Pretty good thriller for the most part. Something unique and enjoyable. Acting was also great but some story parts didn't work for me. It was an enjoyable ride overall, gore and violent scenes must be one of my favorite parts in this film. Good job with stabbing and blood splashing.
Apparently this is based on a video game, I never played so I can't compare.
This film was cool, I watched it for Miike, Narimiya and some humor. Japanese sense of humor always attracted me but it wasn't as heavy as I thought it would be.
Good watch after all, it was such a pleasant film.
It could've been better than that and it's not about the whole America, terrorist thing. I don't give a damn about that side.
The first film was more gory and enjoyable to my taste, although it wasn't the excessive amount of gore that I loved but it was cool. This one focused more on emotions, it's not that bad but it's not that good either.
The drama was enjoyable and it did give me some laughter. But some of the elements I disliked in the original Full House were still present. However, it's still way better than the 2004 version.
In the latter episodes, they were so serious that many things were ruined. It's nothing more than I expected it to be but it deserves the watch, no regrets.
This was my usual detective dose of every season. This time around, it wasn't a serious watch at all. It was full of parodies from other detective dramas in what I call "dry Japanese humour".
I always say that I like Japanese humour so I did like this one but not to full limits. I'd take silly and dark humour before dry humour any day. Overall, the drama was worth it; the characters and some cases brought me joy even if this wasn't exactly an easy watch.
I am certainly not melodramas' person. They're one of my least favorite genres but I always had a soft spot for revenge melos and I will end up watching most of them anyway.
This drama was actually good, the acting department was well-fitting, the drama felt classy with mesmerizing cinematography but this doesn't deny some shortcomings here and there. It's a Korean melo after all.
The part that I didn't like was the over-use of tears. A melo is a melo so having a teary female lead and all is expected but even the male lead? Darn, he cries when he's angry, when he's sad, when he's in love, when he's frustrated and that applies to the female lead too; sometimes they cry together. Crying each episode three or four time was a must in this drama. Give me a freaking break writers!
And very well-deserved for this film, might I add. i watched it in the heat of getting to know Mr Odagiri but…
Yes, I would say this is the perfect film to meet Matsuda not Odagiri but since you liked him here then it's going to be very interesting to meet him in other great films of his.
I am halfway through with Chai Pat's story, an absolute darling =_= I can't wait for the two last brothers' stories; Chai Lek and Chai Pee are so playful and cute!
I liked the two first brothers as well but darn, the execution could've been way better than that. Why didn't they make it a little more exciting? Anyway, great article (:
He's such a charismatic versatile actor that you can never get enough of him. He's forever one of my top favorite actors.
Great stalker guide, amazing actors deserve all the attention and the praise.
Here's my theory about this drama, do not read unless you finished the whole drama, Spoilers ahead!!
The mystery of the drama lies on the number "2"; two worlds. The life and the after-life. The "line" that's been brought up too many times in the drama is the line between those two.
At the matter of fact South Atami is the line, people who live in South Atami are dead people who didn't cross for the after-life yet (heaven or hell) and the people who are still in a coma (they can cross to the after-life or wake up in real life). As the header in the welcoming to Atami says "It May be Heaven".
Also, the investigators, Kitajima is dead but still didn't cross yet while Hoshizaki is in a coma. His boss Meiko died in that accident in Tokyo and he probably got injured too badly or tried to commit suicide (like the witch asked him "did you do it yet" while showing traces of suicide on her wrists) and went to a coma. Meiko called him from the other side, it could be heaven or hell but I belive it's the second since he didn't want Kitajima to end up like her.
Now, the ending; Shinonome is some sort of Shinigami who helps people cross the line, so near the ending, there are only two options for Hoshizaki and both of them involve leaving like Kitajima dreamed that he will disappear and leave her behind:
1) He died and he will cross to the after-life. Proof, he was smoking and saying:"I only smoke once in a year" which implies people visiting his grave once in the year lighting incense sticks.
2) He woke up from the coma and went back to the real world. However, I doubt that since the witch said she will leave first to the place she always wanted to go (after trying to commit suicide) which is more lickely the after-life. Kitajima couldn't cross yet because she still hasn't found her way, that's why Hoshizaki left her behind.
That's all I have, it was an impressive mind-boggling ending for sure.
Yes an EXCELLENT and versatile actor! Overlooked by many who are only watching dramas and by others simply because…
It's not about age or anything. Most people who watch anything Korean focus on dramas instead of films so most of films' actors (which are way better than dramas' actors) are unknown to many fans out there.
This film was cool, I watched it for Miike, Narimiya and some humor. Japanese sense of humor always attracted me but it wasn't as heavy as I thought it would be.
Good watch after all, it was such a pleasant film.
The first film was more gory and enjoyable to my taste, although it wasn't the excessive amount of gore that I loved but it was cool. This one focused more on emotions, it's not that bad but it's not that good either.
In the latter episodes, they were so serious that many things were ruined. It's nothing more than I expected it to be but it deserves the watch, no regrets.
I always say that I like Japanese humour so I did like this one but not to full limits. I'd take silly and dark humour before dry humour any day. Overall, the drama was worth it; the characters and some cases brought me joy even if this wasn't exactly an easy watch.
This drama was actually good, the acting department was well-fitting, the drama felt classy with mesmerizing cinematography but this doesn't deny some shortcomings here and there. It's a Korean melo after all.
The part that I didn't like was the over-use of tears. A melo is a melo so having a teary female lead and all is expected but even the male lead? Darn, he cries when he's angry, when he's sad, when he's in love, when he's frustrated and that applies to the female lead too; sometimes they cry together. Crying each episode three or four time was a must in this drama. Give me a freaking break writers!
I liked the two first brothers as well but darn, the execution could've been way better than that. Why didn't they make it a little more exciting? Anyway, great article (:
Great stalker guide, amazing actors deserve all the attention and the praise.
The mystery of the drama lies on the number "2"; two worlds. The life and the after-life. The "line" that's been brought up too many times in the drama is the line between those two.
At the matter of fact South Atami is the line, people who live in South Atami are dead people who didn't cross for the after-life yet (heaven or hell) and the people who are still in a coma (they can cross to the after-life or wake up in real life). As the header in the welcoming to Atami says "It May be Heaven".
Also, the investigators, Kitajima is dead but still didn't cross yet while Hoshizaki is in a coma. His boss Meiko died in that accident in Tokyo and he probably got injured too badly or tried to commit suicide (like the witch asked him "did you do it yet" while showing traces of suicide on her wrists) and went to a coma. Meiko called him from the other side, it could be heaven or hell but I belive it's the second since he didn't want Kitajima to end up like her.
Now, the ending; Shinonome is some sort of Shinigami who helps people cross the line, so near the ending, there are only two options for Hoshizaki and both of them involve leaving like Kitajima dreamed that he will disappear and leave her behind:
1) He died and he will cross to the after-life. Proof, he was smoking and saying:"I only smoke once in a year" which implies people visiting his grave once in the year lighting incense sticks.
2) He woke up from the coma and went back to the real world. However, I doubt that since the witch said she will leave first to the place she always wanted to go (after trying to commit suicide) which is more lickely the after-life. Kitajima couldn't cross yet because she still hasn't found her way, that's why Hoshizaki left her behind.
That's all I have, it was an impressive mind-boggling ending for sure.