Thread: Was it really that good ? (SPOILERS)

Still butthurt because you can't understand movies? That's okay, if I were an idiot child who fails at trolling I'd be too. I mean I assume, I can't imagine being as stupid as you,really. Stand By For Action!

Also, I thought it would be interesting to see if anyone could convince me that I'd missed something in the film. I think it's extremely difficult to change someone's mind once it has been made up regarding a movie. If I could make you like Oldboy somehow, I'd be thrilled, but I don't see that happening; you have a pretty entrenched perspective of the movie, and I actually do understand where you're coming from...

ok so now it's clear why baygerbieger is defending this movie with his life. He is a fanboy who asked a question to the great Park. I know why you didn't get your dvds autographed.. they were covered with jizz after you whacked off to him at the theater.

agracru - go get some self-esteem else where. you are here with a big stick up your ass. grow up. and i say that kindly. oldboy is over-hyped nonsense, and some of the reviews on imdb explain why very very well. have a nice day - i'm not gonna indulge you any longer.

...'above all the characters and their motivations are well presented, and the characters fleshed out perfectly.' I don't think that the character of Woo Jin is fleshed out sufficiently. He's a very peripheral character throughout much of the film, someone who occasionally steps out of the shadows with his robotic looking minder. Compare 'Oldboy' with 'Lady Vengeance' in this respect. In the latter film,...

Your still missing it by a long shot. Think about the last scene. Who was sitting on the chair with Dae Su in the snow? What part does she play in the film? What does she say right away in that scene and what can you gather from it?

Well, each to his/her own. You sum it up quite well, you feel the story "makes no sense", why bothering debating here if you're already convinced of that? Debating should be a process where you exchange ideas, not impose them. You're reasoning as to why Oldboy is "overhyped" is a very simplistic argument, because the plot devices are not "realistic", ignoring in the process...

You say that you admit that the acting, direction, music and cinematography was 'top notch.' That does make for a good movie. And yes the plot twists were good, I just get the feeling that you didn't like it, which is fair enough, but that doesn't make it a bad film, just 'not your cup of tea', so to speak. And to say scenes were too melodramatic IT'S A FILM! A non melodramatic film would suck.

You are looking much too far. The film ended with him hugging mido and smiling in a deranged way. But we don't know how the story will go on. We don't know if he will look for his daughter later on and we also don't know if he will continue his relationship with mido. So the open ending theory is not just a fanboy fantasy because it is an open ending and we don't know how it will go on. Heroes never die.... They just reload.

I hated this movie period. I live in a free country and I can do that. :)