Today’s Movie Review is of Oldboy (2004 Tartan Studios). Starring Choi Min-Sik, Yu Ji-Tae, and Kang Hye-Jeong. Available in various formats including the full feature, Director’s Commentary, New & Improved English Subtitles, 5 Behind the Scenes Documentaries, Deleted Scenes and much more from Amazon.com.Synopsis
“A man is inexplicably kidnapped and imprisoned for 15 years and his wife is brutally murdered. On his release, he is given a wallet full of money and a mobile phone. A stranger calls and asks him to try to figure out why he was imprisoned. A girl appears and promises to help him solve the enigma and seek vengeance for his cruel fate.
As the search progresses, the man finally comes face to face with his kidnapper, who proposes a game: if the man discovers the reason for his imprisonment, his kidnapper will kill himself. If not, then the girl will be killed. He has only five days to unravel the mystery.” – Tartan Studio
Review
From the opening scene, of our hero dangling a man (and his dog) from a rooftop by his tie, you are intrigued to find out what is going on. Our Hero Oh Dae-Su is kidnapped on his daughters birthday and wrongly imprisoned for 15 years without explanation.
He is held captive in what appears to be a hotel room and fed dumplings everyday of his sentence. With only a TV to keep him company, he learns that his wife has been murdered and that he is the only suspect. As time goes by he begins to go crazy with rage and tries to escape his prison using only a chopstick and his bare hands.
Just when he thinks he will escape, he is released without explanation.
He is befriended by a girl, when he passes out in her restaurant. She tries to help him find out who imprisoned him and why, and they embark on a somehow unintentionally disturbing journey.
If you’re new to World Cinema, or even if you’re a connoisseur this violent South Korean, psycho thriller, with vivid direction and cinematography, fast paced fight scenes and mind twisting plot and reveal, will blow you away.
Oldboy (Three-Disc Ultimate Collector's Edition)
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