Oldboy (2005)

People are voting emotionally.

One of my all time favorites.

While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

Its a very creative movie which gripps audience as it moves ahead main actor has given a powerfull performance its music create a beautiful atmosphere and a suspenseful tone everyone should watch this movie if you are not watching you are missing something great in the whole movie you should think why why why and when the answers come your mind goes away

I am saving the second half of this for another day.It is marvellously funny, and not a little peculiar, even for a Korean film.Eating an octopus alive isn't the most obvious way to remedy a vitamin deficiency, and relying on your ability to distinguish one particular dumpling from hundreds to get your revenge is uncommonly optimistic.I'd have gone for kimchi soup myself, even though it has fewer tentacles.Having a remote control to your pacemaker so you can stop your heart when you feel like it might be quite a popular option. I think my father would have liked such a remote, near the end of his life.Then there's the case of the third chopstick.. and the homage to 'Marathon Man"....and to Kafka, though seeing an empty carriage on the Seoul underground is probably the bigger surprise.

Altho I can't say that I did not like the american remake as much as this one, still, you can feel the originality in this masterpiece. Also it is obvious how Hollywood adapted the movie for wider audience, since this movie has 10 times more gore, sexuality and R rated scenes that are some points are hard to be watched. Still, the movie would not be even half of what it is without those scenes. The only negative aspect for me was the slow-tempo building which makes the movie a bit boring at some moments, that was not the case in the remake. All in all, a crazy psycho story that will bust you out of your shoes, great typical asian acting and a brutal ending. 8/10

This film has everything Hollywood lacks. Simply put, excellence has to be exactly that to come through when you consider a quarter of your time is spent with subtitle distraction. I find it comes naturally to read while observing the action, and one can always rewind if you miss something. I will not spoil anything at all, i will just say this. there is blood, there is pain, there is a sharp reality to the acting, and there is a sense that you got to watch it again some day. I came away from the cinema feeling satisfied and feeling good that not all films have a "just" ending that makes everything alright.....almost a reality in that, and almost a reality in some of the things that go on, sad, but us humans are a violent and devious lot, still, i am glad it is fiction and not a documentary, but sometimes throughout the film i did wonder...Oldboy, a film