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phantom_mom

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Detroit Metal City
8 people found this review helpful
Jun 21, 2012
Completed 0
Overall 7.0
Story 7.0
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 3.0
This wasn't a bad movie at all though it wasn't my type. Though it was a comedy there was a lot of violence vocalized and a lot of vulgarity in the songs but at the same time I was enjoying the music and movie was pretty good. Matsuyama Kenichi played Krauser so well, he was totally awesome in Krauser form but his nerdy form was just to much, the way he ran and walked omg. It was actually funny in some spots though I never broke out laughing I did smile most of the movie. Matsuyama is a very talented person to be able to play these dual characters so well and Krauser was funny and cool when dealing with his brother and the parents were so funny. Though this wasn't my typical kind of movie I like it, however I wouldn't suggest it to anyone easily offended.

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Bunny Drop
4 people found this review helpful
Jun 20, 2012
Completed 0
Overall 8.0
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 5.0
Rewatch Value 4.0
This was a really cute movie. I've watched and liked Baby and Me with Jang Geun Suk but Usagi Drop was much better in my opinion. It was sweet and cute and I smiled a lot. I liked Matsuyama Kenichi and the little girl was so cute. I will have to watch the anime now and see if that is as likable as this movie was.
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Dal Ja's Spring
7 people found this review helpful
Jun 11, 2012
22 of 22 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 7.0
Story 7.0
Acting/Cast 7.0
Music 5.0
Rewatch Value 3.0
It was cute and sweet and had a lot of great moments. The score would likely be higher but in the last several episodes it started to drag as the writes had to draw out the 22 episodes by putting unnecessary and useless stuff in. The ending could have been more complete but it ended well and overall the feeling was good throughout the series. Dal Ja charcter was beautifully classic in look and Tae Bong was so cute though sometimes you really didn't know what he was thinking expression wise.
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You're Beautiful
5 people found this review helpful
Jun 9, 2012
16 of 16 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 10
Rewatch Value 10
I love it. I own it. I've watched it many times. I really don't know that I need to same more but I will. I loved the hot and spicy Jang Geun Suk and his acting was great. The series was so freakin funny, and some parts were, for me laugh out loud funny and that doesn't happen often. I also sat through many episodes with a stupid grin on my face. There were also cute moments in every episode and many sweet moments. The very cute guy characters relationship with Go Mi Num was awesome. I also loved, loved the loyalty in this. I just loved all the guys characters they were great and they fit the guys well. Till this day Lee Hong Ki is known to me as Jeremy and Jang Geun Suk I call him Hot and Spicy. Shinwoo is Shinwoo but he was a beautiful character. Every character was different and stood out to really make this a great series.

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You're My Pet
3 people found this review helpful
Jun 9, 2012
Completed 0
Overall 5.0
Story 6.0
Acting/Cast 6.0
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 2.0
I love Jang Geun Suk but I just wasn't into his character in this one. I love it when he plays hot and spicy much more then his cute and silly. He was a little to silly in some of the scenes for my taste but it was to be expected as it is a silly comedy. It also seemed to be focused on JGS dancing and singing. Though I wasn't overly impressed with the dancing, I very much love his voice. There were moments that were very cute though and my favorite part was the scenes at the end showing them together as a couple which was super cute. As a movie it obviously couldn't build on the story the way a series does but it progressed ok. I'm not sorry I watched it but I doubt I'll watch it again.

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Paradise Kiss
1 people found this review helpful
Nov 4, 2011
Completed 0
Overall 7.0
Story 7.0
Acting/Cast 6.0
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 7.0
Ok so I really liked the anime for the most part though I hated the end and I was completely prepared for the end when I finally got to watch the movie. I was so happily surprised by the movies end I had to give a higher rating because of it even though other parts were disappointing. I guess a lot of people didn't like the end because it wasn't like the anime. That was one of the things I hated about the anime. So personally I was very thrilled this ended different.

I do wish it had more romance and more passion and a better chemistry with the leads though. There were some changes but I liked some of them (like the end). I had to watch the end again just because. Not that it was fantastic, it wasn't at all but I was just so happy they changed the ending it didn't even bother me that it was like a minute long and I wanted a more finished thorough ending.

If I hadn't seen the anime I might have been more lost or more disappointed I don't know but you can't pack a whole series into one movie without losing something. Also the actors didn't really look much like the characters from the series either but they were cute. I guess they felt they had to tone it down a bit. George, yeah left something to be desired but I think some of that was because they left out all the sex and touchy feely parts. The anime Georgie was a poker face and I was never sure what he was thinking since he never said how he felt. In the movie I thought he expressed his feeling fairly well considering they never had sex in the movie. I will be watching it again.

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Pasta
3 people found this review helpful
Sep 17, 2011
20 of 20 episodes seen
Completed 1
Overall 7.0
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 5.0
Rewatch Value 6.0
I liked it a lot. It wasn't overly stressful to watch and I love loyalty in any romantic lead roles. Lots of cute guys and the acting was good. There were many cute and sweet moments and it's always nice to see a lead that appears to be able to actually kiss in an Asian drama. All the characters were well rounded and played well off each other. I liked that there were no near death experiences except the goldfish and they were saved at the start. I was impressed that the writers did NOT fall into the typical Asian drama trap where the story required trains or airplanes or long drawn out separations, evil ex's, missed phone calls, missing each other by a fraction of a second on the street or huge stupid misunderstanding to progress the story. They totally bypassed all that nonsense and did it all fabulously and still had the leads like each other early on and never had them hate each other after getting together. I mean they really did well I thought. I want to find more similar to it.

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Antique Bakery
1 people found this review helpful
Sep 14, 2011
Completed 0
Overall 8.0
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 10
Music 5.0
Rewatch Value 9.0
For me 8 is very high mark. It has lots of cute, funny scenes and the chemistry between the actors is really great. I loved all the characters. They were all different and compelling. I have re-watched it several times in the last week especially the first 45 minutes because that is probably the best part of the movie. I would have like to seen more character development but how much can you put in a movie. I'm looking for it to buy now. The homosexual level didn't bother me and was kinda of sexy but depends on peoples sensitivity. To me it wasn't too overpowering or pushy as far as I was concerned though there is a higher level after the first hour but Kim Jae Wook made it look sexy (the gay of demonic charm) so funny and seeing him dancing in the club was worth it for me, damn at the hotness. Were those really his abs? The guys are hot HOT and I love Kim Jae Wook and Yoo Ah In anyway and they are fantastic actors as well is being so cute and hot. Hmm did I mention hot? The owner of the shop is pretty hot too without is old man stash going on so I might have too look up some of his work too. I have watched the Japanese drama and though they go into a bit more detail with some of the characters (though somewhat different then the movie) I loved the movie much more and the guys were hotter in the Korean version and more expressive and I think a better chemistry in my opinion. I'm starting the anime now but I think I will like this Korean version over them all.

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Ouran High School Host Club
5 people found this review helpful
Sep 14, 2011
11 of 11 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 8.0
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 7.0
Music 5.0
Rewatch Value 9.0
At first I wasn't sure I could even finish the first episode is was outrageously stupid but I kept watching and it kept getting better by episode 5 I loved it. All the great ones are after 4 in my opinion. It's still outrageous but I really like it. You can really tell the guys are enamored with her, even Kyoya. It's cute. There are a lot of cute scenes and it looks like Haruhi is starting a like Tammki. Though a bit different then the anime and they have changed a few things, added and removed,it's still really cute. I am still excited about the next episode 9 when they go on vacation. I'm expecting it to be really cute. I own the anime series and have decided when this comes out I will buy it also.


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Smiling Pasta
14 people found this review helpful
Sep 1, 2011
27 of 17 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 7.0
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 6.0
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 6.0
Light hearted, fun, cute, sweet and cheesy this drama made me smile a lot. I loved the family, they were lovable and funny and the story was filled with cute/sweet scenes.

Of course, like a lot of Asian action/romance dramas I've watched there was a lot of overly exaggerated "gotta be cool" fight scenes that came off almost silly and a lot of situations and problems could have been solved to easily or weren't logical so it made it a bit dumb in somethings.

Also the feelings didn't always touch you the way I think they were supposed to which would have made the re-watch value for me higher, but I smiled so much through this drama I didn't mind the not so great parts. I just smiled away through whole scenes, not just funny bits but the sweet, cute, bring a tear to your eye cause I wish that would happen to me though it's cheesy as hell, kinda smiling.

Also, there was trust and understanding for the most part between the leads, though, as usual, there are communication issues, but it was overall very likeable, fun, cute and super sweet.

Not high on physical romance, lots of hugging but not so much kissing or set you on fire type stuff but still very romantic and sweet, also I liked that the couple were together as a couple before the end of the drama. The writer did do a good job of keeping the couple together while trying to overcome outside problems.

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1% of Anything
3 people found this review helpful
Aug 27, 2011
26 of 26 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 7.0
Story 7.0
Acting/Cast 6.0
Music 6.0
Rewatch Value 5.0
There were things off in this, like the acting of some of the characters and some things weren't very logical and romance was a little cheesy and too innocent but I had to score it well because there were a lot of cute scenes and I always like when the male/female leads aren't swayed by other male/female support and that there was trust involved. It seemed a little drawn out and I would have liked to have seen more physical romance but there was a lot of cuteness and cuties and it didn't stress me out in a bad way.
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Last Quarter of the Moon
1 people found this review helpful
Aug 23, 2011
Completed 0
Overall 6.0
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 6.0
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 6.0
I just re-watched this. I loved and didn't love this movie. It was actually pretty good I just couldn't come to grips with parts of it. I don't know how to call it. I loved the possibilities and its potential but it sort of fail a bit flat. The story left me with questions I still wanted answered and an empty feeling inside because it didn't end the way I wanted. Not that it was necessarily a bad ending, it just wasn't the ending I wanted. My ending might have been a bit morbid but I liked the prospect better then the actual outcome. It also needed more of the Adam character, that's what I really watched it for. I love Hyde and the dark romantic quality he brings to the film. Hyde's acting was a bit dry and seemed to lack the emotion I thought the film should have had but I loved the character all the same. And I cried all the same and I hate to cry. I would still watch it again, at least the scenes with Hyde in it anyway and the music was good too. It was haunting and sad but good. I even found the soundtrack.

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Death Trance
6 people found this review helpful
Aug 22, 2011
Completed 0
Overall 8.0
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 8.0
Tak is great in this movie. It has an odd surreal kinda feel to it. It\''\''s visually stimulating and the story is very intriguing. I really thought this was based on a managa or anime. I always hoped for a sequel but if one came out I don\''\''t know about it. Lots of action, hot guy, fantasy past meets future, humor and a touch of romance. I really did like this. Also another movie I own.
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Moon Child
3 people found this review helpful
Aug 22, 2011
Completed 0
Overall 8.0
Story 7.0
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 8.0
I own two sets of this dvd. I would have rated it higher but just couldn't due to the ending. The movie itself is a bit dark and I wasn't happy with the end at all but I just fell in love with Sho and Kei characters and with their relationship. It's so cute because Sho "Gackt" is so much taller than Kei "Hyde" the vampire but Kei is the mature grown up and guides Sho. There is a lot of action and cool and funny fight scenes and cute romance scenes and bittersweet friendships. I don't usually deal well with movies that are a bit melancholic but I just loved the characters in this I couldn't help myself. This was the movie that started me on my Asian music kick and infatuation with Gackt. I remember the first time I ever saw this in 2003 or 2004, I rented this a dozen times. I don't usually check the credits but I had to see who Sho and Kei were and to this day I'm a total Gackt fan though I never really got into Hyde's music he is still so awesome I love them both and will so watch anything they are in even if it's sad I don't think I would do that with any other artists.

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Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge
6 people found this review helpful
Aug 22, 2011
10 of 10 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 8.0
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 9.0
I really liked this I've seen the anime and this I liked better in some ways. I was also happy Sunako doesn't become a chibi in this, thank god. There was also more of the romance aspect to the live action. I really didn't think the guys were as cute as any of them should have been but I still loved Kyohei and Sunako, so cute! It has B grade effects but that was very easy for me to over look as most anime turned live action tend to to lack in the graphics department anyway. I will buy the series if I can every find it in region 1 dvd. The ending was good but I could have done without the last 10 seconds but it was good and better then the anime ending as far as I'm concerned. It's a fun, light hearted, romantic, comedy I've watched several times now.

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