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What does this seemingly legit Gran Torino one-sheet tell you? Here's what it tells me: (a) Forget "sensitive" -- this is a brass-tacks movie about one snarly old mofo; (b) The old Dirty Harry spirit and physicality is alive and well (that's an enviably flat stomach for a 78 year-old!); (c) We'll get into the racial-bigotry-and-animosity stuff in late November or early December -- all we want to do now is send out those good old Clint vibes. Gran Torino now has a firm release date of 12.17.08. [Sorry for previous 11.17 typo.]

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Posted by Jeffrey Wells on October 23, 2008 at 8:44 AM

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Josh Massey says ...

The poster was in USA Today this morning, so it's pretty safe to assume it's legit.

Posted by Josh Massey at October 23, 2008 9:06 AM

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actionman says ...

This is completely bad-ass.

Posted by actionman at October 23, 2008 9:13 AM

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VoiceOfReason says ...

I want that on my wall!

Anyhow time for my DZ impression:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8fXaJmDbsY

Posted by VoiceOfReason at October 23, 2008 9:19 AM

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longrunner says ...

Yeesh, can he yank those pants up any higher?

Posted by longrunner at October 23, 2008 9:36 AM

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Ogami Itto says ...

Definitely bad-ass. I'm approximately half Clint's age and I wouldn't fuck with him.

Posted by Ogami Itto at October 23, 2008 9:38 AM

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Ogami Itto says ...

Yeesh, can he yank those pants up any higher?

He's Clint Eastwood, he can do whatever the hell he wants. ;-)

Posted by Ogami Itto at October 23, 2008 9:39 AM

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Pelham123 says ...

Um, when does this guy sleep? He has two major releases out this year. Man, just thinking about that means it's nap time for me. Rock on Clint!

Posted by Pelham123 at October 23, 2008 9:48 AM

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JB Moore says ...

That is one great goddamn poster.

Posted by JB Moore at October 23, 2008 9:49 AM

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Jake says ...

It tells me this should have been Dirty Harry 6- even if it was just two hours of him standing there holding that pose.

Posted by Jake at October 23, 2008 9:54 AM

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Rich S. says ...

Unforgiven 2: This Time It's Personal

Posted by Rich S. at October 23, 2008 10:01 AM

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MikeSchaeferSF says ...

With Changeling getting rather mixed notices, this looks like an attempt to make folks *think* GT is a badass Clint movie when in fact it isn't.

Posted by MikeSchaeferSF at October 23, 2008 10:01 AM

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nemo says ...

That's an enviably flat stomach even for a 38 year-old.

Posted by nemo at October 23, 2008 10:01 AM

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Mr. Peel says ...

This poster is absolutely amazing. Can't wait to see it.

Just to note, I've actually seen a December 17th release mentioned, though that could be wrong.

Posted by Mr. Peel at October 23, 2008 10:04 AM

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Sabina E says ...

the movie sounds good.

Posted by Sabina E at October 23, 2008 10:19 AM

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frankbooth says ...

If you goddam kids trample my petunias one more GODDAM time...

...and by "kids," I mean anyone under 50.

Posted by frankbooth at October 23, 2008 10:42 AM

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Cadavra says ...

"Um, when does this guy sleep? He has two major releases out this year."

Clint's old-school. He shoots quickly, doesn't cover every scene from 24 angles, and Joel Cox is a superb editor who knows what he wants and gets it done quickly. It's how movies used to be made before self-indulgent twits like Tony Scott and Michael Bay decided that you can't make a movie without shooting 300 hours of film.

Posted by Cadavra at October 23, 2008 10:52 AM

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Pelham123 says ...

You are absolutely right, Cadavra. Woody Allen, same thing. Shot it and move on.

Posted by Pelham123 at October 23, 2008 11:01 AM

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p.Vice says ...

This poster is fucking laughable! All it promises is another two hours of Million Dollar Baby's redneck family scenes, which all but singlehandedly killed that movie.

It also makes me wonder how awesome would it have been for Eastwood to have played Stuntman Mike. THAT I'd buy for a dollar... some campy racist redemption bullshit, not so much.

Posted by p.Vice at October 23, 2008 11:02 AM

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Monument says ...

p.Vice, I don't understand how you can possibly enjoy being so predictable. As soon as I saw Clint's face, I checked for an obnoxious response from you. I'm actually surprised it took you so long.

Posted by Monument at October 23, 2008 11:16 AM

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Mr. Muckle says ...

Looking before reading, those were exactly my first thoughts -- snarly mofo (not in those words, exactly) and flat stomach. I wonder if he's had liposuction. That wouldn't be honorable for Clint, imo. Or maybe it's photoshopped. Probaby photoshopped. Although I wouldn't want to punch him in it.

Posted by Mr. Muckle at October 23, 2008 11:42 AM

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Rich S. says ...

You have to admit, though, p. Vice is right about Clint playing Stuntman Mike (though I thought Kurt Russell was tremendous, as always).

Posted by Rich S. at October 23, 2008 11:54 AM

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Monument says ...

"I wonder if he's had liposuction."

I think it's just good genes. His mother died two years ago at 97, that ought to tell you something.

Posted by Monument at October 23, 2008 12:44 PM

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televisiontears says ...

It's good to see young Clint looking badass again, but there's really nothing special about the poster itself. If it was a younger action star on the sheet (like The Rock), everyone would groan and spout off about how awful the film will be.

All this poster is trying to communicate is "Remember when Clint Eastwood used to kick dudes' asses in movies? Well, he does in THIS fucking movie!". And that's just fine with me.

Love the font, by the way.

Posted by televisiontears at October 23, 2008 1:05 PM

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Jason says ...

I recall Clint looking a little soggy in Million Dollar Baby. I'd like to believe he looks this good now, but we're living in the age of Photoshop, and this is a movie poster.

Posted by Jason at October 23, 2008 2:34 PM

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