- Category: Video » World Cinema » Korean
- Format: UMD Learn more about the UMD format using Tower WIKI.
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- Number of Discs: 1
- UPC/EAN: 842498060049
- WAPI (Tower ID): 107012307
- Studio: TLA Releasing
- Release Date: August 23, 2005
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- Tower.com Sales Rank: #49744 in Movies (See Top 100 Movies Bestsellers)
- #2022 in World Cinema (See Top 100 World Cinema Bestsellers)
- #43 in Korean (See Top 100 Korean Bestsellers)
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Product DescriptionRun a Quick Search on "Oldboy" starring Choi Min-Sik to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "Oldboy"Browse more products related to "Choi Min-Sik, Bo-Kyeong Kim and Chan Wook Park"ReviewRolling Stone, 04/07/2005, p.78, "[A]n explosively exciting psychosexual revenge drama from Korean powerhouse Park Chanwook that makes movies feel alive again." Premiere, 09/01/2005, p.129, "Park Chan-Wook is a tremendous craftsman....He ratchets up the sadistic suspense in a variety of fruit flavors." Sight and Sound, 05/01/2005, p.86, "[With] rigorously inventive direction and an emotional undertow that builds to a startling level of intensity." Movieline's Hollywood Life, 09/01/2005, p.101, "Park's direction is bristlingly inventive, and his themes are ancient Greek in scope." Entertainment Weekly, 12/30/2005, p.126, Ranked #5 in Entertainment Weekly's Top Ten DVDs Of The Year -- "Fans of Tarantino and films with surprise endings that are actually surprising should flock to this Korean import..." Rolling Stone, 12/01/2005, p.98, Ranked #10 in Rolling Stone's "Top 25 DVDs Of 2005' -- "[A]n explosively exciting revenge drama..." New York Times, 03/25/2005, p.E14, "A master of composition, Mr. Park makes some of the snazziest-looking pulp fiction going." Chicago Sun-Times, 03/25/2005, p.28, "OLDBOY ventures to emotional extremes, but not without reason." Entertainment Weekly, 04/01/2005, p.51, "The brio and glee that Koran bad-boy filmmaker Park Chanwook brings to the gaudy psycho-shockeroo OLDBOY is undeniable, even impressive." Title NoteTHEATRICAL RELEASE: MARCH 25, 2005 (LIMITED) Release NoteDVD Features: UMD Features: Product NotesIt would be a sin to reveal too much about this riveting and bizarre thriller from Korean director Chan Wook Park, except to say that it's about a man named Dae-Su (Choi Min-Sik) who is locked in a hotel room for 15 years without knowing his captor's motives. When he is finally released, Dae Su finds himself still trapped in a web of conspiracy and strangeness. His own quest for vengeance becomes tied in with romance when he falls for an attractive sushi chef (Gang Hye-Jung), who feeds him live octopus and who may or may not be involved with the bizarre mystery. This is all served up in a striking palette of purples and dark reds; oozing with post-neo-noir style, and stuffed with insanely malicious twists and turns. Choi Min-Sik is terrific in the lead, counterbalancing over-the-top hysterics with deadpan cool to run the gamut of Asian antihero traits. There are intense fight scenes (Dae Su's favorite weapon is a hammer), look-away moments of torture and self-mutilation, sex, and gallons of black humor. Not for the squeamish, but for those seeking something wholly original and daring, this cinematic entree is alive--it's hard to imagine a better slice of psycho-shock sensationalism. Customer Reviews for "Oldboy (UMD)"There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review!
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