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It's 1992, and a Japanese film deals with a marriage of convenience, a marriage of convenience. I am surprised by the openness and the fact that this volume is not figuratively lynched, dishonored and offered a cinematic solution to "how it should be right". The picture is interesting, actually, if it weren't for the style, phones, cars, hairstyles, I would easily believe that it was filmed even now or just a few years ago and not almost thirty years ago. The acting is excellent, especially the characters of Shoko and Kon Fujishima, the overall impression is surprisingly very good and I also want to thank karcikarl for the cz subtitles.


Jsme v roce 1992 a v japonském filmu se řeší sňatek z rozumu, manželství ve lži. Jsem překvapen otevřeností a tím, že se tento svazek obrazně nelynčuje, nedehonestuje a nenabízí se filmové řešení, "jak by to mělo být správně". Snímek je zajímavý, vlastně nebýt toho stylu, telefonů, aut, účesů, bych klidně uvěřil, že bylo natočeno i nyní nebo jen před páry lety a ne skoro před třiceti. Herectví výborné, především postav Shoko a Kon Fujishimy, celkový dojem překvapivě velmi dobrý a ještě chci poděkovat karcikarlovi za cz titulky.

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During the viewing, the spoken word of the picture gradually slipped away, at first OK, towards the end it became more obvious, but it is nothing that should be a problem, the link to this picture cannot be simply rattled off and a non-Thai viewer must first of all crack the subtitles, so it doesn't matter that much and it's not the fault of the movie makers. I had to play the ending three times, I didn't understand it. With the open end, they left a back door for a possible sequel. It was a little difficult for me to recognize the actors at the beginning, because the age gap was not so great that they had to be replaced by other - older actors. Cus - young handsome, the older one was completely ugly, he didn't match physically, I understand that it is difficult to find different types of actors, Ball was probably the most similar to the younger-older one, Per - the younger one was already played by an older actor than the others, it was enough to age his beard, by editing. I just have to respect that the Thais wanted it that way. Overall, just slightly above average, where the story itself took it. I'm not the one who has to criticize and prove to myself how bad everything is, on the contrary, I'm always looking for the positives, whoever doesn't do anything won't spoil anything.


V průběhu sledování postupně ujíždělo mluvené slovo obrazu, zezačátku OK, ke konci už to bylo více zřejmé, ale není to nic, co by mělo vadit, odkaz na tento snímek se nedá jen tak zchrastit a jiný než thajský divák musí především louskat titulky, tak to tolik nevadí a není to chyba tvůrců filmu. Konec jsem si musel pouštět třikrát, nechápal jsem ho. Otveřeným koncem si nechali zadní vrátka na případné pokračování. Trochu mi vadilo se zezačátku vyznat v hercích, protože věkový odstup nebyl tak velký, aby se museli nahrazovat jinými - staršími herci. Cus - mladý krásný, starší byl naprosto nepěkný, neodpovídal fyzicky, chápu, že je těžké různé herecké typy najít, Ball byl asi nejvíce podobný mladší-starší, Per - mladšího už tak hrál starší herec než ostatní, stačilo ho ostaršit vousky, úpravou. Prostě musím respektovat, že to tak Thajci chtěli. Celkově jen mírný nadprůměr, kam jej vytáhl samotný příběh. Nejsem ten, který by musel jen kritizovat a dokazovat si, jak je všechno špatně, naopak, vždy hledám klady, kdo nic nedělá nic nepokazí.

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More mind games that lacks impact

Originally a remake of Johnnie To's "Drug War", now they've delved into a wider expansion in this sequel and beyond the initial plot on its own. There's even more mind games this time with new characters, but as much extended storyline was added in, it does not seem that it's posing any bigger impact as it should. There's really not enough stakes to drive the threats onto higher ground, the movie stays within its frame and that's not much different than any other standard drug crime movie, it's just ridiculous why Netflix would even cash in a sequel to a movie they do not own in the first place.

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Enjoyed the musical moments and the bright colours & costumes, disappointed by the romantic aspect

This movie has a very interesting premise with an Indian wedding being organized in Thailand with the wedding planner being the ex of the groom...This is a good set up for a lot of shenanigans and could have made a nice rom-com movie with a cultural twist, mixing both Thailand and Indian casting.

Unfortunately, I was quite disappointed by the romance aspect of the movie. I had trouble to fell empathy for the female lead and was not that convinced by the storylines with the two males protagonists. It lacked emotions and was super focused on the comical / almost satirical aspect of things that I never managed to really care about any of the relationship of the main cast. The secondary characters were a bit better in terms of likeability despite being for some very caricatural.

What I preferred from the film relates to the filmmaking of the various cultural steps of the Indian marriage as well as the musical numbers which were really nice. The soundtrack left me with a very good impression. In terms of production, I enjoyed the costumes and decors, but I remains a bit more ambivalent regarding the directing choices, especially in the more "action" driven sequences where everything felt very cheap.

I would not recommend this movie as I was disappointed by the plot and the romantic aspect of the scenario. The premise is good and there are good musical moments...but the overacting and almost parodic directing choices as well as the lack of nuance in the storytelling prevent me to recommend this.

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Awesome

This is late Review after rewatch
All is good in this movie especially [ Han Hyo Joo ] her
When its happen in reality how much you tolerate like her
My Favorite scene is 1⁚02⁚02 - 1⁚03⁚58 i love this scene in that scene child artist And her screen presence is hilarious
THank you totally i enjoyed i hope you all feel same as me
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Sad but Real

B (Actor): Young Woo
T (Actor): Jae Ha

"Method" unfolds the narrative of an actor and an idol engaging in a clandestine affair while collaborating on a play, reflecting a story that resonates with the often intricate reality of such relationships. True to life, the connection dissolves once the curtains fall on the play, mirroring the transient nature of these romances. The film, while okay in its portrayal, adeptly captures the emotional journey of the characters. Though the reasons behind their mutual attraction remain unclear, one certainty emerges—both characters undergo profound transformation. This isn't a tale of happiness but a raw depiction of real-life complexities. The film concludes fittingly, acknowledging the impermanence of such relationships in reality, unless one is prepared to sacrifice everything.

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maybe cause i've watched the drama, this fell short. the editing didn't do it any favors, there were parts missing that didn't flow well, a lack of info that would make scenes from one scene to the next - here were missing.

so the only reason anyone would watch is (cause here the "sex" scene wasn't edited out ) which was erotic (i guess) to me it was kinda cringe, so skipped it. But after that (here) the morning after, Seung Hyun doing a runner cause he saw the ballpoint pen was a bit ridiculous IMHO.
1. the dude (supposed to be) a virgin, so when he finally does "give up his V-card", would one run out on the person u finally gave it too (?) when they were good to u & were being sweet?!? without any type of explanation. or hang around to clear the air idk anything but disappear (especially when u work together OMG, this movie was a glaring warning to why one shouldn't get involved in office romances - that's my main take-away from this...)(ノへ￣、)
2. he finally got the hot guy he was salivating over - a guy that was out of his league (in his head). not to mention this time around it wouldn't be an unrequited love. so make it make sense that he tried to ghost Jong Chan, cause Yoo Seong didn't know he existed?!? ＼（〇_ｏ）／like plz -

& after hearing out Jong Chan, talking it out with Ji Yeon (his bff) he's still passively waiting for Jong Chan to make the 1st move - why?!? cause he's the "bottom"??? i hate this b.s. trope, can't stomach it when we talking FL's in K-drama's, not gonna find a taste for it cause this a BL & we talking about an ML - like plz with this crap!
he was in the wrong, Not Jong Chan - so it was his mess to clear-up ugh with this toxic, passive personality that is the norm cause everyone else eating it up (╬▔皿▔)╯
him being cute, clueless, inexperienced, insecure, younger (or any other reason u can think of) doesn't make his actions the day after OK. & as an adult that wants to be in a relationship he should know better, apologize & work on his sh*t so people would want to be in a relationship with him (but this dramaland, so never mind~(>_<。))

on a whole this was ok - if i wanna revisit, would watch the drama - Not (!) this.

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Worth watching for me.

Whatever the story was I really liked it. I loved the casting. Especially the young actors they were so good. It was my first time watching a Korean Movie. And also my first time writing a review. All i can say don't expect anything just watch it. Give it a try.

I really don't rewatch any series or anything I watch. So yeah.

In the end I really got anxious. But the ending was good.

Overall it's worth watching. I've watched a lot English horor movie. According to those obviously it's good. I decided to write a review cos I saw a lot of negative review. It's not bad. I can say a simple horor/ thriller movie with a potential cast.

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Actually Quite Enjoyable

Pleasantly surprised. Didn't think I would like it so much. I only picked this up cause I was bored but it did not disappoint. It made me laugh, then it made me sad and it finally made me cry. I really liked the complexity of the characters. They are all flawed in their own way and as the plot progressed, they grew. I love how it explains things that it was so abrupt at the beginning leaving you with why did they did this and that. But after they showed the reason it makes your heart cry. Three characters who are broken because the loss of a loved one. They come together and help each other. I love how there is no bad guy in this show. Just flawed humans. You felt sympathy for every character. Truly a gem. Worth a watch.

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Average Thai Rom-Com set in an Indian wedding

This is my first non-horror Thai content I watched as I was intrigued by the Indian wedding setup shown in the trailer. Being an Indian, I wanted to see what are they going to show in the rom-com.

OVERALL REVIEW:-
It's an average nothing special rom-com which fails to hit the mark in both the romance and comedy departments. It does not mean it is unwatchable or cringe and considering the short runtime of 1.5 hrs, I didn't expect much from it in the first place. Comedy seldom lands and chemistry between the leads is just Meh! There is no place where we can breathe and absorb what happened as it is very fast-paced, moving from one comedic scene to another emotional scene within seconds.

LANGUAGE ISSUES:-
There is a hotchpotch of different languages being spoken with not-so-on-point accents which I can understand as people are not speaking their dialogues in their primary language. Nevertheless, both the Indian characters as well as Thai characters look unnatural and uncomfortable when speaking English which breaks the flow and kills the vibe of the movie. I would have preferred the Indian characters to have at least converse in Punjabi or Hindi when they were talking to each other.

THE LEADS:-
Let's not talk about the Indian supporting cast as they were neither the focus nor did they act naturally as a bunch of Punjabis speaking English sounds very cringe to me.
Vachirawit Chivaaree the ML looked very bright and handsome straight out of a K-Pop band and his acting was decent.
Ranee Campen the FL looked so gorgeous and beautiful throughout the movie which I can not deny. But her character was written very clumsily and her acting was very over the top in a few scenes which I didn't like.

PORTRAYAL OF INDIAN CULTURE:-
This is the aspect in which the movie gets full marks in making sure they showed Indian culture appropriately and with respect. All the ceremonies (Mehendi, Sangeet & Phere) which are essential parts of Indian wedding were at least shown correctly and briefly explained.. The song featured in the movie gave good Bollywood vibes with all the background dancers and our couple looked really good doing the dance movies in traditional Indian clothes. Definitely the highlight of the movie for me.

NOTE: I want to clear the misconception for anyone watching this movie and they must know that only a minority of Indians consume alcohol during weddings and in general alcohol is not allowed.

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Movie-length commercial for MSC Cruises

This movie was literally the middle of the road for me. To me, it had more wrong than right, but I'll just give it a 5 and move on.
I really struggled with this movie, as it didn't seem to know what it wanted to be. Was it a comedy? A mystery? A farce? Except for the main characters, everyone else's hair, makeup and clothing were WAY over the top. A lot of the characters just seemed like caricatures of real people - that makes it hard for me to feel like I'm getting to know them and to feel empathy for them. Most of the characters were a little creepy, including the children. Was that so that we couldn't figure out who the "bad guy" was?

I think the biggest question I had while I was watching it, how did the FL get on board the ship without a ticket, how was she able to remain on board once the ship left (the ML knew she didn't have a ticket), where did she get her wardrobe since she didn't have luggage? And I could be mistaken, but when we first meet her, I don't think she even had a purse on her.

All-in-all, for me this movie was too "campy" and difficult to take seriously.

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Even though what happened is unfathomable, despite all the tragedy, the deeper focus is on hope

A true story. Not the only one of this kind, unfortunately. This one took place in South Korea in 2008 and was filmed in the KMovie "Hope" in 2013. (In the original: "Wish" - the meaning of "Sowon", the name of the eight-year-old protagonist.)

This film production, which was shown in neighboring Asian cinemas, too, achieved great success largely through word of mouth. The story is shocking and touching, while the film adaptation laid its focus less on exploiting the crime itself, than on sensitively dealing with how it affected the little girl, her family, friends of family and classmates. It's less about the incredibly unscrupulous, brutal act than about the family's struggle to continue to come to terms with the unfathomable and the consequences on a wide variety of levels - psychological, physical, social, financial, legal, media-related and everyday practical.

“Hope” received quite some film awards. Despite all the heartbreaking tragedy, the KMovie deliberately intents to touch people in a positive sense. The KMovie wants to open up an, nevertheless, optimistic perspective towards a life 'after'. This, obviously, is tough and challenging. Surely it takes time and even more patience. Heart-rending in this context, for example, is the wonderfully authentic portrayal of the massively threatened father-daughter relationship. Unexpectedly, though, some light comes into the darkness. Sol Kyung-gu - in the role of a desperate father, whose daughter is in danger of slipping away from him due to her terrible experiences – apparently did not take off his distinctive costume throughout the entire shoot in order to maintain high contact with the emotions and their intensity the whole time. And Lee Re, in her debut on the big screen as an eight-year-old daughter, also touches the heart, as does Uhm Ji-won, who initially apparently didn't have the courage to take on her role of the mother. She is also deeply touching with her convincing acting that gets right under your skin.

Even though, what happened is and remains unfathomable, despite all the tragedy, the KMovie explicitly focuses on hope. This way, throughout those 122 stirring minutes it is not all grim all the time.














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SIDE NOTE: --- The Cho Doo-soon case ---
The story refers to a rape case from 2008, when a drunken 57-year-old man brutally raped an eight-year-old girl in a public toilet in Ansan. Being as brutal as he was, the girl suffered permanent damage. However, the man (who before had already been convicted of rape, among other things) got away with only 12 years in prison. He consequently kept up his mantra, that being so drunk that day he couldn´t remember anything. This had already helped him in previous cases. Here too, he was given mitigating circumstances due to his age, the influence of alcohol and his mental state.

The rape in Asan was extremely gruesome. (The details were not in so much details explicit in the KMovie and I also do not want to waste any letter for them here, either.) Suffering from her internal and external injuries, the girl was hospitalized for eight months. She took an artificial anus back home. Medical treatment was followed by psychiatric treatment. A year later she was at least stabilized enough to go back to school. But even several years later in 2020, she apparently can handle harmless cartoons on TV only, avoids any news and tough topics, i.e. she is still extremely fragile and unstable when it comes to the issues involving any violence at all.

The investigation and trial in this case from 2008 didn´t get covered in glory. On the contrary. The public outcry was great and extended, among other things, to a petition to the Blue House for retrial. The case also led to a number of legislative proposals being submitted by the Democrats, which would, for example, suggest to imprison repeat offenders of sexual offenses against minors in special facilities for life, or e.g. concern the legal handling of sexual offenses committed under the influence of alcohol. But in the end they didn't go through, nor did various petitions.

Instead, the electronic ankle bracelet was the method of choice when Cho Doo-soon was released in 2020. The cost of continuous monitoring of Cho Do-soon's electronic ankle bracelet during the first 4 months after release only, was estimated by the Ministry of Justice at over 200 million won (over 140,000 euros). In addition, apparently 71 security cameras were set up specifically to protect Ansan's residents from Cho, who still has his wife and his home there…

By the way, the infamous Cho Doo-soon case was also topic in the K-dramas "Taxi Driver 2", "Voice 4" and "Vigilante".

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What's life is like for a rescue diver

When I first saw the title I was a bit put off by the translation of Umizaru or 'Sea monkey' at that time I really didn't read the synopsis and I just started the movie little did I know it would be the best movie that I would have watch it really gave a certain vibe and as a military enthusiast I really loved what they did with the story though not every rescue diver would be like that but it gave a sense of camaraderie, bonds, and time you spent with the group of people you train with like "This sucks I should just quit, but the other people behind me and in front of me and my buddy are also in this suck I should not quit" it really gave that kind of sense along side that it really gave an impact for the romance even if the movie is not all romance it hits those area really good and the music timing is just amazing I would listen to that song over and over again along side the ost it Umizaru really made an imapact to me and how I should proceed in life really something to learn if your willing to watch to the whole thing again you really understand it a lot more and it deepens certain area where if you had questions you would find the answer.

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I wish all the wives who have men as husbands, who like men and it breaks down or the couple finally wants to work it out, were as accommodating and understanding as Namwhan. After four years, Oat got fatter and he didn't seem so mysterious and attractive to me anymore, an unexercised body could be seen under the layer of crusts, Toey is still a skeleton and only gained weight in his face and this time I trusted him more. I felt like their physical relationship was more mature than in the first episode and the Thai island setting (I assume it was Lantau when they were talking about the mosque) was a blast. Also refreshing were the characters of Jena and the real Japanese Kenta. Kham, one of the main stars of the new series Call It What You Want, flashed in a small role. M.anon's subtitles have improved by leaps and bounds and you could say they are already very solid. I appreciate the story, even though it ended almost like a fairy tale here, because it deals with a very sensitive topic, and no matter how those involved approach it, it will always hurt someone...I definitely recommend watching the first part of the year before watching this movie 2017 Present Perfect.
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Kéž by všechny manželky, které mají za manžely muže, co mají rádi muže a provalí se to a nebo to chce dvojice konečně řešit, byly tak vstřícné a chápavé, jako Namwhan. Po čtyřech letech Oat ztaťkovatěl a už mi nepřipadal tak tajemný a přitažlivý, pod nánosem kérek bylo vidět necvičené tělo, Toey je pořád kostřička a přibral jen v obličeji a tentokráte jsem více věřil jemu. Připadalo mi, že jejich fyzický vztah byl vyzrálejší, než v prvním díle a kulisa thajského ostrova (předpokládám, že to byl Lantau, když mluvili o mešitě) byla bezva. Rovněž osvěžením byly postavy Jeny a skutečného Japonce Kenta. V drobné roli se tam mihl Kham, jedna z hlavních hvězd nového seriálu Call It What You Want. Titulky od M.anon se mílovými kroky zlepšily a dalo by říci, že už jsou velmi solidní. Příběhu, i když zde skončil téměř pohádkově, si vážím, protože se věnuje tématu velmi citlivému a ať už k němu dotyční zúčastnění přistoupí jakkoliv, vždy to bude někoho bolet ...Rozhodně doporučuji před zhlédnutím tohoto filmu se nejdříve podívat na první díl z roku 2017 Present Perfect.

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Similar to the film Lodi, the same director here also deals with the question of gay and straight men and their mutual erotica. While in Lodi the straight man Brent had no idea that he was being hypnotized and abused by a fanatical gay man, here in this film straight men are confronted with the finished product "fully aware". I rate it the way I rate it, and I definitely don't intend to hurt a film that was made for this purpose and the creators knew they wouldn't get a high rating.


Podobně jako ve snímku Lodi stejný režisér i zde řeší otázku gay a hetero mužů a jejich vzájemného erotična. Zatímco v Lodi heterák Brent netušil, že je uspáván a zneužíván fanatickým gayem, zde v tomto filmu jsou hetero muži postaveni před hotovou věc za "plného vědomí". Hodnotím tak jak hodnotím a ubližovat filmu, který byl vyroben za tímto účelem a tvůrci věděli, že vysokého ratingu nedosáhnou, rozhodně více nehodlám.

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