Best movie ever made, everyone must watch at least twice

Rating: 10/10 (31 January 2014)

I remember a very long time ago when video stores actually existed. A long time ago before the general public became so despicably lazy, and actually left the house to rent or watch a movie. During this time my girl friend (now worst enemy) and I were at a local Blockbuster searching through all of the movies. This was a time of joy, picking up films, holding the box in your hand examining it's contents, art, description, looking to see who directed it, and whom the film stared. I remember finding Old Boy, looking at the shabby cover art then hesitantly renting it with her.
Once back at her house we popped her film into the DVD player, (something silly like Vampires vs Zombies) eventually she fell asleep during the movie. I then replaced the terrible movie with this golden cinematic master peace, I remember the feeling I had once the film reached it's conclusion and the credits rolled. I was literally in tears because I have never witnessed such a compelling, beautiful story, that had touched me as so. It was almost like a modern Greek tragedy. This film was so perfect, I woke up my girl friend, and made her watch it with me again immediately.
So what makes Old Boy such a brilliant, fantastic, amazing, astounding, extraordinary, genius peace of work? Many things. Let us begin from the ground up, the story. The Story is a sad tale of man who never was able to be a man. Symbolically of course. The film introduces Dae-Sue Oh (Min-sik Choi should have gotten an academy award for his performance) a drunken mess of a man being held in jail for disorderly conduct. Eventually his good friend "Jim" (I have no idea who the actor is or character due to my memory and the film being in Korean)bailing him out of jail. Dae-Sue Oh soon makes a drunken, empty promise phone call to his wife and daughter, then disappears in the rain. The film continues with him locked in a privately own prison facility for seven years. He doesn't know why he is there, or who exactly is holding him. For year's he slowly chips away at the wall with chop sticks and creates a small hole in the wall, he then tells himself he can escape with in a month. Unfortunately or Fortunately (depends on your view point of the films conclusion) he is released the following day. His only instructions are to find out who imprisoned him and why with in seven days.
I do not want to go to deep into the story because I dread giving out any spoilers to this movie. It is really amazing with twists and turns that not even M. Night Shyamalan can have in a wet dream. You fall in love with so many characters, and become so mentally attached to them. In fact you even learn to share feelings of sorrow for the villains. It is brilliantly written and evokes many emotions.
Unfortunately I believe I am running out of words (word limit) to describe how much I love this film and why everyone should watch it. The main character, his love interest, and the main villain should all get awards. This director has set the bar beyond high for any film to follow. Oldboy's editing is superb. The music selection is spot on. Camera work like no other. Pacing that will have you on the floor because you fell of the edge of your seat fifteen minutes into it. Oldboy is hands down the best movie to be released in the world in the past thirty years.