Fluffiest, sweetest, shortest, simplest BL I have ever watched. It is also one of the best BLs for me of the year and will probably be in my list of top 10 of all BLs.
For those concerned about lack of substance, you didn't get the message then... This show is more about the psychological effects of the lockdown and how we deal with them.
and my gut feeling is that drama will happen in Season 2.
Yes KeyChen will be back! I think this series was really cute and adorable. Not really any typical cliches or…
People keep saying KeyChen but if we go by Thai standards, it should be ChenKey because based on what I observed, Chen is the Seme and Key is the Uke (Not that it matter much in Pinoy BL as they don't follow those standards).
I agree that was probably a "condo" parking lot but the idea is that he has a huge garage full of cars so he picks the car he will drive out of several dozen cars. Many millionaires have such parking garages. Some rich people have car collections that number in the hundreds....
ok so the thing that i actually like about this drama is that the actors can actually act and if you have watched…
homophobia is rooted in misogyny.
I understand how you feel but I think the whole point of this show is that Ton's behavior is wrong. They are showing the behavior but not condoning it. Look at how Toptap's and Mike's character treat woman: they do treat them like people. Look at Chon's mom, she is a strong female character, sassy and funny but also smart.
I'm really sorry to say this but am i the only one that thinks someone cuter like Earth from Love by chance, until…
Sorry, I don't agree. Khaotung is CUTE as a button, has the most perfect Uke body and is funny as heck. He is a GREAT actor and is giving life to Chon. So no, we don't need a replacement. Khaotung is perfect for the role.
Khaotung is an amazing actor and the best person to play Chon, he is such a cutiepie and a good actor.
I was just having this same conversation with a friend. Khaotung was so different in 2gether.... I mean, I could never see him as an Uke. Yet, here we are. He is what we call in the USA, a twink, and he plays it so well.
He is definitely an underrated actor. I hope he gets more roles!
A great movie, with awful editing but an unforgettable story about growing up, finding love, and learning to hold on to and not give up on those you love. This one is a movie you won't forget and after you watch it once you will want to watch again.
Good luck getting over it.... and btw if you are a fan of Ngern, make sure you have a mop by because you will need to pick up the drool.... ;) The opening credits are pure gold.
This one is hard to get over.... It is soooo good! :) The editing is god awful but the story is sweet and other than that little forced almost-sex that thankfully didn't go anywhere, it was free of almost all of the cliches in Thai BL.
A girlfriend who is a human being: CHECK Also girlfriend is not ignorant of what's going on: CHECK A boy who struggles with his sexual identity (e.g. no I am only gay for you krap): CHECK A supportive parent who is also struggling: CHECK A "second lead" that is not a second lead: CHECK Jennie: CHECK
Also, another great plus, a Boysompob soundtrack.
It does feature some common BL tropes: Supportive and blase group of male friends: Check Impossible and hard to believe miscommunication: Check Strange and unexplained coincidences: Check
My favorite scene was the kiss in the bathroom :) and when they are in Chiang Mai and they are sitting at night in the field watching the stars and Nam sits behind Meuk and hugs him..... Sweet baby Jesus, I need an Insulin shot! :)
This is one of the best movies I have ever seen. I am surprised it has such a low rating on MDL. Really says something about the general taste in movies folks here have.
Kim Ki-Duk is one of the most original story tellers in the world of cinema. His movie 3-Iron is my favorite movie of his but SSAWS is much more poetic. It has a message that transcends culture and time. As Roger Ebert said, "Rarely has a movie this simple moved me this deeply". In fact, this movie made it to his list of best movies ever made.
Clearly, not everyone here agrees. That is a shame. For a website that promotes the best Asian movies and dramas, this is a travesty. This movie should be way higher.
After watching My Extraordinary fall flat on its face trying to advocate against homophobia, I can certainly appreciate this shows similar attempts to raise awareness about homophobia. Let's give them some credit for talking about "it", something most Thai BLs avoid.
The problem, of course, is that it was rushed. Pai's parents are sort of homophobic then they are not 1 hour later.
A lot of things that happened in this show seemed illogical and out of the blue. I never brought into the friends to enemies back to friends again. Seeing Itt taking covertly taking pictures of Pai was not sweet, it was creepy. If I was Pai, I would have run away and never looked back. But I digress....
On a positive note, the IttPai kiss was pretty good. :)
When Pai cries at the dinning room table, I thought that was well acted, though TBH I did find the whaling a bit distracting. Overall, it was a touching scene. Pai was severely depressed because his parents had not accepted his relationship with Itt and wanted him to leave his school. Again, after seeing My Extraordinary fail rather miserably trying to bring attention to this same issue, it was nice seeing Director New succeed at bringing it to the light in a much subtler way.
Folk and Pure were my favorite, of course. I hope we get a season 2 focused on them. I found the love between Folk and Pure more believable than the love between Itt and Pai. The last scene showing how Folk pretty much had Pure on a tight leash was cute. Also the friendship between Waan and Pure was very believable.
One negative: I didn't like the attempted rape scene. And how the heck does the guy show up the next day and Folk just lets him stand in front of him? I would slam that door on his face or better yet slam it so hard it hits his face. Anyway, rape issues (so typical of Thai BL) aside, I thought my favorite character was actually Folk. I join the chorus in loving his comment about how what Pure said about having sex with someone else while thinking of him is bad. It was a great line!
Overall, this was an OK BL. I didn't hate it and I didn't love it. I only loved the FolkPure story. I think the IttPai story had a lot of potential but it just seemed too illogical and rushed. I hate being critical about it but I think that while the actor who plays Pai has acting potential, Marc Pahun is not that good. He is OK but he is not GMMTV quality good. Maybe it was Director New who just wasn't able to get the best of him or maybe it was the script but I didn't really feel Marc. He is handsome and he seemed to try hard so I respect that but I didn't love his portrayal. Playing a Tsundere is not easy... It was a big job and he didn't fully deliver. Of course, I haven't seen his other work so maybe this is an exception and I am totally wrong.
Love seeing Sammy here BTW. This is what I call 1 degree of Love Sick... LOL You can't get too far in the Thai BL world without stumbling upon a Love Sick alumni.
Congratulations to The IdeaFirst company! First Filipino BL, if not the first BL, to stream globally on Netflix!…
Love Sick is available in the US. I am not sure if its worldwide but it probably is. Same with SOTUS.
It will be the THIRD full on BL to be available on Netflix. It is also the FIRST BL I know of that has received an international award. You can now proudly say that "The award-winning Gameboys is coming to Neflix" :)
Ok so .... The filming was good ... The acting was good ..... The story was there BUT I just found myself emotionally…
I am with you. I wrote a review but I think I should add this feeling to it too... Like, I didn't felt attached to any character other than the baby brother and that's mostly because his scenes were on point.
The lead characters needed less cheesy lines (that whole thing about creating a new world.... what the ef is that about? LOL so corny). Compare that to the simple line spoken by Z Mejias character after they went to the hospital. He tells his friend (Sandees brother I think), that he just wants him to "talk about anything". It was such a tender and genuine moment.... I loved it. But that was the best line of the show.
The only actors that SHINED to me were Karissa and Z Mejias. Enzo and Darwin were mostly good. I agree that the mom overacted a bit. I don't get why people think she did great. I thought she was OK. Not great. OK is the word I would use...
Karissa was a standout IMO. So was Z Mejias.
You know, I though the writing in the first 2-3 episodes was good. The script just fell flat on its face right after they drive back from the house.
I also think that the director tried to be too clever for his own good and ended up not being clever at all. The story was predictable. There is 0 originality here. The message is good but the way it was delivered was bad...
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Fluffiest, sweetest, shortest, simplest BL I have ever watched. It is also one of the best BLs for me of the year and will probably be in my list of top 10 of all BLs.
For those concerned about lack of substance, you didn't get the message then... This show is more about the psychological effects of the lockdown and how we deal with them.
and my gut feeling is that drama will happen in Season 2.
I understand how you feel but I think the whole point of this show is that Ton's behavior is wrong. They are showing the behavior but not condoning it. Look at how Toptap's and Mike's character treat woman: they do treat them like people. Look at Chon's mom, she is a strong female character, sassy and funny but also smart.
He is definitely an underrated actor. I hope he gets more roles!
That had to be the most confusing, weird and terrible finale I have ever seen.....
A great movie, with awful editing but an unforgettable story about growing up, finding love, and learning to hold on to and not give up on those you love. This one is a movie you won't forget and after you watch it once you will want to watch again.
Good luck getting over it.... and btw if you are a fan of Ngern, make sure you have a mop by because you will need to pick up the drool.... ;) The opening credits are pure gold.
A girlfriend who is a human being: CHECK
Also girlfriend is not ignorant of what's going on: CHECK
A boy who struggles with his sexual identity (e.g. no I am only gay for you krap): CHECK
A supportive parent who is also struggling: CHECK
A "second lead" that is not a second lead: CHECK
Jennie: CHECK
Also, another great plus, a Boysompob soundtrack.
It does feature some common BL tropes:
Supportive and blase group of male friends: Check
Impossible and hard to believe miscommunication: Check
Strange and unexplained coincidences: Check
My favorite scene was the kiss in the bathroom :) and when they are in Chiang Mai and they are sitting at night in the field watching the stars and Nam sits behind Meuk and hugs him..... Sweet baby Jesus, I need an Insulin shot! :)
Kim Ki-Duk is one of the most original story tellers in the world of cinema. His movie 3-Iron is my favorite movie of his but SSAWS is much more poetic. It has a message that transcends culture and time. As Roger Ebert said, "Rarely has a movie this simple moved me this deeply". In fact, this movie made it to his list of best movies ever made.
Clearly, not everyone here agrees. That is a shame. For a website that promotes the best Asian movies and dramas, this is a travesty. This movie should be way higher.
One advantage that Gameboys has is that it has already been translated to several languages so it could be easier to distribute worldwide...
Are u a native Thai speaker?
The problem, of course, is that it was rushed. Pai's parents are sort of homophobic then they are not 1 hour later.
A lot of things that happened in this show seemed illogical and out of the blue. I never brought into the friends to enemies back to friends again. Seeing Itt taking covertly taking pictures of Pai was not sweet, it was creepy. If I was Pai, I would have run away and never looked back. But I digress....
On a positive note, the IttPai kiss was pretty good. :)
When Pai cries at the dinning room table, I thought that was well acted, though TBH I did find the whaling a bit distracting. Overall, it was a touching scene. Pai was severely depressed because his parents had not accepted his relationship with Itt and wanted him to leave his school. Again, after seeing My Extraordinary fail rather miserably trying to bring attention to this same issue, it was nice seeing Director New succeed at bringing it to the light in a much subtler way.
Folk and Pure were my favorite, of course. I hope we get a season 2 focused on them. I found the love between Folk and Pure more believable than the love between Itt and Pai. The last scene showing how Folk pretty much had Pure on a tight leash was cute. Also the friendship between Waan and Pure was very believable.
One negative: I didn't like the attempted rape scene. And how the heck does the guy show up the next day and Folk just lets him stand in front of him? I would slam that door on his face or better yet slam it so hard it hits his face. Anyway, rape issues (so typical of Thai BL) aside, I thought my favorite character was actually Folk. I join the chorus in loving his comment about how what Pure said about having sex with someone else while thinking of him is bad. It was a great line!
Overall, this was an OK BL. I didn't hate it and I didn't love it. I only loved the FolkPure story. I think the IttPai story had a lot of potential but it just seemed too illogical and rushed. I hate being critical about it but I think that while the actor who plays Pai has acting potential, Marc Pahun is not that good. He is OK but he is not GMMTV quality good. Maybe it was Director New who just wasn't able to get the best of him or maybe it was the script but I didn't really feel Marc. He is handsome and he seemed to try hard so I respect that but I didn't love his portrayal. Playing a Tsundere is not easy... It was a big job and he didn't fully deliver. Of course, I haven't seen his other work so maybe this is an exception and I am totally wrong.
Love seeing Sammy here BTW. This is what I call 1 degree of Love Sick... LOL You can't get too far in the Thai BL world without stumbling upon a Love Sick alumni.
It will be the THIRD full on BL to be available on Netflix. It is also the FIRST BL I know of that has received an international award. You can now proudly say that "The award-winning Gameboys is coming to Neflix" :)
The lead characters needed less cheesy lines (that whole thing about creating a new world.... what the ef is that about? LOL so corny). Compare that to the simple line spoken by Z Mejias character after they went to the hospital. He tells his friend (Sandees brother I think), that he just wants him to "talk about anything". It was such a tender and genuine moment.... I loved it. But that was the best line of the show.
Karissa was a standout IMO. So was Z Mejias.
You know, I though the writing in the first 2-3 episodes was good. The script just fell flat on its face right after they drive back from the house.
I also think that the director tried to be too clever for his own good and ended up not being clever at all. The story was predictable. There is 0 originality here. The message is good but the way it was delivered was bad...