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Having knocked out judges at this year’s Cannes, winning the Grand Prix Du Jury prize and championed by Tarantino, Park Chan-Wook’s startling OLD BOY comes out on DVD in a fantastic two-disc set. Unsettling but ingenious and darkly comic, it’s a revenge movie wrapped in a mystery that twists the nerves at every scene. Following a drunken spree, a businessman is arrested and imprisoned for 15 years, not knowing his crime or who his captors are. Suddenly, he’s released and given three days to discover why he was shut away and who was responsible. A critical and box-office hit, the double disc set includes newly created English subtitles and commentaries with a exclusive Park Chan-Wook interview and original UK trailer.
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I rented this film on the strength of the reviews on this website and boy, was I not disappointed. It is a tour de force in film making. I am not going to rant on about it, just watch it now. It is gruesome, chilling, funny and the ending is disturbing. Watch it before the rumoured watered down Hollywood version comes out.
One of the best films I have seen and it has rekindled my interest in Asian films.
46 of 48 people found the following review helpful
By L. Dolan
Format:DVD
Let's get the details out of the way, before I sing my praises. Oh Dae-Su finds himself kidnapped and imprisoned in a hotel-esque room for 15 years. He teaches himself to fight (by beating the hell out of a brick wall!), and slowly begins to go crazy. He's then hypnotized, and wakes up on the roof of a building. He has a limited amount of time to find the people who imprisoned him, find out why they did it, and then exact revenge.
OKAY, now you've got the gist of the plot, allow me to rant and rave about how amazing this film is. The plot (taken from the manga of the same name) is out of this world. It's amazing that Hollywood didn't snap it up sooner (though unfortunately, Hollywood are planning to butcher it with a remake). It's twists and mind boggelers galore. Guaranteed to disturb and disgust you in parts, and leave you touched in others. Everything is brought together with strong characters, amazing music, a top-notch storyline, and most importantly, great acting. Every person feels like they were born to play their role.
I can't stress enough how much you need to watch this film. Pretentious critics like to sling mud at Oldboy, but none of it sticks. Despite over-hype and the occasional "well it wasn't THAT amazing" review, this film stands its own against any other film out there. I would go as far as to say it's my favourite film of all time. It's epic in a subtle way, and if you're not left mesmerized (albeit due to some confusion) by it, watch it again. I didn't notice the beauty of it all until its second viewing. A must see for any fan of intelligent films.
21 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This is probably one of the greatest revenge movies ever made, but be warned -- this film is NOT for the weak-minded, the faint-hearted nor the easily offended. But it's way better than all the dreck Hollywood keep making over the recent years.
One night, a man gets mysteriously captured and imprisoned in a cell where he goes under toture and madness. 15 years later, he is released back into his home country, where he's determined to find his captors & get his revenge...but he only has 5 days.
There are scenes in OLDBOY (2003), that will stay with you - the infamous live-octopus scene, the fighout in the corridor and the shocking plot twist which is revealed during the memorable climax. By the time the film ended, I was speechless.
Kudos to everyone who made this excellent movie. 5 out of 5.
One night, a man gets mysteriously captured and imprisoned in a cell where he goes under toture and madness. 15 years later, he is released back into his home country, where he's determined to find his captors & get his revenge...but he only has 5 days.
There are scenes in OLDBOY (2003), that will stay with you - the infamous live-octopus scene, the fighout in the corridor and the shocking plot twist which is revealed during the memorable climax. By the time the film ended, I was speechless.
Kudos to everyone who made this excellent movie. 5 out of 5.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
By MeatRobot
Format:DVD
The revenge story is the one of the least promising premises for a film but Park has pulled it off.
He's aware of the cliches of revenge movies & western movies in general and plays on them to keep surprising you all the way through.
It's also one of very few films to use CGI with restraint and consequently to great effect.
Oh and the soundtrack is really very pretty.
And it's funny.
He's aware of the cliches of revenge movies & western movies in general and plays on them to keep surprising you all the way through.
It's also one of very few films to use CGI with restraint and consequently to great effect.
Oh and the soundtrack is really very pretty.
And it's funny.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
First of all i'd like to point out that if you are expecting to see an action film, then you are looking in the wrong place. Yes, this film has action, plenty of it, but this is so much more than action.
This is a very deep film about an extremely desperate man. Our hero gerts locked up for 15 years and then is released for no apparent reason. He is given a mobile phone and some cash. When he finds the culpret he is given 5 days to find out why he was locked up. This is where a lot of the action begins as the hero searches for the answers he seeks. This film contains some very shocking scenes. It can be difficult to watch at times because our hero is quite disturbed and rather pathetic, but tough as hell.
It is hard to write a review of this film because it's so unique. This film is brilliant. The director is a genius, the lead actor is compelling. The ending is earth shattering. Placing it in any category would be impossible. But believe me, I was moved by it, you will be too.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This is one of the best movies of all time, but will probably never be regarded as one, because of its extreme nature. This film is beautiful, terrifying, funny, intense, and strange, it takes a fight scene and turns it into a piece of art! The movie is, as you've probably heard, absolutely twisted, but not really just for the sake of it. Some films think they can throw shedloads of violence and insanity in, and come up with something profound, but this actually does, because of the way it treats the story and the characters, and how the insanity affects them.
I highly reccomend this movie, its sublime as hell!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By ZZrider
Format:DVD
If you're a fan of Oldboy this is a great set to own. The U.S. version contains three DVD's, widescreen with Korean DTS sound and 5.1 english dub. The second disc has the making of documentaries and the third disc contains a daily video documentary of the 69 day shoot. You also get a film cell and a copy of the manga. I think this is the best of the vengeance trilogy. A violent emotional revenge drama with plenty of plot twists. Looks like this version may be out of print but you can still find it at a great price.
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Mad genius
Oldboy can be defined as one thing. Totally surreal . It is crazy, violent, sometimes completely bonkers but always engaging and exhilarating with some blackly comic moments. Read more
Published 13 days ago by T. Cosens
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great film
Chan Wook Park's films are excellent, this is his classic though. It's a great piece of Korean cinema. I love having it in my DVD collection.
Published 22 days ago by Eve Jane Lucille
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Amazing Story
This is in my top 10 films if I may say so and my favorite of the Vengeance Trilogy.
Oldboy shows the story of Oh Dae-su, formerly a drunk and womanizer who is kidnapped... Read more
Oldboy shows the story of Oh Dae-su, formerly a drunk and womanizer who is kidnapped... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Aston Readings
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EPIC!!!!
Oldboy is one of the greatest films of all time in my opinion. Its up there with the all time classics. Its very compelling and you want to find out what happens. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Ahmed El Bahja
4.0 out of 5 stars
A Good Film
I saw only half of this film on TV so decided I would buy the film to watch all through it is a magnificent film just watch it but dont miss any not young children to watch
Published 2 months ago by blackie
5.0 out of 5 stars
not what i expected but great
Thought it would be a martial arts film, but no. However great plot, caught me out and ultimately one of those films you keep thinking about afterwards.
Published 2 months ago by R. J. Bloor
5.0 out of 5 stars
Just superb
The steelbook, firstly, is lush. The artwork on the smooth front and back is great and when you open it, it has a full shot of a poignant scene in the film. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Angelo
5.0 out of 5 stars
yay oldboy :oP
bought this blindly as had heard it was good, and the ending is what gets you when you realise what is actually going on, as far as what the whole film has lead up to, not gonna... Read more
Published 5 months ago by mr m steele
1.0 out of 5 stars
The Squid.
This review contains spoilers.
They had the budget and the technology to absolutely convincingly fake the squid scene, but they used a real one. Why??? Read more
They had the budget and the technology to absolutely convincingly fake the squid scene, but they used a real one. Why??? Read more
Published 6 months ago by theseller
5.0 out of 5 stars
long overdue 'review'!
Thanks to Oldboy introducing me to the QUALITY i had been missing from my movie viewing some years ago now, i am thoroughly 'self educated' in Korean cinema and have one hell of a... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Sarah Morrison
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