Fun and pretty to watch
Another potentially great movie dragged down by a annoyingly written lead... If it was not for that this would definitely have gotten a 9.5. The story is nothing new really but it is well executed, fun to watch and keeps the viewers guessing right till the end.Lee Jong Suks character is lovable, well written fun, gorgeous from start to finish so I have no complaints what so ever about him while Seo In Guks character is portrayed as an annoying gluttonous airhead a role he does well and is not his fault but does drag down the score. However he does go thru some development and becomes a cute lovable puppy by the end of the drama.
Best part of this drama is the suspense, the friendship, the countless scenes of swimming men... and well Seo In Guk and Lee Jong Suk do make a great looking team (if I am to be superficial).
The side characters all play their roles well, and there are many familiar faces making you go oh there is that guy... Including a very young Nam Da Reum doing what he does best (playing a younger version of someone).
All in all definitely worth watching.
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simple and warm movie kind of feeling
The plot wasn't anything heavy or hard to understand it was really straightforward and simple, which i like. I personally didn't expect the plot twist, so it was interesting to watch. The love story of rahee and joonkyung was cute and pure although i wished they showed more about them. This movie doesn't have huge progress like character development or something, all the characters are kind hearted and is willing to help everyone and i think that's one of the charms of this movie too. Maybe some would call this boring? but i really enjoyed it. Oh, and on the acting part, the actors did a great job! especially Park Jungmin on his emotional scene it was brought out so well. I also really like how this movie was about people living in the countryside where neighbours would rush out to help their fellow neighbours when in needed of help, i found it really wholesome. Overall i'd say this is a great movie, if i was bored and feel like watching a movie, this would be one of my top choices.Was this review helpful to you?
Body over talent!?
We can say that the objective of the movie was like a 5 stars (although some stuffs on the moovie were like "I wish she don't loved him that much"...)This movie is kinda old but explains so well the life that we live now . People using like a fake porfil or filters to not show their faces when they are not just a face or much more than a body.
In a overall I reallly liked this movie.
I really wish the world to change. And is sad that doesn´t exists more movies about issues like this one.
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Annoying male lead otherwise great
This movie is really cute, it has a lot of good lines, a pretty good message and amazing acting from a very young Park Bo Young.The kid is just adorable but the male lead was a self centered annoying #"#"¤"¤"4 that got on my nerves more than necessary for the story to be good.
But oh what an adorable kid as a lead and kids in the kindergarten, spreading sunshine and smiles on the screen...
Park Bo Young shows great range here, she is a cool, outspoken, funny and delivers everything one could ask for, considering she was only 18 when this was released that is pretty cool, talking about pretty sensitive subjects as if it was the most natural thing in the world.
All in all a decent watch, and do stay for the credits, to see a nice finishing touch... and just so you know: "Single mothers have dreams too"
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Feels like an oldie but a goodie...
This movie has this whole rebel without a cause feel to it (not that I have actually seen that) but there is this whole old movie feel to this, by old I mean like 70s and not the 80s it is supposed to represent with disco, bell pants and perms to die for (without the perms). It takes a while to get used to the dialect in this movie but the dialog is fun the acting great and the plot pretty humorous yet maybe a bit slow.Lee Jong Suk plays this so called playboy, ok he is kind of e jerk at first but it is all explained and he does develop a whole lot so I forgive him... He also has this whole gender reverse theme to him being a bit of a whose compared to Park Bo Young's role who is this fierce gang leader who can kill you with a look as well as her fists,.. Bad to the bone throughout the whole movie on the outside, yet is a fluffy marshmallow when it comes to the man she loves... just kidding she is pretty fierce thru and thru and only has a few moments of sensitivity but not enough to e a marshmallow, and yes she rocks this role.
While some parts may be a bit draggy, the ending made up for it, so all in all an enjoyable watch for those who can enjoy some nostalgic moments... like seeing a walkman and a swiss army knife and such songs as Nothing's gonna stop us now...
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A one time watch
Positive points -1.the visuals in this film was really good.2. The acting of whole cast was also great.
3.the story was good because when you see the movie you will get some small questions time to time. Which made it bit intresting.
Negative
1.background music was really dull if it could have been good then i think it would have. Been a really good watch.
2. Character development was lacking it is one of the main thing you should have in such movies.
Overall-its a good one time watch. I dont think mostly people will get bored while watching it and it is a fast paced movie.so it will be a good film for you if you have not seen films of this genre.
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A Beautiful Feel Good Film
Movies like this not release so often.You must feel this, Undoubtedly one of the best feel good film which i experienced in recent time, With a unique story and a very interesting screenplay the writer of the great Be With you done it again here.The story happening in the late 80's, jung kyung is a college student from a small village. The people of his village struggling every day because of lack of transportation facility. The only way they have was to travel through the train, but infact they don't have a railway station, so no train will stop there and they have to walk around every day through the rail from the previous station, there is no road way, because of that they have to face some difficulties, especially they have to pass through a tunnel in their journey after that tunnel there was also a bridge, and its very dangerous to walk through that bridge, because they can't predict when a train will pass through that bridge, especially some unannounced freight trains.
To find a solution for this they want a train station in their villages, So he (jung kyung) started writing letters to the President regarding this matter, sound funny right..?, an ordinary guy who has nothing is trying get attention from president definitely looks weird, But the movie has so much things to say. The emotions that delivers was exceptional and your eyes probably will filled after some point. Lim yoona is taking the female lead role, there were some beautiful moments between them. Also the relationship between he and his late sister also one of the highlight
Its a must watch and am highly recommend you to watch
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Miracle come in moments
Ride away felt very refreshing, beautiful and light. There was nothing creative or special flavor on it. Even it didn't really passed to average I will say I appreciated the whole aesthetic of the show it felt quite realistic.Overall It was an Okay Romantic Movie with bittersweet on it. I will recommend it only if you are in the mood for Melancholic or Nostalgic Theme.
Acting: Honestly I got more attracted with their eyes more than anything. Their acting is good enough for this kind of Movie.
I'm not disappointed with the ending.
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The movie's anti-hero is his own worst enemy!
A corrupt government official blackmails the anti-hero Atsushi Wakizaka (Katsuo Nakamura) into watching over his suitcase full of embezzled cash while the official serves a mandatory 5-year jail sentence.Atsushi had fallen in love with Shoko (Mariko Kaga) his student, and murders the man who raped her, after the rapist returns to blackmail the parents to protect Shoko's "honor/marriage-ability"...with Shoko's parents' permission, he follows the rapist on a train and kills him there.
The two problems that develop are that Atsushi was seen by a corrupt, embezzling government official throwing the rapist's body off the train where he was killed and the government official forces Atsushi to keep a suitcase-full of money that he took from Japan's Agricultural dept, knowing he will only get 5 years in prison when he is caught, and also Shoko is betrothed by her parents and marries another man.
Atsushi goes into daydreaming of Shoko running away with him, seeing her come to his house or apartment, which he shares with his 'bought" women; the time he dreams of her showing up at his house and her declaring that she would rather be dead than return to her rich husband drives Atsushi to throw all caution to the wind, and he decides to spend the millions in cash and let the imprisoned government official kill him once he is released after serving time.
What follows is a descent into debauchery by Atsushi , picking up woman after woman who reminds him of his lost student Shoko, and paying them millions to them allowing him to do whatever he wants with them. The problem is that they are giving their money to others: the Japanese Yakusu, to a husband who allows his wife to be used by Atsushi, or the last one who seeks out other "johns" during the day when Atsushi is not using her...
You had to think about what the director, famed Nagisa Ōshima (the reason I watched this movie in the first place), in a movie he made before IN THE REALM OF THE SENSES.
I have decided that he was trying to convey that:
"Love cannot be bought" and (as others have said), greed was prevalent in post-WW II Japan, and (unfortunately), today as well.
The money and his wild spending of it leads to more and more trouble for Atsushi; and perhaps what is sadder still, is that everyone is willing to sell their souls or body to him...for the money; even Shoko, his true love and who actually does come to him when he is out of money, is willing to give her body to him in order to save her husband's cash-starved cosmetics company.
Without planning or any foresight, Atsushi wanders from one woman to the next, not finding what he really wants. He is after all, his own worst enemy: thinking that money can buy happiness, and he also always opens his mouth at the wrong times, not knowing when to shut up!
He cannot keep his mouth shut about how he came about his money, making everyone a possible snitch to turn him in, and he also tries to offer more and more money to get what he wants from the women he chooses. His mouth also got him into trouble with Mari's pimp. played by the late Akiji Kobayashi, who found out about the money from being in prison with the corrupt government official, not knowing that Atsushi is the man he is looking for!
Atsushi runs his mouth to Maris' pimp about the missing money; had he been able to keep quiet, he would have been safe and free of the worry of the corrupt official's return. He even tells Shoko his secret (during the one time that she actually returned to him), which ultimately gets him arrested for the murder of Shoko's rapist.. She, his long lost crush, is the cause of his arrest at the end.
I found the movie to be quite convincing about the immoral situation in Japan, or any other place in today's society, and am saddened by Atsushi's lack of morality, common sense and naivete!
The cinematography of Pleasures of the Flesh is good, in my opinion; but I had to watch the movie twice to realize the Japanese music, which I was unfamiliar with, was actually used as a segue between scenes. I especially loved the use of black and white and gray to impart the mood of the different parts in this movie!
I would recommend this movie to anyone, especially fans of the late director Nagisa Ōshima, as this movie also questions the social constraints of his native Japan during his life.
RE-WATCH VALUE: Definitely!
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grungy but strangely comforting
I'm a big fan of not only Wong Kar-Wai but contemporary HongKong. This movie was both amusing/comical and heartfelt. The noncholant-ness of the main characters made it felt so cold but at the same time really relatable. The cinematography per usual is pure art. Lots of relations to Chungking Express; the setting, the characters, job occupations, references, etc. The music and soundtracks that are paired with the scenes make it 10x more mesmerizing. Acting hands down 10/10, nothing new. I personally loved Fallen Angels and would highly recommend it to those who want to experience a solid cinematic film in 1 hr 30.Was this review helpful to you?
Space cowboy meets Vincenzo meets WALL-E
It must be really hard for writer-nim to come up with new ideas for a space movie that has mass appeal and yet be as original as possible. In the case of Space Sweepers, they got 1 out of 2 right.As an adventure movie, it is a blast (figuratively as well as literally). The 2 hours run time flashed by with little drag. Action was the centrepiece of the show and it runs the gauntlet of thrilling space flights, hand-to-hand combat, full scale space battle and zero gravity gun fights. In between, there were rare moments of the crew taking a breather and giving the found family trope a decent airing. It is a bit of a shame that most of what I have described are derivatives of a number of movies that came before. Classics like Star Wars, Blade Runner, WALL-E and others all casted a shadow on this film.
That is not necessary a bad thing. Many successful films have stood on those mighty shoulders. In this case, the script was good enough to allow it to be seen as paying homage rather than outright plagiarism. It was not quite original though but it got the job done.
Being a Korean production, the Korean leads all delivered strong performances. Even the child actor and the CG android have strong personalities. However, the same can't be said for the international casts. The evil antagonist was the strongest showing of that bunch but minor roles can be a real mixed bag. The least said, the better. ;)
The budget for this movie is over US$20millions (cheap by Hollywood standards). The CGI was really well done, the cyber punk inspired settings were expansive with grimy and edgy interior designs. Space structures are impressively huge and intricate. It is rated M but there is little blood nor graphical violence shown. Dead bodies were surprisingly "clean" even after being shot multiple times by an assault rifle.
As to be expected with this type of sci-fi drama, there are inconsistencies with future techs and pseudo sciences. One particular issue I have has to do with the "indestructible" nanobots floating in space. They are used as a kind of deus ex machina but that also contradicted with an overarching plotline so who is correct? There are other causal effects and subplots that were presented to us as fait accompli so it is pretty much 'ask no questions and you will hear no lies'. :)
Finally, the ending was actually not my favourite. I would have preferred the grittier ending as the story suggested but they must have done some market research and decided to go with a fan service version. They rammed it through but you really have to suspend your disbelieve.
OST is generic techno, heroic, eerie tracks which paired well with the scenes but ultimately forgettable.
Finally, please watch this in the original Korean/multilingual soundtrack. The English dub wasn't bad but it is not the same.
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Short, but touching
This was great! The plot was very to-the-point but emotional and the acting was really good too! All I wished for was more communication between the leads.I am just putting myself in Light's shoes here. If I was assaulted, abused, and treated like shit the way he was, not knowing what I was living for, and suddenly a stranger who I've never met before is being the gentlest human I know of, it'd kill me. The kindness would kill me because it's something I've never experienced before.
And the actors got that so right!
I'm sobbing as I write this because I pray for no one to be in Light's shoes. And for those who live like him, I hope they find a Shuo to help them out!
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Excellent cast, poor storyline
I guess as many, I watched this novice because of the cast! No need to mention all great actors in this movie and I loved Lee Je Hoon in Taxi Driver. I found that he fits well this type of roles in action movies!This story started well, then there is no storyline but a chain of action & violence. Nothing that wasn’t already done and I have to admit that American or European movies of this genre are by far more entertaining.
The vilain is a vilain for no valid reason, there could have been a plot behind the hard drives with VIP guests & politicians or even with the police .... nothing but a succession of gunfire until the end. The chase finally ends when suddenly the most logical thing happened ... several armed men cane to kill him.
And the end ..... I start to hate these obvious, quick, not thought ends just to give a hint that there will be a suite! What could it be? Vilain vs hero part 2 ? Probably!
If you want to play something in the background while you do something else ... it’s a movie for you!
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Friendship
Well if you're looking for a reason to not have friends, have I got the drama for you!In true Korean BL fashion, this drama is short but based on the plot I'd be pretty happy with a legit series/movie. I felt a LOT of detail got crammed together and definitely left out but it's worth the watch if you want a quick suspense scare, intense s*x scene or even a plot that isn't cliché and overused. Idk if this is a drama I'd recommend (considering it's lack of storyline) but don't dismiss it just because it's short. I didn't get a campy vibe at all but it did give me ideas on the quickest way to get furniture out of my house lmao
Enjoy...
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Life: Love on the Line (Director's Cut)
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Another important to watch BL!
My expectations were pretty low but what a surprise it was ! The plot was simble and refreshing, if you want to watch something heartwarming and yet anchored in reality, this is your show !STORY :
I think the director managed to portray an LGBTQ relationship in a very realistic manner. Even though it was a less than 2 hours movie, the relationship and the story didn't felt rushed at all. While I think the beginning could have been slightly longer, I loved how most of the movie is around their relationship through the years, we don't see enough in the BL industry. One of the element I appreciated the most was how they used the metaphor of the line (like in the title) throughout the film !
Yuuki is truly a ray of sunshine and it was very interesting to see him grow and mature while retaining his unique character.
Regarding Akira.... I think he was the most relatable character, I could really empathise with everythinf he felt and went through even when i didn't agree with his actions.
+ bonus point for the side story of Akira's sister, we need more female character like her !
ACTING :
Everyone did a good job, I think i could relate to Akira that much because of how great the actor played his charcter. The couple wasn't awkward at all and had great chemistry in my opinion.
Overall, this movie/mini-serie is among the best Japanese BL not only for the BL plot but the overall story of growing up and facing new struggles was flawless !
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