Criminal Minds (2017)

Good to binge watch but that's it.

Watching it from a perspective of this drama being about seria killers, I think it did a great a job about showing that. Criminals in the drama were interesting, had a traumatic backstory that could "explain" how they ended up as serial killers, and it even explained some concepts about criminal psychology. So speaking about "criminal minds," I think it's a good drama.

However, i felt that it focused too much on that, that the rest was not important. I would've wanted for this drama to show more backstory about characters and even more random dialogue among them. It was always too focused on solving crimes that there was no room for humor or everyday talk.

Also, the episodes felt that they were cut short abruptly just to end them. It's a good kdrama, but don't expect to watch more other than psychopaths and their crimes.

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Artist Fan

What made me finished this Kdrama? It's because I am a fan of Moon Chae Won and recently I love the Flower of Evil that they starred with Lee Joon Gi. I was very curious about how they started to work together here. At first episode I was really bored that I can hardly finished it but I was patient to move in each episode because I really want to see the two artist scenes. I can say that there is some episode that made me tear up. In Mr. Kang's family. Then in The Children's abduction and last was Man with Multi-disorder Split personality. It was a good story that it moved me. There was a scene that made me shock. That was the good points of this drama. But I feel that the way it was made, edited and produced, scripts and Music doesn't really come together that it made the viewers lost interest to watched it. As I was watching the final episode, believe me, I wasn't focus in watching because it bores me. I was just glancing while playing mobile apps and then it was finished. As I say, that's it? Hehehe! To appreciate this drama, it was kind of serious, as I have said there are some episode that was strong and good to watch, that I mentioned earlier. I understand Lee Joon Gi, why he really mentioned it such a waste of time solving crime scenes here and he wants to do more with her beautiful co-star. This was a story of crime solving case with colleagues treating each other as their family. They focused more in that. Anyway, this a good start for the two artist, to come back in the small screen and be excited for the things they really wanted to make. We thank this drama for their experience because they are not here now if not for their past experiences and project. Good job for the whole team and there is more improvement in editing this or making this drama. More Power! <3<3<3<3<3<3<3

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I loved the original Criminal Minds so I had high expectations for this version of it. However, I was disappointed as the episodes were basically the exact same as the ones in Criminal Minds. At the beginning, I was somewhat interested because of the idea of the show was captivating. Then, I started watching the first episode and I was just so confused. Everything seemed so rushed and I could barely figure out where the detectives were getting the information needed to catch the unsub/criminal from. I tried to pull through and then I realized the stories were repeating, For me, I was expecting different crime stories. Also, I did not like Moon Chae Won's character at all. Her acting was good but her character was obnoxious to me. She had no actual emotion and could barely fit in with the team. Lee Joon Gi, whom I absolutely love, balanced out her character for me. I ended up dropping it, even after skipping several times throughout the entirety of the past episodes, because it was dreadful and I was so uninterested in general. However, I wouldn't say this show is THAT bad. It just wasn't interesting enough to reel me in like Bad Guys or the actual Criminal Minds did.

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This is a very nice drama for in between and genuinely something I would watch after coming home from work  during dinner. The only problem is that it does lack quite some substance to it, making the whole series a bit dull.- Cast/Acting
I really loved the acting in this drama. Everyone did an fantastic job, especially the side characters' actors were truly amazing. On that note I would like to point out that all the child actors are true little pros! Their acting skills were wonderful to watch. While I loved the acting so much in this I think some of the actors' talents were a bit wasted on the characters they played. - Story
The idea is quite simple with there being one case per episode which also spans out to the following episode. There is no true plot and if you believe we dive a bit more into - for instance - the happenings of episode 1, then the following episodes will disappoint. Certain characters have some kind of sub-plot but the main focus lies on the cases the team works on. In general I felt disconnected with the entire series and wished there would have been at least one single theme popping up once and again that would push for more character development and give the watcher some sense of anticipation or suspense.Something else that bothered me quite a lot throughout the whole drama was the extensive usage of the word profiling. As a whole the script's dialog was somewhat weird during the first few episodes, in my opinion.- OST
There is almost no OST in this drama - I'm talking about "songs" rather than instrumental background noise - which was a bit disappointing, but I liked the occasional soundtrack popping up here and there. I wish they had played it more frequently!All in all if you need something to watch in between some heart shattering dramas or if you like to chill out to some Criminal Minds in the morning during your breakfast then it surely will fulfill its duty without space for criticism. If you look for something that will make you feel like you fell through your screen and into the story and the drama itself then this is not really the right thing you are searching for, I believe.

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Loosely Based Off Of The US Show

I watched Criminal Minds when it first aired in 2005. I didn't miss not one episode. When they played the last season in 2018 I was kind of crushed because that was my go-to show. It was the only show I watched for years.

When I saw a Korean version-with some fighting in it-I had to see for myself if it's something I could watch and yes! All of the episodes that were shown were loosely based off the American version. The only difference was that some of the episodes carried over which was nice.

The downside was that some of the characters that were portrayed from the American version were weak. Especially the doctor who was suppose to portray Dr. Spencer Reid, and the computer genius that portrayed Penelope Garcia was even worse. Nobody can compare these characters and the Korean version tried and failed miserably. I only liked Lee Joon Gi/Kim Hyun Joon and Son Hyun Joo/Kang Gi Hyung.

The American version lasted about 13 years....the Korean version only 20 episodes. I wonder if they will have a second season. I will be game if they do.

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It's an okay drama. Something to watch to pass the time, like finding one of those random shows on Netflix, because you have a coupla hours to spare. Draws you in the first handful of episodes then, drops you in a mildly entertaining barrel of suck...and you'll still watch.
Would recommend for those in between dramas or want to take a break from the regular fare.
I would not recommend to those new to kdramas.
Not worth rewatching, unless you want to see our elf prince in regular clothes. Great ensemble cast. Just wish those who were meant to be badass actually got to show more than once.

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Go yoon is my man

this drama has had me in a chokehold for a week, I absolutely loved it, my favourite part was definitely how each case was explained so well, I loved how it went into detail about each perpetrators minds and there mental state. my favourite case had to either be the car shooting case from episode 7-8 or the Kim min-soo case (9-10-11) although the part in episode 11 were minyoung got Kidnapped was kinda confusing, after it seemed like they weren’t really trying to actually look for her, even after min-soo started the broadcast they were just reading his diary. I feel like it passed over it so quickly aswell, by episode 12 she was fine and it was never mentioned again, I would of loved to see her heal over time as any situation like that would leave someone traumatised. lastly the ending was good but felt kinda rushed, it would of been so much better if they had called the whole team, there’s also a few plot holes that I wish could of been filled, overall I loved this drama but would of loved to see some kind of past for go yoons character, he mentioned a few times about his mum but we never saw her or anything. this drama was amazing and seriously recommend to anyone who’s wanting to watch it.

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Buon remake, però si poteva osare di più

Da fan della serie americana e di Lee Joon Ji non potevo farmi sfuggire questo drama.

Storia

Già dal primo episodio, con la presentazione dei personaggi, si nota subito che la squadra protagonista ricalca quasi fedelmente quella originale.
Se da una parte risulta una mossa vincente perchè pur sempre di remake si tratta, dall’altra parte rende la serie abbastanza prevedibile in alcuni punti, soprattutto per quanto riguarda il personaggio del Team Manager Kang/Aaron Hotchner.
I casi proposti sono quasi tutti abbastanza coinvolgenti ed alcuni rimangono più impressi di altri, un paio di questi sono effettive trasposizioni fedeli della serie americana, la cosa mi è piaciuta poco avendo già delle storyline uguali potevano creare solo casi originali.
La serie mantiene un buon ritmo per tutta la sua durata, anche se talvolta cade in alcune scene fin troppo spettacolari, tipo gli inseguimenti in auto oppure in soluzioni ed escamotage fin troppo improbabili per il caso in questione.

Data la policy sulle censure e la tipologia delle serie, la mia paura più grossa era dovuta al fatto che le varie tematiche raccontate fossero fin troppo edulcorate rispetto a ciò che proponeva l’originale americano o che le riprese si svolgessero fuori campo senza che lo spettatore vedesse.
Fortunatamente la questione non si è posta, anzi alcuni casi delineano fortemente la società coreana con i suoi pregi e i suoi difetti.

Cast/Personaggi
Ho trovato interessanti le storyline dei personaggi di Kim Hyun Joon e di Ha Sun Woo che si discostano da quelle originali, elemento a favore che porta la serie al di fuori dello schema di una trasposizione fin troppo fedele. Moon Chae Won in questo drama mi aveva convinta poco sia per il personaggio sia per quanto riguarda la chimica con Lee Joon Ji, ho cambiato idea dopo aver visto Flower of Evil.
Vista l’unica season, alcuni background sono stati messi in secondo piano rispetto ad altri, ma questo non ha influito più di tanto nella continuity della serie, avrei gradito vedere anche una seconda stagione che avrebbe sicuramente giovato per un maggior approfondimento dei personaggi.

Ho apprezzato la colonna sonora, soprattutto Higher Plane di Flowsik .

Facendo raramente i rewatch di un drama e di una serie il mio voto è sempre molto basso.

In conclusione
Criminal Minds risulta un buon drama, con un mood interessante, ben strutturato, ma che a livello narrativo poteva osare molto di più data la serie tv americana che aveva alle spalle.

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