Fantastic!

Rating: 10/10 (31 August 2006)

Oldboy is simply one of the greatest thrillers ever made, and one of the finest films of the last 20 years. It is the rare film that ignites furious conversations and debate after a screening, and it's impact is felt for weeks after the initial viewing. Mr. Park takes his sadistic tale of revenge from Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance and multiplies its brutality to the 10th degree. It is not an easy film to sit through by any means, but when the credits roll at the end, you feel as though black is white, left is right, and day is night. The villain in the film is one of the most sadistic characters to ever appear on screen, and I would he think he even gives Hannibal Lecter chills. This tale of revenge goes places that no American made film today would dare to dream to even get close to, and its slice of ultra-violence delivers more than anything Kill Bill dared to serve. This one is a must see; it is the rare perfect movie.