Production Year: 2005 - Action/Adventure - Director: Chan-Wook Park - Original Language: Korean - Classification: 18 years and over - Starring:Yea-Young Kwon, Si-Hu Kim, Min-Sik Choi, Yeong-Ae Lee
South Korean maestro Park Chan-wook concludes his Revenge Trilogy with the operatic, mesmerizing SYMPATHY FOR LADY VENGEANCE. Unlike the first two films in the trilogy--SYMPATHY... more
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Actor(s): Yeong-Ae Lee, Min-Sik Choi, Si-Hu Kim, Yea-Young Kwon
Director(s): Chan-Wook Park
Genre: Action & Adventure
Classification: 18 years and over
Production Year: 2005
Consumer Advice: Contains strong violence
Video Category: World Cinema Feature Film
Country Of Origin: South Korea
Plot: While serving a 13-year prison sentence for kidnapping and child murder Lee Guem-ja has been secretly planning retribution on the man who put her there. Now that she has been released she is ready to put her plan into action. However her thirst for revenge could be thrown into turmoil when she meets up with her long lost daughter.
Release details
DVD Region: Region 2 (Europe)
Studio(s): TARTAN VIDEO; WORLD CINEMA; SONY DADC
Languages
Main Language: Korean
Subtitle Language: English
Technical information
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Sound: Dolby Digital
Professional reviews
Review: All hail this saviour for a jaded post-Tarantino generation (Metro, 12/03/2008)
DVD Description
South Korean maestro Park Chan-wook concludes his Revenge Trilogy with the operatic, mesmerizing SYMPATHY FOR LADY VENGEANCE. Unlike the first two films in the trilogy--SYMPATHY FOR MR. VENGEANCE and OLDBOY--this time around, the hero is a heroine. On the heels of her release from prison, Lee Geum-ja (Lee Yeong-ae) embarks on a mission to track down the man responsible for her imprisonment, which also resulted in her being forced to give up her daughter for adoption. Hardened by years in the penitentiary and endlessly fantasising about the right way to exact revenge, she enlists the help of former cellmates to accomplish her goal. But what she uncovers is a secret so horrifying that no revenge seems fitting.
Employing the same techniques (symphonic music, electrifying cinematography, sharp editing) that made OLDBOY such a thrilling cinematic experience, Park Chan-wook concludes his trilogy on a somber note. Beginning as a flashy, almost lighthearted spectacle, SYMPATHY FOR LADY VENGEANCE gradually reveals itself to be a poignant commentary on the futility of revenge. Fortunately, the director’s sheer audacity and technical virtuosity keeps it from succumbing to total darkness.
Advantages: Stunning, entertaining Disadvantages: A 2 disc SE will surely come ...
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(A.k.a. SYMPATHY FOR LADYVENGEANCE; MY LADYVENGEANCE; SHED TEARS FOR LADYVENGEANCE; CHINJEOLHAN GEUMJASSI)
Lee Guem-Ja (Yeong-ae Lee, JOINT SECURITY AREA) leaves prison after serving 13 years for the kidnap and suffocation of a young boy. She's greeted by a preacher at the prison gates, who has laid on a mini-choir in Santa suits to serenade her. The preacher, we are told via flashback, became enraptured by Guem-Ja's angelic looks when he saw a news article about her on his TV years ago. He has been her friend and spiritual confidante ever since.
Back in the present day, however, he's saddened when Guem-Ja rejects his offer of tofu (the eating of which is said to be symbolic of the subject's devotion to a life free from sin). Rather, she knocks the gift from his hand and tells him to "Go screw yourself". Adorning a pair...
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Advantages: Saves you searching around for the usually expensive individual discs Disadvantages: none
...to a stunning finale.
"LadyVengeance (Sympathy for Lady Vengenace) Winner of 'CinemAvvenire' Award at 2005 Venice Film Festival.
The final part of the trilogy sees Lee Guem-ja released from prison after 13 years. Lee Guem-ja decides to bring to justice the man behind the kidnap and murder of a 6 year old boy for which Lee was wrongly imprisoned. As she gets closer and closer to the conclusion will she really be satisfied when her revenge is taken?...
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Advantages: All in one, great action films Disadvantages: cheapy case
...With this boxset not only do you get one great action film you get three (+a bit of jeremy irons in with a vengeance), for a bit of the price of buying all three separately. These films are absolutely thrilling, you'll be routing for john mcclane all the way through each film.
My personal favourite is die hard with a vengeance, but die hard 1 and 2 are both great as well. Probably the three greatest bruce willis films out there, and bundled together in a boxset for you.
Die Hard 8/10
Die Hard 2 7/10
Die Hard with a vengeance 9/10
Recommended for those that enjoy fast paced action films, bruce willis, thrillers.
Overall i score the boxset 8/10, well worth adding to any collection of movies....
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