Im happy to report that the American remake of Oldboy is actually pretty damn good. Dont read the reviews, a lot of them are completely unfair (IMO), written by pretentious writers who just dont want to see American remakes succeed. Theres an homage to the infamous hammer scene which is actually really good (not quite up to the original), its not a straight remake but the differences dont water the plot down and Spike Lee definitely did not Americanise the ending - if anything its even more twisted than the original, while still in the same vein. As someone who really doesnt like Spike Lee, I reckon its a really solid remake.
Posted on: Sat, 22 Feb 2014 01:00:22 +0000