JUST. PERFECT.
This movie has the right amount of each and every genre, you get a handful amount of action, but you also get the perfect amount of romance and comedy. This movie is beyond my expectations!!! I never expected it to be THIS. GOOD. and I’m not even overreacting :PI’ve never really seen Uhm Jung Hwa as an actress before, but I’m amazed by her acting skills. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a movie with this much popular actors. There’s Kim Nam Gil as a cameo, there’s Lee Sang Yoon, Lee Sun Bin, Park Sung Woong, Jung Man Sik, and many more familiar faces in the movie! And they all acted excellently throughout the film.
What I loved about the storyline here is that all side characters became useful eventually. All the characters in the movie (even the most unimportant characters, like the stewardess or the airplane passanhers) didn’t really shout for help, but instead they helped the main characters take down the antagonist. There’s a loooot of plot twists and it wasn’t too much. All the comedic plot twists are exactly what I needed, unexpected, but resolved in a super excellent way.
Overall, an excellent family-comedy-action-romance film I totally recommend all of you! 10/10 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Wow, I just can’t describe this movie in words. It’s incredibly amazing, and it’s just super nervewracking in a way that could make you sit up from your bed just to know what’s coming next.The acting WOWED me so much, and of course the story was also as incredible! Loved every second of it! The moral was quite nice too, tho. Of course, money is important, but what’s more important is honesty. You can’t live with all this peace you want if you’re just living in all these lies. Remember, honesty above all lies.
*SPOILER* Lynn decides to tell her father, then make a recorded testimony about the STIC cheating controversy. She decides to stop from all this cheating, and focuses on her dream to be a teacher like her father.
I don’t think I would ever rewatch this movie again from this beginning. It’s like very uncomfortable with all those nervewracking scenes. Like those scenes were very very realistic, it makes you feel like you’re inside the movie.
Overall, a 9/10 ⭐️
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Super intriguing storyline, excellent acting!!!
I can’t even begin expressing the feeling I felt when watching the movie. It was good, but it confuses me at the same time. There are some scenes that really needed some more explanations, but I managed to understand the whole plot til the end.You need to pay attention to every detail of the characters carefully to understand the storyline. Since it moves from the past to the future frequently, it could be very confusing at times. The writers and producers did a very good job portraying the scenes... it felt so REAL and terrifying.
Park Shin Hye’s acting were undoubtedly good, as usual. But Jeon Jung Seo’s acting caught my eye. She portrayed the ‘psycopath’ character so perfectly. It gave me chills when watching her scenes. Lee El’s acting were also very very good, despite the fact that she came on a very short time.
Overall, it was a nice watch! Totally recommended for all of you who needs something thrilling!! A little reminder: Don’t skip the ending, there are some extra scenes in the credits that could give you more plot twists! ;)
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Great season, I’m totally satisfied!
I’ve been a fan of Busted since the first season came out, and it never disappointed me. People said that this show became more and more scripted, but I don’t think that’s the case. This show is getting more and more epic in my opinion. There were more unpredictable episodes, there were more awesome guests and most importantly, more victories! I was quite disappointed at the second season since almost all of the episodes ended rather unclear, and the detective team always ends up losing, but this season brought back my spirit!I really really hope there would be another season. Please make my wish come true, Mr. Director! I need to see more of the team. Overall, a great and entertaining watch, *SPOILER* Tae Hang Ho is my all time favorite character, thank you for bringing him back!
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Excellent work, Shin Hye Sun!
I’m immediately interested in watching the movie just by knowing Shin Hye Sun would be the main character acting as a lawyer. I loved her acting ever since Legend of the Blue Sea, I loved her even more after watching Secret Forest! And trust me, this movie definitely didn’t disappoint!The story is clear right from the very start. You know where the storyline is going to take you, and you can already feel the thrill even in the beginning. Eventhough it’s purely a law and mystery film, you can still feel tears at the tip of your eye watching the mother-daughter relationship. The ending scene really catches my eye and it would definitely be a scene I’ll always remember.
Shin Hye Sun did a really really great job portraying her character. Her acting never disappoint! Bae Jong Ok as a elder with dementia, Hong Kyung as a teenager with autism, Heo Joon Ho as a antagonist and Tae Hang Ho as the friendly policeman also did an excellent job portraying each of their characters! 2 thumbs up for the acting!!!
Overall, a 9/10! If you’re looking for a crime, law, mystery, family drama with an awesome plot twist... this is definitely for you! ⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Starting off the movie, for me, it went pretty good. With Ma Dong Seok and Lee Dong Hwi showing “comedy” which I think was very successful because it made me laugh pretty hard. I was hoping for Lee Ha Nee to show up, but she doesn’t show up that often unfortunately. And I came up with the conclusion that she was their mother (when younger) when they immediately realize that no one can see her except them.
When it reaches the part where Ma Dong Seok reads his father’s letter, it brought me to tears. Who would think that someone like Ma Dong Seok could bring so much feels in the movie, right?
And for the last parts, Lee Ha Nee and Ji Chang Wook, the perfect couple, I guess. I wish I could see more of Ji Chang Wook in the movie, tho. But, overall, the movie shows a great brotherly bond.
Definitely a 9 out of 10 ⭐️
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The storyline started off really good, and in the middle it gets very thrilling and enjoyable, but sadly, the last 30 minutes was just a major let down. The last 30 minutes were confusing, everything became the opposite to what the storyline mainly explained in the first half. The plot twists were just too much.
On the other hand, the acting were very very good. Shin Min Ah’s acting were realistic and excellent as expected, same goes for Lee Yoo Young and Lee Kyu Hyung. It’s just disappointing to see good actors and actresses in a movie that’s ruined by the ending.
Overall, an 7/10 for me. The 6 points are mainly because of the thrilling first half! An okay movie, but I wish the storyline could be done better. ⭐️
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Satisfied my need for cliché and dramatic rom-coms
The whole premise of this movie is cliché and predictable. If I think about it again, it’s 17 Again and Christmas Carol combined. I love love love dramatic rom-coms and the fact that it is set on Christmas makes it a whole lot better!Lee Min Jung is so preeeetty?! I actually planned on watching this movie months ago after seeing that Park Soyi and Kim Joon would act together! Kwon Sang Woo and Oh Jung Se is a unpredictably perfect pair!
Overall, it was a very nice watch seeing that I was able to finish it in 2 hours on my plane ride to Sydney! I would definitely rewatch this comfort movie 💗
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⚠️ WARNING: There would be a lot of comparisons between Reply 1997 and Reply 1988 ⚠️
I was so eager to watch Reply 1997 after finishing with Reply 1988. 1988 left me with a bit of heartache, and a bucket full of tears, so why don’t I try watching the ‘fluffy’ prequel that has so many good reviews? Sung Dong Il and Lee Il Hwa was the biggest reason why I decided to watch this drama, and I was satisfied with their acting. But yes, this drama is so much lighter than 1988.I would classify this as the cons, but I don’t really care that much about the love line watching this. I didn’t get that chemistry from the MLs and the FL. And I don’t really feel the chemistry in the friendship as well. I believe friendship is one of the main focus of the Reply series, and I know many K-dramas showed the perfectly unrealistic best friends, but deep down I loved them. Reply 1997 showed me a not-so-great kind of friendship. They showed me that even best friends don’t know their friends’ family members, and that best friends are really selfish sometimes. I know this is the realistic version of friendship, but the point of watching a K-drama sometimes is to see that perfect life the characters are living. As for the love line, they tried so hard to make us confused about the love triangle kinda thing. I’m a little uncomfortable with the age gap between the SML and the FL, and it seemed forced too. As I said before, I loved Sung Dong Il and Lee Il Hwa, but I don’t like how suggestive almost every scene with them became, and some other scenes of the ML and the FL too.
The acting was okay. I don’t really like Hoya and Ji Won’s acting at first, but as the drama goes on, they improved! I’m sorry I had a lot to say of this drama, but I really really don’t like Shi Won’s character. Compared to Sung Bora, or even Deok Sun, she’s definitely still the most annoying for me. She’s impolite, loud, selfish, and annoying, her character develops more later in the end, but still, I don’t like her character that much. There isn’t any character I really like from this series, but I guess it’s just that I’m picky hehe. What really differs this drama from 1988 is that they don’t focus on all of the characters in depth, and unlike 1988, they focused more on the love part instead of the friendship part.
For the music…… I really really loved All For You, the version sang by Eun Ji and In Guk! I was waiting for so long for the OST to come on, but it only came later in the last few episodes. I managed to sing along with some of the oldies K-Pop songs here too and I really loved it: Lovable by Kim Jong Kook, Hug by TVXQ, Couple by SECHSKIES (Oh gosh I love this song!!!), Good Person by Toy.
Finally, what I love about this drama…… is that every feelings are resolved, even the hidden feelings are resolved, and everyone was shown together again at the end! I loved that kind of happy ending! Everyone lived each of their own happily ever after! Overall, it was a nice watch, an 8/10! ⭐️
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Short and sweet! What a perfect way to say goodbye ♥️
In the palace, everyone has secrets.Thank you, PD-nim and all the writers and staffs for making this special episodes for us! I’m thrilled to know that every side characters has their own backstory, and that most of the main characters which I adore lives a happy ending! The comedy, the romance, and the heartwarming scenes are all here in just two short episodes, but yet, it totally captured my heart. The ending was beyond beautiful, I don’t think I took enough screenshots of it! Anyways, a 10/10 for this short one! Loved it!
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Dear friends, life is beautiful, after all.
I didn’t expect myself to be emotionally attached to this drama. I was addicted, with a drama about old mules. I spent hours watching the lives of grandparents in their 70s and 80s. But oddly enough, I loved it. I really really loved it. I enjoyed it, more than I did with a few of my recent dramas that I watch.Unlike most of the watchers here, I didn’t come here because of a recommendation from Nam Joon, I came here of pure curiosity, after finding this title one day here on MDL. I put this on my PTW list for too long, because I’m still not in the mood of watching something I thought was going to be ‘boring’. But, I decided to watch this spontaneously, and dang, I was intrigued. It didn’t usually happen to me, but this drama made me want to watch more.
Let me start by saying that the story, the acting, the music, the cinematography, and everything here was 101% perfect. It was beyond perfect. The acting was so real, the feelings they portray to the viewers were so clear, it made you feel like you were in that scene/position yourself. Go Hyun Jung and all the actresses and all the actors did a super duper excellent job here! Don’t get fooled by the casts, you may think that watching this is pointless, since you still haven’t reach the golden age, but this drama is for anyone, for everyone, for those of you who needs some healing and some self reflection. Have we treated our parents well? Are we selfish children? Am I living life correctly? You’ll instantly fall in love with all the characters here. They each have their own personal traits and characters, one time you’ll hate them for what they did, but other times you’ll relate with them and you’ll totally adore their characters.
The life lessons in this drama was so deep. It was quite hard for me to watch the last episodes, since a cry baby like me, couldn’t stop crying watching dramas like these. Being old doesn’t always mean you’ve matured fully, it’s never too late to love, to learn, to enjoy life, and to mend broken relationships with anyone. This drama inspired me to live happily, and to live life to the fullest. Live life while you still can, and make sure the life you live right now is happy. Love and cherish your family and friends, because they’re your forever treasures.
I personally loved loved loved this drama. Everything was spot on, and I really enjoyed every episode, especially the last! Overall, I’ll totally give this drama more than a full mark if I can, 15/10. It was per-fect *chef’s kiss* ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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“It’s hard for people to change. If changing was easy, we wouldn’t be humans.”
The Plan Man is way more than just the typical romcom. I wouldn’t consider this a romance if you may ask. If you expected a lovey-dovey, cute couple moments, this is not the movie for you. But if you are searching for deep, but still comedy, a story that explains to you the real meaning of love, I recommend you this one!This movie tells a story of a man with OCD who wrote about meeting his crush for a hundred days in his diary. Han Jeong Seok (Jung Jae Young) plans everything with the alarm, and he never misses a single minute in doing his daily routine. When he manages to pick up his courage and confess to his crush who works in the minimarket, he was incredibly surprised to find that he was confessing his feelings to another female part timer, Yoo So Jeong (Han Ji Min), as he then left his diary by accident in the minimarket. As a woman who had a dream to be a singer, So Jeong wrote a song based on Jeong Seok’s diary and sang it live on the bar she always performed. When So Jeong realizes Jeong Seok’s feeling to her fellow workmate, she asks him to join her as a duo performing at an audition to impress his crush.
A simple story. But not cliche. Some may say the story is a little too overdramatic, but for me the story was just right. The story gives off a lot of meaning to love and life, especially for us to CHANGE. If you don’t change, when will you get better? We must take action to fight our trauma.
This may not be the most romantic romance movie there was, but this movie is worth the watch! Really sweet and meaningful, overall an 8.5/10 ⭐️
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Extremely funny, but also heartwarming at times
Ra Mi Ran, Kim Mu Yeol, Na Moon Hee, Yoon Gyung Ho has undoubtedly EXCELLENT acting skills. I’ve only seen Kim Mu Yeol once in an action movie, ‘The Gangster, The Cop and The Devil’ and I’m surprised at how funny he can be. He totally fits comedic roles too! Ra Mi Ran is incredibly funny, and I loooove her! She never acts over the top, but always acts with the perfectly. The acting here deserves a full mark in my opinion.The story isn’t really new for me, and it especially reminded me of a Hollywood movie, “A Thousand Words”. Despite the excellent comedy, this movie made me tear up with Na Moon Hee and Ra Mi Ran’s scenes. You could cry, then laugh again in just split seconds. The producer and screenwriter did a great job in balancing the comedy and the heartwarming scenes.
Overall, a 9/10! A movie for you to relax and laugh that I definitely recommend ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Here’s a little summary:
So the story starts off with Jung-In (Im Soo Jung) who’s studying in Japan whom met Doo Hyun (Lee Sun Gyun) coincidentally because of a sudden earthquake. They both fell in love and decided to get married some time later. After 7 years of marriage, Doo Hyun gets tired of all the nagging and all of his wife’s bad habits (smoking, getting angry at everything, basically just embarassing him around). Whenever he tries to just run away from all the problems at home, his wife just follows him around everywhere.
Then.... he met casanova Sung Ki (Ryu Seung Ryong) that lives around his neighborhood. Doo Hyun begged him to seduce Jung-In just for the sake of a divorce agreement form his wife (because he thinks his wife would cheat on him after all). Sung Ki agrees and he starts digging for information about Jung In so he would click with her more. Long story short, Jung In became closer and closer with Sung Ki, she also gets a job, she became quieter, she just became perfect once again. She became the woman Doo Hyun once fell in love with. That’s when Doo Hyun started regretting his decision on making a stranger seduce his own wife.
This movie just hits right in the feels. I just liked the idea of everything. Although the storyline seemed very predictable and the acting may seem quite cringy, it doesn’t really bother me at all! I found myself laughing and getting teary eyed throughout the movie, though. This is the Korean romantic-comedy I’ve searched for ever! I’ve never watched any Korean movies with these right amount of romantic scenes (not cheesy ones) and the perfect amount of comedy to top it up (Ryu Seung Ryong and Lee Kwang Soo is just drop dead funny, GOSH).
Overall, a 9.5/10. I would love to rewatch this movie over and over again just for a good laugh and a heartfelt story. ⭐️
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The story and the acting is excellent! If you’re planning to watch this for Jung Woo-sung, don’t. He’s not the main character and just showed up in not much of the scenes. But don’t get me wrong, the movie is still super fun to watch and you’ll not regret spending a 2 hour-ish watching this ;)
Overall, the movie is great and it’s a 9.5/10 for me⭐️
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