An American remake of the 2003 Korean classic.

Starring: Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Olsen, Sharlto Copley, and Samuel L Jackson

Directed By: Spike Lee

7/11/2013 9:23:48 AM

Sounds awful.

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"what the fuck is this room"

oh god...

Original Oldboy is overrated as fuck. Babbys first asian movie. I can tell you how this will turn out:
In early november everyone and their sister who hasn't seen oldboy will suddenly become an expert on Korean film and start rambling about how The Chaser is so much better than Oldboy. Cool. You've seen 2 movies bro.

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[Edited on July 11, 2013 at 10:13 AM. Reason : watch]

7/11/2013 10:06:44 AM

^ You just wanted to get a headstart then?

7/11/2013 10:48:48 AM

Curious how western audiences will respond to the themes / motivations in the movie.

7/11/2013 10:56:50 AM

That's assuming it hasn't been changed to suit an American audience.

7/11/2013 11:05:46 AM

^this directs your concern and makes me feel pretty good about it.

http://www.joblo.com/movie-news/spike-lees-oldboy-remake-test-screening-reaction-says-its-just-as-sick-and-twisted-as-the-origina

7/11/2013 11:26:39 AM

Why do we need remakes of everything? Half the movies coming out are remakes or sequels. Grown Ups 2? ffs

That said hope this is good.

7/11/2013 11:34:34 AM

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"spike lee"

k

^remakes are post modern m8

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7/11/2013 11:37:32 AM

Send the filmmakers some of your original scripts then, mate :^)

7/11/2013 11:44:04 AM

Old boy US and Korea comparison thread

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7/11/2013 1:51:06 PM

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"Grown Ups 2"

sounds better than this movie.

7/11/2013 2:32:46 PM

grown ups made $200 million

7/11/2013 3:13:12 PM

just watched the korean one on netflix this weekend. It was good. Wife didn't like it.

I like movies with smart/diabolical villians.

[Edited on July 11, 2013 at 3:30 PM. Reason : holy crap samuel jackson is in it! so watching this]

7/11/2013 3:29:30 PM

i liked the original, and i think this one looks pretty good too, i look forward to it

7/11/2013 4:18:34 PM

Just saw it.

For all that Spike Lee has said about this being a "different movie" than the original, it really isn't.

Is it bad? No. Is it superior in any way? No. Is it worse in any way? Imo, some aspects are worse, yes. One part that really jumps to mind is the scene/sequence where he leaves the hotel after having gone back (the fight scene). It looks so much more fake than the original. Like distracting to the point that it took me out of the movie some. Guys falling w/o being hit, taking ridiculous swings at Josh Brolin from behind and missing. I mean, it was laughable at times. It's been a while since I've seen the original, so maybe it was as absurdly bad and I just don't recall.

Is it different at all? Yes, there are several changes. But the changes are ultimately pretty insignificant imo.

The very, very end is different (the choice given in the original is not there).

But I don't get at all how Spike Lee has been going on about this being a "different movie".

I'd say just watch the Korean version if you haven't seen it and are thinking about seeing this (i think it's on Netflix).

[Edited on November 29, 2013 at 4:51 PM. Reason : .]

11/29/2013 4:45:44 PM

should i watch this tonight?

3/29/2014 9:05:48 PM

Haven't seen it but wouldn't. Only reason I would watch it is because Elizabeth Olsen is hot. Spike Lee didn't endorse it as a joint so. Just rewatch the original and feel the anguish.

[Edited on March 29, 2014 at 10:14 PM. Reason : .]

3/29/2014 10:13:15 PM

^^ No.

3/30/2014 4:48:48 AM