Cannes got it right about OLDBOY, so did Tarantino!

Rating: 9/10 (31 October 2005)

Oldboy is incredible! I won't bore you with a synopsis, but I grant you this... if you have recovered from the slew of utter garbage that Hollywood has belched out over the past half decade, and find yourself brave enough to return to the cinema, do yourself a big favour..... go see this movie! The cinematography is gorgeous, the direction is slathered with technical excellence, and the dedication to the craft of film-making has to be seen to be believed. I found myself wanting to see the story-boards...
Tired and cynical critics will probably compare OLDBOY to other films and attempt to tear it down, these same critics probably couldn't take a digital photo without screwing it up, so beware of Western critics of Asian films. Critics are like 'focus-groupies', and all they do is moan and gripe about that which they cannot understand or appreciate.
I am ecstatic about this movie, the plot twists and turns helter-skelter without the mindless regurgitation of films like SAW. Senseless revenge, ant animation, octopus-chewing, gutting violence, incest, it's all in there.
Go see it!