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Starae
Colorado
For the movie, it felt extremely rushed. They tried too hard to cram everything they possible could into 2 hours and it just wasn't enough time. Although it was rushed, it also felt really slow at the same time and I almost fell asleep watching it.
The actors didn't do a very good job at all...they just weren't into their roles like they should have been. It's a tragedy, and they just didn't really make it out to be as emotional as it should be. It felt to me like there was hardly any dialogue throughout the movie, so they made it impossible for you to get emotionally attached to the characters and the situations they went through.
If you are interested in the story of Koizora, then I would stay away from this movie and go watch the 6 episodes of the drama because it was 100 times better than this movie. That's probably why they did a remake of it, because they realized how badly they messed it up.
I'm sorry Miura Haruma, but you just were not able to capture my heart in this like I had hoped. :(
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I was rather disappointed with how much this dragged towards the end. Whoever was in charge of writing the romance to this drama should be fired, as I wanted to gouge my eyes out whenever I had to experience the extremely awkward romance that went on between the main characters. This drama would have been just as great if they left that out.
I too agree that this could have been shortened to 16 episodes instead of 20, as it was the last 4 episodes that dragged the worst. It felt so unnecessary, and I found that there were so many flaws in this drama that I couldn't help but to constantly point them out and laugh.
I wish I could say more good things about it but the only redeeming factor was the comedy in the beginning and the friendship between the characters, but sadly it did not stick towards the later episodes and left me feeling empty.
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Nodame Cantabile: The Final Score - Part I
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I found myself skipping the long minutes of orchestra playing. It was just too much for me. I understand the show is about music, but I would of enjoyed it more if they put more into the characters and the story. I felt like I was just watching an orchestra play throughout over half of the movie.
If you really enjoy classical music, you will probably love this to death, but for me, it just wasn't really my thing. The comedy was great as always and I love the characters, but that's the only redeeming factors for me.
Onto Part II.....
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The story was all over the place, it started out really well and I loved the first couple episodes and then it just seemed to plummet downhill. I found the story got repetitive all the way up till the end and it just wasn't very smooth at all. It makes you lose sight of everything that happened in the first couple episodes and brought on a whole new concept to the story. They really just tried to cram too much into this show and it was not planned out very well....very messy.
The acting was pretty good for the most part, I was not a huge fan Suzy and I wasn't very pleased with her role, but otherwise I think the rest of the cast did great.
The music was OK, it wasn't anything spectacular that would make you want to buy the soundtrack.
And am I the only one who found this extremely similar to the anime Inuyasha? In more ways than one, and it's not a good thing either.
Overall I had to push myself to finish this and I wouldn't recommend it unless you really have nothing better to watch. It just wasn't very satisfying at all.
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This drama stars the biggest jerk you'll ever see, and a girl who does and goes through far too much then he is worth. They pull her through hell and back again more then once, and throughout the whole thing, she has the perfect man standing next to her with open arms.
This is the first drama for many people, and I believe that is the only reason it gets such a high rating, but if you've seen more then just a few dramas, you probably won't appreciate this much.
This is probably the most overrated drama out there, along with Boys Over Flowers. (In my opinion this version is better then the Korean one.)
The only good news about this was the music, the acting, and the ending. I thought it was pretty good overall in those aspects.
I wouldn't recommend watching the whole second season honestly, just watch the last 2 episodes and you wont be missing out on anything. If you're still planning on watching the whole thing after this review, goodluck, I had a hard time forcing myself through this one, and even skipped a lot of slow parts.
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Don't get me wrong, I love cheesy dramas and I love a good romance, and this almost had it all until it continued to mess it up when it didn't need to be touched! Trot Lovers was on the right path to being a perfect romance in my opinion, but it just didn't reach its potential.
I wouldn't let the negative reviews stop you from watching it, but proceed with caution and brace yourself for a drama filled with cliches. If you don't mind those, then you're golden, go ahead and proceed!
Overall I did enjoy it, but I did get very annoyed towards the end. The couples are adorable and lovable and the story is mediocre.
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Good actors, good music, and a good idea for a story but it needed to be wrapped up in a better way.
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The story itself isn't anything special or amazing, it's simply just a front row seat to the life of a young couple; from being a teenager to adulthood. It follows all the basic challenges that we must go through eventually into becoming mature.
Now I thought that all of the Taiwanese actors did phenomenal, but Christine and her father.....worst actors of all time. They were supposed to be from "England" and Christine could barely even speak English and her father was just a fat american that couldn't even at least try to fake a British accent, they were awful!! Thus my reason for giving them an 8 instead of a 10 was because of those two.
I thought the music was great, although the opening for They Kiss Again was pretty awful, I couldn't even watch the whole opening because it was just terrible. However the rest of the music in the show wasn't bad at all.
Overall I could definitely watch this again, but I think i'll just go and watch the other versions to get my fix, but I definitely don't recommend to miss out on this drama, it's worth the watch, it's such a cute romance! And you will NOT be disappointed by the kissing scenes, they actually know how to kiss unlike a lot of drama couples you usually encounter.
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Unfortunately that didn't last long, about halfway into the drama it began to plummet downhill and lost everything that was good about it.
The story started out being about revenge and striving to become stronger; and the ending went into an entirely different direction and lost what had captivated me in the beginning.
For those of you who are into fairy tail-like happy endings, you also may want to skip this one, the ending wasn't exactly happy but it also wasn't sad either.
The acting wasn't horrible, but it wasn't amazing either....I just did not get that connection with the characters like I have had in other dramas.
Overall I just wasn't too thrilled about this drama, especially towards the end I could barely pull myself through it.
The only reason I watched it was because I was looking for a good historical and I saw someone wrote a good review for it, but I definitely do not feel the same way.
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So I started watching it and I was very unsure with the first 2 episodes but I continued on and found myself getting pulled in.
You get attached to the characters and it really just becomes a fun show. Lots of funny moments and sad moments but I especially loved Oska for her personality, he always made things better throughout the whole show and he was always there to cheer Ra Im up with his silly smile and laugh.
Overall I reccomend this show to anyone, it wasn't the best Kdrama I've watched but it is definitely one of the top ones for me, great ending.
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The story was good and kept you guessing, and the romance was pretty good and very cute, but I felt that there was a lot more they could of done, and they could of gone into some of the side characters a lot more then what they did, and towards the end it feels like everyone just disappears except the lead roles. I felt very distanced from them and it made it seem like they just didn't matter much in the end.
Overall though this was a fantastic drama and I would recommend it to anyone, especially if you like a good romantic comedy.
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This drama begins off a little strange at first, which may turn some of you off of watching it, but i'm telling you, it gets better! This drama had me laughing, crying and feeling sentimental all throughout, and I am a relatively picky drama watcher.
Story: The story was very well planned out, and I was not disappointed in the slightest. It has many twists and turns to keep you guessing and not once was completely obvious as to what was going to happen next. This was not your typical romance whatsoever, which is why I enjoyed it so much, because it wasn't as cliche as most dramas.
My one complaint which was the deciding factor on giving this a 10/10.....The ending felt like it left a few loose ends. I like it when everything in the story gets completely wrapped up, even the things not having to do with the main characters, however, they did not do that for me. There were a few things left unsaid that they could have easily thrown in. I would have been happy watching more than 20 episodes for this! Season 2 anyone? Wouldn't that be great.
Acting: I have no complaints, the acting was phenomenal! I don't think they could have picked better actors for this show, they did a great job.
Music: I actually loved the music! Shocking to me, because I usually get fed up with most drama music by the end of the series, but this had a good variety that actually sounded great and I would continue to listen to the soundtrack.
Overall this is most certainly worth the watch. Especially if you are a fan of mental illness dramas such as myself. It's a great romance, and you fall in love with all of his personalities by the end of it!
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