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A BEST MIX OF EVERYTHING!
Since U all know the CRAZE for this BL drama, I'm going to keep my review very short! :)One of the BEST mix of BL + action + crime + romance + comedy + Violence + BDSM ! (Haha)
AN ICONIC SERIES!
(In All Ways😂 and in EVERY CATEGORY :) , both Good n Bad , haha )
(Every Category includes the EXPLICIT CONTENT too :) )
ONE OF A KIND!!
(in both positive n negative sense, haha )
CONTAINS UNACCEPTABLE THEMES of VIOLENCE EMOTIONALLY and PHYSICALLY.
Well written and well directed.
Production, Cinematography, everything is Awesome.
Well acted by everyone , Very Bold Acting🤭
All the couples are well fit to each other (since they share the same personality like KinnPorsche or trauma like VegasPete)
(Chay looks too young for Kim, oops!)
Oh my Tankhun, why are you such a drama queen always! Haha
OST is the BEST!
GO n JUST WATCH IT!
(BE AWARE of the BOLD NC SCENES, RELATED THEMES like BDSM and VIOLENCE )
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Definitely NOT A BROMANCE! Study Less, Fight More!! YOUNG REBELS! Haha
I'm little SKEPTICAL to watch Thai school dramas after being disappointed n bashed by "Home school" which I watched with a lot of expectations and struggled to finish.N so postponed watching this alot but pushed myself n finally gave this a try.
This is nothing like that series.
U will ENJOY EVERY SCENE - all their Friendships or SaintShin's Frenemy Saga ( Friends turned Enemies turned Lovers, Oops, Friends 🤭)
The STRUGGLE of the TEACHERS to get back spoilt kids and help every student grow in life, taking an extra step, risking their own jobs n lives, is SWEET.
U will see the students ALWAYS FIGHTING (school wars) in EVERY EPISODE, God! :|
At times, it's a bit unnecessary prolonging of the story (CONTENT FILLERS !? ) or FRUSTRATING to see those REPETITIVE TEAM FIGHTS , the usual school wars in every episode but it's not extreme scary or gore violence.
BTW, why are they ALWAYS FIGHTING, instead of STUDYING? :o , Ehhh !? Haha
All of them are like Study Less, Fight More 😂
YOUNG REBELS! ;)
(Only 2-3 students are interested in classes n studies 👌🏻)
Involves themes of teenagers struggling to survive, school bullying, bad thugs taking advantage of school students, stress and pressure from parents related to studies, bad parenting, arrogant teenagers who are difficult to handle by parents/teachers, life/financial struggles in young age itself forcing one to work part-time, the Good friendships, the Bad friendships, good/bad influences on each other among young adults.
SCHOOL BULLYING or any sort of Bullying is a CRIME n should be punished harshly.
Well directed n well acted by everyone.
LOVED the ENSEMBLE CAST.
Mark as autistic, acted well.
I loved SaintShin's scenes more, than every other plot track.
THERE IS THIS TENSED BUT SWEET VIBE WHEN BOTH OF THEM ARE IN THE SAME FRAME! :)
(Tensed bcz I don't want childhood close buddies to fight over misunderstandings or miscommunication)
********* SaintShin :
I'm not saying anything about them but this below:
The team promoting the series n The people who mentioned as bromance in the Tags here :
It's Bromance, not Romance!
Me: really? It's Romance (hidden / subtext), not Bromance (absolutely heavy n more, haha)!
They: No!
Me: Come, we will watch again, will show U the Romance part n have shown the entire SaintShin's scenes as a proof! haha
I FORCED Myself to Believe that it's just a CLOSE FRIENDSHIP between CHILDHOOD BUDDIES but No, SaintShin are proving it wrong, forcing me to see the ROMANCE of CHILDHOOD SWEETHEARTS !! :)
Also Shin in public, makes it look like just
a Bromance; While in private, am not commenting about their personal matters here , haha
But Saint never stops, he makes sure it's Romance, in public or in private ;)
SAINT IS LIKE A ROMEO, ANGERED HIS BABY AND PERSUADING HIS CUTELY SULKING BABY ENDLESSLY !! 🙃
They are so fluffy together :)
Planning to watch the parent KDrama :)
OST, sung by Sky Nani, is cool.
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ABSOLUTELY HILARIOUS, my fav sitcom!
Hilarious, easy-going, light drama.Silly Comedy ! 😂
One of my favs!! :)
ML (Diao) , his sis n his two friends (colleagues) are damn funny , haha
While the other ML (Rak) is so warm, a perfect gentleman! :)
Actors Earth and Win are handsome ;)
Actors Aim and Ampere are hilarious n chaotic 😂
Lovely love story.
HATRED TURNED LOVE UNCONSCIOUSLY, with shades of sweet jealousy and possessiveness (but when did that spark happen n for whom it started first, haha) :)
I rewatch this everytime after being extremely disturbed or agitated by a heart-wrenching story, to cool down myself :)
Expected a second season n unfortunately, it never happened :(
Actually here, The ENDING is RUSHED !
(There is a potential to second season or more story to give a smooth happy ending in one season itself but the present ending felt like it was abruptly decided to stop the sitcom n so rushed)
So if the ENDING is a SMOOTH CLOSURE to the story, would have rated it 10/10 n now it's only 9.5/10.
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FIRST IMPRESSION: 7, FINAL: 8.5/10 ! :)
I'm more into Thriller / Mystery genre. I avoid Pure Romance genre but can tolerate Rom-coms to some extent.Started watching this for the Time loop /Sci-Fi element in the plot, which is one of my interests.
And the Summary is interesting -- Lovers stuck on the day of Break up n fell into a Time Loop.
For a person of my watching preferences, this miniseries is Apt -- Not the usual toxic or twisted romance or there is no in-depth emotional trauma or love triangles or heavy break ups.
***
The miniseries is Good in all Categories -- Short n Simple -- 14 eps with 10 mins each run time, which can be binge watched easily.
A Sci-Fi Rom-Com Plot with a lot of Twists n Time Loops, even parallel universe, Huh !?
The Mystery of whether they will reconcile or will be separated, remained till the last moment, haha.
Relationship for four years -- Break up day Time Loop with different "Tasks" (Sort of Testing their relationship ) -- 4 years of Separation / New Timeline -- Second Time Loop -- Parallel Universe -- The Ending (U watch whether it's a Happy or Sad ;) ) -- Everything is Written n Executed Well.
Direction, Story Narration and Editing are Cool.
OST is Good.
**** EPISODES:
In terms of Rating,
Ep 1 is Ok, didn't capture my interest much, it is 7/10.
But from ep 2, it got Interesting (7.5 to 8)
And the Last eps (8.5) are even More Interesting n Captivating with equal amount of Love story n multiple Time loop twists and Parallel Universe concepts.
In initial eps, the "Tasks" are Funny n Exciting like passing a Game Level.
Ep 7's Task is Funny.
If one of them dies, the other has to kiss their ex to save the current partner.
He struggled n got slapped by all his ex gfs 🤭 but
Her strategy is smart -- since they broke up on the day, the endless loop has started, he is her ex now, so kissed him to save him! 👌🏻
Ep 14 - I liked the scene where their shadows in the parallel universe hold their hands.
**** ACTORS & CHARACTERS:
It's a short drama with very few characters.
ML is handsome n FL is pretty n sweet together.
Their height difference is very cute :)
I liked the ML Character More.
He is goofy at times but loves her more n so it is more painful for him during the break up.
The ML actor acted really well in emotional scenes -- U can feel his confusion, jealousy n pain when he sees his gal with another guy or when he regrets the break up decision.
**** RATING:
My Rating is 8.5 /10
Overall, it's FUN TO WATCH ! :)
P.S.:
The closing scene of the miniseries -- When the projector is on again, OMG, my heart skipped a beat !! -- How many more Time Loops and What more Tasks n Hurdles do they need to undergo again !? Haha
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Haha, Zombies with Emotions & Memories!? Huh.
Being a fan of Horror Fiction, Survival n Zombie, I started watching this drama with loads of Excitement, esply when the drama is full of known Cast.The Story is Interesting n Direction is Good.
The Story Narration showing the Past n Present, is Very Good.
First three eps are lil slow n boring but last 4 eps are Very Interesting.
Overall, Pacing could be better.
The Mystery of the Zombies, their behaviour n pattern analysis of the surviving group is Cool.
Haha, these Zombies are different from the usual ones shown in other dramas -- these have Emotions n Memories!! 😂
Zombie Make-up is Very Good.
**** ACTORS :
Good to see all known faces (except 1,2) in one drama :)
Esply our mom Li from "To Sir, with love" (actress Pock) here, hehe.
The actors as Zombies acted really well.
OST -- Opening theme is very Good :)
**** RATING:
My initial rating is 7.5 (first three eps)
but since last 4 eps are really interesting, my Overall Rating is 8.5 / 10.
Zombie lovers can give a try!
**** SPOILER ****
What is that Ending!? 😮
Expected at the beginning of the finale ep itself that they won't conclude this story in 7 eps🤦🏻♀️
Oh God! Need to wait for S2 now🤷🏻♀️
If they give us S2, this Ending is Ok.
Else, should have concluded this story within this seasn itself.
This drama can be wrapped up well in 7 eps with a good closure to the story.
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75% MELODRAMA, 25% THRILLER. Like Love squares, it's Marriage square :)
I have mixed impressions on this drama.First of all, about the Summary:
There's an entire paragraph about the "Melodrama" in the summary but only "Mysterious Trunk" caught my eye n made me curious to know what is in the trunk, haha.
God, And so I'm stuck with this drama bcz of that curiosity (I prefer thriller to melodrama).
It's more of Melodrama (contract marriage drama) than a Thriller (murder mystery) -- 75% melodrama, 25% thriller.
So Thriller fans, like me, would be disappointed initially but later realise that only 25% of thriller is right to this plot and that mystery is good.
Good that I gave a try! :)
***
Now about Pacing of the drama:
Dropped this twice bcz of Sloth-Paced episode 1.
Couldn't pass through the first episode twice but bcz of my "Watching Tradition" of not to drop a drama/movie, once I start watching n for Gong Yoo, gave another try.
It got Very Interesting from ep 2.
Other than the Pacing, Everything else, is Very IMPRESSIVE about this drama.
*** STORY (Melodrama) :
Usually, I am not into melodramas much but this is Very Interesting to watch.
The Contract Wife/Husband for a year theme is New and different ;)
This melodrama concentrates more on how Love is developed between two complete strangers, who are emotionally hurt from previous relationships, unable to move on n yet due to the contract marriage, how these two met n started forming a deep bond.
Usually, U see Love Triangles or Squares, here it is "Marriage Square" haha (though not exactly).
*** CHARACTERS:
In Ji & Jeong Won healed together and they are made for each other.
Their rapport is Good n their chemistry is Sweet.
Jeong Won and his ex wife, Seon Yeon are not at all compatible.
Actually, she is not compatible with anyone, haha.
Poor guys, Jeong Won n Yun Ji (her second husband / contract husband)! :|
I feel sorry for Yun Ji more, Poor guy!
He is ready to accept that twisted lady :/
All the scenes of ML, FL, ex wife n her 2nd husband are Interesting, whereas stalker scenes are Irritating :o
FL n evil ex wife's conversations are like tug of war, a battle of words creating a tensed vibe n exhausting to everyone around them, including the viewers, haha.
Liked character In Ji a lot, especially the way she handles the evil ex wife, ruthlessly and the emotionally hurt Jeong Won with past trauma, smoothly, though herself, has a disturbance in her life.
She is Sassy with that Cold & Calm face :)
Her character impressed me n kept me interested to watch.
But Poor In Ji, her fiancee, her contract husbands including Jeong Won and her stalker, all guys are odd n crazy :|
The actress as ex wife with twisted personality, acted very well.
(BTW, she is pretty.
Also, There are a lot of handsome men in this drama, including the guest actors 🤭).
*** STORY (Mystery) :
Really loved the writing of how a mystery theme is included in this melodrama -- a compelling storyline overall.
First two eps are complete melodrama, the interesting murder mystery and the suspense start from ep 3.
The Mystery and the Suspense about the murder -- who is murdered and who murdered, is Well Maintained.
The Twists and Turns in this mystery part are many and good, making the viewer to suspect everyone to be the murderer, haha.
Also, at one point, I suspected the murder victim to be In Ji or ex wife, haha.
Even when the Mystery of who the actual murder victim is revealed, the suspense of who killed, is still maintained well.
Surprise Twist - The most unexpected Killer! Haha
Also, in Finale ep, that suspense whether ML & FL do get a Happy ending or no, killed me, haha God!
***
Direction, Plot, Story Writing, Story Narration, Cinematography and Production are Good.
Locations are Lovely.
8 episodes run time is Right (Good that they wrapped up in 8, not more, haha).
Each ep starts with few scenes of the Past of In Ji, then followed by the actual Main story and in the end, few scenes of the present time period of the murder -- this Format is Cool.
Wrapped up the drama Good and Clean, without leaving any point unanswered.
Every character got a smooth ending n got whatever it deserves.
*** SPOILER ***
The ending for In Ji & Jeong Won is little disappointing.
Hmm, even my mom is frustrated with this Open Happy Ending for them. She expected an Exclusive Happy Ending, haha.
***
My RATING is 8.5 / 10
(9 or 9.5, if the Pacing is Right.
BTW, my Rating for ep 1 is 5 / 10).
Overall, One Time Watch!
(I watched it for Gong Yoo :) )
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A MUST-WATCH !! Statues, Figurines, Mystical Dolls (Charms), Deity idols, Everywhere! :O
A VERY INTERESTING HORROR!Director Mike never disappoints when it is Horror genre, just like his "Pee Nak" Film Franchise (horror comedies).
This is a Serious Psychological Horror with a Good Blend of Murder Mysteries n a very good amount of Suspense👌🏻
It's more of a Murder Mystery than a Horror.
(Concepts of Black magic n awakening of Evil Hoon Payon to haunt n attack people, still makes this a horror n gives chills).
Suspense n Mystery of
What happened to (Phuwin) Tham's missing brother,
Why are there hauntings and murders, only after Tham's arrival,
Who will be killed next,
Why are they murdered n
Who is murdering them -- Religious Deity as a punishment for a sin/mistake or Some Black magic Mystical Ghastly Creatures or Humans in the name of Deity n Ghost?
These Mysteries and Suspense are very well maintained throughout the movie.
Whatever, all the scenes of the Haunting (by Evil Mystical Hoon Payon) or the Hunting (if murdered by Humans) are Very Interesting.
Right from the beginning of the movie, from the very first scene, it is very interesting and the mysterious vibe is well carried forward, while Tham exploring the truth of his missing brother (monk).
***
This Story really shows
the Good and Evil (Black Magic) sides of Religious beliefs, faiths and related superstitions,
the Good side of Humans who always try to help others &
the Evil side of Humans (fake monks) exploiting people's weakness (fear or faith on a religion n related superstitions)
and Reminds us strongly that sometimes, whatever we see, is not always true -- There can be more to a person who looks all innocent (retard character) or revered (one elder monk). (Even I was misled by these characters, haha).
***
There is a ghastly, eerie, scary n mysterious vibe every moment in every scene.
The Spine-chilling Scary feel is not bcz of jump scares in haunting scenes but it's bcz of the Fear instilled by the Nail-biting Suspense of what happens next and who is attacked n killed next, as though death or something mysterious, follows one constantly.
(So, Watch this at late Nights only for true scary chills and eerie feels, haha).
BTW, Director Mike made sure that this scary vibe is slowly build with the suspense around the characters and the story but not with any silly jump scares / cheap visual effects that are found in few horrors without much concentration on the plot, just to attract horror genre audience.
***
That island village worships other deities who are considered powerful n punish the ones who destroys their idols.
And also have a strange tradition of worshipping a Life-Sized statue of a dead person with ashes n bones kept inside the statue for the dead person to rest in peace.
Also they carry mystical figurines like charms for protection from black magic
But then, there are full sized Ghastly Creatures, called Hoon Payon, made from a dead body by Evil persons who practise black magic for evil purposes.
So there are many Life-Sized Statues, Figurines, Small Mystical Dolls (Charms), Deity idols, etc Everywhere! :O
U'll be confused for a moment, thinking what is what and which is good & which is evil, haha.
***
Direction, Plot, Story Writing (characterisation), Story Narration and Screenplay are Good.
Pacing is Good.
Cinematography and Locations are very Good.
***
Every Actor performed well.
Phuwin's character Tham is Cool, trying to find out the truth behind his missing brother n Bold to face anything to find the truth behind the Hoon Payon, not scared of the villagers' superstitions, whenever there is a Hoon payon haunting.
Emi as a possessed gal, acted very well.
Up, as an innocent retard, acted so well that u sympathize with his role, Tee when he is bullied but the Plot Twist, that different shade in his role, is an unexpected surprise n just Wow in this story (n the rating will shoot up just bcz of this twist n his acting, haha)
Garto, Bank, every supporting cast did well.
(Except 2-3 actors, when I can recognise almost every actor in this movie, it shows the amount of Thai works that I watch, haha)
***
The Narrative of the Secrets' reveal, is smooth and a surprise.
For eg:
How one elder monk is actually not a monk but a bad human exploiting villagers' beliefs for his own greed and personal gain.
Even the reveal of the Plot Twist at the end.
***
The Story is wrapped up Good and Smooth, clearing all the mysteries of every murder and the secrets of all missing persons.
The Plot Twist at the end is an unexpected move :O,
(Aigoo, I suspected two other monks, haha).
So what happens to Tham (Phuwin) in the end -- Maybe, Need a Sequel to know this, though not necessarily.
***
My Rating is 8.5/10.
(Could be 9, if the confusion of various figurines, as mentioned above, didn't distract me understanding the plot).
Horror Genre Lovers, DON'T MISS TO WATCH THIS!
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A 8/10 HORROR. Is it a real Ghost haunting or just a Trauma induced hallucination?
A Good horror movie with a lot of Suspense and Mystery around every character.Everything and Everyone in this movie are Mysterious or a Secret, haha.
It's a serious psychological horror.
It's more of Mystery that confuses n scares the viewer than the haunting horror part.
***
Plot is Interesting. It's Well Written and Well Executed.
The viewer remains confused with what is really happening with every character in every scene bcz of the mystery around every character (haha)
That suspense is well maintained.
Every moment throughout the movie, is a mystery that creates the confusion of
Which is true & which is not,
Which is a ghost haunting & which is a trauma induced hallucination,
Who is real human & who is a ghost among them and
finally, does the ghost really exist or no.
This Mystery exists around FL, her kid, the secret the old grandparents were talking about, college gal (babysitter) n her boyfriend, the guy with memory loss who gives strange smiles to the FL, the neighbouring lady and her artist husband.
***
Direction, Acting, Cinematography, Story Narration and Story Progression are Good.
Pacing is little slow, could be better.
The Ghost Haunting Scenes of the haunted portrait and the haunted house are Good (Not very Scary).
BGM for the haunting scenes is good.
***
The last 15 mins of the movie reveal the actual truth of the mystery around every character and gives a complete picture of the stories of all characters, resolving every confusion and every mystery.
The ending gives smooth closure to the story.
***
My Rating is 8 / 10.
(If the Pacing is better, could be 8.5 / 10).
Horror genre lovers will definitely love this!
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A 8.5 / 10 Horror! Ghost Hauntings & Murders, really by Ghost or by Human?
A Very Good horror movie with lots of Twists and Turns.A Good Mix of Horror + Murder Mystery.
The Story is slowly built and draws the attention of the viewer n keeps interested with its gripping manner of how the horror n mystery unfold, as the story progresses.
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There is a Mystery around the death of the ghost gal (character Annie) and a Secret hidden within the friends group.
Throughout the movie, every moment, the viewer suspects whether they are just Ghost Murders, Haunting each one of the friends group or
Murders done by any Human in the name of the Ghost, Hunting down each one of them.
This Mystery and Suspense are well maintained.
I even suspected one character (Nana), haha.
So there is a turn in the story from horror to murder mystery n back to horror, in a loop, all the time.
The Plot Twist in the end, about the actual truth of the murders happening in the present day and the actual story that had happened in the past, is a Surprise, Different and Good.
The actual secret revealed in the end, regarding the death of the gal (Annie), is a Surprise and Sad.
***
Direction, Acting, Cinematography, Story Narration and Story Progression are Good.
BGM for Ghost hauntings n Mystery suspense scenes are different and good.
All haunting scenes are interesting and good enough to scare the viewer (Not Very Scary)
Story transition from present to past n past to their childhood and back to present, is smooth.
Plot is Interesting and it is well written n well executed.
All the actors performed well.
All the actresses are pretty :)
The ending is apt to the story.
The climax scene -- FL's evil smirk is ghastly (confirms the presence of the ghost? )
In the end credits scene, it's a creative thought of showing a group picture of all six friends (without the ghost gal), each one of them, blacked in the photo, in the order of their death.
***
My Rating is 8.5 / 10.
Horror genre lovers will definitely love this.
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GHOST: HYPNOTIZE n BURN EVERYTHING! & Ghosts - One or Two?
GHOST: An Eye for an Eye! So, If U burn me, I'll burn U !! 🤭Good n a Very Interesting Horror.
Skeptical to watch, since it's a 2000s movie, expecting it to be one more usual boring High school horror but I am wrong! :)
(BTW, I watched this during my college days n had a positive impression all these years n so re-watched now to write a review )
BE AWARE, it contains Content of Bullying, Rape, Mass Murder of Many by Many (Violent & gruesome Deaths by Fire n their Heart-wrenching Wailing)
****
The movie started mediocre n plain, like routine horror movies but as the story progresses, it got Very Interesting n Gripping.
Also, It's not just Horror, there are Reincarnation n Supernatural themes too.
The Ghost murdering people by Hypnosis, is something New :)
Does not contain Scary Jump Scares or Special Horror effects, instead it's a Serious Psychological horror that keeps the Viewer interested with the Suspense n Well Written Plot of present & past stories and keeps curious about what happens next.
***** STORY:
The setting is a All Girls High School in a village, where the local people don't welcome outsiders.
It starts with a transfer girl (Yoo Jin) n two of her friends, being bullied by her classmates. Unable to tolerate the harassment, they use the Ouija board to summon the spirits to create the Bunshinsaba curse to kill the bullying people whose names are written down.
Yoo Jin starts experiencing Haunting from then and around her, deaths of the bullies, happen one by one, by fire, mysteriously as though hypnotized by someone.
The female teacher, the male teacher and his spiritual friend try to help her.
Here it is shown as only one ghost haunting.
After first half of the story, it takes a turn, when the female teacher too, experiences Haunting simultaneously.
So, the Suspense of whether it's one or two ghosts n who possessed whom, is Well Maintained, till the actual n full Past story that had happened 30 years is revealed.
(Can be predicted to some extent that who, out of Yoo Jin n the female teacher, is possessed by whom).
The Past Story of Mom n her blind daughter, 30 years ago, is Terrible and Sad.
The Reincarnation & the Supernatural powers of Mom, to let her blind daughter see, are a Good Surprise in the plot (I didn't expect :) )
Depicts unacceptable levels of Bullying in the past n present stories too.
*****
Direction, Story Writing, Story Narration, Screenplay, Editing n Pacing are Good and Right.
The Narration & the transition of the scenes from the past to present n vice-versa and that of the haunting scenes of two ghosts, back n forth, are smooth.
(Watched a bad print, so cannot really comment on Cinematography or Production, haha).
BGM is right to the haunting scenes.
In the end, Everyone in the village got what they deserved and the ghosts got their revenge.
***** SPOILER *****
The climax scene is little confusing:
Is it a scene from the past when mom n blind daughter are happy in her childhood? (Probably No)
Or The teacher (in present day) has a little kid already (Probably No)
Or The reincarnated mom (as teacher) brought back her blind daughter to life as some random kid? (Maybe Yes. If so, what happened to Yoo Jin in the end, did the blind daughter's spirit leave her or no, is not clear).
*****
My RATING is 8.5 / 10.
Horror Genre Lovers, especially who love to watch every type n a variety of Horror concepts, Watch this, U'll not be bored! :)
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HORROR GENRE LOVERS, DON'T MISS THIS ANTHOLOGY !! :)
A VERY INTERESTING Anthology of Three miniseries / Specials!After watching all 3, Now I can say, this Anthology is VERY GOOD at making each concept with a Smooth Blend of Two Genres.
*****
Skeptical to watch this but good that I gave a try.
As a Horror genre lover, I try every type, every concept n all variety of Horrors (even if it's bad, just to pass the time, sometimes, haha) n found this Anthology, Very Different from the usual horrors.
Usually, Horrors movies confine to Horror Genre Only like
Horror Comedy which are good to pass the time without involving many emotions or not sentimental
or Scary horrors with jump scares
or Psychological horror with serious stories, making viewers too, connect emotionally
or Dark themed horror (the characters can't really get out of the situation caused by the Entity n marks an painful or scary impression on viewers too :( )
So, Out of all my Horror genre watching experience, this Anthology is UNIQUE n refreshing to watch.
They have a Blend of Two Genres - Horror with either Crime Mystery or Police drama.
Don't miss to give a try! Especially Horror genre lovers who love to watch every type n a variety of Horror concepts.
*****
Will mention the Highlights about each story in this anthology here.
For detailed reviews of each miniseries, check out My Reviews in those respective drama pages.
***** THE ANTHOLOGY STORIES:
First two are unique but the third is lil disappointing.
Though these are Special / Miniseries, these are like 2 hour long Movies, which can be binge watched in one go!
1) "8 years"
A Good Mix of Horror + Police Crime Drama.
High School setting.
The Vengeful Ghost killings are mistook (atleast by the police detective) as Serial Killer's killings😂 n an extensive police investigation is carried out accordingly.
Not Very Scary!
Well Written n Well Executed.
Suspense is well maintained.
The Twists in the plot are Good.
***
2) "Child who wouldn't come"
My favourite in this anthology.
A Perfect Blend of Horror + Crime Suspense Mystery (Killer / Stalker)
High School setting.
Very Spooky n Eerie but VERY INTERESTING to watch!
The Mystery track is More Creepy n Scary than the Horror track , haha.
Dark themed horror track gives chills to the spine n so, psychologically Scary.
The stalker scenes are very creepy which makes one to freak out.
While, there are lot of Scary Jump Scares for Horror genre lovers :)
The Mystery n Suspense are well maintained.
Well Written n Well Executed.
Student Roll number 11 is a freak with spooky smiles :o
That 180 degree turn of the first 3 episodes' Killer/Stalker Mystery Thriller into a complete Horror in 4th ep, is a good surprise (can be guessed to some extent), very smooth, written very intelligently and very well directed.
***
3) "Karma"
A Mix of Crime Mystery Thriller + Horror.
(More of a Thriller than a Horror)
Plot is Very Good n Very Interesting but Execution n Everything has gone wrong.
The least interesting one in this Anthology, While the other two are Very Good, Unique n refreshing to watch & so expected the same level from this.
Highly Disappointed!
Not a High School setting but a haunted house setting with high school students and teachers involved.
This is A SAD STORY OF STRUGGLE TO SURVIVE IN THIS WORLD OF COMPETITION N SELFISHNESS! :(
Funny! The Ghost has a Cameo appearance in its own horror movie !? 😂
U can actually see the real ghost haunting for just 4 mins in ep 4, what!? :o
Check out the detailed review of this miniseries for more info on what is good n bad about this. What I liked, What I didn't like n What I found funny.
*****
Opening instrumental theme is Good.
Suits well to the horror mood n vibe of the drama.
***** RATINGS:
"8 years" - GOOD, 8.5 /10
"Child who wouldn't come" - VERY GOOD, 9 /10
"Karma" - God, Ghost has a Cameo in its own horror😂, 7 /10
Overall for the Anthology, 8.5 /10 .
I really Liked 1st miniseries n Admire 2nd one in this Anthology and was shocked to see the third one to be very bad n not upto the level of the other two.
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Strange School Tales: Karma - What Goes Around Comes Around
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WHAT? THE GHOST HAS A CAMEO IN ITS OWN HORROR !? Haha
Like the other two in this Anthology, even this is a mix of Two Genres - Crime Mystery Thriller + Horror.(More of a Thriller than a Horror)
Plot is Very Good n Very Interesting but Execution n Everything has gone wrong.
The least interesting one in this Anthology, While the other two are Very Good, Unique n refreshing to watch & so expected the same level from this.
Highly Disappointed!
***** WHAT I DIDN'T LIKE:
I really Liked 1st miniseries n Admire 2nd one in this Anthology and was shocked to see this to be very bad n not upto the level of the other two.
(Watched the 4 episodes, 30 mins each Version)
The major complaint about this miniseries is PACING.
It's very slow, boring n a lot of Repetitive content.
Initially, Sloth-Paced to build the base of the story n to introduce the characters.
And even after, 80% of the run time (almost 3 eps out of 4), the concentration is still on building the base to the story, without any further Progression in the plot.
Instead of 4 eps, this could have been done better in 2-3 eps.
***
Direction, Pacing n Story progression are bad.
Camera effects & lighting in haunting or mystery scenes are a NO, horrible :/
Everything n in every category, this is terrible.
***
Even the Ghost faces (whether FL's hallucinations or true haunting or the pranks by her students) are terrible.
It's a 2020 series, better CGI is in reach to the film makers these days :/
***
Even BGM in the horror scenes, is loud n bad.
Bad Jump Scares.
***
The ending, the last episode is rushed to conclude the story.
Spoilt a good potential story n the talent of the cast.
Oops for being harsh, maybe, If this is directed by the ones of the other 2 in this anthology, even this miniseries would be excellent in all categories .
***** WHAT I LIKED:
Initially, there is a story build up that everything is done by some vengeful spirit, identity unknown, haunting the characters n so, it's purely horror vibes.
Here the Suspense about below, is Interesting:
1) About the ghost's identity.
2) Whether FL's parents are mentally disturbed n have hallucinations all the time or really they are experiencing ghost haunting n are possessed.
3) Whether all the haunting experiences of FL are a true haunting or just her hallucinations bcz of her trauma or not a haunting but done by someone around her.
Later, the story turns like most of the crimes are done by humans n not the ghost (Predictable )
So, the story of pure Horror turned into a complete Crime Thriller , haha
The real ghost haunting is in the climax (for few minutes only :o )
So by the end, the Story is a Mix of Two Genres - Crime thriller n Horror .
These subtle Twists n Turns are good.
The Story is Well Written like an Intertwined Stories of Crime Mystery and Horror .
Every character looks suspicious bcz of this suspense n twists (I suspected everyone 😂)
This Mystery n Suspense is maintained well but Very Slow Story progression n too many Repetitions of the same point, made it uninteresting.
***
This is not a High School setting like the other 2 in this anthology.
It's a haunted house setting with high school students and teachers involved.
Whatever happened to the FL's family and everyone is bad n sad :(
This is A SAD STORY OF STRUGGLE TO SURVIVE IN THIS WORLD OF COMPETITION N SELFISHNESS! :( Fighting against the selfishness n greed of people and to the extent how they would go to make people go insane n ruin families, to favour themselves.
School Bullying, cheating, fraud, dirty politics in an educational institution, unacceptable personal favours etc are depicted here, which are sad.
Overall, The Story is Excellent and the Actors performed very well.
(Me, No complaints or no Ranting about these, haha)
***
Narration is Good .
The past n present of FL are depicted back n forth, almost like one scene of present n the next is one from past.
Present story is narrated by FL n the Past is narrated by her dad.
***
Cinematography is good at times but mostly bad.
Locations are beautiful
Production, Screenplay are good enough.
***
Finally, There is no loose end left out.
By the end, every point has been given a clarity (but rushed to explain in just 1-2 mins only in finale ep :o)
In the end, everyone received whatever they deserve.
Only sad that the school gal took an unnecessary punishment to atone on behalf of her family n for the sin of ruining the FL's family
***** WHAT I FOUND FUNNY:
The Ghost has a Cameo appearance in its own horror movie !? :o What? 😂
This is promoted as a horror n just for that sake n not to disappoint horror genre lovers, looks like, a ghost character is given a minor role here, haha.
U can actually see the real ghost haunting for just 4 mins in ep 4 :o 🤭
It would be better, if this is made as a sad family drama + crime thriller, instead of including horror elements .
***
U can see Narration (of past by FL's dad) in another Narration (of present by FL).
***
FL's dad n her colleague, those actors are handsome. Except seeing their handsome faces, there's nothing else to watch or rewatch this ;)
(I'm being sarcastic here!)
***
Everyone is Suspicious at the beginning,
Everyone is Crazy half way n
Everyone (except FL) RIP by the end :o 😂
*****
My RATING is 7 / 10
(Bcz of Bad Execution.
Would be 9 for the Plot)
Watched it, just to finish this Anthology of 3 miniseries.
If one can tolerate the Sloth-Paced story progression, can give a try for the interesting story or to pass the time.
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PN 3, THE MOST HILARIOUS IN THIS FRANCHISE !! :)
This is the MOST HILARIOUS n CHAOTIC movie in this franchise 😂(Not a Scary horror).
As said in my previous Pee Nak Reviews:
Thai Comedies (Horror or Rom-Com), as usual, are always CHAOTIC ! :)
(If U are aware of Thai comedies, only then, U can enjoy this.
Bcz Every Country has its OWN TONE OF COMEDY, especially Japan or Thai comedies are not for everyone)
***
A Good Mix of Horror + Comedy + serious stories of the ghost's past and the main story.
***
Entertaining n Funny, except 1-2 scenes like making fun of the little monk (Novice kid) n Old Monk by characters First n Balloon.
Those looked insulting n very disrespectful towards Monks, though meant for comedy purposes only.
***
The Main Story is about a Cursed Golden Anklet n is INTERESTING to watch.
The intertwining of
the Main story (Cursed golden anklet n the dangerous effects of the curse like growth of snake scales over character Aod's body n finding a solution to it),
the Ghost's past (why n how it became a Vengeful Spirit n why it keeps haunting) and
the Story of Rebirth / Past lives of some of the characters (Aod, Noht, First, Balloon n the ghost, as shown in PN 2),
is Well Written.
The Ghost's past, the anklets' issue, the Naga (Giant Snake) story and the "Past lives" are beautifully blended into the Main story.
***
Like in previous Pee Nak movies,
Even here, The ghost story n the main story depict religious process n ritual like "Ordaining to be a Monk" in Buddhism and is Very Interesting to watch.
The Story of the Naga,
Boon of the Naga - "Nak" in the ordain process,
The Golden Anklets of the Naga,
the Ghost's past life and its anklets,
the Past lives of everyone etc,
how all these are related to the present Main Story (The adventures of the team in search of the temple where golden anklets are given to Naks during the ordain process thereby to revoke the curse), is Well Written.
The Haunting scenes are VERY FUNNY n CHAOTIC 😂
Even the scenes of the team trying to find a solution to the cursed golden anklets, the Buddhist Monks helping the team to ward off the ghost n to revoke the curse, are very funny :)
***
Director Mike is known for Comedy genre!
Production, Screenplay are good enough.
Locations are cool.
***
The Curse of the Golden Anklets:
Whoever steals the anklets, will be haunted by the ghost, have nightmares, develop snake scales all over their body and dies, finally.
The ghost claims the anklets to be its own precious possession (though owned by the original Naga), keeps haunting the person who steals those from it n doesn't allow the person to wear or remove the anklets, thereby disturbing the ordain process.
Intially, there is a lot of Chaos within the team, when the ghost claims that 4 of them stole its anklets - this confusion n fear among the characters about which 4 of them, is hilarious 😂
The way how PN 2 n PN 3 are related with recurring characters, is well written.
The Past lives of the characters and the golden anklet is just referred in PN 2, while it is the main story here.
***
Every Actor performed well.
Every Character is lovable.
The recurring characters n the cast, Mean, Aim, James, Pond n Tar are cool.
Aim n James as queer characters are hilarious n chaotic, as usual 😂
Plan's cameo in two characters as Naga and human :)
New cast n characters introduced here, especially Korean YouTuber n little Novice kid are funny.
First n Balloon with that young Novice are more chaotic😂
Mean is cool n plays a K-pop idol character.
Mean looks like KDrama actor Park Seo Joon ;)
Director's cameo as the one who helped them with truck.
Placement of that Insurance advertisement as a part of the story is funny.
***
In the end, the curse is revoked n the ordain process of Aod happens as planned n peacefully.
The climax scenes are Funny.
At the end of every movie, a Buddha Amulet is given to one among them n whoever takes it, faces trouble in the next movie , haha.
And here, Aod gave that to Mean's character n so he would face Haunting in PN 4, like how Aod was given that amulet in previous movie n faced trouble here :)
(In the beginning of PN 1, August was given that Amulet by a monk, he faced trouble there n in the end, August gave it to First.
And so in PN 2, First faced trouble n gave it to Aod in the end.)
In the end, where everyone screamed out of fear, when the Naga (Plan) tells everyone that they will meet again in the future, is funny n gives a hint, forms a base to next part /Sequel.
***
My RATING is 8.5 / 10
*** COMPARISON OF THE MOVIES IN THIS FRANCHISE:
Can't really Rank any movie as the most or the least favourite, in this franchise.
My Rating for all 4 is the same n liked all 4 equally bcz one with more comedy, another with subtle comedy but all have serious stories.
And so ALL 4 MOVIES ARE ENTERTAINING n FUN TO WATCH!
In terms of Comedy,
PN 4 < PN 1 < PN 2 < PN 3
In terms of Story,
All have Serious Interesting Stories.
Story of PN 1 is a simple one while the other three have twists n little complicated stories.
Also, Watched this franchise long ago n remembered these as STANDALONE n UNRELATED MOVIES n need to watch all, just to know the background and the relations of the Recurring Characters.
But now when I re-watched all 4, realised that all 4 movies are RELATED, may not be a Proper n Direct SEQUEL to each other.
But One movie's storyline is taken from a scene or concept from the previous movie. That's how they are related.
For eg;
1) PN 2's main storyline "One old Monk n Buddha with Naga hood Amulet" is discussed in 1-2 scenes in PN 1 n are elaborated in PN 2 as the main story.
2) PN 3's "Past lives, stealing Golden Anklets etc" is depicted in PN 2 n are elaborated in PN 3 as the main story.
3) PN 4's Naga n Plan's character is shown in two scenes in PN 3 n are elaborated in PN 4 as the main story.
And so Need to watch all 4 movies in the same order to understand n enjoy the franchise.
Also, it's fun to watch the recurring cast n characters in the franchise :)
Actor Tar, literally grew up along with this franchise, haha .
***
Give a try! Especially Horror genre lovers who love to watch every type n a variety of Horror concepts.
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LIKED THE STORY, NOT THE DRAMA, haha. EVERYTHING HAS GONE WRONG!
Summary is interesting n made me to give a try.Also Watched this for actors Pak n Mild (liked his comedy in Drama TharnType).
And Good to see some other known actors.
***
FIRST Impression:
Oh My God! What is this? What am I even watching? 🤯
LATER:
Story is VERY GOOD but the Execution has gone WRONG COMPLETELY, Oh God! :(
It's like a Low Budget Production .
Direction, Story Progression, Everything has gone wrong n TERRIBLE.
Spoilt a good potential story.
Acting is Ok.
Only the OST (opening song) is Good .
FINAL IMPRESSION:
One Time Watch, just for the Story .
Watch it at your will n at your own risk but watch it at 1.5x (I did so, haha)
*** TITLE? :
The drama is named as "The Best Twins" but looked like it's about Only One Twin.. All about the gay twin Pond, haha.
To be precise, story is narrated from (actor Mild) Tee's point of view, most of the time (Pond is Tee's crush).
The straight twin, Per's story or his point of view or his importance in this story is not explored at all :O
The only importance of Per that I found is:
When Tee's sister also has a crush on Pond for his handsome figure, not knowing about Pond n Tee, only then Per who has the exact handsome features as Pond came into picture, haha
So Twin Per's character is useful ONLY when a gal is looking for a person like Pond n couldn't date him bcz of his orientation n chooses Per only for his beauty n not for his heart (personality)🤯
What do these writers want to project Per's character as? :O
What sort of bad interpretation is this for a titular character. Main role is not a Main Role at all n just a supporting role :O.. OMG! ;)
*** STORY:
All imaginations n fantasies of Tee about Pond are sweet, romantic n Very Funny - just Wild! 🤭
Tee's love rival - Pond's ex bf n Tee hurting about this, that entire track is sad.
Troubles of Unrequited Love! :/
Story got interesting only when the Korean character, Tiger is introduced.
He is sweet n funny.
A love rival to Pond.
Pond's jealousy is sweet.
Tiger is the Catalyst in Pond - Tee's relationship :)
Only the Last 3 eps (out of 8) are interesting to watch .
*** CHARACTERS n ACTORS:
Pak as Pond is super handsome n Pak as Per is handsome.
That was the time (2019) when Handsome Pak Papungkorn looked like Earth Pirapat :)
Since the straight twin's point of view is not at all shown here, it's good enough to show Per just as a sibling n not as a twin.
(And can even cast actor Earth as Per. Pak n Earth would look like siblings :) )
Usually, Mild in comedy roles is very good. Here his role, Tee suffers bcz of unrequited love, waiting etc etc n gets hurt, an emotional role.
Here, his acting is Ok .
Tee's sister is cute .
The Twins' elder sister, what a bad personality she is :/. She really abused her power n responsibility as a teacher n as an elder sister.
Shocked to see her (homophobic) abusing her gay bro Pond and two other students who are an imaginary BL couple in school.
Irritated with her screaming n nagging.
Good that she has realised her mistakes later, Good character arc!
(But still the philosophy used here for her change, is about cockroaches, OmG :o, what sort of character development is that)
Kris, Best n their queer friend, this Trio is Very Funny.
Pond's gym frds are ok.
Finally, Pond - Tee couple is good.
Per - Tee's sister couple is Very Cute .
Liked the chemistry of Tee n Tiger too.
I could see chemistry between Pond n Tiger too 🤭
And could see chemistry between Pak n Hiter (teacher Chai) too, though they never crossed their paths in the drama 🤭
The Ending is cool.
Pond's ex bf n teacher Chai as probable couple, is sweet.
Ep 8 post credits - Behind The Scenes are funny n sweet .
***
My RATING is 7 / 10
(Would be 6 or even Less, since everything is terrible here
but just for the story, it's 7)
If the same story is directed as a Serious Romance drama or as a Rom-Com with Better Direction n Story Progression, this story would receive 8+ /10 rating
(Liked the story, not the drama😂)
Wanted to watch Pak Papungkorn, more in future in more serious BL dramas as Main Lead :)
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PACING GONE WRONG FOR A GOOD POTENTIAL STORY & TALENTED ENSEMBLE CAST !
Wanted to write a POSITIVE REVIEW instead left with BAD IMPRESSIONS n I need to share my LENGTHYyyy RANTING (pls, bear with me) :)First of all, the HYPE (either the fan edits or the recommendations) created very high expectations but those really deceived me n left me DISAPPOINTED! :/
I blame the Director, Writers and the Editing team, not the Actors !
Expected a 9+/10 drama, seeing the summary with a good potential story n the STAR STUDDED CAST
But left with an impression of 7.5/10
(Would be less than 7.5 but just for the actors, gave 7.5)
Don't want to rate my Hyungsik's work below 8 but helpless bcz of the Poor Pacing of the drama :/
Seeing the hype, made this as a top priority in my "To Watch" list n expected a drama which would be my next favourite but disappointed.
A drama should make the viewer interested in it, instead of this agitated n irritated n write a lengthy review this aggressively.
**** Will Mention WHAT I DIDN'T LIKE First:
1) HIGHLY DISAPPOINTED with the first 11 episodes.
It took 5 eps, 5 hours to establish the background to the story and to introduce the characters.
Too many unnecessary CONTENT FILLER scenes, just dragging n boring.
Literally, I was on a HIATUS twice to pass through those 11 eps (n Once in later episodes), Oops!😂
But for the GOOD STORY, bcz of the LOVE for ENSEMBLE CAST n mainly for my tradition of not to drop a drama, continued it!
To be honest, I found the special episode of Cast Interviews, more entertaining than the actual drama, Oops again!
Initially, the story is entertaining n VERY FUNNY
but the PACING is Sloth Paced, dead slow. They could have made those 11 eps in 5-6 eps, instead of wasting 11 hours of viewers' time.
Poor Story Telling / Bad Execution of a good plot / Weak Direction / Poor Screenplay / Poor Editing.
Overall, Pacing and the story progression could be better in 12-16 eps in total, instead of wasting 20 hours!
First 11 eps: U find interesting moments or the very few funny moments or those plot elements important to the story development, just here and there. Most of these eps are just CONTENT FILLERS.
That truly dragged down the interest level of the drama.
I was expecting a very interesting story later on, too.
Uff, They not only wasted the potential of all star studded cast but also of a good interesting story.
The poor progression of the story n no proper characterization is the culprit for this disappointment!
2) From ep 12, it's interesting n Pacing got better n right .
But again, pacing dropped towards the end :|
Even the last eps contain Lot of unnecessary content fillers which do not add anything important to the story or just REPETITIONS / Flashbacks showing a character reminiscing some previous scenes. They are like UNNECESSARY REVISIONS to the viewers 😂
Flashbacks / reminiscing is required to show the thought process of a character or in a scene when a character is brooding over something important but here, it is too much.
Instead of these repetitions, they should have used that time to explain some other story lines.
For eg, I expected to see atleast one scene of FL's mom's death, how her bro is separated from them in childhood, how ML n her bro met n were raised in that village, how the queen's bro gave up his son or the past love story of the Queen n FL's dad etc
(Like how they have given a glimpse of the Queen killing a wonhwa, which is a crucial twist to the story)
3) OmG, the RELATIONSHIPS !?😱
Queen n FL's dad are past lovers but their kids liked each other again (Sik likes FL n Princess like Seo, though these are one sided)
Whether the characters n the writers feel this or no, but I'm super uncomfortable with such relationships :(
4) Also, Didn't like the "probable siblings" romance (Seo n FL).
Though they realised that they are not related, much later but after developing feelings for each other.
But throughout the drama (except in the last 2-3 eps), everyone treats them as siblings itself.
Very uncomfortable to watch those scenes n that entire romance track🤢
If it is just for one scene, I would have ignored but they keep reminding these relationships in every scene n that keeps bothering me throughout the drama.
I didn't like any romance, any couple in this (except Ban ryu's).
No two actors in these couples, have chemistry, everything looked forced.
5) Also, Own Siblings of the Royal Family Marry Each Other !? :O
OmG!
Own or half or step siblings, whatever they are, Siblings are Siblings!
Intimate Physical relationship between them is a big NO for me, couldn't tolerate .
6) OST is GOOD BUT..
Came for V & Jin's song but didn't get to listen to it in the drama anywhere, except for a moment or so, as bgm in just 1-2 eps :(
7) WEAKLY WRITTEN CHARACTERS
Liked the Dynamics of Seo n Sik, rooted for their friendship n expected more scenes of them n their friendship, in depth but have only few in the entire 20 hours
Also it looked like only Sik (the King) treated Seo as a friend (One side friendship 😂 :( )
Also, Issues with Fiction based on True History are, here the King (Sik) with high principles and philosophy, thinking of the development of the Kingdom n his people only, is shown as COWARD n WEAK for most of the time.
But (as per my research in the Internet) that Real Life King is the Greatest in their History! :o
They should have written this drama, as just a FICTION, without taking references or the name of true / real life Kings etc.
Bcz International Viewers who know nothing about their country's history n traditions, might learn bad or incorrect info from such fiction dramas n might get a bad impression on the true events n actual people.
As an International viewer, while watching another country's drama, I tend to observe their traditions, history, dressing style, social interactions etc and curious to know them more :)
Sometimes based on dramas, may come to certain conclusions n impressions that lead to love or ignore those :) , especially if it is historic drama based on a true King n his era (always may not find time to research about their history, right?)
But here, half of the time, am confused, which of these are fiction n which part is true or the entire work is fiction with just the names taken as reference from real life, if so how can a Great King been shown as coward n weak :/
8) V n Seo's scenes or their friendship looked sudden and forced, without prior proper interactions.
But later it is evident that this forced track is added out of blue just bcz the last scene of them is given an important role in the main story progression.
**** Some thoughts on STORY:
Actually, Hyungsik n Seo Joon, both should be the Main Leads with equal importance (not as 1st n 2nd ML, as shown here)
Bcz, both their characters are of equal importance in the story.
IT'S A TALE OF ONE FINDING THE KING n THE KING FINDING HIMSELF! 😂 :(
(Fake King & Real King )
Also, Instead of the Queen n the Princess, Villain is better in a sense (am being Sarcastic!🤭)
Bcz atleast, his character is direct n clear that he is Evil.
Whereas these ladies, I can't really make a sense out of their characters for 3/4th of the drama, whether they meant good or bad to the King, the Kingdom n the people, in a bigger picture.
I found them more Evil, Rude, Selfish n Manipulative than the Villain 😂
**** WHAT I LIKE:
(Enough of my ranting, now the GOOD PARTS ;) ):
As a BTS admirer, planned to watch this for V,
for that OST song by V & Jin :)
n also for cutie Hyungsik :)
But Fell for smiley MinHo n JiHan by the end of the drama !! :)
ALL THE ACTORS DID THEIR BEST IN ACTING with whatever they are given.
***
Liked Park Hyungsik's role.
Sik is the True King, his ideas are always about the Growth of Kingdom n the People.
His Thoughts on Philosophy are Very Good.
Need to struggle throughout his life, not just for the throne but for life (death threats from assassins), can't have a normal life or a normal King's life even, grown up in hiding with no friends.
Oh my Poor baby Sik! :/
He acted so well as a King in Hiding!
U can see the mild Tears, Pain n Helplessness in his Eyes, always worrying about the development of his Kingdom n worrying about his people being killed, whoever sees his face .
BTW, Sik is handsome as usual :)
***
Liked the Dynamics of Park Seo Joon n Sik, their Rapport is good.
FL role is good at times but the remaining times, looked more like a support role, without much importance .
Even that lil importance is forced and given since, she is a FL? ;)
Ignored Main couple's Love Triangle (Seo, FL n Sik).
That siblings/not siblings track killed the mood.
I don't root for FL with any of the main leads ;)
***
The Hwarang Boys Team, all the scenes of the entire team are LOVELY.
Especially, The 5 roomies and their bickering is funny
Their bonding is good.
Silly boys but cute! :)
LOVED ALL THEIR SCENES THE MOST !
Them and V - All these 6 boys need to do a full length comedy movie/series.
(Aww, I love that "thought" already :) )
***
Sik n his assistant / personal guard are funny n sweet :)
Hwarang's head instructor n Hyung sik conversations are philosophical and are Very Good .
Head instructor is funny n smart .
His friend from the cafe is funny
Queen's guard is handsome ;)
***
Liked the roles of Minho (char Soo ho) n JiHan (char Ban ryu)
Both of them are handsome :)
Sooho n Ban ryu's bickering is very sweet 😂
Sooho being a playboy, mesmerized by the Queen's beauty n aiming/drooling for her, is funny .
Ban ryu is another helpless character, abused by power ;(
He has his own set of life struggles.
Poor Ban ryu!
Ban ryu n his gal are very cute! :)
LOVED THEIR SCENES A LOT .
She n her bro, Soo ho are funny.
So Ban ryu n Soo ho - Rivals turned Future bros-iLaw😂
Sweet! :)
***
V is cute, he is such a baby! :)
(Though a minor role here, hope to see him moreee in future dramas :) )
His scenes with his bro, their bonding is sweet n emotional.
While his scenes with FL are VERY FUNNY.
**** OST:
OST is the BEST!
n Healed the Disappointment that the Poor Pacing of first 11 eps n overall slow paced episodes had created! 😂
All the tracks are Amazing!
I love V & Jin's.
Difficult to choose a track, all are lovely.
Hyungsik's Singing Voice is just mesmerizing (drooling). Super talented singer.
His OST song is Awesome.
****
Overall, it's a Great Plot.
The Director's team have Great Artists (entire cast) in their reach, could have executed this better but missed it.
Struggled to watch but forced myself to finish this just bcz of Hyungsik with a hope for a better story.
Anyways, will try to remember only the scenes of happy Hwarang boys team or the 2nd couple's lovely scenes or the Superb OST but not the negatives, further!
Just Watch, if U have Great Patience to watch sloth paced or Repetitive content or just watch like me for your fav actors n whining all the way!😂
(Oops, my lengthy review, blame the director for this.
Thank U for reading this lengthy one :) )
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