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Oldboy AKA Oldeuboi (2003)
A recently paroled middle-aged man, who spent 15 years in prison without any explanation as to why he was jailed, seeks revenge on those who brought him down.Director: Park Chan-wook
OVERALL: Draw-
OVERALL: Draw
- R3 Korea UE has the best extras, including exclusive audio commentaries, shorts and goodies, but it has only a Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack and most of the extras aren't English friendly.
- R1 CE America has many extras, all of which are English friendly, and a DTS-ES soundtrack, but it is non-progressive.
- R0 SE UK is missing the huge "Autobiography of 'Oldboy'" documentary found on the previous editions, but it is progressive, with a DTS-ES soundtrack and offers an exclusive interview.
- R2 UK is missing many extras (featurettes, interviews and deleted scenes), but it has the "Autobiography of 'Oldboy'" documentary and again is progressive, with a DTS-ES soundtrack.
- R2 Holland 2-Disc edition is missing two audio commentaries, but has all the other extras and is progressive, with a DTS soundtrack.
Also note that R3 SE Korea has only a few extras, but they are all exclusive.
A comparison between R1 and R3 HK is available on DVD Active.
A comparison between R2 France, R2 UK and R3 Korea is available on Ecran Large.
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CUTS:
- R0 Special Edition United Kingdom- Tartan Video - No cuts.
- R1 America- Tartan Video - No cuts (119:44 NTSC).
- R1 Collector's Edition America- Tartan Video - No cuts (120 mins NTSC).
- R2 France- Wild Side Video/Universal StudioCanal Video - No cuts.
- R2 Collector's Edition France- Wild Side Video/Universal StudioCanal Video - No cuts.
- R2 Ultimate Edition France- Wild Side Video/Universal StudioCanal Video - No cuts.
- R2 Germany- e-m-s - No cuts (115 mins PAL).
- R2 Holland- A-Film - No cuts.
- R2 3-Disc Edition Holland- A-Film - No cuts.
- R2 Scandinavia- Star Media Entertainment - No cuts (114:59 PAL)
- R2 Limited Edition Scandinavia- Scanbox Entertainment - No cuts (115 mins PAL).
- R2 United Kingdom- Tartan Video - No cuts (115:05 PAL).
- R3 Hong Kong- Edko - No cuts.
- R3 Final Edition South Korea- Starmax - No cuts.
- R3 Special Edition South Korea- Starmax - No cuts (119:48 NTSC).
- R3 Ultimate Edition South Korea- Starmax - No cuts (119:47 NTSC).
- R5 Russia- Cinema Prestige - No cuts (115:04 PAL).
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Comparison added by Samuel_Scott on 26/06/04
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 12/10/24UPDATE LOG:
02/07/10 : Comparison clean-up and addition of a note concerning the US Vengeance Trilogy boxset.
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05/02/21: Added Russia.
29/06/22: Added Scandinavia Star Media.
12/10/24: Updated title.
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