By Anon

March 2, 2010 3:46 PM | Link to this

Noting this post versus your blog article supporting the proclamation of Meryl Streep as America’s best actress…I’d much rather watch Clint than Meryl.

By irishguy

February 25, 2010 9:10 AM | Link to this

Finally saw “Gran Torino” I think it was a great flick and the best Eastwood roll yet.

By Inspector Clanahan

February 24, 2010 1:38 PM | Link to this

Hey Barra,do you feel lucky today? Well do ya, PUNK?

By Chris W.

February 24, 2010 1:37 PM | Link to this

I believe that Clint Eastwood “knows his limitations” as an actor. He plays himself, as have other great actors over time such as John Wayne, Jimmy Stewart, even Robert DeNiro, whom the writer applauds through the words of Sergio Leone. For the most part, Eastwood’s movies play to a strong sense of “good vs. evil” which still rings true with most folks. As far as his films being art, “art” is such a subjective term. Some would see the pile of welded-together, painted, steel tubes that resides on the quad at Sinclair Community College as art, while others see it as a pile of welded-together, painted steel tubes. If the writer of the article would like to feel more comfortable in his superior “artistic appreciation” then I would recommend that he go to the nearest art-house and watch his subtitled movies. Perhaps he could find a showing of Kurosawa’s “Seven Samurai”, a film with subtitles and a strong sense of “good vs. evil.”

By null

February 24, 2010 1:14 PM | Link to this

That pretty much was the only reference to political affiliation, Ben. He talked about Eastwood’s career from then on. No half-trutchs or innuendo. Just one man’s opinion.

By Ben

February 24, 2010 12:14 PM | Link to this

What does political affiliation have to do with acting ability and entertainment films in general. I quit reading as soon as I saw the Republican reference - I knew that the rest of the article would be biased and probably filled with inuendo, half truths, and totally unrelated comments.

By Jeremy

February 24, 2010 11:50 AM | Link to this

I haven’t read the link but Clint Eastwood was both The Man With No Name AND Dirty Harry. That might trump being Han Solo and Indiana Jones. How can you not like him?

By null

February 24, 2010 11:43 AM | Link to this

Giveaway in the first paragraph. Eastwood is a Republican. He could be Laurence Olivier and he would still receive scorn because he is a Republican in a very liberal field. Sounds like the critic has Harold Bloom disease. Unrelated personal opinions always supercede the actual content of what is being reviewed.