Good story, Ending doesn't disappoint.

●This would have been my very first lakron, but I didn’t find it interesting at that time. I wanted to give a try but forgot its name so didn’t search it. But I came across it once again thanks to MDL feeds and lakroninan mate SHINO. I watched this with zero expectation but the story is thrilling and exciting.
●Story- whoever wrote the synopsis its incorrect.
After the grandmother death Duenpattra, comes to live at grandmother house. She has a strong feeling that she was murdered, but the case is shut down by powerful people. A newly appointed police officer gets a crush on her, and seeing her living alone he starts to help her. Investigate the case again.Duenpattra sees a man in mirror, wearing traditional clothes who is a from other universe named Uttarakuru. He keeps an eye to her house as it has a secret to his world, which is being protected by duenpattara ancestors. Few people know the secret and they want the house so he cross-over to help her and in process falls in love with her.
As the story unfolds little by little we see the evilness and greed of human. As hem hiran crosses the world and goes to Jambudivipa his process of becoming a true human being gives me laughter.
●Acting- sean as hem-hiran, was a good pick. He played his role fairly. His fighting sequence were perfect.He is unable to determine the thoughts of humans which was done nicely and gave depth to the story.
▪︎Pim as duenpattra was good. I felt confused when for her character, she tries hard to survive as there are all enemies surrounding her. She was single punched many times by the enemies and at that time her. the chemistry and romance of hem and duen was amazing.
expression I couldn’t connect. It seemed flawed.
▪︎Dee as pimdara [duenpattra mother]. she is the only character which gave me smiles with her screen presence. Her positive energy was amazing.

●Music- as we all know the lyrics translation is so good of thai dramas but I didn’t find any in my videos. But music and BGM were amazing.

●Rewatch- as I know all the secrets, it wouldnt be interesting as the first time. So NO. This drama has lots of villain so I wont prefer rewatching it.

●Criticism- The bad CGI, this may have been the reason why I didn’t watch it earlier. The CGI effects sucks, the flowers,walls, etc. The flower when its single in the room then only it looks pretty

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A quality movie with a message

I wanted to binge something light, so chose this as a dose of laughter.

Before reading the synopsis I was thinking that humans are trapped and animals were visiting the zoo to see them.
Humans dressed up as animals was a quirky story. There wasn't a dull moment, I kept laughing all the way. the actors tried their best to portray the animals. lion looked as if posing for the photo. polar bear drinking cola was funny.

well synopsis is very well written, it gives you half of the story. And the other half IMO is a message to all humans to not do mean stuff against animals. Do animals really wanna stay at the zoo and be an entertainment piece? Yeah, they cannot think but when they get love and care they stay with humans. Please respect animals.
thinking beyond the movie humans were too mean and threw stuff at animals. The kids throwing colas for the bear 2 drink why show bad advertisements 2 make people believe unreal stuff? this was just a movie but in real-world many animals are abused every day. If you can't help them, don't abuse them.

The Polar Bear clearly was unhappy in that cage but due to the girl selfishness, she held onto him but when she realized to let go she saw that the bear remembered her.
Also, the corporate people who try to destroy the green habitat and create concrete jungles are the worst. In the name of development, they have grown blind and keep on destroying the environment.

My fav animal was the lion in that sitting position was just marvelous. i enjoyed the movie.

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I am mouse hearted while watching a horror movie, but honestly, I was not scared to the point I was expecting. I was triggered for gross makeup thats it. All the stories are connected with the narrators story but didn’t make an impact on the narrator story too. Maybe his boldness reduces the scary meter.

The setting Gwanglim Mansion was nice. The building was the same so there was no difference in the direction of each story. Had the same angles of the doors and corridors. The stories intersected with other stories in some scenes but show different perspectives of each story. also shows that all these happened at the same time.
It builds up an average eerie atmosphere but it lacks a finishing touch for most of the chapters. A couple of the chapters are interesting. Not particularly scary.
The actors performances are solid but we are seeing the story through Ji-Woo's perspective, who remains off-screen most of the time and is turn off. We just see strangers dying in the mansion in various ways which aint similar. Which have become stories told by the narrator.

Scary Meter

Room 504 (The writer) - Not scary 7/10

Room 907 ( The Pharmacist) - Very scary 9/10

Room 708 (The Salesman) - Mild 8/10

Room 604 (The Student) - Average 7.5/10

Room 1504 (The Caretaker) - Average 7.5/10

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Entertaining

LIKED

- It is based on a true story but the events were dramatized nicely
- The lead actors performances are decent
- The screenplay is fast-paced, and gripping until the end. The mixture of betrayals and partnership was thrilling.
- The action sequences have been shot and executed quite well.
- The film's end is quite an unexpected turn.

DISLIKED
- most of the action sequence happens during the night, which gives crime a dark thriller, but the fight in dark is not my type.
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REWATCH: Low, cause am not a fan of action crime

The Gangster, the Cop, and the Devil is an entertaining and decently made crime action film that is worth and learn to be safe and alert at all times.

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Nice but once a watch

I have watched a few movies with the same concept, finding an old letter and trying to search for its recipient or sender, eventually uncovering something extraordinary about them. And the people who search get motivated by how they truly old generation loved.

I do like the concept of the movie, but the editing of the movie just ruins everything. While Jin-tian is talking to Ze-Yang the scene jumps to old times, but everything looked the same whether past or present so I got confused. The old couple story jumps in between without any screen cut or context, they don’t even mention the year. The back and forth between past and present is like spilled coffee all over the place
I felt that the old couple's story had more impact cause they had a more emotional connection.
Present-day JinTian and ZeYang's story was bland and forced with so many emotional traumas as if they were some sinners. if one of them could have acted maturely and adult it would have changed the impact of the movie. They had chemistry but their visuals are too nice that it covered their flawed acting, they could have done better.

The actors who played Lanxin and Joseph Novak were amazing, others were very mediocre honestly maybe because they are newbies.

The scene where Novak and JinTian see each other was very fine and chilling. The ending is satisfying though.

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if you ever come across this please don’t skip it and just watch.

God has sent everyone in pairs, it is just that you haven't found your match yet and this story is exactly that. Two visually challenged people meet at a photography club, fighting their own demons. They both are sensitive to receiving help from others.
Being an observer I can say they might feel a bit defensive as to many people are not helpful when in need. Also, those helping out might be dangerous too. But there are good people too who genuinely help people. but don't judge others who don't want to receive help, respect them. we don't know what they have gone through.
we also see many other characters and how they speak up about their life positively. It brings joy to see that this world has hope in various ways.

Watching this 30min movie gives a calm relaxing feeling just like watching a sunset on the beach. It also motivates me to help others who are deprived in some way. God has given me a healthy body and I should be grateful to for it.

Han Ji Min acted with her eyes and its brilliant.
Park Hyung Sik is excellent too spreading his charms.

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Watch this interview only after finishing S2

This special edition got two episodes.

1st Ep- Hidden Room (was telecasted before the premiere of S2.)
This ep connects s1 and s2. Also the hosts give out some amazing theories regarding the story of The Penthouse and I was stunned to know them. They got the HEPA code which decodes the names of the characters while telling all the mythological tales connected to the name. They also talk about the ORIGINAL SIN which is greed, which leads to some repeating ORIGINAL SCENE as punishment following CONTRAPASSO.
They also showed who is the worst villain, who committed a grave sin, favorite couple, according to a public survey done by the channel.

2nd Ep
This was telecasted after the completion of S2 so there are a lot of major spoilers. The host and the actors discussed some major scenes in detail and their filming so it is a BIG NO again to watch this drama after you finished watching S2. The host did an award ceremony for the cast which turned out funny for the actors enthusiastic performance.
The kids of THE PENHOUSE were there but had a very little appearance. They send some cute video messages.

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Situational humor at its best.

I watched this for Lee Yi Kyung, cause him doing comedy can never go wrong but the show stealer is Kwak Dong Hyun by the end. He got the ending portion you couldn’t expect.

NK and SK fights are world known but for this lottery ticket, few of the military personnel of both countries join hands. They fight, agree, and disagree by finally making an alliance to be fair and the journey of frustration happens. There are some hilarious moments, which hurt my jaw from laughing. There is never a dull moment.

Go Kyung Pyo was silently hilarious but his farming skills were extraordinary. all the supporting characters are good too.
NK female soldier was so sweet and beautiful. Kwak Dong Hyun is winner.

Must watch for a stressful day.

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drama is more comedy than romance.

●The drama never has a dull moment! every scene turns comic at any moment. its funny, easy-breezy, and does not take itself too seriously. The comedy is situational and sensible but propels illogical and nonsensical themes with the character of Baek Ma Tan. while it produces many Laugh Out Loud moments throughout the entirety of its runtime. Each episode has its own theme story with a different character but also takes the main storyline of the leads with it.

●The chemistry between the entire cast is wholesome. I think everyone worked extremely well. Gun Kang Mi, Baek Ma Tan, Aziz, Choi Na Rae, Lee Sang Sik, Hye Yeong, every character is brilliant. Have enough screen time for everyone not cutting out anyone. Also gave enough screen time to Aziz who is a roommate, honestly, he nailed his role.

●NOW I will be biased and say Baek Ma Tan played by Bae Hyun Sung is just wow. He is a chaebol just recruited into GAUS ELECTRONICS. While I have seen many chaebol playing poor but Baek ma Tan is etched in my brain. You will love him, no lies.

●Recommendation? If you're in dire need of some laughter I highly recommend Gau Electronics because laughter really is the best medicine. You will forget whatever was troubling you for at least an hour. This drama has made me laugh no end, great for those who love romcom although for me it is more comedy.

●Rewatch? 100 percent yes

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typical Japanese folktale ghost stories.

We all must have heard of told ghost stories during those sleepover nights with friends. This movie exactly fits into those ghost stories, inspired by Japanese folktales written nicely with a time loop. RE/MEMBER is the authentic, spine-chilling tale of Asuka's escape from a fatal time loop is well presented, exceptionally gory, with a heartwarming blooming friendship.

The movie was amazing for the first half when we had the red ghost chasing the students. But it got funny students are killed in a gory way but its just long shots and not scary with somber music. Apparently, students were more chill and enjoying their new friendship rather than scared to die a horrible bloody death. None of them was hysterical, if I would be there I would shout and scream a few times before going calm and thinking straight. Those guys should be applauded for not being traumatised for facing brutal deaths.

Lastly the ending credit scene theory
The missing child photo changes to Asuka, who is actually the female lead and survives until the last most of the nights. And the story is written from her POV, she also peeps into the well where she hallucinates about seeing bloody hands. So I went over to the start and there were Russian news articles of many missing children along with a body search summation. While people who participated did interviews or whatever they somehow went missing.
And the credit said “And then they become a substitute for her, becoming her sacrifice. And then they disappeared without a trace.” so I think Asuka might be the next target.
Also, a newspaper photo is of child Asuka and once Asuka said she kind of missed a swimming meet and nobody talked to her when she returned back, that was in freshman year. So it would be like taking her back to a time when she was a kid to create another time loop.
But for now, she is alive and well, maybe got a boyfriend, not stressing my mind over that she died.

Also she may be dead, but her soul hasn't disappeared, so she lingers in the school and helps out her classmates to find her own dismembered body. When she becomes whole and free from the time loop she is being visible to others.

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once a watch

Most of the movies about killers/assassinators would be about the revenge of betrayal cause they lose something beloved. KILL BOK SON is different cause the rich have made killing into a business. Drama World can make anything into a high-profile business
and she is an ace worker who wants to quit and focus on parenting. But the company doesn't want to let her go. And the teenage daughter has her own story who eventually opens up and her insecurities, likes, and questions. It is nice to see the mother-daughter talking by the end.

It felt like watching a female replace John Wick, for its more action sequence and light family story. The many probabilities of the fight scene flowing in the head of Bok Son were nice but that created confusion in the end. She always thinks ahead which actually doesn't happen but it's represented in front of the camera so it feels real.

I don't like the minors kissing scene. was that necessary for to camera shoot, it could have been angled. maybe I am freaking out but yeah I am. This scene ruined my mood to rewatch it.

It is not boring but not excellent to make me want a rewatch it.

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I started this movie thinking that it is inspired by classic Korean dramas but got highly disappointed. It had got a good story with excellent actors but the script felt flat. the execution and editing were the worst. This was a 2 hr long movie and the scene would transition was pathetic. it feels like I had skipped something, but NO THE SCENES WERE NOT MISSING, NEITHER I SKIPPED, IT WAS LIKE FILL IN THE BLANKS or read in between the lines.

I didn't get the ending also, why is the ML running it was so confusing. and the romance when did that happen to make such an ending? it vibed like incest although they were not related so I definitely didn't like it.

The acting was average nothing special.

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I am literally laughing that Ifinally finished this. I had this drama on PTW for long cause I felt confused with the language cause I know basic mandarin but it was mixed with Cantonese with Mandarin mix, so it would distract me. This is my first Hong-Kong Cantonse language drama.

This is surely inspired by Twilight movie and even though it is low budget and has bad CGI, and has an average storyline, there is something good about the drama its fast-paced and has short episodes. And just 9ep was even more motivating to finish the drama. so until I get invested or get bored it already is ended
Vampires, fox, and humans interesting take but the supernatural part were less and human drama more.
Acting was great!!! ML Danson Tang and FL Micelle Wai were so believable.

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dropped for 2 months

Started this drama cause I was charmed by JCW, but past 5 episodes it was really difficult to move forward. The story seemed all over the place with 3 couples from the city, who are doing a reality show interview.
Well, the drama concept and cinematography in the interview manner were quite good but it was extremely slow-paced.
Then watched ep 8 and was so annoyed that I dropped it for 2 months. I was so angry over Lee Eun Oh, she was a messed up character and didn’t know what she was doing. And ultimately the joke she played in the past is the core of the whole story that annoyed me even more. all the characters are into some misunderstanding which leads them to break up, but they DON'T TALK. a relationship is healthy when you clear misunderstanding if any of the partners are uncomfortable or have any issues. they have a silent breakup and the other person keeps on wondering where is the problem. WHY can't they have a healthy breakup, they are not kids, they are working adults but their behavior is so mehh
I picked it up again to finish this off my CW, because of JCW and Choi Min Ho. Yeah CMH was a surprise and helped in getting this through. and I liked that he also got his share of the story in the last episode.

Overall it is an OK watch, but I won't recommend it, cause all the characters don’t have an answer to why they are doing it. They were all messed up.

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one time watch

The story unfolded in a very mysterious way that it intrigued me from beginning to end. The deja vu and amnesia were a well balanced that it was difficult to assume its a memory or dream. Everything seemed so real to be fake.

The cinematic beauty was amazing, colours gave a subtle touch to the thrilling and sad story which enhanced it beautifully.

The acting was top-notch by Seo Yea Ji, she was the soul and performed like a pro as ever. Each expression, of fear, anger, and confusion was amazing.
Kim Kang Woo was good, I watched him for the first time he has the aura of darkness.

Overall it is a good thriller.
But it won't be an option for rewatching because when the mystery is known then nothing remains to see.

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