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Please explain to me how this deserves a 'thumbs up'.A South Korean film by the name of Oldboy, read it's going to get a remake in english.
Here's the Plot Summary, sounds interesting:
A man is inexplicably kidnapped and imprisoned for 15 years and his wife is brutally murdered. On his release, he is given a wallet full of money and a mobile phone. A stranger calls and asks him to try and figure out why he was imprisoned. A girl appears and promises to help him solve the enigma and seek vengeance for his cruel fate. As the search progresses, the man finally comes face to face with his kidnapper, who proposes a game: if the man discovers the reason for his imprisonment, his kidnapper will kill himself. If not, then the girl will be killed - but he has only five days to unravel the mystery.
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Please explain to me how this deserves a 'thumbs up'.
Oh yeah, I haven't seen it, but I read it has an Un-American ending.
What is so bad about the ending?
I don't care about "spoiling" movies as it doesn't "spoil" it for me.
"The Host" has a fairly bittersweet ending to it, actually. They build up some very key characters and then kill them off one by one, even the one you especially did not want to die. But, they also attach this sense of new hope and bonding together of people through horrible circumstance as well, thus the sweet part. I really liked the ending, myself.
jag
Is the Host an R-rated movie ? b/c Oldboy shouldn't need to alter it's ending or tone if it gets an R
I also read that the Host was really funny and the director does a good job keeping the balance between humour and danger without slipping to far into either
Yeah, "The Host" actually is funny, which I wasn't expecting. The fact that it has so much humor happening in it actually makes the horrible, dangerous things that happen that much more shocking. I'd say it was probably PG or PG-13, though, which really didn't take away from the film in any way at all, to be honest. "Oldboy" needs to be a hard "R" or even an "NC-17" if it's going to be in American theaters. The graphic brutality is a big part of what defines that film.
jag
I will probably have to wait for DVD for The Host but it sounds good however i have to agree with the remake being a mistake even at this stage b/c if it's a PG-13 they will change it around for sure,for instance i read that the heroes were really an unlikely bunch with none of the usual stereotypes of tough guy,hot chick,old vet etc etc ...
Man of Fire made the NC-17 work so if they do Oldboy hopefully they will follow that approach
meanin gthey're basically remaking ZINDA... it's pathetic that now Oldboy and Chan Park of the Woo is hoping to try to get profits from this English "Oldboy" remake... basically it's a copy of a copy... I have evidence as well which i'll post soon
Coal Tiger, this thread is from 2 years ago.
Best damn movie ever made. Prove me wrong.