Yes, PJH was very good here, but the emotional core of the story was the village chief, played spectacularly by…
I didn't "...speak as if..." anything you wrote. My comment is not ambiguous or confusing, so I've no idea why you're "confused."
What is the "knet side?" The knet side of what? Are you saying PJH is "better known" in Korea than YHJ, who is a famous, veteran actor with a film resume a mile long? I would dispute that.
Nevertheless, you nominated PJH, whose time on screen is far less than that of YHJ's, and whose character and acting take a supporting role to YHJ, given the way this film tells its story, for a freaking Oscar. The film is far more about the village and the village chief than it is about the the prince. Yet, PJH gets your Oscar nom, while your OP doesn't even mention YHJ, who as I wrote, is the emotional heart of this story.
I did not say you were the "...only one praising his performance." Stop making things up. Of course, YHJ is going to say glowing things about his costar; that's how PR and film promotion work. Frankly, I can think of a few other young actors who could have played the prince, and the film would have worked just as well. I say that as a big fan of PJH. I wrote in my reply to you that he is "a great actor." Good grief. What more do you want?
It's hilarious that you describe your own comment as "lovely." It's mega-hilarious that you feel my brief comment, which is more clarifying than critical, "ruined" your already-posted comment before it. Your comment is what it is. People can have opinions about it, but the only one who can "ruin" it is you, by editing it in some way.
Finally, are you the president of the MDL PJH Fan Club?
Wonder if we will ... As actor it seems Jed CHung is quite at peace with playing very intimate scenes but it's…
Well...couple #2 already showed in an earlier episode an enthusiastic willingness to give the intimacy the dedication it deserves. Remember when they nearly went at it when they were drunk?
Love the vibe of this show: Naughty but also sincere. However...I'm suspicious that one or the other of them, or both!!!, are not totally sincere here...that the competition is truly ongoing.
Sexy scenes. First, the Taiwanese got me all worked up with "Wishing On the Shooting Stars," and now the Japanese are following up with more of the same on the same day. :P
Truly...I was in awe.The actors were so uninhibited and committed to their characters that there was zero of the…
I agree with every word. Beyond the beauty of the sex scene visuals though, the length of it was wonderful, because I had the feeling it was about to end, then it kept going and I thought surely it was about to end, and then it kept going and going, and I was able to relax into it at some point, and soak it in without my subconscious holding its breath for an end.
I think my mouth was open in a silent sigh after maybe 30 seconds and stayed that way the rest of the time. Truly, I got goosebumps and teared up. Seeing that kind of a semi-explicit, yet tasteful and romantic sex scene between men, is beyond affirming to gay people and allies.
The importance of that, in the face of thousands of MDL prudes who are quick on the trigger to attack any admission of appreciation for gay sex scenes as "pervy" and "porny" and all the rest, is very important.
Sex is beautiful. Sex is an important part of life. Can someone tell me why it shouldn't be shown on-screen as often as any other universal/beautiful human experience?
I liked the ending of the episode, too. I did think for a moment, "please tell me that gorgeous sex scene is not going to be presented as being in a dream!!!" But, I don't think that's what's going on there...
That nc scene was gorgeous! For me, it's right up there with Never Forget Your Enemy. Just beautiful!
Truly...I was in awe. The actors were so uninhibited and committed to their characters that there was zero of the silly, homophobic reluctance we see so much of in far too many JP, KR, and even a few TW BLs. The scene's choreography and cinematography...just wow. Put that together with the actors' looks and vibe, and...did I say wow already? :)
I can't get on board with your NFYE comparison, though. While those scenes were also well-performed and filmed, they were about 1/6th as long and not nearly as comprehensive. This one between Jed and Chu was feature-film worthy and uninhibited.
The. Most. Beautiful. Lovemaking. Scene. In. the. History. of. BL. My life is now complete, and I can die a happy man. :)
I am going to do a re-viewing this evening to catch a few tips from these two. There is one position I am dying to figure out...and do it myself. :D
Overall, given developments in both couples' relationships, this is one of the most moving eps in the series so far. But...in regard to what we saw in the last few minutes...what the hell is happeninggggggggggggg?!!
Back to the love scene: Jed and Chu are of such complementary body types, features, and demeanors...you just can't beat that for overall beauty.
I've a feeling we may be in for a similar scene between couple #2. :P I certainly hope so.
She has done this for many, many years. It's nothing new.
You are a liar, and I will not respond after this reply. I have never criticized IU or anyone else for donating to charities. I have criticized her glaringly obvious attempts to leverage that giving for PR purposes. Nevertheless, you keep claiming I have done the opposite, which is, you know, a lie. Now f**k off and move on with your own boring life.
Not your "bud," doofus. You've made it clear YOU give a rat's ass, not only about how they publicize their charitable giving, but that anyone would dare to criticize that transparent act. You can't go on and on with this discussion out one side of your mouth and claim to not "give a rats bottom how they do charity" out of the other side. Well, you can go on and on, but it reveals your bogus mindset.
Your backtracking on trashing the US in general is obvious and lame. Your pretense that your own thinking, habits, and perspective haven't been shaped by the places you have lived your life is amusing and kind of sad.
This movie is fine/good, but not spectacular. I spent much of the time feeling I was watching all the historical K-movie tropes I've seen a hundred times before. Not that I didn't enjoy it, but it's nothing terribly original, either.
What sets it apart is the always-stellar Yoo Hai Jin, whose village chief is the emotional core of the movie. Whether comedy or drama, and in this case, it's both, he is a phenomenal actor. Park Ji Hoon is excellent, too, but he's being given Academy Award nominations below, yet he was on-screen half as much as YHJ and mostly only had to do his fantastic job of tearing up and dazzling us with his gorgeous smile. The AA nominations are because PJH is pretty and YHJ is, well, not.
I recently stumbled across a YT video, some silly game show BigBang was on a hundred years ago. So G-Dragon squares off in a crying contest against this six or seven-year-old kid, who turns out to be none other than Park Ji Hoon. Within 30 seconds, PJH was sobbing real tears, and G-Dragon was dry as a bone. lol True story.
I thought, "No wonder he's a terrific adult actor; he has forged his natural gift for emoting into a formidable instrument."
I believe the cultural divide between South Koreans and non-South Koreans is eliminating us from feeling just…
Yes, PJH was very good here, but the emotional core of the story was the village chief, played spectacularly by Yoo Hai Jin, who always delivers. HE is the star of this film.
PJH is a great actor and will only get better and better, but right now he gets the kudos on MDL because he's far prettier than YHJ.
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My comment is not ambiguous or confusing, so I've no idea why you're "confused."
What is the "knet side?" The knet side of what?
Are you saying PJH is "better known" in Korea than YHJ, who is a famous, veteran actor with a film resume a mile long?
I would dispute that.
Nevertheless, you nominated PJH, whose time on screen is far less than that of YHJ's, and whose character and acting take a supporting role to YHJ, given the way this film tells its story, for a freaking Oscar.
The film is far more about the village and the village chief than it is about the the prince.
Yet, PJH gets your Oscar nom, while your OP doesn't even mention YHJ, who as I wrote, is the emotional heart of this story.
I did not say you were the "...only one praising his performance."
Stop making things up.
Of course, YHJ is going to say glowing things about his costar; that's how PR and film promotion work. Frankly, I can think of a few other young actors who could have played the prince, and the film would have worked just as well.
I say that as a big fan of PJH. I wrote in my reply to you that he is "a great actor." Good grief. What more do you want?
It's hilarious that you describe your own comment as "lovely."
It's mega-hilarious that you feel my brief comment, which is more clarifying than critical, "ruined" your already-posted comment before it.
Your comment is what it is.
People can have opinions about it, but the only one who can "ruin" it is you, by editing it in some way.
Finally, are you the president of the MDL PJH Fan Club?
Love the vibe of this show: Naughty but also sincere.
However...I'm suspicious that one or the other of them, or both!!!, are not totally sincere here...that the competition is truly ongoing.
Sexy scenes. First, the Taiwanese got me all worked up with "Wishing On the Shooting Stars," and now the Japanese are following up with more of the same on the same day. :P
Now, this needs to start happening in Korea, the celebrity suicide capital of the world.
Beyond the beauty of the sex scene visuals though, the length of it was wonderful, because I had the feeling it was about to end, then it kept going and I thought surely it was about to end, and then it kept going and going, and I was able to relax into it at some point, and soak it in without my subconscious holding its breath for an end.
I think my mouth was open in a silent sigh after maybe 30 seconds and stayed that way the rest of the time. Truly, I got goosebumps and teared up. Seeing that kind of a semi-explicit, yet tasteful and romantic sex scene between men, is beyond affirming to gay people and allies.
The importance of that, in the face of thousands of MDL prudes who are quick on the trigger to attack any admission of appreciation for gay sex scenes as "pervy" and "porny" and all the rest, is very important.
Sex is beautiful.
Sex is an important part of life.
Can someone tell me why it shouldn't be shown on-screen as often as any other universal/beautiful human experience?
I liked the ending of the episode, too. I did think for a moment, "please tell me that gorgeous sex scene is not going to be presented as being in a dream!!!" But, I don't think that's what's going on there...
The power of a tongue!
The actors were so uninhibited and committed to their characters that there was zero of the silly, homophobic reluctance we see so much of in far too many JP, KR, and even a few TW BLs.
The scene's choreography and cinematography...just wow.
Put that together with the actors' looks and vibe, and...did I say wow already? :)
I can't get on board with your NFYE comparison, though. While those scenes were also well-performed and filmed, they were about 1/6th as long and not nearly as comprehensive. This one between Jed and Chu was feature-film worthy and uninhibited.
The. Most. Beautiful. Lovemaking. Scene. In. the. History. of. BL.
My life is now complete, and I can die a happy man. :)
I am going to do a re-viewing this evening to catch a few tips from these two. There is one position I am dying to figure out...and do it myself. :D
Overall, given developments in both couples' relationships, this is one of the most moving eps in the series so far.
But...in regard to what we saw in the last few minutes...what the hell is happeninggggggggggggg?!!
Back to the love scene: Jed and Chu are of such complementary body types, features, and demeanors...you just can't beat that for overall beauty.
I've a feeling we may be in for a similar scene between couple #2. :P
I certainly hope so.
Thanks for all the information, IU's mom/dad/PR team.
Unfortunately, you suck at what you do.
I have never criticized IU or anyone else for donating to charities.
I have criticized her glaringly obvious attempts to leverage that giving for PR purposes.
Nevertheless, you keep claiming I have done the opposite, which is, you know, a lie.
Now f**k off and move on with your own boring life.
You've made it clear YOU give a rat's ass, not only about how they publicize their charitable giving, but that anyone would dare to criticize that transparent act. You can't go on and on with this discussion out one side of your mouth and claim to not "give a rats bottom how they do charity" out of the other side. Well, you can go on and on, but it reveals your bogus mindset.
Your backtracking on trashing the US in general is obvious and lame.
Your pretense that your own thinking, habits, and perspective haven't been shaped by the places you have lived your life is amusing and kind of sad.
I spent much of the time feeling I was watching all the historical K-movie tropes I've seen a hundred times before. Not that I didn't enjoy it, but it's nothing terribly original, either.
What sets it apart is the always-stellar Yoo Hai Jin, whose village chief is the emotional core of the movie. Whether comedy or drama, and in this case, it's both, he is a phenomenal actor.
Park Ji Hoon is excellent, too, but he's being given Academy Award nominations below, yet he was on-screen half as much as YHJ and mostly only had to do his fantastic job of tearing up and dazzling us with his gorgeous smile. The AA nominations are because PJH is pretty and YHJ is, well, not.
I recently stumbled across a YT video, some silly game show BigBang was on a hundred years ago. So G-Dragon squares off in a crying contest against this six or seven-year-old kid, who turns out to be none other than Park Ji Hoon. Within 30 seconds, PJH was sobbing real tears, and G-Dragon was dry as a bone. lol True story.
I thought, "No wonder he's a terrific adult actor; he has forged his natural gift for emoting into a formidable instrument."
8/10
HE is the star of this film.
PJH is a great actor and will only get better and better, but right now he gets the kudos on MDL because he's far prettier than YHJ.
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You and your type are the reason MDL ratings mean nothing, except as an upside-down metric for what is good and what is bad.
Our histories are similar.
I have a son and two daughters, and a nice relationship with my ex, as well. :D