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Nice movie infairness

Umm speaking of chinese period movies, I rarely find nice ones so I can say this movie is top notch. Not toof fast and too slow. Not the usual legend of white snake story . In this case, its the guy who is the snake 🐍. I don't really understand 100% what was going on because You Tube has no English sub but I am somewhat confident that I know what's happening. I don't understand why did the guy fall for her. Anyways i dont care because the guy is so sweet and protective. The female lead is annoying at first. Childish and weak but there is development I think? But still weak. Ugh. 😣
Anyways I thought it was nice bec of the male lead. Not bad trying since you only need more than an hour .

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A great story about choosing your own way and doing what you love.

Be forewarned, because this is my first time writing a review. So it may not be great. But I just watched this movie which is about trying out new things. So I figured, why not?
I wanted to watch this movie at first when I saw there were so many familiar actors in this movie. I put it off for later, and now I've finally watched it. And it's great!!!
Story:
The story is about these two childhood friends who are now in university. They did judo their whole lives, but then Bandou Haruki gets injured and takes a break from judo. Even after Bandou recovers from his injury, he hesitates to go back to judo, since he feels he doesn't have talent in this field. Then Kazuma thinks about starting a male cheer team along with Bandou and the story continues from there. The characters try out this new thing that they thought were only for women and eventually start liking it. The characters initially have a selfish motive to do it but they understand the beauty of cheerleading. They grow with their team, learn to trust each other, and become the cheer team "Breakers".
The story is probably(I'm not sure, this is one of the only time I watched something sports-themed)a bit common, like other sports themed movies about coming of age. But I think that they executed it pretty well. I loved the character development of each character and how they overcame their mental struggles and traumas. The sibling relationship didn't get much focus, but that didn't take anything away from this movie.
And whether you're familiar with cheerleading or not, this movie gives a pretty good understanding of how awesome cheerleading is.

Acting/Cast:
This has a great ensemble cast so, I don't have much to say except that the acting was great. I want to say that Masaki Nakao's acting was more impactful to me than Ryusei Yokohama. Because Kazuma's character had more emotional moments than Bandou's. So I liked Masaki's acting slightly better. And everyone more or less portrayed the characters pretty well. Plus, I have to give a shout-out to the practice and training the actors had to do for this movie. All of this physical work was definitely not easy.

Music:
I didn't notice the music in this movie too much. But whatever background music I heard was mostly well-suited to the scene. And the ending song was awesome!!! So music is 8/10.

Rewatch Value:
I probably won't rewatch this movie anytime soon, but it's definitely worth rewatching someday. There were plenty of emotional moments in this movie, which I would like to revisit someday.

Overall:
Great movie, great cast, great music and great characters! There wasn't one moment where I didn't like something in particular, or had a flaw to pick. This movie tells the story of a team learning new things, learning to stand up for themselves, choosing what they think is best for them, growing together and getting to know each other better. Definitely a recommended movie.

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Strange kind relationship

This does have a sci-fi feel to it. As unrealistic as it is that an phone app can summon a hologram (or a virtual person anyway). It also is part psychological thriller. I really liked that it showed a long-term relationship of two guys, even though it is going through tough times.

ACTING/CAST: Absolutely superb. I was amazed at how well these actors conveyed the emotions of their characters. They weren't bashful during the "making out" scenes either. The actor playing Lin has some very pretty eyes.

Basically this movie turned the idea of dating apps and took it one step further. What if there were virtual companions that were customized to your exact desires. The skin ship is out of this world, brilliantly shot. Lin was adorable when he came but as the story progressed you start wondering what's really going on. This movie talks about something extremely common in most relationships. You never know if you are truly in love or if you're confusing it with some other feeling. About the rut every relationship goes through and how people grapple with confused feelings of attachment and simultaneous resentment. Not too sad, but it is emotional.

Overall : A happy ending, but a rollcoster.

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A good watch

Story
Compared to the other versions, the plotline were pretty much the same. This version have a more sentimental feel to it. And even though i knew the ending, i still cried.

Acting/Cast
The acting was good. Casting wasn't really spot on like other versions, but still good.

Music
The music were nostalgic. My favorite was 很高兴认识你 by Twins

Overall
It's a touching story about the friendship of 7 different girls. If you like retro setting, i think you'll enjoy this.
Cinematography was really good and really pleasing to see. I really liked their outfits on the 90's setting.

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Spooky!

A good way to pass the time if you're looking to watch something creepy. I watched this alone at night and I found it spooky with a good tense atmosphere! I honestly I kept looking around the edges of their cams for ghosts lol. The found-footage style suited this movie well, as it obviously made it seem more real. We got a good combo of go-pro, camcorder, and static cams, and even at times a drone. Ha Joon being in the tent directing and replaying footage/comparing shots for the viewers was great too because 1 looks real 2 let's me take another look. I'm one who tends to like terror over horror (atmosphere/fear over what you don't see vs scares thrust right in your face [although there were definitely some of those too in the 2nd half]) so this suited my tastes.

As for the acting, I thought it was top notch! You could totally believe these are just a bunch of young adults who are in it for the thrills and have no idea just how in over their heads they're going to be. They felt real. They also totally weren't taking it seriously at the start, so you might not be interested at that part, but I think it's necessary to build that atmosphere and establish the characters. Then once we're past that things slowly started taking a turn ahh.

I think the only thing I was a bit let down about was that there was no kind of lore drop. Probably a big ask since this is "live" and shit started getting real for them so it's not like they're going to have the time or presence of mind to investigate ~the truth~ behind it all, but I wanted to know more about why things were fucky! So don't expect some great investigative found-footage film, because they don't really get into that much they just make speculations based on the rumors around Gonjiam.

Anyways, moral of the story: don't play around with spirits for views!

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The story itself seems like a good idea and had been done correctly could have been a creepy story. But ... this is probably one of the most stupid movies I have watched lately and honestly doesn't make any sense.

They threw in a lot of things that could have been cut to actually explain why and how all this happened in the first place. I felt absolutely zero connection to any characters. This movie is over a hour and I couldn't even start to tell you any character's name. The two best friends seem close, that's about all I can make sense of.

The "horror" part of the move is laughable. the "stabbing" sounds literally just sound like someone getting hit with a sack of quarters. There were no twists. No turns. No build up. What has this been doing for a hour? X_X I couldn't tell ya. Nothing makes sense.

I get it's supposed to be "urban legend" kinda thing, but even those have a story. Those have a REASON. Those come to you, show up, or you go to them because of some *set* reason (I mean, unless you're the slit mouth woman, then I can see how you just stumble upon her, but even then, there is a story/her story) so you see what I'm getting at, hopefully.

And y'all I'm sorry but the running.... the running had my cry laughing. It reminds me of vines I used to watch of people being dumb for fun. Lol I'm sorry. This just wasn't my thing. This wasn't horror to me.

I wish and I hope someone redoes this movie though because the story itself does have potential to be something if done right.

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This movie kept me so stressed. Lol it was like a yo-yo: "does he know? He knows. Wait he doesn't know. He knows. How does he not know?" It was never ending. Lol

But on the real, this was such a cute and fluffy watch. I know it will probably weird a lot of people out but eh to each their own. Even if you removed the "step siblings" situation, it's still a cute fluffy show.

Gotta say though, this is the first time I've watched a movie like this so it was definitely unique.

I just hated how he treated his sister. Like i know he says he was angry but why take it out on her? I legit thought he hated her guts so it always broke my heart seeing how he would just turn sour in a instant from Mina to her. I guess i get it but i also don't? I'm glad they worked it all out and got that special supportive ending.

Wasn't a fan of the SML, I liked him up till he said it was "disgusting" and really hated him when he did what he did in the hotel. Okay, you were making a point and testing something..... but you didn't have to be rapey about it. That was so gross and made my skin crawl. The fact you even went through that even if it was a "test" shows how nuts you are, bro. No, just no.

I didn't expected to love this movie as much as I did. Lol I know I cracked a lot of "I'm stuck, step bro" jokes but I really did find this movie cute.

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Never had Hong Sangsoo projected himself onto one of his films more so than Like You Know It All. I truly believe that Director Hong sees himself as a self loathing, destructive man child. This is a quite hateful film with any interaction Director Ku has with people ending in pain and suffering. Seemingly empty words and gestures that Ku doesn't think much of have a grave effect on those around him. Director Ku somehow within a month inadvertently allows a rape take place, crushes his friend’s wife's spirit and then exposes the boring marriage for what it is. And despite it all, nothing is gained. The only take away Ku takes from his encounters is that no one understands his films because he doesn't understand himself. The sweetest thing that transpired was the camera lingering on a playful couple in the pool while Director Ku starts to gain some hope in his life reading the note Ko Soon wrote him, which is scuppered when reality comes crashing down upon him. This is one of Hong Sangsoo's more beautiful films. It's only appropriate that it's also his most scathing.

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What exactly was the point of this movie being made?
I saw the first one, while it wasn't bomb, it wasn't bad either. This one was just awful and made no sense.

What was the point of bringing in new characters we know nothing about? To add some spice?? I would care more had this been their story and then a third one come out with it being this.
Maybe, just maybe it would have made a little more sense or at least had a reason.

I really feel like this was made to try to get more money from the franchises. Mostly because at least the first episode had a story and plot among all the gore.... this was mostly gore.
Silent Hill meets Hellraiser, if you will.

I mean i get they wanted to bring their friends back, but they all "re-died" within the first 10 minutes. It's shit when you have to see your favorite characters die all over again. And because over half of the movie was just the first movie, dude.... really? I feel like so much more could have been in the place of that. I'm all for recaps, but when 90% of a movie is recap, it's pointless. In that time you could have told the other kid's stories.

This was a hard flop for me.

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Perfect movie in one word.

It's the first romantic Korean movie for me to watch I guess! And probably the best romantic movie I've ever watched till now...

I thought the romantic Korean movies will be cringe, but I liked the actress since her role in "The negotiation" and I liked the actor I don't remember from which work... All of my doubts went wrong, and the movie was actually great and I could simple give it a 10/10

The movie's scenario is quite unfamiliar, and extraordinary, and the ending had a huge plot twist that I couldn't think of at all, I kept watching this movie for about 3 days... not because it was boring, but because I was excited into watching it that I treated it as a series... I wish it had a series somehow

The movie has also remembered me of a person I used to like and care about, because she looks like the actress a lot either in face or in her character that I can't even tell whether I got these sentiments and went sobbing because of the movie itself or because of this similarity and resemblance! But maybe both?!

The soundtracks are so soothing too just like the events and the scenario itself, and the acting is quite professional and flawless... This movie is quite re-watchable also , I think I will watch it someday, but I've to deal with my past memories first about the girl I like/d :D

Anyway, watch it guys, I totally recommend it for you, and if anyone reads this review - if you've any recommendations, please feel free to add and text me of those recommendations in the same genres as this masterpiece or anything else that comes up to your mind... I like the Korean fans' community the most.

Ah, and you might cry during watching it :D it made me cry in many moments, which is unlike me; it's very touchy...

Thanks

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Very nice movie!

A very nice movie!
The low quality of the film and the bad sound almost made me give up. But I read the reviews and I didn't give up. And I'm very happy.
The film consists in a series of scenes, filmed separately, but related to each other. The one who had the idea to link and explain the filmed scenes at the end was very inspired. I loved the ending!!
I really liked the restaurant scene, when the chosen way to communicate was to write messages on those cards. Any way to communicate is better than nothing and when you can't talk, it's better to write. It was romantic, cute, full of emotions. And the actors really played wonderful this scene. In fact, they all did a good job.
The music was fantastically good! It totally surprised me!
I really liked the movie and I will definitely watch it again when I will want a dose of youth, well-being, beautiful people and love.
There are also outtakes during/after the credit roll. I would have liked to have a translation here too. But I still enjoyed watching them.

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Funny and cliché and lolz!

Arcie is trying to get into the fashion world, but has to adopt their best friend's children after said friend is murdered by the evil gang Addictus Anonymous. The children's uncle wants to adopt the children as well, though. Instead of having a major custody battle, the mixed family ends up living together in the house of Arcie's boss who is away. Hilarity ensues! This movie was not what I expected. It follows a typical family comedy plotline, but it has enough randomness thrown everywhere that one can't help but laugh out loud! Sometimes the jokes got a little too random, but overall they land well. The main characters have big personalities and stubborn temperaments, the villains are nefarious and petty, and the side characters are simply shocked the whole time. It's a delight to watch!

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Mr. Pacemaker, you are a dream!!

Sangha has been in the shadows and background of Jinwoo's life for awhile now, but he discovers him for the very first time as his "pacemaker". I loved this storyline, due to Jinwoo realizing that he really wanted Sangha in his life and in his heart, much more than for his professional career. I also loved that Sangha made sure that Jinwoo knew that he wanted him to want him to be in his life.

I really liked that Jinwoo's friend gave him a reality check about how Jinwoo needed to be able to make his own way in life, because he wasn't looking for a rich, handsome, and successful boyfriend to save him.

He just wanted Jinwoo to return his love and affection.

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Trying to explain some point. Skip if you haven't watch, heavy spoiler!

This movie is more into psychological horror, it has interesting story but poor telling. And since i can't find any satisfying explanation i want to try explain some point. Excuse my raw explanation and untidy English.

So there are two main characters here, student Ha Young and vice principal Eun Hee.
As for Ha Young's story, her best friend Su Kyung was dead suicide (the very first scene) after being sexually harrassed by teacher Park and is ashamed of herself. She'd rather die than being insulted her for what happened. Ha Young can't take it and seek revenge trying to kill teacher Park but ended up being helped by Eun Hee.

Eun Hee's story is a bit confusing. Her trauma started in 1980, when she was a student at that exact same school. The soldier's appearance was related to Gwangju Uprising incident in 1980 (Try search it). The students all supposed to be at home, but at school there were still the security guard, Eun Hee, and Jae Yeon. The securiy guard is dead shotted by the soldier and then several incidents happened. Because of these incidents Eun Hee developed trauma that make her forget what happened and mixed her memory.
In throwback scene, it was seen Eun Hee was the one hiding inside the classroom while Jae Yeon was the one attacked by the soldier in the toilet. But it's actually the opposite (as stated by Eun Hee's psychiatrict 'It was you'). Hence, the one who was hiding in classroom and taken by the soldier's vehicle is Jae Yeon (because there is also a scene where Eun Hee visited unnamed grave, thats the missing Jae Yeon), and the one hiding on toilet, sexually harrassed, and stabbed on the hand is Eun Hee.

The murders was all done by Eun Hee. But the only murder she 'conciously' done is teacher Park, while the others was done by her unconcious self, as it was seen on the last part, they were killed by Eun Hee while wearing school uniform (indicating her old self seeking for revenge).
Principal was killed because she kept threatening others to keep silence about school's incidents (First incident in 1980 as Eun Hee's ex homeroom teacher and the second incident that i believe trigger Eun Hee to kill her is after her encounter with teacher Park's in his home).
Meanwhile, the headless uniformed person i think is the same person in the very first scene with the window incident (not the old security guard in throwback scene). I still dont really understand what happened to him, it could be accident but the last scene somehow indicates Eun Hee is the one killed him (but for what reason?). His head is inside the bucket full of disgusting creeping animals, while the body is hid on the roof with the soldier's nametag on his wrist. Maybe his dead is Eun Hee's way of revenge toward the soldier? because they are wearing 'uniform' (remember the scene when the soldier's uniform is blurred by black thing in late scene)

And the ghost that keep haunting Eun Hee, i think she's Eun Hee's portrayal of deep regret and guilt toward what happen to Jae Yeon, whos body never found, but in herself form. The ghost has half shoes (Eun Hee running away to toilet from soldier is in one shoes too). But why one eye stabbed? I dont really understand too.

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