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Objectively good just not for me
This is a drama that I can objectively see is good and objectively understand why someone would recommend it it to me and most people. As it has a great cast, a new take on supernatural investigations and a whole lot of good to offer.However the male lead is as stupid as it gets, and is just alittle bit to stupid for me to enjoy watching him. And I am just not one who enjoys episodic mysteries that much. While I did enjoy watching them raise some issues once the show gave life and emotions to objects they kind of lost my interest, it felt a little bit to silly for me.
So actors Great!
Female lead- Amazing!
The mom- Loved her!
Story- actually pretty good
So for those who like supernatural, objects with emotions, investigation with fun twists and mostly lovable characters this is a great place to find it.
If you are like me who needs to connect more with the story, cast and so on you might as well watch something else.
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Frustrating
This drama has some sweet characters, lovely friendships, hardships and ships that Id say are pretty predictable yet so frustrating that I am glad I kept some hair on my head....Slow, frustrating, going no where low selfasteam... so much so that it managed to kill one of my favourite tropes the contract relationship.
So while I did find elements in here entertaining and did like the characters I spent most of this drama borde or frustrated... Still I do fel that I need to give it some points for the imaginative characters and ways to prolong the frustration.
Also they do have a lot of interesting point in their discussions and show the frustration from several interesting angles.
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Sweet and Simple with a side of Cringe
This is the story about a sweet introverted boy who broke his guitar, got turned down by his long time crush in a pretty cruel way and to top it off he attracted an obsessed guy who kind of lacks boundaries extrovert... but in a cute way.After that they went on a sweet journey of friendship and music... plus a bunch of other stuff... There is love, awkward kisses, less awkward kisses... Mediocre to good acting (sometimes in the same person), some drama and a whole lot of scenes (ok 2 or 3) with a guy dramatically pulling empty luggage and a side of cringe.
The friendships in this are really nice, so is the mother, our villain is just awful and not even cute but most of all this is a fluffy orangey yellow lighting drama with mostly fluff and just enough drama to give it a story beyond the fluff... Easy to watch, easy to binge and had it not been for some of the over the top cringe I may even have rated it higher.
P.S: The styling and most of the acting preformed by of our extrovert lead was just awful the first episode, luckily it gets better... But Introverted boy rocks the introverted thing from start to finish.
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A good way to understand the show
This behind the scenes was both entertaining and gave interesting depth to the story that helped me appreciate the short series even more, thus doing its´s job as 3 of the shows very charming leads answer questions about their relationship to the show, the characters and kissing scenes.There may have been a bit to much talk about the kissing scenes, while also talking about how this show was deeper than just the average Y series with kissing scenes...
What I loved most about this was how it made me think more about what I had seen, as well as got me in to thinking and understanding the characters better. Making me draw. new conclusions of. my own... thinking about how it would have been perceived if it was shown in reverse?
So if you are considering watching He She It or have already sen it, this is deffenelty a good behind the scenes to watch, just watch it after the show and all will e well...
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Zettai BL ni Naru Sekai VS Zettai BL ni Naritakunai Otoko 2
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Short, Sweet smile generator
Say hello to the common BL cliches as the boy who defies BL tries to avoid them... part 2 started with a twist and ended with a twist... it follows the format of season one and is definitely not a show to see on it´s own.The characters are pretty flat but sweet which seems to be the point, If you have not watched season one you should probably start there If you have not watched any BL´s then chances are you will not get part of the humour though some applies to any romance so it won´t be a complete waist of time... this could actually be a bit of a beginners guide to BL´s that can help people enjoy otherBL's more start with this, watch BL search for the cliches kind of thing.
What I love most in this is the intro song and the side characters... the main is actually probably the least fun of them all (which again seems to be the point).
I also find myself shipping the "wrong people" oh well... not a must watch but definitely an enjoyable one that had me lauging, and smiling once or twice...
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Bad boy gone good, meets the evil queen and cinderella gone independent...
This is such a dose of fun humour and sugery fluff with a side of issues... almost guaranteed to make you smile, laugh and fall in love ...Though this could qualify as a typical " All the best love stories begin with someone being vulnerable" the female lead here may be down at the bottom but she does not lose her integrity and ability to be bad ass and all round cool.. ok she is a little bit violent but always for good reason... She has great lines, great values, a smile that will make you melt and a playfulness rarely to be seen on screen. No matter what situation she is in she will stand up for herself and others. She sees the good in people and tells it like it is. And will not budge for any spoiled brat... While still having moments of vulnerability,,, odd but true.
The Male lead is a spoiled brat, in desperate need of someone like the female lead, Though I am a little but bothered by his age, the power relation between the two is more in his favour than hers and when it comes to maturity they have different types of maturity and kind of complete each other. But the age is an issue I will not deny that. Still the chemistry, playfulness and dynamics for this couple is off the top amazing.
The grandmother and butler are just a dose of fresh air, making me fall for them at first sight they are the glitter that makes this show just that much more fun.
There are so many great scenes in this drama, that are interesting and relatable, portraying how circumstances play in, in important life decisions.
This drama also has some interesting cultural displays, friendship, found family and a lot more to offer... No it is not perfect but I am in love, I truly am!
As you might have guessed this is now a new favorite and a drama I strongly recommend to all romance bad boy gone good lovers out there.... Also the cynderella theme is played with to perfection!
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Genuine slice of life drama without to much additives
This drama, is more drama less romance and allot of slices of life coming together true the good, the bad and the day to day life.In this drama we re invited in to the stories of two non consecutive generations of friends and lovers in the countryside showing friendship that has lasted generations and while life may change over time the strong friendship will remain. The drama incorporates allot of different types of (mis)fortunes but seemed to find a way to value the simple in life without falling for cliches like what doesn't kill makes you stronger but rather I get by with the help of my friends... And actually admitting that all things in life have expiration dates including love.... This drama will probably make you feel a range of emotions all from hate, loss, sorrow and fluff.... but not to much of anything which is why it gets an 8.5 and not a 10.
To be clear there is ALLOT of drama, allot of potential cliches made real by breaking them and allot of everything... and more stuff you would not imagine to see here uncovered slowly, slowly as the drama progresses. All the characters are well written, not all are lovely but non are annoying or unnecessary for the plot and though we get to see allot of very different life stories it is actually pretty cool to see how they all come together in this one little grocery store.
To be honest I was looking for something adapted from a Taiwanese Menua , I did not know what to expect, this was definitely not it but I am happy I watched it.
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If you ask for it you may just recieve it, and yep I did...
After watching season one I asked for more time screen time for Bas and Marco as well as more depth for the real issues that only scratched the surface in season one. And yes season two gave me more or less all that I asked for after watching season one. While season one only tipped their toes on the surface, season two took a dive right in, still kind of in a pool and not ocean but definitely allot deeper than season one. I also got more time with Bas and Marco, maybe not as sweet time as I had hoped for but definitely more time with both so bad humor it is actually funny... Like going to the sea to get some vitamin sea.... as well as showing beautiful support and pain. All without deviating to from season ones plot line. Some parts where a bit odd and I would say a tad rushed, okay not some several parts could use some more build up and time, definitely more time both screen time and chronological time. Once you see it you will probably get what I mean, but to save you from spoilers Ill just say time is not a bad thing.... And this drama needs more of it.All in all definitely worth watching, and Marco rocks (most of the time)
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Covid safe cringe with allot of social media and facetime/zoom
This drama is something totally different then anything I have seen earlier and probably a very accurate portrayal of courtship during lock-down. about 95% of this drama is social meetings over one screen or another. Yet manages to convey both sorrow, jealousy, longing, and insecurity over the screens.While one of the main leads seems to need to learn about boundaries the other one is shy and may be in need of a push... but it the guy did come on to hard for my taste. The people in this drama did everything from kiss, to morn, party and even meditated over the internet. Conveying allot of emotions threw the dubbel screens...
I loved how this drama approached several issues during the pandemic showing feeds filled with covid information, respect to the deceased, the front line workers while also tackling the big issue of loneliness during the pandemic issues that many people can relate to (including me who live in a country without lock down).
However this drama did not only tackel issues regarding the pandemic but also the importance to chose when, how and to whom one wants to come out to. Something that is never to be forced or done by any one else.
The chemistry between the leads leaps thru the screens and so does their very unik and lovable personalities. However it did go in to overly cringe at times being even fluffier then a c-drama. I can not say that I was very annoyed att any one and did feel that most of the characters in this drama had fun personalities that complemented each other well. Most of them showed respect towards each other, even if the guy came on a bit to strong in the beginning he did seem to understand the notion of consent. The leads seemed to complement each other well helping one another grow in their own individual pace over the screen with the help of social distancing.
All in all an easy to binge some times sad to watch but interesting depiction of life during 2020 embracing the pandemic instead of acting as if it is not there... that alone makes this worth the watch. And I must say I am very impressed over how this was made.
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Depressing yet brilliant but really, really boring
This movie is a really feel bad, loose hope for society kind of movie. Yet is extremely depressing not only is the subject depressing but also the atmosphere the colors, the plot everything is just so very very sad and will actually make you mad.This movie shows several aspects to breaking down individuals with mental illness through lack of help, lack of understanding and having to deal with some pretty strong prejudges facing society and loved ones. It is truly painful to watch yet has some dark humor that made me laugh between the oooh so depressing scenes. Showing both the the lack of support from institutions, difficulties in finding work and being pointed out as a psycho who is dangerous by more or less everyone around him. Having people afraid of him warning their children to stay away from him. In all this the voice of reason comes from a kid who thinks we should change the surroundings instead of the person, I truly loved that kid.
The entertainment value of this drama is probably worth one star or two at most since it is truly boring 90% of the time, But the dark humor, the message, the acting the lack of sugarcoating and the way this is done is worth 10 stars so I settled on 8. But be were you are in for some truly boring scenens and probably this years (ok 2017s) feel bad movie of the year with a dash of madness... Its a mad world and damn that world will make you mad.
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As exiting as a Omok game
I think it was as exiting as an omok game is in real life, mostly boring but with some fun moments... (but actually I would not know, having never played). To be honest I chose this for the watch challenge,would probably not have continued watching it if it where not for it being less than an hour long and my lack of interest in bordgames.The main character is actually pretty sweet and lovable, her interaction with the kid is great and they both exhibit pretty good acting skills as well (you may recognize the kid from Sky castle). There are some jokes that are funny, especially the way they cover up swearing (yes I am childish and enjoy seeing smileys instead of swear words).
The side characters are mostly annoying, and have this low forced humor about them that may cater to others taste just not mine. I can not really put my finger around what makes this show mostly boring. Seeing the acting is mostly pretty good, the story not bad and two of the main characters actually being lovable,... I guess you will have to watch it to find out or just skip it because honestly it is not even worth that hour.
Seeing this is the first review for this show/movie... others may just as well have felt that it was to insignificant to review... and if you love Omok, I´m sorry if I offended you , I may have liked this more if I knew anything about omok... I should know more about it after watching this (it even has tutorials) but no my mind is completely blank.
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Allot of goo and sweetness surrounded by stalking and predictability
This drama is sweet but has so many stalkers in it that one may want to rename it to "Stalking scenery". The stalking here is portrayed as some kind of miss placed affection but not att all called out. The drama does however have a good balance of gooey romance, action and conflicts in it with the added bonus of the scenes inside the computer game, that add both action and sweetness to the drama.The dramas douse however not come with anything a person who has seen c-dramas before has not seen before but it is well executed. The plot is extremely predictable.I'm not saying it as a bad thing. predictable can be fun and entertaining too. If I had a BINGO chart with c-drama tropes this drama would hit BINGO on several lines. It was actually pretty funny to watch as the predictable trope came along i really just wanted to tick a box or shout BINGO but had neither the Bingo chart or a list but you who have not seen it, I strongly recommend you try.
The music is pretty good, there is one song that keeps on playing over and over again while other songs only come on once or twice. It would have been nice to hear the other songs more and the first song a bit less. The looks the leads exchange in the beginning of the drama are so intense it reaches out thru the screen, but be were that once the tension between the leads is gone, the chemistry slowly follows. Which leaves us with the Lin Yis extreme charm and cuteness to hold up ones interest, and well it did the job for me.
When entering a C-drama I'm always prepared for the male lead to force himself on the female lead. And have almost developed a scale of between full on disrespect and rape 1 to 10 respectful and consensual relationship. This guy scores a 9 seeing he douse cross the line a little bit once but makes up for it later on and is over all very respectful towards the female lead. I am however not really thrilled over how the female leads interest for physical intimacy is portrayed. A little bit to much of the guy is expected to want it all the time while the girl is not supposed to admit to wanting it though she probably is just as interested just puts me off. Writers please lets start writing healthy consensual relationships with or without physical intimacy where both parts are equally interested in whatever they may be interested in.
The side characters in this drama where mid annoying for most parts and did not really bring much to the table so I decided to skip the side couples scenens mostly since I figured life is to short for stalkers as well as mildly annoying side characters, I recommend you do the same, it ups the enjoyment by quite a bit ;)
All in all a pretty ok drama to watch, allot of sweet gooey (more intense then fluffy) scenens, a very sweet male lead and a pretty decent female lead for most parts with an okay story line. If you are in it for the sweet gooey parts this is definitely worth watching but if you want something with substance do look elsewhere.
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Slow, a tad frustrating but realish and surrounded by sweetness
Another hard to rate drama, entertainment wise it was not very entertaining, the pace is slow not the stories pace but the way they talk, the way they film and the way it goes just takes forever....The story itself is a bit different and though we may see some well known cliches they most definitely do not follow the regular pattern. to be honest I would have liked the ending more if they ended it 5 minutes earlier than what they did but that is just a matter of preferences. I did like how they talk about fate coincidences and show different sides to holding on to something. When s it an obsession, when is it a habit and when is passion, dreams, love... yes the drama shows the whole pallet and a whole lot of different healthy and less healthy relationships. So all in all worth watching but just not that entertaining .
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Potentially good story ruined by bad acting
I cam for Park Bo Young and the story but left because of the others acting. I was cureus about PBYs first role in a drama (acording to the listing here on MDL), for bein her first role and oly being 16 she did do a really good . But most of the rest of the cast just did not have the talant to pull of this story. PArk Bo Young stand out here as the ones with most potential and skill which of course you can see by the amount of credits poth have after competing this drama.This is such a shame, I thought I could forgive bad lighting and that I did not mind bad acting as well as the story is good, this drama taught me an interesting lesson a bout myself (that I do cara abot the acting) and where my limits go for continuing to watch or drop even if the story seems good.
So to sum it up if you want to test your limit for how much bad acting you can over look this is the perfect place to do it, and to see how many episodes you can watch befor you guive up. Other wise I would say you should probably not bother.
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