Oldboy
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Movie Reviews of Oldboy
Movie Review: Overwhelming!
Summary: 5 Stars
I just watched this film, and I am overwhelmed! I found it to be a Kafkaesque tale of pain, revenge, and redemption all within yet another terrific Tartan Extreme Asian Movie. The violence was rare, but very real and visceral, the sex scene was one that was NOT gratuitous, and the story unfolded beautifully. Oldboy is dark and captivating. This is not a gore flick or a horror movie; the bigger discussion that occurs through the unfolding of the protagonist's life is about what behaviours constitute unforgiveable sins, which acts are forgiveable (and forgettable), and what constitutes genuine love. But in the telling there is plenty of action, propelling the hero (and the viewer) rapidly toward a bittersweet ending. Yes, there is violence, yes, there is sex, yes, there are fight scenes (which do not feature martial arts, but instead are very real), but all of it is integral to the story.
I have tried to provide the reader with the elements that pervade the movie without giving away the plot or the ending; I highly recommend this film to those who seek an energetic art film or foreign film with a deep subtext.
Movie Review: Graphic, Intense, Dramatic and Utterly Original
Summary: 5 Stars
This is one of the best movies I've ever seen. Completely original and made with the precision of a Swiss watch and the art of a tortured Van Goh brush. Evidently, I'm not the only one singing its praises. Cannes Film Festival gave it the Grand Prix award (2nd place) and Universal Pictures have bought the rights to the movie for a U.S. remake perhaps staring Russell Crowe. This film is completely original, with suprises, twists and turns, but the well done visuals don't exhaust the viewer. It also does a unexpected mind job on the viewer and it's often impossible to predict what will happen next. Without spoiling anything for anyone, imagine Kill Bill without the wires and samurai sword (but leave the violence and revenge theme) throw in a dash of Hitchcock (suspense, morality and social corruption) and an ounce of Kubrick (tight, precise film making and wierdness blending with the sublime) and you have Old Boy. Buy it, rent it, just plain see it however you can and get ready for the ride of your cinema life because we ain't in Kansas anymore.....Movie Review: Tired of boring American Movies? Exotic but universal!
Summary: 5 Stars
I am not a movie geek. I want to make it clear. But more and more often, I found that American movies got dried out thier creativity and tend to boring to dead. This Korean movie is very exotic,at least to the eyes of people who are not Koreans. There is no "Korean traditional" stuff in it. But still, it is very exotic. The time in the movie is 2002 or 2003, so it is very modern. The motif of the movie, however, is very very universal. I will not leak the actual story, because it ruins your fun for the movie. But this one is gory but fresh, brutal but tender, sad but funny, and hidious but beautiful. I know it sounds strange. But that is true. I talked with my friends about this movie and found that many girls just don't like it, partially because they are not into the motif that the movie is based on. But most of guys love it. I personally think they like the "sexy" part of this movie. I mean it's not like XXX or red marked adult movie but still the hidden theme is very... well... lacy. Hope it triggers your interest.Movie Review: 15 Years of Punishment 5 Days to Penance...
Summary: 5 Stars
Filmed with a Diamond cutters eye, was one of the tag lines for "Sympathy For Mr Vengence", however Old boy seems to get the beauty of it's burtality much more elegantly than it's sibling film in the Revenge Trilogy. The Fight scenes are outstanding. The story itself has an end scene that will make you scream out in your couch as one of the most surprising twists in cinema today.
Locked up for 15 years, released and let loose with 5 days to find out why... What length would you go through to kill your captor who murdered your family and took your life away?
Film ***** EXCELLENT
DVD ***** GREAT TRANSFER ONCE AGAIN FROM TARTAN
PRICE **** NOW THAT PRICES HAVE DROPPED IT'S REASONABLE
SICK OF PAYING 25$ FOR AN ASIAN FILIM I CAN BUY FOR $3-9 IN THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN. THEY FINALLY MADE THE PRICE REASONABLE. $13.00 IS A STEAL FOR THIS FILM.
DON'T PASS IT UP. IF YOU LIKE IT TRY "SYMPATHY FOR MR VENGENCE ALSO, NOT OLDBOY BUT ALSO GREAT!"
Movie Review: Masterful Korean mindf**k
Summary: 5 Stars
(Un)equal parts "Ichi the Killer", "Amelie", David Lynch and Jacobean revenge tragedy, "Oldboy" will fry your brain like nothing else released this year. Oh Daesu, a sloppy businessman with a penchant for booze, is mysteriously imprisoned for 15 years, during which he loses his mind and gets the best education TV can offer, emerging an embittered and mop-haired avenger. He kicks the crap out of a gang of street punks, eats a live squid, and charms the pants off a mysterious sushi restaurant worker. But why was he banged-up in the first place?
Oh Daesu's quest for answers - and, ideally, justice - is never an easy watch. Shockingly violent at times, downright disturbing at others, "Oldboy" is nevertheless shot throw with pitch-black humour and, more importantly, a sense of humanity that raises it above, say, the uber-pukefests peddled by Takeshi Miike. By the time it reaches its chilling denouement, you'll probably never want to watch another film again. I mean, what would be the point?