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Oldboy (Blu-ray)
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Oldboy (Blu-ray)
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| | | 15 Years of Imprisonment...5 Days of Vengeance.
Features: Widescreen, English, Subtitled
Oh Dae-su is an ordinary Seoul businessman with a wife and little daughter who, after a drunken night on the town, is abducted and locked up in a strange, private "prison." No one will tell him why he's there and who his jailer is. Over time his fury builds to a single-minded focus of revenge. 15 years later, he is unexpectedly freed, given a new suit, a cell-phone and 5 days to discover the mysterious enemy who had him imprisoned. Seeking vengeance on all those involved, he soon finds that his enemy's tortures are just beginning.
"Startling and amazing -- a cinematic hammer to the skull." M.E. Russell, Portland Oregonian
"...a movie of such jaw-dropping violence, wild improbability and dazzling style it overpowers all resistance." Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune
"Anguished, beautiful and desperately alive, Oldboy is a dazzling work of pop-culture artistry." Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
"Park's direction is flawless and Jung Jung-hoon's cinematography is stunning." V.A. Musetto, New York Post
"...arrives with the Quentin Tarantino seal of approval..." Walter Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle
Editor's Note
It 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.
| Features | 5 Behind The Scenes Documentaries: Making The Film - The Cast Remembers, Production Design, The Music Score, CGI Documentary, & Flashback | | Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound, Dolby Digital Stereo | | Audio: Korean DTS HD 5.1 Surround Sound, DD-EX 5.1 Surround Sound, Dolby Digital Stereo | | Cast & Crew Interviews | | Deleted Scenes With Optional Audio Commentary | | Director & Cast Audio Commentary | | Director & Cinematographer Audio Commentary | | Director Audio Commentary | | Dubbed: English | | Featurette: Le Grand Prix At Cannes | | Interactive Menus | | Original Theatrical Trailer | | Scene Selection | | Subtitles: English | | This Is A Blu-Ray DVD Made For Blue-Laser Format Players Which Produce Higher Quality Picture & Sound |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: GENIUS PRODUCTS, INC |
| Release Date: 11/6/2007 |
| Running Time: 145 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2005 | | Catalog ID: 7004 | | UPC: 00842498070048 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: Korean | | Available Audio Tracks: English Dubbed, Korean | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Widescreen 2.35:1 |
| Cast & Crew | Dae-han Ji | | Hye-jeong Kang | | Ji-tae Yu | | Min-sik Choi | | Chan-wook Park - Director | | Dong-ju Kim - Executive Producer | | Jeong-hun Jeong - Cinematographer | | Jo-yun Hwang, et. al. - Screenplay | | Nobuaki Minegishi - Based On Comic Books By | | Sang-Beom Kim - Editor | | Seong-hie Ryu - Production Designer | | Seung-yong Lim - Producer | | Yeong-wook Jo - Original Music By |
| Awards |
Winner (2004) | | | Cannes Film Festival, Chan-wook Park, Grand Prize of the Jury | |
Nominee (2004) | | | Cannes Film Festival, Chan-wook Park, Golden Palm Award |
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