Saw both versions of Oldboy

[MenacingMonk]

I decided to watch the American remake first to see why it gets shytted on. I thought it was fine until the whole incest shyt came up. I was That shyt ruined the movie for me. I was like, "I guess that's why people shyt on it." Then I watch the OG one and it's almost the same exact thing!

Who the fukk wants to see a movie based around that shyt?

Movies were meh after that, but if I had to chose I'd go with the American version being better; probably because of the actors.

 

[Dominic Brehetto]

1*,dap/undap,neg rep.

 

[MenacingMonk]

1*,dap/undap,neg rep.

Please explain why you like this film.

Besides the psychological torture.

 

[Dominic Brehetto]

Please explain why you like this film.

Besides the psychological torture.

How anyone can say the american version is better is just

 

[BXKingPin82]

i just get a kick outa how these goofy muthafukkas online shyt on the Spike remake
im one of the few ppl who saw Old Boy when it dropped (thanks to my trusty bootlegger) and theyre the same fukkin movie
just ones in english

 

[MenacingMonk]

How anyone can say the american version is better is just

Movies were meh after that, but if I had to chose I'd go with the American version being better; probably because of the actors.

 

[MartyMcFly]

Here's my problem with Spike's version: It didn't do anything different. It was too reverent to the original and he didn't make it his own at all, which makes it extremely pointless and boring. And there's just something about the material that I'm not sure an American director of any race can grab onto and really dig in because our cultures are so damn different

 

[MidniteJay]

He should have done Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance instead

 

[ellessij]

I liked both versions but I preferred the original, the dude's facial expressions just had me cracking up the entire time.

 

[Fallacy]

Not a fan of Brolin. So fukk the American version.

 

[Cartier Murphy]

I liked the American version more than I expected to. I didn't like that they pussed out on the tongue cutting scene and instead just let it happen off screen to a secondary character, but that aside it was enjoyable. Still though, the original > remake.

 

[Jello Biafra]

I didn't think Spike's movie was bad but it paled in comparison to the original.
And I was not a fan of the change in the primary villain's backstory or the way that Sharlto Copley played the role.

 

[Dominic Brehetto]

i just get a kick outa how these goofy muthafukkas online shyt on the Spike remake
im one of the few ppl who saw Old Boy when it dropped (thanks to my trusty bootlegger) and theyre the same fukkin movie
just ones in english

How high were you when you watched it?

Because one is flat out better then the other,and there is differences.


Not that I expect a marvel fan to notice differences

 

[Khalil's_Black_Excellence]

Here's my problem with Spike's version: It didn't do anything different. It was too reverent to the original and he didn't make it his own at all, which makes it extremely pointless and boring. And there's just something about the material that I'm not sure an American director of any race can grab onto and really dig in because our cultures are so damn different

While I agree with you in some points, I thought the ending was handled differently enough, as well as the mechanics of what set the antagonist off to go on his revenge plot. If anything, I liked the latter part better in the American version, but that was about the only thing that I preferred in the American version to the original and definitely preferred the OG ending to the American one. The Remake ending seemed a lil too....Ionno...."safe/conventional", for lack of better word. Also, I could've sworn the beginning was handled a bit differently too, albeit not adding much to the movie as a whole, but showed that the protagonist was always a bit of an a$$hole all around, wheres as I don't recall the original delving into his character before his kidnapping happened much, outside of the backtracking that was explained near the ending. I didn't shyt on the remake though, but I did think that the fight scenes, while still quite visceral enough, seemed a bit more superfluous and technical than how raw and more real feeling that the original did. That right there alone is why a good reason why I preferred the original.

 

[Dominic Brehetto]

While I agree with you in some points, I thought the ended was handled differently enough, as well as the mechanics of what set the antagonist off to go on his revenge plot. If anything, I liked the latter part better in the American version, but that was about the only thing that I preferred in the American version to the original and definitely preferred the OG ending to the American one. The Remake ending seemed a lil too....Ionno...."safe/conventional", for lack of better word. Also, I could've sworn the beginning was handled a bit differently too, albeit not adding much to the movie as a whole, but showed that the protagonist was always a bit of an a$$hole all around, wheres as I don't recall the original delving into his character before his kidnapping happened much, outside of the backtracking that was explained near the ending. I didn't shyt on the remake though, but I did think that the fight scenes, while still quite visceral enough, seemed a bit more superfluous and technical than how raw and more real feeling that the original did. That right there alone is why a good reason why I preferred the original.

The beginning of the remake was so dumb.

Brolins about to close a deal then offers blow and sex to his clients wife. So over the top and cheesey. Just no.