Sweet Home (2020)

Finished it in two days

This show was a pleasant surprise to me as I went into it with no expectations, it completely drew me in and got me very attached to most of the characters even ones that were a bit morally ambiguous. Though the story is nothing extraordinary it's a character-based show that focuses mainly on the characters, how they develop and how their relationships change in the midst of the crisis they're facing and it does an excellent job a it.
Nevertheless it does have some flaws, notably the CG which I honestly found quite janky, the monsters looked very irrealistic which threw me off at times especially in the beginning. Not only the monsters but also some basic things like fire and the snow looked very fake which I assume was a budget issue, hopefully the second season gets invested in more. Also, some events seemed rushed but that's usually what happens with webtoon adaptations since you can't fit everything in a limited number of episodes. Overall, I'd say it's a very good show and I highly recommend it, I'll probably be reading the webtoon now.

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Eh Turned Ah

I'm not sure how I stumbled on this drama but I went with it and wasn't too disappointed. It was nice to see quite a few familiar faces and everyone's acting was pretty spot on. I felt quite a few emotions throughout and I always like being able to imagine myself in these kind of situations lol It was refreshing to see something about monsters that wasn't zombies HOWEVER... I was kinda upset in some areas. As long as you can get past the horrible CGI and off-brand Silent Hill monsters, this can be a really beast mode show. As creepy as they were I feel they could've been created a bit better. Character development was a little off/slow, if they got any at all, and the same goes for the back ground stories. Overall it's a pretty suspenseful drama with plenty of blood, weapons and death.(what more could you ask for?) I found myself quite frequently lying to myself with the infamous line of "just one more episode". lmao

P.S. I loved the Tokyo Ghoul style "final form" in the end
Enjoy...

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First of all, Sweet Home has such good cinematography and special effects. The actors did a great job in this. I especially loved Song Kang's (Hyun-soo) acting in this. I haven't seen anything else that he's been in, but, he did exceptionally well here. The relationships and the character development was also really good. I thank the rest of the cast for the great acting as well. Some of the music didn't fit well with the scenes and felt very out of place. The CGI monsters were not that bad and some of them were good, for example the monster with the tongue thing. Some of the other monsters weren't done so good, but, they weren'tso bad either. Overall, I really like this drama and reccomend it if you like psychological horrors and thrillers.

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Solid survival drama, song kang is love

As kdrama-land hypes for this show, please don't mind me here on the side hyping for Song Kang! He has a magnetic presence on screen, and he made me feel for the trials of the conflicted male hero Hyun Su. Even though I find the storytelling pacing a bit off, esp. in the earlier episodes, it does get its stride in the 2nd half.

This is a solid entry in the 'zombie' survival suspense genre in the trend of Train to Busan and Kingdom. For me, it's not that scary per se but be warned there are some scenes that are uncomfortable to watch, and trigerring content like suicide, bullying, child abuse, violence and a lot of gore as the show tackles the dark side of the human soul, and the everyday struggle with ourselves to be better than our darkest desires.
But the show does balance all that with hope, community, sacrifice, and perseverance.

Such a solid cast with a mix of both upcoming and veteran actors, and I love the ladies esp. Lee Shi Young, our badass firefighter. There's a disconcerting feeling watching such a timely dystopian drama, now we're living in a world with covid, while Sweet Home tackles infections, human evolution and survival. What used to be only escapism entertainment before, now hits a little bit closer to home. Unfortunately, as Netflix shows are, this is not a standalone story, there will be a s2, but more Song Kang to love so I can't complain much.

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perfection

the production was good, I can't complain .
I also say that the performance was incredible, it would be a sin if I complained.

I love the actors, I loved the characters.

Of course, not everything is perfect, I can't lie, but what a drama that doesn't have a single flaw.

So in conclusion, I recommend...

I say it's worth watching, maybe it's bad for some, but for me it was good.

This is just my opinion, you better watch it and have your own opinion.

I don't know what to say, because I think everyone has their own opinion.

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i'm crying

objectively, this drama is really good.... if you haven't read the webtoon beforehand.

the acting is amazing (i am still not over the fact that they casted lee do-hyun as hyuk, whoever decided on this ??? may god bless you, your family and you holy cow because ???? i'm ascending right now), the music is on point and ??? the plot line is cool as well, even though a little predictable... and completely different from the webtoon, i feel like (i watched this with a friend and we both agree on this)

i'm honestly a little upset because they RUINED some characters (wook, daddy, they really did you dirty i'm sorry) or some scenes and as i said the story ??? is different ???? and i'm kinda mad about it because the moral and the reflection behind the 'monsterification' in the webtoon is a lot more beautiful, albeit more abstract, i feel like — if i went into the drama without having read the webtoon, i probably would have enjoyed it a lot more, though, which is why i still rated it with a 7/10

if you liked the drama and haven't checked out the original, i'm begging you to please, please go check it out, it's a masterpiece !!

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I would definitely recommend you to watch this series

-In the the first episode I was blown away.I do have to say in advance, there's a lot of blood. So, if you don't like stuff like that just look out for that.
-Every episode has something interesting to keep you watching.
-There's only 10 episodes so it's not long.
-It ended with a cliffhanger and there is said to be a renewal for season 2 but don't let that hold you back the story is pretty good and the way it all played was even better.
-The actors played the characters very well.
-If you think this is a waste of time, don't say anything because this is not a waste,I promise.
-I do have to say this series is different from any other horror Korean dramas I've ever watched before.Although this is the first time I've watched one like this,I can say it sure made a mark in my memory.

ALSO YOU CAN WATCH IT ON NETFLIX,AND DRAMACOOL
I hope you watch and enjoy it

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Almost the Best, but...

I believe there are a lot of reviews explaining the good parts of the drama. So, I'm here to give you some points about which one is lacking.


- Firstly, it really reminds me of Attack on Titan, where it starts from fighting with the monsters and somehow it becomes fighting with humans.
- The first half of the drama is about defending and surviving in a world that has been occupied by monsters. The second half, however, is about fighting with a large group of robbers that came out from somewhere.
- At the very end of the drama, it tells you about escaping from military forces.


- The monsters are overpowered. The drama itself tells us that there's no way humans can defeat them.
- The monsters are occupying the whole country. It means there is a fvkcin lot of them.
- So, where are the monsters in the second half of the drama? THEY ARE GONE. The drama won't tell you where are they, how were they be killed, who are their killers, etc. Even that iconic long-tongued monster is gone.
- Although the drama tells us so, humans can defeat the monsters by burning them.


You are enjoying watching: humans surviving in a world of monsters and humans fighting against monsters.
You are deadly curious about how will they defeat all those monsters.
You are binge-watching the drama to see how the drama ends.
BUT, HAHAHAHA, out of nowhere there are robbery attacks. You no longer see the monsters.
Why it's "out of nowhere"? The drama doesn't tell you about the robbers at all before.


What happens with Ahjumma in the toilet next?
If the infected ones can recover from their wounds, why can a weapon maker Ahjussi die?
The drama doesn't tell us about infected ones can get out from a body (shell) to find a new body.

Conclusion (negative part only):
This drama is lacking consistency. They replace the monsters' attack (which is the drama's main value) with robbery and military.

Probably, these questions will be answered in season 2?

Still, the drama is so intense that you barely see what flops. Not going to lie, the actions and intense atmosphere are SO GOOD that IT FEELS LIKE WATCHING A 10 HOUR HOLLYWOOD HIT MOVIE.

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Dont have ending

Wow actually i like it.. monsters r not too much scary but story really gives us thrilling and confusing.. but i feel like drama was dropping after 5 6 th episodes. (Its like mass runner firstly give us really thrilling feeling and after tht itz turn) i really dont like episode 9 i think human comes and kill things r not nessasary.. how ever it really show us worst is not monsters but human.. and there r few parts not show us wht is going on like that red shirt old man try to find somthing on ground tht time her daughter or somthing come and fell but he did nt notised,, and weelchair man turn wht hapnd to him that time those parts not clear..
And ys at the end is really turning we dont know whts going on i think tht becoz they are going to get season 2.. actually i want believe 2nd seson also will be good like first episodes in this one. I feel like itz gonna be like maze runner, and penizula(In maze runner they show us there r some kind of animals and runners go and find escape but end it will show they are not real animals and it getting more and more fake and penizula also show us human fight than zombi so i dont like them) i think of it in here becoz at first they show us lot of monsters and peopl fight etc etc and then human envolved it become human and human fight than monster tht why i rememberd maze runner and penizula

As for acting all have superb acting even kids.. i dont hve much say becoz there are exellent

Overall good drama but there are no end it ending confusing us. there will be 2nd season.

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Really good if you stop comparing

This show was a wonderful watch, it was exciting, nervewrecking, and heartwarming at times. I've been a fan of the webtoon since it's early episodes and have been reading and following along until it's end. Obviously as a reader of the original comic, you will naturally compare. But after hearing that this series adaptation would not follow the plot of the webtoon dot by dot, I tried my best to watch it and enjoy it as a separate thing. The webtoon was not finished as the series was filming, so it makes sense why they would change up some things. If you stop comparing every scene with the webtoon, you will enjoy this show much more. Trust me on this.

Now for the actual review of the show. Sweet Home was ambitious. The CGI lacks at points (the blood of the monsters being what irked me the most), but it wasn't bad. The movements and colouring were well done, they were pretty seemlessly placed into this world. At times it looked like a video game (the protein monster as well as the one missing the top of its head) but that somehow added to the suspense. It felt like you were the one killing these monsters, as if you were playing a game. At other parts, the CGI looked so real. The wings in the last episode were breathtaking, the womb was heartbreaking. Overall, despite the CGI not being fully consistent in it's animation, it still looked really good. The acting was amazing. I've known of a good handful of these actors from their previous work, so I have nothing bad to say about it. They did an amazing job as usual. The editing was a mixture. For the most part, the cuts were well timed and the plot and timeline were easy to follow BUT there were also times, where some of the cuts were questionable. Twice did they zoom into Hyunsoo's face rather dramatically, only to cut it over to a whole different scene. In all honesty, that made me chuckle, it was a really awkward editing decision. In episode 3 or 4, where Han Dusik, was moved to the ground floor, there the editing and pace was too fast. He had earlier gestured how he wasn't able to get downstairs due to being on a wheelchair, and suddenly he did it with ease? They could've at least had shown the process. They did mention in a dialogue later on, that it was due to using the elevator, but I feel like they could've been more explicit about it. It ruined the purpose of him being stuck in his room for so long. Another thing, which I believe could've been shown more too, was how they trapped all the monsters. In the latter half of the series, they seem to easily roam around the upper floors. Somehow all the monsters are gone. They briefly showcased it in the first half, but it could've been more detailed, so that it didn't seem like all monsters vanished overnight.

Despite some flaws in editing and pacing, Sweet Home is overall a wonderful show. And with an ending like so, I can only wish for a season 2. (and also an adaptation for Bastard, please)

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BEST DRAMA

Can I just say that I loved this drama just as much as I loved Extracurricular and I couldn't even bring myself to put it down. I had never heard of it, but my friend asked if I wanted to watch it with her because she had already watched it. And then we ended up binging the whole drama that day with no breaks in between each episode. I'm not a fan of horror—not because it's not interesting, but because I get scared very easily—and this drama was quite scary, but I loved it to bits.

My heart ached for Hyun Soo, but I love the way his character had developed—how he went from being alone and suicidal to fighting for his survival and having people by his side who he could trust and call his friends. It did take a bit of time to get there, considering the people around him refused to trust him at first due to Hyun Soo having a monster living and growing inside of him, but once they realized that Hyun Soo was on their side, they trusted him and fought alongside him.

Honestly, I actually thought the gangster or contract killer would be the first to be cursed because of how he made his first appearance—nonchalant and a dark gaze. I also thought he couldn't be trusted due to how he had a hostage at the start, but once I realized there was something up with the hostage, I began to understand. I also saw how he never harmed anyone else, and once he'd gotten rid of the murderer he'd kept hostage, it made way for a caring and soft-hearted man who fought to protect people and save double, or quadruple, the number of lives he'd taken. When he'd died, I was so heartbroken, but he'd died saving a life and being there for her during her last breath.

It also made me laugh—which I shouldn't have because there were people dying—that every couple that was building chemistry and could've ended up together... was incapable of dating because either one of them or both of them died. The director really said, "No romance for this :D."

But yes, this drama has my whole heart and now if you'll excuse me, I'll return to watching Sweet Home cast interviews and crying over them because I miss the drama already.

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