First Time Watching GRAN TORINO (2008) - Movie Reaction & Commentary

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  • I had no idea this movie was going to beat my ass the way it did. I DID NOT SEE THIS TRAIN COMING AT ME AT FULL SPEED. What a plot twist, man!! What a screenplay, what a concept!!. Fun fact: this movie has so many slurs in it that TH-cam decided to limit this video's monetization. I don't blame them though, it really has all the slvrs in the book.
    #reaction #moviereaction #grantorinoreaction

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  • @mikeydubbs8565
    @mikeydubbs8565 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    I like that Walt confessed his venial sins to the priest, but he confessed his mortal sin to Thao. The screen of the door was a nice touch

    • @bewilderedbeest
      @bewilderedbeest 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      That's a good observation

    • @hollywood3695
      @hollywood3695 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      He said it had been years since his last confession I think he confessed his war sins years ago and just hadn't been back for 20 or 30

    • @armynurseboy
      @armynurseboy 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@hollywood3695 I don't think Walt has ever told anyone about what happened in the war. That's why it was eating him up for his whole life.

    • @Kenny-ep2nf
      @Kenny-ep2nf 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thao meant that much to him

    • @christianjadot4459
      @christianjadot4459 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

      The confession to the priest was for the priests sake, not Walt’s. He allowed the priest to keep his promise to Walt’s wife.
      And yes, the real confession was to Thao.

  • @AceMoonshot
    @AceMoonshot ปีที่แล้ว +228

    One thing I would like to point out that no one seems to notice. After the wake was over and everyone was leaving, Walt was actually attaching the jumper cables to help start their car.
    Edit* @theyrenotdollsOK has corrected my misinterpretation of the scene. This comment was entirely incorrect. Walt was jumping off a family member's car.

    • @christhrasher9892
      @christhrasher9892 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I did not catch that. Ty

    • @bluebird3281
      @bluebird3281 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I noticed

    • @fixfalcon2628
      @fixfalcon2628 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Yes! I noticed that and it helped reinforce the fact that Walt was truly a good man.

    • @AceMoonshot
      @AceMoonshot ปีที่แล้ว +27

      @@fixfalcon2628 I liked how they did that scene.
      They did not call attention to him actually helping his neighbor (on the day his wife was buried)
      Instead, while he is helping, they draw attention away from it by having him bitterly say the "couldn't you at least buy American," line to his departing son.
      (Which, as a man who had spent his life working to feed and support his family, in the US auto industry, is not an unjust boomer thing to say.)
      So they have him say a seemingly bad thing towards his kid while being a damn good neighbor.
      Great scene.

    • @somethingtrulyhorrifying
      @somethingtrulyhorrifying ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I would also like to point out that no one here seemed to notice that Thao's uncle is an elderly white lady...
      That scene was just to prove he had jumper cables and didn't want to help him.
      Oh and btw a gathering _after_ the funeral is called a repast or a reception, not a wake.
      Yes I am very fun guy at parties.
      As you were.

  • @kylesummers1565
    @kylesummers1565 ปีที่แล้ว +87

    I once thought of Clint as a great character actor...Then I thought of him as a great writer/director...Now I think of him as one of the greatest entertainers in history. Peace, Love!!

    • @Hawk-ODA212
      @Hawk-ODA212 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Absoslutely. I agree 100%

    • @daerdevvyl4314
      @daerdevvyl4314 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      kylesummers1565 He got a lot of shit for the speech he did at the 2012 Republican convention where he pretended Obama was sitting in a chair and spoke to the empty chair. People acted like Clint was crazy and thought Obama was actually there. I thought it was a pretty funny routine.

    • @kylesummers1565
      @kylesummers1565 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@daerdevvyl4314 I thought it was funny too!

    • @Kenny-ep2nf
      @Kenny-ep2nf 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@daerdevvyl4314 I thought it was funny as well, Clint knew exactly what he was doing at the time and he was justified

  • @VinciGlassArt
    @VinciGlassArt ปีที่แล้ว +171

    My Italian Grandpa(Nanu) was a mean SOB. But we had a much better relationship than Walt's family. I loved how tough he was. His neighbor was a younger Polish guy named Andy. Andy and Nanu were great friends. Everytime Andy would come over, Nanu would greet him by calling him an old, dumb Pollock and Andy would call Nanu A Stinkin' old WOP. All heavy insults in the earlier times when they were new immigrants. That was a past that time and a good life had allowed them to bury. And so for friends, all those insults were a nod to who they had been and where they had come. It was appreciation, love and mutual respect. When Nanu died, he willed his 1982 Cadillac DeVille to me. But dad and I agreed to give it to Andy, who had really looked out for Nanu in those final years. This movie brings the tears. Thanks for reviewing and sharing.

    • @joelmartin-zi7ti
      @joelmartin-zi7ti ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Back in the late seventies when I was a young teenager my dad who was in his late fifties called me out from my room one day and said come up here son, I’ve got somebody I want you to meet! I knew by his tone that it was important to him so I trotted on up front to see who this was and a pickup truck was pulling up and there was a big ole black man in the driver’s seat saying to my dad “Hey what’d ya know you ole shit chaser”(my dad was a plumber and electrician)! And Daddy said “ Hey you better watch out or I might call you what you is!”😆🤣And I’m just standing there watching this like “who is this guy!” you know🤷🏻Well turns out that him and my dad were old friends from way back and had worked together for years back in the fifties years before I was even born! And they had such a big time catching up and sharing old “war stories” with me and I thoroughly enjoyed it 😊😌 I miss my dad, and his friends 🫶🙏

    • @DogmaBeoulve
      @DogmaBeoulve ปีที่แล้ว

      My friends and I all abuse each other - or used to, in our advancing age - and it's really in the same spirit. The closest of friends deliver the sharpest and most nuanced of barbs but all with love, and all meant to make the other smile, not hurt :D My friends are my brothers, more so than my blood could have ever been ^.^ May those fucking assholes liver forever and a day!

    • @Kenny-ep2nf
      @Kenny-ep2nf 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      The good ole days where stuff was light hearted

  • @ProHero86
    @ProHero86 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    Clint Eastwood has had a perfect face for every single role he’s played

    • @Kenny-ep2nf
      @Kenny-ep2nf 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Everything he's in turns into gold

  • @davidyoung745
    @davidyoung745 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    They’re Hmong, a tribal people from the mountains of Laos and Cambodia. They supported Americans in in the Vietnam war and when the communists took over lots of them became refugees. The Lutheran church sponsored lots of them out of refugee camps in Thailand to settle in the USA.

    • @Kenny-ep2nf
      @Kenny-ep2nf 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      interesting

  • @louismarzullo1190
    @louismarzullo1190 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    "Greater love hath no man than this, than to lay down one's life for a friend". Great reaction, Amanda ❤️

    • @Hawk-ODA212
      @Hawk-ODA212 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Didn't see this before I posted the same thing. Spot on.

  • @paulmartin2348
    @paulmartin2348 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    I saw this movie when it was released in the theaters by accident. (walked into the wrong theater and could not stop watching) Bought 3 copies of the DVD as I kept letting people borrow them. First Clint Eastwood film I ever watched and one of my top 10 or even 5 favorite movies. Great reaction. 😄

    • @msdarby515
      @msdarby515 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Curious if you've watched any more Clint Eastwood movies?

    • @dolanpls3330
      @dolanpls3330 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Helluva movie to walk into by accident

    • @Kenny-ep2nf
      @Kenny-ep2nf 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@msdarby515 He definitely would have

  • @samwallaceart288
    @samwallaceart288 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    The man-talk scenes are 100% accurate. Walt's fucking with Thao for fun, but he's also teaching the kid about respect hierarchies. He and the barber have great respect for each other and so have no problem saying vile shit to each other; both of them outrank Thao because they're older and more respectable, so they can insult the kid's lack of job because the kid needs the criticism to grow. The only one who shouldn't be insulting anyone is the kid, because he's at the bottom and hasn't earned respect yet.
    But then Thao gets one in, being polite but then slipping the insults in at the tail end, as a way of calling out Walt's prank and showing that he gets the joke; which makes the barber lol and get some respect for the kid's sense of humor.
    As a guy, _the worst thing_ you can do is get upset at the joke; people who can't take a joke can't be trusted. Him getting what they're doing and bouncing back with a joke of his own shows he's tough and adaptable to other people's bullshit.

    • @josephg.1.130
      @josephg.1.130 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Its great

    • @chandie5298
      @chandie5298 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      People who get upset or infuriated or even violent due to words are WEAK.
      There is literally no name, none at all that can upset me at all. That was not true when I was an immature kid.
      But a mature adult does not get his validation from outside himself but rather inside himself.....
      The people who get upset from being called names..... I think that happens because they believe it might be true.
      If you know its not true.....then what is there to be upset about?

    • @Stevarooni
      @Stevarooni ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The ability to take a joke is how you convince people to let you in, yep.

    • @msdarby515
      @msdarby515 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      My husband has had to explain how guys are more than once. I've asked him if he and his friends even like each other, they can come off so mean! 😂 But women are just different. If my friends threw some of the insults at me, or pulled jokes on each other, that he and his friends do I'd curl up in bed in a fetal position for a couple of days, lol.

    • @davejennings9460
      @davejennings9460 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ball bustin is a great art that some people just don’t understand.

  • @guaddv
    @guaddv ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Did you know that was Clint Eastwood's son in that scene with him , Sue , and the group of bullies? Also, the Hmong community were very happy with this movie and how it explained their journey and experiences in America. And, yes, that was Clint Eastwood singing. ❤
    19:57

    • @Kenny-ep2nf
      @Kenny-ep2nf 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I still watch this movie every now and then

  • @srenjrgensen1468
    @srenjrgensen1468 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    "Ever notice how you come across somebody once in a while, you shouldn´t have f***ed with? That´s me!" 💯

    • @whiskybooze
      @whiskybooze ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No it's not lol...only want to be tough guys make stupid comments like this.

    • @elishabacon2299
      @elishabacon2299 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ​@@whiskybooze That was a quote in the movie by Clint Eastwood

    • @Kenny-ep2nf
      @Kenny-ep2nf 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@whiskybooze it's Clint's quote mate

    • @whiskybooze
      @whiskybooze หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@elishabacon2299 and....

  • @CoastalNomad
    @CoastalNomad ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Great Reaction.....
    The "Hmong" are from Vietnam (it is mentioned in the movie, when Sue is in the Truck with Walt)....
    Clint went out of his way to find/hire Hmong's to play the roles in this movie.... Some of the actors are just normal people....
    Like most Veterans, Walt puts on a Gruff/Abrasive/Offensive persona to see who will get past that to see his value..... If ya notice, Walt treats everyone the same.....
    Walt knew he was dying (Medical Report when he called his son), and figured best way to get rid of the gang, and save the neighborhod, was to sacrifice himself......

  • @Lugnut73
    @Lugnut73 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    3:00 "i want to be this guy,.. i still don't know his name." "Mr.Kwalski, that's my name." lol, that timing was amazing! this is one of my all time favs from Mr. Eastwood, his directing, acting, the cast! it has it all! glad you checked it out, another great reaction! 👍

    • @Kenny-ep2nf
      @Kenny-ep2nf 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      lolz

  • @MrDMF567
    @MrDMF567 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Clint just turned 93 last Wednesday.
    What an all time legend. And such a great film!

    • @Kenny-ep2nf
      @Kenny-ep2nf 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      a real chad

  • @Taterhole
    @Taterhole ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love how you didn’t automatically label Walt as a racist. So far, you’re the only reactor who hasn’t. I appreciate that!

  • @josua1146
    @josua1146 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    That's what I call a heartwarming reaction to Clints Masterpiece!
    When you're interrested to another kick-ass movie where Clint Eastwood was filmmaker and actor, I recommend "Million Dollar Baby" (2004), which is for me the best choice after Gran Torino.

    • @lapelcelery42
      @lapelcelery42 ปีที่แล้ว

      Clint also wrote the score to Million Dollar Baby.

    • @Kenny-ep2nf
      @Kenny-ep2nf 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I think I've seen all his movies by now, because during 2020 at some point I binge watched his stuff

  • @adameberly7949
    @adameberly7949 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Thanks for your comments and reaction, it was so honest and emotional. I as well didn't know he was going to sacrifice his life in that way. I realize that he knew he was dying and I think he was tired of killing so it was the best way to make sure Tao and his sister could be safe.

    • @armynurseboy
      @armynurseboy 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Clint Eastwood played upon the audience's expectations from his previous roles as a tough guy gun slinger (further reinforced by earlier scenes where he's pointing a gun at folks). WE, the audience, expect him to go in there guns ablazing. After all, that's the most "Clint Eastwood Thing" to do. This twist was BRILLIANT.

  • @philchazwill
    @philchazwill ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Amanda, so great to see you so completely invested in every single aspect of this movie. Your instincts were spot on every step of the way. Your look and jutting jaw @ 2:25 tells us everything we need to know about what you think of Walt's family. Your protectiveness towards Thao from the outset was also lovely to see. By the way the English pronunciation of 'Gran Torino' is exactly the same as your Spanish one. Great reaction.

  • @bronzewand
    @bronzewand ปีที่แล้ว +10

    What a beautiful movie.. everyone needs a man like Walt in their life ❤

    • @Kenny-ep2nf
      @Kenny-ep2nf 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Agreed

  • @unclebounce1495
    @unclebounce1495 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    This movie is a masterpiece. Thank you for reacting to it.
    As for the ending, Walt was a soldier. He understood how to win fights. The movie was realistic. He couldn't win that fight. He had an M1 and 1911, they had full auto. He was old, they were young. he was 1, they were 2-4. If he ambushed them from two blocks away with his m1 while they were in the open heading toward their car? Maybe he could win, but it'd be a huge risk at the best of circumstances. That's reality. So he analyzed and found the best way to win. By having them kill him on their own front lawn, they can't run away or deny who did it like they could on the streets with a drive by. They're scumbags and he's a decorated war vet. The neighborhood thinks he's a hero, so that's the motivation needed for them to come forward and be witnesses. The strategy was executed perfectly.
    Walt didn't hate, nor was he raysyst. Everyone around him was, which is why they judged based on skin and brought violence against everyone who didn't fit their label. That's the great irony of the movie. Words are not hate. Hate requires intelligence. Nothing that can be detached from a mind and soul and set on a shelf or stored in bytes can be hateful. Hate requires active thought and spirit to exist, it's an expression of mind and soul, and it dies as soon as it separates from the source. The others hated, which is why all their hateful actions required in-person activity/decision. Walt simply criticized, accurately, and respected no one until they proved they earned his respect. Nothing wrong with that. We need more people like Walt. A lot more.

    • @paulpolpiboon9535
      @paulpolpiboon9535 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You're kinda wrong on the strategic combat outcome. If Walt really wanted them dead he could do it w/87-95% probability success rate. All he would have to do is kidnap one of them while alone (just like he jumped the fat guy) and ice him somewhere, the very same day do the same thing, then by night he could snipe the rest which are now at a dwindled number because he already reduced the oppositions force earlier. That's just one scenario, there are variants of that strategy that you could polish even finer.

    • @unclebounce1495
      @unclebounce1495 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@paulpolpiboon9535 Ya, that's absurd. Kidnapping one is unlikely to succeed. Sniping the others is unlikely to succeed without casualty. They're on high alert. He had surprise attack on unalert targets before. Completely different Which is why at the end they came out of the house before he even knocked, as a group and armed. Just foolish to think the old guy is taking out a group of armed younger men without having a high risk of failure. Facts of life except in Hollywood.

    • @Hawk-ODA212
      @Hawk-ODA212 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sound tactical planning and execution to achieve the mission goal. Well said.

    • @paulpolpiboon9535
      @paulpolpiboon9535 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@unclebounce1495 :No, kidnapping is not unlikely, he already did it on the fat boy when he got the jump on him. It happened, it's history.
      Sniper the rest is more than do-able because you already admitted that he could jump them as infantry whenever they go to their car.
      And sure these clowns could be on high alert but they're not cowards who will hide in a hole forever. An old man doesn't have to be a great opposition in hand to hand combat to kill all of them, his experience and his tactics plus weaponry makes him far more formidable. He's got a 87-95% chance of success, at worse a 65-75% chance of success.
      So you're wrong

    • @81ghale
      @81ghale 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I don’t care how tough he was, he had late stage lung cancer at the time. He wasn’t muscling anyone around long enough to restrain and kidnap them to take them out somewhere else. And he isn’t having the energy to get in a firefight with a group of young guys. He’s a tough war vet sure. But that was in the 50’s. So the guys pushing 90 at least. Let’s get real.

  • @chandie5298
    @chandie5298 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    24:23 He's confessing to it right now. Notice how the metal mesh of the door looks similar to the mesh barrier in the church confessional.
    Remember how the penance for his confession in church was just to say some "our fathers" and "hail marys"? For Walt this was meaningless.
    Well, Walt is confessing to Tao rather than to a priest .....and then going to pay his penance for his past sins. This confession is actually worth something and will do some good by hopefully imparting some wisdom to Tao.
    Its a really nice scene.

    • @Nefarioso
      @Nefarioso ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Walt's last words are, "Hail Mary, full of grace..."

    • @Parallax-3D
      @Parallax-3D 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Walt’s confession to the priest was simply to satisfy the priest’s promise to his wife that he get Walt to go to confession.

  • @kaylzshter6153
    @kaylzshter6153 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    So I'm an Asian-American woman, and "Click Clack, Ding Dong, and Charlie Chan" remains one of my favorite racist quotes from any movie, Idk why but it's just so funny.
    This really is a great film, for some reason your channel fell off my algorithm but I'm back now! Keep it up girl much

    • @MiqelDotCom
      @MiqelDotCom ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That line cracks me up every single time, it's all in the delivery.

  • @zedwpd
    @zedwpd ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Your reactions are very mature and enjoyable. I just got done watching a reactor who said Wall-E was a stalker, harasser, that didnt know boundaries. Yes, it's a movie about a non-living robot.

    • @Kenny-ep2nf
      @Kenny-ep2nf 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      yeah she's soo down to earth

  • @Salta0monte
    @Salta0monte ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Yes that's Clint singing, and he wrote the song.

  • @MetabolicSpore0
    @MetabolicSpore0 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    A beautiful film, I really like how he never softened his speech even when he came to like him. If you liked this I would recommend, 'Million Dollar Baby', another Clint Eastwood directed film that hits just as hard!

    • @MrVvulf
      @MrVvulf ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It will be a great day when the notification pops up that Amanda watched "Million Dollar Baby".

    • @amandamiquilena
      @amandamiquilena  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thank you for your donation! :D I watched Million Dollar Baby years ago when it came out. I've watched it several times really but thank you for the recommendation, that's an excellent (and devastating) movie.

  • @marlonthemarvellous
    @marlonthemarvellous ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Hey Amanda great reaction as always. Yes this is a very touching film and i am wel glad you gave a chance and enjoyed it! Congrats

  • @badimagerybyjohnromine
    @badimagerybyjohnromine 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    The joke in the barber scene was that they know each other so they cant offend each other.

  • @FilterHQ
    @FilterHQ ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Glad you enjoyed this film..its very well crafted and has an emotional punch that is hard to do.

  • @whiskybooze
    @whiskybooze ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I can't imagine treating my Father like that. My Dad sacrificed everything for his family.

  • @DougMcHead
    @DougMcHead ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I cant believe i just caught it. Walt's confession to Tau about killing those enemy soldier was the real confession the preist was waiting for. They were both seperated by a screen and walt was telling both of them about his life's regrets. He didnt like the priest all that much so he gave him sort of a half confession and gave Tau the real cofession because he loves Tau like family. He wanted to confess his biggest regret to his best friend. In Walt's way of doing it anyway. I've seen this movie more than a few times should have caught it.

  • @strategicthinker8899
    @strategicthinker8899 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Clint is a brilliant director, writer and actor. He's still making movies at 90+ years old.

    • @Kenny-ep2nf
      @Kenny-ep2nf 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      What a chad

  • @robertmckenna3994
    @robertmckenna3994 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I had a grandmother that was this direct and suffered no fools in her family or her house. Anytime we came over there were chores to be done before you sat down to visit. She had an icy stare and a quick backhand that would smack you before you even realized what you did was wrong. But she loved us and taught all of us our family history. A subject she could talk about for hours. She would write us letters at least once a week, and expected letters in return. She never liked email.
    It broke our hearts when she passed, and we are all better for the time we spent with that strong little Irish woman. And though she has been gone for over ten years now, she still scares me.😅
    Great video.👍

    • @Kenny-ep2nf
      @Kenny-ep2nf 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      My condolences man, I'm sure she was a great person

  • @kupariusa4202
    @kupariusa4202 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is Detroit, specifically a tiny town called Highland Park surrounded by Detroit (an enclave). I did EMS (ambulance) there for a few years. It's rough and poor in real life and violence is far too common. I love this movie.

  • @jaystorms8559
    @jaystorms8559 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Excellent video Amanda- thank you once again for sharing your honest reaction and thoughts on this solid film.
    Thank you as well for your respect towards learning about the Hmong culture. Keep up the amazing work!

  • @WheresWaldo05
    @WheresWaldo05 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Best react i have ever seen for this movie. You were sooooo invested.

  • @jimwoodman8158
    @jimwoodman8158 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Clint Eastwood not only starred in this, but directed it as well. Some other highly regarded movies that he both directed and starred in are Unforgiven and Million Dollar Baby. My favorite of the two is Unforgiven, but both are excellent and you would definitely enjoy watching either one. There are other good films he directed, but these two are his best, imo.

    • @g.g.1537
      @g.g.1537 ปีที่แล้ว

      👍

    • @zedwpd
      @zedwpd ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I like The Outlaw Josey Wales

    • @gracesprocket7340
      @gracesprocket7340 ปีที่แล้ว

      I really liked Bridges of Madison County - a favourite book from when I was a teen, recently (ish) made into a movie... Clint Eastwood and Meryl Streep do a great job in it.

    • @Kenny-ep2nf
      @Kenny-ep2nf 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      you like the Mule?

    • @jimwoodman8158
      @jimwoodman8158 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Kenny-ep2nf I did. It's actually pretty impressive how sharp Eastwood still is at his age.

  • @8967Logan
    @8967Logan ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love to watch people react to this film. It is true we have more in common than we might realize, safety in our neighborhoods is something we all want that a small group of bad seeds can screw up for everyone. You asked a few times what kind of neighborhood it was; I believe they call it diverse.

  • @shinrapresident7010
    @shinrapresident7010 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    I'm Canadian and served in the CAF in Afghanistan. Now my city is inundated with Middle Eastern migrants so this movie has many parallels with my life.

    • @ProHero86
      @ProHero86 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Maaan those farmers where kinder than a lot of people I met back stateside (Helmand in 10’ with the USMC)

    • @jacksonthompson7099
      @jacksonthompson7099 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@ProHero86 Cultural/social decay is a bitter b*tch :/

    • @billthomas478
      @billthomas478 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Same here brother. Most of Edmonton feels like I'm in Africa, the middle east, or India, depending on the neighborhood. What has happened to our country?😢😢

    • @ProHero86
      @ProHero86 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@billthomas478 it was never yours

    • @rubydragon1034
      @rubydragon1034 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ProHero86 Do you also say that to black people in Europe?

  • @mrtveye6682
    @mrtveye6682 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Love this movie. And even more since it's basically the "redemption" movie for a lot of the characters Eastwood played in earlier years. This one could basically be called "Dirty Harry - the elder years"... 😅

    • @csw3287
      @csw3287 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yep

  • @kimghanson
    @kimghanson ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Many have reacted to this but few have understood Walt. Only you and one other really "get" him. Thank you. Subscribed.

  • @Shade_91
    @Shade_91 ปีที่แล้ว

    Omg "Tranny" being bleeped out when the guy was talking about his transmission in his truck was so god damn funny 🤣

  • @MrBreezeLI516
    @MrBreezeLI516 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    😅 I have never enjoyed such a low-key, calmly observant yet astute reaction in all my years watching these reactors!!! Hard to describe but it was just super genuine and unforced, just you and how YOU are, which ultimately is the key to making and enjoyable reaction video! Good job!! 👊🏻😎

  • @Kamenari37
    @Kamenari37 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    When it comes to guy talk, it's a bit of an art. You don't just insult someone you've never met. You be polite to em. Once you know each other, you push buttons now and then by insulting them a bit, in doing so, you're inviting them to return the flak as a means of giving some levity and a laugh. Of course one does not want to push it too far and cause any actual offense among friends. In contrast, when someone truly does begin to needle and harass someone with their words, it's usually the guys who rag on that person as friends the most who are the first to come to their aid and defend them.

  • @benhiggerson5904
    @benhiggerson5904 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    What gets forgotten about guns is they level the playing field. Without the gun the guys he got Sue away from could have easily overpowered him and done whatever they wanted. I agree completely. We all are much more alike than different. Most people just want to love, be loved and to pursue the goals that have for themselves.

  • @chrisbell9075
    @chrisbell9075 ปีที่แล้ว

    Such a great real reaction, Sis. Thank you for reacting to this movie. You did wonderful..❤

  • @michaelhoward142
    @michaelhoward142 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    An excellent movie. And an excellent reaction. Thank you for sharing this. 🤗

  • @Assassyn1980
    @Assassyn1980 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I raised my sons in that neighborhood in Detroit. My father was a WW2 veteran. He used slurs, and took no crap. But people don't realize what war does to soldiers. It breaks their soul. None come home unscathed.

  • @mooncritter721
    @mooncritter721 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Walt was a combat vet. He had PTSD from the war. I am a vet. War changes you. It is hell. It shows you the real world we live in. You are not the same once you have seen and been in war. Respect has to be earned. A vet can still care and love but it is only for those to deserve it. The innocents of youth is gone. You hate life and the world. You can`t go back once you have killed in war. It haunts your very soul and you never have peace. This movie is so good because it captures that inner damage that war has on you. War must be done away with for the sake of a sane human race. Evil however is alive and well and war is the only way to kill it. As long as evil exists there will be war.

  • @Krs1872
    @Krs1872 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Probably one of the best reactions I’ve ever seen. Thank you

  • @lawrencecumbo2908
    @lawrencecumbo2908 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I loved every reaction from this beautiful woman!!

  • @chosipian
    @chosipian ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love your reactions and this movie is great

  • @ThistleAndSea
    @ThistleAndSea ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is a special movie, isn't it? Wonderful, Amanda. I enjoyed rewatching this with you. 😊

  • @johnraygun9868
    @johnraygun9868 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I was in the army when this movie came out (did 21 years) I was with a bunch of my Asian friends (I am white),that invited me to watch it at the theater with them, we were all sitting there and every racist comment he said I’d look at them and they were all laughing their asses off lol I miss the army when people weren’t offended by everything, miss my brothers of all backgrounds too ❤ I met my wife when I was stationed in Honduras and she moved all over the world with me, married 19 years and four kids together ❤

    • @Kenny-ep2nf
      @Kenny-ep2nf 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      that sounds wholesome man

  • @brandonflorida1092
    @brandonflorida1092 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow, that's a great reaction! Thank you.

  • @toodlescae
    @toodlescae ปีที่แล้ว

    This, High Plains Drifter, Hang 'Wm High, Dirty Harry, The Outlaw Josie Wales and Every Which Way But Loose arw my favorite Clint Eastwood movies that he acted in.
    I still watch Clint Eastwood as Rowdy Hayes in the old Rawhide tv show on reruns all the time. That show was actually my first introduction to Clint.

  • @642lin
    @642lin ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Walt knew he was dying anyway. Sacrificed himself in front of the whole neighborhood to send those boys to prison for a long time.

  • @christoffsimply3179
    @christoffsimply3179 ปีที่แล้ว

    Truly beautiful reaction. I love your channel. Thank you for uploading this one. What a great movie from such an iconic Hollywood legend. So glad you watched this!!!

    • @Kenny-ep2nf
      @Kenny-ep2nf 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hers was one of a kind

  • @B.Wayne1939
    @B.Wayne1939 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Such a Beautiful Reaction to a Great Movie that Clint Eastwood made from a Beautiful Person 🥰 Loved Your Reaction and I Have Subscribed

  • @rescuetweak
    @rescuetweak ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’ve watched many reactions to this movie and yours is certainly one of the best. You have a good understanding of people for your age. Praying God’s best for you.

  • @timothyhedrick5295
    @timothyhedrick5295 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    @19:27 The "man talk" comment with the Twilight Zone theme music was just a gem. My compliments to you and/or your editor. A+. 🤣 So absurd that YT would limit the monetization of this due to all the "slurs." Walt's racial biases, his crotchety disposition, his lack of sensitivity, and Sue and Tao's ability to help him get past them and connect with him emotionally and develop mutual respect is the whole point of the film. So dumb... Unrelated: So cool you live in France. I lived there from 2005 t0 2010. Bon courage!

  • @Markxxxx1480
    @Markxxxx1480 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    the funniest thing about the reaction was that she thought clint was 50 or 60. I don't know anyone in their 50s who looks like that. the man was 77 at the time of the film. Now its 92.

  • @MrBananagrab
    @MrBananagrab ปีที่แล้ว

    I like how you bring the mic up to talk, makes you seem real...approachable, like a normal person. Subscribed. Look forward to future reactions.

  • @bigdaddyeb56
    @bigdaddyeb56 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is a Suburb of Detroit Michigan, The Asian People Moved to America after the Vietnam War

  • @mooncritter721
    @mooncritter721 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Walt was dying. He knew it. He gave his last to his friends. That is what a true vet would do.

  • @seasickviking
    @seasickviking ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "Why Am I Feeling Emotional Over Thao When I Don't Know Him?" Its because of a concept known as empathetic foreshadowing. They are constantly showing Thao in a good light to portray him in as "innocent", that way once something happens to him (such as being abducted by his cousin), you'll be more inclined to see him as a "victim" and be sympathetic to his pain.

  • @MauricioDelaRosa-db7rr
    @MauricioDelaRosa-db7rr 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Amanda great reaction, two other films also directed by Clint Eastwood in which he stars in as well are (1995) The Bridges Of Madison County and (2004) Million Dollar Baby you are going to love them. 👍🏼

  • @BM-hb2mr
    @BM-hb2mr ปีที่แล้ว +1

    After this reaction I am now a new subscriber. Your ol school and I Like it.

  • @johndavidson5228
    @johndavidson5228 ปีที่แล้ว

    Absolutely loved your spot on reaction to this film. Ylu have a great attitude and a pleasant voice too.

  • @phillipthornton8106
    @phillipthornton8106 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Great movie great reaction senora

    • @amandamiquilena
      @amandamiquilena  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thank you, señor 😊

    • @ryanhill48
      @ryanhill48 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@amandamiquilena hey can you do anaconda movie reaction while wearing leather gloves

  • @mhlevy
    @mhlevy ปีที่แล้ว +3

    What a fantastic reaction, especially given the cultural differences between where you were raised and the US. Up until the last decade or two, the language used by Walt was fairly common in working-class families between friends and acquaintances. As Walt said in the barber shop, you don't use that language around strangers, you might be beaten or even killed. But it was really quite common for working class people to speak this way. Of course, with everyone looking for a chance to become a victim these days, that language is deemed "hate speech." Even the actor who played Tao has spoken out against the movie, several years after he played the role. There used to be a saying, "sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me." Today, many claim that "speech is violence," which then gives them a green light to commit violence against people with whom they disagree. Also regarding when it legal to use deadly force for self protection, it depends on the state in the US, as well as what level of threat is perceived. For instance, in New York, a mentally deranged person threatened a train car of people, saying he was going to kill them, and he didn't care if he died. Several men restrained the person, and he later died. The prosecutor is charging the former Marine (a US military person) who held him down with manslaughter charges, in what will be a politically charged trial. In other states, that death would have been ruled justifiable homicide, with no crime committed. But this is New York.

    • @jacksonthompson7099
      @jacksonthompson7099 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sounds like cultural and societal decay, there was no similiar level of outrage when a homeless person pushed a woman in front of a subway train and she died within the last week or so.

  • @sonnybarry
    @sonnybarry ปีที่แล้ว

    This is maybe the best reaction ever. Liked, subscribed and commented.

  • @CoachLitz
    @CoachLitz 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great Reaction. It's the first i've seen of your videos. Ill watch another one for sure.

  • @EdwardLewisIV
    @EdwardLewisIV ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Men talk- Men's relationships are generally defined by levels of respect for each other. With no respect an interaction between all men can end in violence. The ability to "shit talk" with friends is a sign of a strong relationship because you are man enough to risk violence but confident enough they respect you that it won't happen. That's why the correct response is to shit talk back. While on the surface it seems cruel or demeaning it's actually how men show huge amounts of respect for each other. Notice that none of the men talk gets in the way of them helping each other.

    • @MrVvulf
      @MrVvulf ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It's also a way to test other men.
      Men don't want a coward for a friend, because cowards can't be trusted or counted on when shit hits the fan. Being able to take punches and give them, both verbal and physical, is something men respect.

    • @chandie5298
      @chandie5298 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@MrVvulf And its a test of the other man's self-confidence and respect of himself.
      A confident man knows himself and does not get upset from something like name-calling. Only weak people do that.
      They think it might be true (showing their lack of self-confidence) so they get upset by someone calling them a name and exposing them publicly.
      Its a true test of what's inside the other person.
      Only immature young kids or people who know they are a p.o.s get upset with name calling.

    • @samwallaceart288
      @samwallaceart288 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The guys in my job who can take a joke and send it right back; I trust with my life.
      The guy who gets all pissy and defensive at the slightest negativity; I don't even trust him to wash my spatula.
      Never trust a guy who can't take a joke. Ever.

  • @stanleysmith2221
    @stanleysmith2221 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wonderful thoughtful and emotional reaction, this movie was an unexpected classic at the time it came out

  • @johnsonwilliam1023
    @johnsonwilliam1023 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The best part of your reaction is at 11:00 when you said yyyyeeeesssss at the gun scene! Also that’s his son in that part

  • @ericschnellman962
    @ericschnellman962 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I hate the demonitization of videos that are honest in people's intolerance and learning about another culture. I've had the pleasure of a job where I came in contact with many cultures and understanding the wide variation of people from Vietnam to Lebanon was a pleasure. However, I started out in an insular farming community and stumbled a lot trying to understand the music, food, culture, etc.
    Loved your review. It was my first of your channel, so now I can binge watch your TH-cam channel.

  • @joshuacordero8163
    @joshuacordero8163 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Veo que te gusto la película, es muy emocionante!! Debes de ver Hacksaw Ridge cuando puedas, es una película dura pero se que te va a gustar!!! Cuídate mucho

  • @LilHoss
    @LilHoss 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I watch reaction videos because it's like watching with a new friend, you can judge a little bit anout a person, hiw they react at certain parts. If someone giggle at the end of this movie, i don't want to know them, you had a sincere reaction.... 😢 You have a heart, too many people don't. 👍

  • @johnmontgomery2784
    @johnmontgomery2784 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great job 👏...loved it!

  • @Soundhypno
    @Soundhypno ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great reaction Amanda, your accent is beautiful!

  • @aaronburdon221
    @aaronburdon221 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That is how rural men talk to each other. We do tend to insult and take the piss out of each other. We all know its in good fun. I nearly had a heart attack laughing so hard at the first time I heard "Boy does my ass hurt from all the guys at the construction site". I was at my brothers house and I rolled off the couch.

  • @kerryferguson2400
    @kerryferguson2400 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love your reaction to this. I love this movie.

  • @philmakris8507
    @philmakris8507 ปีที่แล้ว

    Walt had lung cancer. In the most of the states kids can start working( other than families and family farms) when they are 14. Construction work can begin at 16-18 depending on what state it is. Tao was 17-19.

  • @davemcbroom695
    @davemcbroom695 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice reaction! Luv Clint's movies.

  • @slchance8839
    @slchance8839 ปีที่แล้ว

    20:51 The fire in his eyes when he's glaring is even scarier than his GUN while he's curbstomping that gangbanger. Jesus....i've never met a man HALF as scary as an angry Clint Eastwood.

  • @shaneseidenstricker5664
    @shaneseidenstricker5664 หลายเดือนก่อน

    When you get the ending, it hits hard.

  • @the_eaglefan
    @the_eaglefan ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great reaction.

  • @paulpolpiboon9535
    @paulpolpiboon9535 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great reaction.
    I just subscribed because of this. 👍

  • @smavtmb2196
    @smavtmb2196 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I enjoyed your reaction
    Such a fantastic movie.
    Walt was a stubborn old guy who definitely had rough edges socially and used offensive out dated language. However he still manged to learn to open his mind and heart to
    (Thao and Sue's family) who were people he probably never imagined caring about. He made a new family in his last days.
    He's biological family were horrible selfish A-holes.
    It's so great Walt gave Thao the Torino.

    • @arizona_anime_fan
      @arizona_anime_fan ปีที่แล้ว +2

      one of the messages of this movie, is that hate isn't language. the gangsters didn't use politically incorrect language. they were bullies and rapists. walt however foul his tongue spoke with his hands and actions. he was a man of great caring. and a big heart. he had tao help clean up the neighborhood, helping each of his neighbors regardless of race or religion. note, his family was all progressive and loathed him, but he loathed them back, notice the family is introduced and shown how awful they are through their actions at his wife's funeral, and then at his birthday. they weren't using racist or foul language yet they were hopelessly crappy people. and they hated their granddad for his awful language, and archaic personality, yet were utterly blind to what a kind soul he really was.
      this movie still is horribly misunderstood by morons to this day, you'll see some idiot out there talking about how racist this film was, even the actor who played tao said similar things; the reality is those morons didn't understand the main point of the story. hate isn't language. hate and love are actions that can only be properly portrayed through action. people lie all the time, words are used to hide, or obfuscate your true meaning and purpose, it's only your actions which show who you really are. it's absolutely true.

  • @adamshame8980
    @adamshame8980 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    ENJOYED THE REACTION ... GLAD I SUBBED

  • @user-cz1yu1tc8e
    @user-cz1yu1tc8e ปีที่แล้ว

    One of my favorite movies of all time.

  • @undertow5164
    @undertow5164 ปีที่แล้ว

    There are two movies Eastwood made that are basically love letters and goodbyes to his iconic roles, this one for his war movies and Unforgiven, the greatest western ever made, imo.

  • @philmakris8507
    @philmakris8507 23 วันที่ผ่านมา

    The Hmong ceremony at the beginning was a funeral for Tao's father.

  • @subitman
    @subitman ปีที่แล้ว +3

    If you want to watch a funny Clint Eastwood, try Every Which Way But Loose. Eastwood plays a truck driver with an orangutan. He also takes part in bare knuckle fist fights with bets on the side. If you want to watch a darker western, Eastwood plays a retired outlaw after the Civil War who seeks revenge after he's beaten up while his friend played by Morgan Freeman was with him to claim a bounty so Eastwood can support his farm in Unforgiven.

    • @CoastalNomad
      @CoastalNomad ปีที่แล้ว

      "Right Turn Clyde"........
      Unforgiven, is a Great Movie....

  • @lancewolf2451
    @lancewolf2451 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    very good duction that Walt was not going to soot up the gang...If walt had lung cancer, and you're coughing up blood.. you're probably a few weeks away from death. ..so a good use for his end of life.

  • @sectiondrecords4580
    @sectiondrecords4580 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great reaction! Subscribed

  • @michaelholt3222
    @michaelholt3222 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great reaction to a great movie!!! Just discovered your channel, and really enjoyed watching along with you, enjoyed your energy, and ur cultural curiosity, this movie is an honest depiction of life in most inner cities in this country, and what ppl have to deal with on a daily basis, will subscribe to your channel and will look forward to more content from your channel, keep it coming, and take care!..👍👍👍👍👍

  • @scarlton3232
    @scarlton3232 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What a great review. Very heart felt. Clint Eastwood can write like none other. Surprised you didn’t pick up his son in the film.

  • @oldmancasey420
    @oldmancasey420 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The haircut and new suit were for his funeral.

  • @chandie5298
    @chandie5298 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    11:02 There are people who are gun enthusiasts by nature.....and then there are people who aren't gun enthusiasts, until a gun is needed.
    Then there are people who are not even gun enthusiasts when they are needed...also called, victims.

    • @chandie5298
      @chandie5298 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      20:30 I worked for my grandfather when I was 14yo and then got a job permit to work in a grocery story when I was 15 yo and when I came home with my first paycheck, my mother gave me one of the utility bills to pay each month..... it was a right of passage.....it was the beginning of becoming a man.
      But I think now kids just play video games all day.