This film has got to be one of the greatest films ever made. There is very little wrong with this film, it creates tension, suspense, action, comedy, and love to name a few, all while maintaining its "revenge thriller" status!
The use of CGI is down to perfection, from the simple act of creating a giant ant to the complex task of having a knife in someone's back for a sustained period of the greatest action shot ever filmed!
This film is without a doubt the film of 2003/2005 depending on which country you are in!
To be honest the only film that really challenges 'Oldboy' to the best film of the new millennium is 'Cidade De Deus'.
Unbelievable, a must see film!
Listen when ure giving pain to someone dont think about the pain that person is feeling Just concentrate on how good it feels to be causing someone pain Thats the best thing u can do for a true masochist! - Kakihara 'Ichi the Killer'(2001)
Oldboy was pretty good, although it didn't live up to my expectations personally. It was certainly no Ichi The Killer!
"If it were beneficial, their father would produce children already circumcised from their mother. Rather, the true circumcision in spirit has become profitable in every respect." -Jesus, from the Gospel Of Thomas
I agree that 'Ichi the Killer' was a great film, but it lacked a lot of what 'Oldboy' had...a trueley loveable character that you wanted good to happen to. Ichi was whiney, although he had many reasons for this, and it was part of his character, it did mean that i just didnt care what happened to him. What they wanted to portray could have been successfully done without the whineyness but instead with timidness!
Listen when ure giving pain to someone dont think about the pain that person is feeling Just concentrate on how good it feels to be causing someone pain Thats the best thing u can do for a true masochist! - Kakihara 'Ichi the Killer'(2001)
I really enjoyed "Oldboy", I've been meaning to watch it again soon. Does anyone know if it's true that an American studio is going to film a version of "Oldboy" starring Nicolas Cage? Or maybe something thinly based on "Oldboy" when it hits the theatres.
Posts: 8456 | Location: State of Insanity | Registered: 22 September 2005
it is true (much to my dismay) that it has been announced and is said to come out late 2006 however there has been no cast rumours to my knowledge
Listen when ure giving pain to someone dont think about the pain that person is feeling Just concentrate on how good it feels to be causing someone pain Thats the best thing u can do for a true masochist! - Kakihara 'Ichi the Killer'(2001)
I just watched this and I really liked the direction and editing. I am kind of bummed though because I pretty much figured it out before the big reveal. Oh well, good flick.
----------------------- It's been emotional.
Posts: 3128 | Location: FoCo | Registered: 07 January 2005
Outside of the restaurant scene which days later still makes me ill, I dug Oldboy. Actually there are several images and plot elements from the film I'd like a hypnotist to help me forget.
Posts: 53 | Location: CA | Registered: 03 November 2005
I thought Oldboy was okay, but am I the only person who found the twist ending a little far-fetched and convoluted? It was almost like something out of a James Bond movie, where the villian goes to rediculously over-complicated lengths to get revenge.
Plus, I don't think I'll be going out for sushi anytime after wathing this movie. The restaurant scene was one of the grossest things I've seen in a movie since Harvey Keitel's nude scene in The Piano.
----- I’ll be Ben Gazzara, you’ll be Gena Rowlands.
Posts: 5160 | Location: Michigan | Registered: 19 June 2005
I dont know. I saw this when i was younger, and I really didnt enjoy it that much. I would have to see it again but I just found it extremely disturbing.
Posts: 635 | Location: California | Registered: 24 August 2004
Originally posted by ericg75: I thought Oldboy was okay, but am I the only person who found the twist ending a little far-fetched and convoluted? It was almost like something out of a James Bond movie, where the villian goes to rediculously over-complicated lengths to get revenge.
No, you're not the only person. I really enjoyed the 1st hour, but after that I'm afraid I was more incredulous than emotionally overwhelmed. It's an interesting film without a doubt, but not the classic geeky bandwagoners like Quentin Tarantino would have you believe. Worth a look all the same though...
Posts: 354 | Location: Havana, Cuba | Registered: 14 March 2006
