doki doki
Uranus
The plot was very well written, practically no flaws, at least no major discrepancies. From how it started to how it unfolded, the pacing to the plot twists were written in a way that it was either unpredictable or when it was it was an engaging/thrilling anticipation.
The characterizations were relatively good, although I wish the "bad guy" had more depth to him and more reasoning to his behavior rather than being somewhat of a straw villain, otherwise this would've been at least a 9.5/10 for me.
They wrapped it all up pretty good and I can't have imagined it turning out any other way and it being as satisfying albeit a tad noir.
P.s. they could've done without the disgusting scene to be honest, or just not show it in graphic detail.
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This drama's plot was lackluster at best and irritatingly lazy at worst. The characterizations were so dull and one dimensional that they may as well have just told the viewers how to feel about each character upon introduction. The acting was either stiff or unnatural. Sure it capitalizes on cutesy romance but it tries to be too many things at the same time and while using a whole bunch of tropes just as some weird sprinkles on top of the mess.
The male lead was an anime/manga fan which was appealing, and the references were decent but the pure cringe from how he behaves and represents it was not. The female lead was cringey in more ways than I would like to remember.
The female lead's friends had one toxic bitch that they just blew out of proportion and almost tried to justify it, made me go from being bored to just being irritated with this, but finished it out of completionism. And of course, the female lead trying to be the nicest person in the world irritated me as well.
It felt like the entire purpose of this was to advertise Korea's most sexually abused, oppressed and degraded career and then glorifying it visuals. Cinematography was good, the music was as dull as the plot.
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As much as I loved the original cast, having Lee Yi-Kyung or Lee Jun Ki remain as the only person from the original cast and write them off like they were side characters was not pleasant, if anything it was another example of lazy writing. I hated how while they could've used an entirely new cast, they kept him and just copy-pasted the cast into an entire portion of his past and assumed it would be convincing.
It's a comedy so lets focus on that: watch 2 episodes and you've essentially watched them all. Just a bunch of running gags overused to the point of not even being funny anymore. Lee Yi-Kyung's role was an over-the-top kind of role in the first season, but it wasn't so bad because there were characters to balance it out. But here, it's the focus of the show, the characters were dull and the acting was stiff or unnatural.
Cinematography was good, and whoever wrote the script, planned to just make a few easy bucks by capitalizing on the nostalgia of the first season -- had pretty much everyone hooked just by reminding them it was Welcome to Waikiki.
Overall, not really funny and too predictable. It was just something to watch for closure after the first season or if you just need help moving on from it. The conclusion was good though, I liked how they wrapped it up.
Hopefully they don't make another season.
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The acting was decent, Kwon Nara while being seriously hot, her acting could use some improvement, she felt a little artificial. The cinematography was good, and the story was okay. The premise was good while the delivery was a bit dragged out as it expanded, eventually it became a bit boring.
Music was decent, nothing too memorable though. The casting was good, as the characters were represented pretty well and the characterizations had some reasonable depth to them,
Can't say this was great, maybe it were a movie it would've been phenomenal but as a drama, they just stretched the plot out to almost inconsistent levels.
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Anyhow, the plot was actually pretty good, how it played out or was delivered was also pretty good. Characterizations were good and endearing all in their own ways. Casting was good and none too focused on visuals.
The cinematography was good. Basically, it was overall a good movie to watch, and I'm glad it was a movie because if it were dragged out in a drama it would've failed miserably. Pacing was good for a movie.
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Anyway, in terms of cinematography this was great. Plot twists were delivered pretty well. The storytelling aspect, perhaps could've used a little improvement instead of just trying to be pretentious and excessively "cool". Characterizations, more like Kim Woo Bin pedestals, I mean most of them were there just to make him look better.
The casting was done in a way that no one could be allowed even near match the shine of the lead, lol. But oh well, it's made to appeal to K-fangirls.
I'm not saying it's all bad though, I mean it was done relatively well but it just focused on visuals a little too much and that's what anyone and everyone cares about apparently. Since I rate based on the material, I can't go any higher than 6.5.
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The story was relatively thrilling in the aspect that I was at the edge of my seat worrying what would happen next. Again, another good thing. Cinematography was decent and not too many shaky cam nonsense.
Overall I would say, they wrapped it up pretty well, I sympathized with and hated the antagonist here all at the same time, and another plus I guess.
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Comedy was decent though repetitive. For a movie from this way back, I guess the cinematography wasn't too bad, but perhaps could've been better.
Acting was, hm... Relevant to the script, and the script was pretty much written by a stoned chimpanzee, so I can't blame it's state.
In all honesty, if it wasn't Korean these people wouldn't rate it so high.
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Sure, no one suspects the mentally handicapped person, but at a certain point you go from avoiding attention to gaining attention. What pisses me off is how many people had themselves convinced that this was the right way for it to go and gave this a full 10/10.
I mean, CLEARLY they could've done better, CLEARLY there was no need to make this audaciously insulting to the mentally handicapped.
The action scenes weren't great, it felt like some typical action anime live-action. The SFX were really bad at times. Honestly, this felt more like South Korea just overall mocking North Koreans.
Cinematography was decent.
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Not much I can say about this movie, clearly being that I didn't specifically enjoy the movie. The cinematography was good though. The characterizations and the casting wasn't.
The plot wasn't bad but it could've been delivered better, especially how it went on to become more engaging and a much more emotional story.
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The acting was okay, slightly on the stiff side at times but not too bad I guess. Using characters as disposable plot devices was not good either. Good cinematography and music.
It seems that if it's a soppy romance drama with decent visuals, every K-fan will drool all over it and throw around daebak (cringe) and 10/10s.
Fun fact, I have Korean friends and even they don't DAEEBAKGKG as much as these people.
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Most of them would love to imagine it was them in her shoes and just ignore everything else.
Anyhow, me not being one of those -- the plot was a train wreck at best. Characterizations were horrendous. The female lead went from being a mature career woman to an unnatural 40+ woman acting like a preteen, and the male lead was fluctuating between the understanding gentleman wise beyond his years to 12 year old throwing a tantrum at times and withholding important key communications.
First episode was funny, wish they capitalized on comedy and it would've been great, but it became a failure of a drama that took itself way too seriously.
P.s. yes, decent cinematography.
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Story and how it was delivered was pretty well done, although there were a few points left neglected. Plot twist was relatively unexpected and very much welcomed.
Good cinematography and good story telling. With just a little more effort this could've actually broken the charts, the female lead was very lovable.
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This wasn't a drama made for plot, it was basically "K-fandom wet dreams: The historical version". I mean, the story was lackluster and the script was lazy. The entire budget went into getting a cast that would make every fangirl go through at least a week's worth of underwear.
But not to say it had it's moments. If the annoying Go Ara character didn't exist, this might've actually turned out pretty well or at least half decent.
The two male leads had great synergy throughout the movie, and a lot of moral tension although it entirely revolved around an infuriating, "NEVER SAY WHAT'S IMPORTANT!!" trope.
Anyhow, good cinematography, fight scenes could've used better choreography though.
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Cinematography was good. The plot was mediocre to be honest, it could've been better. The delivery was relatively good. Can't remember if the music was good or not, I guess it was bad. Overall I guess it's not a bad movie to watch after a long day, or maybe that's just me.
If this isn't a mixed review I don't know what it is, lol.
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