- Actors: Min-sik Choi, Ji-tae Yu, Hye-jeong Kang, Dae-han Ji, Dal-su Oh
- Directors: Chan-wook Park
- Writers: Chan-wook Park, Chun-hyeong Lim, Garon Tsuchiya, Jo-yun Hwang, Joon-hyung Lim
- Producers: Dong-joo Kim
- Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Colour, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
- Language Korean
- Subtitles: English, Spanish
- Region: Region 1 (US and Canada DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 1.77:1
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: R (Restricted) (US MPAA rating. See details.)
- Studio: Tartan Video
- DVD Release Date: 23 Aug 2005
- Run Time: 120 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (111 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B0009S2T0M
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 194,117 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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40 of 41 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A subtle masterpiece.,
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This review is from: Oldboy [DVD] [2003] (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.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Superb film!,
This review is from: Oldboy [DVD] [2003] (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.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
please watch this film.,
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This review is from: Oldboy [DVD] [2003] (DVD)
I watched this movie on the off chance that it just caught my eye in the DVD shop. It totally blew me away and has since received the attention it deserves (Jonathan Ross payed it alot of praise during his Asian tour of cinema for BBC4.)The movie includes a great cast which both suit and emphasise the gritty stoyline involved.....and what a storyline. Without giving too much away I would say that this movie is totally original in its process of allowing the viewer a glimpse of what is going on. I urge anyone who is a fan of original, thought provoking and innovative movies to rent or buy this movie. I have recently picked up a few more Korean titles on the basis of this great movie and have found many more equally as complex, enjoyable and brilliantly directed titles.
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