Madame Antoine - I wanted to kill the male lead; slowly and with great pain. There's a drama I actually liked but, really it is train wreck material just for the plot which is like a smashup of 'I love my president even though he's a psycho' and 'My Secret Romance' (and it starred Sung Hoon as the male lead) - and that's 'Noble, My Love'. It was cute, it was funny but it WAS a train wreck and I should know as I've watched it so often! Definite Stockholm Syndrome! lol!
Apparently being made, with the same name, in Hollywood starring Emelia Clarke (made famous by GoT). This was a simply stunning piece of cinematography and one I truly hope Hollywood does not slaughter as it did the haunting ‘Possession’. Possession went from a haunting love story in South Korea to a slasher flic in Hollywood.
I have to say if you watch it until the alternate ending (included on the dvd) fits in and then watch that, it follows the original story and is okay; however, watch the theatrical ‘slasher’ release and it’s beyond dire.
Hollywood usually ends up completely trashing ALL the East Asian dramas it takes on, let’s not forget the truly terrible Hollywood adaptation of the South Korean serial drama ‘Boys Over Flowers’; America called their one ‘Boys Before Friends’ - I only watched one episode and that was enough, if only brain scrubs were real..... Personally I wish Hollywood would just admit defeat and leave East Asian cinema and tv serials alone. Just screen them AS THEY ARE with subs - we Asian drama fans would thank them!
Okay... this synopsis is telling me the whole movie. What's up with that?
Apparently there is a big plot twist that isn't included in the synopsis. I haven't seen the movie so I can't say what it is or if there is one; but more than one reviewer has said so, so it's probably true.
No.10's my pet hate - the 'I've had a terrible life but remained upbeat and happy and also hardworking despite relatives that hate me and use me, bosses who treat me like dirt and steal all the glory...then, just as I find my soulmate and true happiness, I'm told I'm dyingand only have a short time to live' - the final loathsome cliche trick that's often also used is the 'but I'll survive to make you think it has a happy ending only for my SOULMATE to die at the end! HA!' THAT one drives me absolutely NUTS.
Scarlet Heart Ryeo's by far. Totally unnecessary & the writers ruined the couple & story completely.
There's hopefully going to be a season to of SH:R so hopefully that ending will redeem itself. I suppose they did kind of have to follow history as well which constrains things.
The year will be 2040 and I still won't be over the Reply 1988 ending.
I'll be dead and iceskating in hell before I even THINK of getting over the ending of Cheese in the Trap. But then again the WORST ending of ALL time has to be Potato Star.......
Great they were happy together, but if they feel they are not any longer and wish to move on then fair enough. They are REAL PEOPLE, and are NOT just the characters in a drama. They have every right to be with who they want to. Whatever their paths in the future I really hope they BOTH continue to delight us in their new roles and they can find happiness and love with someone special in the future.
I know that Asian celebrities are much more respectful of their fans than western ones (I'm looking at you Bieber), but they still are people who have lives of their own. That MUST be respected.
This was my FIRST solo anime, after my daughter got me into them. I ADORED this so much! Been trying to buy a subbed DVD ever since. Just wish they'd made more because the manga was perfect right to the end.
So 'Secret Seven' is the Thai version of 'Seven First Kisses' and 'Bangkok Love Stories: My Weakness' is the Thai version of 'A Girl and Three Sweethearts'. After sitting through the Korean version of 'A Love to Kill' with the ever wonderful Bi Rain, I don't think I can go through it again. Especially if it ends the same way - a lot of us believed they both died, but other viewers felt they might've survived.....
However, I love Thai dramas, especially their BL stories as they usually have happy endings (let us never speak of 'Grey Rainbow'). So seeing at least one definite BL story and perhaps another two as well (or at least bromance with the latter two) then I'm very happy.
Oh god no apparently it's dubbed, I hate that so much....
YouDirtyWater -- they do it with a lot of dramas worldwide. I've watched Bella e la Bestia (tv miniseries) which was filmed in English, the Italian actor who played the lead (Prince Leon) Alessandro Preziosi speaks excellent English (which you can see as he's very easy to lip read he's so good). Yet they dubbed him with a VERY poor English voice actor (Dermot Magennis) who reads the lines like a robot reading a laundry list.
I've also seen the Italian dubbed version with Preziosi voicing himself and he's BRILLIANT. Magennis is the one they used to dub Preziosi into English on I Medici' and he was just as terrible - 'ear bleedingly bad' as one person put it. He truly is terrible, mind you the actress they got to dub the English lead (Bella Dubois) played by Blanca Suarez was almost as bad. Aisling Franciosi however has at least ACTED in projects. Give subtitles and real actors voices EVERY time.
I really like Sawamura Ikki, but he's only got a supporting role AND it's 156 episodes. I doubt I'd…
I haven't watched it yet as I have so many dramas on the go at the moment, my daughter (19) is job hunting and needs rides to interviews and my husband is on holiday but also facing an op, plus it's my birthday (I'll be 52) next weekend - I just can't fit another drama in. But good to hear it's cute so I will add it to the 'to watch list' despite there not being a lot of Sawamura Ikki in it. Thanks for all the info.
Does it have less of an ambiguous ending than the Korean version? I know of arguments STILL going because of that…
There's a lot of people who say they didn't die that Rain's character saved them in the end; there's also quite a few who aren't sure. I took it they died together and he'd forgiven her; but I've been told I'm utterly and completely wrong....so...hence my question.
I have to say if you watch it until the alternate ending (included on the dvd) fits in and then watch that, it follows the original story and is okay; however, watch the theatrical ‘slasher’ release and it’s beyond dire.
Hollywood usually ends up completely trashing ALL the East Asian dramas it takes on, let’s not forget the truly terrible Hollywood adaptation of the South Korean serial drama ‘Boys Over Flowers’; America called their one ‘Boys Before Friends’ - I only watched one episode and that was enough, if only brain scrubs were real..... Personally I wish Hollywood would just admit defeat and leave East Asian cinema and tv serials alone. Just screen them AS THEY ARE with subs - we Asian drama fans would thank them!
I know that Asian celebrities are much more respectful of their fans than western ones (I'm looking at you Bieber), but they still are people who have lives of their own. That MUST be respected.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKO2rokvc-c&feature=push-u&attr_tag=zYVTA-K5gWWRgVmH-6
However, I love Thai dramas, especially their BL stories as they usually have happy endings (let us never speak of 'Grey Rainbow'). So seeing at least one definite BL story and perhaps another two as well (or at least bromance with the latter two) then I'm very happy.
I've also seen the Italian dubbed version with Preziosi voicing himself and he's BRILLIANT. Magennis is the one they used to dub Preziosi into English on I Medici' and he was just as terrible - 'ear bleedingly bad' as one person put it. He truly is terrible, mind you the actress they got to dub the English lead (Bella Dubois) played by Blanca Suarez was almost as bad. Aisling Franciosi however has at least ACTED in projects. Give subtitles and real actors voices EVERY time.