Fun and heartwarming with a side of fear
Sweet Home was fantastic fun. It is what it says it is. It's not masquerading as a sappy romance. There's not forced relationship in the middle of people fighting for their lives. People come together to survive a monster apocalypse, if you will, and that's it. It shows the humane and nasty sides of humans. I say that because if you're a person that needs a side of romance in EVERYTHING, this is not your cupper. Yes, as humans the characters get closer, but it's not that type of party.The story is about surviving a national emergency where monsters are the new norm and anyone can turn. The surviving tenants of the Sweet Home apartment complex try to make a good thing out of bad while fighting monsters (within and without) and trying to figure out how to survive. Of course there is the requisite food rationing, power grabs, and in fighting, but mostly the residents support each other in their survival as they don't know who has or may turn into a monster. There is so much more I'd love to say, but I think it'll just be one giant spoiler. I will say I disagree with the reviews that say it's more than a monster series/drama. The best monster movies (and series) have all shown the beautiful and ugly sides of humanity. That's what they're all about. How do you come together to survive and outlast adversity? That's how TWD has stayed on for so long.
I have got to say the effects are great! They're all CG, but done very well. They're on par with movie effects. The writing and directing are good. The cast is wonderful! I was shocked to see Kim Gab Soo in this genre. I can't recall ever seeing him out of a suit. The scene stealing rounds out with 2 of my other favorites: Woo Hyun and Kim Sang Ho. I'd like to say it was a great ensemble, but the leads were prevalent. There was a lead ensemble and a support ensemble that worked well together if that makes any sense. Kang Sang was wonderful as Hyun Soo. He brought so much heart to his role. Lee Jin Wook, who I barely recognized due to his weight, was perfection. His character grows by leaps and bounds. This was the first time I've ever liked Lee Shi Young in anything! She finally found her niche and a good use for those boxing skills.
The music was good. It worked well in every episode. I've already started re-watching it soooo...yeah it's worth it, especially if, like me, you watch series from other nations in English with subs (when available) and in original language with subs.
To me Sweet Home put all the best things in a monster movie into a drama. It brought the heart and sadness. It brought the violence and fear. Mostly, it brings the hope. My hope is for season 2. :D
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A wild gory ride
I binged this kdrama in a day and ohhhh boy was it worth it, a lot of people were excited the webtoon was being adapted into a drama, and I have to say, it’s the best action-horror I’ve seen this year.The monsters were done surprisingly well. I would’ve preferred practical effects, but the CGI wasn’t terrible, they were convincing enough to give out those creepy / gory vibes, so that was a plus.
The acting performances were spot on, giving a shout out to Song Kang (he’s actually the reason I started watching lol) because his acting was fire in this show.
The plot is anything but cliché, the characters and actions of those characters made it interesting, AND we got some great background stories, you can find more about character backgrounds in the webtoon. What made this show great was the ending didn’t feel the slightest bit anti-climatic, like many other kdrama endings I’ve seen this year. The end gives you enough info or enough closure for you to be sufficiently satisfied, with a good chunk of the characters, best part? All of the webtoon wasn’t adapted in this one season we got, SO, that leaves room for our unanswered questions, to be answered in s2 (if any).
The pacing of this show I’ll commend as well, I find kdrama pacing can lack sometimes, as in: odd-cuts or no purpose filler episodes, but none of that happened in this drama. Not once. Every scene had a purpose in plot and character, and that’s another reason why this one is a winner.
Now for the things that bugged me ...
The atmosphere, really felt more like an action-zombie series instead of a horror-thriller,if that makes sense, even though it’s labeled horror-thriller lol that’s a lie, it had a “zombie apocalypse” feel more than anything, which isn’t ... bad, someone mentioned in the comments feed Studio Dragon should’ve hired the people who did The Guest, I strongly agree with this, I think atmospherically they would’ve done a better job in setting a darker-mature tone to this drama, which the webtoon most definitely had.
The soundtrack wasn’t spectacular, as a horror fan I find most horror shows don’t have solid soundtracks to begin with, but hearing Warriors by Imagine Dragons every time a character decided to grow a pair, got old real quick lol, also I didn’t think the song fit the vibe of the show, nor did the music overall, but that’s imo, so take it with a grain of salt :)
As for character deaths, I think some of them were unnecessary, like Han Du Sik’s, he was actually one of my favorite characters, and his death could’ve been better imo, as for Jae Heon even though he went out like a badass, I felt he deserved to live, the man was a fighter till the end.
The cliffhanger, *sigh* ... kdrama writers do this thing where they set the plot in motion, give us a cliffhanger, but we have no idea if there’s going to be a second season, so technically this show could end right at 10 episodes, and we’d be stuck with an unnecessary incomplete ending, I know the show is adapted from a webtoon, doesn’t mean it doesn’t bug the sh*t outta me ... especially when kdramas don’t normally have second seasons to begin with, normally there’s one season with 16, 20, or 32 ep’s and that’s all we get. This happened with Vagabond where the end was foreshadowed at the beginning of the show, but it was still left incomplete for us to assume what happened to all the characters. I’m prayinggggg this show gets renewed for another season by Netflix. PRAYING. The final episode was kick ass, and initially we found out Sang Wook (aka gangster dude) has been hidinggggg some important stuff lol, as in what tf does he want with Hyun Soo, the biggest WTF moment for sure, Yi Kyung is off on her own now and the rest of the group is faced with an unforeseen future, good characters died, and the stakes are higher than ever. What will happen to Hyun Soo? Will he be experimented on like the rest of his kind? Will he find a way to overcome his inner monster? What was in the suitcase? How many others are there like Hyun Soo? Will there’s of the group survive? Only the webtoon can tell us, as for this drama continuing, I truly hope it gets a s2, I look forward to it in hopefully 2021 or 2022 🙏🏻! That’s all I got :)
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Stayed loyal in webtoon
I have read this webtoon a long time ago and as I was watching it was actually adapted scene by scene from the comics. This series made me use my phone for over 9 hours because I couldn't stop after seeing the cliffhangers in every episodes. I would say thanks to netflix!I love the acting! I'm a big fan of Song Kang and Lee dong Hyun and I can say that they improved their acting a lot.
CGI was nicely done although it's pretty obvious that the monsters are computerized it wouldn't take away the fun.
The music was thrilling which made watching more fun. It was lip and thumb biting.
I would definitely watch this again in coming years or before season 2 comes out! (If there will be ;))
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Haunting
This series was phenomenal! It was haunting, dark, terrifying, heartbreaking, and hopeful. The actors/actresses in this series did an amazing job. The special effects are off the charts, and some of the best I’ve ever seen! It felt like I was playing Resident Evil! I don’t want to give any spoilers, but it was epic. The story is hauntingly beautiful, and will crawl into your soul, and it won’t leave. I love gory horror, and this show did NOT disappoint! I was on the edge of my seat the majority of the time. I felt a deep connection to the characters, especially Cha Hyun Soo. He is such a tormented, lonely character, and he deserves all of the awards for his performance in this series. Seriously! If you haven’t watched it, watch now!!! It’s on Netflix, and you definitely won’t regret it!Esta resenha foi útil para você?
AMAZING!
Wow!! I loved this drama so much!!Please note, I did not look at the webtoon, I didn't even know about it. I'm fresh eyes.
Acting: The acting was absolutely perfect! Every actor/actress did their role so well, I felt every emotion and could really step into their shoes.
Story: The story, overall, is really good! I was hooked. My eyes were basically glued to the screen, and at some moments, I actually had my eyes wide open, while grasping my mouth in shock.
The theme of monsters VS humans is really intriguing, because of the way this movie took it. It's not just "bad monsters" vs "good guys". It goes soooo much deeper than that. I absolutely love that dynamic.
Some characters are well-developed. Some art not. But the most important ones-- you can clearly see the changes.
I do have to say, though, that some parts are not explained fully clearly enough, and were so sudden/out there, that I often had to rewind a bit.
Music: LOL I don't know who picked the music, but honestly, some of the music was really random/out of place, and did not fit the scene at all. It felt like I was watching a normal quiet movie scene, but some kid was playing music near me.
Effects: I LOVE the special effects, makeup, ALL OF IT!!! Wow!!! Especially one creepy scene in episode 10, I replayed it, because it was so EPIC and so dang aesthetic. As an artist, I was screaming!
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More than just about surviving
This drama is more than just about surviving but also teaches that we must learn how to control human desire. My favorite thing about this drama is that it didn’t focus on how only a man can be strong but it showed that women, elderly, disabled, and even children can also be as strong and fearless as men. This is one of the biggest issues that our society faces to date and i’m glad this drama touched on it. There are undeserved deaths or sacrifices in the drama but in reality, these should serve as a warning or wake up call to the people to do good and feel good.This is directed by the director of Goblin and DOTS so I had really high expectations (fortunately, it was met). I don’t have anything that I dislike in this drama except the undeserved deaths but they were necessary to the story so i’ll pass on it. I think the story was also good! I had questions at the beginning and were answered as I continued to watch. I had more questions at the end that only a season 2 could answer. 🙄 I just can’t wait for season 2. Knowing Netflix, it’d probably take more than a year before they release a new season which sucks.
About acting... there were a lot of familiar faces, supporting characters and antagonists from other dramas but in Sweet Home, they acted as heroes (even if they have shitty personalities). They were all great tbh. I didn’t find any unconvincing acting, only shitty characters which means their acting was good enough to convince their viewers that they are awful people 💕.
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From someone who didn't read the webtoon version
As I never read the webtoon version, so I don't have things to compare between the two. I'd say this is one of the best drama for 2020. I was expecting this for its visual alone that I was skeptical if they could make good special effect for the monsters. And I could say that everything wrapped up great. From the acting, the story, and obviously the visual. That I hooked up from the very first episode and ended up finished it in one sitting.From the start, I was awed by how realistic and disturbing the monsters are. Though to be frank, it was more disturbing than I've imagined and I got goosebumps nearly in every monsters scenes but that shows how good and realistic the visual are. I forgot the feeling of watching SAW series and this reminds me a lot of it. So, if anyone that are sensitive, I would not recommend this. Too much trigger warnings. But if you think you could bear it, then the story alone is interesting and makes me wondering which one would die first as more twist keep coming in. I bawled my eyes a lot for the last few episodes and I'm not complaining at all. Maybe some of the BGM that I think wasn't give so much impact to the scenes shown.
No matter how good the visual is, if it's not supported by good acting, it'd be a failure after all. But everyone including the minor roles, as for me, are perfectly conveyed the emotions and tensions throughout the episodes. I could sympathize with their anger, frustration, laughter, sweet moments, sadness and pain. And I didn't expect this to come from this kind of series.
Hence, this is one of the best physiological thriller drama I've ever watched but honestly, I don't think I'd able to rewatch this since I'll probably get too sensitive if I watch this kind of scenes too much. BUT it's definitely a worth to watch drama for once in a lifetime and I highly recommend it for those who are into psychological thriller and don't mind any gore scenes to show up.
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Worth watching
This was an absolute stunning masterpiece. Sweet Home is truly an extraordinary kdrama and it definitely did justice to the Webtoon comic. Way too good. Although the ending killed me bc my tears were hydrating my face way too much. this whole thing i such a gooooooooooood Kdrama, it may be different from the Rom-Com Kdramas were used to but this show is in a WHOLE DIFFERENT LEVEL. I really enjoyed it, i really wish Season 2 will come early. I TOTALLY LOVED THE WHOLE THING. this whole thing i such a gooooooooooood Kdrama, it may be different from the Rom-Com Kdramas were used to but this show is in a WHOLE DIFFERENT LEVEL. I really enjoyed it, i really wish Season 2 will come early. I TOTALLY LOVED THE WHOLE THING. Looking forward for the second season.Esta resenha foi útil para você?
Amazing Amazing ...did i mention Amazing????
Where do i start ???The first thing that catches your eye is the CGI along with costume and makeup, you can really see they put in a lot of effort to make things seem as realistic as possible.
The cast had superb acting not to mention they are all insanely gorgeousssss
This show is definitely on the dark side, it makes you question who the real monsters are :()
I was on the edge of my seat after every episode...i cant count how many times i got goosebumps ....
Im really hoping for a season 2
definitely gonna re-watch this when i have the time ;)
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50 minutes felt like 20
Sweet Home is a series that made me invested from start to finish. Something that was 50+-minutes episodes started to feel like 20-minutes episodes, and all I wanted to do was to go to the next one. There wasn't a moment where I sat back and wished that I did something else.I would say that the story is more action-related than horror related, even though there were some really great horror aspect designs in the series.
The story has good character developments and a good storyline, with great actors. Especially Go Min Si who always make me want to throw her characters out the window as she plays such bitchy characters in what I've seen her in so far. Kudos to them all.
I'm usually a person that thinks that VFX can sometimes mess up everything when it comes to a series, which often makes me stop watching. So naturally in the first episode I was skeptical, but as I progressed through the series the VFX grew on me, and I'm happy they chose to do what they did.
Music wise: Please, stop using the same song over and over. Would be nice to hear something else than Imagine Dragons "Warrior" once in a while. Probably one of the few complaints I have.
Other than that it was a great watch, would probably re-watch in the future.
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Gets better
This was one of those dramas that gets better and yep, by the last few episodes I was getting really into it and I loved the direction that the plot took.It did, however, take a while for me to reach that point; I kind of wish the earlier episodes had played into the plot more instead of just feeling like story set-up. without really answering or asking any big questions.
I also really loved a few of the characters — namely Hyun-su — but the cast was just a tad too big and I really didn't care much for many of the characters until the latter few episodes.
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