New York Times
"A master of composition, Mr. Park makes some of the snazziest-looking pulp fiction going." 03/25/2005 p.E14Entertainment Weekly
"The brio and glee that Koran bad-boy filmmaker Park Chanwook brings to the gaudy psycho-shockeroo OLDBOY is undeniable, even impressive." 04/01/2005 p.51 Chicago Sun-Times
"OLDBOY ventures to emotional extremes, but not without reason." 03/25/2005 p.28 Sight and Sound
"[With] rigorously inventive direction and an emotional undertow that builds to a startling level of intensity." 05/01/2005 p.86 Rolling Stone
"[A]n explosively exciting psychosexual revenge drama from Korean powerhouse Park Chanwook that makes movies feel alive again." 04/07/2005 p.78 Premiere
"Park Chan-Wook is a tremendous craftsman....He ratchets up the sadistic suspense in a variety of fruit flavors." 09/01/2005 p.129 Movieline's Hollywood Life
"Park's direction is bristlingly inventive, and his themes are ancient Greek in scope." 09/01/2005 p.101 Entertainment Weekly
Ranked #5 in Entertainment Weekly's Top Ten DVDs Of The Year -- "Fans of Tarantino and films with surprise endings that are actually surprising should flock to this Korean import..." 12/30/2005 p.126 Rolling Stone
Ranked #10 in Rolling Stone's "Top 25 DVDs Of 2005' -- "[A]n explosively exciting revenge drama..." 12/01/2005 p.98 | 
