# Oldboy - an awesome movie (open spoilers) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 14, 2012, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oldboy-an-awesome-movie-open-spoilers/625141 "2012-06-14T14:40:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Dorjan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dorjan/32/12440_2.png) [@Dorjan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dorjan)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oldboy-an-awesome-movie-open-spoilers/625141/21 "2012-06-15T19:46:09Z")
> [@Covered\_In\_Bees](#): > > Did it come with a collector’s edition hammer? Unfortunately, no ☹ ---
**Author:** ![srm13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f05b48/32.png) [@srm13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/srm13)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oldboy-an-awesome-movie-open-spoilers/625141/22 "2012-06-15T20:18:25Z")
I work at an independent video store. We have Oldboy, amidst a couple thousand other cult classics and foreign films. Support video-stores. Netflix has nothing on us 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oldboy-an-awesome-movie-open-spoilers/625141/23 "2012-06-15T22:23:28Z")
> [@srm13](#): > > I work at an independent video store. > We have Oldboy, amidst a couple thousand other cult classics and foreign films. > > Support video-stores. Netflix has nothing on us 😃 There are a couple of indie stores here but downtown only. Not near me. But the convenience of Netflix is just too good. I could never find anything I really wanted at video stores. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2013, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oldboy-an-awesome-movie-open-spoilers/625141/24 "2013-03-10T16:50:13Z")
:BUMP: Saw Oldboy yesterday. Dude. That was a really good movie and I have to give mad props to Choi Min-sik for playing an amazing character and delivering a great performance throughout. I went in clueless about the twists(I knew he was imprisoned, but I didn’t even know he escaped). I was blown away. And disturbed. The squid eating scene must have been an interesting day at work for the cast and crew. This may seem odd, but when I was done with the movie, I fried up some Pork Dumplings(jiaozi) and ate them for dinner. I can not imagine eating only those for 15 years(but they were a good treat yesterday). At the end, are we to suspect his final hypnosis has not worked and he remembers that Mi-do is his daughter? He smiles when she embraces him, but his face looks slightly agonized after a moment. What an amazing movie. Wasn’t even nominated for best foreign movie that year at the Oscars? Wow. Great, great, movie. ---
**Author:** ![Stoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stoid/32/272_2.png) [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2013, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oldboy-an-awesome-movie-open-spoilers/625141/25 "2013-11-26T12:25:51Z")
I read that the actor is, in real life, a Buddhist vegan, making the octopus scene (real!) a helluva committed performance… ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2013, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oldboy-an-awesome-movie-open-spoilers/625141/26 "2013-11-26T14:26:26Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > :BUMP: > > Saw Oldboy yesterday. > > Dude. > > That was a really good movie and I have to give mad props to Choi Min-sik for playing an amazing character and delivering a great performance throughout. > > I went in clueless about the twists(I knew he was imprisoned, but I didn’t even know he escaped). I was blown away. And disturbed. > > The squid eating scene must have been an interesting day at work for the cast and crew. > > This may seem odd, but when I was done with the movie, I fried up some Pork Dumplings(jiaozi) and ate them for dinner. I can not imagine eating only those for 15 years(but they were a good treat yesterday). > > At the end, are we to suspect his final hypnosis has not worked and he remembers that Mi-do is his daughter? He smiles when she embraces him, but his face looks slightly agonized after a moment. > > What an amazing movie. Wasn’t even nominated for best foreign movie that year at the Oscars? Wow. > > Great, great, movie. Yes, that is exactly the message that should be coming across. Glad you liked it! Stood, I believe he prayed for the octopus each time. IIRC,there were three takes. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oldboy-an-awesome-movie-open-spoilers/625141.md?page=1)