Oldboy (2013)

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5.3	Rating (212 ratings)
5.7	IMDB rating

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Directed by

Spike Lee

Starring (View all)

Josh Brolin
Joe Doucett

Elizabeth Olsen
Marie Sebastian

Sharlto Copley
Adrian / The Stranger

Samuel L. Jackson
Chaney

Michael Imperioli
Chucky

Pom Klementieff
Haeng-Bok

James Ransone
Dr. Tom Melby

Max Casella
James Prestley

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Garon Tsuchiya
(manga)

Nobuaki Minegishi
(manga)

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Oldboy Official Red Band Trailer #1 (2013) - Josh Brolin Movie HD

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Oldboy Viral Video - Preparing Your Stay (2013)

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Simply unnecessary

10 years, 12 months ago at Apr 6 15:17

Spunkeroo

1 vote

"Heaven make me free of it. The rest is silence."

Park Chan-wook's 2003 thriller Oldboy is, simply putting it, a masterpiece of revenge cinema. It's a cult classic and is regarded by many as one of the great Asian films of all time. So obviously Hollywood thought it'd be a great idea to remake it for a western audience. Many fans, including myself, were against this, but once news w... read more

History won't repeat, I mean sometime in a remake.

10 years, 7 months ago at Aug 12 13:27

Reno

1 vote

One of my all time favorite world cinema is the Korean version of this movie. Remakes are okay, but some movies won't suit for recreation because of its masterpiece value, believing that won't come close for the second time. Just like Mona Lisa, Starry Night, Birth of Venus, The Last Supper and other arts, it should have left alone untouched. Like Japanese did, because it was their story after all... read more

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11 years, 1 month ago at Feb 25 0:14

BAMF

1 vote

I have been curious about this American remake of the original Oldboy for awhile. I hear bad reviews about it, but mostly that is from people who have seen the original. I have seen the original as well, but I am going to watch this as if it is the only version I have seen. Plus it has a great cast consisting of Josh Brolin, Elisabeth Olsen, Samuel L. Jackson, Sharlto Copley, Michael Imperioli, Ja... read more

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Obsessed with vengeance, a man sets out to find out why he was kidnapped and locked into solitary confinement for 20 years without reason.

Release date: 27 November 2013

Tags: Remake (5), 2013 (4), Thriller (4), 2010s (3), Drama (2), (2), Murder (2), Revenge (2), Mystery (2), No Subtlety (1), Missed The Entire Point (1), Based On Japanese Manga (1), A Spike Lee Joint (1), What Were They Thinking?! (1), Cash Grab (1), Shameful (1), Shameful Remake (1), Unnecessary (1), Box Office Flop (1), Unnecessary Remake (1)

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“The lack of of originality in the American cinema nowadays is just really sad and, instead of coming up with something new, they keep giving us some endless sequels and they are ready to remake pretty much anything at this point. From all these remakes, this must be the weirdest one and definitely one of the most misguided. I mean, can you believe that, at some point, it was supposed to be directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Wil Smith? At least, with Spike Lee and Josh Brolin involved, it did sound slightly more promising but, the end-result was still disappointing, I'm afraid. Apparently, Lee's version was actually supposed to be more than 30 mins longer but, even with a longer duration, I'm not sure if it would been really much better. Basically, the main issue is that it is ” read more

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"23.2.2016 Sarjassamme täysin turhat hollyremaket, joista on vaikea löytää mitään kehuttavaa. Sentään Samuel L. Jacksonilla oli irokeesi, Spike Lee ei ole rasisti ja ehkä, siis ehkä, muutamassa kohdassa tämä näytti visuaalisesti ihan kivalta. Silti aika kauas jäädään Parkin visioista. Ja voi kyllä, alkuperäinen Oldboy on mielestäni hyvä elokuva, vaikka joku tänne tuleekin kohta huutelemaan sitä keskinkertaiseksi korealaiseksi."