Lady Vengeance
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Movie Reviews of Lady Vengeance
Movie Review: pARK cHAN wOOK's LaDY vENGEANCE
Summary: 5 Stars
This is the last installment of Park Chan Wook's theme linked Vengeance trilogy - the first being Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance and then OLdbOY....
Synopsis -
Geum-ja (Lee Young-ae), in her teen years is thrust into the spotlight when she is arrested and charged for the abduction and murder of a six year old boy, a crime she did not commit. The killer is Mr Baek (Old Boy's Choi Min-sik) framed her. While in jail, she gets allies to her cause for revenge and upon her release she takes her time to play out her fantasy of vengeance and the movie takes us through that journey as the director blends in a pespective of vengeance that is rather different from the last 2 films.
Review -
For fans of style , you will get your appetites filled as they are beautiful sets are littered all throughout the film. The violence is built up till the end when it erupts on screen. If you are a fan of OLdbOY, and that's the reason you are gonnna catch it; my suggestion is, do not expect an OLdbOY sequel or anything that resembles OLdbOY, as you will be sorely disappointed... Enter this film with the impression that is a whole new film experience and you will enjoy it......But mind you, this is a wonderful effort and a fantastic conclusion to the revenge trilogy....
The DVD -
2:35:1 Anamorphic Widescreen
Korean Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1 Surround tracks
English and Spanish subtitles
Theatrical trailer, and some preview trailers
The rest of the extras are still not released.... I will update them when i recieve them..
But it's been confirmed that the fade to black version of Lady Vengeance(which appears in the Korean Special edition) is not available here.
Ps: Please note that the Korean distributors of the movie have only released a 2 disc special edition and there is a HK single and double disc edition available. If there are anyone mentioning a Korean single disc edition - there is no such thing and they are not legal versions, beware such sellers!!!!
Movie Review: excellent on its own
Summary: 5 Stars
WARNING- do not watch this film if you are a parent of a small child/children!
Wow. As with OLDBOY, I'm left with a curious predicament after watching LADY VENGEANCE. I've found another movie I LOVE, yet I can't recommend it to anyone I know. With OLDBOY, this was because of the violence, the sustained intensity, and because of a scene involving sushi. (each of these elements, I argue, were ESSENTIAL to the story being told) Now, with LADY VENGEANCE, it's because of the harrowing, unblinking depiction of kidnapped children and their parents. (And the violence, of course.) And for the director's use of humor and the absurd. He always manages to pull it off, even when my initial reaction is shock and uncertainty, I almost always end up admiring his choices. Almost everything about this film is spot-on- the performances, the pace, the flashbacks, the subversion of expectations, the use of silence, the use of sound, the editing choices... almost never becoming style over substance. My only gripes are with the special effects in a dream sequences, which jolted me out of the spell cast by the rest of the film. However, a disturbing dream DOES jolt the dreamer out of established patterns. A sound choice which just didn't work for me b/c I was distracted figuring out how the dream image was created, and whether or not it looked fake. I also questioned the use of the characters of the adoptive parents. I'm sure there was a point but it didn't present itself to me and instead I was distracted. One of the things I most admired about this film is there WAS no ultraviolent payoff. This was a different view(s) of grief, loss and vengeance. I can see where some gorehounds might feel cheated by this, but, I found it rewarding. I was reminded of how I've felt watching certain Hitchcock films for the first time- being led to wonder if I really WANTED to see someone meet a violent end and, if so, how did I FEEL about wanting that. It's not intellectualized here, it's just mature storytelling.
Movie Review: Lady Vengeance
Summary: 5 Stars
Park Chan-Wook concludes his "Vengeance Trilogy" with another top-rate revenge thriller, this time placing a woman scorned at the head of the film. The beautiful Geum-Ja is released from prison after serving 13 years for the murder of a young boy. These 13 years have not been served in vain, however, as every minute was spent building allegiances and plotting her revenge against the man that framed her for the crime. Now, her years of planning will finally pay off as she tracks down the child-killer and instills 13 years of anger and rage into his punishment! LADY VENGEANCE is a stylistic deviation from Park's two previous films, one that touches on his more feminine expressionism. The story structure is also varied, jumping between the events of the present and the back stories of each of the characters that aid Geum-Ja in her quest for revenge. Lee Yeong-Ae puts forth a quiet and unassuming front, but beneath it lies a powerful, intelligent, and emotionally-strong woman that Lee captures perfectly in her performance. Fans of the series will recognize many familiar faces from both OLDBOY and the original SYMPATHY, with the brilliant Choi Min-Sik crossing over into the role of the sadistic villain in this entry. LADY VENGEANCE is notably lighter when it comes to the amount of action, but the humor has never been darker, the violence has never been as beautiful, and the underlying theme has never been as sinister throughout the three films. Another big win for one of Korea's finest directors!
-Carl Manes
I Like Horror Movies
Movie Review: A Woman's Masterful Touch
Summary: 5 Stars
An absolute masterpiece. Each film in the Park's vengeance series stands on its own as a great film. Nevertheless, Lady Vengeance stands out from Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance and Old Boy for the simple reason that the story is seen through the blood-red eyes of a woman scorned. This could be misinterpreted as a cheap gimmick or Kill Bill ripoff, but I assure you that is not the case. Far from it, Lady Vengeance plunges you into the mind and soul of a woman to live out the betrayl, pain, loss, vengeance, and even redemption as a woman. This is not a movie that crams a macho-dude-with-guns into a super-model. This a masterfully crafted story of a character who uses her wits, cunning, love, kindness, seduction, patience, and consideration to exact her revenge on one of the most rutheless villains in modern cinema.Movie Review: Justice Served Cold...
Summary: 5 Stars
After spending 13 years in prison for a murder she did not commit, Ghuem-Ja (Yeong-Ae Lee) is released. Thus begins her story of transformation from lovely young girl into avenging angel of justice long overdue. Along the way, we are given bits and pieces of Ghuem-Ja's life, both in and out of prison. She is a complex woman of remarkable patience and skill. Her plan is flawless. Her aim is true. The grand finalé of LADY VENGEANCE is another visceral jaw-popper of vicarious bloodletting. I found myself both horrified and satisfied w/ this mighty twist. LV delivers the revenge, along w/ the agonizing sorrow / rage that fires it. A violent, sometimes hilarious, often heartbreaking classic of payback in spades...