Reviews

●who the hell thought this title for movie, was he blind or what. from which angle this movie has hot girl, she is pretty but dumb, stupid and petulant.

●Ren hao ming and ruan qing tian are having a date, and suddenly a shooting take place. He suspects that mafia S is behind this. In order to protect qing tian he keeps her under his surveillance in his house. She still goes for a MV shoot and gets kidnapped by goon named shao hui. Although she runs away when goons woman tries to take her away, knowing that she is ren hao ming lover. Hao ming later gets qing tian dancing shoes, a dancing studio to practice and a dance teacher, whom she gets jealous of. Goons woman is also ren hao ming sister, who tricks her into kidnapping qing tian. Hao ming comes to the rescue and saves her and shao hui is killed. Later ruan qing tian gets kidnapped again.

●Story is all over the place and when a single thing gets repeated its tiresome. I mean how many times will the FL get kidnapped. even if ML gets her a bodyguard, writer somehow will get her kidnaped.
As for ML he is billionaire and also some kind of special agent but he doesnt look like either of the one. For a billionaire feature he totally loses on the closet section and for agent part he loses in the action skills. his expressions are bland.
who the hell thought this title for movie, was he blind or what. from which angle this movie has hot girl, she is pretty but dumb, stupid and petulant.

●Production and music quality haven’t improved a bit.
●No rewatch no recommendation.

●Next part is titled PERFECT MATCH: AGENT AND BEAUTY.

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Beautifully shot and quietly observed coming of age drama.

Kanto is an Ainu teenager living in a small tourist town of Japan’s northern Island, Hokkaido. Still struggling with his father's death one year prior, he's eager to leave behind the rural and isolated town he grew up in. When the village elder Debo tries to educate Kanto in Ainu traditions, two ways of living collide.

The Ainu are an ethnic group indigenous to northern Japan. Through the film the viewer gets to experience several Ainu traditions such as dances, music, rituals and feasts. It also shows different generations struggling with their identity and doesn't shy away from social commentary. My favorite being the moment a tourist compliments Kanto's mother, a fellow Japanese, on her Japanese skills. The irony of that hits pretty hard.

Nature plays a huge part in the life of the Ainu, so it felt only natural that it was a big part of the movie as well.
It offers an abundance of gorgeous shots of deep, green forests, beautiful seashores and the rural town. The changing seasons as well as the long and calming shots give the movie an incredibly relaxing atmosphere.
This felt like taking a relaxing walk through a beautiful landscape.

With its documentary style, 'Ainu Mosir' quietly observes younger and older Ainu generations trying to find their place in our modern times. Never judging but simply exploring their day-to-day life. Paired with the convincing performances of the non-professional Ainu actors, this makes for a compelling, grounded and authentic watch.

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Good , light hearted, fun watching movie

Good , light hearted, fun watching movie, not much to describe , enjoyed whole movie , there is no lags, it's nice watch these kind of simple stories based movies not much complex, from time to time . its very enjoyable though

Good , light hearted, fun watching movie

Good , light hearted, fun watching movie, not much to describe , enjoyed whole movie , there is no lags, it's nice watch these kind of simple stories based movies not much complex, from time to time . its very enjoyable though

Good , light hearted, fun watching movie
Good , light hearted, fun watching movie, not much to describe , enjoyed whole movie , there is no lags, it's nice watch these kind of simple stories based movies not much complex, from time to time . its very enjoyable though

Good , light hearted, fun watching movie

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I picked the movie for Xiao Zhan, but it was not his best work. The character seems like a water down Wei Wuxian. I really didn't understand what was going on in the movie. Did the movie ever answer the mystery of who murdered all the people in his village? The plot could be summed like in this sentence: Cook finds a magical stick and may turn into a demon king. There were several scenes where he was so close to kissing his "sister" but he ends up kissing a different woman and saves her. The only cool thing was thousands of kung fu fighters flying on their swords. Not really worth a watch unless you're a hardcore Xiao Zhan fan.

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What I enjoyed:

Lan Sizhui: He has grown more capable and stronger since The Untamed, but remained true to his character.
WWX: I enjoyed the WWX references and cameo
Wen Ning's song: nice to hear his song at the end credit

What I didn't enjoy:
Subtitle: the text was white which made it difficult to read
Wen Ning: He didn't seem like the same character from The Untamed. He's definitely more mature, intelligent, and serious in the Living Dead, but there wasn't much of an explanation about how his development.
Lan Wangji: There were many WWX references, but only 1 for Lan Wangji. I was expecting Lan Sizhui to mention him at least once.

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Akiko Ohku special gift

I feel like I'm constantly telling people how Akiko Ohku has a special gift and eye for capturing anxiety, loneliness, and more. But the women she creates are so damn complex, wonderful, vulnerable, anxious but LOUD! They talk, they are active; they have flaws. Their insecurities, fears, and vulnerability never make them passive characters that just exist on the screen. Women in films and on TV are still to a degree depicted as likable and polite. Even the supposedly powerful women characters are powerful but not too powerful to make others uncomfortable. But Akiko Ohku always pushes those boundaries with the women she creates. She also casts another wonderful actress, Non. Just like Mayu, she is so damn good at her job.

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This is my martial arts dream team-a movie starring Jet Li and Michelle Yeoh directed by Yuen Woo Ping. It has everything you'd want in a kung fu movie: friendship, betrayal, revenge, love, more betrayal and revenge, character growth, good vs evil, and some very creative fight scenes and wire-fu.

When two young Shaolin monks are kicked out of the temple and have to find their way in the world, one chooses evil and one chooses good. The friends' choices, of course, put them on a collision path to betrayal and destruction.

Jet Li handles the fights scenes just as you would expect him to-marvelously. He's fast and believable even in some over-the-top wire scenes. Michelle Yeoh is agile and elegant whether wielding a sword or in a flying table fight. Their characters help each other out in their darkest moments without resorting to a forced romance. It was refreshing to see a friendship built on mutual respect for each other and each other's abilities.

Chin Siu Ho, who plays the friend who chooses the wrong path, does an admirable job of falling down the well into power and greed. The supporting cast of characters were fleshed out enough that I cared about what happened to them.

My only quibble is the comedy/madness portion of the movie which goes on too long even if it results in Jet Li's character developing his new skill set. This isn't a true spoiler for kung fu movie enthusiasts, it's the common formula. Good guy gets beaten, goes off to develop a new kind of kung fu, goes back and confronts the bad guy. In a movie with a high body count, those supposedly funny moments dragged on too long for me.

The cinematography is good but not great. The focus is on the fights and Yuen Woo Ping excels as always in coming up with creative ways to stage fights--even a giant game of kung fu Jenga!

The movie may be dated, but Jet Li and Michelle Yeoh make up for any story deficiencies. Tai Chi Master has spectacular fights throughout the movie featuring two of the greats of the genre, definitely worth the price of admission.

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What the fluff did I just watch?

I dont even really know where to begin. I guess let me first start out by saying if you're reading this review so that you can decide on whether or not to watch this, I'm going to warn you right now.. this movie is not for the faint of heart. Not only is there very homophobic bullying by students AND teachers, but there is also a rape scene. Two of the main characters are pretty much destroyed emotional and physically by this gang and its absolutely heart breaking. I genuinely wanted to hurt some of the side characters in this.. and I'm not a violent person. I will say though, I think the ending was decent enough and the rage scene that happened in the school was actually pretty cool. Every single one of them deserved what they got. The plot was honestly pretty interesting and I didn't really ever get bored of it. I didn't hate this movie, although it has very triggering topics, because I think that sometimes it's important to show this side of things... considering this does happen everyday in real life. Despite that, I dont think I would ever put myself through watching this again. It hurt and this is definitely not the type of BL I prefer to watch. I think its good to watch through once just to get the expierence but it's not going to be something you're going to want to return to.

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an enjoyable sci-fi doomsday film that is energetic, not original, and a bit long

this film is entertaining and worth watching if you haven't watch it already, but be prepared for a 2-hour long experience. some of the enjoyable aspects of this film include, the pace, the CGIs, sound effects, background sound/music, dialogues, various visual treats, and the presence of multiple languages/races. if you are a critical or analytical person, this film also offers various venues for you to critically analyze the logic and facts. this film feels similar to a big budget Hollywood film., but the storyline and plot feel more like an amalgamation of several doomsday sci-fi predecessors.

if you have to rely on the subtitle/caption to understand a Chinese language shows, be forewarned that it might be a bit too fast to read. this can be a bit of juggle and a distraction, in-between watching the film, enjoying the visual presentation, observing, and reading the captions.

also, this film kind of reminds me how Japan's car industry borrow heavily from U.S./Europe, and how Korean's pop culture industry borrow heavily from Japan/U.S., etc. i want to see more of this in the near future, but most of all, i want to see a growing trend of borrowing that either dissipates or turns more into unique/original/fresh creations.

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Sweet sorrow with a twist

This was a beutifull portrayal of love, longing and trying to move on after loosing a loved one,

It was abit slow but it hit very close to home so to be honest I found myself looking away and distracting myself more than once. It has allot of sweet, sweet fluff and a very interesting twits att the end of it.

The acting is good the sidecharacters are okey, there are two people who may bring out ones inner anger but it was only one or two scenes so it did not effect the score much. The ending was just beutifull and not only becouse Park Seo Joon played the kid att age 20. But it was just beutifully made,

If you are looking for something cheerfull you shoul look for something else but if you are looing for something beutifull this is deffenetly worth it.

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Top notch actors & production!

Big Spoilers!!
I like enemy's to lovers concepts but i guess this movie was exactly the opposite. I totally understood the reasons why our lead prisoner killed cop's mom. He trusts nobody. So he didn't trust the cop and wanted him to be his side with nothing on his mind. But his pure good actions leads him to fall in love with the cop. And i know the story was not a game changer but still production, acting skills and little story twists made me a fan of this movie.
To sum up i love love love the chemistry between two male actors. (Seriously did not expect this much)
I loved how our pure innocent cop turns into a revenge machine. ( I am totally on his side)
The cinematography was just perfect. Top notch! I saw some similarities with Branson and Fight Club's color palette here.
Aaaaand slapping scenes made me laugh so hard. I can watch them every single day!
I almost forget how i liked The Last Supper painting reference. Dining at a private restaurant in prison like The Last Supper painting. Aaaah writers are insane!!
Okay lastly, i loved Mafia boss's underwater video too. He could be an idol :/ Such a waste...

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Most symbolic yet satisfying Movie I have ever watched

This movie gained all the respect possible from me. The Main Characters NEVER spoke...at all...yet the story line and the feelings beween the characters were beautifully & perfectly expressed.
Yo...I enjoyed it so much, I say the director and script writer(haha wait...there are no lines...u get my point) have to be one of the best in Korea...
Definetly a great movie I recommend everyone to watch.
Aparently I gotta write 500 words about this movie but it was way to amazing to put into words and explain. Like the characters in the movie, the movie should be shown and not told.

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Bravery

I don't know much about the real folk story told by Thai people, personally I love Thailand but if this is it then Apai Manee did do well, it was hard but he had to.
I mean he was a really good brother but he was also an okay father escaped with his son as well as the mermaid's family.
But then even if he didn't love the sea ogre he should not have cheated on her and included his son also because you could see clearly that she really loved him.
Whiles his humbly and loyal brother searched everywhere for him he was busily falling in love, when his brother was so depressed over him. He had no choice but to make a baby with the sea ogre.
I think she would have not had such a fate if she had not been so jealous.
I still don't understand why Apai Manee left his son with his brother to go with the mermaid. And also his son is such a brave boy. A must watch definitely worth the time

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A sweet but not yet complete love story

I did not watch the series, and also did not know there were added scenes to the original story, when I watched this. I think this a beautiful, short and simple love story. After watching the movie, I read some bad reviews saying that it lacked character development. Another review said there was no conflict in the story line. I somewhat disagree. I think the conflict emerged at the end of the film (both guys may be questioning their feelings) and therefore I am hoping there will be a sequel to this one where we get too see how their love relationship develops.

Yes, we don't get to know much about Sang Yi's background (family, friends, past love affairs), but does it matter? We also could only guess a bit about In Soo's past, when his manager shared about In Soo's character to Sang Yi. Then we find out that his father was the CEO of the company (I had already sort of guessed that In Soo came from a wealthy family, who for some reason left home). Bu it didn't really matter to me not knowing much about their backgrounds, and this would be the very reason why we need a sequel to this movie. It had a happy ending, but I'm curious to know how the main leads continue with their lives.

I loved the music, especially the theme song, I found out that both actors are singers in real life and they recorded the music together. This perhaps explain why the chemistry between In Soo and Lee Sang (Sang Yi) was s great. I also think Lee Sang brilliantly acted his role as a closeted gay guy who was kind of shy, or uncertain about his own feelings. All those awkward moments, like when he saw In Soo passing by on the street, and he chased In Soo who was in a cafe, and the scenes in the company, where he wasn't sure whether he should enter the studio or not, knowing that In Soo was there, was probably something everyone experienced when having a crush for someone else. And in this particular story, it's about a guy having a crush towards another guy. Lee Sang brilliantly expressed the confusion a closeted gay would get when attracted to another guy, especially one who remains mysterious, ambiguous and enigmatic like In Soo. The subtleties in their interactions were really what made this movie interesting, like the casual hug at In Soo's place, the physical closeness they showed while singing together, and finally the kissing scene and the awkwardness they both felt after the kiss.

I liked this movie, even though the story was somewhat simple. The music also helped build the mood to make this movie a memorable one. A sweet, yet not yet complete, love story.

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