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A lot better than the drama
Unlike the drama this was actually really good, not so bad it is good but actually good.The actors have great chemistry, great character development this sweet playfullness around them and probably some of dramalands best kisses.
They even seem to heave learned acting between the drama and the special, or just gotten better directin. Whatever they did with this it worked.
So if you can make it tough the drama do not miss out on this! Heck why not skip the drama and just go for this... but then again completing the drama to then receive this reward probably feels a lot better.
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A Kashmir Embrace
This drama is just so fluffy and soft, listening to the OST is like being embraced by a kashmir sweater, sweet clouds made out of cotton candy that is not sticky, 999 puppies that run up to you.....The drama itself is pretty fluffy too the first 7 episode sor so with very few moments of drama and excitement , it is as if they left all the drama to the last episode just to remind us that this is indeed a K-drama just incase we forget with all that sweet fluff.
The friendships are nice, the second hand embarrassment and annoying elements are very few and I do believe tehy mange to tell the whole story within these 8 episodes pretty well.
An easy binge for those in need of fluff.
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Short, dark, left me wanting more
This is a really good slightly dark, depiction of the slightly twisted mind of the broken teen, and while I admit it does have a moment or two of healing (my old nemesis), it idd not take away from the dark humour, the lovely lead and the brilliant use of umbrellas.One of those dramas that gets to the points without waisting to much time, keeps you on your toes and while it is in no way incomplete, I still would mind another episode or two for ore couple time as well as the granny and unnie. I really wanted more of those two, a soin off or second season... anything goes.
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My Journey to another Journey...
I am missing some romance and believe this drama is incomplete but it was very dark and pretty to look at.The female lead has more or less one expression which is kind pf refreshing while our male lead is bubbly and full of joy and charisma. The side characters are part interesting part annoying. But work pretty well there are a few to many recaps as well as some never ending monologs that felt like the writers took a short cut instead of letting us see the actual plot as it unfolded we got some kind of mess and recap instead.
Some part of the dialog/whispers where so predictable I found myself mumbling them in Mandarin (though I do not speak Mandarin). Other parts came seemingly out of nowhere. The side couple have some pretty decent dynamics but the villains are underdeveloped and even though they seem to try to explain them to us it ended up just confusing taking away most of the exitement leaving me with the feeling of meeh...
Not to mention the show of romance was so little I believe it should be removed from the genres and added to the tags with slight romance.
That said it is an okay watch with pretty scenery, pretty people and probably more poison's and elixirs than all the wuxias of 2024 will have combined.
Leaving me with the questions: Will there be a second season? will that season have as much poison and scheming or will they move on to fire and smoke?
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A coverband Mixtpe with one original track
This drama is an easy binge as well as a trip down dramas past... as you may find yourself reminiscing about drams you have seen and loved before who had pretty much he same scene but executed it better a lot better. At leas most of it, however there are a few (very few) plot lines that have their own little twinkle, twich or twist.The leads are pretty good, they have lovely banter, bickering, romance and do a pretty good job convaying their characters. And while the plot makes no sense the leads performance almost (but not fully) make up for it. It is nice to see a smart female lead in a c, who is not afraid to take charge and think for herself.
The side characters have annoying elements but are okay. but are over all average at best.
And well... That is about it, it is not bad but not good either and the little new they bring to the table is not that exiting, so it wont make up for the bad but for those in the mood to take a trip down ddramas past with a decent cast and a lovely romance this is not a bad place to find it, just do not expekt to be blown off your feet.
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Sloth motion picture
There are films and dramas that are slow paced and then there is this film that is not so much a film but a slow paced piece of art, as there where moments in this where I wondered is this a photgraph oe a motion picture? as our lead the walker moves slowly in what one is supposed to believe is walking and is filmed doing just that throughout the day a combination of human and sloth or maybe a snail... which is great contrast towards the fast pace of the world there to tell you that yes this is a motion picture and yes the person really did move that slowly....It may bore you to death but once you made yourself out of it you will feel a great feeling of acomplishment or at least I felt it... However If you are in to mindfulness this may actually give you that daylie dose of just that. ¨
Also it is really pretty!
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Slow paced, depressing and slighlty messy
If you are looking for something cheerful and happy, you may think that a tittle named city of sadness should give you a clue to look away and find something else and well you would be right. AS this movie is true to its name and will offer you a bunch of sadness and cries as well as symbolism as far as the aye can se. As I do not think it is a coincidence that the movie starts of with a boy named light making his way out from the darkness of the war/womb and in to the light as Taiwan was libirated from the Japanese.This is a movie that shows human being living in a time where when one war ends another takes over. Day to day life meets a guy running towards you with a knife. Babies cry as they are taken out to a court yard to be shot with a bunch of other people.. The enamy changes and the wrong answer to the question are you japaneese, Mandarin or Taiwanese can get you killed by, showing an added dificulty to those who can not hear. a mob... but than again even the right answers can get one killed at this time...
But rest assure!
"I want to assure those who love peace that this decree is for your protection,, take no notice of roumers about spies. because suspicuion leads to fear, I assure all citizens that obay the law that nothing will happen to them. Meanwhile I announce the reintroduction of martial law Our objective is merely to punish rebels and traitors, for each day they are at large peace loving people will have to put up with another day of disorder" -
This movie is highly acclaimed so while I did not really find it entertaining I am sure it has a lot of qualities for those who are more well educated than I am as I found it kind of boring and hard to follow
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A moment in tme, The summer of 51!
This is a true slice of life movie depicting a moment in peoples lives as it seemed to be back then, the constant when are you going to get married... single women vs. married women. The family pressure, the nuclear family values and the strong presence of loss in the background. Actually I know very little about this time in history, and even less about the pressures of marriage in 1951s japan so this is actually just me guessing. But this movie does have a feel of moving on without forget ing ones roots... Progressive in many ways, saying women can choose their own paths while still screamin the only way to happiness is marriage.The movie is kind of slow and does get to be a bit repetitive. The subs in the version I watched where a bit a head of their time making me have to use my brain a little bit to much.
If you are in to slow classics with a hint of woman can, this is not a bad place to find it.
Personally had it not been part of the syllabus for a course I am attending, I would probably not have stuck around to the end of it as I honestly did not really care if she would marry or who she would marry even if I appreciated the character of the female lead as she is actually kind of fun and cool.
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Confusing mist of ashes
This has to be the most confusing movie I have ever watched, as I had to read the synopsis over and over again to fully understand what I was watching.The camerawork is really shaky giving this a real life, documentary feel to it and the way they work with hard noises is really auful for the ears bu I guess powerfull... The story itself is pretty decent, trying to piece things together but also had me wonder who is who, how are they really connected and what is going on... over and over a gain. This could partly be due to the poor quality ecording I had access too but also due to the never ending time hops... one moment we are in the past the other we are watching/listening a kid cry in wha tI assume is the current time of the filming and then out of nowhere we find ourselvs in an interrogation room....
Leaving us with a bunch of unanswered questions... a mist of fog over a lake and ashes...
Beutiful, beautiful ashes...So I can not help but wonder if that was what they wanted us to feel confusion and ashes... therefor it gets extra points for originality and confusion
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Conman...
This movie is a bit of a mess, boring at times interesting at times with a bunch of predictable twists as well as some less predictable twists. The actors and actresses do a pretty decent job acting out the plot, but whoever edited this did a messy job, While I do think it was intentionally done to be messy, the mess was not really worth the hassle. Some parts make no sence what so ever, other parts actually suprised me in a good way. However it did not make up for the mess.All in all an okay watch it is just lacking that spark...
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Yep it was worth the hype
Finally got to watch this and while I admit it had a slow start (like a lot of Asian cinema) once it gained speed it kept me plastered to the screen making me understand that this indeed is a movie worthy of its hype, awards and so on and so on.This is not a character driven story as no one except for maybe the bad ass sister is actually interesting or lovable for that matter. This is more of a what is going to happen next, this is absurd type of movie making you wonder how much more absurd it can get. While still staying kind of casual... Though the ending is a bit predictable in some ways... other ways not... the main selling point of this drama is in the contrast between rich-poor, dark-light, basement- room with natural light... funny dark humour without those over the top annoying characters we sometimes get. As well as the words not spoken...
Or something like that I actually have no idea what I am trying to say here but I was bored in the beginning got drawn in to this mess, and once it got messy I loved every moment of it.
Acting was top, cinematography and story got better and better...
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Not perfect but interesting take on suicide
This is an easy binge that though it is episodic has a decent story as well as character development to make it interesting.Though I am not really a huge fan of the way they portray hell and parts of the story do kind of bother me... There are also some parts that may be just a little to predictable if I am honest while others actually did surprise me. I am also a bit bothered by peoples screaming and displays of emotion... Not that they are not justified but they can get to be just a little bit to much, lowd screaming and crying are simply not my thing.
The high score goes to how easily bingeagable this is the great performances of the star studded cast, how well woven this is and the fact that I keep wanting to press that next button.
I am also happy I do not have to wait for the second part, that would probably have ruined the experience as it ends on top!
Will it be able too keep the high score in part two or will it be taken over by healing mumbo jumbo... and more talk of hell?
Ill probably let you know sometime tomorrow , as I am off to binge part 2
P.S there are a lot of ways to die... like a lot!
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Short, Cute and Funny
This is such a sweet short series, I loved seeing Kim Hye Joon at the beginning of her career, the girls acing may not have been perfect here but it does show what a long way she has come since this was recorded.The story itself is fast, odd, funny with lovable characters, and lovely kisses... there is not much in here that makes any sense but who needs that when you get magical fluff... I think this could have made a great full length comedy if lesbian content had a stronger position in the entertainment industry. That said I am happy for what I got!
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Lust, Lies and confusion about Love
Between Lust, Lies and Love there is a very troubled man or three... Saying such words as ah ah... and he put his... with a calm and soothing voice as if they where reading a news paper or some kind of text book.This is the type of drama you watch either with a finger close to the mute button or far, far away from others ears. The romance in this is everything but healthy and the psychological parts are indeed psychological... There is some partial nudity and a whole lot of talk and show of people getting it off... but I* dare say that that part is mostly tastefully zoomed in or out and has a side of cold humour between the parts that should be classified as sexual assault. As you may guess this is not a drama that will make you fall in love but it may have you wondering what lust is and may make you curious about erotic books as well as ponder about stuff... So if you are prepared for all that it is a decent watch but there is a reason or ten for it being rated 18 +
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Bridget Jones + King Kong + Post-its and a Toad
This is probably what you get if you take Bridget Jones diary meets King Kong and add a toad + start her off by getting dumped in Hong Kong + a bunch of other stuff. As out female lead is fun bubbly, and seems to be attracted to playboys and men who believe that there are two types of men they type who cheat and the type who want to cheat. Making me feel bad for the men of the world as the expectations towards them seem to be so low, so low so low...But then enters the third kind, the slightly obsessed type who will not only wait for the right person then may just may build a building in their honour... Even though they do not know their name.
But who will she choose the slightly obsessed man she has a crush on even though he seems to not be able to stop desiring other women or the other obsessed guy she put in the friend-zone but who only has eyes for her?
And what about the toad? the star of this movie who gets the toad? what will happen with this toad? and can you handle a movie where the star of the show is indeed a toad?
A fun watch, the quality may not be perfect, and some of the acting/screens are kind of meeh but the characters are interesting, the lines fun and the way they use post its is inspiring. So if you are in the mood for a Hong Kong drama.
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