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Perfect Introductory work to Ran Masak or Masahito Segawa....
"Roman Porno from 1985. A young teacher heads off to teach fencing in a school in the countryside."This is a Japanese Cat III movie which contains lots of frontal nudity but it is not vulgar as other Cat III movies are...
The fencing teacher Noriko Saotome (Ran Masak), is invited to teach fencing at a remote mountain school, not realizing that her so-called friend, Saeko Okazaki (Izumi Shima) has a personal reason and ulterior motive in recommending her for the open position...
It turns out from even before the two ladies reach the school, that the male students in the school (young students (and later, the faculty alike) are misogynist. Also, an incident shows that the female students are very tolerant of this mindset.
First, mistreatment by students leads the main female lead into a world of sex, submission and perversion by all men, including the school's principal.
Although many reviewers believe this is not worth watching, I totally disagree. This is a great film featuring nudity but no raunchy sex scenes!
The cinematography is as good as any other regular film for its time, both the inside and outside settings. The music which assists in setting mood and segues in the movie is excellent and the actors/actresses play their roles convincingly and add to the overall atmosphere of this under-rated movie.
From my readings on the Internet, the actress Ran Masak maintained a special working relationship with director Masahito Segawa during their professional career years; I would recommend trying all the movies in which they collaborated.
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Wrap Up.
The final stage of the Liar Game only had a single game. But, it is this lone game that people refuse to take risks with.I enjoyed the Garden of Eden a lot. The tricks were more intricate and I failed to see through many of them, just like the second season. But, Nao-chan had an incredible character growth compared to the first season. She is much more braver and less 'stupid' than before. Akiyama never really changes. (Which is a good thing.)
Though I liked the game, I understood why it was made as a separate one without combining with the episodes. But, I missed seeing more intense games like the first two seasons. Overall, it's an almost perfect wrap up to the Liar Game. I will surely miss every player's antics.
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Emotionally Rewarding Story
"Welcome" is an uplifting movie that warms our hearts while watching it. It is a story of three youngster friends, Hye Sook, Gi Joo and Taek Gyoo, that grew up in Andong. Hye Sook is a chef that is married to a loser and she is running away from the loser husband. Gi Joo is a struggling author that is getting a divorce. Taek Gyoo is married happily and he is the one that works as a catalyst that glues the friendship back again. I really like Hye Sook's mom and Hye Sook's daughter, they are the guardian angels for Hye Sook. Also, Taek Goo is really a good friend, he saves Gi Joo from committing a suicide and guides Gi Joo during his struggles. I cannot forget to mention that the scenery in Andong is truly beautiful.I really enjoyed watching the movie, it is a heartwarming story, it would be a wonderful daily drama or weekend drama series. It has a lot of potential to be a memorable drama series since it warms our hearts and not making us stressful, while watching it on weekends or on weekday evenings.
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Very watch worthy
As a AOT anime fan, going in this I didn’t really know what to expect. A lot of people who have seen this had said it was bad but I wanted to form my own opinion on it, which I’m glad I did. As a original spin off to the AOT anime it was excellent. I loved the action and the setting (being able to compare the parallels to anime but as well as recognize it’s differences).The Titans actually brought me a little fear! And I felt empathy for some of the characters (Great acting!). Overall part 1 of this movie was excellent .Was this review helpful to you?
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I ended up dropping this. I can't sit through it, sadly.When i first came across it, it really did look and sound interesting. But as i kept watching it just felt like it got worse and worse. I'm not sure if it's the weird time-line setting or the weird acting they all seem to be doing but nothing about this movie made me want to finish it.
Even the story itself is iffy. I wanted to like it. I really did. I sat through more of it than i really wanted to but as they say, you can't force feelings. And my feels clearly said "enough!!" Lol
I just couldn't get into it.
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Sayaka... Sayaka was simply amazing. So sweet and kind... so sad and lonely. When she found Itsuki passed out in the parking lot, when she then offered him a place to stay, a complete stranger, the way she jumped at the chance to simply have someone there, at home, so she wouldn't come back to an empty place every night. And for half a year, for six months she had that and then she lost it again just when she thought it safe that Itsuki would stay...My heart!
Sayaka was so much kinder than I would have been in her place, the way she forgave her boss, her mother and then Itsuki, too. And even before she did that, the way she was simply happy for him because he achieved his dream and she congratulated him and she would've left it at that, she wouldn't have tried to get him back. What an amazing, selfless, good-hearted person!
I admit I watched the movie for Iwata Takanori - but instead of his character, I fell in love with Takahata Mitsuki's Sayaka. Gosh...
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War Trauma
I was hesitant to watch any war movies, but I started watching "The Front Line" movie out of curiosity. The story was attention grabbing with strong performance by all actors, budding actors and/or veteran actors across the whole generation spectrum. To say the least, I could not stop watching it until the end.I am not going to tell the story but I would just say that the movie tells the story so vividly that generals or leaders from both North and South Korea decide to start a battle or a truce/ceasefire but the ground troops are the ones that have to deal with the casualty of war or death. The war itself is the enemy of any soldiers. The war scenes are so terrifying and dire to say the least. Each individual soldier experiences war trauma and also each one of them uses their own defense mechanism to deal with their own trauma.
There is a scene that is so heartwarming when character Kim Soo Hyuk (portrayed by Go Soo so convincingly) saw a snapshot of character Cha Tae Kyung and says "I am going to marry this girl" . It makes our hearts flutter because he keeps on looking at the picture so tenderly. But destiny and fate cannot be predicted and determined. There is a brutal scene where the platoon led by Soo Hyuk literally sacrifices a young new enlisted teenager to be shot by the sniper, almost like a sacrificial giving, so that Soo Hyuk could pinpoint the location of the sniper.
In my humble opinion, character Kang Eun Pyo (portrayed by Shin Ha Kyun) should have shot the female sniper Cha Tae Kyung (portrayed by Kim Ok Bin) when he knew he should do it, but he let the pretty and wounded sniper go. At the end, Eun Pyo is so pitiful and sorry that his inaction causes his college friend to be shot by the sniper.
I would give an eight out of ten overall because I cannot stomach to re-watch it, but I definitely give a ten out of ten for the performance by actors.
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AMAZING QUEER REPRESENTATION
I've recently just watched this movie upon seeing it on my For You page in Tiktok and I don't regret watching it AT ALL. It was such an amazing movie about two high school boys falling in love despite their situation in an all-boys catholic school as well as one of the main characters having really homophobic friends. The lines and script for the movie was amazing and eye opening and it felt like actual conversations from actual queer people, it was really incredible. The shots used in the movie was amazing as well that even if it looks really simple, it's the most romantic thing you will ever see I don't know how but they really make it work. Lastly, this movie had AMAZING queer representation especially with the main character being an effeminate gay person along with his two other friends, it just feels refreshing to see such a feminine character being the main lead for once I really appreciate it so much I don't think I've ever felt represented in a bl before except for this one. Overall, this movie is literally a 10/10 I highly recommend you guys to watch it if you haven't or if you're planning on it! Thank you for reading my review this is the first review I ever did hihi <3Was this review helpful to you?
Nothing really happened in this movie except a bunch of teenagers standing around screaming at each other while they're on a time limit of who to kill off or sacrifice.
Can't say I'm annoyed ... but I kinda am. Lol but I get it. I would be screaming too if I was in that situation so I can't hate it too much.
Also... can't ignore the fact that it really is a different version of Battle Royale. I know I try my best to not compare movies/shows but this one was.... waaaayyyyyyyyyy to close to being like Battle Royale for my taste.... just more screaming and in slower motion. I had to speed up the movie to get through it. >__<
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What a thrill ride this movie was
To be honest I am not one for thriller movies at all, but this movie sure as hell grabbed my attention fully. I saw a video on TikTok that made me want to watch it and I am not disappointed at all.I screamed so loud for nearly half the movie because of stuff I did not expect in the least to happen. My heart was beating a hundred miles an hour because of the suspense in this movie. The main female lead I already love as an actress because of Scarlet Heart and The Secret Life Of My Secretary.
Tonight I will be starting Squid Games because of Wi Ha-Joon. He is an actor I should keep my eyes open for his future work.
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Hilarious without trying
The Dude In Me follows a trope of body swap that in itself isn’t original, but yet manages to keep you reeled in. It probably has to do with the humour throughout. It does follow a serious enough plot but of course it doesn’t get too intense because of the comedy genre. I wanted something mindless and funny but with a decent plot and this movie promised and delivered all of it! Another thing I was impressed by was JY’s acting — I’ve only seen him in cute roles where most of his characters are quiet and gentle but in this he was really different in a good way. This movie does utilise a fat character and makes them lose their weight to become instantly attractive to others (more a sad reflection of our society perhaps) but I didn’t feel his looks were humour (except for the focus on appetite maybe?) based because he was a badass in his fat self as well. Also loved how cute his relationship with his father was! However the weight loss timeline was unrealistic but since it’s a movie let’s pretend it’s totally plausible. Few scenes in the movie feel a bit cringe but that’s okay, overall it’s an hilarious watch.Was this review helpful to you?
An adorable moving love tale
It may not come real considering how scared we all are to the strangers. That’s how the world we live has become, a place full of threats and dangers with a few safe spots. Them if you put your faith and travel with this movie it does move your heart in good way. Very light with no sad moments to lighten up your day. Good watch if you aren’t gonna poke your nose into logic.Conversations and the lead chemistry will never disappoint you. It will make you crave for more ! More of their time together so that we can smile gleefully 😅
I rated it 9 since it delivers what the makers hoped for in a sincere heartfelt way !!! If you aren’t here to watch very light weight adorable love story, you should skip it.
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This will sound sacrilegious, I guess, but The Final is my least favorite of the Rurouni Kenshin movies. So first, let's get that off my chest...This was meant to be a tale of revenge but instead of going deep and intense, they went blockbuster wide. In the fights, instead of simply relying on Satoh Takeru's awesomeness, they focused way too much on neck-breaking wire-work so the fights lost much of their intensity. And in order to let every character have his/her moment, the movie felt scattered.
Plot points were pulled out of the hat and dropped again without a second thought. Why did the priest have the diary that Kenshin took with him at the end of The Beginning? Did Aoshi live? And why were the Watchers even there? What was the point besides giving each a big fight? What happened to Sojiro? How did Saito and his men escape the trap?
But my main complaint: Kaoru was, once again, reduced to the role of a kidnapped love interest. Seriously, she owns a dojo but she gets knocked out more easily than Tomoe. Also, I liked her and Kenshin as a couple in the first 3 movies but here? I wish they just let them stay friends. After seeing Kenshin with Tomoe, someone who could truly grasp the darkness he faced, I found Kaoru... well, let's face it, Kaoru is way too naive and innocent to really understand what Kenshin had gone through during the war. She's kind and understanding but she will never truly get it.
And now to the good stuff!
Satoh Takeru. Just that. Satoh Takeru. In a movie that kinda lacked intensity, he had intense down to a pat. Whenever the movie just let him do his thing, it shined. Just him standing in the rain... and I was all, yeah, yup, that, this.
The last fight between Kenshin and Enishi. Specifically the moment when Kenshin let Enishi stab him. From the shock on Enishi's face, it was obvious that he didn't expect to land a hit. I think he never really wanted to kill Kenshin in the first place. Because Tomoe loved him. Enishi was furious with Kenshin - but there was the fact that Tomoe loved Kenshin. And when Kenshin first let Enishi stab him, then he apologized and then the crazy Chinese dude shot Kenshin... That wasn't what Enishi wanted.
The scene where Enishi read Tomoe's diary in his prison cell and he truly understood not only how much Tomoe loved Kenshin but why she loved him in the first place and that she died willingly and gladly for him, that her death wasn't Kenshin's fault. That moment when Enishi truly saw his sister as she had been...
The fight where Sojiro joined forces with Kenshin, the way they almost... danced around each other because their strengths and styles matched so perfectly. And Sojiro's happiness that he finally experienced what it felt like to have someone truly have his back. That did things to my heart!
So yeah, I was a bit disappointed in the movie but there were still many scenes that I will replay again and again because they were so good!
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The two main characters. It is only a movie and they can only fit so much into 1.5 hours but they managed to put in a bit of back story for both of them so we get to know them quite well. They are both loyal and honest. We can understand why they care about each other.
What I didn't like:
It was a bit slow at times. A lot of the time not much was happening as the focus was on the feelings and relationships of the main leads. If this had been a drama I probably would have skipped to the end just to see how it ended. As it was only a movie I kept watching because I cared about the characters and I'm glad I did or I would have missed relevant backstory.
I'd say watch this if you like emotion driven plots and if you like only a little bit of drama and only a little bit of angst. I hope this review is helpful. If you're confused why I gave it such a high total rating, it's because I found the ending to be emotionally satisfying. All the loose ends were tied up, and it didn't have any of the things I hate when watching something.
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