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Damn, Yee is a little badass.
How many times is this poor family gonna have to deal with this damn ghost?!While I felt like the story was completed perfectly with the second movie, it seems the cash cow has struck again.
Did I enjoy this movie? Yes, I very much did. But, it wasn't actually needed as the story of Yak and his siblings was finished, I felt, in the second movie.
The storyline wasn't bad, and it sorta fit with the previous movies. We get to see more of badass Yak and his delicious 6-pack, and we get to see happy, pregnant Yud. (I still think if the baby were a girl, she would have named it Yam, and since it's a boy, she will name it in honor of Sarge. If you know, you know)
I felt like the repetitiveness of a severely haunted forest was a little redundant since we got that in the second movie. The twist of the helper/revenge ghosts duo helping Yak and the others was a nice little surprise I almost missed. (Yes, it's very subtle.)
Yee is my new icon. She is such a little badass, and I loved her scenes.
Sarge's death hurt me deeply. I cried.
I didn't like how abrupt the ending was. One second, everyone is crying over Sarge, and the next, the ending credits are rolling. That quick post-credits scene was very confusing for me, and I had to look up what it meant. Looks like we are more than likely getting either another Death Whisperer movie or a spin-off featuring Sarge's daughter and possibly Yak. Do I smell a possible romance?
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If you can even then you shouldn't watch it.
The story revolves around Zhuang Man Ying, an orphaned heiress who is sent back in time to reset her mother's life trajectory. She aims to undo all the wrongs done to her mother and help her lead a happy life. In comes her adoptive uncle Qin Mo, who looks uncannily handsome in the 90's. Made me wish I had an adoptive uncle or two to make life just more complicated. Said uncle is rude and harsh in the present but was the love of her life in the 90's.What worked: The lead who looked gorgeous, it is their pairing that initially drew me to this drama.
What was wrong: Everything.
Let me clarify what was bad, the story line, even if one searched with CIA approved thermal heat binoculars one wouldn't be able to find it. The writer must be on some sort of kool aid when they decided to hash this haphazard regurgitated garbage. The production team then decided it wasn't enough that the story sucked so bad they topped it off with an equally low budget and appalling direction. Dai and Chen have proved their worth in far better productions and do not need to do such crappy dramas.
The misuse of a perfectly awesome genre, a perfect pairing and a dearth of proper kisses killed the drama for me. Extremely disappointed, please watch when the world is about to go off the map of the universe.
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Best BL series ever
Idk about others, but for me this series is the best. I've already watched this two times and I would watch again. Current rating of 8.00 doesn't do this justice. This series deserves a higher rating for sure.The acting, the chemistry, the setting, the badass scenes and most importantly, they are funny as well.
Absolutely recommend this.
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A Good Sequel.
I think I liked this one almost as much as the first, and I loved the first. I love the family aspect of the central story and how deeply Yak, as the oldest, feels about killing the spirit and getting revenge for Yam. You can see, despite the passage of time and the joyful things happening around them with Yud's engagement, the family still deeply mourns Yam. I really liked how the second movie didn't just focus on Yak's revenge arc and instead portrayed the grief the family feels while also trying to move on with their lives.Was this review helpful to you?
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Must watch Visual Feast
Storyline can divide into three arcFirst arc-
Xigu Lane (Ep 1- Ep 20-Rating 12/10)
Second arc -
Wartime (Ep 21 to Ep 30- Rating 8.5/10)
Third arc-
Palace intrigued (Ep 31- Ep 40- Rating 9.5/10)
What's good
*ML and FL visual and eyes acting
*Very beautiful Cinematography
*Very nice bgm and OSTs
*can connect with every characters
*Decent fight sequence
*Overall plot motive and sum-up ending
What makes unsatisfied
*Fail to show war tactics and tension in second arc
*Lack of epic battle sequence for ML and lack of clean cut epic battle sequence of FL
*Reduce intensity of ML and FL scenes after half of the show
*Cut and shortened one and only ML and FL bed scene
*Glorify predator and victim relationship of second leads with explicit sex scenes, child abuse and two Epic Death Scenes
Highlights of the show
*ML ethereal beauty, feather-crown entry
*FL butcher to Honorable General journey with well executed Epic fight scenes
*Lin 'an town massacre
Overall
A Feeling good drama with very pleasing visual, plot pivotal of balance between love, duty, family and country.
Encourage to cherish peaceful time and showcase the glory of warriors and hell of war.
Have a nice day , Everyone.
Having very good collective viewing experience in this page.
Love you 🤟😘
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"Who's the monster?"
Having just finished Monster, I feel like a tsunami of emotions has washed through me. Some were easier to face and process than others.The film is an enactment of the Rashomon effect, a series of the same events told from primarily three different viewpoints. Despite the genre and tag for this film being thriller and psychological thriller, that was not my experience. More like social commentary with high stakes. Several things happened that concerned two boys, Minato and Yori, and their teacher, Mr. Hori. When Saori, Minato’s mother, believes Mr. Hori and possibly others have bullied her son, she goes to the school in a take no prisoner’s mode. The teachers (all male) and the principal (female) placate her with insincere apologies, writing her off as a neurotic single mother. Refusing to back down, she is relentless in her pursuit of justice for her child. But all may not be as it seems…
It truly is best to go into this film with no preconceived notions or knowledge. I found the first 2/3’s of the film shown through the adults’ eyes rather bland on occasion. Adults thinking they had all the answers jumped to conclusions, failed to properly communicate, and set rigid societal and familial boundaries. Single mothers were vilified and treated with condescending attitudes. The school faculty and administration cared only about protecting themselves and the school. And for one little boy who was viciously abused by his alcoholic father, the school, the law, and society in general offered zero protection. The school, with all of its "caring" teachers just presented another venue to cause the innocent pain.
Repeatedly through the film, questions were asked. “What is normal?” “What is a monster?” “What does it mean to be a man?” For me, with bullying being so pervasive, why did the teachers leave little monsters alone to terrorize the weak? This film will break your heart and make you angry. Above all, children need protection and acceptance at home, in school, and in society. And in their own home they need love and affection as well. How I wanted to hug these little boys and tell them that they were perfect the way they were. Too often it’s the people advocating a “normal” life who are the monsters inflicting the most fear and harm. An easy recommendation, but not an easy watch.
26 March 2026
Trigger warnings: Child abuse.
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A deeper series that offers richness and love
If you are looking for "Only Friends" or some sexually charged series, this probably isn't for you. But if you like animals, love the acting skills of the cast, and what they can bring to any script, then this is for you. The RomCom/Supernatural/drama trope is for me. More than that, I think that if I had a young child who was getting ready to come out or was in the contemplation stage, this series would champion the "love is love" message, and it would hit home. I would let my young teen watch this and understand that the choice of who to love is fine with me.There was parent-child conflict, sibling conflicts, and, quite frankly, real-life situations (minus the talking cats) that can happen in our own lives. I definitely identified with the mother as a mom with a son, so I cried during so many different scenes. The emotions are what you would expect from the main leads; they are amazing actors. With more dialogue and less action in this series, the actors had to carry the scenes. Dialogue, gestures, gazes, blocking, the cat cafe setting, and the beauty of Thailand were also evident. I loved the underlying messages of spirituality and passing down culture and food in our families, which really resonated with me. It's a quick, cute, and meaningful series to watch with the whole family, really.
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A decent watch
The shadow detective is a good watch. There may be few boring scenes, plots without logic, flaws in the stroy, but it still manages to keep you watching till the end.There are individual cases solved by the police department and intelligence department as well as a main case which is linked to the female lead past as well as the missing sister of male lead.
Wang Xingyue as usual, was very good in his role. He as Guan Cen, is definitely one of the main plus points of this drama.
All the other actors were good too in their acting.
The screenplay and pacing were good, neither fast nor slow.
The antagonist was quite scary and his acting deserves an applause👏
For me, the female lead's character was a bit let down,otherwise everything else is good.
A one time watch drama for me.
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Cool
The moral of the story is ... If you can turn back time... Hye Seong just did that set right an undesirable mistake. Time traveled to repair the harm that was coming for his loving partner WooJin. Can't believe this short BL depicted the humane sides of two people in loving dedicated to WooJin well being. It's not just about sexual feelings, it's a BL of substance, that the first in any KD or BL. If a person is looking for freaky sex storylines, this is not for you.Was this review helpful to you?
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Nah
For me, the main issue is the tone and pacing. Duang With U leans really heavily into soft, slow-burn interactions, which can feel kind of dragged out if you’re used to more intense or dramatic BLs. The chemistry is there, but it’s subtle—almost too subtle—so it doesn’t hit as strongly emotionally compared to shows with more obvious tension or stakes.Another thing is the storyline. It’s pretty light and slice-of-life, which isn’t bad, but it can feel like not much is actually happening. If you like plots with conflict, twists, or possessive/obsessive dynamics (like the kind you’ve liked before), this one might feel kind of flat or low-energy.
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“One Alert, A Thousand Emotions — Enter If You Dare. ?✨?
Alert Love isn’t simply a series — it’s a quiet heartbeat disguised as a story, a soft wind that brushes against memories you didn’t know were still alive. It speaks in the language of glances, in the tremble of unspoken words, in actions carried out in silence… the kind that only the heart notices.I pressed play because I knew James and Kad — but I stayed because the story held my soul with a tenderness I wasn’t expecting. From the sweetness promised by the title, I imagined a light, airy tale. Instead, I was carried through shadows and softness: I began with sadness, felt anger burn through me, and somehow bloomed into a smile shaped by healing.
In so few episodes, they managed to reveal the two faces of love — the gentle one and the one that leaves bruises. Friendship, betrayal, longing, the fear of being misunderstood, the courage to confront the truth, the painful beauty of self-realisation… each theme was handled with a delicacy that felt almost sacred.
James shone with a vulnerability so honest it didn’t feel like acting — it felt like witnessing someone breathe. Kad followed him with equal truth. Even the OST felt like a hand guiding your emotions, placing them exactly where they needed to be.
And TheFah… ah, my comfort sanctuary. Two hearts so soft and warm they felt like a cup of tea on a sad day. They made me smile without asking for anything in return.
I may not agree with every choice made at the beginning — but life isn’t neat, nor perfect. Sometimes love stumbles before it learns to stand. And that is what gave this story its realism, its warmth, its bruised beauty.
Alert Love is more than a narrative.
It is a refuge, a reminder, a mirror.
A whispered warning.
A gentle awakening.
A true love alert for all of us. 💗✨
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Depth and heart
This show blew me away. I really liked the plot, the characters, the acting. I'm glad to be able to see these two actors together again as their chemistry is really good and natural. The show would've benefitted from a longer runtime as it felt a bit rushed and the ending a bit anticlimactic. The time travel plot was interesting but not explored enough. Still I had an amazing time and totally recommend this show!!Acting:9 ⭐out of 10
Story: 8⭐ out of 10
Script: 8 ⭐ out of 10
Final rating: 8.5 ⭐
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Ehhh
Countdown to Yes ended up being far more tedious than I expected, and that’s coming from someone who genuinely loves friends-to-lovers stories, especially when it's built on quiet yearning and feelings left unsaid. Instead though, we get Minato chasing an unnecessarily difficult Wataru for eleven episodes, only for the inevitable to happen anyway.Let's Dive In.
What I assumed what was suppose to be 11 episode of best friends realizing their feelings for one another became 11 episodes of futile angst for the sake of filling an 11 episode timeslot. Ironically, episode 11 shows what the series could have been if the writers had leaned into that direction from the start. Even the end message of "Oh, I, Minato, have been counting down the days till Wataru tells me yes." is arbitrary as hell considering they've already lived together. They also only bring up this countdown in the very last episode, when it would've been nice for the build-up mentality of the countdown throughout the entire series.
Minato starts off endearing, if a bit overly stoic, but still refreshingly honest about how he feels. As the series goes on, though, my enjoyment of Kaname’s performance starts to dip. and I wondered if he was told to crack a smile like he was being held at gunpoint. The romance itself lands in the middle for me. I don’t dislike it, and they do deliver a surprisingly lovely kiss at the end, but their chemistry never feels particularly strong. Still, Kaname is tall and hot, and I am pretty shallow to a superb height difference.
Ratings:
Story: 7/10 - Ehh. Works for a while, then it feels draggy.
Acting: 7.5/10 - Pretty weak, but not terrible.
Music: 6/10 - Wasn't distracting.
Recommendation Value: 5/10 - Ehhhhhh. The leads are handsome, but there's only so much a face can do.
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The ending just didn't hit
I started this series because:1. I loveeeee vampire stories
2. I needed to see jossgawin
I've been a very big fan of vampire stories for YEARS. I started this bl with a lot of hope. It started off quite well. I loved it till ep 10.
After ep 10, it just started getting traumatizing. Don't get me wrong. I LOVED THE SWITCH UP IN THE CHARACTERS (even tho it was kinda obvious). But when mark and tong started acting sooooo stupid, i started feeling done w the series. TONG JUST HANDED HIMSELF INTO THARA'S HANDS??? AFTER ALL MARK DID?!!
It just started pissing me off then. I was literally cursing at the screen cuz they were acting so stupid😭.
Then ep 12 came. AND TONG DIED?! IN MARK'S HANDS??! Honestly speaking, i love me a sad ending. Especially that "i do" scene broke me. I had to just pause and i just broke down for like atleast 15 min before playing it again. I would've given the story a higher rating if they ended it sad. BUT NO. AFTER LITERALLY CRYING MY EYES OUT, GIVING ME TRAUMA, AND BREAKING MY HEART. THEY JUST PROCEEDED TO TRY AND PRESS BACKSPACE??!!
That ending just didn't sit right with me. Like after going thru so much, they just pretend it never happened. If this ending happened under different cicumstances, i would've LOVED it. But after him literally having to give up his life, it just didn't feel right.
I THINK I WOULD'VE JUST LIKED IT MORE IF THEY ENDED IT SAD. LIKE ALL MY EMOTIONS WOULDN'T FEEL WORTHLESS.
Except the ending tho, I ABSOLUTELY LOVED EVERYTHING. ESPECIALLY THE MUSIC. IT WAS GOOD ENOUGH TO KEEP ME INTERESTED BUT I REALLY WOULDN'T RECOMMOND THIS TO ANYONE.
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