Monday, February 16, 2009

Meatball Movies - Gran Torino


There's something about Clint Eastwood's movies you just can't get enough of them. This movie is a testament starring a geriatric star can be amazingly cool.

Cliff plays Walt, a misogynistic Korean war veteran/mechanic/anal jerk/ grumpy old fart who was just widowed. His kids doesn't understand him, he has spoiled rotten grandkids and worse, Asians have invaded his neighborhood town of Highland Park, Michigan.

A family of Hmongs have become his neighbors next door. He has noticed the Hmongs have almost occupied the whole block making him an odd man out in his own Yankee American neighborhood.

One day his teenage neighbor Thao almost got gun-whooped by a roving Hispanic gang. His cousin, part of a Hmong gang goes to his rescue but was it his luck was jsut starting or it had just ran out? These thugs wanted to Thao to be part of the gang and for his initiation he had to steal Walt's spanking cool green 1972 Gran Torino sport/ eye candy/geriatric fuckmobile. Unfortunately for him, Walt was there to point a rifle to his face before he could even steal it.

The gang returns for mayhem, but the sad blokes were almost at the receiving end of Dirty Old Harry's rifle making them flee in fear. After that Walt became a neighborhood hero of sorts, receiving flowers and food from the Hmong neighbors. Walt acting like the racist anal jerk that he is, throws the stuff away in full view of the people. Anyway Thao's sister, Sue managed to befriend him after he sees her being terrorized by 2 black dudes. And he points his rifle at them dirty Harry style but still no action. (You're disappointing me, Clint) They get close but not sexually because Walt also befriends Thao and makes a man out of him. Giving him lessons in life
while he in turns learns more about the Hmong culture and the people of Laos.

One day, the gang returns and Thao gets it in the face. (a cigarette burn- ouch! pogi points fail)
Dirty Walt retaliates by punching the lights out of chubby Hmong gangmember.
And now the comparison to a Lito Lapid film begins in 3...2...1...

Gang returns nightime strafes the house with bullets, Mafia-style.
They also get to rape Sue.
Of course Walts transforms to his Dirty Harry mode... or will he not?

I'm not revealing the ending watch it yourself

Gran Torino
5 meatballs out of 5
It's that good and moving.
Clint is amazing.
Lito Lapid can actually remake this into Gran Turismo
using a Tamarraw or a Fierra hahaha

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