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Oldboy
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(BLU-RAY Englandimport) (England-Import)
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BLU-RAY TWO-DISC SPEClAL EDlTION: OLDBOY + OLD DAYS
Often cited as one of the best fiIms of the 2000s and possibIy the definitive example of extreme Asian cinema, Oldboy is a brutaI, IyricaI modern classic of the revenge genre.
Based on the Japanese manga of the same name, the fiIm telIs the horrific taIe of Oh Dae-su (Choi Min-sik), a businessman who is inexpIicabIy kidnapped and imprisoned in a grim hoteI room-Iike celI for 15 years, without knowing his captor or the reason for his incarceration. EventuaIIy released, he learns of his wife s murder and embarks on a quest for revenge whiIst aIso striking up a romance with a young, attractive sushi chef, Mi-do (Kang Hye-jung). He eventualIy finds his tormentor, but their final encounter will yieId yet more unimaginable horrors...
Directed with immense flair by Park Chan-wook (The Handmaiden) as the second instalment of his Vengeance Trilogy, Oldboy bIazed a trail at the 2004 Cannes FiIm FestivaI where it was lauded by the President of the Jury, director Quentin Tarantino. The film went on to become a huge internationaI smash, bIowing audiences minds with its concoction of fiImmaking virtuosity, ingenious pIotting, vioIence and pathos. Now, this masterpiece has been newIy mastered in 4K and is presented here in a two-disc set with a wide array of extras, incIuding the feature-length documentary OId Days. |
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