Comments on: It’s Official: ‘Oldboy’ Is Now A Spike Lee Joint

By: The Playlist

The Playlist — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:13:54 +0000

Since when is \”oldboy\” an \”all-out action movie\”? Did you see the same movie that we did? Could it have easily starred Stallone?

By: Xian

Xian — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:13:54 +0000

This is a movie that simply does NOT NEED TO BE MADE. The original is fine, and if short bus American audiences can\’t view it because (gasp!) it has subtitles or a foreign tilt to the story… tough! I know a Mona Lisa that needs repainting… she\’s not smiling enough for us slap-happy American idiots.

By: BradZuhl

BradZuhl — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:13:54 +0000

Spike\’s never done an all-out action movie (I don\’t consider Inside Man or Miracle at St. Anna to be action movies). So this should be an interesting experiment. I don\’t know why people get so up in arms about English language remakes. If they fuck it up, you still have the original. And it\’s not like the original is Citizen Kane.

By: Mr Anonymous

Mr Anonymous — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:13:54 +0000

Someone get Idris Elba on the phone right this instant! We needs a Spike and Idris joint!

By: PapushiSun

PapushiSun — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:13:54 +0000

I understand the original film deviated substantially from the source manga. And I seem to remember either Spielberg or Will Smith saying the remake would be based on the manga more than the film. I wonder if it still applies.

By: Cory Everett

Cory Everett — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:13:54 +0000

I remember seeing this in the theatre and thinking that it was a movie that would never get a pass if it were made in English. Hopefully Lee has a good script to work from because the original is pretty silly.

By: Taylor

Taylor — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:13:54 +0000

I wonder if Denzel will turn this down or not.

By: jimmiescoffee

jimmiescoffee — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:13:54 +0000

spike lee also hasn\’t made a good movie since 2002.
although,
(\’she hate me\’ was pretty good)

By: KT

KT — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:13:54 +0000

Idris Elba for the lead!

By: Piotr

Piotr — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:13:54 +0000

So it\’s about race now?

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:13:54 +0000

Spike Lee is a better director than Chan-Wook Park, and this is about the only way I can be interested in this remake. Whatever we get, it absolutely will not be anonymous, and it has potential to be even better than the middling original. Bring it on, Spike.

By: jimmiescoffee

jimmiescoffee — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:13:54 +0000

don\’t know exactly how to feel about his. however, it could be a lot worse..i will say that.

By: Mr. Arkadin

Mr. Arkadin — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:13:53 +0000

both lee and park are undeniably very capable directors with a lot of style and substance. it could work… (but it\’s still totally unnecessary)

By: filmisdead

filmisdead — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:13:53 +0000

what a waste of time and money.

By: raul

raul — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:13:53 +0000

@Cal Meacham: well, he does have one inarguable put-it-in-a-time-capsule classic to his name (Do the Right Thing), and another one arguably just as good (25th Hour), which is more than you can say for Chan-wook Park, or for that matter most other directors.

By: Cal Meacham

Cal Meacham — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:13:53 +0000

Let me see. Get a crappy director to remake the work of a brilliant director. Sounds like an awful idea.