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Old Boy
Jul 24, 2011 23:55:26 GMT -5
Post by feilong80 on Jul 24, 2011 23:55:26 GMT -5
...is bizarre. Blech. Definitely interesting in a kinda Greek tragedy kinda way; it is interesting filmmaking, but not at *all* what I was expecting. Essentially I watched it because of the iconic fight scene everyone talked about and the basic premise, which seemed cool. I wasn't expecting an art house revenge tale with unspeakably bizarre stuff. So because I am a good little Christian, I fast forward sex scenes in movies; I really don't like watching them at all. I'm really, really glad this is my policy here, as it spared me some of the agony of the incest stuff, that gets revealed later (EVERY bit of sex in this movie is incest! Blech!) especially the end. Still very creepy though. Super creepy.
So my final take here is that this is an interesting, well made film, and I'm glad I took the time to watch it... but in general I don't really like watching movies like this regularly.
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Old Boy
Jul 25, 2011 14:22:47 GMT -5
Post by elchevalier on Jul 25, 2011 14:22:47 GMT -5
Even without knowing about your posture regarding sex scenes in movies i should had been more aware that i was recommending something a bit too, how shall i put it, "out there" in terms of cinematic style. Is one of my all time favorite movies and i usually don't recommend it to anyone because most people i know are not that much into movies as i am. I should had put a proper context when we talked about the movie, because it's certainly a lot more than just a fancy fight sequence in the middle.
Oh well, it's always good to see something different from the usual routine me thinks. Don't worry, next time i give you a movie recommendation i'll be more careful. You can certainly see why a hollywood remake of this would never ever work. It works as a greek tragedy, and yes, it's not your usual revenge flick.
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Old Boy
Jul 25, 2011 15:00:51 GMT -5
Post by feilong80 on Jul 25, 2011 15:00:51 GMT -5
no worries man, like I said, it wasn't something I regret seeing because it was interesting; just not my cup of tea all the time, 'tis all.
As to teh sexy timez, they generally don't bother me because I do skip them; it's only a problem for me if they comprise a high percentage of the actual runtime, which wasn't the case here.
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AllenSmithee
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Old Boy
Jul 30, 2011 18:55:36 GMT -5
Post by AllenSmithee on Jul 30, 2011 18:55:36 GMT -5
Oldboy is one of my favourite films. An absolute wonder, cinematographically and aurally.
It functions as a greek tragedy beyond well.
The acting is amazing as well.
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