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by Ms_Lacuna
on 12/7/11
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I just found out that Spike Lee is going to remake Oldboy. Are you kidding me!? Why even attempt to remake a great Korean classic? Hollywood isn't going to be willing to go to the lengths that the original goes to. If anyone knows anything about Korean film, its that its no holds barred for them. They go to extremely morose places and deal with issues that our silver screen would never dare touch.
Brolin might be a good choice for Oh Dae Su; but can Spike tackle the dark depths that Oldboy goes to on the whole? Will Brolin be badass enough to play a complicated role that Choi Min-Sik so effortlessly portrayed? I know the answer. And its quite ridiculous to me the trend that is taking over Hollywood. We all (should) know just how successful other asian remakes have been in Hollywood in the past. Do we really need another repeat? Come on Hollywood. Please stop with all the #unnecessaryremakes. Leave well enough alone.
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