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[Cinema] Spike Lee's 'Oldboy'

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  1. percicles

    percicles Contributing Member

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    Remake of the 2003 Park Chan-wook Korean classic.

    Uh... no.


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    #1 percicles, Jul 10, 2013
  2. Drexlerfan22

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    Loved the original. Saw the original region 3 (I think?) version on a hacked DVD player. Loved that it was eventually released here. Figured this re-make would suck.

    But, it actually doesn't look quite as bad as I thought it might be. At the least, I figure it should be good for a few laughs.
     
    #2 Drexlerfan22, Jul 10, 2013
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    :grin: LOL! Even the crate-opening scene is the same view, same take, everything.

    That credits screen at the end of the trailer should say:
    "A SPIKE LEE film he copied from Park Chan-Wook"

    Do U.S. directors not have a mind of their own anymore? Running out of ideas? Resorting to copying other countries' good stuff? I know, it's been going on for years... I know this is going to fail big time. :eek:
     
    #3 SwoLy-D, Jul 10, 2013
  4. Pull_Up_3

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    the original old boy sucked to me

    seemed very similar to a samuel l jackson movie i had seen before
     
    #4 Pull_Up_3, Jul 10, 2013
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    One of my favorite movies ever ever. Will be next to impossible to top the Korean movie. And also is that a younger version nick nolte?
     
    #5 peleincubus, Jul 10, 2013
  6. SwoLy-D

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    Pull_Up_3: Unthinkable? :confused:

    Same dude from MIB III, pele.
     
    #6 SwoLy-D, Jul 10, 2013
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    What are some of your favorite movies?? Like 5-10 of them I'm curious.
     
    #7 peleincubus, Jul 10, 2013
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    I bet they all involve David Hasselhoff.
     
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    is it because you are illiterate and couldn't read subtitles? lol jk but oldboy is one of my favorite movies
     
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    I got the original sitting on my shelf, have yet to see but been meaning to. That said I thought Departed was a pile of s**t compared to Infernal Affairs...so I wouldn't expect this particular remake to be any better.

    But having never seen the first, the trailer looks decent.
     
    #10 JunkyardDwg, Jul 10, 2013
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    As a Korean, I am not happy about this. Not because it's being remade, but because it's being remade by Spike Lee, who I consider a race-baiting hack. He will find a way to make Oldboy about racism.
     
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    Looks too similar to the original to convince me that there's a reason for the remake.
     
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    Chris Maltesanti and Lou Ellen, i'm in
     
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  14. Pull_Up_3

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    no. Its called The Samaritan

    Foreign or Holywood?
    Foreign
    I saw the devil
    IP man
    um.
    The Departed
    LOTR: Return of the King

    just some recent ones off the top of my head

    na i enjoy reading subtitles especially foreign movies :grin:

    maybe the fact that i saw the samaritan first and that the "punch" is similar
     
    #14 Pull_Up_3, Jul 10, 2013
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    But there is soo much more to the movie than just the interesting plot and twist. The cinematography, the action coordination (the one-take hallway scene? are you kidding me?), the acting, etc.
     
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    lol i dunno bro

    the hallway scene? not gonna comment dont wanna spoil it for anyone ITT who hasnt seen it.

    Have you seen i saw the devil? Now thats a good movie
     
    #16 Pull_Up_3, Jul 10, 2013
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    I never seen the original.. How gory is it? scale 1-10
     
    #17 713, Jul 10, 2013
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    Not sure why Spike Lee of all people wanted to do a remake, but I like Spike and I liked Oldboy, so maybe this will be worth a VOD rental.
     
    #18 Hippieloser, Jul 10, 2013
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    Infernal Affairs >>>>>>>> The Departed
     
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  20. Pull_Up_3

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    Heard that movie is good, will get around to see it soon
     
    #20 Pull_Up_3, Jul 10, 2013
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