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  1. 2008/10/06 Old Boy Named 64th Greatest Film of All Time
  2. 2008/09/29 “Old Boy” Cited One of the 500 Greatest Movies of All Time

Old Boy Named 64th Greatest Film of All Time

No category 2008/10/06 13:33
The UK’s most popular film magazine, Empire, published its list of the top 500 films of all time, placing PARK Chan-wook’s acclaimed thriller Old Boy 64th in the rankings. For the list, Empire polled more than 150 directors, including Quentin Tarantino and Mike Leigh, as well as 50 film critics and more than 10,000 readers of the magazine.

PARK’s film was the only Korean feature in the top 500. Released locally in 2003, Old Boy won the 2004 Cannes Grand Prize, drawing wide acclaim and a large following for the director. It is the centerpiece in a ‘vengeance trilogy’ that began with Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance in 2002 and ended with Sympathy for Lady Vengeance in 2005.

The number one spot on Empire’s list was taken by Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather. Old Boy came in ahead of such classics as Woody Allen’s Annie Hall (ranked 68th) and Japanese classic Tokyo Story (67th), and was just behind Sunset Boulevard (63rd) and The Graduate (62nd).
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“Old Boy” Cited One of the 500 Greatest Movies of All Time

No category 2008/09/29 14:58
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Director Park Chan-wook’s acclaimed film “Old Boy” was cited one of the 500 greatest movies of all time compiled by the British film journal Empire. Among the illustrious list that includes “The Godfather,” “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” and “Empire Strikes Back,” Park’s “Old Boy” came in 64th place in the list.

Empire polled 150 film directors, 50 critics and more than 10,000 members of the public for the top 500 picks. The only Korean film to make the list, “Old Boy” was applauded for tenaciously probing the lure of revenge and its futility. The most memorable scene in the award-winning thriller was when the main character played by famed actor Choi Min-shik ate a live octopus.

On the whole, the 500 greatest movies list leans on the pop culture side. The perennial number one, Orson Welles’ “Citizen Kane” ended up in the 28th place, while such commercial films as “Raiders of the Lost Ark” or “Jaws” were placed in the top 10. In spite of some questionable rankings, Empire’s 500 list is rated as a good source of recommendations and for discovering the classics
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