After watching "Irreversible" and "Oldboy", "The Omen" offered nothing

[shaiziel 0]

It was good, but the bar has definitely been raised for me to be shocked or freaked out by a movie. So it was no surprise that "The Omen" fell short.

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[McDuck 0]

Oldboy was one of those movies that was almost too potent for its own good. I really enjoyed it, but not in a "WOW! What an AWESOME movie!" kind of way. More like the last seconds of life in roadkill kind of way. Don't get me wrong, I thought Oldboy had excellent cinematography and a powerful story, but I almost felt completely numb by the end of the flick, which is quite possibly what Chan-wook Park was going for.

As for Irreversible, are you referring to the Gaspar Noé film? I've yet to see that one, but it's on my list.

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Oldboy was one of those movies that was almost too potent for its own good. I really enjoyed it, but not in a "WOW! What an AWESOME movie!" kind of way. More like the last seconds of life in roadkill kind of way. Don't get me wrong, I thought Oldboy had excellent cinematography and a powerful story, but I almost felt completely numb by the end of the flick, which is quite possibly what Chan-wook Park was going for.

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I do believe there was a purposeful disconnect on the director's part, especially given the what the main characters (everybody, not just father/daughter) went through. This wasn't just a revenge flick, there are lotsa layers there that have to do with socio/economic context and the perpetuation of certain diseased cycles, etc. I know that's a lot of hooey for the bonfire, I just wanted to say that film is working on a lot of levels besides shock factor and stuff.




As for Irreversible, are you referring to the Gaspar Noé film? I've yet to see that one, but it's on my list.

Definitely a must see, espcially given your response to Oldboy. You also gotta check out "Cure" by Kiyoshi Kurosawa (no relation). GREAT movie.

Finally, I don't know how you can compare Oldboy and Irreversible to the current remake of The Omen besides they are all (in different ways) horror films.

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