SPECIAL FEATURES:
Many of the extras are new for this collection
except OLDBOY (which has extras from the previous OLDBOY collection). The
audio commentaries are from the first Tartan editions of the films.
SYMPATHY FOR MR. VENGEANCE-
Disc one has an audio commentary with Director
Park Chan-wook and Actor/ Filmmaker Ryoo Seong-wan
Disc two has various extras-
THE PROCESS OF MR. VENGEANCE- the making of the film
MY BOKSU STORY- the cast and crew remember the film
Crew interviews
JONATHAN ROSS ON PARK CHAN-WOOK- a British TV piece on the films of Park Chan-wook
Soundtrack & Photos
Storyboards
Original Behind-The-Scenes featurette
Trailer
OLDBOY-
Disc one has three audio commentaries-
the first by Director Park Chan-wook, the second where the director is joined by the Director of Photography, and the third
is with Director and Cast
Disc two has 5 Behind-The-Scene documentaries:
MAKING THE FILM- how the film came to be made and the cinematography (and directing) of OLDBOY including using bleach
bypass to get a unique visual look to the film negative and problems that happened when shooting the epilogue in New Zealand
PRODUCTION DESIGN- production design, hair and make-up
THE MUSIC SCORE- describing the choice of music for various scenes in OLDBOY
CGI DOCUMENTARY- the use of digital effects and digital color correction in OLDBOY
FLASHBACK-
cast and crew reflect back on the film.
Cast and crew interviews, the LE GRAND
PRIX AT CANNES featurette (focusing on OLDBOY’s premiere at Cannes), 10 deleted and alternate scenes with optional audio commentary, and
a trailer
LADY VENGEANCE-
Two audio commentaries on disc one- the
first by Director Park Chan-wook and Actress Lee Toung-ae and the second by the director, director of photography, and the
art director
Three audio commentaries on disc two with
the third one by Critic Richard Pena
Disc three has a variety of making-of extras-
MAKING OF LADY VENGEANCE which includes
a making-of featurette and a Electronic Press Kit which includes a different making-of featurette and a teaser trailer
STYLE OF LADY VENGEANCE which is broken
down into Visualization, Production Design, Costume & Makeup, Art, and CG featurettes
PARK CHAN-WOOK that has an interview with
the director, a MR. VEGEANCE featurette, a Photography featurette, and a short film recommended by Park Chan-wook
CHARACTER INTERVIEWS- Lee Geum-ja, Professor
Baek, Prisoners, and Families
LADY VENGEANCE IN VENICE-
GET TOGETHER- a featurette that focuses
on the actors from the other films who appeared as characters in LADY VENGEANCE
Also disc 3 has a trailer, TV spots, deleted
scenes with audio commentary (no option to turn off the commentary) and a poster gallery.
FINAL ANALYSIS: THE VENGEANCE TRILOGY is a set full of extras for three unforgettable films from one of the
best directors today, park Chan-wook. OLDBOY and LADY VENGEANCE are the
strong films of the trilogy while SYMPATHY FOR MR. VENGEANCE is just brutal. The
other two films have humanity and humor despite the films being about vengeance.
Also the set will be out everywhere in Blu-ray on 6-15 (It was a Best Buy exclusive before that).
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