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This movie will break your heart, mend it, and then run it over with a train. I've always tried to avoid romance movies in general because I always think that they'll have unsatisfactory endings, but seeing that this movie received numerous nominations and awards, I decided to give it a shot.

The storyline of Better Days isn't a stranger to the c-drama industry, and it seems very cliche. A "bad" ML, studious FL, and the 3rd person, whether it be a bully or a love interest, are the bases of a school drama. However, this movie illustrates the struggles of victims of abuse, bullying, and doesn't put a filter over it, making it different from other movies on the same topic.

Each person in this cast fits their role perfectly, from their outward appearance to their voice to their style of acting, it really makes you hate and love the characters. The protagonists make you want to give them a hug, and the antagonists make you want to give them a huge slap in the face, successfully engaging the viewers. To be honest, I didn't recognize many members of this cast, and only knew the FL and ML, and after checking it seems quite a few of them are rookies/newer to the industry, yet each of them portray their roles so well. Zhou Ye especially stood out, and her acting was exceptional throughout the film. She embodied the character of a high school bully so perfectly that it makes you feel as if she's not acting at all.

Overall, this movie is one that you must watch. It shows the beauty of teen romance, the stress of school, and the reality of school life.

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Delivers nothing you would expect.

This one had me waiting for months, not only because there was Miura Haruma but also since this is the kind of stuff I'm interested in it. But oh was I disappointed.

Story:
The plot is all over the place. OK so exceptional students with brains and excellent sports ability time travel to Sengoku period but do you expect a Shinai to beat a Katana? You have to be a fool if you believe high school students can fight Samurais and that is what the movie basically tried to depict. It's violent, not the sword fight, because there is none of it, but one-sided violence which is no fun but pathetic to see.
The history parts are unexplained which'll make you quite confused if you're not familiar with them.
The story feels hopeless and both rushed and dragged at the same time. Makes you wish it was just set in Sengoku and had proper action and fighting scenes. Ending is incomplete and really ridiculous.

Acting:
There weren't any hard scenes but it was just fine. The dialogs were annoying at times but that is a different thing. Miura Haruma was really cool in it and those were the only parts I enjoyed.

The bottom line- The approach was fresh and had good potential but everything felt out of the place. Just go and see Kingdom or Rurouni Kenshin if action is what you want.

History Explanation:
It is set in the Sengoku period just before the Battle of Okehazama between Oda Nobunaga and Imagawa Yoshimoto. Matsudaira was a vassal of Imagawa and seized the fort of Marune from the Oda forces. This was followed by the Okehazama Battle. Although Nobunaga had only 2000 men as compared to Imagawa's 20000 men army, he planned a surprise attack and killed Imagawa. Then Matsudaira, who was not present in the battle, pledged his allegiance to Nobunaga changing his name from Matsudaira Motoyasu to Tokugawa Ieyasu.

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a good coming off age/out of the closet movie, but freakin depressing - first off the bullying aint for the faint of heart. also didn't get why Gi Woong who was friends with Yong Joo and Gi Taek, not only distanced himself, but turned into this bitter delinquent. it takes more the half the movie to show u what went down and why he changed. plus found it ironic that he and his new crew of bullies, worked for a thug "disciplining" - well threatening/beating-down other bullies for pay, to stay away from kids they were bulling - ironic cycle ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

there were bittersweet parts like Yong Joo still trying to communicate with his friend - and i get that some of the motivation was his infatuation - given some scenes it was mutual (before Gi Woong went through the transformation" = normal kid to thug). even his closeted friendship with a gay kid from another school, that he met through a gay-app, was sweet and heartening - that he at least had one friend he could be "himself" with.
also the scenes with his mother, who was more like a friend was a balm to the soul, compared to what was to come... loved how accepting she was and his coming out without actually doing so, and her blind acceptance of him - did the soul good.

the rest - not shocking to guess, as its more or less written in the description - Gi Taek the geek is the typical victim turned bad-guy, who the sec sees a way to get from oppressed to oppressor, he takes it throwing his bff to the wolves, quite brutally and literally - this was sad and distressing in many ways
seen comments that this a good ending and i guess the mains finally being there for each other, showing solidarity is positive but considering what goes down before the end - still Gi Woong has to "pay" for his crimes. and what will Yong Joo do while he is serving his sentence? go to the same school with the guys that brutalized him?!? so this open end wasn't satisfying. still good movie

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It isn't that bad

-Aku no Hana is a very interesting story and follows complex themes . I think the movie makes 10x more sense if you've read the manga and not only that the manga is just better. Even though the movie is extremely similar to the original it does not feel the same and it just feels off. I feel like everything just went too fast and if you are new to the story you might get a bit confused.
-I liked the acting and although the characters seem a bit weird and awkward at times they are meant to be kind of crazy so it was okay, Although it definitely did seem a bit overdramatic at times which was kind of funny.
-Its very depressing, dark, sad and chaotic so if you like stuff like that, you'll probably like this!
-I love how beautiful each shot was and how many small details they were, the music was okay too and it was not that bad.
Overall, it isn't that bad but I'd definitely recommend reading the manga to get the full experience.

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Unintended dark comedy

And it's overhyped.

The main problem I have with this movie is the weak characterization of our main leads. A loser, a high school girl, and a nurse. Some side characters too, but damn they all felt generic. We don't even know their "wants", the only "want" we know is our main lead's - to be a hero (and it's just because his name is Hideo, rather shallow, no?)

We are supposed to care about our cast and feel suspense once they are dealing with zombies. But viewers in 30 minutes will understand that our main character is lucky beyond repair and unrelatable.

The way they treated women characters in this...It baffles me. Even if they had fighting potential we didn't see them in action.

A generic zombie story, with great special effects and cinematography. The zombies looked scary and disgusting, it was creative special effects makeup. Yet it felt like women were... sexualized...those angles.

Music, quick editing, and one-liners created a dark comedy. Surely it's hilarious when one zombie is spouting about deadlines and when another person is running like Jack Sparrow. As comedy and unintended parody of zombie movies, it is rather good.

The first half was more interesting than the second one. By the 70 minute mark, it started to feel a bit boring.

Don't expect Train to Busan, perhaps it's more in tune with Peninsula (that one at least had one or two likable characters).

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A beautiful mix of Horror and Folklore

Well I am not much of a writer n just stating my opinion of this movie. If you are a J horror addict just like me, no doubt you wil throughly enjoy this.
The story is heavily based on the urban legend or Folklore of kotoribako. If ur unaware about it u wil find abit of a difficulty understanding certain situations happening in the film. Though its ur typical curse movie, it's more than just a curse movie at the same time. Familial love n sacrifice for ur beloved also plays a role in it. Contains no Jumpscares at all but rather has more of a psychological/supernatural element to it.
Acting was good, all actors did their part very well.
Music was eerie perfect for the situation n circumstances going on in the movie.
As for re-watch value it depends on the person,horror movies are not everyone's cup of tea so if ur a horror addict who is interested in less of jumpscare n more of plot based movies then yes but if u like jump fest then no you won't enjoy this.
The cinematography n the visual effects was pretty good,certain Supernatural elements felt very realistic. Overall a very good movie.

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"BROKEN" It's title explain all emotions.

It's story simple not complicated but beautifully done. All the actors did there part pretty well but the main lead (Father of girl) he did his part on different level. He conveyed his emotions to the audience very well.

The story start from the last scene of movie then forward There is a father and his daughter. He works in textile industry and his daughter studies.
One day her father stays out for night but on that night his daughter was kidnapped , rapped and murdered. After this investigation starts her father was in trauma. He come to police station daily and sit there whole day. One day he was sitting outside police station and he got a message from unknown no. that there's evidence of his daughter's murder and rape.
In this way, his journey of revenge starts and he killed the murderers of his daughter but one remained.
We know that we should get legal help and it's right way.
What i get from this movie is that:
"No one can understand a person who is
going through that pain"

"When someone loss everything what
he/she is willing to do"

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What A Let Down

This movie was a total let down! I know Korean movies aren't that strong and this is why....

The main male actor was stuck in some kind of camp. His father turned on his country and in order to make things right he decided to become an assassin? ? This is what I got from the first 10 minutes of the movie. I should've stopped there but I gave it the benefit of the doubt.

This movie had so many plot holes! I don't understand how they were able to complete this.

As I mentioned the main male lead was trained to be an assassin. There's no mention of his training none whatsoever. They just show him in a camp then he has an adoptive family who knows he's an assassin because I'm guessing they were assassins too or just crooked step parents...I couldn't figure it out because they get killed and there's no mention why.

The main lead finds out he has a sister...this came from out of nowhere as well. He tries to rescue her but is wanted by the police because they want to send him back because his father was a spy... Everyone around him dies....it's just a whole mess.

I tried to explain this the best way that I could but this is how the movie was-a big jumbled mess. There was nothing promising about this movie! Absolutely nothing. I believe this is about the 4th Korean movie I've ever seen and it makes me want to steer clear of Korean movies for some odd reason. And for the life of me I don't understand how some reviewers gave this high marks because it didn't deserve any!

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HOW in the seven hells did I end up here?

!!DISCLAIMER/WARNING¡¡
This review is based on my personal opinion/experience while watching, you're free to agree/disagree with it.
If you are under the age of 17 or suffer from PTSD/Anxiety disorder, please refrain from watching it as it is very explicit and contains r@pe, some BDSM related scenes, heavy implications of Stockholm syndrome, mentions of death and attempted su¡cide. With that being said, my review is NOT meant to encourage/discourage you from watching in any way, shape or form, this is just my opinion/advice so you're definitely not obligated to agree with it or to take it to face value.


Holy hell, this was the longest disclaimer that I've ever written in my entire life, however, it is definitely not unnecessary or uncalled for. This movie is definitely NOT for the faint of heart and I honestly highly advice against watching it, mostly because of how hardcore and unsettling it is and how very uncomfortable I felt throughout the whole thing so, yeah I very obviously didn't like it, I'm gonna try to keep this brief because honestly, I don't even have the capacity to write a full on review like I usually do so yeah, this review is more of a rant rather than a review, and with that outta the way, let's proceed with this "rant".

>The plot was all over the place and the beginning of the movie were very iffy. I had to pause it not even 20 minutes in from how uncomfortable it made me feel.
>The acting wasn't great and it fell flat in some scenes. None of the actors stood out to me and the script just felt hollow. Ik some people liked this movie and ik that it has its audience, but god the script just felt very meh, like they tried to throw in too many different things at the same time it just ended up in a mess.
>the music was almost none existent and the bit of music thrown here and there felt very odd especially when it's paired with such visuals.
>the production was surprisingly good, the overall vibe and the lighting definitely stole the show here lol, I will say tho, the transitioning between scenes confused me a little but yeah, I really hope it was just me here.


And yeah, these are my two cents on this movie. I apologize for not being able to give more insight on this but I seriously don't have the energy to do so, you can read other people's opinions on this if you want more info on this matter. I hope you won't be traumatized after watching it too. Thank you to anyone who was able to stick around to read this unhelpful "review" and decided against throwing rocks to my head lol, really appreciate it.

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super fun!

I love Saiki k and having read the manga and watched the anime this was a surprisingly good live action. I really enjoyed watching and it got the whole Saiki k vibes spot on. Kento Yamazaki was such a good actor!! He got saikis expressions and mannerisms spot on and I loved the story line too. Of course it wasn't the exact same as the anime it still was enjoyable.
It has the same levels of crazy from the anime and its so over the top and unrealistic so if you are not used to that you might not like it. Its super lighthearted and a great laugh. Would 100% watch again.

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He gets knocked down, but he gets up again you ain't never gonna keep him down!

Antihero meets superhero meets childhood sweetheart... this movie gives longing a new face as well as makes a pretty good job redefining the term hero. In this drama we get to see a beautiful combination of friendship as well as surviving tough circumstances and fighting for ones dream.

I love how the hero in this movies biggest achievement is the ability to to take a punch or 1000 and still stand up. As well as how well everything in the movie is sown together in the end. So keep your ayes open while watching, details matter more than you may think. The (anti) hero of this movie is just the sweetest guy ever that will surely make you sympathise with him and want to protect him from harm.

All in all sweet, painful and a tad emotional. definitely worth a watch but not a masterpiece.

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Must watch

It's obvious the people who watch this documentary are mostly blinks, but it really opens up to a wide audience. The documentary isn't about them flexing their achievements but it's more on the emotional side, and not boring at all.

If you're a hard-core blink you'd probably know most of these stuff but there are many things you haven't seen, such as their trainee life or Jisoo talking about burning the dorm.
For casual blinks/listeners, this documentary really lets you know more about BLACKPINK and dives a lot into their personality, you'll see their journey as kids all the way until now.
And people who've heard about Kpop and BLACKPINK, I would really recommend watching this because it'll be an entertaining experience.

And also because BLACKPINK is just amazing queens how can you not love them.

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He wine dined and sixty nined a ghost

This movie gave me the same feelings that being in a car wreck while a tornado is speeding towards me and I have the locks on and I can't find the keys to the car but I don't need the keys anyways to unlock it but I am looking for them to get out of the car as the tornado is speeding towards me in Kansas. The sex scene was very graphic and I got scared and cried I had to pause it 5 times it was the scariest part of the movie and it jump scared me multiple times. Also his wet dream was also very scary and I dropped my popcorn so I want a refund on that. The actors are pretty good especially during the sex scene because they were very scary and believable. The red demon guy was kinda hot I wish he was in it more and maybe have him in a sex scene??? idk just something to think about in the future. I hope the main character went to heaven in the end because if he went to hell that is a hate crime. Also are all ghosts just down to fuck??? I've never met a ghost so idk the accuracy. Also do ghosts drink wine? Does that mean they also drink cum? Does it just go through them? Like a cum waterslide? If so that would be messy and he should not have sex with ghosts :( But also ghosts are sexy so I get it. The music also made me feel very scared and I almost cried because it reminded me of the one time I fell asleep near an alarm clock and instead of it waking me up with sounds it made music and I was having a nightmare and thats the exact vibe the music had :) Big fan of the blood man screaming at his fish. Also was the ghost coming out? I support him if so. Cute fish though.

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