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Fantasy vs. reality
This is a sweet and fluffy drama, with just enough drama for it to be a drama. The acting/directing could be better, I wouldnt say it was bad but it felt a bit awkwered at times and could probably easily be fixed by more experience and directing.The characters are interesting but a lot is under explored and could use more screen time and depth but where rushed instead leaving me with a slight feeling of meeh... However it does have its fanboy charm... And does have a nice touch of idol vs human behind idol idea to it.
If they were to make a season 2 I would probably watch it, not that they have much more to explore but more out of curiosity of where they would go with this,
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Impossible to rate spiritual mess
I am going to start by saying, watching a drama about heaven and hell may not be the best choice for someone as atheist and completely lacking in the spirituality, faith etc. department as me. So for those of you who have some kind of faith or spirituality your view on this is most probably going to be a lot different than mine.This drama is a total mess and not in a good way. As I do believe they try just a little bit to much.
The comedy is mostly low, but does have some moments, such as Lee Hae Suk Kim Hye Ja) constantly falling asleep in church. But there was so much second hand embarrassment thruout this drama that I am almost suprised I did n´t drop it.
There were some moments or episodes that touched me and almost made me cry even though they where cringe they made me miss my dead dog.
Han Ji Mins character (Som I)) was interesting, well made (at times predictable, at times not) slightly inconsistant but girl did a great job and her storyline was the most interesting one in the whole drama, unfortunately we had to suffer through about 8 episodic episodes to finally get to her story.
And our male lead was confusing at times.... others charming, others made me want to shake some sense in to him.
There was enough good for me not to drop it but also enough bad to make me wonder how I made it to the end.
I want to rate some parts 9-10, but others -3... So I will settle with a 7... For the acting, the visuals, the music and the good parts between all the rest.
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Chasing the Cringe
Third drama in the series of the world of the close friendships, rich kids and relationships that always seem to have some kind of hiccup...Unlike the other dramas this one felt more like two separate seasons, season one was okay a bit awkward and made me role my eyes a few times but it was okay... The end of season one and the second season, yes I know it is only one never ending drama, so second half, second season, whatever was just so, so ,so lame. Taking our okay, not great but okay male lead and giving him more flags than Lee Min Hos character had in Boys over Flowers. Trying to disguise several mens (not only our male lead) predatory behaviour as love? and romance? Seriously?
The female lead got cringey and her acting felt as fake as her hair extensions, but I still hoped that she would shove Sevi off of her and run for her life never to return...
So basically while I do seem to have a thing for this universe as it keeps wheeling me in, I am seriously worried about the writers experience and understanding of healthy relationships and men. and signs of intelligence.
Girl, you can do better!
Also, people breakups are usually for the best, let go of your ex and move on with your life...
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Was it really love?
They ate (sometimes) , they ran (away) they loved (money) but above all they loved the self sacrifice and the self blame... So much that it became agonising to watch, yet for some reason I stuck with it probably because the highly predictable side characters where kind of sweet. That said I came to the point where I was so fed up with the leads self inflicted misery that I figured they could just keep at it and live in regret for the rest of their lives...If my wish came true or not is of course up to you who choose to watch this (or check the tags) to find out and for me to know since I made it to the end.
The leads in this are not human, at all there is not a single bit of logic humanity in them, super fit, workaholics with no neuance either they are in complete dispeir or the best of the best rich, fit, top of their class gods. or poor, on the floor, pale bearly surviving or they can be deep in debt, sued , not be able to get a job... but magically get back up agin to the top.... Up and down, back and fourth never ending jojolike business gibberish that was so boring I honestly stopped caring.
The side characters have to little process and screen time, but where actually pretty decent and lovable.
The parents in this are either gems or the perfect villain, still lack depth and their storylines make very little sense but I did enjoy how one of the perants was impossible to love, at all breaking the all parents are good. the rest of the villains in this lack depth, but they are indeed evil and kind of lacking in braincells even if they seem smart at times their actions as well of what motivates them is just off.
That said for some reason this drama was an easy binge but I would not recommend it unless you love business the leads, love people who self blame and self sacrifice to the max In that case you may have a new favourite.
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A dose of fluff
This is typical rom com, sweet, good chemistry and full of predictable fluff, gestures and not a single moment of substance. The perfect filler with pretty shots, cliches for as far as the eye can see, no annoying elemants just pure romcom entertainment.If you are looking for anything new, some kind of depth, signs of intelligence, realism or quality move a long there is nothing to see here. Bit for those of us who can enjoy a moment or two where we turn off our brain and just enjoy the fluff this is not a bad place to find it.
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Do not try this type of relatiinship at home...
This is the story about the another one of those CEO types (okay general manager) whos communication skills boil down to wrist grabs,.. and well not much more.As rich meets poor... Sleepless meets sleeping pill and so on... Showering us with bare upper bodies and sexual harrasment and power abuse for as far as the eye can see.
The acting ranges between bad oh so bad to awesome, sometimes the same actor.
However the characters (if you ignore the sexual harassment) are sweet, the collegial relations lovely ... and the kisses are actually really, really good.
There are also a few (very few) good lines making this a so mediocre it is entertaining and maybe even worth a watch for the special that I will be rating an 8, or maybe even an 8,5
Basically a drama purely for entertainment value, but for the love of what ever you believe in DO NOT TRY THIS TYPE OF RELATIONSHIP AT HOME, run for the hills, call the cops... moove to e different city....
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It is all in the shades...
This is a morally ambiguous story about a naive man who moves to Hong Kong to seek a better life for himself and his girlfriend but finds himself changing as fast as the city and well... ends up taking all kinds of turns that may or may not give him and the girl a better life but also throw him on a journey of change, lust and falling in love with someone else than the girl he was supposed to seek a better life for.There is a strange realism to this story playing with shades of morality and taking us away from the one true love many seem to adore.
Our female lead is really fun, cool and great at speaking her mind while still showcasing some kind of voulnarabilaty and the ability to keep two ideas in her head at the sam time.
There are some interesting lines and schenes that show about relativity and change.
A pretty decent film
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AN interesting window in to widows of the past
This is a movie that raises rhe question is self-sacrifice really the way to go... or will marrying the man your sister loves but can not marry because of stupid traditions really such a good idea?As I kept wondering who is manipulating who?
What is the point of all this?
And is this supposed to be a dram about evil sisters, the bond between sisters or a feminist agenda about emancipation to all!
OR maybe it is all of the above.
Anyway the movie is from the early 1950s so it dies give a window into passet times , not really my tipe of music as it is the type to hurt ones ears but the story being told is actually rather interesting even if the mimics, moovment and gestures can be overbearing.
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An interesting take on society
There is something about this movie that reminds me of My mister, not that it gets near to the mindblowing dialog and content that you get in 16 episodes but more of a preview, My Mister with the same feel and a bunch of pretty good lines. A movie that offers a mist of My mister that covers a movie about found family, prostitution and above all adoption.Through the characters of this movie could be deemed in somewhat extream situations the moive offers is a an odd familiarity, day to day... beige feel to it.... Not at all out of the ordinary yet still really out of the ordinary all at once wich is pretty cool.
There is a great show of character development and change of discourse throughout the movie that highlight a whole lot of important issues and the importance of safety nets and or support systems and how it is all connected.
First we let social wokers have their go, and when they fail it is the cops turn to swoop in...
The actors did a great job, the cinematography was dark and depressing (which fit the movie really well) and the story is one that needed to be told.
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You & Me and some Dude...
This is a story about twins who are so close, so close so close and have this lovely bond until one day they trick a guy by mistake and well all goes to #€%#& from there. It could also be puberty, parants divorce and a pendin end of the world knocking on their door... So we can´t fully blame the dude.The story is nice, there is a lovely country, nostalgia feel to it. The twind are 90% adorable 5% psycho and 5% self-absorbed slightly pathetic. As for the dude I do ot really know what to say about him but twins can be confusing, especially if they mess with you. But a triangle with twins is not as lovely as it may seem.
All in all a decent watch, with a nice pacing and just enough drama and suspense even if I did not really care for the way things developed towards the end.
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It starts off with the female lead and the male lead in bed, as the nale lead takes of his shirt to show us his very well cisseled upper body. She then changes her mind and they cut to her day to day life personality and not so nice thoughts about the male lead whoem we just saw undress on top of her ... taking us on a journey through hate to lust to missunderstandigs... All surrounded by hot steam and a whole lot of bare skin. And consent!
I love the characters in this drama as are a lot of fun to watch, both personalities and efforts put in to presenting their bodies. However I had to lower the score due to badly preformed moments of over the top comedy. For those who have seen the American show Crazy ex Girlfriend there are momnts that reminded me of that show just badly done...
Fortuatly there where only few of those but without them this could have been a 9 puerly due to entertainment value.
A drama I recommend to most who can handle some steam, skin and smoke...
P.s The male lead smokes a lot, and had me googling smoking laws in japa it is leagal to smoke in small bars who do not serve food, and certain floors in hotells in Japan...
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A short masterpiece
This is a short film where Go Min Si most probably was told to tell a gripping story in less than four minutes and my oh my this girl nailed is!With very few words this short film shows us love, joy, angst, pain, and more... (not gonna spoil these 3:16 minutes)
The music may not be a pleasure to hear but it setts the mood perfectly, the subs are kind of bad but it does not affect the way the story is conveyed anyway as the pictures pretty much say most of it and even when the translation is awful the message is still clear from the context.
This of course only scratches the surface of the issues it is trying to convey but does seem to fit in a lot more in 3:16 minutes than some full length dramas do.
I watched it out of curiosity when I saw the title under Go Min Sis credits as Screenwriter & Director, and as you can see I was pretty impressed.
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Decent portrayal of a threat of armageddon
This is a short and fun drama, an easy binge with more depth than width... As it takes us on an oddly realistic. journey towards the end of the world, for how long will services stay up if people think the world is coming to an end anyway?Who would want to work?
How long can people survive once everybody stops working?
What currency is valuable those last days?
Can one blame the way one dresses for being sexually harassed (The answer should be NO)
What is the best way to die?
And is the end of the world really such a bad thing?
As we follow the story of the geek and the sex addict/play boy who once dated and now re unite 9 days before the world will come to an end. We also get to see some very unique trans representation, and an interesting teen... + friendships, bad parents (like really bad parents done good) and other types of humans.
There is also a lot of talk about suicide and a whole lot of dark humour and sex, with brutal honesty in this, that may trigger all kinds of stuff:
- Ill help you die pain free I just need you to help me get rid of a body
- Oh you are gay that is disgusting, but I am envious of you because at leas you can not have kids
(not the exact words)
There is definitely a bunch of sexual content in this so if you are looking for something wholesome this is not the place.
The cinematography in this is meeeh, and I honestly do not remember most of the OST the is in the greys and dots of green which fit the story really, well. To be honest the characters in this drama are not very lovable, and I am not even sure they are that much relatable either but the dialog in this is my type of humour. That said there is quite some moaning and sex noises in this so you may want to be aware of where you watch it...
All in all a decent watch
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Sweet and innocent story about youth, love and friendship at its sweetest!
Wholesome and cute story about love friendship and youth... well paced, easy to watch, well executed without much substance nor drama yet still entertaining. As bubbly extrovert adopts/falls in love with icicalle introvert at first sight and loves him just the way he is.The dramas starts out with some second hand embarrassment that nearly got me to drop it, but luckily i made it though that because what lied ahead of those few episodes of second hand embarrassment and meeh was pure gold!
As we meet a cold, kind and reserved male lead with more green flags than a coastline a hot and wind free day. This guy shows that he cares with actions, he is supportive trusting, respectful, attentive and though there is one thing i do not get I can not recall seeing a so calm and respectful male lead in all of Dramaland.
Our female lead has her moments of second hand embarrassment and is indeed the polar opposite of our boy, showing us the true meaning of "you complete me" she loves her introverted boy for who he is, she learns to understand him and knows exactly how to react in difficult situation. She is the type to take initiative, and shows us that girls can have desires too... so hats off this girl is indeed gold too!
The second couple in this is just as fun to watch as the first one and the fifth wheel of this friendship/romance whatever is so sweet, lovable and has the best dialog in the drama with his grandma!
the grownups range from "Oh come on, take a parenting class to", I love em, I love em I love em" They do however have very little screen time =very little moments f frustration for a c-youth.
So just as much as this is a sweet romance it is a sweet wholesome story about youth and friendship, the type to make you look back to your youth, remember the good and partly make you wish you were a part of this group...
Defiantly a youth drama I would recommend to most youth rom com lovers out there, just mind the second hand embarrassment and know that it will pass.
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As fluffy as a white vail in a summer breeze...
This short film is indeed short, to the point and tackles pretty much what one may expect a same sex couple would have to deal with when searching for a place to take a wedding photo in a country that does not allow people of the same sex legal marriage rights.Add to it that the couple is indeed stuck inside a box (or the closet), which makes is just that little bit more harder. Between the unnecessary obstacles we do also get to see some fluff, the very present hetero norm and well more fluff.
The acting is decent, the photography a bit shaky at times... the lighting varies between dark, meeh to light and yes fluffy white vails... just like the title entails.
Definitely a short film worth a watch, and while it may not bring much new to the photographer it does offer some pretty decent representation.
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