Oldboy (2013)

[polkablues]

I hate to just throw busy work at polka, but I would really like to see some 'updated' Spike Lee posters

[Reel]

Haha, wow. that's great on so many levels, but I love how pissed Danny Ailleo is at the lone patron.

[Ravi]

The original Oldboy had a stylization in the visuals and acting that elevated the revenge/film noir aspect of the film. For the most part the remake goes for a grittier style that renders the film rather lifeless. The original had some great touches, like the octopus scene, that were not only fun to watch, but illustrated Oh-Dae-Su's craving to feel something alive, after being alone (and eating nothing but dumplings) for 15 years.

Sharlto Copley isn't a particularly menacing, or even interesting, villain in this. He's a rather generic rich guy with a British accent, without the fiendishness of the villain in the original.

One thing I did like in the remake was that it did a better job of hiding the big twist with the daughter. When I first saw the original I pretty much immediately guessed that the girl was Oh-Dae-Su's daughter, but with the remake I wondered if they even retained that twist.

Overall this was a perfunctory and pointless film. Spike should have gone balls-out with this, but it's just some hack-for-hire shit.

[pete]

HOW WOULD YOU HAVE GUESSED THAT RIGHT AWAY YOU SICK BASTARD

[Ravi]

HOW WOULD YOU HAVE GUESSED THAT RIGHT AWAY YOU SICK BASTARD

That's usually my guess whenever there's a sex scene.