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The Crow 1994


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y American action-thriller film adaptation of the 1989comic book of the same name by James O'Barr. OnOctober 30, Shelly Webster has been beaten and

raped, and her fianc, guitarist Eric Draven has beenstabbed, shot, and thrown out of the window. Thecouple were to be married the next day, onHalloween. Eric comes back from the dead to avenge

his death


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Death Wish 1974


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y Paul Kersey is an architect, who is a peaceful man.But when his wife and daughter are attacked in theirapartment, his world changes. His wife is killed andhis daughter is in catatonic state. His boss decidesthat Paul needs to get out of New York so he sendshim to Arizona to meet with a client. While their theclient, a gun enthusiast gets Paul interested in gunsand even gives him one. When Paul returns, he

brings the gun with him when he goes out and whena mugger tries to hit himPaul shoots and kills him.After that he goes on killing spree.


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Vfor Vendetta

y The movie V for Vendetta (V)is a thriller set in Londonsdystopian future of 2020,where an anti-governmentanti-hero named V(playedby Hugo Weaving) uses

violence to bring down atotalitarian right-wing statecalled Norsefire. V'smotivation is partly personal;he was brutalized by a state-run medical experiment. It ispartly political; he wants tospark revolution byawakening the masses to theiroppression and their ownpower.


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Kill Bill (2003/2004) (dir. QuentinTarantino)


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Kill BIll

y The lead character, called The Bride, was a memberof the DeadlyViper Assassination Squad, lead by herlover Bill. Upon realizing she was pregnant withBills child, The Bride decided to escape her life as akiller. She fled to Texas, met a young man, and onthe day of their wedding was gunned down by anangry and jealous Bill (with the assistance of theDeadlyViper Assassination Squad). Four years later,

The Bride wakes from a coma, and discovers herbaby is gone. She, then, decides to seek revenge uponthe five people who destroyed her life and killed her

baby.


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Vengeance Trilogy

y Sympathy for Mr.Vengeance(2002)

y Old Boy(2003)

y Sympathy for LadyVengeance(2005)(dir. Park

Chan-Wook)


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Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance

y The first installment in Parks trilogy was the 2002 film,Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, a bleak and violent tale ofrevenge gone wrong. It tells the story of a poor deafman

who kidnaps a young girl to pay for his sisters much-

needed transplant. When the young girl accidentally dies,her bereaved father goes on a search for answers and

vengeance. The film did reasonably well at the box officein South Korea and was named the best film of 2002 byfilm critic Harry Knowles.


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Oldboy (2003) (dir. Park Chan-Wook)

y Parks next film in the trilogy was the hugely successful 2003film, Oldboy. It told the story of a man who is imprisoned forfifteen years and then released with no explanation as to whyhe was confined and released. Now he has been given fivedays to learn his captor's true identity and find out why he

was imprisoned or his new love interest will be killed. The filmwas very well received at film festivals and at the box office inSouth Korea. It won the Grand Prix award at the 2004 CannesFilm Festival and received great reviews from critics. The filmhas gained a cult following in the years following its releaseand is seen as a classic to many


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Sympathy for LadyVengeance

y The third and final installment in the trilogy was the 2005film,Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (orLady Vengeance).The film tells the tale of a young woman who is released fromprison after doing hard time for a child killer who remains atlarge. Upon her liberation she seeks out her long lost daughter

and unveils her plan for revenge against the ghastlyman forwhom she served time. This film was also well received bycritics and South Korean audiences alike. It grossed$7,382,034 in its opening week and competed for the GoldenLion at the 62ndVenice International Film Festival inSeptember 2005


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