Display of Social Abnormalities shown by exceptional Actresses

Warning ahead: This is no show for softies. And those who have no tolerance for a drama full of amoral siraegis, black characters. And somehow i'm questioning if i'm allowed to like this show, because it left me with a feeling of watching a pileup. Mass collision episode after episode - that i watched with open mouth in the beginning not believing what i'm actually seeing and during the end with fascination and aww for the incredible good actors and the artistic expression of abnormality and social deviances. So don't make the mistake to assume it's like Celebrity because of the title, trailer and beautiful intro and the poster, it cannot be more far away.

Mask Girl was shocking, and actually disgusting to certain scenes but on the other hand this was incredible original, creative and well executed in production - because despite the very explicit scenes it had a very captivating plot. Every actor leaves a brilliant mark - especially unrecognizable because of the the obviously incredible work of the make-up artists in a thrilling story, with 7 sub-plots in every episode that web together. If i have to describe what this fast-paced, binge-worthy drama is without spoiling much i would say it gives a vibe like a mix of Oldboy and Somebody: It is bloody with violence, abuse and sexual content. So viewer discretion advised this is +18 for multiple(!) reasons.

And still some funny scenes were just brilliant. Black comedy par excellence.
Be careful not to judge hasty finishing episode 1. The ride begins with episode 2. If you make it to episode 3 congratulations. From now on it gets easier and the true story begins.

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A visually satisfying excellent production

This is a gem for cinematography lovers. The Camera-work is just genius, rarely seen such talented and unique work. The sceneries top, just beautiful. Even the bloody fight scenes well directed and originally choregraphed.

Yeah, the story is simple, very, very simple, but it's well made. I guess people complain a lot because for an action movie its pretty slow paced, there were many long scenes in the beginning and the dialogues are filled with many empty lines.

It's an action movie to enjoy for the action, dry humor, and amazing actors but in between there is nothing exceptional. The plot also non-existent, but if you have a knack for beautiful directed movies, this is something to enjoy because the visuals serve. Don't have any expectations for an unexpected plot development , it's a slow paced linear bloody movie.

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A cool & calm thriller with a captivating story that unfolds little by little.

With 2:22 hrs an unusual long movie, that needs patience and concentration.
By vibe it was very cool, and calm. Most thrillers are action loaded and therefore very loud and you are stimulated visually all the time by fast cutting scenes. This one is different. Somehow a lot happened all the time, and the plot kept going, but it wasn't obvious. It's like you are absorbed without noticing. There was a detail oriented steadiness that kept the tension unconsciously.

Don't know how to describe it, but like you are scammed and not aware of it, that some unavoidable incident already happened, because you don't see it yet. This movie has some kind of subtleness. So someone who is used to apparent spoken out concrete happenings might find this movie very boring, because it took it's time to introduce all characters in the beginning and slowly unfolds to give the big picture,

Personally, i really loved the vibe and feeling that was created by showing different places and the environment and the people. I think a very successful novel adaptation in regards of the feeling that was transported by the mood. It reminded me of the vibe that documentaries give off, because there was a focus on places and how a place is shown from different angles. In this it was somehow atpical to the usual japanese camera-work.

I'm a big fan of Ando Sakura and Yamada Ryosuke, and seeing them together was really enjoyable. Waited full of anticipation for subs for this movie for a few month now and i was not disappointed.

The best aspect is still the plot, characters and storytelling that makes the time worth watching.

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2 hours of painful bullying & justifying revenge violence

Still not sure what to think of this one. But personally i think that the current score of 8.2 is overrated. Guess i think that its mostly because of the popular actors.

The mandatory good looking male role, but doesn't do much to give the female role her spotlight. A typical heart-breaking sad background story to the female lead to give reason to her unlawful behavior. Personally i felt that Park Hyuk Kwon, playing her father was miscast, because it gave a sense of humor to the overall story that seemed forced, stiff and not appropriate to the overall mood. To balance the sadness out it wasn't funny at all, just absurd and ridiculous.

Generally it was pretty long with almost 2 hours for a bullying story with revenge character. But i liked that they took their time to build the story. It was actually hard to watch the physical, emotional and psychological bullying scenes. Pretty realistic and painful to watch. Even if the role of the devil student, played by Lee Jun Young was a bit overexaggerated it fits the character and overall plot. He was definitely giving his all to be evil.

The fight scenes were nice choreographed, but not realistic at all. Typical fast cutted from multi-angle views. Didn't enjoy it much as an action fan. But kudos to the stuntwomen and man, the scenes where they wore the mask were great and really amazing. Long shots in one go. Unfortunately they're not listed at all in the cast list like usual. So my appreciation here, because it was one of the things that made this movie watch-worthy.

What definitely stood out was Park Jung Woo acting, playing the bullied kid. Such a talent that really got across the emotions. I actually hope to see him in more versatile roles and not just playing Guest and Support roles.

Still not sure if i liked the message that this movie tried to send. Yes, it was simple not to look away and endure everything, but actually it's a movie where the showdown is that a teacher beats up his student. And everybody is happy about that and cheers for revenge violence.

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Can you love a virtual Character?

And more important: Is a virtual Character able to love? If you are in the mood for a thought-provoking Gamer Webseries, this can be an entertaining pick. If you are in search for a fluffy rom-com, sorry this drama has unexpectedly some very philosophical dialogues that questions the ethical issues of Artificial Intelligence that is able to feel emotions.

A shortwhile and interesting plot for sci-fi- lovers, but very likely not an easy watch for those that have their difficulties following scientific based dialogues. These were at least for me the most surprising aspect of this show. A pleasant candy for Geeks and Nerds that dont't like too much empty lines and phrases in dramas.

For me it was a random pick by accident. After i watched the first episodes i kept watching. I watched it while it aired and without even noticing waited with anticipation for the next episode the next day. Till the 15th episodes it was actually very satisfying but dropped radically nearing the end, so don't have to much expectations for a happy ending.

All in all a technical very solid cdrama with 20 episodes of 8-10 minutes. Visual pleasing, in regards of actors, scenery and scenarios, no unnecessary repetitions, no illogical or inconsistent plot developments or plot holes. Even if you are left with some unanswered questions. It's a low-budget sci-fi, come on! A very one-dimensional antagonist, but all other characters were surprisingly well-written for a webseries. Decent action scenes, that are actually fun to watch if you consider the weird editing. But proper flow of events even if you binge all episodes at once.

I'm suprised how much i can write about this drama, but obviously this is one with depth. Enjoy! :)

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The only memorable thing in this movie is Greg Hsu - but unfortunately that's it!

A simple short review for those who make the mistake to have high expectations about this movie. Keep calm and lower your standards, then maybe you are able to enjoy this more.

Yes, it's a high quality production. Yes, we got some nice views on Greg Hsus hot Body, but overall this was just a below average written plot with boring dialogues. The humor itself is very special, i don't say peculiar, because i like peculiar and unique unusualness. Special in regards of the distinctive style of over exaggerated acting and be very clichéed and somehow lustful in a plump way.

The one thing i really liked was the funny CGI of the car scenes. It looked liked high quality hotwheel-like car racing scenes in a cartoonish way. Unfortunately nothing extraordinary, thou the acting was pretty decent.

Plot and Character Development were unsatisfying in lacking depth and originality. If you need some shallow entertainment and can enjoy laughing about dumb slapstick - this may work for an evening. But despite Greg's pretty pictures not much is worth remembering.

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Beautiful heart-warming drama about what makes life worthwhile

This drama was recommended to me as one of the best Japanese dramas of this year and i wasn't dissatisfied. So far it's even in my top 5 of the best asian dramas i watched ever. With just 10 episodes there is not much to tell without spoiling too much and this is why i keep this review short as possible.

What i really loved was the mundane and light-hearted dialogues between the scenes, which made it so realistic, natural and relatable. The characters and character development are surprising and fascinating. The plot itself - though the theme itself is not new - incredible creative and the execution by an outstanding camera work and interesting narration really exciting.

30 Minutes into the first episode and i was already in love and was a little bit worried that i had too high expectation and will be left in the end with disappointed, but i can honestly say that it just keeps getting better and better and the surprising twists and unforeseeable turn of events were so funny and heartbreaking at the same time.

Beautiful and remarkable good directing and without exception with talented actors - especially the child actors.. Accentuated with music that especially when you grew up with certain japenese songs make you nostalgic and remember your own youth.

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