"common movie goer...." If this doesn't fit you, who

rushes to every Hollywood piece of tripe (and finds something wonderful in it) and who finds breathless worth in the goriest of teen slash/torture epics, what could?
Old Boy, of course, features a spectacular performance by one of Korea's finest actors, a nemesis played by another fine one, and an unspeakable crime that eludes even the most careful viewer's solution. Yes, it does have two memorable fight scenes: they elevate that venerable action film standard to heights never before attained. The fight in the hall, all in one unedited take, is justly renowned among serious film goers. Now, that isn't to say the other two films aren't good. They are, in fact, excellent. But Old Boy is the crowning achievement.

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Topic - No Mercy - The revenge goes deep inside Korean culture - Eldragon@gmx.com 08:39:31 11/06/11 (17)

Korean movie by the numbers - Jon L 13:31:14 11/15/11 (0)

I give it 2.5 outta 5 . . . - mr grits 13:56:49 11/10/11 (0)

Koreans do seem fascinated with violence and revenge . . . - mr grits 16:31:31 11/06/11 (12)

Perhaps a result of the splitting of the country and dealing w/6 decades of high - tinear 09:51:27 11/07/11 (4)

More kookie tin politics.....it's their national character. - mr grits 19:23:51 11/07/11 (3)

Politics? History. Would 60s America have happened w/out the Cold War? I worked for five years in an office - tinear 07:39:45 11/08/11 (2)

LOL, you have twice as many jobs as your age will allow. Not buying it. * - mr grits 17:20:15 11/08/11 (1)

Okay, let's put up some $$$ and we'll let a fellow inmate do the checking. Yes or no, big guy? We can keep the - tinear 21:39:32 11/08/11 (0)

RE: "revenge" trilogy? - Eldragon@gmx.com 16:54:13 11/06/11 (6)

Ah, grasshopper, wikipedia has all . . . . - mr grits 17:49:37 11/06/11 (5)

RE: Yeh, seen it... - Eldragon@gmx.com 20:15:52 11/06/11 (4)

My fave was Lady Vengeance . . . - mr grits 12:27:46 11/07/11 (3)

"Old Boy:" the most original, best single performance, shocking ending. The other two were - tinear 14:34:16 11/08/11 (2)

Wrong as usual....to a common movie goer the additional fighting.... - mr grits 17:19:01 11/08/11 (1)

"common movie goer...." If this doesn't fit you, who - tinear 09:00:05 11/09/11 (0)

Shocking as in gorefest or as in clever, unexpected? nt - tinear 09:39:09 11/06/11 (1)

RE: That's it - both ways...(nt - Eldragon@gmx.com 11:07:28 11/06/11 (0)

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"common movie goer...." If this doesn't fit you, who - tinear 09:00:05 11/09/11 (0)

"common movie goer...." If this doesn't fit you, who

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