The movie stands alone in it's greatness. The story comes from a Japanese comic book of the same name, in which an ordinary family man is suddenly kidnapped and placed in a cell dressed up as a hotel room. It is quite violent in places but I that doesn't seem out of place or gratuitous. Some say it's slow and it does deal with character building and information seeking as much as, if not more than, the action scenes, which is not a criticism, I think it's perfect the way it is and I'm a fan of the "slow film" as they allow more tension to be built in my opinion and this doesn't just do it well, it masters it and sets the bar ever so highly for other films wanting to implement a twist at the end. This is in my top 10 films if I may say so and my favorite of the Vengeance Trilogy. if you don't I believe it is dubbed in English, I prefer the subtitles.
The soundtrack compliments the film so well, I'd go as far as to say it's one of the best I've heard in a film before, the contrast of emotion in the different themes is really appreciated. Nel 49esimo episodio di DayDreamer, Sanem si presenta a casa di Can decisa a rivelargli tutta la verità su EmreCosa succederà nel prossimo episodio della soap opera spagnola? It's a very thought-provoking movie and there are a references throughout that you capture on a second viewing you most definitely won't on the first. and remade in the States and never are they as good as the originals. vers.
Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Imprisoned by a mysterious, sadistic captor for 15 years, Oh Dae-su survives only because of his will to get even with the villain who has made his life a living hell. Hadn't seen this for a while so thought I'd give it a spin as its on Amazon Prime (at time of writing). One day he is released with no explanation and then is left to put the pieces together. i cannot begin to tell you how great this movie is, it's hard to talk about this movie without spoiling it, that's how story driven it is, so i'll keep it brief, it's not so much the story that is complex, it's the characters motivation's which is breathtaking, i'll start with the acting, choi--min sik gives one of the most exhilerating preformances i've ever seen, it's like he was born for it, everyone in this movie is there for a reason, and all of them play their part so well.Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 18, 2013 But what a piece of crap story. Fantastic extras, nicely written collectors book, and the extra addition of the other two movies in Director Park Chan Wook’s Vengeance Trilogy all contained in a lovely hard cardboard presentation box. Choose an adventure below and discover your next favorite movie or TV show.Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Won't touch this! A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan over thirty years later, where he once again must confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life. In a small Korean province in 1986, two detectives struggle with the case of multiple young women being found raped and murdered by an unknown culprit. The guy did nothing wrong looses everything to a rich brat. Given no explanation for his confinement or the murder of his wife, Oh Dae-su (Choi Min-sik) spends the next 15 years alone, weaving in and out of hallucinatory states with only a television to keep him company. The original 2003 version is the second part of the Vengeance Trilogy. The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island people are shattered when their addictions run deep. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. This is not a film you'd want to see with a family member let me tell you, it's a film you'd probably want to see with a friend, or if your girlfriend/boyfriend didn't mind the nature of the film, but probably a friend/alone. The film follows Dae-su (Min-sik Choi) as he gets abducted and trapped inside a hotel/jail for 15 years without an explanation and while he is in there he learns that he is framed for his wife's murder. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. This film has one of the best twists I've ever seen, and it had me yelling at the end. The violence while some parts graphical isn't as graphical as you may expect, a lot of it is done with clever camera use and editing to make you see it mentally rather than visually. This original version of Old Boy and made by the legendary director Park Chan Wook will keep you seated and attentive during the whole saga. This is a review of the excellent All Region Blu-ray from Tartan Asia Extreme. GREEK TRAGEDY PERVADES REMARKABLE KOREAN VENGEANCE THRILLER.
The re-make was decent but unfortunately doesn't come close to the original.
Do yourself a favor and watch this NOW! RTI spa, Gruppo Mediaset – Sede legale: 00187 Roma Largo del Nazareno 8 – Cap. Let's see what nonsense Hollywood will bring out with Spike Lee's version this year. This is in my top 10 films if I may say so and my favorite of the Vengeance Trilogy. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. After being kidnapped and imprisoned for fifteen years, Oh Dae-Su is released, only to find that he must find his captor in five days.
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