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pineconek 's review for:
Old Boy Tome #1 (Old Boy #1-2)
by Garon Tsuchiya
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I don't think that I've ever read such a blatant male power fantasy in my life.
Spoilers ahead because I just don't care: so the guy is trapped in a "private prison" aka a locked apartment for ten years with nothing but Chinese takeout and a tv. He gets incredibly jacked and doesn't lose his mind, obviously. And then, the moment he's released, he first finds a virgin who begs him to sleep with her and then focuses on getting revenge on his mysterious captors. But not before having this woman be 100% obsessed with him for next to no reason. Did I mention he got incredibly jacked while eating only takeout for ten years????
The movie was recommended to me by the guitar teacher I had when I was 14. He was 22 and, after he stopped teaching me, messaged me late at night on Facebook for emotional support around a breakup. Old boy was his favorite movie and like... Yeah I'm glad that I stopped taking classes with him lol.
(He gave me other pretty good recommendations though like Requiem for a Dream and Six Feet Under but also things like Martyrs so 🤷. Anyway, wherever you are John, I hope you've stopped being weird towards teenage girls).
This is a very unserious review of an unserious manga. I was actually looking forward to reading it and may still pick up the movie, but I was largely underwhelmed and annoyed with the manga. 0.75 stars on SG that I've rounded up to a 1 on GR. My life is better without old boy, the manga, in it.
Spoilers ahead because I just don't care: so the guy is trapped in a "private prison" aka a locked apartment for ten years with nothing but Chinese takeout and a tv. He gets incredibly jacked and doesn't lose his mind, obviously. And then, the moment he's released, he first finds a virgin who begs him to sleep with her and then focuses on getting revenge on his mysterious captors. But not before having this woman be 100% obsessed with him for next to no reason. Did I mention he got incredibly jacked while eating only takeout for ten years????
The movie was recommended to me by the guitar teacher I had when I was 14. He was 22 and, after he stopped teaching me, messaged me late at night on Facebook for emotional support around a breakup. Old boy was his favorite movie and like... Yeah I'm glad that I stopped taking classes with him lol.
(He gave me other pretty good recommendations though like Requiem for a Dream and Six Feet Under but also things like Martyrs so 🤷. Anyway, wherever you are John, I hope you've stopped being weird towards teenage girls).
This is a very unserious review of an unserious manga. I was actually looking forward to reading it and may still pick up the movie, but I was largely underwhelmed and annoyed with the manga. 0.75 stars on SG that I've rounded up to a 1 on GR. My life is better without old boy, the manga, in it.