Intense thriller that can be difficult to digest at times, but it brings up some interesting questions about mortality,…
You really seemed to like it, and thats great. I wrote a harsh review myself but everyone should of course give it a chance, because we all like different things. Good post from you!
Not gonna lie it could have been better but if second half is amazing its all forgotten. Something tells me that this should have been like an 8 ep drama tho.
Don't underestimate what the korean entertainment industry can do. They can basically for example let an idol get away with rape/murder if they really wanted to... I leave it there.
Easily the disappointment of the year! I wonder how in the world they managed to gather so many good actors for such a poor script?!
Instead of trying to tell a good story we get this confusing hot mess that makes absolutely no sense in the end. Its just a bunch of random side-plots mixed together, new characters pop up all the time and others disappear out of nowhere never to show up again. People are waiting for answers in a second season but forget that. Sweet Home was probably on the verge of not getting a second season even though it did crazily well on Netflix and was praised overall, Hellbound is not going to do that well and is already poorly recieved. I can imagine that the merciless korean netizens are busy making fun of it right now. Just forget a second season..
Instead of trying to tell a proper story the director seems to have some kind of fetish with "brutal" assault scenes. I wonder how many they managed to squeeze into this short 6 ep drama? As well as all the repetitive scenes with the ridiculous looking black hulks slaughtering people? Way too many... and don't get me started on the crazy cult leader and his long scenes. The CGI is terrible and made me laugh many times, some parts even looked like Playstation 1 cutscenes - and that could have been TOTALLY fine if they were modest with it. How they showed it off though is like "look at this cool CGI we made we are so awesome, we even dare to show everything in broad daylight because we are so skilled!". Embarrassing.
I wonder if really the genius behind Train to Busan wrote and directed this from first to last episode? Not a ghost writer/director? I really have a hard time to think so, something must have happened. Or did he write the first eps and then decided to run off with Yoo Ah In to some other project?
And please don't say that its too deep or difficult for normal people to understand, it's not. It feels like I could write an essay about all the bad things concerning this drama but many of you have already pointed out most of them, but this is seriously like a 3.5 on imdb imo. I am not kidding. If you think about it thats almost an achievement with this cast, staff and all the Netflix money. This harsh review comes from someone who really wanted to LOVE this drama and waited with passion every single day for it for months.
Is it only me or does SHK just feel like an empty shell or something? Wooden acting, soulless. Doesn't particularly dislike her or anything but remember getting the same impression when I tried to watch Encounter. Dropped after 2 eps.
It can feel a bit slow at times but then they out of nowhere make you laugh with some hilarious joke, and you get hyped to keep watching. Especially towards the end, like someone else mentioned, it was 10/10 stuff. When they went eating and drinking together and kept playing the schampoo song all the time . Feelgood at its best! This drama will make you smile like no other drama!
I think this is really solid so far... feel like we are watching different dramas.
Is some of the hate in here maybe towards Jun Ji Hyun as many MDL females/teenagers don't like women who are more beautiful than themselves, and downvote the drama?
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Something tells me that this should have been like an 8 ep drama tho.
Instead of trying to tell a good story we get this confusing hot mess that makes absolutely no sense in the end. Its just a bunch of random side-plots mixed together, new characters pop up all the time and others disappear out of nowhere never to show up again. People are waiting for answers in a second season but forget that. Sweet Home was probably on the verge of not getting a second season even though it did crazily well on Netflix and was praised overall, Hellbound is not going to do that well and is already poorly recieved. I can imagine that the merciless korean netizens are busy making fun of it right now. Just forget a second season..
Instead of trying to tell a proper story the director seems to have some kind of fetish with "brutal" assault scenes. I wonder how many they managed to squeeze into this short 6 ep drama? As well as all the repetitive scenes with the ridiculous looking black hulks slaughtering people? Way too many... and don't get me started on the crazy cult leader and his long scenes. The CGI is terrible and made me laugh many times, some parts even looked like Playstation 1 cutscenes - and that could have been TOTALLY fine if they were modest with it. How they showed it off though is like "look at this cool CGI we made we are so awesome, we even dare to show everything in broad daylight because we are so skilled!". Embarrassing.
I wonder if really the genius behind Train to Busan wrote and directed this from first to last episode? Not a ghost writer/director? I really have a hard time to think so, something must have happened. Or did he write the first eps and then decided to run off with Yoo Ah In to some other project?
And please don't say that its too deep or difficult for normal people to understand, it's not. It feels like I could write an essay about all the bad things concerning this drama but many of you have already pointed out most of them, but this is seriously like a 3.5 on imdb imo. I am not kidding. If you think about it thats almost an achievement with this cast, staff and all the Netflix money. This harsh review comes from someone who really wanted to LOVE this drama and waited with passion every single day for it for months.
Is some of the hate in here maybe towards Jun Ji Hyun as many MDL females/teenagers don't like women who are more beautiful than themselves, and downvote the drama?
Not surprised she chose a great script like this one.