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The most prolific of three known incarnations, Park Chan-wook’s 2003 thriller, Oldboy, has stood the test of time. That said, NEON, now twenty years after its initial release, is prepared to release its remastered and restored version of the dramatic psych action thriller featuring Choi Min-sik, Yoo Ji-tae and Kang Hye-jung. Oldboy continues its reign to this day as one of the biggest emerging successes of the early 2000s Asia Extreme era of cinema. Based on the work of manga creators Garon Tsuchiya and Nobuaki Minegishi, the movie tells of a businessman thrust into a nightmare world of mystery and danger after being kidnapped and given only a week to find his captors. What ensues is a series of shocking reveals that elevates the film’s unnerving tension, all violently boiling up to a conclusion rife with chilling fervor. Par for the course with one of the most memorable one-take action sequences […]

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