Oldboy

I re-watched my favorite portions of the original Oldboy before the new one comes out. Oldboy is a pretty unique story where a (I think) Korean man is imprisoned by himself in essentially a one bedroom apartment without knowing why, or really anything about it, for 15 years. He's then dumped off in a suitcase in the middle of a field and his journey begins. He begins trying to figure out why he was imprisoned and who did it. THere's now some landmark moments, most notably the eating of raw squid that's still moving, and fighting through 20 dudes in a tiny hallway with nothing more than a hammer, and a few others I don't really want to print. The story twists and turns while you're largely kept in the dark as the main character attempts to piece together who did this to him. Just fantastic stuff, but truly twisted and bothersome. I'm mildly interested in the U.S. re-make, but I HIGHLY encourage seeing this one well before you stumple upon the U.S. remake. Bottom Line: 8.6 out of 10. It's strange reading subtitles the entire time as always, but I refuse to believe that this film will be improved upon when it's Americanized. The twists and turns and truly devious and awful. It's really a two hour struggle to get through this thing at times.