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Legend of Fei
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by Liz
Jul 23, 2021
51 of 51 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 8.5
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 9.5
Rewatch Value 7.5

You either love or hate it

I don't usually write reviews but it seems like a lot of people either loved or hated it, not much seen in between. I hope this review will be helpful to someone wondering if they should start it or not.

Story: The storyline itself is good. I thought it was quite solid. I just didn't like the execution of it that much. I could tell the actual story was interesting and it hooked me in quickly. I wish they had spent more time on Xie Yun's backstory instead of giving Li Yan and Yang Jin as much screentime as they did. Pei's backstory as well was rushed. There were a lot of unnecessary side characters imo. Aside from this, it was an interesting watch. I just skipped over a lot of extra stuff that gave nothing to the plot. I'm guessing the directors wanted it to be more comedic at times? But that kinda failed.. This drama should have only been 36 eps max.

Acting/Cast: I watched this for Yibo and this is his best role yet. I love all of his facial expressions. He's proven that he is such a versatile actor. Not only could he pull off the cold role in Untamed, but he also nailed this role too. He carried the drama for me! Liying is well-loved by many. I do like her costumes and makeup in this drama though. She looked very cute and young. I actually held this drama off for quite a while because I'm not really a fan of Liying but she was decent in this drama. Chuchu and Li Sheng were okay too. Nothing phenomenal to me.

Music: The OSTs are pretty good. I really like Yibo First Rays and Liu Yiuning's No Extravagance.

Rewatch: Don't think I would rewatch this. I skipped a lot. If I did, I would only watch clips/MVs made by others on youtube.

Overall: I get why it disappointed some, but I still think it's worth a one-time watch. Especially you are a Yibo fan, I highly recommend this drama. This drama also gave me TVB 80s series vibes so if you're into that, I recommend checking it out and giving this a chance.

I saw a lot of people complaining about how the scenery/props look fake. I honestly didn't notice... I have seen and watched worse than this. I don't think you should drop an entire drama due to just that.

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Hua Jai Sila
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by Liz
Jun 9, 2021
27 of 27 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 7.5
Story 7.0
Acting/Cast 10
Music 7.5
Rewatch Value 6.0

Would've had a higher score if it didn't piss me off

Sooo, I'm usually the type of person to only leave a comment in the comments section of MDL after I finish a drama, but I actually feel the need to rant in a full-blown review so here we go...

Story: So, the plot was mainly about revenge. The romance didn't really bloom till later on but it's nice to see our male lead actually have a lover and be happy amidst all of the hatred. I'm not gonna lie, this story was honestly really intense and I had a lot of moments where I had to pause the drama because I was just shocked at everything going on. It's a lot to intake. It's pretty fast-paced (a good thing) with lots of suspense/action/anticipation going on in each episode.

Ok, so, now here's the rant ok
First of all, if I could summarize my feelings after I finished the drama, it'd be: W T F
There were SO many scenes in the drama where I was just like WHY WHY WHY and honestly was just losing brain cells! There were just so many scenes where I was like 'that could have been avoided' or 'that did NOT have to happen at all'. It's as if the screenwriters were trolling me with some illogical nonsense and I just had to take it as the truth as told smh. They really out here feeding me some BS and expecting me to take it. No.
Also, killing off the characters to make things more dramatic... Some characters died so easily even though their cause of death wasn't that severe and then you have other characters that went through so much more and still remained alive like... make that make sense... Nonsense once again.
The villains were SO TWO-DIMENSIONAL so I was losing brain cells as well. I like my characters with a little bit more depth but the villains in here were just mad at the world or sum and they only have one brain cell that they share... I just can't smh.
One last thing is... this drama is NOT for sensitive people. If you are a feminist and/or feel strongly against misogyny and/or cannot tolerate insults against women regarding their body, I highly suggest you avoid this drama because they say A LOT of insulting things about women (women to women and men to women).

Acting/Cast: Literally the drama's strongest point is the acting and cast. Everyone's acting was on point. Not a single person was bad at acting. But kudos to the actor that played Tor/Sila. Sila is really complex character and this man really did go above and beyond to act as Sila. He carried the show for me. His expressions and moves were all amazing and his overall performance was superb!
Female lead is beautiful. She is soso pretty, I loveeee her smile but as for her character, I'd have to say she was a pain in the butt to watch in the beginning. The female lead was so quick to judge Sila and was resenting him based on her unconfirmed judgment lol. She annoyed me for a good chunk of the show but after they made up, her character turned decent.
The people who played the villains were great. So evil sheesh.

Music: It's decent, nothing caught my attention.

Rewatch value: Eh, not really I'm not tryna raise my blood pressure lol

Overall: I give this a solid 7.5/10
I clearly liked it because I kept watching until the end and didn't drop it but I also didn't like it because it pissed me off.

Bottom line is...
I would only recommend this for the acting, eye candy, and action, plus you get the satisfaction of Tor ruining Sida and Ae.
BUT if you're a person who loves logical shows and like complex characters, this is a solid PASS because you'll just end up confused, upset, and annoyed.

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Good Bye, My Princess
3 people found this review helpful
by Liz
Jul 15, 2019
52 of 52 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 10

Masterpiece— played to perfection.

This has possibly got to be the BEST historical cdrama I’ve watched in such a long time.

Story: This masterpiece has TRULY been written to perfection. The storyline is so complex and incorporates almost every historical element there is— romance, betrayal, war, schemes, selfishness, and exploitation. This was marked a tragedy so I honestly did not want to watch it. However, the synopsis seemed to keep pulling me in so I gave this a chance. I honestly am so glad I gave this drama the chance it most definitely deserved.

From the beginning I was hooked. Throughout the drama I was also hooked. However, the drama was quite extra from eps 40ish where Gu Jian has screentime with XF. It wasn’t necessary to have in the plot and while I understand that it gave GJ his wish and gave some justice to his character— it felt unneeded to me. As for the ending, each character had their proper closure. XF realizing that protecting her nation and her people was the most important thing to her was truly touching considering how she never seemed to understand this before. LCY does not deserve XF by his side forever and this justification perfectly mirrors his father’s situation with Mingyue. The similarities between LCY and his father and his discoveries regarding his father was the biggest thing I took from this drama. It is extremely interesting to watch and discover these. I didn’t shed a tear even though this drama was sad. This was also one of the rare cases where the ending didn’t make me sulk. It was simply played to mere perfection.

Acting/Cast: XF was wonderful. Xiao Ran played this to perfection as she displayed all sides to XF— playful, strong willed, stubborn, innocent, and most importantly, her pain in not being able to actually hate the one who pretty much isolated her from all of her loved ones. LCY was played to perfection. He was such a jerk that I hated him. But I felt for him because of his circumstances. I hated him. Then I felt for him again. In the end I still hated him but STILL pitied him. Bravo. The supporting roles all did great. Extremely strong cast.

Music: Intended to break hearts.

Rewatch: Needless to say? 10/10.

Overall: Please give this a chance despite it being a tragedy. Sometimes the best dramas don’t have happy endings. This drama reminded me once again that a great drama doesn’t have to have a happy ending. It just needs to be reasonable and cohesive with the entire story. I wholeheartedly RECOMMEND.

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Failan
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by Liz
Jun 17, 2019
Completed 0
Overall 8.0
Story 8.5
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 5.5
Rewatch Value 8.0
Story: A meaningful, well written story. Had lots of potential. Thoroughly enjoyed the story. However, the movie had too many unnecessary scenes, really slow, and quite draggy. This should’ve only been 1 hour in my opinion to cover all the bases. I don’t like the lengthy portrayal.

Cast: One of the strongest points in this movie. Cecilia Cheung nailed the role as always; she always proves to be a very versatile actress. Min shik was great as well. Other characters were great.

Music: not much to this
Rewatch value: by skipping unnecessary scenes, yes

Overall: It takes a lot for me to shed a tear when watching anything sad but this one definitely did it. A tearjerker with a great storyline. I recommend.

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Hello, Stranger
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by Liz
Jun 15, 2019
1 of 1 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 5.0
Story 5.0
Acting/Cast 6.0
Music 5.0
Rewatch Value 2.0

So cliche and practically depthless...

Ok so I decided to watch this mini 1 ep drama special because I just finished watching Mistress and wanted to see more of Ji ll Joo.

Story: Honestly, this plotline is so flat, so boring, and practically depthless. I know it's only 35 minutes long but geez, if you wanted to collect every typical outdated kdrama cliche element together and called it a storyline , THIS would be it. If you think that is cute then go ahead, but I like stories that have more meaning/ insight to it lol. That being said, I do give it a 5/10 aside from all the cringe. It might be refreshing for some but I rolled my eyes SO MUCH in this drama. I just can't. I was literally bored out of my mind but finished it because it was only 35 mins so why not right? Yikes.

Acting/Cast: Ji ll Joo was wonderful in Mistress and his smile captivated me, but in this drama his acting was so bland?? Probably because the character is depthless and doesn't have much to him. Hye Rim was honestly so annoying in this drama, I've never watched her act before but for goodness sake, this role was so annoying. Her character is basically a whiny needy girl. I've watched too many kdramas with strong FLs so this just gave me a headache. Honestly Teramoto was the only one acting decently in this drama, her character was also annoying but at least she seemed like a good friend.

Music: I swear it was the same music over and over again. Annoyed.
Rewatch: this doesn't even deserve a recommendation nonetheless a rewatch value...

Overall: If you're into dramas that have flat characters, a bland storyline, and such mediocre acting then sure. Also, if you wanted something 'refreshing' and 'cute' with all the typical oppa, fangirl, romance stuff then sure I guess.

If you're someone like me who likes to watch more in depth dramas but wanted to watch an actual refreshing, lightweight, cute, meaningful, cheery drama as a break, then omg look somewhere else please. Don't waste your time. In fact, I recommend Marriage, Not Dating over this even though that drama is much longer. This wasn't even worth my 35 mins if I had to be completely honest.

Anyways, no, I do. not. recommend.

If you liked it, good for you. I'm not into this.

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Dangerous Liaisons
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by Liz
Jun 13, 2019
Completed 0
Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 10
Guys... I don't understand why this movie has a 7.7 rating?? It is so good!!

Story: I've never watched any other versions of this story so I'll rate the story solely based on this movie itself. The storyline is wonderfully written from beginning to end. Everything happened for a reason and flowed well throughout the entire movie. I've never actually watched a storyline like this so it was quite new to me. The characters were all well developed. We have a playboy as the main male lead, an innocent widow that isn't into playboys, and a super cunning lady whose wittiness actually ruins her life and everyone's around hers. Needless to say anymore before I start spoiling--- this movie is GREAT and you should definitely definitely try this out.

Cast: I'm more of a drama fan so 99% of the time I am watching a drama, not a movie. However, movies are great if you don't have a lot of time to waste--- so I tried this one out. First of all, I've never watched Cecilia Cheung or Zhang Ziyi before. What I have to say right off the bat is: EYE CANDY. They are so beautiful!! Esp for ladies in their 30s-- just STUNNING. Not only eye candy but their acting was on point. Zhang Ziyi was good at portraying the innocent widow, but my eyes were set on Cecilia in this movie. She NAILED her role as Madam Mo. Her eyes, her smile, her actions, everything just gave off that cunning vibe to her. She definitely killed it. Jang was good as the playboy also. Out of the entire cast, everyone did a great job but Cecilia had me sold 100%.

Music: It was fitting.
Rewatch Value: A great movie, why would I not rewatch?!

Overall: HONESTLY I RECOMMEND THIS MOVIE! IGNORE THE 7.7 RATINGS. The story is great, the cast is great, there is eye candy, phenomenal acting, no plot holes, everything makes perfect sense, great justified ending... what is there about it that isn't worthy of a watch??? Def don't miss out on this gem!

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Heavenly Sword and Dragon Slaying Sabre
17 people found this review helpful
by Liz
May 21, 2019
50 of 50 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 8.0
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 5.0
This review may contain spoilers
First off, I'd like to say that this is one of my favorite storylines written by Jin Yong. I absolutely love the 1986 HSDS version made by TVB starring Tony Leung and Kitty Lai. I'll be comparing this version to my favorite version of all time. Obviously I've seen other versions as well: 1997, 2000, 2005, etc. but I think it is best if I compare it to my favorite adaptation.

Story: This drama does a better job at spoonfeeding its audience on plot details and why things happen the way they did. The 1986 version was more guess work/piecing things together and didn't show/explain everything in a bunch of details like this one did. They also stayed true to the original storyline.

Some things were portrayed differently from the 1986 version, but had the same reasoning behind it.
A good example of this:
1986 version- Wuji was forced to put Zhao Min out in front of the Mongolian soldiers
This version- her dad sent a letter saying he didn't care about her
Honestly, I felt like the 1986 version was more short and sweet to the point. I preferred how they portrayed it in the 1986 version.

I didn't like the last few episodes at all because of the lack of interaction between Wuji and Zhao Min-- it just did not contribute to their chemistry at all and was just lacking severely compared to the 86 version. After ep 42 the show dragged and some scenes weren't necessary--- the war between the Mongols and Ming Sect and the amount of time Zhao Min had to wait for him was pretty ridiculous. They could've shortened it.

Acting/Cast: Honestly, I was hesitant to start this drama because of such a young cast. I watched the Legend of Condor Heroes 2017 and didn't like the cast choices so I was quite worried about this one. However, I've watched multiple dramas with Yukee in them and she's always been good. Yukee pulled off Zhao Min wonderfully well and is comparable to Kitty Lai's Zhao Min. Bambi Zhu was decent as Zhiruo, but Sheren Tang definitely was better. I've never seen Joseph Zeng before but he is great as Wuji. Yang Xiao stood out to me as one of the best supporting roles in this version. Everyone suited their roles in my opinion. The cast was definitely its strongest point.

Music: not anything I love but it's fitting for the drama.

Rewatch value: no. I would not rewatch this simply because it is 50 episodes long and the ending was unsatisfactory to me. I prefer the 1986 version a lot better.

Overall: If you have not watched the 1986 version and want to watch this drama with no knowledge I recommend it. If you have watched other adaptations and want to watch it, I would say it's 50-50-- worth it for the first 40 eps, last 10-- not so much. If you've watched the 1986 version before and are thinking of watching this one I'd say no. The 1986 version is much better. Rewatching the 1986 version would be better than watching all 50 eps for this. If you want to watch this for Yukee, check out Princess Weiyoung or Ashes of Love, she is also great in those.

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One Smile Is Very Alluring
1 people found this review helpful
by Liz
May 13, 2019
Completed 0
Overall 8.5
Story 8.5
Acting/Cast 8.5
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 8.0

Comparison with Love O2O

I struggled to watch the entire drama all the way through but this movie was a breeze to watch. People said it was too rushed but that’s because they tried to squeeze everything into 1 hr 35 mins. However, I think they did quite well.

Story: They did change the plot a lot but the main points and main lines were executed properly.

Acting/Cast: Personally, I didn’t like Zheng Shuang’s portrayal of Bei Wei Wei. Yes, she’s pretty but there was no depiction of her intelligence or quick wittedness ANYWHERE in the drama. It really was superficial and focused on how pretty she is and how hot her figure is. She also didn’t show how their love even developed. It was like she just fell in love immediately because he’s Xiao Nai and the master/hottie declares them as an official relationship lol. She’s too submissive. Angelababy’s portrayal was a bit too extroverted as I think Bei Wei Wei should be a lot more shy and conservative BUT it’s MUCH better than Zheng Shuang’s because Angela’s Version does show proof that she’s witty, smart, quick, pretty, and knows what she wants. Also we could clearly see why Xiao Nai likes her and how Angela started truly falling for him. I did enjoy Jing Boran’s portrayal of Xiao Nai since he smiled more and it gave off less of a robotic feel but Yang Yang suits the role better to me.

Overall: I think this is definitely worth the shot and worth viewing. I didn’t recommend the drama (unless you want to see Yang Yang hehe) but I recommend this movie.

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The Shaw Eleven Lang
2 people found this review helpful
by Liz
May 9, 2019
45 of 42 episodes seen
Completed 1
Overall 5.5
Story 6.0
Acting/Cast 6.5
Music 5.0
Rewatch Value 4.5
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I started this drama right after I finished General and I and was in awe at Gan Ting Ting's acting and looks. I also like Zhu Yi Long from Border Town Prodigal. I felt so-so about Kevin Yan.

Story: umm.. first of all, when I finished this show my first thought was wtf? The ending is horrid and actually really stupid. It almost felt irrelevant to the entire show and that they wanted to just end the story and call it a show. Second of all, so many plot holes... so many unanswered questions... they didn't address everything and didn't wrap it up well AT ALL. Third of all, the romance is usually the saving factor for a bad drama but for this drama I finished it because of visuals LOL. The romance is A W F U L. The love triangle gets on my nerves the wrong way. Kevin Yan's character excels at pushing his girl away to another man and Gan Ting Ting's character has like, 2 brain cells. It's just a disaster. I really could not fathom their thought processes. The only character in the show that has some sort of sense in her is Si Niang. The rest were, um, fanatics.

Acting/Cast: The cast was the reason I watched; visuals are nice. Acting... well... with such an awful plot the actors and actresses can only do so much if I had to be honest.

Music: Girl, no.
Rewatch Value: LOL are you joking
Overall: I DON'T recommend it. Go watch something else. Really. Unless you're like me and wanted to watch for a certain actress/actor...

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The Legends
5 people found this review helpful
by Liz
May 9, 2019
56 of 56 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 8.5
Story 6.0
Acting/Cast 10
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 8.0

The romance in this drama kept me going.

Story: This storyline REALLY reminded me of Oriental Odyssey with the whole girl dominating guy concept and then later trying to kill him constantly but was unable to do it because of love. It's not exactly a unique plot at all. The plot was so-so and I really wouldn't say there was anything notable about it. The episodes were a bit slow paced but not super slow. It's bearable. The end episodes were slightly rushed but there is a happy ending. Also, this show had lots of editing and cutting problems. I had to jump around different sites to make sure I didn't miss any vital scenes or scenes with our main leads hehe.

Acting: Can we just say the only reason I finished this drama was because of our main leads??? Bai Lu and Xu Kai have INCREDIBLE chemistry. Their acting is on point and you can literally feel that they are so in love with each other. Xu Kai's facial expressions are ON POINT and he just carries out the character of Li Chen Lan so well-- a cold, strict sect leader yet kind at heart, but is the most gentle, warming man around Zhao Yao. I will be checking out more of his dramas! Bai Lu was awesome as the big, bad, fierce demoness in the beginning but as the story carried along I did feel like her character weakened too drastically but nonetheless she was very good! I was PLEASANTLY surprised at the performance of these young, non-veteran leads. Oh, very few kissing scenes BUT they can kiss. Probably THE BEST kiss scenes I've ever watched in cdramas so far.

The supporting roles were also great. I was pleasantly surprised at the awesome acting carried out by all of these newer actors and actresses. Zhi Yan was amazing and so were the rest.

Music: It's alright if I had to be honest. I don't dig it.

Rewatch Value: Meh, only for my main lead's chemistry.

Overall: the suggested value was a 8 but I gave this a 8.5 because it really is one of my favorite dramas in terms of acting. I DO recommend it.

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The K2
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by Liz
May 19, 2017
16 of 16 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 9.0
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 3.0
This drama is honestly so so good. I dig these kind of action dramas so I might be quite biased, but I read through the other reviews before posting mines so I think this is pretty accurate.

Story- 8/10 This drama started off so good and promising. I was hooked and the story was so good. This drama is a mix between romance, politics and revenge. Although I do have to admit, they didn't blend well together. It felt like there were 3 different settings in the same story. It didn't blend as well as the genres in DOTS blended. Anyways, as the drama started to progress around ep 12 or so I felt like the story was getting repetitive, none of my questions were answered and K2 was just a confusing mess at certain times. I completely agree with one of the reviews in the episode aspect---- after I finished an episode I would only find one thing that was new... the rest of the hour and 15 mins was .... idk... during the episode though I'm hooked and like oh yea!! This is so good but afterwards nothing really happened if I reflected on it lol. Nonetheless it's a pretty good story and well written. Not the strongest part of K2 though. Also, the ending for the villains were not good enough... I was not satisfied. After all that they did that's all they get???????? Korean dramas really need to step up their ending game. I know I say this in every review but oh my goodness I have yet to watch a kdramas w a satisfying ending.

Acting/cast: 10/10 THE REASON I FINISHED K2 is the cast! The cast is quite strong besides Yoona, I expected her to act badly but I was surprised. Her acting as Anna is very good compared to her previous performances---- she has improved a lot and fits the role well. But ofc compared to the excellent actresses she's quite average. Nothing special. I am an sone btw. Anyways, Chang wook was amazing as always. Ok and now *drumroll please* SONG YOON AH. Oh. My. Gosh. She is the best Korean actress I've ever watched! Usually, Korean actresses have a tendency to act in similar ways to each other but she acted in her own way and her portrayal as Choi yoo Jin was excellent. Also, for her age she's STUNNING. She's a beauty and a rare talent. Love her. Sung Won was awesome at acting too. Loved his portrayal. His smirks made me want to kick him off the face of this planet.

Music: 10/10 search up K2 ost on YouTube. Enjoy. You're welcome.

Rewatch: 3/10 I don't rewatch dramas I just finished.

Overall: 9/10 I recommend. Great great great acting!

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Border Town Prodigal
9 people found this review helpful
by Liz
Nov 3, 2016
50 of 50 episodes seen
Completed 2
Overall 8.0
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 8.5
Music 7.5
Rewatch Value 7.5

I really liked this drama but I didn't at some parts.

Story: it starts off super interesting and appealing but as the episodes went by it dragged a little bit and I agree with the other reviewer that there were too many repeating phrases and the same crap over and over. However, I still liked it a lot. I watched the original version of this from HK and the storyline is quite similar except the biggest difference is the romance. Also, I wish whenever they added more misunderstanding between the main couple they should at least address it but no the couple just briefly overlooks the problem and then gets back together and then leave again which doesn't really bother me that much since I wanted him to end up with Cui Nong lol.. And the plot is so unjust to Cui Nong because she suffered so much and sacrificed herself silently for everyone she loved but in the end I never really saw anyone show deep gratification for her actions... In fact, they didn't even know half of the things she did. ugh. and the end is really sad but I'm not bothered because I wanted him to end up with Cui Nong so yea haha...

Acting: this drama is notable for its actors and actresses!! AMAZING performance. I will check out all of their future dramas bc they all acted great! Cui Nong was amazing and I honestly think her performance was better than Viann in this drama ... Viann somehow annoyed me throughout the drama idk if her character is supposed to be this annoying or she can't really act lol but yea I really wanted Cui Nong to end up with Fu Hongxue because they were perfect for each other... But Cui Nong was way too selfless and gave her everything for Ma Fang Ling her little sister. So that was very sad. Personally I think Fu Hongxue has always loved Cui Nong and the reason he loved Ma Fang Ling was because he felt bad and responsible towards her. Also Cui Nong lied to him that she was already someone else's wife. In the end I believe Fu Hongxue loved Cui Nong up until her death although not as strong as before because he got closer to Ma Fang Ling. I feel so bad for Cui Nong. Anyways, this drama has amazing actors/actresses I highly recommend it because of this.

Music: I liked some of the music and some was meh.

Rewatch value: If I do rewatch it's only for Cui Nong and Fu Hongxue together LOL

Overall: I recommend this drama. I really liked it.

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Double Xposure
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by Liz
Oct 2, 2016
Completed 0
Overall 7.5
Story 7.5
Acting/Cast 10
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 5.0
I just came across this movie and watched it and I have to say I really liked it.

Story: In the beginning the story was GREAT. It kept me going but then the major plot twist came and I was shocked by how big the plot twist was. However, they did not answer a lot of questions and left huge plot holes.... NOT good! I get that everything was in her mind but what about Xiao Xi? Did she really exist? Did Song Qi have a best friend? What about the police officer she talked with?? And the girl who looked like Xiao Xi? What about the the cousin of the alleged Xiao Xi who gave Song Qi the key because she recognized Song Qi as her best friend? What's going on?! I don't know !!! The ending was nice though since Song Qi ended up with Liu Dong and there was no longer pain for her... Speaking of that, what's up with the white hair?

Acting/Cast: 10/10 anyday. anytime. I have never watch Fan Bing Bing act after Princess Pearl and I have never liked her tbh but WOW. Her acting skills are by far the best from all of the Chinese actresses I have seen! No wonder she is famous! And not to say, she's gotten very beautiful. In 1998, she wasn't very pretty hmm.. anyways, great acting!

Music: creepy af music lolz

Rewatch Value: I don't mess with that psychological stuff.

Overall: I recommend it because I did finish it and did like it A LOT in the beginning. The plot twist was okay to me BUT THEY DIDNT ANSWER ANY OF MY QUESTIONS AND LEFT SO MANY PLOT HOLES so yeah.

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The Berlin File
1 people found this review helpful
by Liz
Jul 22, 2016
Completed 0
Overall 9.0
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 10
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 10

A good Korean action movie.

I was searching around for this a good korean action movie and found this!

Story: This story is REALLY complicated... I had to search up several reviews on this movie online because I just couldn't understand it. Tbh I still don't fully have a tight grasp on this story? But I think that the North Korean agent Pyo Jong Sung was betrayed by his country because Dong ho's father took over and corrupted the Party??? But I really do not know exactly!! It was too complex and honestly I'm not very informed on these kind of topics lol (political, ambassador, agent stuff). So if you're like me (lack of that politic info) then I still recommend this drama but do your research first lol or else you'll be like uhhhhhhhh the whole time lol.

Acting: Jeon Ji Hyun was excellent at acting as the wife. She was Pyo Jong Sung's wife and their marriage is not one of love. Every time they had a conversation it's very cold and you can tell that even though she acts like she's cold hearted she feels hurt since she believed that her husband did not believe her. She finally breaks down when he asks her if shes okay and that he will come and get her no matter what. I don't exactly agree with the synopsis written here because it says he is reluctant to leave her just because she carries his baby. I sincerely think they do have love for each other but the problem is that he is way too loyal to that North Korean party of his. As for Ha Jeong Woo, he nailed it. His acting was super good and he did not fail to impress me at all. I could really feel the pain and love he had for his wife when she died.

Music: omg I never pay attention to music in these movies... I'm too busy worrying about whos gonna die lol

Rewatch Value: nah too complex and sad for me. Maybe for others though.

Overall: If you're looking for a good action drama that's sad this is for you. I recommend.

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Blind
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by Liz
Jul 22, 2016
Completed 0
Overall 9.0
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 10
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 8.0

This movie is seriously so good.

I watched this because of Yoo Seung Ho and he nailed this role.

Story: This story is pretty good except it was very vague like why the criminal did what he did and there are some parts where Kim Ha Neul's character did piss me off but overall it's a good plot line. It was super scary though... I agree with the other review lol there were scenes that did scare me shitless man *excuse the language that's how scary it was for me* but nonetheless I finished it and liked it.

Acting: BRILLIANT. Yoo Seung Ho though!! Great acting & Kim Ha Neul's acting was impressive. I felt all of their emotions-- awesome acting! Also shoutout to the dog! Seulki deserves an award and I hope that dog is unharmed... I am not a dog lover but that scene was painful to watch... hey Korea lets not kill dogs like that ok? lol..

Music: I didn't hear any...? Most of them were creepy anyways... (for effect of course)

Rewatch Value: This is a great movie with amazing acting but like it's so scary... like no... I would never ever ever ever ever in my right mind rewatch this movie lol... and don't watch this at night please... I'm a chicken but I'll rate the rewatch value as a person who isn't.

Overall: I RECOMMEND. But. Not rewatching. Lol.

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