A beautiful representation of life, the good and the bad...
I was not expecting this movie to slap this hard, i was taken in since the first scene.It depicts the struggle, the pain and the need to understand one's emotions, in a way that makes you engaged with each dialogue, questioning how life can be this unfair while all you're asking is for your love to be acknowledged and respected...
The lead actors, made every scene come to life, each and every emotion was shown through their eyes, expressions and actions...
It hurts watching this movie but in a beautiful way.
I highly recommend watching it.
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sad ending
WHy sad endingthere no more complains
i deffenetly watch some episodes only for
>Zhang Jing Yi < her presense and acting ultimate
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The worst BL ever made.
This show was not funny. It isn't unhinged just because everything about 'Crazy Handsome Rich' was terrifyingly bad. I have never written a review before, but people saying it's good need to stop misleading new watchers. Stop trying to raise the rating.The acting is NOT good, don't even try. Even if the voice acting part of the show wasn't dubbed, the series would still be terrible from start to finish.
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Firstly, directly at the end of episode 1, when the preview of the next episode starts, the one man says that he doesn't want to be a butler anymore. Immediately i knew the entire plot of the show, it's so expected.
Horribly written and i feel sorry for the actors. They were in Love syndrome, not exactly known for being good, and now in 'Crazy Handsome Rich' the worst BL ever. Worse than 'Check Out' the series
It's almost like the boss love interest guy (forgot his name) only hired butlers to fall in love with them, the butlers do almost nothing in this series.
Mention: The bells? The fortune teller. The mumbling? Made the show worse. I understand why the fortune teller was there, but no.
Do NOT watch this, please. 0.5/10
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Cute but basically typical K drama story with a BL couple
Personally i avoid K dramas because of all the light in them...literally each character looks like it has a halo above it also the story is not something we haven't seen before million times already.Now what made me watch it fully, is some well done scenes between the leading couple, showing their chemistry and flirtatious side.
Also we're finally getting more watch time per episode, we can see how the relationship develops and get more background stories.
Overall, it's a cute Drama to watch.
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A magnificent rollercoaster of multiple and tridimentional emotions
I couldn't believe my eyes when this masterpiece came out, out of a blue, when everybody had stop believing it will ever aired !And, let me tell you : it didn't disapointed :
The actors were so wonderful in it ; it felt like I was absord in the screen, in the beautiful and profound world of the unknown. I thought before such beauty existed only in my mind but it turned my calm word in a full rainbow of hope, with a glimpse of faith in God.
The frame were exquisite, the special effect wonderful, the eyelashes of Chu Wanning stunning and even my cat was watching for two days in silence.
I was very surprise to see the mature scene between the two leads ; it was really moving considering the censorship...I guess the censors were amazed too by the accuracy of the adaptation and the perfect longing in the lovers eyes.
I was so pleased I force my 100 years old homophobic grandma to watch ; she didn't hear all the dialogue or could read the subtitles but she couldn't turn her eyes. It even cure her depression ; she is so energetic now that when she goes out for jogging, I can't follow her (I have two Olympic games gold medals in athletism)
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Love & Ecology
Stay Like A Local is a short omnibus series featuring beautiful places and yummy local food in eastern part of Thailand. The first and the only criticism I have to voice is the lack of translation of local names from thai to latin script. Probably in order to find out WHERE they actually are, you should pause the episode and Google translate the thai script on screen. I did not do that because the episodes are too short (7min each) to pause.The 6 places are showcased by 12 young bl actors: each couple has an individual story with the local sustainable economy as a background. Each story is a love story using the well know tropes:
1 Friend Zone - the title says it all: best friends meet after three years. Are they still friends or maybe more? The story is sweet, full of side looks and hesitant words.
2 Confession - how to come out to your parents while helping them develop business using local produce? Dealings with parents always make me feel a bit uncomfortable and I can feel for the characters.
3 He's Not Happy - boss / employee relationship that goes both ways. Fluke has the strangest hair colour but the story is cute.
4 Goes On A Trip - a couple of coworkers go on a business trip together. Will there be something more developing between them? The glances are rather telling!
5 Let's Say A Lover - a holiday fling or more? Move on or stay back and try to fix things that are maybe not meant to be fixed...the future is open!
6 Memories - friends and maybe more meet again after certain time had passed. Will they finally be honest with each other and their feelings?
There are some really lovely stories here told within some magnificent scenery. The acting is a bit all over the place, the worst being Fluke (ep. 3 and still playing the same kind of character like in UWMA). The hair styling as well (again Fluke in ep.3 and both actors ep.6).
Everything considered, this is a nice short series expertly promoting Thailand, its gastronomy and the efforts they are making in sustainable economy. It is probably produced with the target audience of young professionals in their twenties: fans of BLs and worried about ecology.
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Not bad
All characters are well projectedAll leads are have good chemistry in all aspect
Director, artdirector, cinematography, editor and VFX these temes work are ultimate
In drama the main characters are -->Tian Yao, he is a dragon but he did not power full as---> [Su Ying]
Finally [Su Ying] drag down by her heart person
Pema Jyad ---->was dound by Yan Hui
Bai Xiao Sheng --->he need some more screen time
Xian Ge and Feng Qian Shuo ---->
Most of all historical films has nearly 40 and above episodes
Ending always tragedy why all leads dosn't have any lovely life episodes atleast last 20 minutes,,,,,,,,,
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Intrigue & Love
Even though the official english title is very poetic, the other title on youtube videos is very fitting as it describes the plot precisely: intrigue, conspiracies, lies ...and love!As usual with these short dramas, the plot is rushed with added unnecessary complexities.
The plot is rather simple: the FL takes the place of a princess in order to kill the king and avenge her father. Her plan goes awry and she actually gets married to the northern king with the help of the queen who needs a spy in the northern kingdom. But our FL falls in love with the ML and together they uncover a conspiracy by the queen and her evil brother to create mayhem and distrust between other countries: divide and conquer.
The series is quite good: it changes from the usual chinese palace setting to the grassy plains and deserts of the north and therefore it is new and refreshing. The scenery is beautiful, the costumes are different from the usual flimsy drapes floating in the wind, the hairstyles are less elaborate and particularly ML's hair decorations are beautiful. The main actor is handsome and talented while the actress was ok: there was something bothering me about her but I cannot quite figure out what!
Maybe it was her character which bothered me the most?!? She is supposed to be a trained fighter but her skills come and go, depending on a situation or, more precisely, on her costume: when she's dressed all in black she is an excellent fighter but whenever she puts other coloured clothing she seems to become a clumsy clutz and from what I saw it was not on purpose! The ML's character becomes a bit silly towards the end: he's so much in love that he keeps following her around like a faithfull puppy, eyes filled with adoration!
I have to rant a bit: youtube go to hell with your rules and regulations! I wanted to watch the full movie version on youtube because it is more convenient but the drama is half soundless: we are not allowed to hear the music, so I guess it is the usual youtube problem with chinese music rights. I found the drama elsewhere and the songs are really beautiful (performed by a duet M/F) so it is really a shame to miss out on it! And youtube keeps insisting we subscribe: never gonna happen!
Anyway, the drama is a good short watch, the editing is a bit choppy, the two main characters are not totally convincing and the rest are rather simple though they do grow a little when they realize their mistakes. Episode 18 looks like the usual drama ending: the main couple is finally together and walking happily while gazing into each other's eyes so the additional two episodes to wrap up the loose ends I had frankly forgotten about is a bit of a change of mood after the happy ending.
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Great tv for everyone
There are many moments, i don't know what to do, i'm not happy. In these times, i would like to watch a few eps of this show, it's so beautiful, heart-warming, makes me feels alive again.YiFei 's acting is perfect, she is not just a beautiful actress, but also a skilled one. She knows here character well, and know how to make the audience feels how she feels. I have watched some of the others show, like Mulan(2020), which is the most famous one maybe, she was a warrior in this moive, totally different from Xu Hongdou(In Meet yourself). Everytime, she will totally dive into the scence and the stories.
This show also present a beautiul please in China, which is the YunNan provience. It's in the southwest of china, near the border. People lives there are very happy, very different life compare to other places in china. Many of my friends would like to take a tour there after they watch this show.
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Wish I could give it a lower score
This is one series that left me conflicted.On one side, the acting was pretty decent (especially for a bl series) the story line was good and I liked the design of the characters, but on the other hand the characters do such f***d up s**t that by the end of it i didn't want them to have a happy ending, I wanted them to go to jail.
It's why I gave the rewatch value such a low rating, I cannot be objective about it and I wouldn't put myself through this again.
I guess my advice would be watch at your own discretion. If you know/think that scenes and themes depicting sexual violence abuse, grooming, rape and coercion will trigger you or make it unwatchable maybe skip this one.
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Not bad but not good too its just okay
a story between a human and a cat, although I like the concept of this story, I don't like the love triangle genre. From the start, I skipped the story a lot for various reasons, such as the story of FL who couldn't forget SML and SML who didn't reveal he was leaving FL and the story about Kuncing who became human and loved FL, maybe I would have liked it better if it was like a romance drama with only ML and FL That's just because here the romance story doesn't really feel that approach when it's in the middle episode and the romance genre feels like during episodes 20-24, the rest is just like filler without any progress or setbacks. I did a lot of skipping from the beginning to the middle of the episode because the romance nuance wasn't really felt and it felt boring because FL was still looking for a way to forget about SML, but after being able to forget about SML, the story became quite exciting and yes, I watched it until the end for one day. For me, I give this drama a 7 rating.Was this review helpful to you?
A little bit boring but pretty moving
It''s pretty well done for a short movie. It manages to capture quite a lot in a short period without feeling rushed. In fact, it's a little too slow paced for me lolIt's kinda boring, although it's touching and moving at same time
I guess, it depends on what you're looking for
It's a nice movie to watch on a rainy day where you just wanna chill. Nothing dramatic, nothing thrilling, or too fancy
Just sweet friendship, lovely moments and simple story.
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A Cluttered Transmigrating Story
To be honest, I'm not sure where to start with this story. It begins with our main character, Lian Man'Er, entering a VR gaming world as a beta tester and gets stuck in the system. The only way out is to complete only one task, which takes an entire series. Another character, the male lead, Shen Nou, appears, hinting that he's in a game, but as the story progresses, it isn't clear. Its obvious he's from the real world.What I appreciate about the story is the family relationships, which is the heart of the story. It explores favoritism, selfishness, healing and learning to get along with one another.
However, I dislike the story itself. It's unclear what the story wants to convey. I would have preferred the story as a period drama leaving out the random VR video game.
Joseph Zhang is a great actor, and I enjoyed his performances in other dramas like Fighter of Destiny, Heavenly Sword and Dragon Slaying Sabre, and Take My Brother Away. However, I the character he portrays as Shen Nou is his worst yet. I mainly watched this drama for him, but unfortunately, he was cast in such a disorganized story. This is my first time watching Tian Xi Wei's performance, and it's not bad. While the actresses and actors protraying the Lian family felt genuinely real, Man'Er and Shen Nou felt more like live action anime, webtoon characters.
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So, I just wanted to say I have been waiting for this one since I watched the trailer. but I don't know what I was high on that I remember it looking like a toxic and taboo romance lol which obviously yes please!
but I started watching and at first I didn't know what to think about the fact that it's a horror plot with hex curses and all. I mean look I love all that too, especially ffs Win looks sooo gorgeous! even more so than anything he's in before at for me personally. because damn the way he looked especially in the red coat and the other ensembles !
but okay this one is very much symbolic and everything is either a metaphor for mental health, or toxic relationships, or even fears that people who are different frequently have to suffer.
the bullying from people that turns the victim into a villain themselves, that's what the "curse" on Namsine basically stands for and I love that nuance. The whole part of 'Enigma' is done so well, I just love it.
even though like I said I wasn't sure at the start if I was going to like it but dude I was hooked by the end of ep 1!
I love gross grotesque stuff so that ending reveal blew my mind (θ‿θ) even though I pretty much said it out loud to myself that if it is him that would be BADASS and it was! lol
it was exactly as badass as I thought! I can't wait for the next season
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The BEST Kdrama I have watched in AGES!!!! ✨?
Before starting this kdrama I didn't know what I was getting into. I thought it would be just another drama with that clichè story of travelling back in time. And I swear I have never written review for any drama before but this drama is SOOOO GOOD I had to let people know what they're missing on if anyone hasn't watched it yet!The casting has been done perfectly. The chemistry between the cast, their acting everything just feels so natural. All the funny scenes are so beautifully done it doesn't feel forced at all. It's a whole package it'll make you laugh, make you cry, make you get excited over the bromance and make you feel the romance.
The title fits perfectly this drama will actually make you feel refreshed like after eating a watermelon 🍉
It is one of those dramas that will lighten up your mood, give you that youthful feeling. I can't wait for my eun-se and chan-ah couple to end up together but at the same time I don't want this drama to end 🥺
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