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OldBoy Reviews

2003

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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 and figure out why he was imprisoned. A girl appears and promises to help him solve the enigma and seek revenge for his cruel .. Read more

Starring	Kang Hye-jeong
Director	Chan-wook Park, Park Chan-Wook
Genres	Drama, Thriller, World Cinema

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- Itâs easy to feel blasÃ about the steady stream of action-oriented movies from the Far East, but this latest... read more on Time Out
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- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:18
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  Blew me away
  
  I heard about this film out of the blue by listening to Mark Kermode talk about it. After that a few other people talked about it and one of the main praises ... read more »
  
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  - Rob Pickles
  - Manchester
  - 22 Jan 2005 at 15:41
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  - 0
  Coldly superb
  
  There aren't words to describe this film; subtle, intelligent, coldly brilliant might do it a little justice. It's a vengeance movie par excellence, and... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 10 Feb 2012 at 21:09
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  Subtitles confuse the easily confused
  
  @ a customer from devon. Your from devon, you should come with subtitles. So stop complaining about them.
  
  Will never look at DIY the same way again.
  
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- 1089263
- - Londoncritic
  - 1 review
  - 05 Feb 2012 at 22:56
- - 1
  - 0
  Must see, total 5 star
  
  After reading other people’s low ranking reviews I felt I needed to comment. Old Boy is without doubt one of the best films I’ve ever seen.
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- - Chelle25
  - 1 review
  - 03 Feb 2012 at 20:22
- - 0
  - 3
  SUBTITLED ALL THE WAY THROUGH
  
  hmmmmm..this was an ok-ish film..noone stated that it is CONSTANT SUBTITLES though.. i still watched it an it was great viewing , if you are someone that can ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 03 Feb 2012 at 16:39
- - 8
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  Dark, violent and brillient
  
  This ferocious thriller explores beautifuly the appeal and frutility of revenge. And how to eat an octopus If you haven't seen it yet rent it, if you have ... read more »
  
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  - A-lad-in-a-hat
  - 9 reviews
  - Brighton
  - 24 Jan 2012 at 13:48
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  - 0
  Absolute classic.
  
  Amazing story that intrigues you from the start in my opinion. Weird, surprising and reasonably dark. If you like your films cute and squishy, you're in the... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 22 Jan 2012 at 21:28
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  Wonderful surrealism
  
  This film has subtitles, but that didn't spoil the enjoyment. A wonderfully original film with a surreal quality. Some of this is difficult to watch with ... read more »
  
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- - AbiAndLloyd
  - 4 reviews
  - 22 Jan 2012 at 16:22
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  Simply sublime.
  
  Short and sweet: You know a film is going to be mind-blowingly good when the vast majority of its reviews feature some of the most explicit displays of ... read more »
  
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  - 21 Jan 2012 at 22:46
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  Hey! guess what the cat just dragged in?
  
  Gave up at 29:25 as preposterous nonsense- older-crazy-man (he stares a lot and eats a live squid) is in need of hospitalisation and is immediately taken to the... read more »
  
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- - TommyFazz
  - 4 reviews
  - Liverpool
  - 15 Jan 2012 at 23:31
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  - 2
  Inexplicably inexplicable
  
  Excellent cinematography, performances, and direction from Chan-wook Park et all in this crazy revenge driven mysterious trip out to the far side. Empty your ... read more »
  
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- - Solidarity
  - 36 reviews
  - London
  - 13 Jan 2012 at 06:56
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- - 191
  - 28
  Blew me away
  
  I heard about this film out of the blue by listening to Mark Kermode talk about it. After that a few other people talked about it and one of the main praises ... read more »
  
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  - Rob Pickles
  - Manchester
  - 22 Jan 2005 at 15:41
- - 67
  - 15
  Different.....
  
  A very powerful tale about a man (Dae-Su) who is kidnapped and incarcerated for fifteen years. On his release a stranger hands him a wad of money and a mobile ... read more »
  
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- - JediSi
  - 301 reviews
  - Kent
  - 21 Aug 2007 at 22:49
- - 53
  - 4
  Movie of the Year!
  
  I am rubbish when it comes to films with subtitles. But I had heard so much about this Korean film, I was prepared to make an effort. There was no effort ... read more »
  
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- - PAMELADOOVE
  - East Ham
  - 17 Mar 2005 at 22:58
- - 54
  - 18
  ?????????
  
  never even watched it......after first few mins i knew i would hate it
  
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- - a customer
  - Derby
  - 11 Nov 2007 at 18:26
- - 58
  - 29
  its got subtitles
  
  didn't watch as was not aware it was subtitled
  
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- - a customer
  - devon
  - 05 Nov 2005 at 13:17
- - 42
  - 4
  Big emotional impact
  
  I was pleasantly surprised with the film, I’ve seen it twice in the cinema and I could probably watch it again. It’s not just the impact of the story ... read more »
  
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- - orry
  - Staffordshire
  - 28 Jan 2005 at 00:29
- - 44
  - 16
  don't do it
  
  truely awful,boring,sleep inducing tosh!!!
  
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  - smelly77
  - 46 reviews
  - london
  - 15 Dec 2005 at 16:40
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  - 9
  Oddboy
  
  I was bought this a a bday present last year & didn't know what to expect. This is one of the strangest films I have ever seen, it is brutal, shocking, ... read more »
  
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- - Paulie
  - London
  - 26 Mar 2007 at 14:20
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  Can you read?
  
  Are you the kind of person that goes abroad and complains about foreign food? If so, then you are probably the kind of person that rents a Korean film and then ... read more »
  
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- - Jim78
  - 9 reviews
  - Tooting
  - 11 May 2005 at 18:59
- - 35
  - 5
  Puts the extreme back into Asian Extreme
  
  What a film.
  
  Dark, violent and harrowing, but also moving and thought-provoking. Choi Min-sik should have been oscar nominated; that squid scene is ... read more »
  
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- - trotsuk
  - 117 reviews
  - LONDON
  - 19 Apr 2005 at 10:07

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Critics' reviews
- Itâs easy to feel blasÃ about the steady stream of action-oriented movies from the Far East, but this latest... read more on Time Out
- 47741
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:18
- A tense, no holds barred, knuckle gnawing roller coaster ride... Truly astonishing
- 12939
- - The Times Eye
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 13:00
- Magnificent... Don't miss it
- 12938
- - Daily Telegraph
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 13:00

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