..as your home collection, what would they be? By my friends rules we thought up , we granted everyone the Star Wars trilogy and the Indiana jones first 3 films because we're all dorks and consider them holy trilogies.
Different things we thought up is considering rewatchability, just having as part of the collection cuz you loved it that much, and you may or may not want to consider genres. Like you may want to have a Christmas movie on hand or a horror. To each his/ her own.
So it's not just about quality, but rewatchability, too? And Star Wars and Indy are free? Hmm, still pretty hard to whittle it down to 15...
Oldboy (korean version)
Trainspotting
City of God
Pulp Fiction
Shaun of the Dead
Amélie
Mutiny on the Bounty (Brando version)
Irma la Douce
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Boogie Nights
Magnolia
The Muppet Christmas Carol (don't laugh)
Life Is Beautiful
Hurlyburly
and one of the many italian Spencer/Hill movies nobody in the US has ever heard of. Probably "Il Soldato di Ventura", although it's only Spencer without Hill...so maybe "...altrimenti ci arrabbiamo!" or "Nati con la camicia".
Old Boy was awesome! but creepy in a way. The American remake wasn't too bad. Elizabeth Olsen is a wonderful actress
Meh.
The original Oldboy is one of my absolute favorites, like a greek drama for the 21st century. The remake was ok, I guess, but it was a watered down version and just not nearly as good as the original, equally lacking in nuance and punch. Why remake such a masterpiece if you can't match it? It's not like the original was too hard to understand or not modern enough for american audiences. South Korean movies in particular are extremely westernized.
I know everyone always says this about any US remake, but when it comes to Oldboy in particular, if you ever plan to watch it, do yourself a favour and watch the original, just this one time. It really is the superior version.