ZaraAnatalia
From story to the character build-up, and even the twist plots had me almost falling off my seat! The ideas and thought process for each episode was splendid and nothing too predictable.
There wasn't extreme depth into all the characters pasts, and there were times other characters were acting a little too stupid. However, when I think about there are people who would act like that so I didn't pay to much mind to it.
If I am to be candid, the story felt very real and up close. It didn't step away from what people would think their job is and even the dialogue was realistic to a point that I cried (I will not spoil why).
So if your looking for an action/friendship j-drama, don't hesitate! GO WATCH THIS!
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I must fangirl first, these two actors are amazing and you must check out their other works! I started this because I am a fan of Suda Masaki, but also because of the plot line being phenomenally enticing!
I loved the series! The mise-en-scene, lighting, camerawork, acting, script-writing, editing, and the accuracy on how dull programming is was all just over my head and beautifully crafted. The series does not just focus on the friendship, but the mystery of the cases that they get when a client does not respond on time. It's a perfect balance and I wish there was more dramas like this!
Unfortunately, it ends at 8 episodes - praying for a 2nd season, if not an extension of episodes. I highly recommend to 15+ audiences!
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Cold Case: Shinjitsu no Tobira Season 3
5 people found this review helpful
I NEED MORE!!!
I cannot believe the absolutely amazingly consistent thrill this show gives me. I have watched a lot of crime, mystery, investigation shows and this one is definitely worth every episode. It really messes with my emotions and logic for most mystery stories where there must be a villain and allows the audience to feel with the team whom must investigate even if it's a hard case.Unlike the other two seasons (of which were amazing as well and I recommend watching the first two seasons if you haven't yet), this one adds a little more information about the main characters while still keeping the episodic format.
The actors come back to amaze me with their characters and I know this is a remake series but JEEZ it's good. I felt anger, frustration, happiness, nostalgia, and other emotions that couldn't have happened unless the actors could perform that well. Honestly, love the team work so much!
Even though I say this is a thrill, it will not be for everyone. There aren't a lot of action scenes, dark plots, and every episode has a slow pace with lots of detail, so I do not recommend to someone looking for something easy to watch.
Overall, my observation is there needs to be more seasons!
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Signal: Choki Mikaiketsu Jiken Sosahan
4 people found this review helpful
Story: The story was as awesome as the kdrama, except much faster paced. The suspense is there as well. However, I would have preferred if they changed the cases to different cases then the original 2015 kdrama (at least a little bit - all they did was reduce the amount of cases for time).
Cast: I think the cast was well thought out, however the main lead seemed a little out of place for me (my opinion).
Overall I do recommend it to everyone including the people that saw the 2015 kdrama version.
Sorry if this comes off as a bad review, but I had mixed feelings from this drama.
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Satisfying Image
The Asadas are a family we all want to be, close and silly.This movie carries that satisfying mix of slice of life, comedy, and drama.
I, as a photographer, could relate to what the main character had to face on his journey of taking images.
I really enjoyed the acting as well as the writing for this movie. I felt like I was really watching a family through several years of their lives. I was on their emotional roller coaster and thoroughly enjoying it. I even caught myself smiling without realizing I was.
This story did take a swift turn, but it was a great change in perspective on the purpose of taking photographs. Photographs are not just made to hang at an exhibition, but great tools for remembering those moments we miss. Photographers create what they wish to see and through the lens we see what matters to us.
I wholeheartedly would rewatch this and recommend it to all!
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This show was AMAZING! It has sci-fi elements as well as mystery, and drama. In some cases, it had comedy, but it does not show up often.
The acting was a little robotic at the beginning, but I think it fit the story very well because the characters start to open up more. In my opinion, it had great character development and growth.
This drama reminded me of the drama, "Signal" which is also really good. If you have seen that drama, I recommend this one for you (if you haven't seen "Signal" go watch it NOW!).
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This drama had great character and potential, but somewhere along the way the storyline became obvious in indirect ways and it started to become boring to me. However, I watched to the very end (as a fan of the scriptwriter and actors).
Though I give this drama more of an in-between, I recommend watching this for yourself because it's not a drama any k-drama fan would regret watching! It has action, fan-service, parts where you would laugh your head off, parts you would cry, and parts where you would just fall in love with not only the main actors, but all of the characters (well maybe not all - it depends on you).
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Now, let me start with the acting, it was absolutely well done. These are professional actors who know how to do their job which I also give credit to the behind the camera staff for.
However, as soon as I got into the story I was confused from beginning to end on what was happening. I believe they tried to explain with symbolism, but honestly kinda of bored me to death.
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This series started pretty exciting, but I started to get bored (and a little upset) starting with how they handled the main character. Wang Da Dong starts off as the main character (the reason the story started) and half-way through they started a whole new story (probably as filler or to get into the other characters also maybe to add new characters), but it felt slightly off and it didn't get back on track until the last 5 epsiodes of the series. Though, I believe they did it to pass the KO series onto the next generation.
I felt all the emotion from the actors and just adored all the characters to a point that it made me laugh and cry.
Go ahead and try it out if you have time on your hands - it has its moments of fun. :)
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This review may contain spoilers
The minute I started watching, I already loved the characters. The acting and story was well done, however to me it was a little slow. I bet it was because they wanted to fill in all the 16 episodes, but otherwise this was an AMAZING show to watch!!! I have to warn that I noticed lots of product placements that did not necessarily sneak their way into the story well enough because it was like every time the characters had a breather from the suspense they did a product placement.
The side characters also stood out in their own way. However, there was a lot of gay humor which was funny (but if you don't like that kind of stuff then this is not a show you should watch). This show reminded me slightly of 'W' (if you haven't seen that drama - it's a MUST watch!!) because there was a lot of cartoon elements that made it seem like it was written from a webtoon.
The main heroine has super strength (not a spoiler), but she shows a lot more character as a woman than just being strong. Even though she looks weak, she fights off many difficulties pushed at her as well as showing signs of weakness (because a person cannot be strong all the time).
Of course, this is a romance so which guy does she fall in love with in the end? WATCH TO FIND OUT!!! ^_^
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