You can bring Chan-Wook Park's thrilling trilogy home in 1080p for the first time this March. The Vengeance Trilogy, which was released on DVD this past November, will be released in a new Blu-ray set on March 16. This eight-disc set will be priced at $49.93 SRP and, although we don't have the cover art images, you can take a look at the special features below. It was also said that there will be a special essay on each film, written by noted writers and filmmakers.
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance is the first film in Park Chan-Wook's acclaimed Vengeance trilogy. The sister of a simple and deaf factory worker, Ryu, falls ill and needs a kidney transplant, however he is not a match so he looks to the black market which he can't afford. After being fired from his job, his rebel girlfriend suggests that he kidnap the child of his former boss, Park. When the girl accidentally dies, her father seeks vengeance for her death.
Special Features:
- Audio commentary by Park Chan-Wook and actor Ryoo Seung-wan
- - Behind the scenes
- - The Process of Mr. Vengeance
- - My Boksu Story, Storyboards
- - Photo Gallery
- - Filmographies
- - Film notes
- - Crew Interviews
Oldboy is Park Chan-Wook's classic genre-defining revenge tale of a man who's wrongly been imprisoned for 15 years and is then suddenly released. Given money and a cell phone, he's challenged to discover who incarcerated him in the first place, but he only has five days to uncover the truth. Even with a mysterious young girl to help him, his tortures have just begun. Cannes-winner championed by Tarantino, Oldboy regularly appeared in top ten best movie polls across the country and is listed as one of the all-time best films as rated by IMDB users.
Special Features:
- Three audio commentaries
- - Five behind-the-scenes featurettes
- - Le Grand Prix at Cannes
- - Deleted scenes with commentary
Lady Vengeance, the final film in the trilogy was created by Chan-Wook for his daughter. After being wrongfully convicted of kidnapping and murdering a young child, a beautiful young woman (Lee Young-ae) is imprisoned for 13 years. While in prison she gains the respect and loyalty of her fellow cellmates, all the while plotting her vendetta on the man responsible (Oldboy's Choi Min-Sik). Upon her release she sets in motion an elaborate plan of retribution, but what she discovers is a truth so horrifying, even revenge doesn't seem punishment enough.
Special Features:
- Regular and Fade-To-White versions
- - Character Interviews:
- - Lee Geum Ja
- - Professor Baek
- - Prisoners
- - Families
- - Lady Vengeance at the 62nd Venice Film Festival
- - Trailer
- - Film notes
- - Making of
- - Deleted scenes