Log 2026 [With Notes]

(Netflix)        Avg Dur:   46 min        Total Time:  6 hrs 54 min

Notes:   Slow & mostly boring.  FL's facial expressions odd.  FL had to decide between ML who is passive/meek or ML2 who showed extreme controlling behavior in the name of love, which even I found difficult.  FL not taking initiative to communicate irritated me.  Call him if you are not going to make the date, tell him in person you love him, visit him if he doesn't show up at bridge.  Mystery of who she picked left to bitter end.

--- ML2 aggressively gets intimate w/FL after he sees her w/ML.  FL kisses ML when in HS then leaves.  Felt like friendship relationship w/ML except ML getting hot/bothered looking at her butt.

Ending - FL chose her 1st love/childhood friend.

(Viki)        Avg Dur:   25 min        Total Time:  2 hrs 30 min

Notes:   Kinda had F4 tone to it.  Wish the mystery of FL's story related to her best friend was executed/explained better.  Liked the triangle & felt like FL could have chosen neither guy but plot had her pair up w/brooding guy. Collab FL Japanese MLs South Korean

Ending - FL goes back to Japan & on a whim the group of friends decide to visit Japan to see her.

(Netflix)        Total Time:  2 hrs 8 min

Notes:  Dancing from actors was good but looked watered down at times. Lack of dialog so had to infer emotions & what characters were thinking which made me lost.  Loved all the Christmas lights on trees & the blue dangling lights.  Chemistry/acting impressive & each actor assigned roles that suited their personalities.  Latin dance ML mesmerized me w/his abs.  Nudity super brief/tame. Cinematography beautiful...dance hall w/ticket holder boxes my fav.

--- MLs kissing was very steamy. On train, in bedroom & after dancing together at competition.

Ending - Wasn't a fan.  ML's dance together for 8 dances by themselves then abruptly leave the dance floor during waltz with classic dance guy saying he will see the other ML at the 10 Dance competition.  Movie 2?

(Netflix)        Total Time:  1 hrs 50 min

Notes:   Acting was really bad & cheesy.  Almost 100% English.  Not actors' native language so acting/emotions suffered most likely.  Collab between Thai ML & Filipino FL.  I did tear up a little.  Wasn't a fan of FL.  Beach scenes were pretty.

--- FL kisses ML1st. Unmemorable.

Ending - FL dies leaving ML to guess where she is.  FL's sister visits ML after she dies.  ML finds peace & tells FL's sister about their memories together.  

(Netflix)        Avg Dur:   70 min        Total Time:  16 hrs 20 min

Notes:   Beginning really drew me in. Chemistry was really good w/leads & wanted them to be a couple IRL.  Slept thru some eps & didn't feel like rewinding.  Hyper focus on couple so no real story or plot to draw u in.  Cliches abound.  Loved ML's acting & FL down to earth pretty.  ML shirt off a time or two for eye candy.  ML2 actor too I'll wait in the wings for FL.  FL2 soo cute & passively strong willed & I loved her gumption at following ML2, they make sense as a couple based on their personalities.    Villains did not feel impactful.  ML's comedy & leads fighting banter was very good.  Needed more comedy jealousy scenes & more emphasis on struggle of liking married woman.  FL never felt married...director choice?  Cinematography seemed amateurish or off sometimes.

--- Many kisses.  Beginning kisses had heat & munchies....a bit more ML than FL.  FL kisses ML1st.

Ending - ML hit by car & suffers amnesia.  1 yr later FL meets ML @ original hotel & ML gets his memories back.  More yrs later ML2 staring at FL's photo @ his photo expo.  FL2 still chasing him to be her boyfriend.  ML's mom gets company back & gives FL her own company.  All the bad guys in jail.  ML & FL marry & have 2 kids (1 boy 1 girl).  Final scenes all cast members dancing in the groups they were in.  

The 4 Rascals     (2025)        Netflix           Vietnamese    4.0    
Pretty FL marries a hunk.  ML struggling w/in-laws being loud & obnoxious + FL nagging & unsympathetic towards hum.  Notes:  ML good looking.  FL not standing up for her husband/selfishness  irritated me.  Too much screaming yelling.  In-laws irritated me too. Thought story was going to be about glasses girl nerd.