Reviews

Entertaining Series

The series was fun and introduced some great characters like Zeke and Fifth. I do miss seeing the original couple Ace and Sky, which were great together. The story does a good job overall in continuing the story of the characters. I wish they kept a lot of the original but a few changes happened. i was wondering where Sky's brother went as well? Some parts of the story did not make sense of how people who are not from the original cast went. There was of course the father moment that broke my heart as I just lost my mother at the same time and this series did help make me remember that I am not alone and these are things we all go through. I love the bringing in of Zeke and Fifth and their story here. The ending felt rushed with Sky getting engaged to Win and I was not feeling that pairing at all sadly. This was overall an OK ending to Sky but felt rushed, but this was a better season 2 than Our Story season 3 which was the horrible story for Zeke and Fifth.

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Great action movie but has a weak plot point

Man I love movies with Andy Lau and Sean Lau in them, it is guaranteed to be an exciting film and this one is surely one of those films that had a lot of action with many explosions. The premise of the story is that Andy Lau and Sean Lau are both bomb disposal experts working with the police, but during one event, Andy gets his leg blown off and so is unable to take part in active duty of bomb disposal. Refusing to settle for a desk job, he publicly protests his treatment during an award event when he was to get an ward for his bravery, and then quits his job.

Some time later he was found at a scene where there was a bomb planted, and he manages to get injured in the blast and lose his memory. Yes, it is the old amnesia plot that leads to Andy redeeming himself later in the movie. The action and acting were great but the biggest weakness was in the plot, which just stands out too much for my liking. What happened was that Andy Lau became so disillusioned with his treatment after getting his leg destroyed (people pitying him and not allowing him dispose bombs) that he decided to start a terrorist organisation to bomb key strategic locations in Hong Kong. Like what the actual f, how did “oh no my leg is blown off” escalate to “f Hong Kong Police and Hong Kong, Imma plant bombs yo!”

And boy, despite needing a prosthetic leg, Andy Lau was running and jumping and doing crazy parkour as if his leg was never lost on the first place. Like seriously, if he can do all that the Police should have kept him in active bomb disposal duty. I mean it would cost less fuel to get him to the location as he would be lighter, he wouldn’t lose that leg again if a bomb went off and he wouldn’t have started that terrorist cell in the first place.

Only the action and acting from Andy and Sean keep this movie afloat, everything else was a bit meh.

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Lakorn full of faults, but also, full of qualities :) :)

PLOT: An archeology student, nice and plump, has a car accident and finds herself in the body of the "villainous" fiancée of a young nobleman from the 17th century (Pope Thanawat). She quickly realizes that everyone hates her... But everyone is surprised by her different personality, her language (modern Thai), etc. and begins to be intrigued.

PROS:
+ A Great CL with Pope & Bella
+ The interesting dive into 17th century Thailand, with its culture, its castes, its costumes, its history... the presence of foreigners (Portuguese, Greek, French) and the Catholic establishment.

But a lot of FLAWS & CONS:
1/ TECHNICAL
- ((╬ಠิ﹏ಠิ)) Very poor quality of images: oversaturated colors, poorly adapted lighting / poor quality sound, even 2 simultaneous soundbands on the same episode.
- sequencing or segmentation issue: poorly cut episodes, repeated episodes, etc. => confusion!!

2/ ESPECIALLY ** Lots of anachronisms!! ლಠ益ಠ)ლ
- the mixture of “LOUIS XIV / Thai” costumes is strange. “Western” costumes and hairstyles are very cheap and anachronistic, a strange mixture of the French Great Century and the Renaissance. Technical directors should do more documentation!!
- the characters of Mae Mari and her father are not consistent: the grandfather was a Japanese prince who became a Christian and was exiled, but the father looks Arab or Persian...
- the religious marriage ceremony (kiss, applause, speeches, etc.) was unthinkable at this time. And the Time space is a little distorted: Mae Maria is 6 months pregnant after a few weeks of marriage :) :)

3/ The storyline is sometimes incoherent:
- return of the soul/ghost of the villain fiancée (who this time, loves the ML & wants exclusivity) Episode 24
- The FL who knew that Rueng (17th) was not the soul of her friend from the 21st century (he cannot be the reincarnation of her friend since she plunged 300-400 years into the past), even questions him about this : episode 25.

4/ NOT TO MENTION the usual flaws of lakorns:
- omnipresent music
- I know it's a fantastic series, but some characters are caricatural and the quality of the special effects leaves something to be desired.

BUT, despite everything, it remains a superb lakorn, both for the historical aspect and for the talent of the 2 leads, in a super cute romance.
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Lakorn plein de défauts, mais aussi plein de qualités :) :)

PLOT: 1 étudiante en archéologie, sympa et boulotte, a un accident de voiture et se retrouve dans le corps de la "villain" fiancée d'1 jeune noble du XVIIe siècle (Pope Thanawat). Elle s'aperçoit très vite que tt le monde la déteste... Mais chacun s'étonne de sa personnalité différente, de son langage (Thaï moderne), etc. et commence à être intrigué.

PROS:
+ Un Great CL avec Pope & Bella
+ La plongée intéressante dans la Thaïlande du 17eme, avec sa culture, ses castes, ses costumes, son histoire ... la présence des étrangers (portugais, grecs, français) et l'implantation catholique.

But a lot of FLAWS & CONS:
1/ TECHNIC
- ((╬ಠิ﹏ಠิ)) Qualité très mauvaise des images : couleurs sursaturées, lumière mal adaptée / son de mauvaise qualité, voire 2 bandes simultanée sur le même épisode.
- problème de séquençage ou segmentation : épisodes mal coupés, épisodes répétés, etc. => confusion !!

2/ SURTOUT ** Beaucoup d'anachronismes !! ლಠ益ಠ)ლ
- le mélange des costumes "LOUIS XIV / Thaï" est étrange. Les costumes et coiffures "occidentaux" sont très cheap et anachroniques, bizarre mélange de grand siècle et de Renaissance. Les directeurs techniques devraient mieux se documenter !!
- les personnages de Mae Mari et de son père ne sont pas cohérents : le grand-père était un prince japonais devenu chrétien et exilé, mais le père a l'air arabe ou perse...
- la cérémonie du mariage religieux (baiser, applaudissements, discours, etc.) est impensable pour l'époque. Et l'espace Temps est un peu distordu : Mae Maria est enceinte de 6 mois après quelques semaines de mariage :) :)

3/ ET story parfois incohérente:
- retour de l'âme/fantôme de la Villain (qui aime cette fois le ML & en veut l'exclusivité) Episode 24
- La FL qui savait que Rueng n'était pas l'âme de son ami du XXIe siècle (il ne peut pas être la réincarnation de son ami puisqu'elle a plongé 300-400 ans dans le passé) l'interroge à ce sujet : épisode 25.

4/ SANS PARLER des défauts habituels des lakorns :
- musique omniprésente
- je sais que c'est une série fantastique, mais certains personnages sont caricaturaux et la qualité des effets spéciaux laisse à désirer.

MAIS, malgré tout, cela demeure un superbe lakorn, à la fois par l'aspect historique et par le talent des 2 leads, dans une romance super mignonne.

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I can't even begin to tell you how I feel about this show, This show is just perfect in all aspects....

The love scenes are done so perfectly, Both set of couples have so much chemistry towards one another in real life and on screen. The connection these Payu and Rain have during there intimacy scenes are unmatched (especially Episode 6)

The love these two couple share with one another is just beautiful, My all time favorite scene is Ep 5 where Payu sings to Rain, and rain is just staring at him in love, it just melts my heart.

I also love the split couples in this, most shows have a side couple and even a third side couple but this show splits them so we have more time to see them one on one and the relationship flourish without seeing to much information.

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Both ML are AWFUL! Can't believe people think this Romantic.

I was hoping she would turn lesbian and just go with A Nan. I loved her character she was strong, loyal and smart. For some reason the show introduced this mean girl who hated Xia Mo in college and that hate was NEVER explained!

Then she turns up 14 eps later, still jealous, hell bent on destroying her career. She's found out by Ouchen's "Friend" who is supposed to be the comic relief but he never once tells Ouchen nor Xiamo about this evil girl's plots and plans. The only saving grace is he at least "foils" this girl's mechanations. But she's never found out or is confronted by Xiamo.

I tapped out at Ep 3. I just couldn't take the 2 MLs abusive behavior. Then I started at ep 9 and they never got better. Ouchen was still controlling her even though he lost his memory. And Lou XI ONLY came back because he was angry and wanted revenge on both of them. Even though he was a huge star.

We eventually find out Lou Xi was abandoned as a child, but so freaking what? I understand childhood trauma and all that, but that doesn't give you a free pass to be an lying, controlling, toxic Ahole to everyone around you for the rest of your life. Ouchen's vile behavior is NEVER explained. I guess we're supposed to just go, "well, gee he's rich" so it's fine.

I did watch the final 2 eps and thought killing the brother was utterly pointless and seemed done just to give all the bad guys their moment of regret for treating the FL so poorly the rest of the series. Their "redemption" weren't earned and she instantly forgave everyone who spent all the previous eps mistreating and bullying her. All the actresses who abused and bullied her, the 2 male love interests, etc. It was all instantly forgiven and everyone came together to help her overcome her grief.

I love it when bad people redeem themselves and shows end on a happy note, but I just want them to earn it. At the very least apologize and even if they apologize I think people need to face consequences, otherwise that apology rings hollow.

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WHAT WE SHOW THEY DELHIVER

If you are watching this after any synopsis or something then this is exactly what they delhiver here.

Here overall speaking, a guy who is poor wanted a job somewhere he take a job of a arrogent female CEO who forgets what is love. Gradually they fall in love and when it seem everything is normal and would go well suddenly everything fall apart.\

Side story is and the problem faces with respect to the protaginist is quite good whom through the whole show that she is bad in the end it was found out that she was not that bad.

The father in the end is the most hated carecter in this series although they dosen't show him in that way but all this happend because of him.

Ending at the I think was unnessary to show . But thats okey.


Overall the acting was quite good , music i don't khow I just gave the review.story is very very good.

OVERALL VERY GOOD TO WATCH AND MAINLY SATISFIING.

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The Queen for 7 Minutes

Realistically, the drama was mostly about the backstory, the queen for 7 days turned out to be the queen for 7 minutes. The spoiler/teaser introduction and that first episode in general left a bad taste in my mouth. There was no need to show moments from 18 episodes later this early, if their intent was to try to hook the viewers by showing spoilers then they failed. And don't even get me started on that loathsome love triangle that seemed to stain the entire drama. The pacing was all over the place—slow moments that dragged on forever and irrelevant sidetracking. The whole sibling rivalry angle was given a generic development. The not so good brother tried to justify himself but the writer didn't put an ounce of effort into that. Really frustrating writing towards the end.

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Grim Prince

The spoiler/teaser introduction and that first episode in general left a bad taste in my mouth. There was no need to show moments from 10 episodes later this early, if their intent was to try to hook the viewers by showing spoilers then they failed. And don't even get me started on that loathsome love triangle that seemed to stain the entire drama. The pacing was all over the place—slow moments that dragged on forever and irrelevant sidetracking. The whole sibling rivalry angle was given a generic development. The not so good brother tried to justify himself but the writer didn't put an ounce of effort into that. On another note, Yoon Shi Yoon looked weird with his baby beard.

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My beautiful, messy ocean

Who needs a plot when you've got a Holland? Seriously I could watch that man in anything, he's just such a damn engaging screen presence.
But even my obvious bias aside, this show is alright! Yes, it's messy, that's undeniable, but it's damn charming.
The relationship progression and overall pacing of the show are very well executed and the leads' chemistry is fantastic.
I suppose there's just something about stories full of strange little guys (gender neutral) that really appeals to me - I absolutely adore all the characters here, odd ducks the lot of them.
The series is wonderfully calm and, inhabited exclusively by weirdos though it is, feels fairly grounded. At the same time it never strives to take itself all too seriously which strangely enough gives the emotional scenes more room to breathe and make an impact. I don't know, something about it all just worked for me.
The soundtrack is absolutely fantastic as well and perfectly underscores the story's tone.
It may not be a cinematic masterpiece, but it perfectly accomplishes what it set out to do - tell a gentle, refreshing story about a genuine queer romance.
I highly recommend you give it a go and see for yourself, you might just end up loving it.

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Saimdang, Really Boring Long Diary

The drama, on paper, had potential. A mix of historical and contemporary narratives sounded intriguing, but the execution fell flat. The pace was slower than a snail's crawl, and the plot dragged on without significant development. The portrayal of the female lead's life in the past often felt overshadowed by the mundane occurrences of the present, causing a lack of focus and direction in the storytelling. While attempting to blend history and modern storytelling, the transitions felt disjointed, leaving me disconnected from the characters and their journeys. The drama's portrayal of the protagonist's life and the historical context lacked depth and failed to evoke a genuine emotional connection. The overall quality felt subpar—amateurish directing and filming made it hard to believe people were doing their jobs professionally. It's like they were clueless and just pretending. Such a shame that a big budget ($18+ millions) ended up wasted on this drama. The poor broadcast ratings weren't surprising at all. They even chopped off two episodes, probably to cut their losses. It shouldn't have been longer than 12 episodes max. It's almost like Lee Young Ae went on a very long hiatus to the point, when she returned, she no longer had any negotiation power and her agency just picked up whatever project they managed to get.

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Cute drama that fill you with butterflies

I watch this bc of Tan Jian Ci. Become a fan of him after lost you forever and under the skin. I expected not much from this drama since it seemed a too light romance comedy. I was worry it will bored me.
But turned out i love this so much. It is based on novel and it is executed so damn well.
I know the main lead characters are out of the world, too perfect to be true, but hey just enjoyed it. We need to create the world with that positivity.
Tan jian ci nailed the character of Qiang Qing Ci aka Dr Mo very well. He is introverted, well manner, he know what he want and go for it, which i really love. He is so cute yet hot in here, absolutely one of the good kisser in cdrama.
Zhou ye is suprisingly good, can potrayed Sheng2 character , even better than the novel.
They have good chemistry. Their encounters always made me giggle bc it is that sweet and adorable, remind me of old times. Their kisses also very good. From cute then hot.
The other supporting roles are all great too. I love their friendship, so believable.
Some people found it slow but i don't think so. Bc i always enjoyed each eps and felt sad it is over now .
Watching this drama give me butterflies and happy feeling, a very healing and relaxing drama. Thx to the director and krus for doing a great job.
By this time, i already rewatch it 3 times. Gosh, this is my healing drama.

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