Unexpectingly entertaining this one was. The story is interesting and the whole body switching was well executed and it didn't look rushly made. The performances helped a lot with it, along with the story that was mostly funny but had it's touching moments. The ending, however, kind of ruined the whole thing. It wasn't only confusing, but it was expected as the twists were easy to figure out. So, overall, 5 out of 10, not too bad but not too good, as it could have been better, if the ending wasn't that predictable.
Another manga movie, but with an unexpected ending. Actually, the movie was too manga like, with some ridiculous scenes, like the one where the girl 'jumped' out of the window and the surgery recovering guy brought her back into the room using only one hand... But, it was cute enough, with a light mood towards the love story and the whole sparkly theme. The girl was good enough, though the crying scenes weren't her it game... The boys were good as well, especially the 'second' lead, who was cute and funny, but a little too boyish. Overall, an okay movie, its best feature being the ending.
The sequel of the first samurai movie has a lots of action but some unsolved plot twists. The main character, having finally found peace, he is summoned back into the world of killing in order to preserve that peace. Honestly, the girl who always gets disappointed over the non killing thing was annoying, but other than that, she wasn't in the film much. The action sword scenes were really good and the whole thing was once again a big production when it came to settings, costumes and special effects. The performances were good as well. But, my only concern was that everything seemed to just pave the way towards the third movie. So, 8 out of 10.
This drama contains enough action and comical situations to keep you entertained till the very end. Especially the leading actor was so good, acting perfectly his role that was eccentric and odd, even when he acted like a cat. The big twist in the end wasn't easily predicted, and that was a plus for the drama, even though it was a bit sad. The action scenes, in addition, were plenty and, along with the small cases, it aided to make the plot really interesting. Plus, the friendship dynamics were really good. So, 8 out of 10.
Not something you haven't seen before. Actually, the story was just so so, and the whole hair thing was odd. Okay, the her talent with grooming one's hair was only used at the beginning and then towards the end as well. But, the description makes it sound like it would take upon the whole movie and it will be the base of everything. However, that wasn't the case. Unfortunately, that also meant that the whole upbeat, silly cute vibe that one would expect, was gone. Actually, the story is kind of a heavy love story, that wants to present the characters as complicated but never managing to present them in depth. In addition to that, the cartoon bears that appear out of nowhere really didn't agree with the whole atmosphere of the movie. In the end, this movie left confused on what was the concept it wanted to take on, so 2 out of 10.
I've got Luke warm feeling about this movie. It wasn't necessarily a bad one (if you have watched runaway beat you'll know that there are worse out there). The theme is not original and the love story is weak (actually, the second lead had more chemistry with the leading lady than the main couple) but at least they didn't add more cliché to an already cheesy story. Another plus was the leading lady's performance, that was unexpectedly okay considering she didn't have much to work with. Overall, 3 out of 10 for this movie, that won't be difficult to forget its story, but it's entertaining for a while.
School 2013 focused on the school drama and not on a romantic story, which is a refreshing idea and gave more space for the true drama to unfold without an unnecessary love story to interrupt it. The story was very interesting, as it was dealing with issues like bulling and youth problems, as well as teaching methods and bad school politics. The performances were really good and that helped a lot, as well as the way the issues were presented. In the end, however, it felt like this drama needed an extra episode or two to conclude the stories, as the final one was kind of rushed and left a lot of things with not an actual ending. So, 8 out of 10.
Not bad, but not as good as the first movie. This one had more appearance of the childhood friend, which complicates the love story a bit and the teams relations. It stirs some past wounds as well, with the past always popping up and the story focusing more on the characters. However, that means that the whole action theme that the first movie had is lost. It seems like the movie makers can't find the perfect balance between action and story depth. Though, the performances were good, maybe better than the first one, as the actors had more to work with other than the game dynamics, the whole team spirit and game thrill were lost, resulting to a bit of a boring middle and a really bad ending.
I've got mixed feelings about this one. Although it was beautiful, for a story as a whole it wasn't much. The plot dragged through the two films in snail pace, with the story being revealed too slowly. There is some depth in it, with the girl finally revealing us that her mother left her five years ago. And there is more to it, if the film had made a better presentation of the girl's relationship with her mother. Also, it would have been good if the movie focused a little on the reasons why she left the city to come back to her farm house, or why she left the farm house in the first place. But maybe the second film gives a clearer view on the matter. Other than that, the film focuses on the connection between nature, agriculture and cooking. The sceneries are beautiful, as well as the cinematography regarding the cooking process. I guess you can say that the performance of the leading lady was good, though she didn't have much to work with. So, 5 out of 10.
Refreshing story, but extremely boring. Okay, the plot was okay, with a girl who tries to play trumpet at her school club and a boy who wants to win the championship with the school baseball team. The film focused on their efforts to become the best in their field and to fulfil their dreams. With some ups and downs (which were the few only twists of the movie) they strive and overcome their difficulties. However, the movie never reaches that point where you can finally see that they had succeeded. Especially for the girl, we only see some scenes at the very end, when the movie has already finished. Good performances from the actors help a lot to make this movie better. However, the romance was extremely weak. So, 4 out of 10.
Heirs is one of the classic K dramas that one who's a fan should watch. Well, I can see why: 1) the plot is about a wealthy but with bad background guy who falls in love with a poor girl, who is also his maid's daughter. You can guess the problems that will occur because of their relationship, and yes, they all happen. But at least the girl didn't play they oh so mighty protagonist who wouldn't even bat an eye on his father's threats. 2) the love triangle was between two of the most popular Korean actors, Woo bin and Min ho 3) the rest of the cast is consisted by popular idols 4) the beginning is set in California and their meeting was really clever Okay, so it's a good drama and even the fact that it was 20 episodes long didn't really matter, as it was quite interesting up till the end. And I've got to say, I never like Woo Bin at the beginning of his dramas, but end up fangirling over him... His character was very interesting and even if the love triangle was weak, because clearly the girl had no interest in him, it was nice to watch the two boys fighting over their past. However, there were some parts that I didn't like: - it reminded me of Gossip Girl, especially that jealous Rachel girl was way too Blair Woldorf - the poor girl-rich boy scenario had no twists in it - the romance had no passion, maybe because there was little chemistry between them - most of the students didn't look like students So, 5 out of 10 for Heirs.
An office drama displaying the hardships that the young unemployed face every day, during their hunt for a decent job. The theme seemed a little sad. The drama follows the principle of the mean, arrogant male lead and the good hearted but poor girl. The romance here is slow developed, as the drama focuses mainly on the office drama, as well as the girl's and her friends' condition. It was refreshing to watch, as the idea was good and well executed. The conclusion didn't come in the first few episodes, but it kept the interest high throughout the drama. However, the end was a bit not-enough as it didn't really conclude the stories, just rushed them to an incomplete ending. So, 6 out of 10.
The second part of the series does not follow the same story line as the first one, Universe's star, though the fantasy element is all over it. The story was nice and kind of funny, with the guy who has been a loser for most of his life finally getting what he wanted from life. However, the romance was kind of weak, though it got better towards the end. Surely, the ending was way better than the one in Universe's star, as it had a closure and a satisfying conclusion. The performances were good and the production nice enough, so 6 out of 10.
Because this was my first K-drama, my feelings are mixed. Having no previous experience, the first episode was kind of a shock for me. They seemed to over play\ over react to everything. But, after getting used to it, you can actually enjoy it. So, the story isn't that great. Bom inherits a gift to "see" other people's stories through their clothes and she has to help them solve their problems. If she ignores them, then bad luck will follow her everywhere. Now, the stories were interesting and actually nice, and I liked the additional story with Bom and her family. The appearance of the granny-ghost wasn't that good, as it made the show a little silly, but it can easily be overlooked. So, the first episodes were great, but towards the ending, the story got confused and frankly, it felt like the screenwriters didn't know what to add to make it more interesting. Especially the final episode was a disaster for me, as it was like those episodes that you get were they rushy finish up the story because the show is being cut. Overall, I stayed till the end for Changjo, even though the love story was awkward and it didn't really develop, as the love triangles kept popping up.
Surprisingly, even though the summary of this drama doesn't do it justice, this drama was actually quite good. The story was nice and it didn't stick to the cliché happy endings, the romance was cute and sweet, the performances nice enough and the friendship between the boys strong enough to keep things interesting till the end. Actually, the only thing that bothered me about this drama was the way it was filmed. The camera was unsteady and the shots and angles were messed up, as you could see a character staring to the front and at the next shot looking at the person next to him. So, if it wasn't for that, I would probably had rated this drama with a 9, as I liked the story and the fact that the episodes were short in length, giving the story just the enough time to develop and without having to add flash back after flash back to fill the one hour length.
