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Palisades Tartan Releasing Vengeance Trilogy DVD Box Set

September 28, 2009

Palisades Tartan announced today they would be rereleasing Korean filmmaker Park Chan-Wook's beloved "Vengeance Trilogy" as an 8-disc DVD box set on November 24, including all three movies--Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, Old Boy and Lady Vengeance--and tons of extras and surprises.

Director Park first came to the attention of many Western filmgoers when Quentin Tarantino brought his movie Old Boy to the Cannes Film Festival, and the film has since gone onto become a cult classic, one that's rumored for a remake starring Will Smith. Most recently, Park's vampire thriller Thirst was released by Focus Features.

The full press release for the DVD rereleases is below:

You’ve been asking, we’ve been planning and this November Palisades Tartan will release the most exciting, impressive and comprehensive Vengeance Trilogy box-set the world has ever seen! Featuring 8-discs and more special features then any other set on the planet (including the Korean version), celebrity essays as well as a few surprises, Palisades Tartan will release Park Chan-Wook’s VENGEANCE TRILOGY November 24th in DVD stores across the country.

SYMPATHY FOR MR. VENGEANCE is the first film in Park Chan-Wook’s acclaimed Vengeance trilogy. The sister of a simple and deaf factory worker, Ryu, falls ill and needs a kidney transplant, however he is not a match so he looks to the black market which he can’t afford. After being fired from his job, his rebel girlfriend suggests that he kidnap the child of his former boss, Park. When the girl accidentally dies, her father seeks vengeance for her death.

OLDBOY is Park Chan-Wook’s classic genre-defining revenge tale of a man who’s wrongly been imprisoned for 15 years and is then suddenly released. Given money and a cell phone, he’s challenged to discover who incarcerated him in the first place, but he only has five days to uncover the truth. Even with a mysterious young girl to help him, his tortures have just begun. Cannes-winner championed by Tarantino, OLDBOY regularly appeared in top ten best movie polls across the country and is listed as one of the all-time best films as rated by IMDB users.

LADY VENGEANCE, the final film in the trilogy was created by Chan-Wook for his daughter. After being wrongfully convicted of kidnapping and murdering a young child, a beautiful young woman (Lee Young-ae) is imprisoned for 13 years. While in prison she gains the respect and loyalty of her fellow cellmates, all the while plotting her vendetta on the man responsible (OLDBOY’s Choi Min-Sik). Upon her release she sets in motion an elaborate plan of retribution, but what she discovers is a truth so horrifying, even revenge doesn’t seem punishment enough.

Director Park Chan-Wook’s most recent film THIRST won the Jury Prize at Cannes (2009) and was released in the US earlier this year by Focus Features. All three films in his celebrated Vengeance trilogy collection have garnered an impressive 28 Film Festival wins at prestigious venues including Cannes, Venice, Chicago, Fantasia, Stockholm, Hong Kong and the Sitges International Film Festival to name a few.

Each film is recorded in their original language (Korean) and offer English and Spanish subtitles. Each title is presented in anamorphic widescreen, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound and DTS Surround Sound 5.1.Special features include an essay on each film by celebrated filmmakers, actors and writers, including Eli Roth... Additional features include but are not limited to Audio commentary by Park Chan-Wook and actor Ryoo Seung-wan (SYMPATHY FOR MR. VENGEANCE), Behind the Scenes, The Process of Mr. Vengeance, My Boksu Story, Storyboards, Photo Gallery, Filmographies, Film Notes, Crew Interviews, Three Audio Commentaries (OLDBOY), 5 Behind the Scene featurettes, Le Grand Prix at Cannes, Deleted Scenes with commentary, Regular and Fade-To-White versions (LADY VENGEANCE), Character Interviews – Lee Geum Ja, Prof. Baek, Prisoners, Families, Lady Vengeance at the 62nd Venice Film Festival, Trailer, Film Notes, Making of and Deleted Scenes.

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COMMENTS (4)

Posted by:

bigdickcheney

September 28, 2009

Plz don't let Will Smith ruin another great story. First with I Am Legend he takes a great story and changes it so much the only thing it has in common with the book is the name of the main character. I know he didn't write the screen play or direct it but come on it's Will Smith and I know he has enough star power to make suggestions. Also, an Old Boy remake would have to change the end of the story to make it consumeable for American audiences. Don't want to add any spoilers her but most of mainstream America isn't ready for this type of movie and the story would have to be made very mainstream for a mainstream actor like Will Smith to take the roll. Would love for ppl to watch the original and offer comments.

Posted by:

Chuckles

September 28, 2009

Old Boy sucked old a$$

Posted by:

D. Brandon Thomas

September 28, 2009

I wished they put the trilogy on blu-ray. This will be on my wishlist or must buy come november.

Posted by:

t_lou

October 1, 2009

Seriously, at what point do we say enough, with the remaking of great films. Over the last couple of years there has been a great deal of movies remade. Some of these have been successful while others have failed. I agree with the previous comment about actors using their star power to suggest other actors. If an appropriate actor, can not be casted to play the role then the film should not be made. Also, certain cultural differences play a huge role in films being remade. Either the story doesn't translate well or is changed to be mainstream. If you want examples of this, watch the American version of Bangkok Dangerous, starring Nicholas Cage and compare it to the Japanese version. All and all, original films should be shown across theaters or suggested.