I guess what bothers me is that the idea is too good to be wasted on saccharin American directors. Don't get me wrong. I love Will like a play cousin, BUT I'm not feeling it. They just won't do it right.
What is different in the manga than the movie? On Sat, Sep 12, 2009 at 8:03 PM, ravenadal <ravena...@yahoo.com> wrote: > I just finished watching "Old Boy" and I feel kinda dazed and bruised. > Woo-jin Lee (as played by Jin-Tae Yu) is as diabolical a fiend as I have > ever seen on the screen. > > I can see why Will Smith would be attracted to this material. I know his > essaying the role of Dae-su Oh is not popular here, but "Old Boy" would > complete his personal trilogy comprising "I Am Legend" and "Seven Pounds." > Interestingly, I think Smith would be better cast as the glib, polished > (yet haunted) Woo-jin Lee. Frankly, though, I don't think even Big Willie > can sell this story to American audiences. > > ~rave! > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Post your SciFiNoir Profile at > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add?fmvn=mapYahoo! > Groups Links > > > > -- Bringing diversity to perversity for 9 years! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
