Lady Vengeance
2005
Another tale of revenge from the creator of OldBoy. Lee Guem-ja has been released from prison having served 13 years for the kidnapping and murder of a child. A seemingly unassuming prisoner, Guem-ja has in fact been plotting her revenge on the man who was responsible for her incarceration. With the help of some of her fellow .. Read more
| Starring | Lee Young-Ae, Choi Min-Sik, Kim Si-Hu, Kwon Ye-Young |
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| Director | Park Chan-Wook |
| Genres | Thriller, World Cinema |
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Lady Vengeance
Another tale of revenge from the creator of OldBoy. Lee Guem-ja has been released from prison having served 13 years for the kidnapping and murder of a child. A seemingly unassuming prisoner, Guem-ja has in fact been plotting her revenge on the man who was responsible for her incarceration. With the help of some of her fellow inmates her plan will soon be complete...
| Starring | Lee Young-Ae, Choi Min-Sik, Kim Si-Hu, Kwon Ye-Young |
|---|---|
| Director | Park Chan-Wook |
| Studio | PALISADES TARTAN |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 55 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 55 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Thriller, World Cinema |
| Language | DVD: Korean Blu-ray: Korean |
| Subtitles | DVD: English Blu-ray: English |
| Released | DVD: 08 May 2006 Blu-ray: not available Production year: 2005 |
| Format | DVD |
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Theres a moment in Lady Vengeance when the central character commissions a bespoke firearm with the stern... read more on Time Out
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All hail this saviour for a jaded post-Tarantino generation.
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47 out of 52 people found this review helpful
Park is a genius
I was waiting for this movie for a long long time having been suitably impressed a few years ago with both JSA and Sympathy For Mr Vengeance, then in 2004 Oldboy just blew my mind.
The third and final installment of Park Chan-Wook's vengeance trilogy is a much more subdued affair. It doesn't have the grand scale and twists and turns of Oldboy nor the stomach churning violence of Mr.. but it is probably the most mature work of the 3.
As with Oldboy, Park builds the tension and mystery in this film by not revealing the reason for vengeance until the last part of the film - and when it comes it is suitably evil and worthy of such a cunning plan as builds in the first 2/3rds.
Yeong-ae Lee is good as the troubled Lady Vengeance and Choi Min Sik shows why he is one of todays great actors with a truly evil performance.
The last part of the movie is brilliantly made, full of tension and both the vengeance and the reason are suitably horrific, but the entire film is filled with glorious camera work and clever imagery and while the movie is mainly following (with flashbacks) the plan for revenge and those who plot it, without letting on what that plan is, or the reason for it, it's always gripping and wonderful to look at.
There are people who loved Oldboy but never really had the same feelings for ..Mr Vengeance. I would have to say the movie is closer in style to ..Mr than to Oldboy.. in terms of pacing and being much less grand and operatic in terms of plot.
It should definetley be checked out if only to see one of todays most daring and brilliant directors at the top of his game. Watch out for cameos from the leads from Park's earlier films too! -
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
Weakest of Trilogy
As everyone knows, OldBoy is possibly one of the greatest Korean films of all time. After looking into it a litte more, you'll find two more films that compliment it in the 'Revenge Trilogy, of Mr Park... the finale in this trilogy is Lady Vengance, and sadly i felt it was most definently the weakest film....
The film is told confusingly through a lot of characters and a lot of flashbacks. It's definently a film that will reward a second viewing, though the extreme slow pacing will put you off going straight back through.
Whilst some of the ideas are particularly nasty, there's no where near the excess shown in Sympathy for Mr. Vengance (the first of the revenge trilogy), or Oldboy, leaving a lot to your imagination. Also, whilst the twist is pretty twisted, it's no where near as shocking as the other films...
It's definently worth a watch, if not only for the beautiful smile of Lee Young-Ae (seriously), then for the interesting direction and unique storytelling... but you're better off just watching OldBoy.
her smile is amazing though!...
I'm going to buy the DVD, but I think mainly for the sake of collecting the revenge trilogy, as it's definently something different and worth experiencing. -
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Lady Vengeance - BLU-RAY Version
South Korean maestro Park Chan-wook concludes his Revenge Trilogy with the operatic, mesmerizing SYMPATHY FOR LADY VENGEANCE. Unlike the first two films in the trilogy--SYMPATHY FOR MR. VENGEANCE and OLDBOY--this time around, the hero is a heroine. On the heels of her release from prison, Lee Geum-...
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Another tale of revenge from the creator of OldBoy. Lee Guem-ja has been released from prison having served 13 years for the kidnapping and murder of a child. A seemingly unassuming prisoner, Guem-ja ... -