Jeff W Posted March 20, 2005 Report Share Posted March 20, 2005 Been waiting to see this one for quite a while and it's finally making it's way to theaters here on 3/25. Quick synopsis: Oh Dae-su (Choi Min-sik) is an ordinary Seoul businessman with a wife and little daughter who, after a drunken night on the town, is locked up in a strange, private ?prison? for 15 years. No one will tell him why he's there and who his jailer is, but he is kept in reasonably comfortable quarters and has a TV to keep him company. On the TV, though, he discovers that he has been framed for his wife's murder and realizes that, during one of the occasions in which he's knocked out by gas, someone has drawn blood from him and left it at the scene of the crime. The imprisonment last for 15 years until one day when Dae-su finds himself unexpectedly deposited on a grass-covered high-rise roof. I actually ordered a English subtitled copy off of ebay but have yet to recieve it, not sure if the theatrical release here will be dubbed or not but I would assume so. You can check out the website here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry the Clown Posted March 21, 2005 Report Share Posted March 21, 2005 I thought it was a good film, flawed in some ways that I can't quite put my finger on, but certainly good and it thankfully shies away from being over stylish which last year - in the UK at least - promotion for its theatrical release somewhat made it out to be. It's got some great performances that manage to heighten some of the graphic scenes instead of being overcome with the violence and blood. I've had the Region3 DVD of it for a short while now as it's been out since last year. If the US theatrical release turns out to be dubbed, it's a DVD I can recommend importing (the R3 is very cheap and NTSC with English subtitles. In the UK there is also a 2 disc special edition PAL release). There is a bloody US remake in the planning stages of course. :bh I can't say anything without spoiling the film but there are elements of this which I can't posisbly imagine translating into an American version. I wish things like this would be left well alone. Daniel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelley Posted March 21, 2005 Report Share Posted March 21, 2005 I can't say anything without spoiling the film but there are elements of this which I can't posisbly imagine translating into an American version. I wish things like this would be left well alone. That is why we have spoiler tags! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry the Clown Posted March 21, 2005 Report Share Posted March 21, 2005 That is why we have spoiler tags! Alright then, chief: Incest, which is an integral revelation to Oldboy's plot in no fewer than two instances, in an American film just isn't going to happen. The story simply does not function without this taboo. Daniel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff W Posted March 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2005 I shouldn't have looked at that, combined with what I already knew I think I just figured out at least one major plot point :bh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry the Clown Posted March 21, 2005 Report Share Posted March 21, 2005 Oh you didn't!?! See this is why I deliberated not even mentioning it within a spoiler tag either. I feel terrible now. Daniel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff W Posted March 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2005 Not your fault, I couldn't resist putting my cursor over that box. My E-bayed copy should be here this week so I'll see it soon anyway :tu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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