Love is The Best (2013)

This is my first review ^_^
Everything will be solely based on my OWN taste and OWN standard of a drama pls.

Story:
I hav thot of a more suitable title for this drama : wo de ye man nan you (my barbaric boyfriend) :)

there is a plot but I do agree that some scenes are non-continuing and not everything was clearly explained, however if you are looking for a romance drama, this may be to your liking.
Note : its a bit draggy (abit only) and it would easily have stop at epi 26 or so) abit fast forwarding will help :)

Cast:
The Cast was ok... especially when I checked that the female lead was quite new and not many drama to date but I find her pretty :P

The male lead was barbaric that's why it make me thot of the title I made for this drama. however, u can quite enjoy or envy this kind of courtship if you are really into this guy.
the best friend was such a darling too. I would love to have such 'suitor turn friend' relationship too.

Music:
I don't really care about the OST ^.^ but of cos if a good OST comes along, I will rem it.
nothing special caught my ears ....

Rewatch Value:
maybe some scenes that you want to see the lovey dovey of the relationship. ^.^

Watch if you like :-

:- a difficult love-hate relationship (before getting together)
:- scheming spoiler (like Cinderella plot) make plans and schemes to breakup a relationship
:- family oriented environment

note: do u know that the 2 main (corrected) leads are true life partner....shhh..haha

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Although the acting wasn't the best, I've sure seen worse! I can relate to the lead female's problems - it's very difficult to get through life unscathed when you are constantly led to believe you caused the deaths of two people - She didn't cause their deaths - it was an accident pure and simple. She loved Hao Tian - enough to try and protect hima s best she could under very trying circumstances. The old man and her mother were no help at all. The wedding gown at the end was a little much , but again, I've seen worse! THey did finally get together and one can only hope they realized their dreams for a happy life.

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As stated in the other reviews for this drama it is similar to Sawan Biang without being exactly the same, but the differences between the two are drastic. Although in this drama they tried to be creative and show a new lovely and sweet but melodramatic type of love it came off very cheesy, annoying and completely unenjoyable. the terrible acting of the lead actress didn't help in anything either. Overall it wasnt completely terrible but if you dont get hooked after the first episode their isnt anything beyond that that'll pull you in and make you like it. This drama is one of those where you either love it or completely hate it, and sadly for me its the latter.

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A MDL user called 'Empress' recommended this one among "Sexy Hot steamy Dramas": so I did go to watch it, as that is precisely what I look for in my drama, LOL. (Even if Empress called it 'Love is the Beast' incorrectly, but I think that is even a better title, LOL. )

It has many episodes to look forward for all the steaminess, which is not really there (and if it is, it's some kind of awkward/fake kiss attempt) but I liked the lead couple (both the male & female counterpart) tremendously, so I kept on.

Had I not shipped the two of them to be together so much I might have quit watching out of boredom, the story's progress is not satisfying for a long time. By the 2/3 of the drama's length, I repeatedly thought it was long due for the main guy to tell the girl clearly that he loved her. It would have helped things a lot and finally move a bit forward, but instead we watch stagnation at one same point, or her getting closer to another suitor who is his brother (why do we always have to have a brother as a love rival?), which is not necessary as I've mentioned, the main couple is good enough. There's the evil sister too, getting an awful lot of screentime, but it doesn't really matter whether she's there or not.

I don't know what 'Empress' saw in this but I felt like taking imaginary scissors and just cut out the leading guy and girl, then put them into some other story. Hopefully, a story more about the two of them and less about other people. Perhaps that's what the scriptwriters can no longer write and that's why they need the side-characters so much? Or is it a production thing. They always need to employ more cast. Be it whatever, I'm starting to get frustrated.

And the steamy hot bits? Somehow I even forgot to watch out for those. As the series progressed, it was clear we won't easily get to anything much for quite some time. There's lot of repetitive background music that is dated. There's lot of repetitive scenes, for that matter. 31 episodes is a bit much if nothing is happening (MDL lists 33 episodes, even... but I watched 31 and I'm pretty sure the 31st was final).

It's like the main couple is forbidden to simply talk things out and get some real story, instead we watch LONG string of misunderstandings and half-finished conversations that lead nowhere. Both sides of the main couple are never able to say the 1 sentence they really need to say. While the side-characters never fail to give lengthy speeches. Or something outside happens, so that the lead cannot speak. If that's the way to keep "drama" going, then my aunt could probably write better dramas.

When the lead heroine got kidnapped in episode 24, I tuned out completely... Is there going to be a rape and amnesia, too? So, I fastforwarded a bit, she was already free and talking to the brother ("great", the brother again). I skipped again. There simply is nothing watchable except the scenes featuring both the male & female lead. I am really watching this for THEM. Literally. Oh, the guy did what he was supposed to at least 10 episodes earlier. It's too late. But the two of them are really hot. I could watch more of the bed scene.

When I got to the phase where he tells her and SHOWS her that he loves her I was happy, I really loved them together. For a moment, it felt like the whole drama was good. It just needed to be decrapified and now we'll have lots of main couple scenes and their interactions, so it's practically perfect... Of course, that was what I just was telling myself:-)

Soon we are back to the cr*p of course, solving still through the last episodes. That INSTEAD of her telling him she loved him too, for once. Telling him about the things he did not know that caused him to misunderstand for so long. Which is what the viewers were waiting for almost 30 episodes! They have the conversation but it's unfinished. Very frustrating... And him attending a TALK SHOW (seriously), was not what I had in mind for the happy last episode, LOL.

Btw, I didn't see improvement in the character of the mean sister till literally the last minute, though I liked the way it happened. But I had to laugh when the final happy end came. Instead of them clearing things out, she just comes up in the wedding gown with the newborn twins, LOL. No need for further talking, heh.

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Worst Drama I Have Ever Watched

It was hands down the worst Chinese Drama I have ever watched. It is truly unbelievable that it reached 30+ episodes. The whole plot could have been squeezed in 16 episodes or less. It is on me - once I start something I have to finish it, regardless of how bored I am. I was able to finish all the episodes in one sitting by pressing "forward" the whole time. Without exception, all episodes are boring, disappointing, and uninteresting. The writer(s) made the female lead extremely annoying and idiotic. I could have been a little forgiving if she was a good in acting but she was not. I could have been a little tolerant if her beauty is captivating, but she does not even have that to save her. That is - you could at least enjoy the visuals of the actors/actresses. Not trying to compare apples to oranges but I wish I can find another drama that is similar to Falling Into Your Smile. It was quite entertaining. I have rewatched said drama six times, if I am not mistaken.

Apologies to all for this very strong review.

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The MOST STUPID lead female

I watched this because I'm a Yan Kuan big fans, & that's make me wanna see this series.
I fall in love with Yan Kuan since "Heroes in Sui & Tang dynasty" & after that I watched all of his series especially when he became lead.
I watch this series in 2020 & since this series making in 2013, maybe at that era, stupid&weak female lead is a trend.
You know why I called her stupid? Because she believe everything in the antagonist say but she never make it clear with Hao Tian (lead male). When Hou Tian ask what happened, she never say. She prefers to hurt Hou Tian than telling him the truth. I 'm so irritated with the lead woman behaviors.
Even when she get kidnapped by strangers, she didn't tell Hao Tian & do what kidnappers say. Could she be more stupid? Really irritating behavior!

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