Another foreign movie with subtitles that I’ve seen recently. Although the two movies don’t have much in common, this one made me think of “Slumdog Millionaire”.
Recommend.
I doubt that I’ve recently seen another movie as weird and disturbing as the “Oldboy”.
This South Korean film came with no voice dubbing, just the subtitles. Awkward at first this made for a much more intense viewing, since the actors’ performance is outstanding and a lot is conveyed in the intonation and speech.
The movie constantly keeps you guessing, wondering what’s going on and sympathizing with the main character. The story is carefully crafted and told at a fast but logical pace.
Although this movie is South Korean, its origins come from Japan and one can certainly feel that.
Highly recommend this movie, but beware - it is not for the faint of heart. The subject matter is disturbing, I doubt this would make for a nice weekend movie watching experience.
What a spectacular movie. Simple, precise and focused. A great story delivered by an impressive array of prominent actors.
Highly recommend this movie. Watch it if you can.
With all my respect for Mr. Knight Shyamalan I can’t fathom the fact of him coming out with such an atrocious movie. “The Last Airbender” is simply unwatchable and I can’t easily think of any other movies for which the same argument applies.
How does one manage to screw up a story peppered with so many great visuals. The acting is horrible, I’ve tried watching this movie a few times but just could not make myself care about any of their heroes.
Definitely not worth watching or owning. Mr. Knight should stick to the movies of a lesser budget and better story.
Jeff Bridges is playing not-so-well-aged Dude in “Crazy heart”. I kept waiting for John Goodman to join in any time as Walter Sobchak.
Overall - not a very good movie. I’ve expected more, but the plot was very static, the romance between Bad and the girl was not very believable. Colin Farell and most importantly Robert Duvall seem to be just performing cameos.
