OLDBOY (2003)

At the end of a long night of hardcore drinking, a man (Min-sik Choi) is kidnapped and wakes up in what looks to be a cheap hotel room.  Problem is he can't get out.  The metal door is locked.  Fifteen years later (and now framed for his wife's murder), he's released.  Consumed by vengeance, he sets off to find out who did this to him and kill them.

OLDBOY is a good film that's been tarnished somewhat (and by no fault of it's own) by the public that has, for some reason, yanked their dicks off over the movie.  I'm not really sure why either.  OLDBOY is a very good film, but even after repeat viewings I'm not sure exactly why the fanboys have centered in on it as being the greatest thing since sliced bread.  On IMDb it's currently (September, 2020) ranked as the #70th greatest movie of all time with an 8.4/10 rating.  That's just insane.  It's a good film, but I thought Chan-wook Park's own THIRST was much better.  But then again, I like vampires.

Quick pace, dated CGI, torture, blood, more torture, tongue removing, super-awesome long-ass fight scene in a hallway, dedicated acting, dickshit, octopus murder, sexual perversions, suicide, dismemberment, woofing like a dog, angel wings.  OLDBOY is a great movie, but just don't let the hype lead you to expect more than it actually is.

Part 1 - Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002)
Part 3 - Lady Vengeance (2005)
Remake - Oldboy (2013)

I SAW THE DEVIL (2010)

[Update 05/09/2021: Need to redo this review completely. Fix the screenshots also.]

When a secret agent's (Byung-hun Lee) pregnant girlfriend is brutally raped and murdered by a psychotic serial killer (Choi Min-sik ), he takes off after the guy in an insane game of cat and mouse. Strange thing is the serial killer actually enjoys being the prey as much as he does being the hunter. He sees it as a test to prove how badass he really is.

I SAW THE DEVIL might not be a home run, but it's very enjoyable and very exciting. All the way up until the disappointing ending I was on the edge of my seat just trying to guess what kind of crazy shit was going to happen next. I never would have predicted the taxi scene in a thousand years!

Nudity, ultra-violence, great camerawork, lots of laughs, rape, murder, attractive females, torture, testicles crushed, blood all over the place, cannibalism, knives, guns, a turd...check it out! The sheer amount of psychotic violence and extreme anti-human behavior in this film makes I SAW THE DEVIL a good double-feature with EBOLA SYNDROME. "You want to bully me?"