AltWeeklies Wire
Revenge Is a Dish Best Served With the Claw-End of a Hammer
This beautiful Korean revenge flick hits like a hammer, feels like a kiss.
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
08-18-2005 |
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Oldboynew
This South Korean shocker takes unabashed glee in heaping abuses upon Oh Dae-Su, a troublemaking womanizer who is tossed into a one-room detention chamber and held there for 15 years.
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
07-15-2005 |
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Tags: Chan-wook Park, Oldboy
Oldboy an Operatic Tale of Revengenew
Oldboy is explosive and crazed. But at moments, the film is also remarkably still and dead calm, suggesting the merry-go-round rhythms of a disturbing dream.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
05-19-2005 |
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Tags: Chan-wook Park, Oldboy
Seoul Survivornew
This 2003 revenger from Korean upstart Chan-wook Park is a multilayered, intensely performed, shockingly violent, and viscerally visual tour de force.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
04-30-2005 |
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Tags: Chan-wook Park, Oldboy
Escape Before It's Too Late!new
Oldboy has a fantastic first half before completely falling apart
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
04-28-2005 |
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Tags: Park Chan-wook, Oldboy
Lust for Lifenew
An ex-prisoner seeks revenge and love with equal fervor, but freedom has a surprise in store for him. And, yes, squid were harmed during the making of this film.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
04-20-2005 |
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Tags: Park Chan-wook, Oldboy
Grudge Matchnew
Payback's a bitch in Park Chan-wook's thrilling Oldboy.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Cheryl Eddy |
04-13-2005 |
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Tags: Park Chan-wook, Oldboy
