"Oldboy" is a powerful film not because of what it depicts, but because of the depths of the human heart which it It is also, really, the beginning of the movie, the point at which it stops being a mystery and. Q: Is "Oldboy" based on a novel? Q: Is the movie ending the same as in the manga?

Spike Lee's gotta be Spike Lee: He's the Scorsesian movie geek, the inflammatory tweeter, the indie-to-Hollywood survivor. It leaves you trying to nai. As in the original, Lee's "Oldboy" revolves around a man (Josh Brolin, here given the Everyman moniker of Joe) who wakes.

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Oldboy is a powerful Korean film that is as mesmerizing as it is disturbing. Our reviews feature a unique tripartite ranking system that captures the different aspects of the movie-going experience. The Family and Christian Guide to Movie Reviews and Entertainment News. Check out the Oldboy Trailer here. While much of the movie feels like a major filmmaker slumming in. Oldboy is known widely for the infamous octopus scene and for the glorious hammer fight scene in the Oldboy is a nightmare.

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Not only because it is so deeply disturbing, but because its black void of. Revenge is a dish best served cold, but I'll take it lukewarm as long as I get to watch Sharlto Copley's brilliance in action. So a few days ago I read somewhere (I think it was in askreddit) that Oldboy was a pretty good flick with a crazy twist at the end.

Other reviews can't help but compare to the original, but I have not seen. This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A highly overrated movie , it seems that people are taken by Why read a review when you could be watching this movie? By Colin Covert. "Oldboy" frequently has its tongue in both cheeks, but not always.