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Sympathy For Mr Vengeance [DVD] [2003]

DVD ~ Kang-ho Song
4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Kang-ho Song, Ha-kyun Shin, Du-na Bae, Ji-Eun Lim, Bo-bae Han
  • Directors: Chan-wook Park
  • Writers: Chan-wook Park, Jae-sun Lee, Mu-yeong Lee, Yong-jong Lee
  • Producers: Dong-jun Seok, Jae-sun Lee, Jin-gyu Lim
  • Format: Anamorphic, PAL
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: All Regions
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 18
  • Studio: Palisades Tartan
  • DVD Release Date: 27 Oct 2003
  • Run Time: 121 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0000C665A
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 76,063 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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DVD Description
This disquieting thriller from controversial Korean director Chan-Wook Park is a relentlessly brutal tale of bloody vengeance shot through with cinematic style. A deaf-mute (Kang-ho Song - Shiri) is desperate to save his sister’s life, but can’t raise the money for the kidney transplant. Out of desperation, he and his terrorist girlfriend kidnap a wealthy businessman’s daughter in order to raise the cash, only to find that the cost of their actions will have to be paid in torture and pain.

An uncompromising look at the grim reality of black market organ trading, radical terrorist organizations and merciless killers, Sympathy For Mr Vengeance is a truly outstanding example of Eastern film-making at its most extreme.

Special Features

  • Star and Director filmographies
  • Scene selection
  • Jamie Russell film notes
  • Making of … documentary
  • Interview footage
  • Original theatrical trailer
  • Asia Extreme trailer reel

DVD Technical Information:

  • Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic 1.77:1
  • Running Time: 121 mins approx.
  • Language: Korean
  • Subtitles: English
  • Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1
  • PAL
  • Disc Format: DVD-9
  • Region Code: 0 (All)


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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Bleak, terse, brutal but wonderfully filmed, 12 Jan 2005
By russell clarke "stipesdoppleganger" (halifax, west yorks) - See all my reviews
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As is so often the case with truly challenging cinema I couldn't make up my mind wether I liked this film or not. It started slowly, enveloping the viewer in the torpid misery of its characters and even when things started to develop it never really changed pace although the plot became bleaker and so unremittingly dark that it occurred to me it may be a pitch black comedy. It could never be classed as entertainment but is grimly fascinating and as a moral lesson in the futility of violence and the intractable way acts of vengeance have a relentless cyclic effect it is possibly one of the finest I've seen.
What however really makes this film stand out is the stylish direction and cinematography, and the wonderful composition of some the scenes. Even the moments when the characters aren't really doing anything, and there are a lot of those, carry a real beauty to them. Wandering down a stone flanked alley half in light, half in shade or trudging agonisingly through rippling water trailing plumes of blood every scene has something to admire and should you find the narrative too terse and the plot too grim just let the ravishing visuals assault your senses.
So while not a film I enjoyed in the normal sense of the word Sympathy for Mr Vengeance is a film I'd recommend anybody see at least once. I'd even watch it again...just not right away.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars First and Foremost, 12 Feb 2005
Park has reached a wider audience with his subsequent Oldboy yet this film is arguably the better of the two. There is still a third in his series of vengeance movies to come, so it could still be topped!

The film is profoundly unsettling in parts, yet this isn't because of excessive violence. In fact, there's not much of it compared to more mainstream fare. It's just that you feel it even when it takes place off camera. Whereas Oldboy has you identify with its main protagonist and his struggles, Sympathy makes you feel for each of its characters and the pain they suffer and the suffering they then inflict. There's a tenderness to this film not present in Oldboy as well as a political bite to its portrayal of South Korean life.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A warmup!, 4 Feb 2005
Perhaps not as grand as Oldboy, but nevertheless, visually captivating. As per usual with Korean acting, it's faultless! The dialogue is hillarious, which aids a plot that will keep you captivated to the conlcusion.
Park likes blood, so it might put of the light hearted but personally I think this is a perfect warm up session for his masterpeice Oldboy.
For those into Park,I recommend JSA. Its quite different to alot of his work since its focussed primarily on the tensions between North and South Korea, but despite tackiling a sensitive issue, he manages to make a film that will challenge most.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Radz Review
This film is very slow, but it has this edge to it that keeps you watching on. The whole concept was nothing that i had seen before. Read more
Published on 24 Oct 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars Sympathy For Mr Vengeance
Sympathy For Mr Vengeance is a dark and disturbing tale focusing on a mute-deaf mans attempts to find funds for his sisters operation; that ultimately leads to kidnapping and... Read more
Published on 16 Sep 2004 by jaggyjai

4.0 out of 5 stars What no one has mentioned...
I watched this film as soon as I got it. Then I watched it again. And I am still not sure whether or not it is supposed to be a comedy. Read more
Published on 31 Oct 2003 by Henry Henry Cruel

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