The best Korean movie in 2003

Rating: 10/10 (5 March 2004)

Well, this movie is truly brilliant and fascinated. 'Oldboy' is directed by Chanwook Park, who also directed 'Trio','JSA', and 'Sympathy of Vengeance'. 'JSA' is the one that made me to watch and respect Korean movies because of it's style and well-develop story and plot.
Of course, Chanwook Park became my most respectable and honorable director in Korea.
After 'JSA', Chanwook Park released 'Sympathy of Vengeance', which wasn't succeed in public; however, I believe that this movie showed his own style, and created his own genre. Great movie that I actually want to show this to American friends.
His second chapter of 'Revenge' series was 'Oldboy'(2003). I didn't think this movie will succeed in Korea, but it was succeed. It is encouragement for the director, Chanwook Park.
'Oldboy' is well directed and stylized fascinated movie that I've never seen in Korean movie. This movie is the most intense, creative, and stylized well made movie. Moreover, it has own genre. I think it was possible to be succeed in box office in Korea because of the actor, Minsik Choi. His performance is the incredible and breathtaking. The best performance that I've never seen. I knew he is the best actor in Korea, but his performance in 'Oldboy' will knock you out.
Music is also well inserted in 'Oldboy'. Overall, this is the movie that I proudly show to American public, and it will surprise people that Korea has the director like Chanwook Park.

-- Seba from Hollywood.