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Old 03-26-05 | 09:04 PM
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It's far from any typical Hollywood movie. But I bet a lot of people agree with me when I say it kicks ass !
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Old 03-26-05 | 11:05 PM
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Originally Posted by DrGerbil
I don't own the Tartan release, but sat down with a friend to watch his copy. Yes, all the extras are subbed, including the commentaries. I have to admit, the PAL speedup was distracting, but i've seen the film multiple times and am perhaps hypersensitive. For what it's worth, my friend didn't seem to notice, even when I brought it up. The PQ is quite good, easily comparable to the Starmax releases. IMO, the one to get if you haven't seen the film.
Sounds like it would be worth getting for the subbed extras even if one already owns another version of this. Am probably going to have to double dip on this one.
Old 03-27-05 | 10:43 AM
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Originally Posted by DrGerbil
I don't own the Tartan release, but sat down with a friend to watch his copy. Yes, all the extras are subbed, including the commentaries. I have to admit, the PAL speedup was distracting, but i've seen the film multiple times and am perhaps hypersensitive. For what it's worth, my friend didn't seem to notice, even when I brought it up. The PQ is quite good, easily comparable to the Starmax releases. IMO, the one to get if you haven't seen the film.
i'm convinced, thanks gerbil. i should have mine end of this week.
Old 03-27-05 | 02:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Thrawn_VA
It's far from any typical Hollywood movie. But I bet a lot of people agree with me when I say it kicks ass !
I certainly agree. I have the FE version and it's one of the few movies I've seen recently that really grabbed my attention. The Tartan version was just released to the movie theaters. There's a decent review from the L.A. Times here.
Old 03-27-05 | 08:15 PM
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hey people...would you file this title under 'Drama' or 'Action'? (i don't have a foreign film section)
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Old 03-27-05 | 08:43 PM
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Originally Posted by scott1598
hey people...would you file this title under 'Drama' or 'Action'? (i don't have a foreign film section)
thanks...
I'd put it under 'drama'. Of course it does have one of the greatest fight sequences I've seen recently, but its main focus seems to be to be the psycological changes oldboy has to undergo.
Guess one could also classify it under 'mystery', for that matter.

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