MY LAWN!” 🤣💪

[@fionnmaccumhaill3257]

Greater love has no man than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.

[@raymeedc]

This was all Eastwood, Written, Directed, & Acted by‼️..... All of a piece & it shows👌

[@MessOfThings]

The fact that half of your video is you guys talking after you're done watching makes this channel really amazing and enjoyable.

[@RoosterCogburn1008]

In the context of Eastwood's career, one of a lot of shoot ups and final gunfights, the ending to this movie where he chooses a different path is a great subversion of expectations for the audience.

[@757optim]

Clint's movies span over 50 years. Before that, he was a TV actor - Rowdy Yates - appearing weekly for 7 years in "Rawhide". It's hard to imagine cinema without him.

[@mrtveye6682]

I always have the feeling Eastwood made this movie as some kind of a redemption story for a lot of characters he played when he was younger. This movie could basically have been called "the retirement years of Dirty Harry". Fantastic movie, I would go as far as calling this a masterpiece. And as always a great reaction by you guys.

[@vincecommando7575]

Clint Eastwood really loves any story regarding people that fascinates him. Not every movie he has done has been a hit. But they are very interesting and never boring.

[@promontorium]

Another in the same vein is The Mule, which many people believe is a self-refllection on his failures as a husband and father.

[@vincecommando7575]

@@promontorium It's true that Clint Eastwood missed a lot of kids lives. He wasn't as constant in the lives of his family as he wanted. His kids do love him and they know just how important his films are to his fans. Not the balance that most people are looking for. But few of us ever really find perfect balance between family and career.

[@msdarby515]

I think many people saw his death day preparation and thought he 100% was going to have a shootout, but we kind of expect Walt to kick ass and be OK. Then, when he's just standing there, the uneasiness starts. 😢😢

[@danwood4171]

There is no better director/actor combo in the entire industry. His Million Dollar Baby won multiple Academy Awards.

[@Gonzo94m]

In the beginning it's briefly mentioned that the gang terrorizes the neighborhood because they are afraid of talking to police. Walter not only wins over the neighborhood but breaks the control the gang has over then

[@Curraghmore]

The Italian 'prick' barber was also Marge's husband in 'Fargo'. Norm Son-of-a-Gunderson.

[@brucecsnell]

Excellent reaction -- this is a prime example of why I watch your channel. One thing about Walt's response to the gang. When Walt and Sue were talking, she told him that young people had no future in that neighborhood and that all the boys joined the gang and went to prison. By taking the whole gang out this way, he not only saved Thao but he saved every youngster in the neighborhood. As an aside, Eastwood made a handful of movies after this one. One I will recommend till I'm blue in the face is Trouble With The Curve. It is completely unlike every other Clint Eastwood movie you have seen and will leave you with a smile. I have seen it several times, and have never been disappointed.

[@lockaby1]

He was in quite a few movies since the Grand Torino here is his latest 3 that i know of Unforgiven 1992 The Mule 2018 Cry Macho 2021

[@ironhide238]

The Reaction at the End with "What do you think". And special here Sam Cries and both laughing is the reason why you guys my favorite reactors.

[@msdarby515]

At Clint's age every movie he does is likely to be his last one. 😉 He just turned 93, his family (or maybe coworkers?) posted themselves singing happy birthday to him. Beautiful. PS: he told them to knock it off. LOL

[@markwang77]

Sam's initial reaction right after the movie ended was so sweet. 🥰

[@dunringill1747]

Part of the movie message points out that words alone are not racist. Walt is very crass but he does this equally to everyone, no matter what their race. He respects those that can give his banter back equally without acting angry or sensitive. Clint Eastwood is a legend and there are so very many movies of his I know you will enjoy. I'd love to see you react to "Heartbreak Ridge", "The Outlaw Josey Wales", "Million Dollar Baby", and many more.

[@vincecommando7575]

Definitely a great film showing Clint Eastwood's hilarious sense of humor. I still remember sitting in the theater laughing with everyone. His humor was so impeccable and a great side of his acting ability. Also this film shows the human side to him as well. A deeply flawed man who wasn't as good to his family as he should have been. But still wants to connect to anyone who is willing to learn from him. This is truly a classic film that has inspired countless others after it.

[@nealturner7348]

Hey, guys. This is a great flick. Thing about Sue is she's not American. She's not offended by everything. She doesn't take Walt's slurs personally. She looks past them at the person inside. People in this country look for any reason to be offended or to play the victim. It didn't use to be that way. People took shit talk for what it was. Regards from Illinois. ✌&❤

[@NandR]

Ummm she is American. The problem is that people look at this movie and say "see there's nothing wrong with saying racist shit" and totally miss the point. Walt was wrong for saying it but one person was able to show him kindness and see Walt's actions to be bigger than his words. That is not always the case. And that kind of mentality can affect how you treat people in tense situations. Walt was able to change and saw his last chance to redeem himself for a life time of anger and the lives he took. The way I see Walt is yeah he is racist and angry, but he's old and the world has changed quickly around him. So while its not right, it is understandable.

[@BedwetterCDN]

Your comment made me shed a tear and clutch my pearls.

[@jfej111]

Ughhh... Millennials are so tiresome. Communists have these poor kids under lock and key of the thought police. Controlling thoughts and words is the first step to controlling behavior. Will they ever learn critical thinking, or at least history?

[@CHRISPYakaKON]

@@NandRthis.

[@nealturner7348]

@@BedwetterCDN 😂

[@ElmStReactions]

Such an amazing movie, the dialogue in it was strong and funny at the same time. The generational setup was great to see and is true for lots of people from old school generations. Great reaction troops

[@vincecommando7575]

I really appreciate the old school generation and how we should learn from them. We will all one day become the old school generation. Which is an ancient story for regarding people.

[@ElmStReactions]

@@vincecommando7575 the way everything is going nowadays, i hope i am dead before i am an old generation lol

[@gustonzimasheen]

I really feel the grief that Walt must be feeling from losing someone he loved, and the anger he has, but then he comes to terms with it by helping Thao and his family and then making the ultimate sacrifice.

[@vincegamer]

Not much of a sacrifice. He was dying anyway. This way he could go out fixing something, doing something good with his life

[@independenceltd.]

Yet another Clint contribution that proves he's the best.

[@pampennyworth]

I think that Su reminded Walt of his wife. The only other woman that could make Walt smile was his wife. Great reaction as always. I was the same as Sam when I first watched this. Bawling my eyes out.

[@susanliltz3875]

It is a hard movie to watch… so many things. happen… Sam don’t apologize for crying it really is emotional, so much happens in this one … I think we all cried at this one…

[@rickcosman9670]

This is a story about redemption. Walt is looking for forgiveness for the things he did in The Korean War. He is also dealing with the fact that he will have a long painful death. The plan he follows through with allows him to save Thao, thus giving him that redemption. It also grants himself a quick, relatively painless death that is not technically a suicide and he does not take another life in the process. Walt talks a big game but I believe that he had subconsciously decided that he will never take another life. Like some others here I stumbled on this movie when it was in theatres. I don’t recall there being a lot of fanfare around this movie. But I believe it’s one of his best. Another actor you have not done yet is John Wayne. The movie list for Wayne is huge. But the movies he did later in life like this movie “The Shootist” is one of Wayne last and best movies. The story is about an aging gunfighter who learns that he is dying of cancer and how he deals with that realization. At the time Wayne himself was an aging actor who was dying of cancer and dealing with that realization. I don’t think you have done any of Clint Eastwood’s comedies, “Any Which Way But Loose”, “Any Which Way You Can”, “Space Cowboys”, “Bronco Billy” and, of course, “Kelly’s Heroes”.

[@Lazrael32]

One of the reasons movie studios like working with clint eastwood on movies. He ALWAYS comes in under budget. He doesn't just throw a million dollars at a problem to get it to go away. It's a really impressive feat that most directors will never do once.

[@tommythompson9565]

Just started the video. This is a movie that subscribers like to watch because of the emotional rollercoaster that it delivers. No doubt y'all will enjoy this movie. Edit : Your pregnancy may have added to your tears, but believe me -- most people cry at the end of this movie. Male or female. I do every time I watch it.

[@420since1974]

When Walt locked Thao up, the steel screen on the door was reminiscent of the church confessional. Walt gave Father Janovich his confession about relatively minor things, but confessed to Thao about his real regrets in life.

[@chuckmccallister3398]

Million Dollar Baby and The Outlaw Josey Wales are also a couple of really good Clint Eastwood movies to consider reacting to. Keep up the great reactions guys!👍

[@danwood4171]

Absolutely. Million Dollar Baby got multiple awards.

[@denisebennettahrentzen8340]

I LOVED your reaction to this. So many people aren’t able to see past the racist slurs to see the incredible and important story lying underneath. Thank you!

[@TDM4895]

Another good Clint Eastwood movie in this vein is Heartbreak Ridge. I highly recommend it.

[@OmegaSaiyan92]

fucking classic

[@Jordashian93]

Love this movie. The relationship between Walt and Thao was overwhelmingly powerful.

[@vincecommando7575]

Always wonderful to see a great mentor and protégé relationship. Which is rare in most Hollywood films.

[@zorglub20770]

you mean Thao. Seems a lot of people struggle with his name :)

[@Jordashian93]

@@zorglub20770 thanks for the correction, lol

[@vincecommando7575]

@@zorglub20770 Honest mistake, everyone is guilty of butchering someone's name.

[@BedwetterCDN]

@@vincecommando7575 You both got it wrong - It's Toad!

[@susanliltz3875]

The scene where Walt pulls up and saves Sue from the gang and then he tells the boy she was with to get out of there the guy was Clint’s son Scott Eastwood!!

[@williamsummerson1204]

Hope everything is going well with the pregnancy, just another amazing reaction guys. This is one of my favorite movies, it's emotional and it has the right amount of humor. Clint Eastwood is a national treasure.

[@promontorium]

Not all guys talk to each other that way, but many do. And when you're not used to it, there's a real breaking in period. I had to learn it going into the military. But once I got it, it was great. You know when you're good with guys like that. Which means they're not plotting shit or secretly pissed off about something. Things come to the surface fast and you get past them fast. This reaction reminded me of a guy who used to mock my name by saying it wrong, so I'd correct him every time, but the way I corrected him was to highlight the symbol in my name, so then he started mocking me by saying my name exactly the way I'd correct him, saying the symbol. Checkmate. I had to love it. Sorry for being obscure but nobody on Earth has the same name as me so I can't repeat it. But I can say it was like if my name was "Jon'El" and someone kept saying "Jonel" and I correct them by saying "It's Jon apostrophe El" and then they start calling me literally "Jon Apostrophe El".

[@user-ne1tb2cm4d]

This is such a beautiful movie and one of my all-time favorites 🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@vincecommando7575]

Completely agree with you on that. A phenomenal story by a legendary director. How can anyone beat that?

[@meg41322]

I ❤ the reaction. I always cry for this one too, especially when the priest quotes him at his funeral. Some more great Clint: Pale Rider; and Outlaw Josey Wales. An interesting change of pace for Clint, Trouble With the Curve

[@lloyddobler2227]

Big ❤for the pregnant hormones. Even that part of your reaction made me tear up and smile a bit for Sam. Thanks for watching it with us, Sam and Daniel.

[@bettybaby63]

Great reaction as always! It ain’t hormones that made you cry Sam! Million Dollar Baby is another great one from Clint.

[@kegr1066]

Love how this shows it's more important to be kind than nice

[@randallshuck2976]

I've known a lot of Walts through the years. Rough, tough guys who were the best friends you would ever have the good fortune to know. They all talked the same but generally only with friends. They didn't take the insults as racist and would have been shocked to have anyone think they were. It was always playful between them and if they were aimed at you it meant you were included in the group. They are all gone now. It's a shame. Now we are surrounded by nice, vanilla people who make no waves and might not be remembered.

[@lockaby1]

he was already on his way to death from coughing up the blood so much and this did make death easier and put the gang in prizon at the same time!

[@reservoirdude92]

Omg Samantha is just the sweetest woman ever ❤

[@SIRtrizzytreyofcameltoe]

There’s something oddly satisfying about watching this kid do honest work and making money, as he gets his life together.

[@JoseRamos-kd9ig]

This movie, smiles, goosebumps and tears🙏👏👏👏👍

[@michaelsegriff3362]

Great movie. And I always have the same reaction at the end that Sam did. Not ashamed to say it. There are some movies that just break me, no matter how many times I see them. This is one. Thanks guys.

[@vincecommando7575]

I have been there myself with two movies. The scene in Patton (1970) when George C. Scott visits the wounded soldiers. Also the scene in MacArthur (1977) when Gregory Peck visits the American POWs. Both of those scenes still bring tears to my eyes.

[@michaelsegriff3362]

@@vincecommando7575 Understandable. They’re highly emotional scenes. I’m generally moved by scenes of heroism, sacrifice, friendship, and personal loss. Saving Private Ryan and Gladiator have several such scenes, just as a couple of examples.

[@vincecommando7575]

@@michaelsegriff3362 Thank you for sharing that with me. Good to know I'm not the only one who sometimes gets weepy during movies.

[@michaelsegriff3362]

@@vincecommando7575 Just shows humanity and empathy. Be well 👍🏻

[@vincecommando7575]

@@michaelsegriff3362 And you as well

[@PlasticMacele]

Subscriber here: This is absolutely the best reaction I've seen to this movie. Walt carries a lot of guilt from the war, and didn't want to be responsible for more death. You guys did a great job. Thumbs up from me! 👍I also really enjoyed your reaction to The Terminal List.

[@chadwickvon8019]

Love this movie, one of my all time favorite Clint Eastwood movies.

[@stsolomon618]

What a film, Clint Eastwood directing is great. I got a recommendation for another Eastwood film, his first directing role: Play Misty for Me.

[@ReymundoCortez]

For those of us old schoolers we know Clint is the real deal. He is the definition of an American Badass, he and Charles Bronson were knowing as real tough guys in real life they had no problems solving problems by throwing those hands.

[@terminallumbago6465]

Walt was dying anyway. He figured he would go out on his own terms and do a final act of kidness while he was at it.

[@lisainthecold4287]

Clint is a legend and this movie is his best imo! Love that he made his son a little bitch in this movie!

[@riseagainstthemachine6079]

The moment Sue enters the door is so crushing... I dont know why, but its rare to have such a realistic situation in a movie that just screams "Thats wrong" into your face.

[@Parallax-3D]

And this was the actress’s first movie! I feel she did a wonderful job.

[@shainewhite2781]

This movie will destroy you. Get out the box of tissues. I cried non stop when I saw the ending to the movie. Walt sacrificed everything to make sure Thau and his family would have a normal life. Even though he hated his family, and his family hated him, not knowing he had lung cancer, he cared about Thau very much and looked to him as the grandson he always wanted, helping Thau grow up in a world that wouldn't know the difference between right and wrong.

[@thepeopleschamp9076]

If I ever called home and was asked "what do you want?", that would crush me. The fact that his son wasn't bothered says alot about their relationship.

[@bcccc132]

Walt chose his way out. He was dying slowly anyway so he went out like a warrior.

[@trey2810]

"you ever notice how ya come across somebody, once in a while, you shouldn't have f%&$*# with? *Spits* that's me."

[@citizenbobx]

I've come to understand that this story is partly a study on the effects of guilt. What Walt wasn't ordered to do was shoot a kid trying to surrender in the face. They gave him a medal for that. But this walled him off from the rest of life and those who cared about him. In a way, his reflection on his life indicated that he maybe felt undeserving of what he was given. Until at the close of his life he saw his opportunity to die a soldier's death, this time on a mission of redemption in order to save a kid who maybe reminded him of the one he killed.

[@shawnhorror2522]

Should definitely check out a 1978 Clint Eastwood comedy/action movie called Every Which Way but Loose & it's sequel Any Which Way You Can. I think you two will like them, especially his buddy in the movies.

[@Raving]

Oh my God! A hilarious film. The music that plays every time the feared and reviled motorcycle gang, The Black Widows appears is a big part of it's appeal.

[@michaelnottingham1916]

Probably Clint's finest movie!

[@santaonthecross]

This movie hits pretty hard, it used to break me up. For the last few months I've been on a reasonable course of medications, now I don't feel anything.

[@Fisherpriest]

Love this movie for sentimental reasons. I grew up in Detroit, and my father owned that exact Gran Torino. There's a city inside the city of Detroit called Hamtramck. Its nickname was Poletown due to the majority Polish population. So Polish that John Paul II visited on his trip to the US. I imagine Walt living in Hamtramck, but I think it was actually filmed in Highland Park.

[@michaelcoffey1991]

Gem of a film so glad you both got to see it :). Samantha was her usually amazing self, again thank you both

[@WaywardVet]

My cranky old man go-to as a veteran; "If I wanted your shit I'd fist your ass". Yeah Clint nailed it with how we talk.

[@JasonMoir]

Such a great movie. Awesome one-liners and an overall solid message.

[@lisainthecold4287]

I absolutely love this movie and am crying like a baby at the end, once again! 😢Walt is an asshole but a good man and really cared for his neighbors he once wanted nothing to do with. His son and grandkids were terrible so it’s nice he gained a friend and a son in Tao, cared for Sue and their family. Sue really went along with his bulllshit cause I think she knew he was a good man deep down and she can bust balls just like Wally

[@masamune2984]

This is why I love reaction channels like yours. Not only do we get to share in a viewing experience, but it reminds me of just how great some films/series are that maybe I had forgotten somehow. Thank you🙂

[@the.witch.of.november]

Reminds me sooo much of my grandfather. Worked for Ford for most of his life, was in the Korean War and never talked about it. Was a hardass through and through. Unfortunately he passed away before I was old enough to have an adult relationship with him.

[@abdulmuin3459]

The mule also a good movie . Sort of similar storyline as this movie

[@Drizzl1335]

This why I love you guys!!!! I wanted to watch this movie for so long, but I had a feeling he would die. I don’t even remember why I originally thought that, but it’s what kept me from watching it. Even when I got the notification that you guys were reacting to it, I was like “nope!” I just love Clint Eastwood. He has so many movies that if I’m scrolling late at night and one of his movies is on, I instantly watch it no matter where I come in on it. There are a lot of actors that I can’t watch their character die, so I don’t even watch that movie. And now back to why I love you guys. Only you guys can make me watch Clint Eastwood die.😢 And Samantha showed why I didn’t want to watch it. I’ve seen her wipe tears on many reactions, but I have never seen her outright cry! Me also at the end of this movie😢😢😢😢. Thanks guys. See ya next time!

[@cartwright77]

you two always have great reactions!!! Samantha is a sweetheart

[@willlockler9433]

Walt paid his debts, and saved people he cared about in the bargain, a double win for Walt.

[@thunderstruck5484]

Love Sam with child doing reactions! Great movie please do Million Dollar Baby , another great Clint , Morgan Freeman movie with Hillary Swank, or maybe you already reacted to that one, also to lighten it up “Every Which Way But Loose” is a lot of fun and the sequel also, both with Clint at his badazz best, thanks Y’all!

[@vincecommando7575]

Every Which Way But Loose and Any Which Way You Can. Clint Eastwood and his good buddy Clyde kicking ass and taking names.

[@dnish6673]

I looked for those on line and they aren’t on any streaming subscriptions- i think you’d have to rent them (reviewers don’t seem to go for those much).

[@ZeddtheBarbarian]

One of my favourite details is where Clint fumbles his rifle when Toad is trying to steal his car, he's got him, dead to rights. Clint Eastwood, the man with no name, Dirty Harry, he shoots he kills. Not this time, age and his body fail him

[@adamromero]

This and Unforgiven are my favorite Clint Eastwood movies that I've seen. This was one of the movies I brought home when I was working my first job at a video store.

[@evanhuerta5327]

i watch that movie like 3 times a year and everytime that ending never fails to make me cry