Steven Spielberg wants to remake Oldboy.

Bomby · 11-17-2008, 06:17 PM

Spielberg and Will Smith May Redo Bloody Oldboy | The Underwire from Wired.com

Many of you probably know by now how I feel about remaking movies that are only a few years old simply for the fact that some people are too lazy to read subtitles. Though I also tend to hate it when people overly praise movies that are less than ten years old, I honestly believe that the original Korean version of Oldboy is a modern classic and years from now will be remembered as one of the greatest films of all time.

Still, even if a remake of Oldboy in America is inevitable, I'm pretty sure that the only director suited for the job is David Fincher (Seven, Fight Club).

**Valigarmander** · 11-17-2008, 06:18 PM

Here's hoping we can make a good remake of an Eastern film for once in a long while.

Bomby · 11-17-2008, 06:22 PM

The Departed was good, but that's because Scorsese was the right kind of director suited for the film. Spielberg just isn't right for Oldboy.

***Cosmonautical*** · 11-20-2008, 07:34 AM

Fincher is awesome IMO, I'd love to see his take on Oldboy.

After Spielburg maimed Kubrick's A.I., I can whole-heartedly agree he's not to be trusted with anyone else's films.

Panfan · 11-20-2008, 05:43 PM

Goddammit who keeps letting steven spielberg use the movie camera

***Cosmonautical*** · 11-21-2008, 09:55 AM

I loled

Bomby · 11-21-2008, 11:36 AM

Steven Spielberg is actually a very talented director when he wants to be.* But he's not right for Oldboy.

* = emphasis on "when he wants to be"

Sean P Kelly · 11-21-2008, 04:43 PM

Will Smith's Oldboy is Actually Based on the Graphic Novel « FirstShowing.net

Bomby · 11-21-2008, 05:52 PM

So was Park Chan-Wook's.

Rainbow Dash · 11-21-2008, 06:30 PM

Why do they insist on calling them graphic novels anyway

Bomby · 11-21-2008, 06:32 PM

Because they're much longer and usually more involving than the 99 cent serials from Marvel, DC, etc. Also, they have an end in sight.

Sean P Kelly · 11-21-2008, 07:20 PM

In a nutshell:

Comic Book - The magazine-style volumes you get at any corner store
Graphic Novel - A complete comic story bound together and usually found in bookstores or comic book speciality shops

BTW, there have been Graphic Novels released that complete entire series of Marvel and DC comics (one of the most well known I could think of is the "Maximum Carnage" storyline for Spider-Man)

Bomby · 11-22-2008, 02:25 PM

Yeah, I didn't mean to knock Marvel and DC, because they definitely have produced longer and more complicated works than the 99 cent serials that I was associating them with.

11-17-2008, 06:17 PM	#1
Bomby You just freaking blew Joe Biden's mind! Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: WHAT?house Gender: Posts: 19,491 Thanks: 513 Thanked 1,449 Times in 849 Posts Blog Entries: 5	Steven Spielberg wants to remake Oldboy. Spielberg and Will Smith May Redo Bloody Oldboy \| The Underwire from Wired.com Many of you probably know by now how I feel about remaking movies that are only a few years old simply for the fact that some people are too lazy to read subtitles. Though I also tend to hate it when people overly praise movies that are less than ten years old, I honestly believe that the original Korean version of Oldboy is a modern classic and years from now will be remembered as one of the greatest films of all time. Still, even if a remake of Oldboy in America is inevitable, I'm pretty sure that the only director suited for the job is David Fincher (Seven, Fight Club).

11-21-2008, 07:20 PM	#12
Sean P Kelly Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Gender: Posts: 3,789 Thanks: 19 Thanked 58 Times in 46 Posts	In a nutshell: Comic Book - The magazine-style volumes you get at any corner store Graphic Novel - A complete comic story bound together and usually found in bookstores or comic book speciality shops BTW, there have been Graphic Novels released that complete entire series of Marvel and DC comics (one of the most well known I could think of is the "Maximum Carnage" storyline for Spider-Man)

11-17-2008, 06:18 PM	#2
Valigarmander The Bee's Knees Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The land of rain and trees (Oregon) Gender: Posts: 29,755 Thanks: 1,649 Thanked 5,700 Times in 2,580 Posts Blog Entries: 20	Here's hoping we can make a good remake of an Eastern film for once in a long while.

11-17-2008, 06:22 PM	#3
Bomby You just freaking blew Joe Biden's mind! Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: WHAT?house Gender: Posts: 19,491 Thanks: 513 Thanked 1,449 Times in 849 Posts Blog Entries: 5	The Departed was good, but that's because Scorsese was the right kind of director suited for the film. Spielberg just isn't right for Oldboy.

11-20-2008, 07:34 AM	#4
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,100 Thanks: 2,151 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	Fincher is awesome IMO, I'd love to see his take on Oldboy. After Spielburg maimed Kubrick's A.I., I can whole-heartedly agree he's not to be trusted with anyone else's films.

11-20-2008, 05:43 PM	#5
Panfan AND HE PRAYS Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grayskull Gender: Posts: 18,806 Thanks: 1,405 Thanked 2,247 Times in 1,337 Posts Blog Entries: 15	Goddammit who keeps letting steven spielberg use the movie camera

11-21-2008, 09:55 AM	#6
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,100 Thanks: 2,151 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	I loled

11-21-2008, 11:36 AM	#7
Bomby You just freaking blew Joe Biden's mind! Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: WHAT?house Gender: Posts: 19,491 Thanks: 513 Thanked 1,449 Times in 849 Posts Blog Entries: 5	Steven Spielberg is actually a very talented director when he wants to be.* But he's not right for Oldboy. * = emphasis on "when he wants to be"

11-21-2008, 04:43 PM	#8
Sean P Kelly Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Gender: Posts: 3,789 Thanks: 19 Thanked 58 Times in 46 Posts	Will Smith's Oldboy is Actually Based on the Graphic Novel « FirstShowing.net

11-21-2008, 05:52 PM	#9
Bomby You just freaking blew Joe Biden's mind! Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: WHAT?house Gender: Posts: 19,491 Thanks: 513 Thanked 1,449 Times in 849 Posts Blog Entries: 5	So was Park Chan-Wook's.

11-21-2008, 06:30 PM	#10
Rainbow Dash been dreamin', i've been waitin' Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: a bomb-ass cloud house bachelorette pad Gender: Posts: 24,401 Thanks: 173 Thanked 1,179 Times in 716 Posts	Why do they insist on calling them graphic novels anyway

11-21-2008, 06:32 PM	#11
Bomby You just freaking blew Joe Biden's mind! Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: WHAT?house Gender: Posts: 19,491 Thanks: 513 Thanked 1,449 Times in 849 Posts Blog Entries: 5	Because they're much longer and usually more involving than the 99 cent serials from Marvel, DC, etc. Also, they have an end in sight.

11-22-2008, 02:25 PM	#13
Bomby You just freaking blew Joe Biden's mind! Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: WHAT?house Gender: Posts: 19,491 Thanks: 513 Thanked 1,449 Times in 849 Posts Blog Entries: 5	Yeah, I didn't mean to knock Marvel and DC, because they definitely have produced longer and more complicated works than the 99 cent serials that I was associating them with.