Texas King Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 http://i.ytimg.com/vi/oSz249SDAMM/hqdefault.jpg Original for me - 5 starsRemake - 3 stars You? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Original - didn’t see it Remake - 1 star Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 (edited) I was disappointed when I first saw the original Oldboy - it was probably a case of expectations being sky high .. Overall, it was least favorite of Park Chan wok's "Vengeance Trilogy" ... I was blown away by Lady Vengeance though - much much better film than Oldboy IMHO I'd give the 2003 Oldboy 2.5 outta five ... It was petty standard fare I guess I blocked out the fact that there was a remake .. Remakes and the all out theft of Asian cinema sort of turn my stomach, and the trailer doesn't do much to inspire me tp see it .. On a related note, I just got the blu ray of "Bedevilled" in the mail and I will watch that tonight . Edited February 23, 2018 by Lucas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 (edited) I was disappointed when I first saw the original Oldboy - it was probably a case of expectations being sky high .. Overall, it was least favorite of Park Chan wok's "Vengeance Trilogy" ... I was blown away by Lady Vengeance though - much much better film than Oldboy IMHO I'd give the 2003 Oldboy 2.5 outta five ... It was petty standard fare I guess I blocked out the fact that there was a remake .. Remakes and the all out theft of Asian cinema sort of turn my stomach, and the trailer doesn't do much to inspire me tp see it .. On a related note, I just got the blu ray of "Bedevilled" in the mail and I will watch that tonight . Your stomach shouldn’t feel too bad as a lot of Hollywood and other western stuff are stolen out here too. Wouldn’t even know where to begin with all the stuff that’s stolen. Edited February 24, 2018 by JohnnyBlaze Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormtron Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 I was disappointed when I first saw the original Oldboy - it was probably a case of expectations being sky high .. Overall, it was least favorite of Park Chan wok's "Vengeance Trilogy" ... I was blown away by Lady Vengeance though - much much better film than Oldboy IMHO I'd give the 2003 Oldboy 2.5 outta five ... It was petty standard fare I guess I blocked out the fact that there was a remake .. Remakes and the all out theft of Asian cinema sort of turn my stomach, and the trailer doesn't do much to inspire me tp see it .. On a related note, I just got the blu ray of "Bedevilled" in the mail and I will watch that tonight . Your stomach shouldn’t feel too bad as a lot of Hollywood and other western stuff are stolen out here too. Wouldn’t even know where to begin with all the stuff that’s stolen. We rip off a lot of anime now, but I think it's payback for how much 80s anime ripped off from a single movie...Streets of Fire. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 NONE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 I was disappointed when I first saw the original Oldboy - it was probably a case of expectations being sky high .. Overall, it was least favorite of Park Chan wok's "Vengeance Trilogy" ... I was blown away by Lady Vengeance though - much much better film than Oldboy IMHO I'd give the 2003 Oldboy 2.5 outta five ... It was petty standard fare I guess I blocked out the fact that there was a remake .. Remakes and the all out theft of Asian cinema sort of turn my stomach, and the trailer doesn't do much to inspire me tp see it .. On a related note, I just got the blu ray of "Bedevilled" in the mail and I will watch that tonight . Your stomach shouldn’t feel too bad as a lot of Hollywood and other western stuff are stolen out here too. Wouldn’t even know where to begin with all the stuff that’s stolen. I am fully aware of what come out of every part of the world, film wise .... I never said that any one country has a monopoly or a perfect record making films .. I would wager that I have seen more Japanese films of the past decade than you have, and you probably seen more Hollywood films than I ... There is no balance in Hollywood ... For every rehashed, remake, reimagined, sequeled, prequeled waste of time Hollywood spits out, where is the balance ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod in Toronto Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 I like the original, but also feel that Lady Vengeance is miles ahead. And the remake was going well until it became a not-so-funny joke. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 I was disappointed when I first saw the original Oldboy - it was probably a case of expectations being sky high .. Overall, it was least favorite of Park Chan wok's "Vengeance Trilogy" ... I was blown away by Lady Vengeance though - much much better film than Oldboy IMHO I'd give the 2003 Oldboy 2.5 outta five ... It was petty standard fare I guess I blocked out the fact that there was a remake .. Remakes and the all out theft of Asian cinema sort of turn my stomach, and the trailer doesn't do much to inspire me tp see it .. On a related note, I just got the blu ray of "Bedevilled" in the mail and I will watch that tonight . Your stomach shouldn’t feel too bad as a lot of Hollywood and other western stuff are stolen out here too. Wouldn’t even know where to begin with all the stuff that’s stolen. I am fully aware of what come out of every part of the world, film wise .... I never said that any one country has a monopoly or a perfect record making films .. I would wager that I have seen more Japanese films of the past decade than you have, and you probably seen more Hollywood films than I ... There is no balance in Hollywood ... For every rehashed, remake, reimagined, sequeled, prequeled waste of time Hollywood spits out, where is the balance ?? If you know that both hemispheres steal from each other then why bother with the lopsided complaint? Hollywood has a lot more shit than goodness. What else is new? As far as Oldboy is concerned, in my earlier post I gave it 1 star. And I think even that is generous. I didn’t see the original and I only knew of its existence before watching the Hollywood Brolin version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSHHEAD666 Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 Original - didn’t see it Remake - 1 star What????? You the legendary JB??? Never saw the original??? FOUR STARS! REMAKE IS CRAP! ZERO STARS! LIKE "VAPOR TRAILS!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSHHEAD666 Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 I was disappointed when I first saw the original Oldboy - it was probably a case of expectations being sky high .. Overall, it was least favorite of Park Chan wok's "Vengeance Trilogy" ... I was blown away by Lady Vengeance though - much much better film than Oldboy IMHO I'd give the 2003 Oldboy 2.5 outta five ... It was petty standard fare I guess I blocked out the fact that there was a remake .. Remakes and the all out theft of Asian cinema sort of turn my stomach, and the trailer doesn't do much to inspire me tp see it .. On a related note, I just got the blu ray of "Bedevilled" in the mail and I will watch that tonight . Your stomach shouldn’t feel too bad as a lot of Hollywood and other western stuff are stolen out here too. Wouldn’t even know where to begin with all the stuff that’s stolen. I am fully aware of what come out of every part of the world, film wise .... I never said that any one country has a monopoly or a perfect record making films .. I would wager that I have seen more Japanese films of the past decade than you have, and you probably seen more Hollywood films than I ... There is no balance in Hollywood ... For every rehashed, remake, reimagined, sequeled, prequeled waste of time Hollywood spits out, where is the balance ?? If you know that both hemispheres steal from each other then why bother with the lopsided complaint? Hollywood has a lot more shit than goodness. What else is new? As far as Oldboy is concerned, in my earlier post I gave it 1 star. And I think even that is generous.I didn’t see the original and I only knew of its existence before watching the Hollywood Brolin version. "Hemispheres" is the greatest album ever made on the Earth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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