THUMBS UP FOR GRAN TORINO: “Driving home, I was thinking: Clint Eastwood is the best Hollywood guy ever.”

Plus this: “This is a good movie for people who like cars and guns and tools.”

And, from the comments: “It says something about America that the toughest guy in the movies is 78 years old.”

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UPDATE: Randy Barnett liked Gran Torino too.