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hmmm where to start - first off i don't get anyone giving this a 10 - like i Know "to each their own etc..." but the acting is bad - the plot - fine in general - but when u break it down, it doesn't flow.. "Ruiku, who plays piano with incredible passion but is cold and distant to everyone..." so why after the second or third time, he ready to teach Maki? that was out of nowhere and didn't go with the image of who this character was. but need to forward the plot, so lets just magically push things the way we want and need, and suddenly Ruiku not so focused on himself - he ready to be bighearted and share his knowledge?!? "OK".also really disliked Maki, he was a manwhore at the start and the only reason he got "infatuated" - or rather, interested in Ruiku was cause (1) he presented a challenge. (2) he was the first guy to flat-out turn him down. the "smitten " part started after Ruiku hurt himself - even after getting rejected, Maki wasn't "smitten" he was more fixated cause someone he was attracted too, rejected him. yeah he used the word "love" but there was no love as far as i could see -
the big sacrifice was disgusting, and i guess in some twisted way was proof of love - but i don't get why Ruiku couldn't think about how Maki got the postponement - when he couldn't, not without that sick condition.! he doesn't seem stupid (even though his attitude and behavior after breaking his wrist, was making me wonder). so why couldn't he figure that out all on his own, when that pervy sico told him "lend me ur body..." why he not connect the dots is beyond me -
also why he not mention it to Maki, when he told him he'd spoken to the teacher, that old-fart turned him down but was ready to reconsider if he lent him his body - guess he didn't want to face that sh*t?!? oh well
the rest is more evidence that Maki not only loved Ruiku unconditionally, but that he was willing to sacrifice for that love - but it also showed the dude finally matured - so i had no problem with the end. considering the acting, i really had enough and didn't need an additional scene of them reuniting. so a one off -
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James for sure didn't take a bite out of the cake she baked - and there was no context as to how he got to know Playboy. or what happened after the mother caught on her son gay -
even the added violence - cause Playboy's "shit" was missing, was a WTF moment - and why James hooking(?) cause his mother tossed him out after catching him in the bathroom - like an actual coherent plot would be great - symbolism is all good and well, but if u got a message to convey - sometimes dumbing it down helps better getting ur point across - but whatever... weird one off
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this is chalked full of clichés - and its not that u don't see them coming from a mile away - compared to the drama, this was a let down. and i seriously don't get anyone giving this more the 5 stars, and that's being generous - 10 is whack ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ but to each their own... watching i cringed so hard i hurt my shoulders and rolled my eyes so hard - so many times, i saw my brain.the excuse Xavier used to distance himself from Mico was a copout (having said this, after the 1st season we needed Xavier's shine to dim cause it was Mico's turn to be mature, understanding and considerate... a 180 considering his personality in the drama, but it is what it is).
so Xavier became the type of guy that serves as a justifiable warning to everyone out there, that has a major problem with their bf/gf staying friends with their ex. with all due respect her parents getting a divorce didn't mean they leaving her - no one freakin abandoning this grown ass baby. hell of a way to make everything about her, as if her mother wasn't suffering or worried, she needed to put her feeling on the back-burner cause her daughter fragile ugh plz - and that not enough she having a panic attack cause her ex has moved on aish plz talk about being overly dramatic just cause things not going her way - like a kid sticking their fingers in their ears and shouting "i can't hear u..."(¬‿¬)(¬_¬ )
unlike the drama Mico's character had not only mellowed out, but matured and his reactions and attitude were on-point, even his not readily forgiving Xavier was logical - heck i though his "...i'm ok to be friends..." was whack - like plz, if it was me Xavier would be lucky if i didn't punch him in the throat the first time i saw him after him bailing on my b-day without a word - and the fact that he did that just to be with his ex psssh, that bit would just add fuel to a raging fire, that would never die... so him needing time to rage and then cool down enough to hear his friends out - then finding in himself the truth about his feelings, and following through was a good conclusion to the mess this started off from
the other plus points were Mico's friends - they a fun, loyal group of people that r great wing-men (but they were no different in the drama) - Mico lucked out. but this is far from a master piece that deserves a 10 - doubt i'ma rewatch this, not the case with the drama which is for-sure a rewatch - but its fine for a one off
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this was a good movie but talk about messed up. and the only ones to blame where the adults that started all this sh*t. Yo Han's parents not to mention that f*cking mother - like how can any woman do that to their child?!? (and as astonished as i'm - this isn't the first time i've heard about this happening. and still my mind just can't comprehend how a mother could do that to their own child).as much as Detective Han Dong Su was supposedly the "good guy", didn't like him much, first off his hitting his partner even jokingly on the face and head, would've made me homicidal. that sh*t aint funny. then this genius takes his son to that old boat - alone - with no protective gear, and tells him to go down the freaking shoot, with zero visibility. is his kid a rock climber?!? like which idiotic reckless father/parent would do that??? this guys - like seriously.
felt sorry for both kids, yeah easy to call Yoo Mi Ho evil, considering what has become of her, but going through the sh*t that was enabled by her mother, on the daily - to suffer like that. how could u come out of it normal? even now that she has it all. and will likely get off scot-free. she won't lead a normal life. she will try too, but that is impossible - as she doesn't know what "normal" is. which is kinda scary - for everyone around her lol
Yo Han the poor poor boy, yrs to not only carry around the guilty of killing his own father, but then to become her tool to be used, she turned him into her personal hitman - and everything just kept weighting on his conscious. little wonder this ended for him as it did. i think that's why his mother at last called Han, cause she was worried that he wasn't gonna live long. and if Han caught him he would have a chance in prison. something better the nothing (guessing - otherwise dunno why she suddenly changed her mind, and told Han the whole truth).
haven't seen the Japanese movie, but this was well acted (not that i had any doubt with actors like Son Ye Jin, Han Seok Kyu or Go Soo) enjoyed it as much as one could with this kind of sad plot.
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first off any movie from china - with Chinese actors (cause of the censorship) needs to be applauded as it aint easy - cause this was far from P.G (it wasn't pornographic - but it was erotic and there were a ton of male on male sex scenes, which is a no no in china). but having said that this was interesting if a bit confusing -yeah the movie starts off with the cheater and his lover, off to their secluded get-away. after which the investigator meets up with the wife to show her all the evidence... and then i was left bewildered - why she did nothing other then order him to keep following her hubby. i don't get why latch onto a person who has no respect for u, or the commitment he made to u? there a shortage of men in china ? cause last i heard its the other way round - there is a shortage of females, so why?? and get - some will say love - but how blind can love be - when u see the person u love, in-bed with someone else - love can survive that - is that even love? don't get it.
acting like nothing is wrong while getting a third party to investigate ur spouse, and then seeing what they get up to behind ur back¯\_(*_*)_/¯ considering how things were going, i doubt she would've ever opened her mouth, if her husband didn't stumble across the evidence in her cell - ironically losing it, for invading his privacy
u can understand the husband if u want, cause of how hard it is in many countries to be out and proud - but i can't forgive his not only using her as a beard but then trying to bring his bf closer to home, by befriending his wife so she will be more accepting of his new "friend" basically not even caring that he is insulting her or the relationship he has with her - but all is fair cause he can't be out and proud?!? and then when he finds out that she knows, he not only goes on the defensive but he slaps her - psssh that would be game over for me i would murder the f*cker - but she is still that desperate to keep him, that she wont attack or leave him - going so far as to target his lover - shaming him at his work-place. smart move cause then Jiang doesn't want anything to do with his married lover. which is sad for the husband who genuinely loves him and is kinda lost without him (not that watching this too the end i doubt Jiang didn't love him back) just a messed-up situation that should've been dealt with in a different way - like talking and working things out even being open with the wife - and just putting his foot down and asking for a divorce - not easy but better then what happened.
anyhoo Luo Hai the investigator decides to keep following Jiang, after watching his client creating havoc in Jiang office - getting curiouser the more he sees of Jiang throughout the night - the more he wants to know -
on the other hand we got the mysterious Li Jing - like seriously - until the end of the movie didn't get what was up with this female. she was Luo Hai's gf - but then she had a weird suspect relationship with the boss of the sweatshop where she worked, where he kept not only looking out for her at work, but taking her out for food and putting money into her bag - and then there is the whole mess where the cops bust the sweatshop and take him in. she's so desperate she goes to an acquaintance of his for help and then basically offers herself, so he will help get her boss out of jail - lets say the relationship between Li Jing and Luo Hai isn't binding in the least, they see each other when they want - but seem to live separate lives, together then not - then i donno - just weird and off - add to the mix Luo Hai bi curious side awakening, befriending Jiang - but with the amount of flirting going on, both knew they would end up in bed together -
there is a lot going on - it makes sense - but confused as to why/where Li Jing vanishes - breaking the guys apart - and get the wife (who's pregnant when we see her again) attaching Jiang, easier to blame him for her husbands choice then cursing a dead person - u can't vent ur anger like that - but how she walk away scot-free after what she does? even why doesn't Jiang go after Luo Hai... donno left kinda wanting - but it is what it is - sad and interesting watch
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it is a good movie as in good acting and wasn't boring (interesting plot), but read comments saying her smile (at the end) indicated she knew everything and went along - total B.S. and wishful thinking.Sung-yeol had planned the perfect murder and he would've gotten away with it, but he didn't foresee the dog being hooked-up with the spy-cam. that was his one and only downfall.
By the same token Ji-yeon lucked out cause of the spy-cam, otherwise history would've repeated itself and she would ended up paying for some other persons crimes. trying to paint her into some cunning vixen is B.S. - where she figure anything out? she didn't know he scouted her out, after finding any and all info about her, making sure she was desperate and all alone in this world. knowing there wouldn't be anyone she could turn to for help.
even if she suspected he was gonna kill his father (especially after him kissing her), she was sure he was into her, therefore he shortened his father life. so he could be with her, that's why she asked him if he had ever had feeling for her. after him trying to choke her out - she still care? and any one still wondering if she some master-mind? psssh plz.
btw the whole muslim yacht staffer who got beat, was a useless distraction. after witnessing them scheming together why he not suspect her? or Sung-yeol for that matter (him talking to him at the funeral, let alone getting in the car with him was idiotic) instead he was trying to get them the info about the spy-cam, how he sure she/or he didn't off Seok-goo?!? just cause she stepped-in when he was shoving/choking down pork? and cause he was the son - B.S.
back to the smile at the end, it was just a smile u give someone who is trying to have the last word. him saying he made her Cinderella, well so what? who is gonna spend years rotting in jail and who is gonna enjoy their freedom as well as all the wealth?!? his last words were a joke, so what would anyone do - but smile?
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i unlike the other commenter don't think this movie is about cheaters, but a young couple coping with being married and all that comes along in a new relationship/marriage. dating while living apart can't be compared to living together and getting used to the others idiosyncrasies. both have their own idea/ideal of what/ how their spouse show be, but that isn't reality. its accepting and conforming, so u can become a unit, in order for any marriage/relationship to survive.
Young-min "cheating" episode or roaming-eye, was more like last minute jitters, cause he is committed to one woman, some get this before marriage, others several yrs after being married. it has nothing to do with him not loving her, he was just going crazy and when push-came-to-shove his subconscious called Seung-hee - Mi-young telling her he loved her, his subconscious cock-blocked him, cause he really didn't want to cheat.
Mi-young on the other hand wasn't any better, yeah she didn't kiss anyone or almost get into bed with them, but she spent the whole day prettying herself-up to go see an old crush (which after the concert - the whole scene was cringe worthy). and her fawning over Joon-soo at the cinema was also annoying, her laughing and touching him again and again even if he is someone younger that u work with - it doesn't look good, and of course ur husband would get pissed - like how she got pissed when she found out one of his "bros" was a girl. this fun and fine for a one off
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this was weird on a different level. it's not a movie per-say. just short stories with no common denominator other then relationships/sex. even though i love Jang Hyeok the first story was boring, or rather (truthfully) thought the woman was a tease and annoying. but it ended with a (wishful thinking?) "happy ending" so whatever.the second one was annoying at first, like u get home once and have to play hide-n-seek with ur spouse, fine - cute - funny etc. but on a regular basis?!? it would get old fast. but then u get that she is sick and even dies but then her ghost is still around playing-hide-and-go-seek. but its endearing as she her spirit comforts him the way he needs... so cute
the 3rd was about vampires, weirder and weirder we get, guess that's what comes after death - the living death. first though it was gonna be some weird shit about abuse of power, but it took a weird turn and not lets forget the ending that turned into a cannibalistic feast. but the females had the last laugh - so female empowerment?!?
the 4th story - another twist on the weird merry-go-round, cheating dead spouse still around and the person/teen he cheated with turns into a plant that wants to serve the cheated wife as punishment for cheating on her with her husband?!? but the reason she was with the husband was cause she was into the wife all along?!? anyone???
the last wasn't weird or twisted it was just a question mark, as to why anyone in a relationship would chose this method to see how strong their relationship was. 3 couples change partners randomly and meet for the day, one couple get into sex straight away, another after a kiss part ways as they're sure they r secure in their choice of partner, the last (which i find ironic) the female who is the initiator of the idea (who seems messed up on another level, cause u get that she is/was having an affair (?) with her art teacher) and she kisses the guy in front to the same teacher, talking about how she gonna be getting it own with him and when they get to the room - kissing/attacking him, first he isn't responsive but as he gets into it she puts a stop to things. which i thought was a dick move. why start shit - he isn't a bad guy why u testing his loyalty?!? when the person u want proof from is ur bf (the first couple i mentioned) who u kind of know will be the one to cheat on u. that's why at the end 2 couple meet - while the ones from the art room don't.
to say i liked this would be a no. neither do i recommend this. was just weird. left clueless as to why i watched it. time just pasted.
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talk about depressing
as there is no description anywhere (that i found) its a short movie - the farmer is a grieving widow that lost his pregnant wife , while shopping in the city for baby things. cause at the same time there was a student protest, where the cops get out their guns and a random bullet "finds" the wife - causing her to die in her husbands arms.the stabbed and bleeding student the farmer finds and saves at the start of the movie, was one of the students arrested in that protest and guessing the cops that arrested him, took him off to a remote location to finish him off - why (mystery) or not as this isn't unheard of in history.
but finding this out the farmer loses it and then somehow his hate turns to lust? cause when the students comes to seek him out, he tries to get it on with him? and i'm guessing the final act - where the student wears the dead wife's shirt and gives/offers himself to the grieving husband, is an act of sacrifice / saying sorry even though he wasn't at fault, for the cop's using violence's to suppresses the students, but this all ends in the farmers suicide?? - like confused and yet depressed
giving such low rating cause there isn't much in the way of acting or story - and even in one scene a lot could be conveyed - but left confused about what i saw, and how i feel about it. so it is what it is
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maybe cause i've watched the drama, this fell short. the editing didn't do it any favors, there were parts missing that didn't flow well, a lack of info that would make scenes from one scene to the next - here were missing. so the only reason anyone would watch is (cause here the "sex" scene wasn't edited out ) which was erotic (i guess) to me it was kinda cringe, so skipped it. But after that (here) the morning after, Seung Hyun doing a runner cause he saw the ballpoint pen was a bit ridiculous IMHO.
1. the dude (supposed to be) a virgin, so when he finally does "give up his V-card", would one run out on the person u finally gave it too (?) when they were good to u & were being sweet?!? without any type of explanation. or hang around to clear the air idk anything but disappear (especially when u work together OMG, this movie was a glaring warning to why one shouldn't get involved in office romances - that's my main take-away from this...)(ノへ ̄、)
2. he finally got the hot guy he was salivating over - a guy that was out of his league (in his head). not to mention this time around it wouldn't be an unrequited love. so make it make sense that he tried to ghost Jong Chan, cause Yoo Seong didn't know he existed?!? \(〇_o)/like plz -
& after hearing out Jong Chan, talking it out with Ji Yeon (his bff) he's still passively waiting for Jong Chan to make the 1st move - why?!? cause he's the "bottom"??? i hate this b.s. trope, can't stomach it when we talking FL's in K-drama's, not gonna find a taste for it cause this a BL & we talking about an ML - like plz with this crap!
he was in the wrong, Not Jong Chan - so it was his mess to clear-up ugh with this toxic, passive personality that is the norm cause everyone else eating it up (╬▔皿▔)╯
him being cute, clueless, inexperienced, insecure, younger (or any other reason u can think of) doesn't make his actions the day after OK. & as an adult that wants to be in a relationship he should know better, apologize & work on his sh*t so people would want to be in a relationship with him (but this dramaland, so never mind~(>_<。))
on a whole this was ok - if i wanna revisit, would watch the drama - Not (!) this.
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well this was different to say the least. donno where to start. hated Ki-hoon and Ga-hee, usually don't hate character's who r cheaters. but hated that they were so self involved they didn't give and f*ck who they hurt, and it was obvious by Ga-hee's showing up at Soo-hyun's recital with flowers, she wanted to "twist the knife" to make it clear to Soo-hyun she was f*cking her husband. which was vomit inducing... but the more u find out (towards the end) u get why this is a whole new level of f*cked-up.found and clicked on this cause of Han Seok Kyu - the beloved Master Kim from Romantic Doctor, his character is vastly different here - shockingly so... but guess he aint a "one trick pony". which, good for him. but this was to "raw" for me... hated the Detective character, he was a major f*cke-head, all the macho B.S. was/is annoying and not mildly endearing, so found the trunk scene hilarious (yeah evil i know), even though it turned out so gory... i smiled through every bit. usually don't care or "get" the bad ending cheaters get, but this one was justly deserved. and i really relished every bit of it. even if, after u know the whole story it may make u rethink things. i was OK with the outcome.
the only annoying bit, don't get why the wife of the murder victim walks free, when she isn't innocent?!? her husband wasn't abusive or a pervert pedo that deserved being put to death, the way he was. so that was a brow-raising moment. especially if there was justice meted out to one couple, why did she get off scot-free?!?
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everyone is so hyped about this movie, and if ur only focused on the humans, then yeah very entertaining. but i can't - i get that in most if not all Asian countries let alone whales - almost every kind of living creature, can and will end up on a food menu. so maybe cause of that, the travesty against a "mother and its child", ain't no big deal to anyone who has watched this. And YEAH Get that THIS is ONLY A MOVIE - still not for me.as is this was one idiotic move after another, like Mo Hong Gap killing his subordinate cause he defended Jang Sa Jung, who's only fault was that he dared to voice his opinion, that contradicted the high commander.
then we have that f*cker that commanded the soldiers on the ship, carrying the seal. he is in the whales backyard and he feels affronted that the baby whale came up for air in the path of the ship?!? "oh what audacity". as if they're even a blimp on that creatures radar. of course the mother defended her baby. show me a mother who wouldn't?!?
from there the ball of idiocy just intensified. yeah there were funny bits and tried to ignore the anger and frustration. cause knew this sh*t would end up as a whale hunt.
even Yeo Wol "folded" after Mo Hong Gap's threat, all her talk about the whales being angels of the sea turning into B.S. - cause human life is worthier then an animals. can keep going but pretty sure whoever reads one of two line knows i didn't love this plot.
but have to say this - the end showing the baby still alive - what the f*ck was that?!? a sec before it was harpooned So Ma told Mo Hong Gap that is was a newborn, ain't no new born gonna survive alone without a mother in the vast ocean, with giant whites and load of other dangerous creatures swimming in the deep, not to mention the f*cking humans. plz that was a load of b.s.
not blaming the actors, everyone did a bang-up-job, but the story was SH*T!
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first off Li Xiang just comes off as a stalker, he latches onto Xia Zhi the sec he sees him and just turns into his shadow - which i guess considering he already knows he is gay and is "struck by lightening" the sec he sees Xia Zhi... so i get it - u can't help who u r attracted too - but he is too forceful and i found it very uncomfortable to watch. plus (and here i donno if it was the translation that lacked) but Xia Zhi seems just naïve and very clueless - where his being brought to a gay bar, he is more worried if its age appropriate not even noticing that its only guys and what that means - so it felt like Li Xiang was manipulating the situation and Xia Zhi - and i didn't enjoy that feeling -
add to this Xu Chu and her crush on Xia Zhi, which isn't only mishandled but belittled and turned into a side joke by Li Xiang - which didn't make me like him anymore... if anything she was the one that handled the situation and the rejection like a mature adult, when she the same age as about both moron's.
and watching this what interested me more was Xu Yang- the kid that was being bullied and his side story - there was more there that held my interest and heart, then with what was going on with the leads - but everything was kinda rushed and wrapped up in the last episode - just cause it was the last episode and we needed a happy ending. it lacked logic or common sense and left me wondering WTF... this doesn't come close to being a good BL
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all in all "ok" movie
first off - it wasn't hilarious, as i thought it would be (going by other commenters) maybe i don't get the Thai jargon or (Like in-house jokes that only a Thai person / Thai gay person would get) and yeah this was cute and had LGBTQ people in it, but to call this BL is far-fetched (in my opinion its a BL, when it involves the lead and of course his romantic interest - who is also a Boy. not the case here. well not specifically (again maybe i'm the one in the wrong, and enough that we got other gays character's to call this BL, what do i know)).anyway didn't know it was a thing in Thailand for the parents to just promise their children (adult - i mean, young children i know it even exists in China and other countries where Buddhism exists) to the temple - as in, that they will get ordained (which can be only for a short period - it not for life?!?). that was weird to me - maybe it was exaggerated for the plot?
cause get that Nong's deceased mother was the one that made that "pledge" and cause he wasn't intending to keep it, he was gonna lose his life(?) punishment for not fulfilling that "promise". and then in come his friends(?) as First was crushing on him hard - even though there was no romantic angle in this movie - no matter how hard both First and Balloon tried XD (side note - Got that was "eliminated" a few min's into the movie - what they could afford that kickass wig, that even i was envious off, but no need for teeth??? why?????? like WTF?!?)
there were a lot of loveable character's like Aod, the Novice, First and Balloon. of course the lead, Nong - but the whole plot was a bit unconvincing. get that the producers relied on the audience focusing on the funny bits - and as read a lot of comments about how" hilarious this was" they succeeded. as there is even a 2nd movie. and yet i was bored - cause for me, it was like WTF is this really the plot - and these clueless moron's r gonna figure it out, while more experienced monks either ran away or were murdered?? k well whatever - it was ok - fine had a laugh or two. if i'm extremely bored might check-out the sequel.
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