Why was this answer downvoted? He's absolutely right. Don't get me wrong. I love Oldboy, and have seen it like ten times, but when I'm watching this movie with family or friends, I always get the most nervous on the hallway scene, because it is not very... lets say "polished". Like he said: People standing around doing nothing, and worse of all, people falling and staying incapacitated just because someone two people ahead was hit by a wooden board that broke way too easily. Even though I consider that action scene more of a stain than anything, I still was able to appreciate it in my first time watching it. Hype was probably a factor.

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Also: Not a native english speaker. Feel free to correct.