John Wayne would be proud.

Apparently, Clint Eastwood has a new movie coming out soon. I fully realize that some of his latest films have been met with skepticism, but I think this one might be a winner. Of course every time I say that, the movie usually ends up flopping horribly. Anyway, the movie's called "Gran Torino," and stars Eastwood as a geriatric ass-kicker. Go ahead and Google it if you want to check it out, I'll wait. Personally, I'm glad Eastwood has decided to make this flick for a couple of reasons.

Firstly, if any aged action star (other than the Duke, who is now dead so he's probably a bad example) can pull off violent scenes with plausible realism, it's Clint. Even when he was younger, most of Eastwood's action scenes really just involved some snarky dialogue quickly followed by blowing someone to hell with a hand-cannon. No overly elaborate kung-fu nonsense, just a pissed-off maniac with a gun. (Which always makes for quality entertainment if you ask me.) Granted, he threw a couple of punches in his heyday, but mostly he just shot folks. You don't have to be young, or in great shape to fire a gun. If you don't believe me you can ask Charlton Heston. Wait a minute, he's dead too, so I guess he's a bad example as well. Anyway, the point I'm trying to make is that Clint can shoot bad guys just as easily now, as he could in the seventies and eighties.

Secondly, I think the film will be great for the morale of senior citizens. In most movies seniors are usually used as comic relief or back-story, serving as little more than props. I think it's great that one of their most recognizable (living) film stars will stand up and raise hell, as opposed to being just another zany grandpa with Alzheimer's. This was tried in the last Indiana Jones movie, but I think Spielberg and Lucas just wanted another big payday. Besides, the film was universally hailed as garbage, which makes it another bad example for proving my point.

Lastly, Eastwood has a pretty decent record as a director. None of his films have gone belly-up as of yet. I don't think that Gran Torino will be the first.

Basically, I'm looking forward to seeing this movie. I'll probably take my dad. I think he'll like it. I could be wrong, but that's my humble opinion.