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What's the last movie you've seen?
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I watched Oldboy.
That movie is weird.
It turns out that the movie is about out a guy who gets locked in a room for 15 years and his wife gets killed essentially as part of an elaborate plan to make him have sex with his own daughter.
This is why I don't watch Korean movies.
That movie is weird.
It turns out that the movie is about out a guy who gets locked in a room for 15 years and his wife gets killed essentially as part of an elaborate plan to make him have sex with his own daughter.
This is why I don't watch Korean movies.
I didn't feel a legit spoiler was needed on an obscure 12 year old Korean movie about revenge and incest.
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MagicalCat590
Hippie Witch
It's not obscure. The movie has an international cult following, an American remake, and was rated by Bravo as the second most terrifying horror movie of all time back in, like, 2006. It's considered a horror movie masterpiece.
I know it's highly rated but there's only very few times I've ever heard it mentioned at all. I only watched it for the corridor fight expecting a slightly different movie (still good, just different).
I don't really understand how it's horror but...Okay I guess
Seemed more like a thriller.Do I even need to ask what was changed in the American version? I don't particularly see what was wrong with the one I watched.
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MagicalCat590
Hippie Witch
I know it's highly rated but there's only very few times I've ever heard it mentioned at all. I only watched it for the corridor fight expecting a slightly different movie (still good, just different).
I don't really understand how it's horror but...Okay I guess
Do I even need to ask what was changed in the American version? I don't particularly see what was wrong with the one I watched.
It's a psychological thriller. What's so terrifying about it is the idea of someone actually locking you away, altering your child's memory and identity, and forcing you to sleep with them. I mean, unless, the idea of banging any of your immediate family members doesn't completely gross you out then I'm having a hard understanding why you don't find it scary.......
They took all the Korean symbolism out, made everyone white, and changed the ending. It's a terrible remake. Don't bother with it.
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I understand how it can be a scary thing, but not how the movie itself is a horror. There's many movies that have horrific overtones or insinuate awful things, I wouldn't call them horror though.
And I guessed as much. I don't often bother with remakes anyway, they usually leave me disappointed.
MagicalCat590
Hippie Witch
Yeah but that's Asian horror movies work a lot of the time. They tend to be psychological thrillers or gorers. This because symbolism is, like, a huge integral part of their culture, specifically in Japan.
Trickilicky
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I watched Thor 2 at the weekend with my sister, and Loki would seriously get it. The film was good too!
CookingOkasan
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Now I need to watch this
It's part of a trilogy of films. The Vengeance Trilogy. I would recommend watching all three. I prefer Sympathy for Lady Vengeance over Oldboy but that's because I'm a damn lame.
if you like Oldboy you should check out I Saw the Devil. The lead role of Oldboy plays as a real monster of a villain. it's a great movie!
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