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# Oldboy

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Product Description Oh Dae-su is an ordinary Seoul businessman with a wife and little daughter who, after a drunken night on the town, is abducted and locked up in a strange, private "prison." No one will tell him why he's there and who his jailer is. Over time his fury builds to a single-minded focus of revenge. 15 years later, he is unexpectedly freed, given a new suit, a cell-phone and 5 days to discover the mysterious enemy who had him imprisoned. desertcart.com In the realm of revenge thrillers, you'd be hard pressed to find more ultra-violent vengeance and psycho thrills than in the creepy story of Oldboy. This Korean import made a pop splash at the Cannes Film Festival and during its limited theatrical run thanks to the imprimatur of Quentin Tarantino, who raved about it and its visionary director, Chan-wook Park, to anyone who would listen. It's easy to see why QT fell in love with the grindhouse attitude, fast-paced action, violent imagery, and icy-black humor, but it's a disservice to think of Oldboy as another Tarantino homage or knockoff. The darkly existential undercurrent in the themes that Oldboy traces over its life-long narrative arc is much more complex and deeply disturbing than anything of its kind. The movie's tagline is, "15 years of imprisonment... 5 days of vengeance." The imprisonee is Oh Dae-Su, an ordinary Joe who is snatched off a Seoul street corner and locked away in a dank, windowless fleabag hotel room for the aforementioned 15 years. Just as abruptly he is released, and thus the five days begin. Why did this happen to Oh Dae-Su? Ah, but that would be telling, and in fact we don't know ourselves until the final wrenching scenes. Oldboy breaks into a classic three-act saga, the first of which details the hallucinatory period of imprisonment in which Oh Dae-Su wades from mild insanity to outright psychosis in the hands of unseen yet attentive captors. Act 2 is the revenge, when an entirely different tone takes over and Oh Dae-Su moves with single-minded purpose and clarity. It's this section that has gained the most notoriety, primarily for the claw-hammer dentistry scene, the one-man-army tracking shot, and the wriggling octopus that Oh Dae-Su consumes in a sushi bar (he's been dead so long he simply needs life back inside him in any way possible). In act 3, answers finally start to emerge and the sinister atmosphere grows even more profound--not without a healthy dose of extra bloodletting, of course. Oldboy is an undeniably poetic masterpiece of tension, fury, and dynamic craft. Ultimately, its epic cycle of tragedy is of the sort that mankind has been inflicting upon itself for all time. Some of the images may be gruesome, but all converge into a kind of beauty. It's in the telling of this lurid tale that these details become one and the memories of pain ultimately heal. --Ted Fry

Review: Greek tragedy updated for the modern age. - "At the heart of all tragedy, the Greeks saw a phenomenon they called hamartia: a fatal error born of unavoidable ignorance. Combined with a fundamental moral flaw, hamartia inevitably led on to destruction. For the Greeks, humans were cursed not just with mortality of the flesh, but also hamartia-driven mortality of the spirit. Hamartia was the Gods being Divine Jerks, randomly toying with human lives for their own pleasure, through cat-and-mouse games the latter could not hope to win." - Ventakesh Rao, "The Gervais Principle" "'These children belong to me, these riches belong to me.' Thus says the foolish man, and he is full of woe. Truly, one does not belong to oneself. Wherefore the children? Wherefore the riches?" - Buddha, The Dhammapada None of us has much control over our lives. We don't get to choose our parents or country, and have no meaningful autonomy until two decades in. Even after reaching maturity, we're at the mercy of economic downturns, capricious bosses, malevolent strangers, and so on. Oldboy is about the futility of heroism and vengeance. Our protagonist, Oh Dae-su, has been imprisoned in a hotel room by an unknown captor for 15 years. On escape, he has only two questions. Who? And why? Over the course of the film, he learns the answers. He also learns that life is a series of traps within traps within traps, and that living in willful ignorance is better than being driven insane by bleak reality. Just about anyone will strongly empathize with Oh Dae-su (and with the villain, Lee Woo-jin, who is no less trapped in his own way). Oldboy riffs on a few Greek myths (notably Oedipus Rex), and is in some ways an ode to their timeless wisdom. Both lead actors are perfect for their roles, and director Park Chan-wook is able to wring out emotions from them which put Hollywood's best to shame. This is my favorite film, and many years after I first watched it, I can't stop thinking about it. I've never seen a film that captured the human condition so well.
Review: amazing South Korean film - more of a 4 and 1/2 star but amazing foreign film, only issue is that it does take a while to get on board with the story but this is masterfully made with amazing cinematography, writing, acting, pacing, plot and action

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN  | B000V6I7WG |
| Actors  | Dae-han Ji, Dal-su Oh, Hye-jeong Kang, Ji-tae Yu, Min-sik Choi |
| Aspect Ratio  | 2.35:1 |
| Best Sellers Rank | #68,855 in Movies & TV ( See Top 100 in Movies & TV ) #116 in Foreign Films (Movies & TV) #1,665 in Mystery & Thrillers (Movies & TV) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars (2,616) |
| Director  | Chan-wook Park |
| Dubbed:  | English |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer  | No |
| Item model number  | TVD7004 |
| Language  | Unknown (DTS 5.1) |
| MPAA rating  | R (Restricted) |
| Media Format  | Blu-ray, Color, Multiple Formats |
| Number of discs  | 2 |
| Product Dimensions  | 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.56 ounces |
| Release date  | November 6, 2007 |
| Run time  | 2 hours |
| Studio  | Kino Lorber films |
| Subtitles:  | English |

## Product Details

- **Color:** Color
- **Contributor:** Chan-wook Park, Dae-han Ji, Dal-su Oh, Hye-jeong Kang, Ji-tae Yu, Min-sik Choi
- **Format:** Blu-ray, Color, Multiple Formats
- **Language:** English, Korean
- **Runtime:** 2 hours

## Images

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Greek tragedy updated for the modern age.
*by D***E on June 12, 2025*

"At the heart of all tragedy, the Greeks saw a phenomenon they called hamartia: a fatal error born of unavoidable ignorance. Combined with a fundamental moral flaw, hamartia inevitably led on to destruction. For the Greeks, humans were cursed not just with mortality of the flesh, but also hamartia-driven mortality of the spirit. Hamartia was the Gods being Divine Jerks, randomly toying with human lives for their own pleasure, through cat-and-mouse games the latter could not hope to win." - Ventakesh Rao, "The Gervais Principle" "'These children belong to me, these riches belong to me.' Thus says the foolish man, and he is full of woe. Truly, one does not belong to oneself. Wherefore the children? Wherefore the riches?" - Buddha, The Dhammapada None of us has much control over our lives. We don't get to choose our parents or country, and have no meaningful autonomy until two decades in. Even after reaching maturity, we're at the mercy of economic downturns, capricious bosses, malevolent strangers, and so on. Oldboy is about the futility of heroism and vengeance. Our protagonist, Oh Dae-su, has been imprisoned in a hotel room by an unknown captor for 15 years. On escape, he has only two questions. Who? And why? Over the course of the film, he learns the answers. He also learns that life is a series of traps within traps within traps, and that living in willful ignorance is better than being driven insane by bleak reality. Just about anyone will strongly empathize with Oh Dae-su (and with the villain, Lee Woo-jin, who is no less trapped in his own way). Oldboy riffs on a few Greek myths (notably Oedipus Rex), and is in some ways an ode to their timeless wisdom. Both lead actors are perfect for their roles, and director Park Chan-wook is able to wring out emotions from them which put Hollywood's best to shame. This is my favorite film, and many years after I first watched it, I can't stop thinking about it. I've never seen a film that captured the human condition so well.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ amazing South Korean film
*by B***Y on December 13, 2025*

more of a 4 and 1/2 star but amazing foreign film, only issue is that it does take a while to get on board with the story but this is masterfully made with amazing cinematography, writing, acting, pacing, plot and action

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "I have commmited an unforgivable sin..."
*by M***E on December 6, 2008*

You know how effective a film is if after it's over and you're in bed trying to go to sleep, that the film in question refuses to leave your mind for a second and you cannot stop thinking about it. "Oldboy" is such a film, and to deny the fact that it captures raw and brutal emotion within it would be a disservice. Whether you love the movie or despise it, you cannot argue with the fact that it will at some point hit a nerve. "Oldboy" tells the tale of Oh Dae-su, who at first sight is just a drunken babbling mess who gives no one any ounce of respect, not even the cops who have arrested him for his drunken and disorderly conduct. He sings, calls them hideous swear words and sees no wrongdoing on his part. After he leaves the station, he is abducted by unknown captors. He is imprisoned in a strange and isolated room... for 15 years. For those 15 years, he nearly loses his mind and wonders what misdeeds of his past has brought him to this horror. After 15 years, he is released without any explanation or answers. Oh Dae-su vows that he will find the truth and get revenge on anyone responsible for his imprisonment. In fact, the whole point is that the captor is planning on Oh finding out the truth, as that is the whole point of his game. Blood will be shed and devastating revelations will make their presence felt. "Oldboy" is a film unlike any I have ever seen. Rarely have I ever seen a movie so dark, brutal and unrelenting--and yet be so beautiful at the same time. You really do feel emotionally invested. This is not a simple shoot-em-up revenge thriller. It is something beyond that. It poses questions and investigates the darker side of being human. Not once did I feel myself losing interest. The movie is superbly directed and acted. There is a phenomenal fight scene where it's done in one complete shot, and without it being loud or flashy. I also have to add that this film has one of the best and most haunting music scores since "Requiem for a Dream." Be warned, this isn't for everybody. It is a dark movie and it does not let you off easy. While it's not non-stop action and the movie focuses more on story and character, the violent scenes are really brutal. You can watch it with an English dubbed track, but I encourage you to watch it with subtitles and see it in its original language. Nowadays the English dubs do not do the films justice, as they change words and phrases around to make it seem more in sync with lip movement from the actors. The Blu-Ray version of the film includes 2 disks. There are some nice behind-the-scenes featurettes. "Oldboy" is a film that will leave its mark on you, no matter what your final judgment on the movie may be. It takes "revenge" to a whole new and unexpected level and you'll have no idea where it's all leading to until the very end. It's not for everybody, but if you're looking for something that's dark, intense, challenging and beautiful, give it a try. You'll never look at revenge thrillers in the same way ever again. Most likely, no other revenge thrillers will ever come close. - Michael Crane

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