[Cinema] Spike Lee's 'Oldboy'

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.

 

: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.

 

the original old boy sucked to me

seemed very similar to a samuel l jackson movie i had seen before

 

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?

 

Pull_Up_3: Unthinkable?

Same dude from MIB III, pele.

 

What are some of your favorite movies?? Like 5-10 of them I'm curious.

 

I bet they all involve David Hasselhoff.

 

is it because you are illiterate and couldn't read subtitles? lol jk but oldboy is one of my favorite movies

 

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.

 

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.

 

Looks too similar to the original to convince me that there's a reason for the remake.

 

Chris Maltesanti and Lou Ellen, i'm in

 

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

 

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.

 

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

 

I never seen the original.. How gory is it? scale 1-10

 

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.

 

Infernal Affairs >>>>>>>> The Departed

 

Heard that movie is good, will get around to see it soon