Reviews

A story about a man without self-respect.

Let me start by saying that I started watching this film without any idea what it was about. I hadn’t read the novel or watched the remakes. Not a bad beginning, with a strange middle and an absolutely terrible ending. I would describe this film as a story of men without self-respect.
1. The film's plot revolves around a relationship between a man and a woman, where the protagonist remains a friend from the outside. A cuckold, I would say. I'm not at all against friendships between men and women, but in the context of this film, it's just nonsense. From what I saw, it seems like ML is simply a child, unable to move on.
2. I have nothing to say about the acting, it’s not a masterpiece and it’s not bad, a solid middle ground.
3. The running time was greatly compressed, creating the feeling that the story was heavily crumpled.

To sum up, I would not recommend watching this film. I regret wasting my time.
p.s
If you like happy endings, pass by

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True Hero

As I see from other reviews, fans of the webtoon are not happy with this adaptation because it isn’t true to the source material. But for me, who never read this specific webtoon, the movie was a great introduction to the story, and now I want to read the comic as well—in fact, I just read the first episode. So fans can be glad that this movie will introduce more people to the original ongoing story in the webtoon.

If nothing else, this movie certainly satisfied my fantasy appetite. The director didn’t waste too much time on drama or deep storytelling and instead focused on epic action and fantasy. It is pure fantasy, and I’m happy about that. A movie critic could easily point out all the flaws in the story’s coherence and the somewhat AI-like CGI, but for me, a humble viewer, this was as entertaining as it could be. I felt the adrenaline, the rush, and the suspense, and I witnessed the birth of a new hero that the world needs amidst the chaos caused by the “constellations.”

I also liked the moral questions about human nature and the fight for survival that are implied in the story. All in all, Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy is a movie that fans of the fantasy genre will appreciate. We still exist.

P.S. It's a long way until the scenario 99.

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Anita Mui was perfectly charming!

I thought there would be a few conflicts between Chow Sing Sing and his girlfriend at the beginning, because of the ending in the second movie. But they decided to skip that part and let them be a normal couple again. I was a little bit disappointed about that. It would be more fun if their relationship were still in trouble while Chow Sing Sing had to go undercover again, and he got to play a husband this time!

It felt a bit lacking without the school setting and Ng Man Tat as his partner like in the previous movies. However, it also made sense to me when he already got promoted and perhaps already married the lady police chief in the second sequel. Meanwhile, to make up for that, I think Stephen Chow and Anita Mui’s interactions and chemistry in this third movie was really great. And another big plus was to see Anita Mui and Charla Cheung as a potential lesbian couple. Too bad that they let a lesbian character be the villain this time though.

I enjoyed this movie, even though it lacked a few things from the original film. It’s still nice to watch as a fun independent movie.

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Not for Everyone, But a Powerful Masterpiece !

This kind of movie is **not for everyone**. It is unapologetically **mature**, emotionally heavy, and deeply intense. From start to finish, the cast delivered their performances **masterfully**, carrying the weight of the story with remarkable depth. The film hit me with such a flood of emotions that I physically couldn’t watch it in one sitting—I had to pause, step back, and let my mind process what I was feeling. That alone says everything. This is not just a movie; it is a **masterpiece**.

It is incredibly powerful—one of those rare films that doesn’t just entertain you but **triggers something inside you**. The dark romance vibe is irresistible, raw, and hauntingly beautiful. Yes, it includes nudity, but it never feels empty or meaningless. The intimate scenes are done with care, passion, and emotional weight. Every touch, every look between the leads felt intentional. Their chemistry wasn’t just physical—it was **emotional, painful, and achingly real**.

After watching this BL movie, I realized something very personal: **this is the kind of film I’ve always been searching for**. It leaves you feeling strange—almost broken—but in an exciting, addictive way that pulls you back again and again. My eyes were filled with tears the entire time, fighting not to spill over… until they finally did. And when they fell, they carried everything I had been holding in.

I will absolutely recommend this movie. What I felt while watching it is beyond simple description. It moved me, disturbed me, healed me, and stayed with me long after it ended. For me, it is a solid **10/10**—unforgettable, emotionally devastating, and completely worth every moment.

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"Only I" instead of "Nessun dorma"

I know Turandot. It is a famous opera with the even more famous aria “Nessun dorma,” but I actually didn’t know the full story until I watched this musical. The Korean Turandot, even as a movie, lacks the grand orchestration and the exotic, epic staging of the original opera, but in its own way it offers a fresh take on the story, blending pop, rock, and ballad elements in the music.

The acting here is a bit… well, let’s just say theatrical. Since this is a film, I expected more detailed scenes with wide, cinematic shots, but the way it’s presented makes it feel as if we’re watching a stage production rather than a movie.

But the most important thing is the music, and it was very good. All the spoken parts felt a bit slow, but the musical numbers became more and more enjoyable as I listened, and right now I’m also listening to the OST. So, in short: this is not really a movie, and it’s not an opera either, but it’s a very nice musical with some great songs (for example, “Only I – 오직 나만이”) and an emotional touch that celebrates love overcoming tears and curses.

P.S. The OST of this musical is going straight onto my playlist.

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Feel like I need to put something positive on the page, what with the low ratings and the only comment being from someone who maybe didn't grasp that this was 4 separate stories?
Letterboxd reviewers can be quite cynical on gay indie films, while MDL tends to be more generous. But for lesbian indie, it's quite the opposite on both sites.

It's a good indie film, telling 4 short stories, each showing different aspects of relationships between women. The first three are somewhat similar in tone but with distinctive stylisation. From mainstream US-centric reviews, it seems many watched it very superficially, even the fourth which looks at women who seek out dysfunctional, toxic relationships. The tone shift in that was jarring at first with its violence, cartoonish but still disturbing. It doesn't excuse that behaviour, but it does offer compassion for the women caught up in it, those who will never let themselves be happy because they're convinced they don't deserve it.

Together, the four stories ask the question What do you need to be happy, and what's standing in the way of that? A mismatch, society, yourself?

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worth it

Today… wow. I honestly didn’t expect much, but it’s been so long since I got a movie that actually gave me a proper storyline, real tension, and jumpscares that genuinely worked. Not the cheap loud-noise type, but the kind that slowly creeps up and hits at the perfect moment. Even the tiny scenes that were meant to feel unsettling actually did their job — they built the mood so naturally without trying too hard. The cinematography was gorgeous, every frame looked intentional, and the acting was strong enough to pull me in from the start. And that betrayal twist? It landed perfectly and added depth instead of just shock value. Overall, it reminded me why I love horror in the first place. It finally gave me that old-school, satisfying, goosebump horror feeling that I’ve been missing for years

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Best Movie I’ve watched this year…

I don’t know how to begin. In the beginning I was not expecting much, thought that was just another school bullying case that gets ignored by the higher ups like in “Silenced - Korea 2011” but oh my gosh… I kept trying to guess things but I was only faced with surprises and every single thing was so so unexpected I watched the last hour with my mouth open jaw on the floor. I could never express how much this movie has changed me.

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Brotherhood beyond blood

This film is such a perfect mix of funny and touching that I kept switching between cackling and wiping my eyes like it was a normal emotional cycle. Kwangsoo honestly didn’t stand a chance the moment my brain went Running Man mode. Every time he appeared, my mind immediately think how he's being teased by the cast members and the "I'm not a dummy" line. Still, he delivered a surprisingly grounded and warm performance that made me appreciate him beyond the variety show persona.

The story itself is simple but incredibly heartwarming. Their brotherhood feels natural, earned, and so easy to love. They balance each other, cover for each other, and carry each other in a way that hits you right in the chest without trying too hard. It’s one of those films that doesn’t rely on heavy plot twists but instead on genuine human connection.

If you’re planning to watch with your family, this is a solid pick. It’ll make you laugh, tug your heart a little, and remind you that bonds don’t need to be complicated to be meaningful.

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"What's the real threat to us, man or Gojira?"

I had watched Shin Godzilla five ago and was underwhelmed. I’ve wanted to rewatch it in order to write a review and see if my opinion would change but the film has been unavailable for years. HBO Max recently added it to their content. I donned one of my Godzilla T-shirts in order to set the mood for a rewatch. SG still had the elements I didn’t care for on my initial viewing but I did bump my score up this time around.

When a giant googly-eyed creature arises from the harbor and inexplicably crawls out onto land, Japan’s government has to act quickly in order to deal with the destructive beast. Best SpongeBob voice~~Two days later~~ Bureaucrats argue over who needs to take responsibility and who has the proper rank to make decisions and can be listened to. The Prime Minister refuses to use military force if even one civilian will be harmed. Um, dude, did you not notice the giant mutating monster crushing buildings, cars, and mass transit systems with hundreds, possibly thousands of people in them? A rogue government official puts together a team to find alternate ways to deal with Gojira, but the wheels of government move s-l-o-w-l-y.

The first time I watched this film I was bored out of my mind. It was described as a political thriller. Suffice it to say I found the endless meetings of stuffed shirts sitting at long tables with microphones less than scintillating. Same feeling this time around. Every time the rigid hierarchy blathered on and on and on and on I completely lost interest. I get that it was supposed to be a scathing commentary on the slow-moving ineffectual decision making processes of the government but it felt like watching it in real time. Yaguchi’s team which included Takahashi Issei was much more entertaining.

The PM’s decision-making process was mind boggling. "Evacuate the people!” “Where?” “Come again?” Later, evacuation was bad. “We can’t evacuate the people because it will cause them to be fearful.” You mean, a giant monster that has destroyed most of Tokyo didn’t instill any fear or panic in the people? Nearly two hours of bureaucrats fearful of making the wrong decisions and hurting their reputations dragged interminably. Even the international “intrigue” was bland.

What did work? While I was no fan of the initial googly-eyed bleeding carpet that crawled on shore, the rapid evolution of Godzilla was interesting. When he reached his “final” powerful form he was a destroyer to behold. Whenever the film shifted focus to Big G my score went up and then came crashing down as the government officials went back to their meetings. “We would have to convene a meeting to stop having meetings!”

The pointed commentary on the weaknesses of the government and international issues would have worked better for me if they’d tightened the story, reduced the length of the long ineffectual meetings (we get it, these guys are bad at making decisions!), focused on Yaguchi’s team and of course the star of the show. When the spotlight was on Gojira he was a terrifying sight even if the government was too busy deciding what to order for lunch to notice.

9 December 2025
Pet peeves: The one team wore their respirators wrong, unless they wanted the gaping spaces which defeated the purpose of wearing them. The bombers were B-2s, not B-1s. When on a limited evacuation schedule, instead of using helicopters to evacuate handfuls of people at a time, bring in the C-5s that could evacuate the city quickly. Eventually, as film producers and drama/tv show producers realize there is an international audience, perhaps they will work harder to find people who can believably speak what is supposed to be their native language.



Spoilerish comments: The final scene was a little on the nose regarding Japan always having to live in the shadow of its past and the atomic age. While the image was imposing, the climax was decidedly anti-climactic.

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Heartbreaking

I actually watched the last 40 minutes of this movie like 15 years ago and didn’t dare to pick it up again until now. I finally completed the whole movie today. It totally broke me into pieces.

Despite some flaws in the plot, which is understandable for a Korean movie released in the 2000s, I gave it 10/10 partly for my nostalgic feeling about the older days, and partly because of Kwon Sang Woo’s sad eyes and soft voice. I swear he had one of the saddest eyes and the softest voice in this movie. When I looked into those eyes and heard him speaking with that soft voice, I felt like the whole world just collapsed, and I just wanted to give him a warm hug. But I also know that only Cream could warm K’s heart. Actually, I think they were already a married couple for a long time without realizing. Their love for each other was natural like a breath in the air. It existed without them noticing, and they couldn’t live without it.

The acting from Lee Bo Young and the rest of the cast was amazing too, and Lee Seung Cheol’s ballad soundtrack and his singing voice made the movie even more emotional.

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Hilarious

Silly story, but hilarious, like most of other Stephen Chow’s films. I enjoyed it a lot, and specifically found it so funny when all the villains in this movie are from the Chinese government lol. Obviously, it’s a Hong Kong movie.

I don’t know if I was a little biased when Anita Yuen was in this. She’s one of my favorite Hong Kong actresses that I grew up watching in a few Chinese series. She looked so pretty and funny in this movie. I love her short hair. And her interactions with Stephen Chow were great too.

One thing I didn’t like throughout the movie is that one specific scene in the shopping mall where a father was brutally murdered right in front of his toddler. I found this scene unfunny and unnecessary. The film would have been much better without it.

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What did i watch?

This was a very weird short film. The best thing about this film was the music, it was really beautiful.
The story was weird, 5 novelists staking 2 men in a very weird way. And trying to push the story and men into a relationship.
It was also weird that you don't find out anything about te man who can't speak. He writes things down, but what is written down is not shown, so you don't have any idea wat he is saying...

The acting of the leads was ok, the acting of the 5 novelists was very bad!
There was no chemistry between the leads.

I don't recommend watching, it's a waste of your time.

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