several of your film recommendations are already high priority on my TBW list. I also have been meaning to watch Restart After Coming Back Home. I noticed Dangerous Drugs of Sex is back on Gaga. My friend described this as “the most f$cked up movie she had ever seen,“ but hard to look away from. I may watch it if I’m in the right mood, Ballon’s Landing on Netflix is also on my list. Practically all the movies I want to watch are serious and/or depressing so we’ll see if I get to them.dora:
dangerous drugs of sex is very high on my priority list. good to know it's on gaga. i've been meaning to get to it for awhile but i wanna be in the right mood for it. the other two i hadn't heard of but look good, i'll check those out too :)
while i did really like khemjira, i don't think i personally connected with it quiteeee as much as everyone else did. i think it's well a made show with good performances but i can also see where it wouldn't be everyone's cup of tea. props to you for pushing through it and giving it a fair shot! extra points to you!!iota:
I should mention I don't have a problem with the acting/actors. But I do keep thinking that it seems like Namping's character's expression looks like he's about to cry at any time during the entire 6 eps. 😆
I guess it depends if you like a horror theme for a bl genre too how much it's going to keep your interestblsymphony:
Very true. I don't care for horror in ANY genre, lol.
I do recommend trying to stick with it if it holds your attention enough also lets be honest Keng is 🔥🔥🔥
I'll stick with it! I have to admit to being bored part of the time, but I'll ride it out...this one time, haha
I think you're going to get less out of it or possibly nothing at all.
I'm learning a few things about my preferences that I didn't realize so clearly until watching Khemjira.
Also, there hasn't been much romance yet and that's really my favorite part of any drama, BL and otherwise, but there's still time and all the lovey dovey scenes I've seen in shorts and stuff should be coming up, lol. 😂
Movies
I don't watch movies very often but here's a few that I liked enough to put on my top fav list.
Let's Eat Together, Aki and Haru - Some consider this a bromance, but I lean more toward BL.
No Regret - It's been a few years, but I think this has to be the most grittiest story I've watched.
Secret Roommate - So fun! A great watch for anyone needing a short film for their BL watch challenge.
Some More - Another really short watchable film.
What To Say - Meaningful but sooper dooper short!!
Formula 17 - Older but fun & funny with cute moments too.
Sophie:
Did anyone finish The Love Never Set? I want to pick it back up but I want to know if it's worth it.
I liked it but it's a bit heavier than I thought it would be. I'm not sure if you've started it, but you'll find out from the first episode that Ice was SA'd by a professor who was not punished. And, the loan sharks who couldn't collect his father's debt used Ice in adult films against his wishes.
The movie Ice's friend produces didn't have a happy ending and had statistics about suicide rates of LGBTQ+ youth. The drama does have a HEA, so that's a big plus.
@Indie Art Girl
you are allowed not to like Khemjira. You don’t always have to like the popular dramas and that’s ok.
Before I started watching Asian dramas, I almost never liked the most popular shows. It’s good to know your own taste. I still don’t like a lot of the most popular kdramas because they are too dark, violent, or melodramatic for me.
if you want to complain, I certainly don’t mind.
Yeah, some of the most popular dramas, BL and straight, are a hit or miss for me. Maybe that's normal. I'm getting better at not worrying whether it's me. That's just how things are sometimes.
In this case, there's an overwhelming amount of content that I'm not interested in so I'm not connecting. If it was the same everything but with a het couple I would feel the same. If it was the same themes of horror, superstitions, ghosts, curses, possessions, etc, but a different country or culture, I would still feel the same.
I def dislike an overall dark theme throughout the drama without any lightness to break up the tension. I'm a romcom girl through and through, but a side of bad guys work too. (Maybe not solid black flags)
omg I am so behind on shows I want to cry , they're still quite a few highly recommended ones of last year I want to see & I want to be able to catch up so I can watch monthly current releases. this is happening because I'm not a person that can watch multiple shows at once so it takes longer 😭
dont fret, i'm way behind as well. i can only watch around 2-3 eps at most, and i watch both straight and bl, and even have some hollywood/english series so there's that. as i always say, too many shows, too little time lol
So going through the misery of finishing the whole drama is a first for me!Indie Art Girl:
lol, you don't have to force yourself to watch it. aint it precious time wasted if you're not happy doing something hehehe. if you're not enjoying it, you're not missing out on anything, except enduring more suffering lol
Did anyone finish The Love Never Set? I want to pick it back up but I want to know if it's worth it.
this is next on my list, just reeling in my emotions after finishing To My Shore lol. Might be able to start this next week
Sundeep:
lol I did watch quite a bit of korean bl. I have a lot of fav, but my biggest fav is Semantic Error
and this i still have to watch hahaha
Can someone recommend me some bl movies you have enjoyed ?Tiffany:
I'll interprete this as feature-length movies initially released as such (especially theatrical releases), i.e. I'll exclude shorts, specials and "movie version" re-releases of series (as is common with KBLs).
I'll also exclude movies that are niche interest because they're very hardcore. (I'm thinking here of "Dangerous Drugs of Sex", "Playboy and the Gang of Cherry" and "Grand Guignol". I liked these in their own way, but for goodness sake, don't watch these unless you specifically know what you're in for.)
I see that you've already watched "10Dance", "Marry My Dead Body" (more gay-themed police action comedy than BL), "Beautiful Man: Eternal" (third part of the superb trilogy), both halves of "Seven Days", "Cornered Mouse" (which was alright but I didn't like it as much as most others), "Red Envelope" (loved it!) and a few others, so I don't need to comment on these (although I've commented a bit anyways for the benefit of others who may be interested).
So, here goes:
"Balloon's Landing" (Netflix): I wasn't really expecting much, but gosh, it was really good: beautiful cinematography, beautiful music, good acting, engaging (albeit very confusing) story about the complex relationship (love story) between the protagonists. There seems to be some debate about whether it's bromance or BL, particularly as there are no NC scenes (other than shirtless) and not even a consummated kiss - but to me, it's definitely BL with powerful feelings. As I said, it's confusing, especially as things are revealed and unfolded in the second half, so I had to watch a second time in order to fit all the pieces together.
"Does The Flower Bloom?" (Gaga): Serious, engaging and generally good. More like a stage play (with dialogue, psychology) than the usual BL. Nice cinematography, especially the beautiful house. Not for everyone (age difference 19 vs. 37, not much BL-type chemistry, ambiguous/unsatisfying ending which isn't the usual HEA), but I really liked it. (I'm guessing that the low average MDL rating probably reflects punishment ratings for the big age difference and maybe also the ending.)
"Formula 17" (Youtube - available in high-quality UHD): Already mentioned above by Art Girl. Gay comedy rather than BL in usual sense, but quite entertaining and sweet, much better than expected.
"My Bromance" (Gaga): Of special interest because it stars a very young Fluke Natouch (in 2014). I thought it was quite good, but be warned: While the first half is super sweet, the second half is sad and very heavy. (Note: The sequel is awful.) (Disclaimer: I'm very biased about anything involving Fluke Natouch.)
"Cherry Magic: The Movie": If you liked the series, this is the sequel.
I should also mention "How to Make Millions before Grandma Dies" (Netflix), which is not BL but stars Billkin. It's excellent.
P.S. Answering posts like this is enjoyable for me because it's an opportunity for me to go back through my watched list and remember these past titles.
dangerous drugs of sex is very high on my priority list. good to know it's on gaga. i've been meaning to get to it for awhile but i wanna be in the right mood for it.
As I wrote in my previous post, be sure you know what you're in for (flashing red trigger warnings: bondage/captivity, rape, torture, suicidal thoughts), but the second half develops with surprising depth. Not for the faint-hearted, but quite interesting and well done. (I'm guessing that it got a lot of bad ratings from young viewers lured by "sex" and "drugs" in the title, which isn't at all what it's about.)
lol, you don't have to force yourself to watch it. aint it precious time wasted if you're not happy doing something hehehe. if you're not enjoying it, you're not missing out on anything, except enduring more suffering loljazme:
That's my motto too, but just this once I'm going to finish even if it kills me. 💀
Can someone recommend me some bl movies you have enjoyed ?
- His (Japan, 2020), sequel to the drama His: I Didn't Think I Would Fall in Love, but you don't need to watch the drama and the movie still makes sense.
- Hold Me, a 7-min Strongberry (KBL) film.
- Incomplete, a 34-min KBL movie.
- Irresistible Love: Secret of the Valet (China, 2016)
- Life: Love on the Line (Director's Cut) (Japan, 2020)
- No Touching At All (Japan, 2014)
- Some More, a 27-min Strongberry (KBL) film.
- The Love of Siam (Thailand 2007)
- Where Your Eyes Linger (Movie) KBL
PerayaForever:
