Oldboy is a tough, surprise-filled Mixture of psychodrama and revenge actionwhich has thrilled critics and audiences internationally alike. Since July 18, 2024, the South Korean classic has been available as a Limited Collector’s Edition in a Mediabook in 4K Ultra HD with an additional Blu-ray and two bonus Blu-rays and you can get it Get it now at Amazon * before the special edition is sold out.
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That’s what Oldboy is about
The businessman and family man Oh Dae-su (Choi Min-sik) is kidnapped for no apparent reason and Locked in a one-room apartment without windows for 15 years. Away from the television, he lives all these years in complete isolation. One day he is suddenly released and swears revenge, while his tormentor gives him five days to find out the reason for everything.
In the new 4-Disc Limited Collector’s Edition in the Mediabook you get the film
For the first time with German Dolby Atmos soundtrack on UHD Blu-ray (including Dolby Vision and HDR10) as well as extensive extras. In addition to a 24-page booklet, this includes a 111-minute documentary, various audio commentaries, interviews with those involved, a ten-part making-of and more with a running time of over 10 hours.
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Oldboy is so good
At the 57th Cannes Film Festival, the Grand Jury Prize was the second most important award and in 2016, Oldboy was voted the best film in a BBC expert poll. Ranked 30th among the 100 most important films of the 21st century
The film also made it to number 5 of the best psychodramas and number 7 of the best action films on Moviepilot and the FILMSTARTS review also gave it 5 out of 5 stars. Awarded as a masterpiece forgive.
It says that Oldboy is a terrific, tricky action drama which impresses with strong fight scenes, excellent acting, a splendid visual and a narrative structure whose surprising revelation can compete with films such as Memento or The Game.
Apart from that, the abysmally dark film in its violence, which as a whole does not come close to Tarantino’s revenge inferno Kill Bill Volume 1, but it is certainly not for everyone. But anyone who has a connection to Asian cinema will love Oldboy, it is said.
Oldboy remake planned as a series
After the Indian version Zinda – A Stolen Life and the panned US remake from 2013 with Josh Brolin by Spike Lee, original director Park Chan-wook is currently planning an English-language Series adaptation of the material. The third new edition is intended to reflect the original creative vision “into the new world of television“.
Currently, the series version of Oldboy but still in an early planning stage and according to the latest information, no streaming service or TV station is involved yet. Accordingly, it could still be years before the series adaptation is available to watch.
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