Size15FeetJames
Planet Pluto
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Good, but..
This is one of those stories where it's good on paper, but there's something missing. The story was pretty much solid for the first half, but then a few glaring plot holes appeared, which then in turn made the characters go from strong with individual purpose into a sort of 2D mess. However, the second half wasn't a total mess. The last episode was strongly emotional, and made me realise I had some lost love that was once again found. It's really difficult to pinpoint, because the acting was superb, so it kinda made me (at times) care less if there were problems with the story. For example, the reactions of someone who suddenly came alive from being dead were very bizarre in my opinion.However, like previously mentioned, acting and cast were superb, so even if there were parts of the story I didn't like, the acting and cast were so good that it always kept me invested. Also the OST was really good, although a slight-bit overplayed. And the first half of the drama was mainly very interesting and the characters were really good and strong.
Whilst the first half is stronger, I think it's still worth to stick too, especially with that heart-wrenching final episode.
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Stop...Start...Stop...Start
Lost Romance is one of those dramas that is stop-start. It started slow, then became interesting. Then it became slow, and then it became interesting again. I really liked the concept of the overall story with the two worlds thing, and the ways in which it made itself original. I also liked the cast and characters a whole great deal, too. I think the whole 'romance' and 'business' parts of the story worked well but it sometimes felt like I was watching a different drama for each storyline, they didn't really complement well with one another.OST was very good, as was the SFX and editing. Some things I thought weren't great (although not bad either) were episode lengths and number of episodes - I think instead of 20 x 70 min episodes, the story could have done better with 12 x 60 min episodes. Some acting performances weren't the best, however, the majority of the cast were very believable in their roles.
Overall, I do recommend this as long as you don't mind dramas that are slower paced.
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Speechless, it was sensational
Navillera is one of those dramas that comes across only once in a generation, a drama so magical that makes you lost for words. It is something so perfect that it will be right there in your heart for the rest of your life. When you need comfort, when you need motivation, when you think you are not enough, Navillera will be there in your heart. Navillera will be there to guide you through the sometimes heavenly and sometimes harsh road known as life. A sometimes tear-jerker but always wholesome production. Everything was sensational: story, acting, characters, OST, production value. Literally everything and every person in this or who was a part of this production needs to be praised for a lifetime. I cannot find any fault with this drama whatsoever.Think you're too old to start your passion? Never. You are never too old. We only have one life, so we need to live it, no matter our age. If you want to go for it, go for it!
A timeless classic in the years to come, and a new dynamic to my heart and feelings for the rest of my life.
Please watch Navillera.
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Better than what you think
This was a very intriguing drama/web series to try and rate because I still am unsure of what the overall morale of the story was. It was never bad or boring in my opinion, but it also wasn't overly amazing or interesting either. The story was just there, almost sometimes non-existent in face of serious scenes needed for the cast to have their limelight.However, there's something about the story that made me want to keep watching, like an almost mystery regarding it. It made me want to watch more after each episode, because it was highly unpredictable.
The easiest and most definite positive was the acting, especially by Park Jeong Hwa, although I do think every character here was also great, but Park Jeong Hwa was in a league of her own. I also loved each character; they were different enough to make the web series/drama entertaining and had enough depth to make them really believable. Seemed to me like a good casting choice, great acting, great characters. The OST also was really nice too.
Do I recommend Mask? Yes, if you've just finished a bunch of "heavy" dramas and need something "light" to watch, or if you're coming from a "drama slump". Then Mask is definitely for you.
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A whole load of nothing
Matching! Boys Archery is a poorly written, disappointingly acted drama that only has a few things I can give credit for. I may as well start with the positives. The OST. The OST was pretty great actually, and they all fit in well with the story (or, in this case "story"), all songs were pretty addictive and greatly conveyed the emotions each song wanted to target. The next positive was the presentation of the archery team in both the viewpoints of as a collective unit and as athletes individually, I think mindset and determination, how these both transformed through the episodes was done well. The last positive worth mentioning is the comedy (when done right). There were definite moments of cringe which intended to be comedy. I'm not talking about that. But there were a few moments that I genuinely found funny.As you can see, three positives. Now, let's see how they fare against the three main negatives I believe hold this drama down.
The first negative, and maybe it's just a personal thing, but I need to talk about it. The FL, acting and character (mainly her character). Her character (and the story in general) just seemed to treat men like nothing but sexualised objects and nothing else. It all just seemed like a females wet dream, honestly. I have nothing against Boys-Love (BL) but it seemed like the FL here lives out her professional life as a Webtoon Artist a little too seriously, therefore I feel like the majority of this drama was just watching the FL sexually fantasize over her team instead of something that could have been way better, e.g. a sports drama that focused on archery that had two teammates be in a gay relationship, perhaps exploring the ways of coming out to their teammates. That sounds better, right?
The second negative - story. Like mentioned above, this lacked a story pretty much. The sporting story was good, when it was shown. It needed way more screen time. If the sports aspect of the story was shown more, the overall score would honestly be way higher.
The third negative - acting. There were a few that did their jobs well, but the majority did not. I won't name any names as I believe that is disrespectful to call out who I believe did the worst, but I am warning you of this beforehand. On the other hand however, the few actors who did do their job well, shone brightly, meaning you will be impressed with those few.
All in all however. If you haven't started this yet, don't. Skip it. This is not worth your time.
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Amazing - Could have been higher, if there were less episodes
Good Doctor, despite the nature of 'good' in the title - is actually an amazing drama that includes perhaps the best acting given by a ML that I have ever seen. While all the acting was superb, the ML was on another level. The story itself was really interesting, although at parts seemed a little stagnant and was drawn out perhaps a little too long. I would have given a higher rating possibly if they fit all the story into a couple of episodes less than the 20 created. OST was superb and was fitting with the drama involved.While this a great watch, if you are new to watching medical dramas, I would recommend something with a little more action first. If you've watched medical dramas before though I think you will be able to ease into the story better. For something created in 2013, I have to admit, what a trendsetter! In the end I did really enjoy this, acting and story especially.
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Sweet Home is a Perfect Home!
Sweet Home is a Perfect Home. A legendary drama that I will remember for the rest of my life for being perfect in story, acting, production and soundtrack. My only second-ever overall rating of 10/10, and it truly deserves it. I was literally never bored or thinking about 'what I want to eat after this?' when watching this - in which I definitely do in dramas that I'm not entirely engaged with. The story really hit home (no pun intended) with me, not like it was too relatable or anything, but relatable enough for me to experience all the emotions that producers want to feel while watching this - anticipation, goose bumps, jump scares, curiosity. I binged this so easily (Again something very rare for me to do), I was curious about 'Sweet Home' so much there were nights were I couldn't get to sleep because of it. Will there be a second season? I hope so!!All-in-all, not only horror fans will enjoy this. It's one crazy road trip from episode 1 to episode 10, so make sure to wear a seatbelt.
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Acting - Amazing. Cast - Brilliant. OST - Perfect. THE ACTUAL STORY - A HEADACHE
Make sure you have some migraine medicine before watching Sisyphus: The Myth - due to the story, you will need it! While the acting was great, along with the cast and OST, my oh my the story didn't live up to it. It wasn't horrible, it wasn't even bad, but it was confusing, and when comparing it to the acting, cast and OST, it is definitely the weakest part of Sisyphus: The Myth.In all due fairness, I personally do not have the greatest track record with understanding time travel, but eventually I understand it. For whatever reason here, I am more confused instead of less confused, as I should be at the point of completion. I wasn't buying into the romance too much, however, with great acting I finally did. The OST is addictive and I know I will be listening to it for a very long time. Also, if you are used to lots of time travel dramas or movies, you will obviously have a better chance of understanding the story.
All in all, I think I expected more, but due to the phenomenal acting especially, it saved the whole drama for me.
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Great little drama
Mystic Pop-Up Bar is a great little drama which definitely strengthens around the half-way point of episodes. By the finale, especially, is a bunch of emotions that has a great story morale, and makes you want to see if there will be more in the future! The characters were amazing, although it took longer than expected for them to be "strong" in a sense, as in the first few episodes I found the characters to be lacking something of some sort? This can tie in to what I feel I didn't think was present in Mystic Pop-Up Bar, wow factor. For some reason, I feel Mystic Pop-Up Bar lacked wow factor, maybe due to the characters or story - if I felt a wow factor, easily an increased overall rating! Again, I wasn't a massive fan of the overused sound effects, however, the OST was absolutely sublime so this definitely made up for it, and even more!Mystic Pop-Up Bar is definitely a highly recommended drama for someone who is used to the fantasy/mystery sort of dramas, if you're not used to them, I'd suggest you perhaps watch one with an easier to follow or more tied-up story? Not to say this wasn't great though, as it definitely was great!
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A nice "light" drama
While the story seems to lack in the first half, there is enough by the finale to provide some really emotional scenes, but the greatest thing regarding Ms. Hammurabi is the acting. While, again, I feel like character development took longer than expected, you just cannot dislike the characters from the very beginning. The OST is perhaps one of the strongest I have ever listened to and it has made me add the entire Ms. Hammurabi OST into a playlist for me to listen to and to one day remember about the memories while watching this drama.If, like previously mentioned, the story started strong from the beginning, the rating could have easily been bumped up to a 9, 9.5 or even possibly a 10, considering how easy to binge-watch it was. It's not like the first half was actually bad, I just had no clue what the story was or where it was heading. Anyways, once the story has been finally set out, you will go from liking this to loving this. A must watch!
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I love The Producers - and I'm not quite sure why
I understand why people didn't like The Producers - but I for one really loved it. But the strangest thing is, the greatest thing about The Producers for me is, the feeling you have while watching it. I'm not sure about others, but for me, how you feel like watching a drama is as important as everything else. I just loved the cast and the chemistry between all the main leads, the cast and chemistry just felt so natural that I thought at points I was watching a real group of people instead of actors and actresses.The OST is also surprisingly addictive - I can guarantee myself that I'll be listening to this OST on YouTube over and over again for years to come. I also really liked the cinematography and the documentary concept (if the documentary concept was used more I think it would have been repetitive but thankfully it was the right amount). Of course the story is great too, but I don't want to spoil anything as I really suggest that you watch The Producers if you haven't done so already! Please <3
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decent start - perfect middle - disappointing end
I can best describe how I thought of Money Flower in exactly the same way a rollercoaster works. It starts decently with a vast amount of anticipation and makes me want to experience more. The middle is full of enjoyable action that really gets you hooked with the story. And then the end, where the adrenaline is no more and you're just waiting for the ride to end. Probably not the perfect analogy, but that's the only way I can describe Money Flower. Decent start, perfect middle, disappointing end.Also, while the Main Leads acting and chemistry with one another is perfect, some supporting actors weren't on their "A" game for this one. I won't point out any names as I don't want to be rude, but some of the acting was cringe. Thankfully they were only some supporting characters and not part of the true main story. The OST was pretty much perfection though. Camerawork/cinematography wasn't perfect but that is just nit-picking honestly.
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Great - But a little ehh at some points
I'm Not a Robot was definitely better than what I had expected. I like romance when it isn't cheesy, so I did appreciate the type of romance this delivered. But the main greatness about this drama is the acting and chemistry of the two main leads. I didn't really care too much about any of the other characters, and I think the producers/directors of this drama made it clear to mainly just focus on the two main leads any way no matter what. But the main leads were perfect.I decided to give this an 8.5, although I was debating to higher the ranking to an overall 9. However the reason i haven't done this is because, for me anyway, about the 11th or 12th episode in, things started to feel a little slow, if that makes sense. Beforehand an hour episode would have felt 30/40 minutes, but by the 11th/12th episode an hour episode felt a little longer than the hour itself. Although I did enjoy the last episodes very much, I have to be honest as it did feel slower for some unexplainable reason.
Great OST though - which I will be listening to for a long time coming!
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Should be a higher rating, if the actual story was better crafted
The shame about Rugal is the fact that the first 6 episodes were perfect. A literal 10/10. Unfortunately however, by the second half, Rugal was filled with plot holes, inconsistencies and just stupid things happening, whether it's from the characters actions or the words they speak. The cast definitely had great chemistry and the acting was still really good, but the story had fell completely downhill from the second part, 8 episodes (ish) in. The OST was good however didn't really fit too much of the 'Rugal' theme.The episodes, except from the last three or so, were still easy to watch and it wasn't exactly like the second half felt like an eternity to watch, I'm just disappointed in how downhill the quality became. Rugal was perfect, but it didn't end that way in my opinion.
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Heart-Warmingly Great
Firstly can I just say that this OST is actually one of the greatest OST's in perhaps in all of existence? At work or whenever I wasn't able to watch Doctor John, I was constantly listening to this dramas' OST. Okay, now the drama itself. It started 'good', not the best, not the worst. But each episode I felt the quality get stronger and stronger, the same with the characters and storyline. Perhaps the tiniest bit predictable now that I look retrospectively, but nothing too predictable at all. This drama was really entertaining, honestly, an 1 hour episode (I was watching on Netflix, that is why episodes are 1 hour long each) honestly felt like a 20 minute long episode - which is definitely a great sign! Cast and acting were superb, and I really liked how they ended Doctor John as well.Whether you're a big medical drama fan or not (like me), you WILL (most likely) LOVE Doctor John!
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