Why?
Tried so hard to like this but as it wore one long episode after episode I felt like I was in an endurance race of mediocrity.Pat has three faces...open mouth breathing, grimacing and then my favorite...trying hard to act like he is thinking. He's a singer not an actor. Give it up kid. Or watch some GMM TV great actors for clues. Your director obviously doesn't have one. Or was saddled with you and tried to fix to no avail. Really the worst BL performance I have ever seen. And I wanted so much to like from previews.
Chot and Jeng are fine and fun to watch and good production values but so long and who cares. The lead actor is so out of his depth and even puffy lips cant save him. Jaab is stunningly handsome but a case of arrested development aided by rich spoiled kid syndrome. Think he read German philosophers to learn to act soulful and sad.
Sorry this is a waste of time. Sorry I did. You are warned.
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what are they seeing in this?
I tried really hard to like this. But its inane and boring. Great cast wasted on a puerile script. I don't mind plot holes but this was like graveyards of open gaping plot holes. And just STUPID. No other word for it. What a waste of talent and money and my time. Just told I have to have more characters to qualify for a review. Well, the Grandmother is awesome and will always remember her.Was this review helpful to you?
wish it had been better as their farewell
Ok. So just finished watching. I love watching their amazing chemistry and talents. Such true friendship and trust on screen. And the supporting cast some of the best in the biz. The director is great, but even he and all of them can't overcome a mediocre script that is two episodes too long. Sorry. Fluffy and kinda, by the end, maudlin.But its their last go round so I will take it. Going to go back and watch Vice Versa so I can remember them in their prime. Wish they had stopped at Last Twilight which is a masterpiece.
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Jack & Joker: U Steal My Heart! Special Episode
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why????????
So i endured the series which I found so silly and blatantly bad. But had a Sunday with nothing to watch and thought what the hell? It was so awful and bad that I found myself laughing out loud at it. It's so bad you have to laugh. god Bless the cast for putting up with this writing. And this writer needs to be shot. At least not hired. But he did write one series several years ago that was not too bad. NEVER LET ME GO which was saved by a good cast and director. Everything else before and after is c grade crap. But he still gets work. Ah Thailand.Was this review helpful to you?
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China once again sells gays as unhappy people
I started watching this series and was loving the cinematograpy, the story, the acting and direction. Really lovely and then what happens? They wrap it up with the same old Chinese homophobic ending. Faggots have to die or be unhappy or alone for the rest of their lives. Tired of hearing how China is opening up. The fact is there is a huge hunger for BL in China. And the Government is not stupid. They want to cash in on the BL market in China and internationally but don't want it to condone, defend or uphold a gay lifestyle. Yes I know everyone is supportive in the series (sort of) but utlimately its the same old ugly message. Pathetic.Was this review helpful to you?
sit back and enjoy one of the best BL's this year
The cinematography, the screenplay, the acting and directing....it doesn't get better than this. A riveting story that engages you over 12 episodes that never feel long. I have images in my head I will never forget due to their artistry. I didn't know where it was going to go but happy where it did end up. Please watch. The chemistry between all of the cast is sublime. It's just the best.Was this review helpful to you?
Kabe-Koji-Nekoyashiki-kun Desires to Be Recognized
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dont miss this gem!
I am writing about this after watching it for the second time. It is so lovely, carefully crafted, well directed and written.There is a quiet authenticity about the acting and pacing that will sweep you in like the sea, that is such a metaphor throughout. Grief, love, loss, sex, confusion, friendship, it's all here. And everyone is easy on the eyes in the way that real people are. The kind of people you fall in love with, not the filmic fictions.
When I think about the seminal BL series that go beyond the earlier ones we all love and know, like Bad Buddies, SOTUS, etc there are 4 that come to mind who have taken the genre farther in the last few years. This is one of them.
KinnPorche blew it up, Last Twilight opened it up to different realities and handicaps that weren't supernatural and with grace, Moonlight Chicken featured one of the great famous pairings that was unafraid to show them aging and inclusively welcomed a new young pair of future superstars, while telling a story about the real Thailand, and this series which is unfraid to be quiet, painful and so real. I urge you to watch it. You won't forget it.
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Dark, Haunting and Mesmerizing
Wow. This is the real deal. If you are looking for GMMTV cookie cutter University fluff stay away. Incredible directing, writing, acting and cinematography. In other words its for adults. Was on the edge of my seat! Enthralling is the only word I can use to describe my time watching this series. It was perfect... just wish it was longer.The Japanese go to places in BL that no other country does. They mix violence, pain, love and loss into a kind of poetic journey that is not easy but unforgettable. This will stay with me for a long time. Check it out.
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too bad
It was an interesting supernatural premise and I agree the editing and direction were sub par...almost amateurish. There isn't much chemistry between the leads and the celeb was so lackluster in his energy, dull, trite facial expressions and plodding ways it was hard to imagine him being an international celebrity. If you have hours to kill and nothing else to watch it will slowly pass the time.If you want to watch something fun, well acted, finely directed, paced with great visuals and chemistry and a supernatural element check out MARRY MY DEAD BODY. Show what you can do with talent and imagination
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wow
had low expectations. But this is the real deal. Please watch. It is not your usual BL or even Thai show. the acting is off the charts. Hope they do another season . My fav one this year.Oh I have to add more characters. The Doctor is hot and a lovely actor. The story begins to look at how coirrupt Thai politics are and the cost of that. But the slow burn is worth the price of admission. It just has so many elements to enjoy. Was enraptured the whole time.
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Sweet, Silly and a lot of fun
Okay, I guess I needed this Taiwan piece of loving. improbable fluff this weekend. It was so honest in what it is and unapologetic. Succumbed fairly quickly to it's charms. Let your brain go and let your heart open and just enjoy the ride. I am still smiling an hour after finishing watching it. oops just got told my review is too short. Couple is sweet and attracive, Grandma is a hoot and don't make any assumptions. Things change.Was this review helpful to you?
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this is genius
okay. There are only a handful of BL series or films that I will never ever forget. This is one of them. The acting, the cinematography, the direction, the acting, the writing, everything. I watched it so many months ago and it still haunts me. I can't begin to describe how powerful and beautiful it is. You have to experience it. It's what BL should and could be.That being said I warn you that the end will gut you in ways you don't expect. Not dramatic but heart wrenching. Every time I see the title on World of BL or other places I tear up and move quickly on. If this is making you not want to see it, ignore me. Just warning you that you are in for something so rare and amazing and surprising.
I gave it 10's across the board but only a three for re-watching because I can't again without losing it and I don't know who could in their right mind. Maybe I can in time.
But it is a must see.
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sweet and slow
Ok. Its the same old story but told well. great visuals and sweet young actors. My only beef is the writer who hadAkira tramatized by someone in middle school saying your gay and gross. Come on. Gay, straight, female or male middles school is traumatic but we grow up and hide it or move on.
To make it the central core of this boy's inability to love or even engage? Get a spine or find your penis.
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worth watching again
Its been awhile but went back to watch this. So worth it! The cast so young, and about to be future stars. Its so cinema verite, and sweet and honest. Drake deserves so much more. No wonder he left GMMTV. What GMMTV used to do in the early days before they became bloated, rich and all about their bottom line anus and gave up tellling good stories and all about skinship. And before they became the evil empire. Okay Last Twilight was their last real one.But lets not go there tonight. Sorry. They piss me off. But watch this and savor the early days ofBL. So sweet. And true.
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