DIABOLICALLY INSANE-completed 6/12/20

filmed abroad

• Genres:  Historical,  Romance,  Drama,  Melodrama,  Tragedy  
•   Tags:   Forced Marriage,   Japanese Colonial Rule,   Princess,   Violence,   Based On True Story 

MOST OF STORY TOOK PLACE IN JAPAN

Sad, true story of the last Korean princess who was held hostage in Japan during Japan's occupation of Korea.

DETECTIVE 

Depressing, but a good acting crew

best satisfying twisted ending yet :)

Mature

supernatural-

ugh timey-wimey stuff makes my head hurt

Good actors saved this drama for me.

Cooking scenes were interesting but the actress had two facial expressions.  Did not like how she treated the ML.  Not very sympathetic or interesting of a character.  Didn't like her son either.  He flaunted one gf in front of the other, not a very romantic or sympathetic character. 

non human relationship

I really enjoyed this drama.  Watched it straight through happily.  :)

adults  Too many caustic and manipulative relationships.  Couldn't really root for anybody.  

novel

military

amazing wardrobes!

by and an award winning director- Lee Yoon Jung (Coffee Prince)

I would have rated this drama higher but for a lot of the drama the FL was like nails on a chalkboard to me.  Fortunately, she toned it down for the latter half but the damage was already done for me.  Didn't care for her work in Tunnel either.

A sweet heart warming story between a father and son.  :)

non-romantic relationship

phillipines

More talking than cuddling.

LIFE

Came for yummy Park BoGummy stayed for the who's who of ahjummas and ahjussis and more YPBG.  Nearly dropped early on because of the FLs propensity for yelling and fake crying yelling.  ugh.

Taiwan

Jasper Liu was beautiful as always with that sunshine smile of his.  One of my least favorite FL tropes-cranky, withdrawn FL. Puff did what she could with it.  They do have great chemistry. Entertaining until episode 16.   Definitely 6 episodes too long. Would have been a lower score except for my love for JL.  :)

MANGA Viki calls it The Novelist.  More like Erotica.

Japanese

Finally-a proper ending to The Novelist.  :)

H or M

Liked the main couple.  Disliked the ending but could have lived with it except for the weird doppleganger and bizarre final conversation.  The writers got lost in the weeds on the last episode.

less than 1000 completed members

heart warming and heart breaking  

would have loved some flashbacks or at least more of a reunion

Hong Kong

MICHELLE YEOH.  NUFF SAID.  ❤

Thailand

I enjoyed this drama with no romance.  If they hadn't tried to get cute with the ending it would have been an 8 for me.

ROMANCE

More of a Noona relationship even though the characters were supposed to be the same age.  Had great potential and her growth and independence started out strong but she ended up regressing into a skittish teenager. ML was a petty teenager for the first half.   My kingdom for some grown ass people having a grown-up relationship.

Hong Kong 

Love me some Donny Yen.  Rewatch with hubby tonight.

Medical

Hated the first 8 episodes and the FL.  Seemed like a weird mash up of a comedy and a serious hospital drama. Cringe and anger inducing. Then magically everyone was in the same drama    and I loved the back half and learned to like the FL.  If the first half of the drama matched the quality of the second half I would have rated it much higher.

Starts with "S"

Loved this heart-warming, weird and funny drama.!

students (college)

Loved the sizzling chemistry.  Hated the consent issues in the first four episodes. Came across as a fanfic production.  Type's PTSD/nightmares got cured pretty darn quick and not sure if Type was bi or gay.  Lot of unanswered questions. Definitely not a drama grounded in reality or very empathetic characters. Still unsure of my rating.  May change it again.

15 minutes or less episodes

Taiwanese BL are usually pretty good.  This was not.  Too short of episodes.  Too many characters.  Episodes were too short.  Main couple was cute but their story was rushed beyond belief.  Could not have cared less about the side couples.

adapted from a novel

Brutal and probably the most true to life response to sexual assault.  The ML had good friends and family but also needed a therapist.  

91 reviews

Was watching it off and on for awhile.  Had potential but ended up being painful to watch. Wasn't crazy about the actress, the ML's actions and a lot of the story or any of the side characters. 

Sci-Fi

Hated the FL for 8 episodes and hated that she forgot she was an ex-MMA fighter.  Female characters were not written well and women were absent from the board.  Human Shin was a tool.  Sweet RoboShin is why I graded this as high as I did.   Pretty Pouty Lips did a good job with him.

thriller-Started it for Jang Hyuk, didn't drop it because of Kim Jae Wook.  It was okay. Draggy in the middle.

business

Didn't think I would like this drama, almost didn't watch it.  Ended up loving this eclectic group of people.

I ❤ Gong Yoo.  I still hate zombies.

web series

cute. short.  could have been better if they had used less flashbacks and wandering around alone.

5 or more genres

Cheesy but entertaining until the last three episodes.  FL saved this drama for me.  HJ and Hwang were selfish and put others at risk because of their behavior.

2017

cute.  at four episodes they moved the story right along.  Been loving sexy firemen since Johnny Gage!

Wuxia

I didn't love it like TMOPB, but I did enjoy it and a lot more than Love and Destiny.  Definitely had a bigger budget than TMOPB, the special effects were much better.  I wanted more of General Ye.  Felt like that was a missed opportunity, maybe he plays a bigger role in the next book?

Less than 500 hearts (could also be 2019, or year I joined)

Very difficult to watch many layered and complex issues and couples/families.  Mental health, justice, ethics.  And it was hard to watch how families of murderers are expected to go off and die or live horrible lives.

FAVORITE ACTOR-GONG YOO!❤

Intense, lots of action, but horrible camera work almost ruined it.  Saved by GY.  :)

2016-2019

starts with "G" (Schmetterling)

comedy-had some funny parts, but I would not call it a comedy.  Needs better women roles,

 but I enjoyed it.

LESS THAN 100 VIEWERS

MARTIAL ARTS

bromance

less than a 7.0

AGE GAP

1500♡

YARA'S FAVORITES LIST

ranked over 2000 

@chronoclast rated a 9

2019

biographical

revenge-least tag

5 or less credits-Win

2016-2019  

SLICE OF LIFE

DULL DIDDLY DULL.  ONLY FOR JUNG HAE IN.

MANHWA

ML AND FL'S ACTING SKILLS WERE WEAK.  54/62 credited actors were men.  And only two women had any meaningful lines.  :/

2010-Geez Grandpa, why'd you read me this story anyway?!

favorite and least favorite genres

romance and medical

horror-3

no reviews

1980's-2

Jet Li was quick!  No real story, just excuses for bonkers never ending fight scenes.

2009-fun melodrama right up until the last two episodes. It should have been 16 episodes at the most.

2000-2005 (2003)  It's bad when The Great Seducer was better.

least genre-suspense/supernatural

I enjoyed it.  Had some plot holes but kept my attention.

recommendation page-It's like that page doesn't even know me at all.  I like Seo Kang Joon but this was awful.

2020

The clothes and backgrounds were as busy as the script.  No where for the eyes to rest.  Entertaining, but not great.

2011-2015 (2013)

Plotholes galore, but never boring.

by a director you like

I enjoyed it right up to the abrupt ending.  Food, family, funny, sweet.

school

sweet and uplifting.  value people for how they are inside and not their looks

1950's-A ten year old Bruce Lee was a cutie in this movie.

SK-Interesting newsroom drama.  FL was too submissive though she was competent.

Article on MDL-PrettyCarEye 1/11/13

I was trying to page over and accidentally went back in time to 2012.  That's okay.  I got to watch a young Yoo Ji Tae albeit in a mediocre movie

variety show

award winning screen writer

Kim Eun Sook