Rappy Veteran Posted October 12, 2012 Veteran Share Posted October 12, 2012 Josh Brolin on the set of his new film Oldboy on Monday (October 8) in New Orleans, La.The 44-year-old actor plays an everyday man who has only five days and limited resources to discover why he was imprisoned in a nondescript room for 15 years without any explanation. The Spike Lee-directed film also stars Elizabeth Olsen and Samuel L. Jackson and is expected to be released sometime in 2013. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ir0nw0lf Subscriber² Posted October 12, 2012 Subscriber² Share Posted October 12, 2012 You had me at Samuel L. Jackson! :woot: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Eternal Tempest MVC Posted October 12, 2012 MVC Share Posted October 12, 2012 Wow, It's based on a S. Korean film of the same name directed by Chan-wook Park, which you can watch on netflix. Curious if the ending is going to be as twisted / dark as the original. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shakey Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Wow, It's based on a S. Korean film of the same name directed by Chan-wook Park, which you can watch on netflix. Curious if the ending is going to be as twisted / dark as the original. Of course it wont. This is going to be a horrible film. You shouldn't remake a great movie like OldBoy, especially so soon. It's just wrong. Alera, +E.Worm Jimmy and .Ruby 3 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pupik Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Of course it wont. This is going to be a horrible film. You shouldn't remake a great movie like OldBoy, especially so soon. It's just wrong. Why not? The twist itself isn't that dark for Hollywood. And it's not like there was a lot of the sex shown in the original too so Hollywood doesn't even need to be worried about that part either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArialBlue Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 So they removed the Asians. Nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadishTM Veteran Posted October 12, 2012 Veteran Share Posted October 12, 2012 Meh :hmmm: Better not touch the rest of The Vengeance Trilogy (N) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shakey Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Why not? The twist itself isn't that dark for Hollywood. And it's not like there was a lot of the sex shown in the original too so Hollywood doesn't even need to be worried about that part either. Not dark? The father learns that he ****ed his daughter. The daughter is being held captive, with the evidence of their incest just in arms reach. The father, not wanting to harm the innocence of the daughter, cuts his tongue out, then has himself hypnotised so that he wont even know it's his daughter, and continues to live with her as a lover...... Not only that, but the raw emotion in that scene is just as epic as it can get. You get to see this guy, who went from being a drunk to being a bad ass, just grovel at the feet of the man he wanted vengence on. You see him twist in pain and emotional agony, and the roller coaster of highs and lows. Honestly, I haven't seen an American movie that has put that kind of feeling in me. Choi Min-Sik is one of the best actors of this time. All the movies he acts in, are just excellent. Alera 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiagosilva29 Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 You can't beat the original. Alera 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thommcg Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 Why not? The twist itself isn't that dark for Hollywood. Care to name a similar recent title so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pupik Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 Care to name a similar recent title so. With incest, or violence in general? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Guvnor Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 We had a Bollywood (Hindi) remake of the same a few years back, the story was nearly word to word of the original barring the incest angle (Indian audiences couldn't gulp that down). The Indian film insipte of being a copy of such an iconic Korean film was not half as good as the original. The Indian film had some kick ass music though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kriz Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 You'll never beat the original.. Wonder how it would've turned out if they'd gone with the rumoured Will Smith as the main character :woot: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shakey Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 We had a Bollywood (Hindi) remake of the same a few years back, the story was nearly word to word of the original barring the incest angle (Indian audiences couldn't gulp that down). The Indian film insipte of being a copy of such an iconic Korean film was not half as good as the original. The Indian film had some kick ass music though! That remake is what makes me fear any others. It even had a matrix "blue" hue through out the entire movie. And the scenes at the end were just horrible. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_sock_00 Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 using the same title is a bad idea because of the familiarity & comparisons with the original. plus spike lee directing this type of movie will be interesting. I'm not a fan of remakes done by hollywood e.g.godzilla, the departed, the grudge and other asian horror films come to mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lamp0 Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 using the same title is a bad idea because of the familiarity & comparisons with the original. plus spike lee directing this type of movie will be interesting. I'm not a fan of remakes done by hollywood e.g.godzilla, the departed, the grudge and other asian horror films comes to mind. I agree, they should have come up with their own title. Also, you didn't like The Departed? I thought it was a very fine film, and a great interpitation of the original tale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_sock_00 Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 Well it was a good I agree, they should have come up with their own title. Also, you didn't like The Departed? I thought it was a very fine film, and a great interpitation of the original tale. Well it was a good movie, the thing was I already saw the original and knew what was going to happen. It just wasn't the same. =/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moloko Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 This is one remake that does not need to happen. Emon 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePitt Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 cheap and not necessary, like every remake, a fail by definition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lamp0 Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 Well it was a good movie, the thing was I already saw the original and knew what was going to happen. It just wasn't the same. =/ yea, I had seen the original as well, and I prefer the original, but Departed is still a really fun take. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rappy Veteran Posted October 19, 2012 Author Veteran Share Posted October 19, 2012 Spike Lee?s OLDBOY Remake Set for Release on October 11, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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