Story- I was surprised by how engrossed with the leads and the plot I was right from the start. I liked that the revenge started from the getgo and you didn’t have to wait for exciting things to happen. It remained engaging right up till the disappointing ending. There many plot wholes and I wanted a solid close to the romance. Speaking of this big romance that is suppose to make the main character change his ways, I wasn’t satisfied with the way they wrote it. The leads had few scenes together and they weren’t even that romantic. SIG’s character had more romantic scenes with the other 2 female lead characters. Even though the ending and the romance disappointed me, the writers did a great job of keeping me glued to the screen.
Acting- Song Il Gook’s character was a man of few words but his looks were definitely fitting of his character. He was really perfect as Michael King/Peter Pan/ Choi Kang Ta. Han Chae Young did a great job with what she was given. Towards the second half she had fewer and fewer scenes. They both had amazing chemistry though. The acting by the other main leads was perfect because their tortured characters were very believable. Han Go Eun was really really good. Some of the acting by supporting characters was questionable though..
Music- I really liked the score it heightened the scenes well. When it was suppose to be intense it was. The OST was good for the drama but not enough to listen to outside the show.
Rewatch- I would watch this again because it was an exciting watch but because I didn’t like the end I wont be watching it for a while.
Overall, this drama could have been better but I think its pretty good and definitely worth watching if you like exciting action dramas or if you’re a fan of Song Il Gook.
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Story- the movie started with a bang, it was revenge from the start and it was exciting. Great fight scenes. I was disappointed that the lead had few love scenes together, and the story line seemed to have a lot more scenes with the song Il Gook.
Even though they were together in the end I still think it could have been better and that the ending was rushed as too much time was spent on other matters that we trivial at the time.
Song Il Gook’s character was a man of few words and he definitely played his part very well.He was really perfect as Michael King/Peter Pan/ Choi Kang Ta.
Overall it was a good drama worth watching.
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Then there’s the casting itself. I don’t think Micheal was the perfect cast for this role but I think he did ok overrall. He does have the face of an avenger and looks mean when he needs to but the problem is he looks mean/too serious most of the time including times when he may not mean to. Like when he’s being a cool flirt, or acting as a gentle man. He just comes off as a bit too serious most of the time. And it seems the script wright isn’t knowledgeable in the “cool flirt/player boy” area because he/she was too dependent on cheezy cliché stuff like the “catching the girl when she’s falling/beating up bad guys to save her” type of tricks to make Micheal the “smooth” guy character. Using such techniques is understandable and ok but the way it is executed in this drama doesnt pull off quite well. The scriptwright & probably director as well, certainly need lessons from movies like Batman or dramas like Bad Guy or Que sera sera or maybe real smooth guys in action because the cheesiness in this drama can be a bit overwhelming lol. That being said there are other noticeable minor faults contained in this drama but still these “minor” faults eventually add up and take a toll on what could have been a perfect 10/10 drama bringing it down to like a 7/10 or so.
On the good side of things the big budget in this drama does pay off and you get to see alot of cool things and eye candy characters (well maybe not a lot but a fair enough amount). And I sorta liked the overly fancy hairdo’s, the action scenes were cool enough and I definitely enjoyed the Oceans 11/Batman part of things here. So if you liked those two movies then this drama is for you just as long as you don’t let its minor faults get to you. *Bibian, would you marry me?? I can’t live without you!* Lolz XD (“Bibian” is kinda like an inside joke if you’ve seen this drama lol)
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The story of the series was executed poorly and was often very predictable in outcome. Such wealthy CEO's, despite being greedy, would never fall for such easy and clear tricks. It also missed the points completely and could've been much shorter than the 24 episodes it currently was. The acting scored even lower as there was barely any chemistry between any of the actors and neither of them were unable to display their emotions in a realistic way.
The only plus point was that the music of the series itself was quite enjoyable and I'd definitely would never re-watch it again.
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Positive reasons to watch:
-First- Choi Kang Ta is just eye candy. He has steamy eye and lost his shirt a bunch. So if thats your thing then you need to watch this show. Plenty of other characters use their sexy 'bits" to deceive people. Could be the most I have seen in a show as it happens over and over again.
- The spy gear is really funny. This is more of a James Bond- has a whole team with cool stuff to use and can't be defected. Choi Kang Ta is not an " underground drug kingpin" and of you watch it thinking "oh this will be more mob-ish". He is a high lvl killer, businessman, has a bunch of money- billions and billions. At no point is anything about him and drugs said. He will use the best guy for a job but he is not a criminal that way. Explosive CDs- enough said.
-The plot moves on track without a lot of filler, everything in there is for a reason. The acting is good.
- You will end up sympathizing with then villain more as the show progresses.
-The fights are good. It feels like a drama with in a drama by how the action is shot; very shaky and quick camera movement. For me it felt like by moving the camera, they were improving the fights- and I wish we could just view it. Choi Kang Ta is great at pulling of the fights against everyone. The people he fights are great- this is from a comic book, which explains why there are so many bodyguards there for him to crush. My fav- Cobra man- leather pants wearing, no shirt wearing, spikes and chains wielding a whip/ snake thing. You can't beat that look and I need him to be in there more.
Negative reasons:
- His hair is weird when they style it as a up and down look- just down and pony are fine!
-Don't watch if you like horses - The turning point in how I viewed a character.
-I don't like the over use of people that happens. They are not "evil" nor dose Kang Ta have a reason for them over and over again deceived them like that. Its hard to see full up and down body shots/zoom in just to express "oh they are sexy and trying to use their body to get something".
-Everyone is waving guns and pointing them in each others face but they never just pull the trigger, like an useless prop. The girl cop gun is the worst! No cop would use that gun- impractical.
- If your looking for a Romance- Just run away, not worth your time. It might as well be a side plot. "His beliefs are shaken when he falls in love with a reporter named Jin Bo Bae" I disagree- His beliefs are shaken by betrayal, death and his family. Han Chae Young dose a great job of acting like BoBae but I don't believe she has personal growth. Her role is strong at the start but at the end for me she's just a supporting role for Kang Ta's emotions. Jang Mi is a much more of a strong role as she is a completely different person at the end. Even Vivian has more growth than the female lead.
-The end- your just glad that you made it, but you don't care if anyone is dead or alive or together or happy lol
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Depois de mais de um mês na luta para terminar esse drama, finalmente chegou o dia em que posso ficar em paz disso.A premissa do drama é bem bacana, apesar de clichê né, afinal temos milhares de obras de vinganças por aí, ainda mais de um filho que ver o pai ser assassinado, pois é assim que a história tem início. O começo do drama já se inicia com o "Michael" ou "Peter Pan" silenciando seu primeiro alvo no Havaí, depois ele volta a Coréia depois de 25 anos para se vingar dos demais, aí você pensar que seria igual o primeiro alvo, mas não ele simplesmente perder o foco por causa de uma personagem e começa a fazer as coisas de outra maneira, sem um motivo sólido pra isso, então começa um jogo de gato e rato, onde ele pode finalizar os alvos a qualquer momento, porém fica enrolando, enquanto vai acontecendo várias coisas insignificantes ou importantes no decorrer do drama, como descoberta sobre a irmã estar viva, traição em quem mais confiava por ciúmes, entre outras coisas, fazendo o drama perder a essência do início, são muitos episódios jogados no lixo, se o drama tivesse 16 episódios mais compactados e sem enrolações, onde os inimigos dele tivessem mais poder e como se proteger, o drama seria muito melhor.
A interação dos personagens é extremamente rasa, chegando a ser confusa em várias momentos, a falta de comunicação deixa muito a desejar, o drama peça também na trilha sonora, muitas vezes repetida.
Enfim, poderia descrever mais sobre o drama, porém é perca de tempo...é isso!
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