History YMMV / Oldboy2013

* MemeticMutation: After the release of ''Film/AvengersEndgame'', some people who remembered this film reacted to Wanda's fight with Thanos by posting scenes of their actors Creator/JoshBrolin and Creator/ElizabethOlsen interacting in this film, in particular scenes of ''that'' hotel scene.

*** Creator/PomKlementieff plays the ClimaxBoss in the film, Josh Brolin's final physical challenge. In ''Infinity War'' she plays Mantis, who is instrumental in Thanos' most taxing fight. In both films [[spoiler:she's killed by Brolin's character]].
*** Creator/ElizabethOlsen plays Wanda Maximoff in ''Infinity War'' and in that film [[spoiler: Thanos kills his daughter Gamora while Wanda is one of the victims of his snap, so in a sense, one could say that he actually killed two "daughters"]]. Furthermore, in ''Infinity War'''s follow-up ''Film/AvengersEndgame'', [[spoiler:a resurrected]] Wanda actually shares a scene with Thanos where she angrily confronts him, only for Thanos to tell her "I don't even know who you are". Considering that the two actor had a sex scene togehter in this film, this makes the scene extra hilarious.

** The year before this film was released, Creator/ElizabethOlsen starred in [[Film/LiberalArts a film]] in which she's also in an AgeGapRomance with an older actor named Creator/{{Josh|Radnor}}. The Josh of that film, though, was actually conscious about the age gap and decides to end that relationship on a chaste note. ''This'' Josh however (despite being even ''older'') doesn't have the same problem.

** Chaney's goon who gets a claw hammer to the top of his head is played by Creator/RamiMalek, before becoming famous for ''Series/MrRobot'' and ''Film/BohemianRhapsody''.

*** Creator/ElizabethOlsen plays Wanda Maximoff in ''Infinity War'' and in that film [[spoiler: Thanos kills his daughter Gamora while Wanda is one of the victims of his snap, so in a sense, one could say that he actually killed two "daughters"]]. Furthermore, in ''Infinity War'''s follow-up ''Film/AvengersEndgame'', [[spoiler:a resurrected]] Wanda actually shares a scene with Thanos where she angrily confronts him, only for Thanos to tell her "I don't even know who you are". Considering that the two have a sex scene togehter, this makes the scene extra hilarious.

*** Creator/ElizabethOlsen plays Wanda Maximoff in ''Infinity War'' and in that film [[spoiler: Thanos kills his daughter Gamora while Wanda is one of the victims of his snap, so in a sense, one could say that he actually killed two "daughters"]]. Especially since the two have a sex scene togehter, which makes Thanos telling Wanda "I don't even know who you are" extra hilarious.

*** Creator/ElizabethOlsen plays Wanda Maximoff in ''Infinity War'' and in that film [[spoiler: Thanos kills his daughter Gamora while Wanda is one of the victims of his snap, so in a sense, one could say that he actually killed two "daughters"]].

-->'''Wanda Maximoff:''' [[TranquilFury You took. Everything. From me.]]
-->'''Thanos:''' [[FishOutOfTemporalWater I don't even know who you are.]]
-->'''Wanda Maximoff:''' [[PreAssKickingOneLiner You will]].

* SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome: While it lacked the more chaotic nature of the original, Creator/SpikeLee stays true to the original's spirit by shooting the infamous fight scene in one take. In the original cut, Lee upped the ante by having Joe fight through [[UpToEleven four floors of mooks]] in a single take. Unfortunately, [[ExecutiveMeddling the studio cut it down to two.]]

** This isn't [[Film/LiberalArts the first film]] Creator/ElizabethOlsen starred in which she's in an AgeGapRomance with an older actor named Creator/{{Josh|Radnor}}.

** The release of ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' and its large cast leads to some amusing casting coincidences since Creator/JoshBrolin plays the hero of this film and the villain Thanos in ''Infinity War'':

** The release of ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' and its LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters leads to some amusing casting coincidences since Creator/JoshBrolin plays the hero of this film and the villain Thanos in ''Infinity War'':

* BestKnownForTheFanservice: Nowadays, there seems to be only three camps of people who remember this film: fans of [[Film/Oldboy2003 the original 2003 film]], who hold this film as a bitter example of lackluster remakes (especially American remakes of foreign films), and fans of the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, since [[RetroactiveRecognition several actors of this film would go on to appear on that franchise]]. The third camp? People who remember it as the movie in which Creator/ElizabethOlsen gets naked and has a sex scene.

** Judy, the woman in the business dinner Joe bungles up at the beginning of the film, is played by Ilfenesh Hadera, who would become famous for playing Stephanie Holden in ''Film/Baywatch2017''.

* {{Squick}}: [[spoiler:As with the original film, the sex scene is part of a ploy by the villain to force the protagonist to have sex with her own daughter]].

* StrangledByTheRedString: Even putting aside the fact that [[spoiler:Joe and Marie falling for each other is part of the villain's plot to force Joe to have sex with her own daughter (and even that plan has its holes)]], a common criticism of this remake is that Joe and Marie have very little reason to have a romantic relationship: Joe early on is very abrasive to her, even downright threatening her with physical violence after she reads his letters, yet apparently them having some small talk about their issues is enough for them to passionately have sex. Even their sex scene begins with him rather half-heartedly pulling her to his side.

*** Creator/ElizabethOlsen plays Wanda Maximoff in ''Infinity War'' and in that film [[spoiler: Thanos kills his daughter Gamora while dusting Wanda, so in a sense, one could say that he actually killed two daughters]].

* {{Squick}}: [[spoiler:As with the original, the sex scene in the remake is part of a ploy by the BigBad to force the protagonist to have a child with her own daughter]].
* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: Many fans of the original film say that the remake lacks most of the surreal, haunting, and operatic qualities of the original and instead feels more like a conventional thriller in terms of its pacing and editing. Even the scenes that it does lift almost directly from the original lack most of the original nuance and meaning.

*** Creator/ElizabethOlsen plays Scarlet Witch in ''Infinity War'' and in that film [[spoiler: Thanos kills his daughter and Olsen's character, so in a sense, one could say that he actually killed two daughters]].

* MemeticMutation: After the release of ''Film/AvengersEndgame'', some people who remembered this film reacted to the scene in which Thanos, when confronted by an angry Scarlet Witch, tells her "I don't even know who you are" by posting scenes of their actors Creator/JoshBrolin and Creator/ElizabethOlsen interacting in this film, in particular scenes of ''that'' hotel scene.

* SignatureScene: [[spoiler:The hotel sex scene between Joe and Marie]].

* SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome: While it lacked the more chaotic nature of the original, Creator/SpikeLee stays true to the original's spirit by shooting the infamous fight scene in one take. In the original cut, Lee upped the ante by having Joe fight through [[UpToEleven four floors of mooks]] in a single take. Unfortunately, [[ExecutiveMeddling the studio cut it down to two.]]

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: Many fans of the original film say that the remake lacks most the surreal, haunting and operatic qualities of the original and instead feels more like a conventional thriller in terms of its pacing and editing. Even the scenes that it does lift almost directly from the original lack most of the original nuance and meaning.

** Rami Malek's character, one of Chaney's goons, is killed by a hammer moving downwards. Although he got to play Music/{{Queen}}'s Music/FreddieMercury in ''Film/BohemianRhapsody'', he was not waiting for this [[WaxingLyrical hammer to fall]].

** The television journalist announcing the murder of Joe's family is played by Hannah Simone, who would become famous as Cece on ''Series/NewGirl'', though the show was already airing by the time the film came out.

* BestKnownForTheFanservice: Nowadays there seems to be only three camps of people who remember this film: Fans of [[Film/Oldboy2003 the original 2003 film]], who held this film as a bitter example of lackluster remakes (especially American remakes of foreign films), and fans of the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, since several actors of this film would go on to appear on that franchise. The third camp? People who remember it as the movie in which Creator/ElizabethOlsen gets naked and has a sex scene.

* HilariousInHindsight:
** Creator/JoshBrolin, Creator/ElizabethOlsen, and Creator/PomKlementieff would all go on to appear in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse as Thanos, Scarlet Witch, and Mantis, respectively (not to mention that Creator/SamuelLJackson, who was already playing Nick Fury in the MCU by the time this film came out, plays Chaney in this film).
** Related to the above, the release of ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' and its LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters leads to some amusing casting coincidences since Creator/JoshBrolin plays the hero of this film and the villain Thanos in ''Infinity War'':

** Joe's reaction when he discovers that [[spoiler:Adrian manipulated him into sleeping with his own daughter]]. While an anguished reaction is understandable, Josh Brolin's acting in that scene comes across as awfully similar to Creator/NicolasCage at his worst.
--->'''Joe:''' [[LargeHam AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH]]

* SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome: While it lacked the more chaotic nature of the original, Creator/SpikeLee stays true to the original's spirit by shooting the infamous fight scene in one take. In the original cut, Lee up the ante by having Joe fight through [[UpToEleven four floors of mooks]] in a single take. Unfortunately [[ExecutiveMeddling the studio cut it down to two.]]
* RetroactiveRecognition:
** Creator/PomKlementieff appears as Adrian's bodyguard before gaining widespread recognition as Mantis in ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol2''

** The television journalist announcing the murder of Joe's family is Hannah Simone, who would become famous as Cece on ''Series/NewGirl'', though the show was already airing by the time the film came out.