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Sympathy For Lady Vengeance aka: Chinjeolhan Geumjassi (Hong Kong Version) VCD

Lee Young Ae (Actor) | Choi Min Sik (Actor) | Park Chan Wook (Director)
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Sympathy For Lady Vengeance aka: Chinjeolhan Geumjassi (Hong Kong Version)
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Average Customer Rating for All Editions of this Product: Customer Review Rated Bad 5 - 5.4 out of 10 (17)

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cuddley bear
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July 22, 2007

This customer review refers to Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (Deluxe Special Edition)
horrible Customer Review Rated Bad 1 - 1 out of 10
Another very disappointing film with Lee Yang Oi. No doubt this film was made for the western market. You see revenge, you see blood, you see some really horrible things, you even hear them speaking in English, but what you wouldn't see is a sensible well constructed story that makes sense.
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EvelynZhang@...
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June 6, 2007

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Sympathy For Lady Vengeance Customer Review Rated Bad 5 - 5 out of 10
There is no denying that this movie looks visually stunning, with its mix of retro glamour and manga-noir fantasy. From the wallpaper to details like the peach-pink shade of a single marble (a significant prop in this storyline), director Park Chan Wook displays an unerring, Wong Kar Wai-like instinct for saturating his work with lines and colors so sensual they also make you swoon. The most obvious example of this is the red eye shadow rimming the eyes of leading lady Lee Young Ae, which gives her a cooler-than-thou air that is part ironic geisha and part avenging angel.

In a glib subversion of her virtuous Jewel In The Palace persona, Lee plays a woman released from prison after serving time for a crime she didn't commit. She then sets out to avenge herself, and, along the way, reclaims her long-lost daughter, Lee demonstrates her versatility well, playing various degrees of twisted, jaded, and remorseful with an understated elegance. Still, there is something troubling about the film's apparently feminist stance.

Despite the casual servings of stylished violence and black humour one has come to associate with Park,Sympathy For Lady Vengeance ultimately strikes one as a deeply conventional piece. Its protagonist, armed with a halo of maternal love, is never really tainted by the sins she commits, which are filmed with such a grosteque-comic air that one can scarcely take them seriously anyway. The final act of this movie, which involves a collective act of vigilante justice, is the apotheosis of the movie's facile wit - too clever by half and lacking in real emotional resonance. As far as kickass female avengers go, you would do better to stick with The Bride from Kill Bill.
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Moly97
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April 5, 2007

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Interesting Customer Review Rated Bad 8 - 8 out of 10
Once in a while I buy a movie without knowing too much about it so I can be intrigued by the plot. Boy, was I surprised. By looking at the Chinese title of this movie, I wondered if it was a romantic comdey or love story. Well, it definitely was not something I would usually buy. However, by keeping an open mind, I was able to see a different kind of Korean movie. No more light hearted story. This movie portrays a lot of painful emotion and the unfairness of life. It takes a different approach from the usual gun and knife club style. Is this a movie I want to see again and again? No! But, I definitely I appreciate the effort to make a movie that provoks thinking.
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Rhoda
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September 19, 2006

This customer review refers to Sympathy for Lady Vengeance DTS Limited Edition
GOOD ACTING...LOUSY MOVIE Customer Review Rated Bad 5 - 5 out of 10
LEE YOUNG AE ACTING IS REALLY GREAT BUT THE STORYLINE DOESNOT MAKE SENSE. MR. VENGEANCE IS FAR MORE BETTER THAN THIS ONE. A LITTLE DISAAPOINTING CONSIDERING HER HIT SERIES "JEWEL IN THE PALACE". SHE'S TOO PRETTY TO PORTRAY THIS ROLE.
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Steve Rees
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June 10, 2006

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lady vengence Customer Review Rated Bad 6 - 6 out of 10
Quite a slow film but very well made. Great acting, and like all Korean films I have seen lots of great visual displays. The ending is just brilliant, really makes you think what you would do. A little slow through the film but the end more than makes up for it.
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Jack
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May 30, 2006

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Totally lousy!!! Customer Review Rated Bad 2 - 2 out of 10
firstly,i wondered how this movie can get so many awards.It was totally boring and stupid. I forced myself to finish this movie.The worst part is the climax of the story,totally stupid .Please don't waste ur money on this movie .Instead u should check out Oldboy or sympathy for Mr.Vengeance by the same director.
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Tenette
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May 26, 2006

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good film Customer Review Rated Bad 7 - 7 out of 10
Sympathy for lady vengeance. A well put together movie, the weaker of the 3 trilogy movies, but still very enjoyable. The fad to black and white at the end was a nice conclusion for the film and the trilogy. I guess it would make sense that this film would be less grim for sympathy for mr vengeance was really grim, old boy was int he middle and lady vengeance was least grim.My complaints are: I feel park chan wook over did it with the special effect in the beginning part of the movie making lee young ae looks somewhat unreal and the australian part where the daughter speaks or her foster parent speak ruined the vibe of that particular scene. Thought these are small complants and for the most part don't ruin the movie as a whole, which has a great story. I love how park chan wook always feature actors from his previous hit movies.
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Steve Rees
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May 22, 2006

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lady vengeance Customer Review Rated Bad 7 - 7 out of 10
The film is very good and I really enjoyed it. It was put together very well, and the actors were very good. However the film is slow all the way through, but the ending more than makes up for it. This film will make you think what you would do in their shoes. Would well recomend.
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Irene
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May 1, 2006

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A touching story of atonement Customer Review Rated Bad 10 - 10 out of 10
As the director,Mr.Park was so sensitive to humanity and the feminine.If not, how could he make it be so exquisite?It's successful to express the nonsensical of vengeance.Nobody can eliminate pain and sins after the vengeance.Dong-jin couldn’t get his daughter back but he was retaliated to death( Sympathy for Mr.Vengeance);Woo-jin was painful to commit suicide and Dae-su wouldn't forgot his painful experience forever(Old boy);Geum-ja had to be guilt-ridden throughout her life to atone for her sin(Sympathy for lady Vengeance).If you like seeing this kind about depiction of humanity,or,make you think deeply,you'll like this movie.But if you love“Old boy”because of its complicated and wonderful plot,please don't see“As the director,Mr.Park was so sensitive to humanity and the feminine.If not, how could he make it be so exquisite?It's successful to express the nonsensical of vengeance.Nobody can eliminate pain and sins after the vengeance.Dong-jin couldn’t get his daughter back but he was retaliated to death( Sympathy for Mr.Vengeance);Woo-jin was painful to commit suicide and Dae-su wouldn't forgot his painful experience forever(Old boy);Geum-ja had to be guilt-ridden throughout her life to atone for her sin(Sympathy for lady Vengeance).If you like seeing this kind about depiction of humanity,or,make you think deeply,you'll like this movie.But if you love“Old boy”because of its complicated and wonderful plot,please don't see“Sympathy for lady Vengeance”or you'll be bored and disappointed.
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May 1, 2006

This customer review refers to Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (Deluxe Special Edition)
Sympathy for Park Chan Wook Customer Review Rated Bad 7 - 7 out of 10
"Sympathy for Lady Vengeance" is the final installment in Mr Park's "Vengeance" trilogy and is a fitting successor to "Mr Vengeance" and "Oldboy" as well as a satisfying conclusion to this extended meditation on revenge and its consequences. In "Lady", director Park steps beyond the theme of individual revenge of "Oldboy" by expanding on what was treated tangentially in "Mr Vengeance": The treatment by society as a whole of those who refuse, for whatever reasons, to conform to the rules and mores of that society.

The film twists and turns toward a conclusion that will have the thinking, feeling viewer squirming in the viewing seat. Highly recommended!
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