I’ve a love/hate relationship with streaming. I really like that I can typically discover movies I need to watch accessible on platforms to which I subscribe. I hate that streamers continuously combine up their lineup, so what’s right here right now is gone tomorrow. On that notice, Netflix is gearing as much as drop an iconic horror thriller from the platform favored by Mike Flanagan.
That’s proper, pricey reader. Netflix will vanquish Oldboy earlier than the top of the month. Have you ever seen the movie? If not, you may have till March twenty fourth to test it out by way of Netflix.
How does Mike Flanagan issue into all of this? Properly, the Absentia director is a large fan of the movie. How do I do know? I do know as a result of he took to Letterboxd to pen a rave assessment expressing his timeless appreciation for the flick.
His critique reads (partially): “There isn’t a lot to be mentioned about Oldboy that hasn’t already been mentioned – it’s a harrowing, sensible, adrenalized entry in Park’s extraordinary filmography, and tends to be most individuals’s introduction to the filmmaker.”
For the uninitiated, Oldboy is a part of Park Chan-wook’s ‘revenge trilogy.’ The three-film sequence consists of Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, Girl Vengeance, and, after all, Oldboy.
Along with helming, Park Chan-wook co-wrote the display screen therapy for the movie with Hwang Jo-yun, Lim Jun-hyung.
The movie was successful with film lovers and critics alike. Its world field workplace grossed $17,052,444 USD, roughly thrice the ill-fated English-language remake’s.
The setup for this Mike Flanagan-endorsed horror thriller on Netflix goes like this:
Dae-Su is an obnoxious drunk bailed from the police station but once more by a pal. Nevertheless, he’s kidnapped from the road and wakes up in a cell, the place he stays for the following 15 years, drugged unconscious when human contact is unavoidable, in any other case with solely the tv as firm. After which, abruptly launched, he’s invited to trace down his jailor with a denouement that’s merely gorgeous.
Properly, that’s nearly the whole lot we’ve for you, for now. Keep tuned to Dread Central shortly for extra life-enhancing updates on which movies are coming and going out of your favourite streaming platforms. If you happen to fancy maintaining with me on social media, you could find me on Threads @FunWithHorror.
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