Stocka Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 I watched Oldboy recently and... well there's nothing quite like it. I recommend that you all see it on friday if you can, although the screamish may want to avoid, as it's very, very SICK. Oldboy (Hangul:올드보이) is a 2003 South Korean film directed by Park Chan-wook based on a Japanese manga of the same name, written by Minegishi Nobuaki and Tsuchiya Garon. The film can be described as a psychological thriller, utilizing many elements of film noir to examine the nature of sin and morality, with distinct themes of Greek tragedy. Watch it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmac Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 pretty shocking ending that's for sure :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackster Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 Hey I saw that movie a while ago. I sorta thought that the ending about the woman would happen but the bit where he does the thing to his... eating apparatus, was totally unexpected :awesome: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mokong Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 I been meaning to get the DVD for while, gonna wait till i can get my hands on the Vengence Trilogy so i can get all 3 films, will definatly watch this friday though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noodleman Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 I watched Oldboy recently and... well there's nothing quite like it. I recommend that you all see it on friday if you can, although the screamish may want to avoid, as it's very, very SICK.Watch it! Thats not strictly true theres quite a lot of similar films to it. However, like Battle Royale it has the whole LOL Asian thing going for it by lots of people on the internet thus hyping it to obscene levels. But despite thats its pretty good and worth a watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaggle64 Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 pretty shocking ending that's for sure :P Absolutely. It's a testement to the film that it got away clean with such a crazy, messed up twist to the story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 lol, this is hardly sick, but its fuckin mint. Watched another tartan asia extreme, Gozu last night, thats alright, not very sick, but pretty weird thats for sure. Another decent foreign film is Das Experiment. You should watch it soon as. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmac Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 is it just me or do a lot of Japanese films have pretty unhappy endings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domstercool Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 Damn good movie! I own it on DVD. I certainly recommend a film called A Bittersweet Life if you liked Oldboy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mokong Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 is it just me or do a lot of Japanese films have pretty unhappy endings? No not just you, but that's what i think helps set asian (Japanese, Korean and Thai escpecially) cinema apart from Hollywood, we've gotten too used to "happy" endings in hollywood films it's almost predictable, with asian films your not sure what the hell could happen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmac Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 yeah it doesn mean you are always guessing what will happen rather than the Hollywood standard of the good guys winning I can only think of the Usual Suspects off the top of my head where the good guys lose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellfire Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 This movie rocks beyond meaning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noodleman Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 yeah it doesn mean you are always guessing what will happen rather than the Hollywood standard of the good guys winning I can only think of the Usual Suspects off the top of my head where the good guys lose Nah threres loads off the top of my head: Chinatown The Wickerman Seven (sort of) The Devils Rejects Match Point The Talented Mr Ripley Saw ill add more later possibly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Dangerous Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 I love Oldboy its amazing. Lady vengence is also on filmfour this week too. Damn good movie! I own it on DVD. I certainly recommend a film called A Bittersweet Life if you liked Oldboy. A bittersweet life is amazing too. The character in it is nuts, how many bullets does he take lol. Anouther amazing foriegn film is la haine. Everyone should own that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 One of the best films I've seen over the last few years. Must see for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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