Reviews

The Ghost Sloth

This is the story about the Sloth like girl who looks like a ghost whenever she gets nervous who after a long time of being left in the dark finally meets some decent people who seem to like both Sloths and ghosts on a Journey to self acceptance I guess...

On this journey we meet the typical popular bundle of energy guy, two bad ass girls a very strange teacher and some guy who is there to make others jealous and just look sweet. We alos meet the not so nice girl, some mean girls and a bunch of idiot guys... Who get told off for being idiots.

A lovely story at that with sweet gazes, lovely lines a bundle of self doubt...

Though the romance here is consistent and sweet, the main attraction in this movie is the friendships between the girls and mr bubbly.

I am not really sure about the function of the parants but a tree seems to play a big role in this.

Definitely a movie worth watching... for the awkward, the bubbly and the friendship lovers out there.

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Forgettable

This movie, for me, was very forgettable. Seriously, I watched it two days ago and I can hardly remember it.

Positives:
Beautiful scenery
No angst

Otherwise:
Not much going on. A lot of longing looks, but too much space with no dialogue. As is the case with so many Japanese dramas, the girl likes the boy immediately, for no apparent reason other than he's breathing. There isn't much character development for us to feel like we know anyone. There was zero chemistry between the lead characters. For me, this movie kind of acted like a lobotomy, to completely empty my brain before watching something else. I didn't hate it, but I didn't like it, but I didn't care about it at all.

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Not sure about the love at fist stream but a whole bunch of Vs

This is the story of the self censured vlogger V and all her victims...Ok mayben not victims but the people she stomped all over on her way to achieving her goals.., While I do want to be on her side I find myself thinking why do they have to paint vloggers so negative?

Thank The IdeaFirst Company for giving us Pearl Next Door https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paloSIbSQR0 Otherwise I would have thought that the whole industry is against vloggers. Any way this girl in this movie petty much stomps all over everyone around her..

We also get to meet the guy who keeps getting crushed by her, Over and over again... I truly do wonder if the guy is a masochist or just plain shallow as he is blinded by Vs beauty but one thing is certain though there does not seem to be anything wrong with him being decently looking, crafty and smart. With a really nice family.

The ext person we get to see, is the lovable introverted catgairl (who never owned a cat) who does everything to support her adoptive sister/cousin even if it means going against herself. Who has a close relationship with an account of a person who's identity is unknown as well as fun Hate/love rivalry cliche type relationship with a very good looking rich boy from her class.

Mr good looking rich boy is drawn in to the world of V... in a fake relationship vlogging match to become no one... in an odd attempt to get close to cat girl... Lovable in every single way if he weren't a complete lier who enjoyed teasing cat girl... if you ignore that he is indeed perfect boyfriend material.

The movie has a nice selection of family representation, lesbian mothers, a single mother, a family with a mother, a father and a bunch of kids too.. We get to see siblings, adoptees, found family, neighbours and cyber people all in one movie. And the relationships between all these peaole who all but one are lovable most of the time ... to bad that one is the main lead.

The romance is ok, I would have wanted to see a lot more of the cat girl and her bully instead of V... The chemistry is decent not amazing but not bad either. And if you are looking for steamy kisses you may want to look away as I think the most you will get is a sensual hug or kiss on the cheek.

Definitely an ok watch for those who like these types of cliches but this does not bring a single new thing to the table and is in no way what so ever a masterpiece.

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Great from start to finish with enough excellent fight scenes to satisfy a wuxia lover

I usually don't watch wuxia movies as they oftentimes let me down due to incompetent writing and crappy fight scenes. After watching so many wuxia dramas that take their sweet time in world-building and setup, it's hard to find a movie that can do all of that in less than 2 hours. I'm glad I found "Brotherhood of Blades" years after it premiered. There's a beginning, middle and end to a full plot, and I was captivated and entertained for the full hour and 50 minutes.

The action scenes are awesome. There is no wired flying around, twirling and waiting around during a battle and slow motion fight scenes. We have men (yes, men not boys) who put in the effort to train hard and give us realistic and hardcore close-up fights. I love the different weapons used in this movie, and not just a sword or knife. No weak and mindless swinging of the sword but strong and determined slashes and slits of the throats.

A veteran cast (maybe not then but definitely now) delivered a beautiful performance. I've only seen Chang Chen in "Love and Destiny" and I love him in "Brotherhood of Blades" a lot more and he looks much more charismatic in his JinYiWei uniform. I've never seen Wang Qian Yuan (the oldest of the brothers) before and I am impressed. Li Dong Xue is the youngest might not have delivered as memorable a performance as the two brothers, but he's not bad. I like him a lot more in "Love and Destiny". The two female characters and love interests do not have many scenes but they're fine. It's lovely to see great actors such as Nie Yuan, Zhou Yi Wei and Chin Shih Chieh. You know they will be good. Looking back, there are many excellent actors in this movie!

If you are looking for romance, it's very minimal. It's enough to drive the plot but not enough to make a lasting memory. Liu Shi Shi is beautiful as the female lead (that doesn't have many scenes). She reminded me of her role in "Lost Love in Times". There was a scene towards the end that was very touching and gave us the backstory of her relationship with Chang Chen's character.

If I have to criticize, I would have loved the movie to be a tad longer and dive more into how the brothers met and a little bit more of their background. Most of them are explained in a sentence or two. I think another 15 mins would be enough to show us more.

I am quite surprised this movie has such a low rating on MDL (7.5 at the time of writing). I am rounding up my rating from 8.75 to 9.0 to give it a little bump. ? If you love good old-style fight scenes and a strong acting performance by everyone, I
recommend this movie. Only 924 watchers is not enough!


Completed: 12/18/2022

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The love triangle that never made sense.

It doesn't make sense that he gets to sacrifice his love for her to exist and he also helps her achieve her love. They never explained how the parents got together, them being his ex and his bestfriend and the ML broke up with her. The logic doesn't make sense and how does a tortoise travel that far. The idea that he had to sacrifice his true love for another stranger he never met never made sense. Looked like the writers forced the love angle of the parents. Nahh this movie just made me angry and sad, korean romance movies always leave me hurting. Is that a forever existing trend.

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It can be hard to find Joy in an unfair world but Joy is indeed here...

This was... Surprisingly good, though it got off to a slow start once it got going it had a pretty good mix of playboy falls in love and life is not easy... giving us a window in to the daily lives of immigrants/ foreign workers... work permits can be tricky. though the movie has a whole lot of lovely cliches it feels a bit refreshing to have two poor leads instead of the usual rich/poor I also adore. Bundled together with some more issues here and there such as domestic violence and I am sure something more... But I seem to have forgotten...

The male lead has a whole bunch of red flags, he even wears a red shirt to warn us. As he pretty much both stalks her and tries to guilt her in ot stuff at times... But the chemistry between the two leads is phenomenal, and he does experience some type of development. But as usual fun to watch, but in real life this can be pretty tricky.

I think i may have gotten a crush on the female lead, I am not going to say she is a very good actress overall but there is something about her that has me hooked. The more I see her the more I want to see of her. And honestly her character here is one of her best ones. She is both smart, human and kind but without coming off as pathetic.

But what I love most is the cringey lines meet good lines ...

”Choice is only for the rich”

The words "I love you" said over and over again in the most peculiar way...

“ I have no plans of being your future but I can be your now”
Oh come on... m... right... we all know how that is going to end...

The friendships here are pretty good too. So are the views... Hoodies and Umbrellas are also used pretty decently.

Definitely one of the better Pinoy Rom Cos I have seen, you just get passet those first moments av meeh...

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Surprisingly not too bad

Using my personal rating system of "loved," "liked," "meh," & "nah," this was a “liked”.

I rather enjoyed this even though it was pretty low budget. This… I guess… is sort of a xianxia. Took me a minute to recognize the ML as the cat demon from Blue Whisperer. He did a nice job. I especially liked the FL. I thought the actress’ appearance was unique for cdramaland in that she was not pretty like a doll but had a strong sort of beauty that matched the intelligence of the character she was portraying. There were a few plot holes, but nothing so bad I had to give it up.

If you’re bored on a Friday or Saturday night and need a movie to watch that won’t make you work too hard, check this out. (If you read a lot of my reviews, you’ll see this expression copied and pasted—you can tell how exciting my social life is!! Lol!).

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Suspend your brain function and just enjoy.

Using my personal rating system of "loved," "liked," "meh," & "nah," this was a cheerful “meh”.

It was kinda cute. The ML constantly trying to get the resistant FL into bed was kind of funny (yes, I know that in real life, its not, but in drama fantasy land it was kind of funny)—especially his overweening confidence. I wish there could have been a bit more time for the FL and ML to fall in love realistically, but it was a movie, not a series or mini-series so I understand. The sound track was as annoying as heck, tho.

If you’re bored on a Friday or Saturday night and need a movie to watch that won’t make you work too hard, check this out. I found it both on YouTube and Viki.

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if only she was older…

The movie was not bad its just that the age gap freaks me out like crazy. the ML is an adult in his 20s while the FL is basically a child(15/16). Like WTFFFF ik its an arranged marriage and the marriage was legalised but it still felt wrong in so many ways. How was so many people ok with them getting married????? If you cant teens getting married, i recommend you dont watch this. The child marriage can really pull focus away from the plot cause everything becomes 10x more disturbing.

please ignore this part i need to fulfill the 500 character criteria thank you. (owheidhejdudhdjdhisbdidhssjduudhsududhdhdhdhdhdhdudhhdidjdjdidhdidudehehhdhdrhbpqieheisnnwbxbciosiauysyxxbdi)

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The 2nd easiest 10/10 I give to a movie (in 1 day)

I've watched this movie after finishing "Love can't be said" , which has my 1st easiest 10/10. And truth to be told, I loved it.
My heart can't take , this movie made me so happy. It has everything a plot, good actors and my favorite aspect : FANTASY.
What more could I ask for than Fantasy+romance ?
The lines are also so touching and inspiring. I really wish to meet my soulmate, just like they did.
Please watch it! Otherwise you'll be missing out a real gem ^^
PS: was waiting for a kiss tho smh but that one at the end was so cute and heartwarming hihi ❤️

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The easiest 10/10 I give to a movie

I've never watched a movie in daylight before !
I started this one not expecting much. Just because it popped up in my ytb feed and I was bored. BUT, thankfully there is a but, I loved every single second of it.❤️
I would've regretted not watching it. It went beyond my expectation, and the ending.. AAH the ending, I hate to say it but it's realistic. I share too many common points with the FL even the point of being in my final year. I wish to live a true love like hers and that my ending would be happier. Kudos to the actors they aced it! it's my first time seeing the ML and he is so handsomely talented.I'm a fan. He looks so much younger than 27 ?

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Another nonsensical movie for the win.

The most surprising thing is: it was not that bad at the beginning. I would even call it decent. I went into it thinking “piranhaconda”, but got an opening of a not bad disaster movie. The joy did not last though, and it turned into a full on laughter about all the absurdities.

Trying to find logic and realism would be harder than finding Wally with blindfold on. Truly nothing made sense. The villain was comical, the physics did not work, the crocodile had some magical powers to do all the stunts he did. Most characters had a negative will to live too. As brainless as it was, I did have fun watching.

My favorite part was when the crocodile was running wild and everyone on set was looking everywhere, but the crocodile. Obviously they did not even use a toy electric car to give the actors indication where the animal is supposed to be at any given scene - unintentional comedy goals.

Have to say though, while the CGI was not great, it was actually better than many Chinese wuxia shows I have seen. Easier to make it decent with all the dark sets - you can care less about the details. Still, surprised with the not awful quality.

Overall, it’s a good fun watch with a group of friends. You can place bets on who will die first too, or who will survive till the end.

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I wasn't expecting the plot twist but also i didn't watch the original movie yet

Its a light hearted story.

I clicked on this movie by mistake but continued to watch it ?
I stayed for the actor. Cuz i like his acting a lot ?

The start was really good.
The cast is also good.
Its more like ... Reality instead of being cliché impossible drama track.

I liked jin goo's character a lot ... And also the girl from all of us are dead ...
The plot twist ... I didn't like it at all ... Didn't except it.
You need to be mature enough to accept everything from the plot twist till the end. Cuz things happens.

But i liked the girl's story.

Time travel... They didn't make it cliché or unrealistic.
I liked that everyone accepted their fate at the end.
I hope writers stop making dramas so realistic i wanna escape reality that's why i watch kdramas. I don't want to face reality but here we are, 2022 kdramas r all about facing reality ? no thanks I'm happy in my unrealistic world ༎ຶ⁠‿⁠༎ຶ

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