Oldboy [Blu-ray]

I would watch twice. The action was great and well played out. How they track is amazing .

You won't see the ending coming!

Good movie

Great plot. Elizabeth Olsen was outstanding!

This movie is superb!

Generally, this movie gets a limp thumb sort of up. It's OK...if you never see the original Korean masterpiece. By comparison, this film lacks the explosive edge of the lead performance by Choi Min-Sik, Korea's answer to Liam Neeson(or any number of actors who are NOT Josh Brolin). The plot machinations are more ably laid out by Park Chan-Wook, with the passage of time painstakingly played out. A sense of grueling monotony and the character's perplexed reaction, his stamina, his aging seem to come alive- Spike Lee's layout of the plot seems more shorthand, a mere sketchy montage, a rudimentary set-up that robs us of a connection with what it feels like to fall down a rabbit hole.A shocking truth, the seed from which grew a desire to enact revenge , is different. In this film, the bad guy seems connected to the sad truth more through a third party. In the Korean film, destructive gossip springs from a more intimate connection and his sister's death springs directly from the cruelty of her schoolmates. The difference between these two stories is the difference between a melodramatic potboiler and Greek tragedy.Stylistically, this film does not utilize set design to any great effect. Neither the room of imprisonment nor the villain's apartment become much more than just a couple of places that "things happen". The Korean film gives life to both sets. The room is more than just a room. It is an enemy of sanity, an entity that traps and spies on and twists Oh Dae-su inside-out. The glossy, high-tech apartment becomes an extension of a villainous revenge, a fishbowl of life lived along a razor's edge.Elizabeth Olsen, a future Oscar-winner, could ably have given the love story a much needed charge but an inadequate script kills any real emotion. What a waste of a superb actress.This is a student's effort to copy, but not steal, a true original piece of cinematic achievement. All the script changes fall flat. The visuals underwhelm. Everything that made the original great is missing. Spike Lee wasted his time and ours, because there is no way to improve on this classic.Rent the original and be mesmerized. And, for that matter, rent Elizabeth Olsen's "Silent House" to see what treats a remake can give us and what a great actress can summon without a ham-handed script.

Great movie

I can't remember where I first saw this movie but, after reading about it, I gave it a try. This is a remake of a Korean film and features Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Olsen, Sharlto Copley (starred in District 9), and Samuel L. Jackson. This is a very violent movie with a completely twisted plot. The premises is that a man who is essentially a loser is kidnapped and imprisoned for 15 years, then released to find out who kidnapped him and why. To offer any more of a description would spoil the surprise in all of its twists and turns. Brolin gives a great performance as the main character who goes from being a loser to a man of conviction. Elizabeth Olsen is convincing as the damaged young lady who serves as the love interest. Samuel L. Jackson has an over-the-top low level villain. The standout in this film is how well Josh Brolin fights... it just has to be seen!Also, Sharlto Copley gives a strikingly different performance as "the Stranger." He is an incredibly versatile actor who creates an entirely different persona for each new character. I love him in other movies so it was great to see him as the mysterious villain.Overall, if you enjoy a good, fast paced revenge film then you may like Oldboy. The twists and turns, numerous stabbings, and a wicked turn at the end makes this a film I keep watching over and over again!

r.a.s. parfait, merci!

Todo ok, con castellano de España, buen precio, buena calidad de imagen...

It's mainly because of some of the negative reviews for this version of 'Oldboy' that makes me want to give credit where credit's due for this excellent remake of the Korean original.The original 'Oldboy' movie is very highly praised by movie fans and critics alike (and righly so) and although I enjoyed it and found it a very compelling watch, it was a bit of an odd one at the same time. The story and the gut wrenching twist of a finale really are what made it such an original and great movie.Much has been documented and reviewed about this version being inferior to the original but I genuinely disagree. Without taking anything away from the original Oldboy, for me this version really is much better.I've seen many movies with subtitles and I'm not averse to movies with subtitles but with this version being in English, it really makes everything so much clearer and the story much easier to get into and follow. Josh Brolin is truly excellent and plays the lead role with a brooding intensity that was lacking in the main character of the original Oldboy.The movie in the whole stays true to the original but has subtle differences and a different ending which for me makes more sense and is a much better and fitting end for the central character. Following the shocking revelations towards the end of the movie and the way it deeply affected him, you can understand why he would want things to end the way he did. It just makes more sense for it to end this way in this version.Two scenes in the original movie have been left out, one being the scene with the octopus (what did that honestly add to the movie) and the cutting out of his tongue (a totally pointless thing to do - and for what reason - it would gain him nothing).Sharlto Copley and Samuel L Jackson's characters are a tad OTT but don't spoil an otherwise great movie with a really great story which is somehow more vivid and detailed in this version.My only real gripe is the fight scenes in the warehouse corridor and lift which sees him walk away against absolutely impossible odds. It all looked a bit silly in the original version and although it was done with a bit more venom in this movie, it still seems too far fetched. It's a scene where a whole gang is attacking him but they only attack him one at a time, the others just hold back waving their sticks until it's their turn! I found myself still thinking "why don't the guys behind him whack him while his back is turned fighting those in front of him". It's done better in this movie but it's the one single scene in both movies that I will always feel could have been done better and in a different way to make it more believable.Remember this is only my own honest opinion but I do think that this is a really excellent remake which really does outdo the original. I'm happy to have both versions in my collection but this one I would happily watch again anytime over the original. At just under six quid on Blu Ray (current price) this really is worth having on your shelf.

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Splendido film, avvincente e ben costruito. Piccolo capolavoro.Il BlueRay è perfetto.Anche i contenuti speciali sono soddisfacenti. Un ottimo acquisto.