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George

South West, UK
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Nobunaga Concerto: The Movie
18 people found this review helpful
by George
Aug 6, 2016
Completed 1
Overall 9.0
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 10
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 7.0
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I will try my best to review this without any spoilers!

The story picks up where the drama left off, with the real Nobunaga Oda/ Mitsuhide plotting to kill Saburo with Tokichiro. You could theoretically watch this without seeing the drama and still pick up the story, but I wouldn't suggest it as it could get confusing. Seeing Saburo's character development was a highlight. Watching him run into battles with ease, when at first he would have run away was really nice. His and Kicho's relationship was also beautiful and heartbreaking. Oguri Shun and Shibasaki Kou have such good chemistry, even though the words are never said, you really believe they love each-other.

The acting was as brilliant as it was in the drama. I found myself crying on multiple occasions. Oguri Shun wowed me playing two characters so well, and Yamada Takayuki was amazing in THAT scene at honnoj (If you've watched it, you know the one I mean!). His anguish was so obvious, but not in the classic overacted way Japanese movies so often give us with villains.

Visually the Nobunaga Concerto Movie is amazing. The budget must have been high because the sets, costumes, and effects were all sublime and beautiful. The music was the same soundtrack from the drama, I have no real opinion on it.

Overall, I would probably watch this film again, but not anytime soon as its pretty heavy.

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Good Morning Call
55 people found this review helpful
by George
Jun 11, 2016
17 of 17 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 9.0
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 10
The story of this drama and the manga its adapted from, as everyone has pointed out, is not original. Girl and boy start living together and have to hide it from the people at school.

I enjoyed almost every episode, some felt like "filler" episodes but were still enjoyable. I didn't care much for Yuri's storyline. Girl needs to get it togther and stop unloading her problems on teenagers! It was also very annoying how cold Uehara was, but I still loved him because I am a sucker like Nao.

I enjoyed this drama so much, staying up till midnight on Thursdays, waiting for the new episode! The acting was very good, I really liked everyone's portrayal of their characters. Nagasawa Koya as Abe and Arai Moe as Marina were my favourites, such good comedic timing! Fukuhara Haruka was very, very good and I look forward to seeing her in more dramas.

I would definitely re watch this, and I really hope they do another season. I would recommend this drama for anyone who likes romantic high school dramas.

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She Is 200 Years Old
2 people found this review helpful
by George
Mar 30, 2016
5 of 5 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 7.0
Story 7.5
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 7.0
I watched this because It's been added to Netflix (under the name "Never Die" ) and it was short. It's a cute story, basically Se Yeon discovered 200 years ago that she was immortal after falling in a well. Now every night her body "resets" itself and gets rid of any illnesses, injuries, and even hair cuts.

Jung Hoon and Se Yeon meet after she saves him form an accident and dies, Jung Hoon pays for her funeral only to discover she has come back to life.

It's a very short drama- about in hour in total- so it's very easy to watch on a lazy afternoon. The acting wasn't Oscar worthy, and it was cheesy in places (but that's to be be expected from a drama with this plot), but all in all it wasn't bad. I really liked Ji Eun Sung, I thought he was very cute and played his character well. Kim Yun Bae's character also made me laugh, I look forward to seeing him do more.

My only fault with the drama was the ending, it would have been better with a "bitter sweet" ending (to quote green_tokki in the comments).

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Click Your Heart
35 people found this review helpful
by George
Mar 23, 2016
7 of 7 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 9.0
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 10
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 7.0
I'm not usually a fan of Korean dramas but I had never seen a drama in this format before, and after seeing it was short and sweet I thought I may as well give it a watch.

The story obviously isn't original- this drama is made with all our favourite drama tropes in mind- but the format made it very entertaining. I'm actually really surprised this doesn't have higher views on here, how many times have we watched a drama and had second male lead syndrome? Well with this drama that's impossible, as you can make your own ending.
Will she go with the cute underclass-man, the childhood friend who would do anything for her, the cool school sports star, or the protective bad boy? You decide!I watched all the possibilities but my heart is with Jooho as I'm a sucker for the bad boy type.

Random dance numbers aside, Click your Heart is a well put together drama. It's short, sweet and easy to watch. I really hope there are more like this in the future.

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Ouroboros
2 people found this review helpful
by George
Feb 5, 2016
10 of 10 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 10
Story 9.5
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 7.0
I kept starting and stopping this drama, its a bit heavier than I'm used to. But after the second episode I was addicted.

The story is quite dark, many people have said it was easy to guess what was going on but I didn't guess at all. Lots of violence and action scenes, which were very well done. No cartoon punching sound effects that ruin so many drama fights.

The acting was A++. Although I am a huge fan of both the leads, so I am slightly biased. I really enjoyed seeing Shun and Toma in a drama together again, the chemistry between them was brilliant. You really believe they care about each other.

I wouldn't say its very re-watchable. Its quite heavy and tragic. Its not what I'd call an easy watch.

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Snow Lotus
1 people found this review helpful
by George
Jan 24, 2016
2 of 2 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 8.0
Story 7.5
Acting/Cast 10
Music 5.0
Rewatch Value 7.5
Watched this on Netfix under the name "Lucid Dream". I don't usually watch Korean Dramas, but this was short and sweet so I thought I'd give it a go (and I love a good gender-bender storyline).

The story is interesting- Two people share a dream of their love story in a past life and try to find each other. This has all the drama cliques, a crazy girlfriend, a broken down lift scene, slow motion hugs. Basically everything I love about Asian dramas.

The acting was very good, couldn't fault it at all. Seo Ji Hye was very good, I find that the protagonists can sometimes be over the top and comical, but she was very impressive. Although, as an engaged gay woman I found the protagonists "curse" to be hilarious.

The music really really started to grate on me, the same song was played every 20 minutes. I ended up having a migraine with the song playing over and over in my head like some kind of torture.

I would 100% watch this again in the future, it's a very easy drama to watch. While you do need to be paying attention to really understand the dreams, the episodes on netflix are very short and sweet.

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Switch Girl!! Season 2
3 people found this review helpful
by George
Jun 8, 2015
8 of 8 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 7.5
Story 7.5
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 5.5
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I started watching this straight after Switch Girl and I don't actually know what to say. While enjoyable, the second season of Switch Girl was utterly bizarre.

The main story arc is Nika wanting to "take her relationship to the next level". With literally every drama cliche all packed into 8 episodes. It was over the top and funny at times, but most of the time I just felt very uncomfortable. I think as fans of dromas, we can all say that about 80% of dramas have some evil sex plot somewhere. But Switch Girl 2 seemed to have an evil rapist or sex gang in every episode. While the way she beat the "black nails" gang was hilarious (SPOILER: sex toys.), it left a bitter taste in my mouth. I also hate the way the drama somehow got me rooting for the pervy teacher to get the girl. I swear if i hear another guy say "do her" I may throw up.

I found Arata's broodiness very annoying after about 3 episodes. A romance that I started out as a huge fan of ended up boring me. Also, if you take a shot every time Nika cries you will be drunk in 10 minutes.

Having said all that, I did laugh out loud at least once an episode and found myself dancing along at the end.

If you have previously watched Switch Girl or are a huge fan of this genre, give it a watch as it can be hilarious. If not, this drama really has nothing for you to enjoy.

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Switch Girl!!
2 people found this review helpful
by George
Jun 5, 2015
8 of 8 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 10
Story 9.5
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 10
Rewatch Value 10
It's no secret how much I love dramas like this, and how much i love Nishiuchi Mariya. I mean- This girl is going places. She is the female Yamamoto Yusuke.

This drama is about a girl who is a total slob at home but a super charismatic attractive girl in public (I can relate to the slob at home part). I thought it was written very well and had me belly laughing a lot. The leads had such a good chemistry, and they actually kiss. Not those 'oh our lips grazed' kisses dramas so often have, but actual kisses.

Switch girl has all the drama classics- hot male lead with a tragic backstory, broody 'love rival' male with a pouty look holding his bag over his shoulder, the head hold hug, an evil girl who laughs manically, watching you while you sleep, and a pervy teacher that everyone forgives. All that was missing was the oops-i-slipped kiss.

My only problem is that Nishiuchi Mariya cries EVERY EPISODE, sometimes for no reason. I found myself shouting at the TV desperately trying to get her to stop.

This drama is great for a quick watch, especially if like me you love high school dramas.

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Black Butler
3 people found this review helpful
by George
Mar 12, 2015
Completed 0
Overall 9.0
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 10
Rewatch Value 8.0
I finally watched this movie after my girlfriend purchased it for me on DVD. I enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I would,

The story is dark, very "gothic lolita". Basic plot- Rich girls family get murdered, she sells her soul in order to get revenge on her parents death to Sebastian, and he becomes her butler. A bunch of strange murders keep happening and they are trying to find out who is behind them. I found the plot and dialogue a tad corny but that didn't stop me from loving this movie.

The acting was good in my opinion, but its no secret I love Hiro- he needs to stay out of retirement to play attractive butlers. Some moments where very cheesey due to the acting, what is it with evil peoples manic laughs in dramas? So cringy. My favorite character had to be Lin the maid. She was totally bad-ass.

The costumes, sets, cinematography are all beautifully done and Its very easy to immerse yourself in the world. I thought the action and fighting scenes were very, very well choreographed. So many Japanese action films have been ruined for me because of the fake 90s sound effects, this film had none of that. I have actually never seen the anime, so maybe that's why I enjoyed the film so much. Most negative views are in comparison to said anime.

I will be re-watching this soon!

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Rich Man, Poor Woman in New York
2 people found this review helpful
by George
Mar 5, 2015
1 of 1 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 8.0
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 10
Music 4.5
Rewatch Value 7.0
Let me start by saying that I normally dislike specials, I find them boring. However, I really liked this special. I watched every minute and was actually interested.

The story is about Next Innovation still trying to improve and develop the Personal File project, and Toru and Makoto's relationship. We are seriously playing fast and loose with the tern "NEW YORK special". Its a normal special with a few bits of cringey English and about twenty minutes in total of New York scenes.
I found the script and enjoyable and comedic, without being over the top. I loved the bit when Makoto was buying things for the house, it was very nice to see more of their relationship. The story was quite realistic and mirrored the normal problems we all go through when trying to figure out where you are in a relationship, and all the new things that come with it. The acting was amazing in my opinion, couldn't fault it at all.

While it was enjoyable, I probably wouldn't re-watch. Also, the soundtrack really starts to grind on you. There are only so many times you can hear the same song before wanting to mute the TV and stab yourself in the ear.

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Rich Man, Poor Woman
3 people found this review helpful
by George
Mar 5, 2015
11 of 11 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 9.5
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 9.5
Rewatch Value 8.5
I kept putting off this drama because of the title- "Rich man, Poor woman" really?! But after going on a Oguri Shun binge I decided I may as well give it a go.
The first episode didn't draw me in, but I never give up watching something when I've only seen the first ep, be in English or Japanese. I'm so happy I kept on because I LOVED this!! Hyuga Toru can be the rich man to this poor woman any day.

The story isn't original: a rich, arrogant, attractive business man hires a poor clumsy woman to work for him. Sounds basic and dull, but it's the opposite. I found myself staying up till 4am binge watching episode after episode, I just couldn't look away. The acting was flawless, I am already a big Oguri fan but will have to add Ishihara Satomi to my list! She was amazing and so beautiful, I will be checking out more of her work now. Also- her characters style is on point, I found myself super envious over all her outfits.

I loved the music, found myself singing along on more than one occasion. I will be buying this on DVD to re-watch soon. This is a must watch for any romantic comedy fan. Now I'm off to watch the New York special!

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Nobunaga Concerto
4 people found this review helpful
by George
Feb 27, 2015
11 of 11 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 10
Rewatch Value 7.0
I kept seeing this drama in articles and thinking "oh that looks good" but never watching it. Well, I finally sat down to watch and I do not regret it at all!
If i'd know sooner that Oguri Shun AND Mukai Osamu were in this I would have watched it long ago.

I was vaguely familiar with the story due to seeing snippets of the anime, but know very little about the actual history of it all. The story line is great- Basically, Saboru (Oguri Shun) accidentally travels back in time, mistakes it for a LARPing event and ends up agreeing to be Nobunaga, Lord of the Oda clan. Sounds crazy, but is very enjoyable. The first thing I LOVED about this is that it was straight into the story. The first episode wasn't a boring filler ep telling us about each individual character. It was just boom, fall down a hill, your'e in the past, now have an epic battle.
It has some very funny moments that had me laughing out loud, but equally was very intense and often had me at the edge of my seat. The first episode was non-stop action, I wasn't sure they'd be able to top it and maybe the drama would start hot and become very...lukewarm. This was not the case. There wasn't an episode I didn't enjoy.

The acting was very good, I cannot fault it at all. I feel that in some of Oguri's roles we do not get to see his full potential, whereas this drama really showcased his skills. All the cast were amazing, normally there is that one actor in all dramas who overacts everything and spoils the whole thing- you know the one. But this drama did not have anyone like that (that I can remember off the top of my head).

I will definitely be getting this on DVD and re-watching. It doesn't have as high a re-watch value that some other more light hearted dramas have, as you do need to really pay attention. The only fault I have is the ending, not only is it a major cliff hanger, it is very open ended. If you are aware of the history of Nobunaga Oda you will have an idea of what might happen, but this drama is not history- it is a work of fiction. It can go any number of ways. I can't wait for the movie to see how it all plays out.

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GTO: Remake Season 2
5 people found this review helpful
by George
Sep 22, 2014
11 of 11 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 8.5
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 8.5
Music 9.5
Rewatch Value 8.0
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GTO 2012 has to be my favorite drama, so when I found out there was a new season I almost died of pure excitement.

The class and school is new, but our beloved Onizuka is still there, along with a few others from the first season. I was skeptical, having fallen in love with the cast from the first season, but I ended up caring about this class all the same. The storylines were sometimes lacking premise and reality, but it was still very entertaining to watch them play out. The main plot of the season being Onizukas dark past at the school, and the loss of his high school friend.
Yusuke is still his crazy self, I think we can all agree he basically plays different variations of the same character but we love him!
We also get to see a lot more of Kurosawas acting this time around, and his performance in episode 10 made me cry! (No spoilers but grab a box of tissues)
No member of the class cast really stuck our to me, they were all good, but didn't blow me away.
The music score was the same as last season, and I LOVE it, I find myself humming along. Also, they use E-girls High School Love in every episode.

Anyone who is a fan of the first season, or loves a good high school drama, should DEFINITELY give this a watch. I loved it. Left something to be desired, but still a very good drama and I will be re watching it as soon as I get the DVD.

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Yamada-kun to 7-nin no Majo
22 people found this review helpful
by George
Oct 6, 2013
8 of 8 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 8.0
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 10
I really enjoyed this drama. The story is very fun and cute, if you want a quick lighthearted drama fix than this is for you! Its about a high school where there are 7 witches who can cast spells by kissing, and Yamada, a boy who can copy a witches power. Each episode (or there about) we find out about a new witch and her power.

The acting is typical Asian comedy acting, over the top but not bad. Yamamoto Yusuke is his same crazy self we know and love! I hadn't seen Nishiuchi Mariya in much else other than GTO, but she is quickly becoming one of my favorites.

I could defiantly watch this again. Who doesn't love a drama thats funny, over the top, cute and silly, yet still makes you feel alot of emotions!

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Sep 24, 2013
1 of 1 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 7.0
Story 7.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 5.0
Not a very interesting special, I only watched this because of my love for the drama (The other specials were nothing "special" either!)
The story is repetitive, Students struggling to realise their worth and Onizuka guiding them. The overall plot is dull, however I guess we needed a graduation to end our journey with class 2-4!
The acting was good, not as great as it has been previous episodes, but the cast is the same so nothing about the acting has changed. I think all the actors were just lacking something in this special, or maybe its just because I wasn't enjoying it as much.

I am glad I watched it but I probably wouldn't watch it again!

I'd give this Graduation Special a 7 overall.

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