"Luk Mai Klai Ton" (which means: "The Fruit Falls Far from the Tree") has been said by many hardcore lakhorn lovers to be a MasterPiece of a kind.I have to 100% agree on that. Its gold hidden amongst the gold these days, and it has everything worth experiencing for a lakhorn lover. The directing, acting and writing and production is top-notch. It is so incredibly done that you live in this world and experience all the motions through life together with these characters. Everything starts with two important occurrence in this story,which involves two very powerful Diamond companies and these occurrences happens in the head families household. In one family the father rapes his servant,and in the other family the fathers`s wife leaves him for another man,leaving him alone with his two sons. The brothers Chanon and Apirak are left deeply traumatized by this incident,especially the oldest brother Chanon who becomes the mother and father for Apirak. Back to the other family, the mans rape produces a child, our heroine Rasa (starring Kob Kob Suvanant) whose mother tells her on her deathbed who her real father is and reveals that he is a rich man who raped her when she worked in his house. Rasa is furious with grief and decides to marsch into his company and force him to go to her mothers corpse and beg for apology.Her problem however is that no one believes her,especially his handsome and brooding future son-in-law Chanon ( starring Andrew Gregson) who after his mothers abandonement hates and distrusts all women. Chanon comes to hate Rasa even more when she befriends his naive brother Apirak who falls madly in love with her. In the center in this whole sad tale of betrayal, sacrifice, hope, a blooming flower of desire and love will erupt between the two very passionate characters of Chanon and Rasa, from the very brewing war of wills that started between them. This is a trainwreck on a whole another level without even being dramatic. We get to learn, we get to cry, and we get to love this master piece.

Kob Suvanant can play any role she gets,and she nailed it perfectly with Rasa`s character. Rasa is a passionate individual with great self-respect and dignity and has such a great stubborness everyone around her had to admire. She fought for her father to accept her as his daughter..and for him to repent for his crime towards her mother. She is a stunning lady and i admired her for it! We also get to see Chompoo Araya A. Hargate play the role of Sasikarn, the biological sister of Rasa who also is Chanon`s fiance-to-be. My gosh how young she was in this lakhorn and what a great talent she had in such a early stage of acting. Wichaya Jarujinda stars in his first role as the carefree and goofy Apirak,Chanon`s younger brother who at all means chases after Rasa from the start and blindly falls for her on first sight. For many viewers Apirak is thought of selfish and weak and dramatic...he was all that from the start but he undergoes such a great character developement who learns patience and understanding and tries to put himself in Chanon`s shoes for once.One of my favourite aspects in this lakhorns was the brotherhood between Chanon and Apirak.Both are so different,but their love and adoration for each other are fierce. Chanon is the man in the household, he is the boss, he has the brains and the strength to carry out their company while Apirak always stays in his shadow.

Andrew Gregson stole my heart ever since i first watched him in "Tang Parn Kammathep" where he blew my mind away from his incredible performance.In "Luk Mai Klai Ton" he plays the tortured leading hero Chanon who refuses to step down from his principles. Everyone around him keeps telling him he is heartless and cold...but deep down he is always the one hurting the most. He is a man who will keep the tears in to stay strong for his family. He always has been the solid rock and caretaker of the family ever since his mother left them for another man. The way Andrew Gregson performed was MAGNIFICENT and his way of acting really reminds me of the way the movie icon James Dean acted in his movies.Andrew Gregson has the dynamic on-screen presence that demands attention and i couldn`t keep my eyes away from him!He was clearly the head star in this lakhorn for me. I love how he hated his attraction for Rasa and i also love how he finally explodes and succumbs to it.That scene was so powerful that i simply swooned!Andrew and Kob definitely has one of the most powerful on-screen chemistry i have ever seen and its such a shame they never starred in more lakhorns together!

I recommend this lakhorn to everyone. It delivers a powerful message of you reap what you sow and that every deed has its consequences that can come back and bit you in the future.It also clearly show the picture of reality in the way it presents the older days in Thailand`s society-between the higher class and the under class.One thing i have to mention is that this lakhornhas not finished english subtitles,the first 17 episodes are subbed, so there are 3 episodes left for them to finish subbing.I have watched so many lakhorns that i understand much of thai language these days so i had no problem understanding.This lakhorn also has a strong dialuge and every character was needed for this story,no scene for me was unnecessary and everyone delivered A-class performances.I can say without hesitation that this has become one of the best lakhorns i have ever seen and trust me,i have seen many!

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"Samee Chua Keun" is a lakhorn with a very interesting storyline, but the execution is so poor that it got painful. Just bad writing with some wayward characters and repititive tiring scenes that caused a headache.I think it was around ep 4 i realized how really slow the pace was.Bad lakhorns like these were done a while ago, and it is such a shame that the writers didn`t care enough to make this as good as they could when they had all the possible means to do it. They have great OST, handsome main-leads, and a great plot to build the story around and they had to make a miss out of it. Its just hard for me to comprehend that this is the same writers that made "Fah Mee Tawan" which is a favourite lakhorn of mine. Don`t let my negative review or rating affect you though, this lakhorn had at least some great episodes i enjoyed, and the on-screen chemistry between Euro and Pinkploy is really good.

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"Must Be Love" actually started KathNiel`s ( Kathryn & Daniel) trend of being the King and Queen of breaking movie box office records in Phillipines and took their stardom to another level.This movie is definitely more youth oriented,but still leaves a important message about self-love. Kathryn and Daniel are both TERRIFIC actors and co-stars!Their chemistry is MAGICAL and they always make me swoon.They took the friends-to-lovers trope on a whole another level about the child-hood bestfriends Patchot and Ivan.Patchot is the one who first relizes that she have loved him all along and it will take time for the charming Ivan to realize that his beloved bestfriend always have been his dream girl. But...love indeed makes you blind sometimes.

I absolutely loved watching Liza Soberano on-screen,she looks so beautiful! I also know she starred as the second female lead again in "Got To Believe" which is another KathNiel starrer.So glad she gets the female lead roles now!Again,i adored this movie.It is lovely,funny and so romantic!Absolutely love the dance sequences with Ivan and Patchot-simply magical!

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"Mai Muang" is a old thai drama from 1999 which stars Andrew Gregson and Benz Pornchita in their younger years.It can`t be found anywhere with english subtitles so i watched it raw on Youtube. It was worth it. The production clearly didn`t rely on ratings making this lakhorn but really wanted to show the reality in humanity through the social classes,especially when it came to male modelling business where famous model Boo Rajit (played by Lek Aisoon) gets into an affair with a much older rich lady who has a grand daughter named Mai (played by Benz) who hates him with her every being,knowing he is a gold-digger and using her grandmother for her money.It doesn`t get better when Boo Rajit`s only son,the handsome and golden-hearted Charan (played by Andrew) also moves in after his mother dies in a car accident.Mai tries to figure out a way to kick the father and son out while Boo Rajit tries to use Charan for his own benefits and always manipulates him to do what he wants.

I have to say,this is not a love-story and barely has any romance.In fact both main-leads spend much more time with other people on-screen which could be frustrating at times because things got so much more interesting in their every interaction.There was so much hatred and disgust oozing out of Mai already from the start towards Charan that there is this huge wall between them that never got broken until the end.Andrew brought out a charm in the character of Charan who is a person that despite suffering from loneliness and despair always tried to find positive things in life.Benz is such a terrific actress and conveyed the emotions of such a complex heroine as Mai so well.Living rich but being a orphan and having a grandmother only obsessed with younger men was a strain for Mai who found it easier to get hot-tempered and illogical instead.She has the best character developement where life keeps throwing obstacles in her path for her to find her true self.

Watching this lakhorn i could feel how sad it went along the second half because in this story both Charan and Mai are victims of such terrible deceit that it almost destroyed them.In many ways this must be one of the most angsty lakhorns i have ever watched since it explore so many topics like abortion,prostitution,exploitation,trauma,abandonement and the whole cast managed to act out all those emotions of sadness,heartbreak and torment so well.A lakhorn of the slice of life genre,it brought many tears out of me.

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"Kaen Sanaeha" starring Son Songpaisarn and Patricia Tanchanok as the Leading Man and Lady had an amazing chemistry together.Watching the first three episodes we get presented to a classic type of love-triangle.1:st wife,Lord Husband and his mistress,where both woman loves him but he only loves his mistress Bulah.The 1:st wifes loyal servant Fueng takes the pregnant mistress as a captive while the husband are overseas and cruelly steals her born son,but not knowing that she still are pregnant with a daughter.Fueng commands a slave to kill the mistress and throw her body on the river,but hearing the cry of the now born daughter,the slave Yord feel pity and saves both the mistress and her now born http://daughter.In another palace a daughter are born,while the three year old Chatt (Son`s character) happily goes around knowing he has become a older brother.Out of the river into their territory a man, unconscious woman and a child has arrived.The father and grandmother of Chatt decides to help these people and Yord also pretends to be mute not to answer any questions.But that day the mother of Chatt dies,and he with an sorrowful anger blames her death on the woman and her daughter for arriving.We watch Chatt,his sister Rima and the mistress daughter Roong (Patricias character) grow up into beautiful children,while the real twin-brother of Roong and mistress son grow up with the 1`st wife,thinking she are his mother and a father who lies paralyzed in bed because of the sorrow of losing his beloved Bulahn who he always thought of his true wife.Chatt bullies and abuses Roong mentally and does everything to make her life a living hell,but cares about her secretly...and soon growing up we watch him being entraced by Roong`s gentle beauty and goodness,and fall in love with her along with the process,and all the while Chatt`s sister Rima fall in love with the one young man she has treated as her enemy,Roongs twin-brother Chai Diew.Many misunderstandings will come between these two couple,especially Chatt and Roong,and with a haunting spirit after revenge these four will have to defeat the evilness that was created in the long gone past of their parents.

I normally don`t watch thai lakhorns or tv-series with paranormal fantasy that has ghosts or haunted spirits or magic,but i gave this one a chance mostly because i wanted to watch Son on-screen-i really love this actor like i love Push and Pae and i wish that these three actors someday will starr in lakhorn together as Maffia-Brothers,that would be so Cool!All three of them are tall,dark-haired and incredibly handsome!
I love this story,the plot and the whole structure of the drama and the romantic elements that takes place.Most people will hate Son`s character Chatt as he really behaves like a arrogant and proud bastard towards his heroine Roong,but i love their romance anyway,and i love the fact that the creators saved the Best Romance for the Last.Which means that the last episode are wonderful,you will love it.!There are many characters and follows four families-which means that there also are a whole lot of family-drama.But you will love it anyway-as the pure love-story of Chatt and Roong really amazes you...!

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This roller-coaster was View`s and Son`s debut lakhorn from 2008-and they both became one of the most popular koo-jins of channel 5 after this."Kaew Lorm Petch" introduces many interesting characters, and we see the whole difference in the switched babies trope in this drama. I just love the story-line and the whole plot was put on so well that i lived in it. Everyone acted great except Son, who somehow was so robotic in his character as the Main Hero Cheewin-but he was great in his romantic chemistry with View`s character as the Main-Heroine Nampeth. I have watched him before in the romantic comedy "Hua Jai Rua Puang" where his acting was Amazing. The drama grew more intense after every episode and you just grew impatient for the final battle of the villian-and for the dark hidden secret to be revealed.

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Ah, what a fun movie! I am 100% sure i will watch this movie again AND AGAIN,it was that good! "Can't Help Falling in Love" is a film to move the hearts of all ages,especially us romance lovers! Its stars Philippines beloved sweethears Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla. My heart is still beating HARD in my chest...and i am so touched and moved by this amazing lovely tale of Dos and Gabriela. Daniel haven`t before portrayed a character quite deep like Dos. (and Dos is darn sexy too) Dos is a carefree spirit who takes everyday like it is his last. He is a adventurer and a dreamer...and he falls utterly and completely in love with the woman he married by accident one year ago, Gabriela. Gabriela struggles to fulfill her mother`s and boyfriend`s expectations.She also knows that by marrying a total stranger by accident due to a drunk night out may destroy the "perfect" image she has created for herself so therefore she needs Dos help to get a annulment. It will be a crazy journey that will change her life forever. I have to repeat that i absolutely LOVE Kathryn`s and Daniel`s on-screen chemistry,they create magic in every scene together!

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"Roy Marn" is a lakhorn with all of my favourite tropes.Its filled with fun,sweetness and romance with very dark undertone to it and villians that deserve to die.I have always wanted to finish this one since i put it on-hold for a few months before i picked it up again and i fell in love with the story-line more and more.Margie and Boy captured my heart when i watched them together in the popular "Hearts Behind the Mountains"-series so i badly wanted to watch more of their work together.Bee (played by Margie Rasri) is a cheerful and spirited tomboy who lives life the way the wind sends her.She is explosive,stubborn and wild...but of all the characters in this lakhorn she had the purest heart.The rich businessman Mark (played by Boy Pakorn) is a very cynical character from the start that has a certain bitterness towards life.Not only because of the heartbreak he got from his ex-girlfriend but also because of the tragic way his aunt died.He have grown up knowing all his life the way his aunt got brutally raped by her brother-in-law and how she died of unfortunate events after that.This aunt is actually his fathers adopted sister,and Bee`s mother which only ties their fates more close.Bee and Mark despise each other on sight and does everything to make the other lives miserable.But everything takes an unexpected turn when Mark`s bride disappears and Bee gets forced to take the place as Mark`s bride.It will make for a unforgettable journey for both Mark and Bee.

This has to be one of the most slow-burn romantic lakhorns i have ever seen since they only fall in love after they get married after like 10 episodes.Mark fell in love with her much earlier while Bee had to truly see the goodness of Mark to get feelings for him.Margie did a great job as the stubborn tomboy Bee,she totally lighted up the screen with her expressions and crazy tantics!Boy gave a certain vulnerability to Mark`s character.He has the greatest character developement in this story where he realizes how he only makes his life harder by not being true to himself.He becomes more honorable,patient and nice throughout the story and falling for Bee was actually the best thing that could ever happen to him and i am so happy Bee and Mark found each other.Their scenes made me sigh,laugh and cry.I had so much fun with them!!Bella Ranee plays one of the evil Nang Rai`s in this one and wow how i got blown away by her performance.She was really good at making me hate her!

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I have been waiting to watch this lakhorn for a year now, and i have now finally finished this soap opera with a big happy heart. "Game Sanaeha" starring Thailand`s beloved actors Taew Natapohn Tameeruks as the head-strong and spoiled heiress Nok, and James Ji as the Fearless but noble business tycoon Nai will get enraptured by the cold war between them, where a game will surface. While Nok bitterly hates Nai for everything he stands for, Nai who all along always loved her in the shadows fight desperately for her love...and i enjoyed every minute of it!
I don`t think i have cried this much in a while. God but the trainwreck in this story almost undid me. The consuming angst and the hot chemistry between James and Taew almost baffled me, and i loved it! I don`t think i have ever seen James more sexier than his character as Nai. I have watched many lakhorns starring James, but he has never acted so well as he did in this lakhorn as the tortured hero Nai. The expressions and the feelings that shimmered from him were all to good to be true,and Taew with her explosive performance as the spitfire character of Nok was so incredible that i actually for the first time truly fell in love with this actress too. Their romance are so swoony and the angst so heartbreaking that i have lost count of how many times i closed my lips for fear to the characters (especially Nok,she really knew how to push Nai`s buttons and make him kiss her passionately,ahh but i love slap-kiss). This is a MUST-WATCH for all lovers of Romantic Lakhorns. "Game Sanaeha" has the best charming cast that plays wonderful characters, hate-ful villians, drama with its exciting intrigues and a boiling burning romance where our hero with a extreme loyalty and patience loves our wild heroine throughout the journey, which really fascinated me. James Ji and Teaw gives us extraordinary performances in this intense drama...i could not sleep for two days while watching the whole journey...the Love-Story of Nok and Nai one i will never forget.!

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"Bad Romeo" was one of the most anticipated lakhorns to watch on my list ever since it got stated that both Urassaya & Mario would co-star as love-interests which was my dream come true. And in a project produced by Anne Thongprasom made it even better. I did not get disappointed since i just finished binge watching this lakhorn in just three days. Oh my, what a journey this has been. Saikim Kidakan is the heroine played by Urassaya Sperbund in this tale, born into richness and luxury but with a sad,loney and to much controlled of a existence inside the golden cage her father has built around her. To get a little taste of freedom she chooses to change her lifestyle with her friends and thats where she meets the tough but golden hearted car-mechanic Kaokla played by Mario Maurer. Fate is a irresistible force where both meet at a time where they needed each other. And how could they resist the temptation of each other at a fateful night where both submits to the passion between them.

This night however results into a unexpected pregnancy and Kaokla willingly wants to help Saikim with whatever decision she wants. They elope, fall in love and get married and later on gets cruelly separated from each other. Both gets so broken inside that a piece of them dies, especially Kaokla who almost loses everything..even his life. No wonder his anguish and heartbreak turned into hatred...no wonder he wanted to ruin everyone who wanted to ruin him. His heart turns stone-cold...wanting to punish his beloved wife and family for destroying his family.

What a journey this has been.I never wanted this to end. So many smiles, tears and laughted i shared with these characters that were to die for, especially Klaokla & Saikim. Their unstoppable love...always growing. I felt so bad for them, my heart hurt so much when they tried to hurt each other. This was such a epic slap-kiss story, i just could not stop watching. Yaya & Mario did incredible job in this story, i am so amazed and in love with their passionate on-screen chemistry. Bad Romeo has become on of my favourite lakhorns to re-watch!

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The first season of "He is into her" totally made me fall in love with the story and all the characters,especially the hate-love romance between Maxpein & Deib. They have become so iconic in such short time and i was so excited when the second season came out and i finally got the time to sit down and watch it after i re-watched season 1. Again, what a wonderful and bittersweet conclusion to the fates of characters that grow up, learn about love and life and fight for your happiness. In this case we knew that a terrible break up was fated to be for the star-crossed lovers because of a past that tied them together. My heart and soul hurt for both Maxpein & Deib. They were so torn and heartbroken. Obstacles never ending and becoming worse. Still they loved each other even more and even managed to love each other in a mature way, letting the other grow...letting your soulmate fly. Thats how much Deib loved Max. Thats how much Max loved Deib. They never let go of each other hands even at the most terrible time. I cried buckets when Deib still held out a umbrella to the sobbing Max in the rain just after she broke his heart. One of my favourite moments in the entire drama. It was romantic, it was so darn sad, it was epic.

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I am not into the Horror genre but i am currently obsessed with Kathryn & Daniel so i am literally planning to watch everything i can find with them on Netflix.I definitely enjoyed the story,which are unlike anything other i have watched.I watched it with my younger sister who also enjoyed the movie!The film was pretty much spooky but done with much feelings. Daniel portrays the rebellious teenager Cedric who meets the coffin seller Leni portrayed by Kathryn.Despite their bad start they fatefully meet again but under the circumstances where they this time will lose their beloved ones to the grip of a dead spirit that will haunt everything they hold dear.Together Cedric and Leni decides to destroy the spirit.

I found the little boy Macmac very cute and my heart broke so much for him! It was so sad seeing him having to see those dead spirits.Cedric is a very mean guy from the start who under Leni`s influence starts to soften.I thought their blooming romance in these horrifying circumstances was very well done.I mean,the chemistry is always off the charts between them,love them so much!

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"Growing Up" is the tv-drama that started the whole KathNiel love-team fandom in the Philippines.I could not find it anywhere with eng subs, so i still watched it raw because it only had 24 episodes and i am a BIG FAN of Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla.According to them (in their interviews) shooting for Growing Up was one of the greatest experiences in their lives,it is also at that time they started to fall in love with each other in real life,which also lead to Daniel starting to pursue Kathryn right after they finished this tv-series.Ah,so romantic! They were so young in this series,and so adorable!

Growing Up reminds me of those coming of age summer beach tv-series that usually airs here on Sweden`s child channels on the summers. It is about Sun Spikers, a volley ball club hat involves six high-school students that makes us follow up in their lives where they dream,fall in love,get heartbroken,learn how to forgive and trying to accept the mistakes people make around you. The friendship and deep bond Sun Spikers had was incredible. How they helped and supported each other through everything during the series just made my heart touched.The highlight of this tv-series is WITHOUT A DOUBT the characters, the head-strong Ella and the rich arrogant Patrick (portrayed by Kathryn & Daniel)...both always argue with each other despite secretly loving each other,absolutely adorable!So many cute unforgettable moments between them to re-watch!

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Magic, Pain, Dreams and a Love-Story that unfolds in the exotic city of Barcelona where the main-leads Daniel Padilla and Kathryn Bernardo once again shows us what true love is and how to pick yourself up again and fight whenever you think you have failed. Through the characters of Ely and Mia it is easy for us youngsters to relate to the personal character developement they go through. Ely thinks he is unworthy of love, the hardships he go thorugh mentally is so much more than the heartbreak of losing his fiance...but it is also about the emotional trauma of being abandoned by his mother in such a early stage of his life as a child. In Mia he meets a kindred spirit. She was the one to push him forward and to face his fears...finally moving on and and eventually find the courage to love. Mia has such spirit, who also could crumble whenever she thought of her past and the reason why she came to Barcelona in the first place. She also learn how to be hardworking , responsible and brave throughout the harsh conditions life have given her-but ah what a lost cause she would have been if it weren`t for Ely,who always helped her pick herself up again. There are so many beautiful moments in this film, one very memorable moment is when Mia dances for Ely and he films her while being captivated by her moves and beauty...she eventually come into his arms and he can`t help but kiss her ! Ah,i just love romance !!!

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When i saw a movie recommendation on Youtube with the title "She's Dating the Gangster" i thought it would be another cheesy romantic comedy (since i have seen a lot of philippine youth movies) but darn it.It actually surprised me since it was MORE THAN THAT! It is such a lovely, beautiful, smart and heartbreaking love-story that makes you shed hundred of tears by the end. It was my first time watching Daniel Padilla and Kathryn Bernardo on-screen and wow what a GREAT chemistry they have! And both portrayed their characters perfectly! Their characters Athena and Kenji are to die for, i love how selfless they are and how Kenji becomes the man he was supposed to be by the end....but deep down he will always be Athena`s gangster. As we all young woman would wish for our own gangster someday.

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