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Cinemassholes #7: Lee Woo-Jin

Cinemassholes #7: Lee Woo-Jin
In all the annals of cinema, I can think of no single character that so perfectly embodies the term 'asshole' as does Lee Woo-Jin (Yu Ji-Tae), the main antagonist of director Park Chan-Wook's simmering and wholly disturbing revenge thriller, Oldboy. Lee Woo-Jin takes being an asshole to heights previously undreamt of. If being...

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4 comments.
The Internets
Posted by The Internets at 11:37 on 12/08/08
Read the original manga if you can. As interesting as the movie, with some little differences here and there.

"How does your own flesh taste?"

Bitter.
The Internets
Posted by The Internets at 17:25 on 23/09/07
haha, a very funny assessment of a brilliant film. Woo-Jin is definitely one of the most devilish, perverted villains in cinematic history.
The Internets
Posted by The Internets at 17:36 on 20/08/05
Sorry Goatboy. When I originally wrote the article, I had included a big, ol\' spoiler warning at the front, but Ali didn\'t keep it in. So you\'ll have to blame him for that one.
The Internets
Posted by The Internets at 13:57 on 20/08/05
Well at least I don\'t need to watch the film now it\'s been spelt out in detail.
Spoiler-tastic!
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