⚠ If you lose a person they're lost for good °Good°
Pucker Up.A chubadub… pardon… a sweet young man is ready for his career as an engineer to take off, but he lands in the hospital, with jaundice and hepatitis-A, before he can start his job. He's not contagious - that's hepatitis-B - as the nurse keeps telling people, but e'erbody is terrified to go near him, regardless. The cute little nurse ends up taking breaks at his quiet bedside because she's worked to death. Everything she does is cute to him. Lee Woo-Je (True Beauty) is patient Jang Hyeok and Chae Soo-Bin (Love in the Moonlight) is nurse Jung Da-Eun.
He's discharged against his will. Finally, he plucks up the courage to call nurse Da-Eun. To his surprise she tells him to come over. He's overjoyed! He can't wait to help her out. He cooks for her. He sees things that need to be done, like the light bulb that is out, and he takes care of it immediately. She's quite touched by his attentiveness.
He swears he'll lose weight. He will reinvent himself. Next we see a svelte Jang Ki-Yong (from My Mister-9.5 & The Atypical Family) as Jang Hyeok exercising. Hyeok has to work. An opportunity comes up for work that will better his career - in Seoul. The commute is sour - it's murder. He has a lot less time with his cutie. They start to fall apart under the heavy stress of work. At his new job, he is forced to put up with coworker, Han Bo-Yeong (Krystal from The Heirs-7.3 & Crazy Love-7.8). She's hotting up the place, but she's messy and eccentric, and he's been teamed up with her. His work will be as good as hers is. Their results are linked.
The light bulb’s out. The light bulb’s on. The light bulb’s blinking. It's sort of a status indicator of Da-Eun in the relationship. S&S is a tasty little study in irony that teaches us to treasure the people in our lives. There's nice camera work and cutting. The directing and acting are solid. Kim Mi-kyung, the ubiquitous mother, makes an appearance. I don't know how she does it. She's in everything.
Hyeok's life twists like taffy until things start to pull apart. When things happen, sometimes they happen fast. Sometimes they happen gradually but it seems fast to the person that has only been tasting the sweeter things of life, unawares. The film's decisive end has been building the whole time, but it zings the viewer and Hyeok. Gravel in his mouth, he won't hit the ground running again for awhile.
For the record, I got luv for the chubadubs. Gimme a teddy bear with a good heart over a perfect, but empty, body every day of the week.
QUOTE📢
If you miss a cab you can wait for the next one. If you lose a person they're lost for good.
〰🖍 IMHO
🎬7 📝7 🎭7.4 💓5 🦋3 🌞4 🎨6 🎵/🔊5 😅3 😭4 🤔6 💤3 🔚8
Age 14+f💣 and other colorful linguistics + adult situations
Re-📺? It's worth 1 watch, not sure about a 2nd.
Originally 〰️🖊 May 2024
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Slasher to watch with your brains off
Just what the synopsis says. Nothing more complicated about the plot. A story of vengeance.Kibeom is a suspected serial killer under investigation for multiple killings, including the murder of an investigating officer who ends up dead in front of his young daughter. He is hastily prosecuted when arrested for the murder of his girlfriend - but with nothing solid to incriminate him for his other alleged crimes, he is only punished for this one murder.
Cut to 15years later, story parallelly follows the activities of this suspected serial killer after his release, the life (double life?) of Huijoo who is almost unofficially adopted by her fathers ex-colleagues, and another shady character that comes into picture.
The gradual peep into the psyche of the main characters is an interesting watch. While we get only a superficial look at what the killer thinks like (enough to diagnose), we also see the confusing thought process of the main character. For me, this character had more to them, than I initially judged. In contrast to my initial judgement, even when the end products are superficially similar, the motivations were different, making their psychological building blocks different.
What to watch for: Slasher with some twisted character, nothing much to think about. A slightly confusing, serene way one of the ending scenes was shot.
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When actors decide to live the character
The movie starter was a a little slow though it worth waiting for the rest of it. It was a two hour witch valued spending. The acting was 10 out of 10. It seemed like actors were themselves, and not acting. The atmosphere in the movie was conveyed well. And the pain was understanding. Have nothing more to say but the perfectness of this masterpiece.Was this review helpful to you?
i have to speak my truth
im fully aware that im the only person in the entire world that watched this movie and was really disappointed by it. i dont expect anyone to agree with me, but i need to say it out loud anyway.ive been looking forward to watching this movie for a Very Long Time b.c i love matsuyama kenichi as an actor and as a man; ditto goes for ashida mana... but for some reason, i decided to read the manga first before watching the movie. this was a mistake, as it always is. never consume the original media before watching an adaptation. why haven't i learned that lesson yet 😫
so yeah that's what i did, and it actually made me /more/ excited to watch the movie b.c i knew the leads were perfectly cast. they would do a great job of portraying the personalities depicted in the manga, and this movie would ruin my life... but the movie did not give those characters the personalities depicted in the manga, and my life is worse for it ☠️
it's obvious that the producers tried its best to distance itself from this source material in order to tell a more wholesome story, and no one disagrees with that approach. however, i don't think that drastically altering the personalities of our leads was necessary. the fantasies daikichi has in the beginning are prime examples of how egregiously different movie!daikichi is from manga!daikichi, and it really diminished my interest in the film as an adaptation. by this point, i couldn't even enjoy it as its own media either, which was unfortunate.
this is the bulk of my dissatisfaction, but i also strongly disagree with how the disparate, slice-of-life plot points from the manga were spliced together for the adaptation. it was great for Vibes but not for plot.
to end this review on an overwhelmingly positive note, i love how every movie from this era of jpn film evokes so much nostalgia. the grainy-ness and desaturation do a lot to abstract the plot, which helps the viewer focus on the emotion. that was clearly the movie's goal, and the comment section proves the extent to which it succeeded
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Interesting plot
It is a horror masterpiece. The atmosphere of the film is incredibly dense, filled with meticulously built tension that envelops the viewer in a world of mystery and darkness. The performances of all the actors are outstanding each one delivers powerfully, especially Sister Yunia, Sister Michaela, and the boy possessed by evil spirits.The plot is complex and full of unexpected twists that keep the viewer on the edge of their seat. It’s a film that leaves a lasting impression and deserves to be watched more than once to catch all its nuances.
I really, really love Kyo as Sister Yunia. She made me so emotional her character was brave and strong, and her fight with the devil was intense. Yeobeen gave her best, as always. Her emotional scenes were incredibly touching, and her character’s addiction to sweets was adorable and funny!
I also loved the banter between Sister Junia and Michaela. It was so chaotic! They share such a great bond, and there's no doubt that both are outstanding actresses.
Overall, I would highly recommend this film. The story is excellently paced, and the cinematography will awe you. It doesn’t rely on cheap jump scares, but instead builds an atmosphere that lets you explore human nature and the horror that might be hidden within.
In one word: Masterpiece.
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From now on my comfort movie
I was looking forward to watch this movie and I had high expectations for it. And surprisingly, it met and even exceeded all of them.It was a comfortable, peaceful and cute film, I have only positive things to say about it. The cast did a good job portraying their characters. And the cinematography could create the vibes and atmosphere that the movie was going for.
Watching this movie felt like watching Ghibli movies. That's how I would describe it.
Highly recommend it if you like watching peaceful, wholesome and Ghibli-like movies
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The action scenes do not disappoint!
I really enjoyed the action parts I think this would have been a whole lot better as a show instead of just a movie so that it could have gotten more of a deeper story but overall I really enjoyed the action! I would have loved to see the origins and story behind the characters. But it was Just a bit rushed but I think that has to do with the fact they only had a movie time limit to work on instead of multiple episodes. Ikuta did a wonderful job with his character and I like that they didn't have the cheesy "you betrayed me but I'll trust you again" trope. The cast did a wonderful job portraying their characters and the camera team did a great job with the setting/vibes of the movie. I think it was a nice watch especially for someone like me who doesn't mind blood or violence and likes action! They did wonderful and would have loved it to be longer but overall a solid layout for me. (This is just my opinion and your might be different)Was this review helpful to you?
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What a sadist Xia Yan is !! haha Poor baby Shu Nian.
****This uncut version has some 5-6 minutes of intimate scenes (of movie's part 2), nothing else related to the plot with any added importance
****
GOOD EMOTIONAL SADISTIC story (including both prequel and sequel, two movies with two endings to the story)
Well written, well directed and well acted.
CONTAINS UNACCEPTABLE THEMES of VIOLENCE EMOTIONALLY and PHYSICALLY.
Initially it is very creepy, sadistic, abusive , irritating and disturbing.
The amount of time, I wanted to thrash Xie Yan for his arrogant attitude n narcissistic behaviour n for torturing our Shu Nian, is countless!
Poor baby Shu Nian! :|
I can't bear his SUFFERING (orphan with a slave life and on top of it, unrequited love) :(
ONE SIDE LOVE is HELL n Life is hell! :(
Contains Master - Slave / boss - servant theme.
And has a plot of servant secretly in love with his arrogant master.
Has an emotional Unrequited Love theme n later forbidden love theme (forbidden by parents)
Master - Slave concepts are always uncomfortable, especially if the submissive has unrequited love for the dominant :(
Later Master, when forbidden, persuading his lover trope, is always satisfying in a evil manner.
LET THE MASTER ALSO SUFFER LIKE HELL! 😂
FORBIDDEN LOVE IS ALWAYS SPICY TO WATCH ! Haha
***** SPOILER*****
Read the NOVEL too.
Has two endings
Xie Yan is more pathetic and TOXIC in the novel n so I prefer the SAD Ending there.
He should not be forgiven for the hell torture he made to Shu Nian and has to take the punishment lifelong, crying and feelinh guilty for the loss of Shu Nian.
Movie has depicted both endings.
Liked the HAPPY ENDING here.
Xie Yan character is comparatively lighter n less toxic here.
So am happy for Shu Nian to find his peace finally with his loved one :)
(Though Xie Yan don't deserve such a kind soul like Shu Nian).
Their lovey dovey scenes, though very short, are very sweet :)
The post credits scene of the Happy ending movie version, is very funny and cute :)
OST - Both the songs, each sung by the main actors, are good.
(Watch both the movies and both the endings.
If possible, watch the uncut version with few added scenes too)
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What a sadist Xia Yan is !! haha Poor baby Shu Nian.
GOOD EMOTIONAL SADISTIC story (including both prequel and sequel, two movies with two endings to the story)Well written, well directed and well acted.
CONTAINS UNACCEPTABLE THEMES of VIOLENCE EMOTIONALLY and PHYSICALLY.
Initially it is very creepy, sadistic, abusive , irritating and disturbing.
The amount of time, I wanted to thrash Xie Yan for his arrogant attitude n narcissistic behaviour n for torturing our Shu Nian, is countless!
Poor baby Shu Nian! ;(
I can't bear his SUFFERING (orphan with a slave life and on top of it, unrequited love) :(
ONE SIDE LOVE is HELL n Life is hell! :(
Contains Master - Slave / boss - servant theme.
And has a plot of servant secretly in love with his arrogant master.
Has an emotional Unrequited Love theme n later forbidden love theme (forbidden by parents)
Master - Slave concepts are always uncomfortable, especially if the submissive has unrequited love for the dominant :(
Later Master, when forbidden, persuading his lover trope, is always satisfying in a evil manner.
LET THE MASTER ALSO SUFFER LIKE HELL! 😂
FORBIDDEN LOVE IS ALWAYS SPICY TO WATCH ! Haha.
***** SPOILER*****
Read the NOVEL too.
Has two endings
Xie Yan is more pathetic and TOXIC in the novel n so I prefer the SAD Ending there.
He should not be forgiven for the hell torture he made to Shu Nian and has to take the punishment lifelong, crying and feeling guilty for the loss of Shu Nian.
Movie has depicted both endings.
Liked the HAPPY ENDING here.
Xie Yan character is comparatively lighter n less toxic here.
So am happy for Shu Nian to find his peace finally with his loved one :)
(Though Xie Yan don't deserve such a kind soul like Shu Nian).
Their lovey dovey scenes, though very short, are very sweet :)
The post credits scene of the Happy ending movie version, is very funny and cute :)
OST - Both the songs, each sung by the main actors, are good.
(Watch both the movies and both the endings.
If possible, watch the uncut version with few added scenes too)
****
The uncut version has some 5-6 minutes of intimate scenes (of movie's part 2), nothing else related to the plot with any added importance
****
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Irresistible Love: Secret of the Valet
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What a sadist Xia Yan is !! haha Poor baby Shu Nian.
GOOD EMOTIONAL SADISTIC story (including both prequel and sequel, two movies with two endings to the story)Well written, well directed and well acted.
CONTAINS UNACCEPTABLE THEMES of VIOLENCE EMOTIONALLY and PHYSICALLY.
Initially it is very creepy, sadistic, abusive , irritating and disturbing.
The amount of time, I wanted to thrash Xie Yan for his arrogant attitude n narcissistic behaviour n for torturing our Shu Nian, is countless!
Poor baby Shu Nian! :(
I can't bear his SUFFERING (orphan with a slave life and on top of it, unrequited love) :(
ONE SIDE LOVE is HELL n Life is hell! :(
Contains Master - Slave / boss - servant theme.
And has a plot of servant secretly in love with his arrogant master.
Has an emotional Unrequited Love theme n later forbidden love theme (forbidden by parents)
Master - Slave concepts are always uncomfortable, especially if the submissive has unrequited love for the dominant :(
Later Master, when forbidden, persuading his lover trope, is always satisfying in a evil manner.
LET THE MASTER ALSO SUFFER LIKE HELL! 😂
FORBIDDEN LOVE IS ALWAYS SPICY TO WATCH ! Haha.
***** SPOILER*****
Read the NOVEL too.
Has two endings
Xie Yan is more pathetic and TOXIC in the novel n so I prefer the SAD Ending there.
He should not be forgiven for the hell torture he made to Shu Nian and has to take the punishment lifelong, crying and feeling guilty for the loss of Shu Nian.
Movie has depicted both endings.
Liked the HAPPY ENDING here.
Xie Yan character is comparatively lighter n less toxic here.
So am happy for Shu Nian to find his peace finally with his loved one ;)
(Though Xie Yan don't deserve such a kind soul like Shu Nian).
Their lovey dovey scenes, though very short, are very sweet :)
The post credits scene of the Happy ending movie version, is very funny and cute :)
OST - Both the songs, each sung by the main actors, are good.
(Watch both the movies and both the endings.
If possible, watch the uncut version with few added scenes too)
****
The uncut version has some 5-6 minutes of intimate scenes (of movie's part 2), nothing else related to the plot with any added importance
****
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amazing movie
"The Paradise of Thorns" is an exceptional Thai film. I don't know if it actually reflects only the Thai world or if it is simply a universal film about survival in poverty, about hope for a decent life, hopelessness, frustration, a lot of frustration... I think this can be found anywhere in the world. It seems to me a film about feelings, experiences, not about same-sex love, it could be any couple, it could be man with man, woman with women or man with woman, this film seems to be more of the inner life of some characters more than the fact that the main couple is gay.What I liked the most is the relationship of growing hatred and frustration between MO and Thongkam. The actors played absolutely superbly ... brilliantly ... I really felt all the hatred between them.
Then I also liked it, although it is ugly and painful for the characters, but I liked that "Sek" took a wife to take care of his mother and a husband to work and make money for him .... so the screenwriter is absolutely brilliant ... I really liked this duality and use, even though he died in a stupid accident, but ... in the end poverty pushes you to do bad things, and the thing in the end that Sek loved Thongkam didn't convince me 'cause he used his money for the land ... for his land ... so ... he used him ...... I really don't think SEK loved anyone but himself. But the ideea of the movie is great.
What I regret is that the relationship between Jingna and Thongkam was not developed. Somehow the whole relationship was in a hurry, and even if Jingna had some feelings of love for Thongkam, he was still on MO's side when Thongkam was at the temple, and flooded the durian plantation.
Somehow the film talks about duality, everything seemed to me to be about duality ... I love you, but I have to do what my family tells me because I have moral obligations to them ... actually you don't even know what the real feelings are, because everything is an abstinence and a frustration.
The landscapes were beautiful and the music actually completed this carousel of feelings.
Unfortunately the ending was quite bad, it left me with a taste of .... why so? ... the way Jingna died is quite stupid, MO's new husband doesn't even make sense to talk about him. It would have seemed fair to me for MO to stay with the land, ok, and for Thongkam to leave as he did, to start his life from the beginning, but with Jingna ... it would have been a fair balance ... at least he would have something left ... 'cause otherwise in the actual ending Thongkam loved SEK, who actually used him, he gave his money to buy SEK's land and in the end he loses the durian plantation and the new lover dies, he leaves beaten ... we don't even talk about frustration anymore, we're heading for depression. I mean why is Thongkam such a loser in life ... why life hates Thongkam? he lost 2 lovers (they both died in a stupid way), he lost all his money, he lost the right to the land, he lost evrything ... but why?
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Project Dreams: How to Build Mazinger Z's Hangar
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This project will save the company -- no, Japan -- NO! THE WORLD!
Japanese companies have made running shoes out of tabi, dictionaries out of collected words with minimal budgets and huge amounts of earnest shouting, so why not make a hangar for a flying robot out of nothing?I cried with laughter throughout the film, a perfect mix of
a) those popular business stories, where earnest shouting and lots of "ganbarimasu!" combined with Japanese ingenuity save the Japanese economy (or, at least, the company),
b) fan culture, the kind where fans earnestly discuss how things would work in real life (like physicists trying to work out space travel in SF, or biologists drawing up an evolutionary tree for Pokémon),
and
c) the passion of engineers. (Muck is a serious issue!)
Did I like it? -- Absolutely!
Was it good? -- Without doubt!
Would I recommend it? -- YES! Especially to those who are either in the kind of fan communities which I described above or who have seen one or more of Japanese business dramas/films.
When I watched the film, I wasn't aware that Mazinger Z is an existing anime series (it's from the 1970s) -- and I wasn't sure if Maeda was a real company. But it is!
And what makes it even better is that this film was based on a real group of Mazinger Z fans, who worked at Maeda and made detailed plans for the construction of sci-fi anime bases.
(https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-01-31/live-action-maeda-kensetsu-fantasy-eigyobu-film-features-cameos-by-mazinger-z-creator-go-nagai-yamato-desslar/.155963)
I really loved the characters, who are all so likeable, and how each of the the core group members gradually discovers their own niche of passion for the project. There was never a dull moment for me; the overall development of events was gripping (Japanese films can really make you care about the most niche of interests!) and the comedy pacing was spot on -- although if you are not a fan of passionately shouted speeches and the Japanese style of comedy, this may not be the right film for you.
I also liked how towards the end, the line between fantasy and reality became increasingly blurred for all of the characters, both main and supporting, until even we, the audience had a hard time telling them apart.
One minor point I did not like as much -- they could have left out the romance. There is only one female character in the team -- why does she have to get a crush? There was no reason at all for it, and I would have found it much better if she had developed a crush on the niche interset, not on the person who has the niche interest. But since it's minimal, and I could easily disregard it (I don't think her crush is even aware of it, and she denies it), I don't mind too much.
Overall, it's a great film! Do watch it!
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Wasted time.
Somehow I missed the "bittersweet" tag. Luckily I wasn't too invested. There were a few cute moments between the two leads, but otherwise I just kept waiting for the story to start before realizing it was over. There was nothing compelling about any of the characters- no depth, no connection. The FL's face was pretty much set in a perpetual emotionless void. The scenes were not well connected, and a few random unexplained events didn't help the situation. The crying scenes were not the worst I've seen, so I suppose that is the the young actors' credit. Overall it was underwhelming and a wasted 90 minutes.Was this review helpful to you?
No is No
Social commentary on gender roles and SA through an unusual—and what many might consider an uncomfortable—lens of literal role reversal. The story does not give the viewers any context as to why the gender roles are reversed, not that it matters; in this world, men get pregnant and women do not. That is all we know, and that is all we need to know.We follow our main character, a young man having a pregnancy scare. There isn't a whole lot of time to dwell on this fact due to the runtime, but it does a good job of making us feel the distress he is in. We learn the circumstances of how this situation came to be and are able to sympathize with him and his feelings. That being said, unlike what the synopsis might imply, we see almost nothing of the FL.
The story does well in showcasing the struggles women face with their bodies and how a lot of men do not understand, much less care to do anything about these issues, all from the perspective of what would happen if the roles were reversed.
Despite enjoying the premise as an avid fan of role reversal and everything wacky, I understandably found it to be lacking in its overall execution of the themes and presentation. I believe a work like "Hiyama Kentaro no Ninshin" to be better, not just because of the vastly longer runtime but also because of the approach. At the very end of this short film, I'm still not quite sure what exactly it DID intend to say. That forcing someone is bad or that our ML was overreacting in everything? Maybe that's the intrigue, the fact that it is left ambiguous without a clear final message. Sometimes things just are.
Overall, it's an interesting short watch but no masterpiece. If you're a fan of role reversal, you'll enjoy it, and if you're not, you might find the perspective interesting regardless as long as you can accept the initial premise.
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◇ Was it what I was expecting? Yes
◆ Did it live up to its potential? Mostly
◇ Would I watch it again? Perhaps
◆ Would I recommend it to others? Sure
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Mature Fiction
If you don't know anything about the movie, you might be entertained. The first half of the movie, despite some nice music and eroticism, for me was quite boring, but in the second half, this mature drama movie turned into a suspenseful triller out of nowhere. I thought I will have to force myself to watch the entire movie but surprisingly it turned out to be a worthwhile watch. The main actors were a little static but solid. The main quality of the movie is the story with mature themes of complicated relationship and some unusual elements.Without revealing the story, I can mention a theme of reality. This movie is obviously a work of fiction, and it is difficult to accept it as realistic. Nevertheless, the movie makes us think what reality of our lives do we choose to live. There is a reality of our emotions and reality of our reason, the reality of our relationship and the work that we do to contribute to society, the reality of our beliefs, of our history, but there is also a hidden reality of our passions and imagination. Which reality do you choose to live?
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