a5c7b9f00b Obsessed with vengeance, a man sets out to find out why he was kidnapped and locked into solitary confinement for twenty years without reason. An advertising executive is kidnapped and held hostage for 20 years in solitary confinement. When he is inexplicably released, he embarks on an obsessive mission to discover who orchestrated his punishment, only to find he is still trapped in a web of conspiracy and torment. Oldboy is a remake of a well renowned Korean film by Chan-Woo Park: Oldeuboi. I went into this film, having seen the original 2003 adaptation of the manga &quot;Old Boy&quot; by Nobuaki Minegishi and Garon Tsuchiya. With great skepticism i approached Spike Lees version,well with an opened mind.<br/><br/>Brolin did an amazing job translating the infamous protagonist to be less cheesy for Hollywood standards when it comes to remakes. With some supporting cast lacking every now and then I still felt the pace kept my attention enough for my to look past those few characters shortcomings. Spike Lee managed to deliver a great interpretation of the source material, and added enough of his own flair to make it fresh for veterans of the original Korean flick. It certainly isn&#39;t a frame per frame rip-off.<br/><br/>Rest assured most of these hate comments are from fanboys that can&#39;t handle someone tampering with their precious original. Is it the masterpiece of the original film? Not exactly, but it&#39;s still a great interpretation! Nothing is sacred in my opinion. I&#39;m glad people who wouldn&#39;t normally watch a subtitled film will be able to see this great story and through interest give the original a chance! I give it a 7/10. In 1993, the alcoholic Joseph &quot;Joe&quot; Doucett (Josh Brolin) is a loathed man with basically one only friend, Chucky (Michael Imperioli), who owns a bar. Joe neglects his three year-old daughter Mia and is estranged of his ex-wife Donna. Out of the blue, Joe is kidnapped and locked alone in a room for twenty years. Along the years, he learns that Donna was brutally murdered and he was accused of the crime and Mia was adopted and raised by a family. Unexpectedly he is released without knowing who arrested him and why. He meets the humanitarian social assistant Marie Sebastian (Elizabeth Olsen) and his old friend Chucky and together they try to find the identity of his kidnapper.<br/><br/>&quot;Oldboy&quot; is a poor remake directed by Spike Lee of the South Korean masterpiece. It is sad to see Spike Lee so decadent wasting his talent in a garbage like that. I was reluctant to see this remake and unfortunately I spent my Friday night watching this crap instead of watching the South Korean movie again. Spike Lee should do the same. My vote is three.<br/><br/>Title (Brazil) : &quot;Oldboy: Dias de Vingança&quot; (&quot;Oldboy: Days of Revenge&quot;) A slumming Spike Lee is still better than most directors at the top of their game, but Oldboy isn’t just Lee’s worst movie, it’s practically his “Wicker Man”.
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