Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance is the first film in Park Chan-Wook's acclaimed Vengeance trilogy. The sister of a simple and deaf factory worker, Ryu, falls ill and needs a kidney transplant, however he is not a match so he looks to the black market which he can't afford. After being fired from his job, his rebel girlfriend suggests that he kidnap the child of his former boss, Park. When the girl accidentally dies, her father seeks vengeance for her death.
Special Features:
- Audio commentary by Park Chan-Wook and actor Ryoo Seung-wan
- Behind the scenes
- The Process of Mr. Vengeance
- My Boksu Story, Storyboards
- Photo Gallery
- Filmographies
- Film notes
- Crew Interviews
Oldboy
Oldboy is Park Chan-Wook's classic genre-defining revenge tale of a man who's wrongly been imprisoned for 15 years and is then suddenly released. Given money and a cell phone, he's challenged to discover who incarcerated him in the first place, but he only has five days to uncover the truth. Even with a mysterious young girl to help him, his tortures have just begun. Cannes-winner championed by Tarantino, Oldboy regularly appeared in top ten best movie polls across the country and is listed as one of the all-time best films as rated by IMDB users.
Special Features:
- Three audio commentaries
- Five behind-the-scenes featurettes
- Le Grand Prix at Cannes
- Deleted scenes with commentary
Lady Vengeance
Lady Vengeance, the final film in the trilogy was created by Chan-Wook for his daughter. After being wrongfully convicted of kidnapping and murdering a young child, a beautiful young woman (Lee Young-ae) is imprisoned for 13 years. While in prison she gains the respect and loyalty of her fellow cellmates, all the while plotting her vendetta on the man responsible (Oldboy's Choi Min-Sik). Upon her release she sets in motion an elaborate plan of retribution, but what she discovers is a truth so horrifying, even revenge doesn't seem punishment enough.
Special Features:
- Regular and Fade-To-White versions
- Character Interviews:
- Lee Geum Ja
- Professor Baek
- Prisoners
- Families
- Lady Vengeance at the 62nd Venice Film Festival
- Trailer
- Film notes
- Making of
- Deleted scenes
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance was released August 19th, 2005 and stars Kang-ho Song, Ha-kyun Shin, Du-na Bae, Ji-Eun Lim, Bo-bae Han, Se-dong Kim, Dae-yeon Lee, Ju-bong Gi. The film is directed by Chan-wook Park.
Oldboy was released March 25th, 2005 and stars Min-sik Choi, Ji-tae Yu, Hye-jeong Kang, Dae-han Ji, Dal-su Oh, Byeong-ok Kim, Seung-Shin Lee, Jin-seo Yun. The film is directed by Chan-wook Park.
Lady Vengeance was released April 28th, 2006 and stars Yeong-ae Lee, Min-sik Choi, Tony Barry, Anne Cordiner, Su-hee Go, Hye-jeong Kang, Bu-seon Kim, Byeong-ok Kim. The film is directed by Chan-wook Park.
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Err
wasn't this box set just released in november?
no matter, i forgot to pick it up last time anyway.
currently all i have of these movies is oldboy.
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Brian
You suck @balanorange!
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B. Alan Orange
I got tired reading this. Physically exhausted.
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Null and Void.
Yes...
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Paolo Sardinas
Awesome!
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