Let the viewer beware!

Rating: 1/10 (10 February 2006)

This movie was not at all what I expected. I thought I'd be seeing an intriguing mystery, but I was revolted rather than captivated. Eating live animals, impromptu dentistry with a claw hammer, incest, and self-inflicted violence are just a few of the visual atrocities one must watch in Oldboy. Add to that the ending of the movie, which was beyond the pale of perversity, and you have a movie experience you will never forget but wish you could. Overall, I wish I had never seen it and unless you enjoy extreme, gratuitous violence, implausible and deranged story lines that would test the strongest stomach, you should skip it too. Its high rating on this site is inexplicable to me.