Min-sik Choi (Dae-su Oh)
Ji-tae-yu (Woo-jin Lee)
Hye-jeong Kang (Mi-do)
Dae-su Oh has been imprisoned for 15 year, not in a jail, but inside of an old apartment building. His captor and the reason for his imprisonment are completely unknown.When he is finally released, he learns that he has only 5 days to find his captor and the reason behind his imprisonment.
Chan-wook Park, has directed a movie far too intense for the typical American audience. "Old Boy" reaches deed into the depths of the human condition and extracts the extremes of what grief, anger, and a thrust for ultimate revenge could drive a person to do and to overcome.This movie will expand the boundaries or what you considered a good movie. For anyone who enjoys foreign films this is a must see! and for anyone who personally knows me, this is now #1 on my "CRAZY" movie list.
Ji-tae-yu (Woo-jin Lee)
Hye-jeong Kang (Mi-do)
Dae-su Oh has been imprisoned for 15 year, not in a jail, but inside of an old apartment building. His captor and the reason for his imprisonment are completely unknown.When he is finally released, he learns that he has only 5 days to find his captor and the reason behind his imprisonment.
Chan-wook Park, has directed a movie far too intense for the typical American audience. "Old Boy" reaches deed into the depths of the human condition and extracts the extremes of what grief, anger, and a thrust for ultimate revenge could drive a person to do and to overcome.This movie will expand the boundaries or what you considered a good movie. For anyone who enjoys foreign films this is a must see! and for anyone who personally knows me, this is now #1 on my "CRAZY" movie list.
Remember this is a Korean movie, so the acting and style is not typical of an American made movie. If you are given the opportunity to watch this movie please do not allow that to deter you from an master piece. The movie begins slowly, some scenes are very graphic, and the ending is more twisted and sick than you could ever imagine. Be warned this movie is not for children, and is not for the faint of heart. (It has a "Saw"/"Hostel" level of gruesomeness)
"Laugh and the world laughs with you, Weep and you weep alone."
I rated this movie 8 out of 10
Run Time: 120 mins
Rated: R
***If nothing else watch this clip of cinematic genius in the fight scene where Dae-su Oh takes on several of his captors in a hallway!! AWESOME!!!***
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