Spike Lee To Direct 'Oldboy' remake

[kvz5]

I think Will and Steven Spielberg were package so both were out when one of them backed out.

 

[dark_b]

hehe

http://www.joblo.com/movie-news/fir...-josh-brolin-and-some-chicks-in-tight-dresses

 

[WolfCypher]

One of my all-time favorite manga and Asian movies being brought over to America remade by Spike Lee? You had me at God no...

 

[Project862006]

hehe

http://www.joblo.com/movie-news/fir...-josh-brolin-and-some-chicks-in-tight-dresses

need this woman's phone number ASAPt:

 

[Gianakin_]

One of my all-time favorite manga and Asian movies being brought over to America remade by Spike Lee? You had me at God no...

Yeah, same here.

 

[Project862006]

something wrong with spike lee he is a great director

Inside Man
Malcolm X
25th Hour
Summer of Sam
Clockers
Do The Right Thing

all great movies

 

[Gianakin_]

Sure. Nobody should touch Oldboy, though. Ever.

 

[terry78]

Sure. Nobody should touch Oldboy, though. Ever.

You could have said that about any classic story. And how many people outside of a niche even know what Oldboy is? Over here, anyways.

 

[66 Face]

Sure. Nobody should touch Oldboy, though. Ever.

Come on... Psycho was remade.

Anyone else think that if they remake 1 from the trilogy, they should make all three?

 

[jacobed]

I like Oldboy but untouchable? I don't think its that good

 

[Mrs. Sawyer]

It's not untouchable. It's not like Old Boy is Akira. It is very translatable to US audiences. I have no problem with Hollywood remaking foreign language movie (unless it's very personal to that culture like Akira) because let's face it, many people in America do not like watching foreign language movies. There are millions who haven't heard or seen Old Boy because it's a foreign language movie. Other countries remake our movies in their language, why is it such a big deal when Hollywood does it in an effort to introduce a story to a wider range of American audiences.

Spike Lee is a great director who has proven that he can make quality movies. The cast is good too. I have confidence that this movie will be good.

 

[Project862006]

It's not untouchable. It's not like Old Boy is Akira. It is very translatable to US audiences. I have no problem with Hollywood remaking foreign language movie (unless it's very personal to that culture like Akira) because let's face it, many people in America do not like watching foreign language movies. There are millions who haven't heard or seen Old Boy because it's a foreign language movie. Other countries remake our movies in their language, why is it such a big deal when Hollywood does it in an effort to introduce a story to a wider range of American audiences.

Spike Lee is a great director who has proven that he can make quality movies. The cast is good too. I have confidence that this movie will be good.

^exactly i never understood this

japan is remaking unforgiven for god sakes yet oldboy is too much lol

 

[WolfCypher]

Its a matter of opinion for me. In my opinion, I don't think Spike Lee is a good director so seeing him attached to this project is a turn-off.

In my opinion, the original Old Boy Korean film was really well done, and people should just get over their peeve about foreign subtitled films and watch that version.

But mostly its Spike Lee. That and Hollywood has always been 50/50 with these type of things. Some movies they take and "Americanize" turn out well, others they "bastardize" instead.

 

[craigdbfan]

Inside Man is one of my favorite movies and I actually think it's quite brilliantly directed. I'm not going to lie and say that I'm not worried because Oldboy is a classic in its own right but some of the guys defending this movie make a good point. Unlike Akira which is inherently Japanese due to the deep themes ingrained into its very fabric, Oldboy is a story that could happen anywhere in the world.

In that sense it's still very much adaptable for any country out there. Heck the Oldboy manga is set in Japan with a Japanese protagonist and that was changed to South Korean and a SK lead in the film version.

If this movie happens to be as good as Inside Man then I think we have ourselves a damn great film.

 

[Mrs. Sawyer]

If anything, I'm worried about the action because I wasn't a big fan of the action scenes of Inside Man. But I still thought it was a pretty good movie. Hopefully Lee got better with directing action.

 

[Bobber]

Anyone who has a problem with subtitles is a moron.

Harsh? Perhaps.
Still true.

 

[terry78]

I can see if Lee was casting Kevin James in the role, but it's Brolin. That alone warrants more than a fair amount of interest.

 

[66 Face]

I just hope Lee gives credit where credits due in terms of wook Park and the magna... and the lead characters name is Mookie.

 

[Mrs. Sawyer]

Anyone who has a problem with subtitles is a moron.

Harsh? Perhaps.
Still true.

Not true at all. I have no problems with it, but there can be issues at times in which you're reading and you end up missing the details on a scene, especially if they're rapidly talking to each other back and forth like in an argument or anything like that.

As much as some people need to accept foreign language movies more, others need to realistically accept that much of American isn't into foreign language movies and remaking some movies in English will not hurt the original. It's like some people act as if just because there's a remake coming, the original will disappear or be destroyed.

 

[TheDreamMaster]

Why does everyone keep brining up Akira? The difference here is that Akira was manga and anime, and was actually dubbed into English, and it was facing an American live-action remake. That in itself was enough to wonder how it would fair considering the subject matter of the anime.

On the other hand, I love Oldboy, and I've honestly never watched any of Spike Lee's films, so I can't judge him as a director. I still am pretty doubtful on this though.

One thing, it isn't so much me worried about them messing this up, especially if they draw more from the manga than the original film, but I'm worried it won't have the same impact. When I finished Oldboy, I was completely blown away. The entire thing was fantastic, and quite a bit twisted in its own right. I'm just afraid this is gonna come out, and just sort of exist without the things that made the original so good. Not actually saying it won't be good, just not be able to deliver the impact like the original did.

 

[terry78]

Nobody really knows the original except people from Asia and the genre buffs here in the states and maybe Europe. To everyone else it will just be a new movie. You aren't going to get a lot of "Spike Lee raped my childhood" with this one because not enough people were aware of it.

 

[Gianakin_]

You could have said that about any classic story.

Actually, I am saying this about any classic story.

And how many people outside of a niche even know what Oldboy is? Over here, anyways.

Maybe it should be released and advertised instead of getting remade?

 

[Gianakin_]

Come on... Psycho was remade.

And it was terrible. At least to me.

Anyone else think that if they remake 1 from the trilogy, they should make all three?

You are actually trying to give me aheart attack, admit it.

 

[Gianakin_]

It's not untouchable.

To you. It's one of my 3 favorite films.

It's not like Old Boy is Akira. It is very translatable to US audiences. I have no problem with Hollywood remaking foreign language movie (unless it's very personal to that culture like Akira) because let's face it, many people in America do not like watching foreign language movies. There are millions who haven't heard or seen Old Boy because it's a foreign language movie.

I know what you're saying is true, but it's like, the saddest reason to me. Always has been.

Other countries remake our movies in their language, why is it such a big deal when Hollywood does it in an effort to introduce a story to a wider range of American audiences.

I hate it when other countries do it, too.

 

[Gianakin_]

I can see if Lee was casting Kevin James in the role, but it's Brolin. That alone warrants more than a fair amount of interest.

It's not like Brolin hasn't had his fair share of stinkers. Anyway, I'm just glad Bale stayed away from this.