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Dimmukane:
Come to think of it, Oldboy's kinda like that.  The people who like it love it a lot, but it's critics think it's a pointless shocker movie.  An overwhelming majority of people like the movie, but others, such as my dad, didn't really get it and hated me for making him watch the 'Let's Play Dentist' scene.

Should this thread now be about movies that get a very divisive audience?

Alex C:
I wouldn't say an overwhelming majority, in the case of the Boondock Saints, although Oldboy was certainly a big hit. Most of the people I've met have no interest in Boondock Saints before they saw it and less interest after they did. It deserves a lot of its criticism but there's a segment of people who will enjoy a competently filmed movie in that style even if it isn't particularly very original. It's a classic example of a genre enthusiast flim.

KvP:

--- Quote from: Dimmukane on 24 Feb 2008, 12:51 ---Come to think of it, Oldboy's kinda like that.  The people who like it love it a lot, but it's critics think it's a pointless shocker movie.  An overwhelming majority of people like the movie, but others, such as my dad, didn't really get it and hated me for making him watch the 'Let's Play Dentist' scene.

Should this thread now be about movies that get a very divisive audience?

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I don't remember anybody saying Oldboy was a bad movie. There were a lot of people who thought the twist ending was stupid, but nobody panned it. Were it not for virulent anti-Bush sentiments at the time of its release it might very well have won the Palme d'Or over Fahrenheit 9/11 at Cannes. I think Tarantino managed to get it the jury prize.

Alex C:
I'm actually pretty certain Roger Ebert wanted to have Oldboy's babies. It's been a while but I'm pretty sure he went so far as to defend the ending as not being unmotivated.

bryanthelion:
Aeon Flux wasnt a terrible movie

It was just subpar.

Ultraviolet though. That was god-awful.

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