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The Young Master and the Tea-Picking Girl
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Short film or Intro looking for a drama?
This really, really short film is just like a really good intro that to any C-drama, the type that spoils the plot so you should probably skip it to watch the 50 episode drama instead... With pretty fluffy cinematography, music and flowers...But since it is a GL, chances are this is all we get, a teaser of romance between a tea picking girl and a wounded master... longing, and less exchange of words than I can count on my fingers.
What we got was however sweet, decently performed and did incorporate quite a lot for having so little time and words. Above all it will only take 5 minutes of your time to watch it, so if you have read all these words in this review you might as well go watch it... so off with you, go watch and enjoy ;)
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A man, his shower and his imaginary friend done fun
This is of course a commercial dressed as a series, and it is a really good one at that...This a story about a man who misses his ex girlfriend a lot, and though he can probably fool the people around him his imaginary friend in the shower knows better....
The man or dare I say men in his shower are actually quite a few that come and go. Luckily the mans shower is pretty big so he has room for all of them as well as some dancing, odd props oh and of course water the other tar of this show.
While I admit that some of the guest appearances acting in this could be better the idea and execution of this drama about a man and what looks like a bunch of mostly men but actually is a man and his inner dialog is actually pretty good. The humour was ok the duo of the man and the friend had a really good dynamic of bubbly and cold.
So is this a masterpiece: NO
Is it good: I do not really know
But I enjoyed it and found it kind of refreshing and different... To watch this you must enjoy watching shower scenes, and be ok with seeing an undressed man get wet. You must also not mind body hair and bubbles
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Not very lovable but oh so enjoyable watch
This was not very good, had a whole bunch of annoying elements and sounds... The male lead has more flags than there are umbrella scenes in dramaland... And the female lead has such a low self esteem a toddler could walk right over it. But still I found myself hooked and just had to binge it...There are a bunch of evil men in this, scum of the earth people... some with power some without much power but enough to push others down. We also get to see a bunch of perverts and a mother who would rather have a puppet then a child...
The drama is flooded with good intentions gone bad, lies. lies, and more lies... hiding truths for so called "own good" Self sacrificing gone waaaay to far and a bunch of twists and turns, bad boy gone good, bad, good again, bad, amnesia, bad, good, bad... and so on... There are also a whole lot of my beloved cliches and inconsistent pacing making this both a fast paced and a slow paced romance all at once!
I love the kids in this drama... as well as the show of scars and abs... lovely dimples there are some good smiles and lovely umbrella scenes too. But that is a bout it the rest of the characters are not very lovable at all.
So what can I say it got me hooked, and while there was actually not much I truly liked in it I enjoyed watching most of it a lot...
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An ok movie with some interesting representation
This is the story about the bubbly girl who met her cold female lead and fell in love... once she did that she found out a bunch of stuff yet managed to stay bubbly throughout.Ms. Bubbly has great energy, she is honest and kind and is allowed to make mistakes without coming off as childish. Ms Cold is cool, and while I do not really get her choices she has this smart coolness around her that I highly appreciate. Together these two have great chemistry and a whole lot of good lines.
The people around ms bubbly are lovely too, she has a really fun to watch easy to fall in love with dad, a fake boyfriend who is just the sweetest mist honest and I dare say enlightened guy out there.
This movie is a dialog driven movie, there are a lot of good lines in here, making it almost feel like an educational. But there is also something that feels a bit underdeveloped, meehish to it. As this is a slice of life there is not a lot to keep you on your toes, as the few turns of events are not very eventful and most of the potential drama passes by almost unnoticed.
So basically it is a movie with a nice take on the subject of love, life and the choices society (and biology at the time) force people to make.
I am however not sure any of the people in this actually love their lives as I kept wondering who was going to die...
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It is what it is...
What do you get when you mix "She's All That" and "10 things I Hate About You" and add a bunch of words in Tagalog?Well this, definitely this a lovely teen drama with cliches and things you have seen as far as the eyes can see with a few fun takes, entertaining, cringey, predictable... Oh so predictable, honestly I could probably say their lines before they said them even though it was my first time watching this movie.
However I was entertained and at the moment in desperate need of mindless, bad boy goes soft so it hit just the right spot. So a part of me loved it.
Do I recommend it? Probably not, but if you are in the mood for exactly this (as I was) then yes go for it, as it will deliver exactly what it promises. For those who want substance, or quality of any kind this is not the place you will find it (no offence).
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To watch this you must first succumb to your bad taste...
This is the story of Mr Richy rich Klings a lot and the poor, poor, smart girl who never got to go to Uni not have time to think about love as her life was work, work, work and run away from debtors... Mr. Richy Rich Klings a lot has had nothing but time to think about love... and has a very clear one track mind that only lead to her... However he completely lacks both boundaries and communication skills as he believes wrist grab, prank and the good old pick up and throw over ones shoulder are decent ways to communicate.We get to watch these two figure things out and try to get the girl out of debt... on their way we get to her the same 4 songs over and over again, sometimes completely in sync with what is happening sometimes completely the opposite of what is happening... Which stod for about 70% of the comedy in this drama, the rest was some really low humour and great self aware one liners:
" I am only here to make people jealous"
We also get to meet a whole bunch of love rivals creating a whole range of geometrical figures... I was personally rooting for the lesbian couple, and though it started out so well with a great lesbian character and lovely lesbian representation it fell short towards the later episodes leaving me and I assume most of the viewers all confused.
There are bunch of interesting characters, relationships, found family at its best all lovable and actually very few truly annoying elements, or annoying characters yet oddly the drama as a whole did annoy me at times. They also take on some social issues here and there and have a bunch of unrealistic marketing and business stuff in it. But honestly who cares about accuracy when they need to try to create a plot.
The quality of the show is overall low to medium, the quality of the dimples is extremely high and the chemistry between the leads(all of the leads) is off the charts... + the male lead shows his abs a lot.
So to sum it up this is probably the perfect drama for those who are not ashamed to admit to having bad taste... and in nothing for those seeking any kind of meaningful, artistic, high end stuff... It is an easy to watch fluff piece for all who need to turn off their brain and just bom bom give them your heart... I mena watch them bom bom give each other their heart... Just for the love of whatever you believe in do not set any of these relationships up as goals...
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Shining for the Umbrellas
This is a story about a girl who assumes a bunch of stuff and the boy who dare not speak... Exploring the land of what ifs, what I do not know can actually hurt me and a bunch of other stuff in celebration of fireworks, fluff and a whole bunch of beautifully used umbrellas... There is a slight time loop in this drama, of trial and error learning from misstakes and desperately trying to change things that kept me wondering throughout the show, keeping me on my toes and giving me a nice selection of both predictable and less predictable twists.The mom is annoying at first but as the show moves a long I find the grown ups to be some of the better, less frustrating grown ups found in C-dramaland. Though I will admit that I was highly frustrated at the leads lack of communication skills more than once I did find myself falling for both them and the people around them. As this show truly did give me a whole bunch of lovely friendships and people growing together.
There is also a whole bunch of light stalking and people getting beaten up, a bunch of wrist grab and run... but there is not a single scene of the male lead forcing himself on the female lead, not even the pin up against a wall. So if you are in to that this is not a great place to find it, and while the chemistry between the leads is really good . There is still a lack of good kissing scenes, ensuring this drama will probably not get the steaming kiss tag and is certain to disappoint all those kiss lovers out there... Luckily there are slow mo gazes, falling in to your arms type of deals in here to cater to the romance lovers.
All in all this was an enjoyable watch, with a good balance between the frustrations, fluff and toes.
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What did I just watch
This short film made way for an immediate rewatch as I found myself wondering what did I just watch... and what did I miss... It is indeed a very artistic short film... With some pretty decent acting . Yes the boys do not fail to impress me, this could of course be due to the fact that I am bias as **** for having these two be the stars of my first introduction to Filipino content. However it takes a certain something to keep the viewer engaged with very little dialog and not a lot actually happening.The lighting and music fits the theme pretty well, but I do find myself confused and though there seems to be a lot of death there in Manilla I did not really get a clear answer as to how to die young in Manilla.
that said it is a short independent film that will have your head wondering... make you want to look away as well as have you fascinated by the amount of dead bodies... You may just want to watch this to see how many bodies you can count.
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C and K- drama fusion?
This drama may have Mandarin audio and use Chinese settings and cast but the format feels very much like a K-drama as it has a lot of very familiar K-drama tropes the 16 episode format and, not a single annoying overbearing c-parent in sight.There is a lot of good to say about this drama, food shots, food tutorials and beautiful scenery, faces and yes abs for that matter. The leads are mostly lovable, and even the most annoying characters have a lot of good points and scenes that make them lovable. The friendships in this drama are sweet devoted and loyal. However non of the conflicts make sense to me. They honestly just seem to be there out of lack of imagination to make the plot draggy... or to make sure the viewers do not like the leads and side characters too much. As these otherwise smart, fun and highly capable people seem to loose all logic and ability to communicate from the slightest little hick up.
There is also an extreme over use of grand gestures from the second couple there to make people nauseous, which is really to bad as they started off all cool, easy going and fun but turned in to this messy goo of emotional chaos is a bad way
While the male lead has great character development the female lead has negative character development, which is kind of sad but also symptomatic of many heterosexual relationships gone wrong.
That said there are a lot of good moments, steamy kisses and fluffy cats making this worth a watch for all those who love both K and C romcoms and do not mind a little bit of unnessesery conflicts and choices that make no sense.
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Can a drama be this bad? Apperantly and it is hilarious to watch
This drama is so bad, so bad, so bad it is highly addictive... As I could not help but wonder how much worse it could get..The acting: bad (with a few exceptions)
The Sound: bad
The cinematography: bad
The filming: shaky
They styling: at times ok but mostly, yep you guessed it bad
The dialog: so bad
Cringe: oh yes....
Still I could not help but fall in love with this cast, as they are truly adorable and had me wanting to join hem for a drink or a group hug. As what they may not manage to convey any depth or story they do actually manage to convey fun, joy, embarrassment...
As it was pretty clear that they were thinking oh boy this is cringey as h*** and or improvising. And while some dramas lack chemistry and will give you dead fish kisses... this drama will give you very much grilled fish kisses instead as these boys clearly admit to wanting to eat each other.... and do seem to get a lot of the others saliva here and there....
There is a lot of crossdressing in this drama, not really as a punch line as the whole drama is one looong punch line these characters are there to help move things along delivering all kinds of odd lines and making sure that their appearance is not what is laughed at... Accompanied by the general message in this which is wear what you want, love who you want, just don't hurt people... Miss Beckey for example is this Disney nanny singing la la la la la all day long and makes her lemonade herself... I feel like I am missing out on a joke here as there probably is something about self made lemonade that I do not know about.
I also have to mention Chuk Chuk the dog who is there to show us that some people have just a little bit to much money...
So was this good, nope not in any way... Was this entertaining... mmmm.... but beware it is really really bad and I spent half of it with my hand covering my face hoping no one will enter the room while I was watching kind of bad
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Romance in a cloud of blush from Klara
A lot of she's, and eventually they get to know... but sure she will never know is a sweet cotton candy lipgloss 16 episode cosmetics commercial with a side of sweet sweet romance and drama. There is probably a pink fluffy filter to at least one scene per episode, that is how fluffy it is.The fluff does however not take away the popular drama trope, while some are a bit delayed they are sure to come, as well as done right. The little angst this drama has is kept short, the few issues, obsession,(bad) family and power relations are felt with pretty well and do not distract from the main fluff of this drama. There are several really good scenes in this drama catering to my cold and bitter side as well as fluff... Did I mention there is fluff?
The PPL in this drama is hilarious and stood for about 80% of my laughs, Everything about Rowoons character is just perfect, a bit to perfect to be honest... And the team behind this drama made sure to make good use of his perfection showing us close up on his big hands, his smile, kisses... He is more or less the perfect guy, patient, respectful, the type of guy who trusts his girlfriend and true to the lyrics of Richard Marx song from 1989, this guy will be right here waiting... but not in a creepy way al though one can argue that he may just need to let it go... He is also playful and a passionate kisser... and so is Won Jin Ahs character. She is also strong, independent, honest and pretty cool. She may not always be the best girlfriend material and may be a bit over ambitious for her own good. And though she thinks of her self as selfish and a cold hearted B*** I could actually relate to her a lot, and had a small crush on her most of the drama.
The side characters are really good, no one annoyed me and they truly played their parts to get the plot to move along well. I especially love the male leads family, his relationship with his sisters and niece is just so sweet (as I said they do the job well) and their own struggles are a good addition to nuance the plot. Though some parts were more predictable than others (ok all highly predictable) the way they handled their issues and hurdles in life was really a good watch. The colleagues here are also really good and so are the friendships. The parents however are in true K-drama fashion are 50 shades of trouble and problems of its own but thet too was shown pretty well.
The drama is also easy to binge, and worth a watch for all use fluff, cliches and smile addicts...
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Slow paced romance in 30 minutes or less
Yep you read it right, this short series, has a lot of nice moments and fluff but still manages to feel slooow, I actually had to watch it again tome sure I got it all right but it is basically people doing stuff and waiting in more or less silence...Between the silence the leads relationship ass opposites and long term friends is established by showing time skips and moments in time, where they are playful, caring and even mange to fit in a fight... Again all in 30 minutes or less...
The leads do have a bunch of awkward Charm and do a good job at showing that it can be hard to say the words love out loud. However I am not fully convinced that they are much more than just really good friends. The show was however better the second time (in a row).
Oh, wait and the boys even sleep wearing hoodies so lots and lots of hoodies but no umbrellas
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The Best Emotions and borderline stalking
The stars of this drama go to the Best War as in War Wanarat Ratsameera for the way conveys all the emotions of a scared teen in love. Portrayal that is just heart-wrenching at times I can feel every single one of his emotion with him and that is pretty damn impressive for a series as short as this.Yep this way, way, way, to short series starts off with boy meets boy, gets a basketball on his head, get a crush on boy who threw a basketball on his head... And then all the emotions unleash as his crush develops but he does not really dear to say anything since emotions are really scary for a teen especially when it involves a schoolmate of the same sex.
So he basically choses to write songs, take secret photos and observe from a safe distance (hopefully) without being noticed.
The story it self is nothing really out of the ordinary, nice supportive friendships, some backstabbing friendships, a whole bunch of longing, unrequited love, good music and students who actually study (shocking, I know). The entertainment value very by the episode but I will say it is done well and left me wanting more, a lot more.
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When men are idiots, other people suffer
This is a short and powerful film that made me want to google stuff... but in short it is about a girl who dropped her lipstick in the wrong place... And about her struggles to come to peace with herself living in a world where dropping ones lipstick while in a body that is perceived by others as male is one of the most scary things one can do.Her struggles with her inner-self can come off as a bit confusing, and has several points that are left for the audience to interpret as one could wonder if she has a person beside her or multiple personalities. However as I understand this it is supposed to be a portrayal of her inner struggles with her true self, so you may want to bear that in mind when you watch it.
This short film can be perceived as a bit slow, but if you pay attention to the music and details you will notice that you need every second of it for the full affect to kick in. And is certainly worth those 12 minutes it takes to watch it... and the other minutes it takes to google stuff too.
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Light and fluffy classic rom com
This movie is one of those movies you watch just because you can not decide on what to watch next, a classic in between dramas cleanser as it does not have a lot of substance to offer but does offer fluff, at times bad comedy and few decent messages hidden in-between the meeh ones.Crazy: I do not really get the "crazy" part of the drama, Jackie is not crazy, she is rather hurt, and in need of just about anyone to help her look beyond herself. So self centred yes, crazy nope... Or maybe it is the people around Kyko that are crazy as they seem to take advantage of this overly kind soul without a single thought about how he might feel.
Beautiful - Well there is a lot of beauty here, scenery, looks, gazes, relationships... all very beautiful indeed
You- Well there are both mes, I, is and yous so I guess this part makes sense.
There is one part in this movie that they portray really well, which is how people with privilege take their privilege for granted and act like they are all superior for giving bread crumbs to those in need while attaching a whole bunch of untold strings and well lets face it giving while taking advantage of the less fortunate... It also shows how hard it is for the person in disadvantage to rise up and stand up for them selfs, which could have given this movie a bunch of extra points had it not been for the rest of it which over simplifies things and has some low humour.... etc.
An ok watch, not a movie I recommend to all but not one I discourage others to watch either. as it did indeed keep my interest and though it made me cringe here and there it did keep me entertained.
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