Korean (I think) flick about a guy who is secretly imprisoned for 15 years, and is never told why. Then he is released and goes on a quest for vengeance.
And when he finally figures everything out.... jesus christ.
Peeps kept recommending this one to me, so I watched it. I guess every man needs to see it once.
Oldboy - Yay! Netflix.
Pretty good film.
I don't think it's in the "Every man should see it" category (I don't see this in the same light as Taken or 300), but I'd recommend it.
I'd give it a solid 8 out of 10.
Apparently, it's far more violent than the manga that inspired it. (Yes, this was a comic book film.) It also doesn't have the shocking plot point. That was invented for the film.
Spielberg and Will Smith were going to make their own version of OldBoy that would be more faithful to the manga, but as of November 2010 that plan was dead.
I don't think it's in the "Every man should see it" category (I don't see this in the same light as Taken or 300), but I'd recommend it.
I'd give it a solid 8 out of 10.
Apparently, it's far more violent than the manga that inspired it. (Yes, this was a comic book film.) It also doesn't have the shocking plot point. That was invented for the film.
Spielberg and Will Smith were going to make their own version of OldBoy that would be more faithful to the manga, but as of November 2010 that plan was dead.
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Spielberg and Will Smith were going to make their own version of OldBoy that would be more faithful to the manga, but as of November 2010 that plan was dead.
Hallelujah.
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Spike Lee remade it with Josh Brolin.
Trailer at that link.
Trailer at that link.
“Activism is a way for useless people to feel important, even if the consequences of their activism are counterproductive for those they claim to be helping and damaging to the fabric of society as a whole.” - Dr Thomas Sowell