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Oldboy (2013)

November. 27,2013
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5.8
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R
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A man has only three and a half days and limited resources to discover why he was imprisoned in a nondescript room for 20 years without any explanation.

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Plustown
2013/11/27

A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.

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BelSports
2013/11/28

This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

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Portia Hilton
2013/11/29

Blistering performances.

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Haven Kaycee
2013/11/30

It is encouraging that the film ends so strongly.Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a particularly memorable film

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Ithilfaen
2013/12/01

Unlike 98% of other reviewers, I do not care this is a remake (of an equally bad and sick movie) so my review is purely based on the material here. Bad acting (Brolin alternates between wooden and over the top; Sam Jackson and Copley are just full-on over the top). Ridiculous, vile and pointless plot. Predictable and laughable "twist" (nobody can mold anyone into sleeping with someone). Useless movie. Worst of all, Spike Lee abandons all principles and seems to copy/paste every angle with no rhyme or reason and splashes buckets of such ridiculously gratuitous and graphic violence, complete with over the top sound effects, that you half expect people to start flying around on visible wires while making exaggerated faces and crap kung fu movies cries. What a waste of time

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jaysub
2013/12/02

Brilliant film,ignore the haters...brolin is a legend

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Brendan Michaels
2013/12/03

Studio: All right, Spike. What do you got for us? Spike Lee: OK so let's do an Oldboy remake! Studio: OK that's great and doesn't sound like a complete waste of time! So tell us some of the changes you'll be making. Spike Lee: OK so let's make Oh Dae Su's name Joe! Studio: Sure! Why not?! Spike Lee: Let's also make Oh Dae Su in this version basically Superman where he feels no pain from every stab or punch. Studio: But wouldn't that take away the tension of every scene, making the action scenes look more like they came out of a video game rather than people actually fighting. Spike Lee: Hold on! Let me continue! Studio: OK. Spike Lee: Remember how Oh Dae Su was just a troubled man and more relatable before being kidnapped in the original? Studio: Mhm. Spike Lee: Let's make him an unlikable asshole! Studio: But why? Spike Lee: So we can "Americanize" the film and completely ignore the necessary South Korean culture of the original. Studio: K. Spike Lee: Remember that sex scene in the original Oldboy that was motivated? Studio: Yeah. Spike Lee: How about we don't do that? Studio: What do you mean? Spike Lee: Let's just do it completely unmotivated with these two characters who are "Oh Dae Su" and "Mi-do" that have absolutely no chemistry whatsoever or any hints at a romance at all! Studio: You're losing me, Spike. Spike Lee: Wait! I got one more thing! Studio: This better be good. Spike Lee: OK so remember the villain of the original Oldboy and how threatening he was since he was played by such a menacing actor. Studio: So you got Jake Gyllenhaal to play him! Spike Lee: No. Studio: Jared Leto? Spike Lee: No! Studio: Then who? Spike Lee: Sharlto Copley. Studio: That sounds awful, Spike. Spike Lee: But I made Do The Right Thing so this has to be good! Studio: That was 30 years ago, man. Get over it. Spike Lee: But it has Josh Brolin! Studio: *$$ eyes appear* GREENLIT!

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tieman64
2013/12/04

Park Chan-wook directed "Oldboy" in 2003, a sleazy thriller dressed up in up-market cinematography and portentous music. Director Spike Lee would remake the film in 2013, replacing its kitschy aesthetic with something more appropriately tawdry.But treating trash as trash doesn't make a particularly interesting film. This is still the tale of a man being abducted, confined for years and then tricked into sleeping with a relative. The only major difference is Lee's unwillingness to titillate with violence, a deliberately low-brow aesthetic and the insertion of various ethnic minorities. The film's narrative arc, in which irresponsible white people incestuously damage one another, mirror's Lee's "Red Hook Summer", a little masterpiece in which black, urban communities do the same.Done for the money, "Oldboy" was a box-office bomb. Actress Elizabeth Olsen outshines its entire cast.4/10 – Worth no viewings.

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