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Post by essien on May 28, 2019 16:35:28 GMT -5
 Lady Vengeance (2005)
Coming For You
Marsh Film Club Entry #4 / June 2019
R | 1h 55min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Synopsis: After being wrongfully imprisoned for thirteen years and having her child taken away from her, a woman seeks revenge through increasingly brutal means.
Viewing deadline: 17 June 2019
Attention: tao , stfubaker , stuartoxlade , Ghosty , theblackpage , v9733xa , itschewthirty , poembie , colton , chocollama and anyone else who's interested.
It's time for the fourth entry in the Marsh Film Club. This one was selected by tao.
I've set a viewing deadline of 17 June, so make sure you watch it before then and please don't post any thoughts/spoilers until after that date.
Feel free to use this thread to talk generally in the meantime - let us know if you're taking part, any difficulties tracking down the film, or just to say you've watched it.
tao: Don't forget to post some discussion points for us before the deadline.
Further viewingFor those who want to go the extra mile, you might like to watch the other two films in Park Chan-wook's 'Vengeance Trilogy': Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002) and Oldboy (2003). Each deals with the themes of revenge, violence, and salvation. The films are not narratively connected and were dubbed a trilogy by international critics because of their thematic links.
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Post by v9733xa on May 28, 2019 17:21:17 GMT -5
Where is this film best legally available?So there's this site/app i have never heard of, until 10 minutes ago, called Tubi. Everything is free, just with ads. Huh. There's, like, a lot of really good stuff there. Way way more than you'd assume. Anyway, this movie is there, so... that's where i'll watch it: tubitv.com/movies/294337/lady_vengeance |
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Post by tao on May 28, 2019 18:01:03 GMT -5
Where is this film best legally available?So there's this site/app i have never heard of, until 10 minutes ago, called Tubi. Everything is free, just with ads. Huh. There's, like, a lot of really good stuff there. Way way more than you'd assume. Anyway, this movie is there, so... that's where i'll watch it: tubitv.com/movies/294337/lady_vengeanceIf you had difficulties trying to find this, I would’ve tracked down a hard copy and mailed it to you. |
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Post by v9733xa on May 28, 2019 18:11:10 GMT -5
Where is this film best legally available?So there's this site/app i have never heard of, until 10 minutes ago, called Tubi. Everything is free, just with ads. Huh. There's, like, a lot of really good stuff there. Way way more than you'd assume. Anyway, this movie is there, so... that's where i'll watch it: tubitv.com/movies/294337/lady_vengeanceIf you had difficulties trying to find this, I would’ve tracked down a hard copy and mailed it to you.  |
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Post by itschewthirty on May 28, 2019 18:55:05 GMT -5
Is Lady Vengeance the first film of the trilogy, or is it Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance? I can't remember.
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Post by tao on May 28, 2019 20:04:55 GMT -5
Is Lady Vengeance the first film of the trilogy, or is it Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance? I can't remember. It’s: Sympathy / Oldboy / Lady Vengeance |
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Post by tao on May 28, 2019 20:07:44 GMT -5
If you had difficulties trying to find this, I would’ve tracked down a hard copy and mailed it to you.  |
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Post by chocollama on May 28, 2019 23:58:23 GMT -5
so down for this. I'll be doing all three since I never saw the first one, and I could use an excuse to watch Oldboy again.
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Post by stuartoxlade on May 29, 2019 3:12:48 GMT -5
Is Lady Vengeance the first film of the trilogy, or is it Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance? I can't remember. It’s: Sympathy / Oldboy / Lady Vengeance  I second this, although it's been a good 10 years since I saw any of them, aside from Spike Lee's awful remake. |
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Post by stuartoxlade on May 29, 2019 3:14:33 GMT -5
so down for this. I'll be doing all three since I never saw the first one, and I could use an excuse to watch Oldboy again. Think I'm gonna do the same if I can find the time. My friends wanna watch Lady Vengeance with me and one is in Calgary for 2 weeks so I'll do them in order so that he arrives back in time before the deadline |
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Post by essien on May 29, 2019 3:46:24 GMT -5
Sympathy for Mr Vengeance was my entry point into Korean cinema. I randomly caught it on TV at like 3am back when I still watched films on TV. Definitely due a rewatch.
I *might* try the Spike Lee remake of Oldboy since I know not every critic hated it.
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Post by stuartoxlade on May 29, 2019 5:23:02 GMT -5
Sympathy for Mr Vengeance was my entry point into Korean cinema. I randomly caught it on TV at like 3am back when I still watched films on TV. Definitely due a rewatch. I *might* try the Spike Lee remake of Oldboy since I know not every critic hated it. It's probably worth a look if you've seen the original, just for a point of comparison. The absurdity of Oldboy doesn't translate well when you stick Thanos in it though |
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Post by tao on May 29, 2019 14:40:09 GMT -5
so down for this. I'll be doing all three since I never saw the first one, and I could use an excuse to watch Oldboy again. Outside of recurring actors and the concept of vengeance, don’t expect any continuity between the three; they’re all distinct from one another. |
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Post by tao on May 29, 2019 14:41:46 GMT -5
I’ll definitely be rewatching the trilogy.
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Post by tao on May 31, 2019 15:54:58 GMT -5
Watched. I’ll withhold questions until just before the deadline.
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