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Oldboy
Oldboy

8.3

Oldboy

R·2003·120m

Summary

With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate man seeks revenge on his captors.

Crew

Director, Screenplay

Park Chan-wook

Comic Book

Nobuaki Minegishi

Comic Book

Garon Tsuchiya

Screenplay

Hwang Jo-yoon

Screenplay

Lim Joon-hyung

Reviews

E

Eky

June 16, 2012

I’m sure that all of you can always spot a film with good acting, superb plot and great cinematography easily but when it comes to a thriller that possesses all those above quality, it would be such a rarity. OldBoy here, second installment from The Vengeance Trilogy directed by Park Chan-wook (Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, OldBoy, Sympathy for Lady Vengeance) really have them all, good story, powerful acting and the most horrifying and clever end twist if not genius. In fact no matter how many times you see this, the twist would still be awesome. The theme of revenge here is taken to the next level, to its supremacy for it’s really carefully-planned. OldBoy has a mind-bending assortment of drama, thriller, romance and beautifully spiced up with sadistic plot, shocking elements, ultra violence and clever psychological twist. Imagine yourself captured, locked in a room for 15 years, not knowing why and who did it and when you finally escaped and thought it’s all over, you were wrong and here’s the punching line, the direct punch to your stomach. Min-sik Choi as Oh Dae su really acted well, he really got us carried away by dragging us into the mystery that surrounds his life, into the depression he’s been feeling and into the deep well of his curiosity. Once again, OldBoy is a way too remarkable, when “revenge” isn’t merely knife-chopping or gun-battling. Enough said.

Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

Korean

Budget:

$3,000,000.00

Revenue:

$17,500,000.00

Keywords

daughter
rage and hate
hostility
transformation
imprisonment
dark comedy
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sushi restaurant
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alcoholism
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loneliness
torture
based on manga
urination
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catholic
incest
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captivity
neo-noir
father daughter relationship
asian origins
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south korea
hammer
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