Reviews

Thrillride

It was my first Korean movie and I'm so happy I watched it!
I only gave 5 ⭐ for Music because there wasn't like any music and 7.5 ⭐ for Rewatching Value, cuz you know what will happen and it's not as thrilling as watching it for the first time. Still rewatchable!
To the story:
The start of the movie throws you right into cold water with the first murder.
The female main character being deaf and mute makes it kinda easier for the murderer, which is pretty frustrating, but since she's pretty smart and knows how to deal with it, she always manages to get away from him.
The ending is cute with the brother and sister, the main lead and her mother at the sea, but I wished for the "villain" to get a more punishing ending than just dying.
Ending: I wasn't expending her stabbing herself to get back at him but she was giving off baddy vibes?
I recommend this one for people who like thrillers and want to watch and exciting movie with frustrating scenes and plots.

Leia Mais

Man's best friend

I really like how the story plays out I don't feel like they tried to rush the story they really took their time in building up the characters and who they are and what they stand for, depite me have a fear for dogs these are one of those dramas that make me rethink 'do I really have a fear for dogs?' And builds the ever so slight chance of me getting a dog in the near future I really like it that a both the dog and the characters have a strong bond nearly unbreakable bond that really wants you to like dog no matter how scared you may be of dogs, in the end sometimes we need a companion.

Leia Mais

Heart-warming

This is my second time watching this movie and oh Man. My heart hurts!
I forgot how the movie ended and it definitely woke me up from reality.
I decided to rewatch this because of Byeon Woo Seok. I recently just finished watching ‘Strong Girl Nam Soon’ and his acting in that drama was remarkable. I did not expect to see him as the villain. This is one of the reasons I decided to rewatch this because I miss his innocent character haha.
Anyways. I love this drama. I remember watching it for the first time saying why is it two hours. That's too long. But as I kept watching, I wished it was a drama.
It's so emotional! I love shows or movies that occurred in the 90s. It brings back my childhood and just shows life being simple regardless of being poor.
The friendships. High school life. Romance. Third wheeling. The plot and the ending.
It's definitely one of a kind.
This movie reminds me of ‘She’s Dating the Gangster it's a Filipino romance movie that is similar to the story of this drama.
Risking everything for the cause of others.
Anyways. I'm glad I rewatched it. I've been craving.. hahah. this drama. I just can't bear the watch 25-21. That one OMG. I caanot.
But. Worth every seconds.
5:14pm 11/29/23

Leia Mais

This movie, at least for me, has great value. It is completely different from what I am used to from Thailand with the BL line. It is about three beings, so different, from the Burmese-Thai border, specifically, part of the story goes (even backwards) to the separatist Burmese province of Shan (Shan), where life is very cruel for some, and everything is underlined by the fact that the two states (Myanmar and Thailand) do not have a completely ideal foreign-political relationship, it is interwoven with other characters and the story enriched me. Wan, later Sorn, has a difficult life in Shan, first among the monks, then in the Burmese army, he wants to get to Thailand with his powers and what he has to undergo. I didn't even mind the fact that the eroticism unfolded with a maximum of touches, which only increased the value of the film for me this time. A lot of interesting things, even if the film probably won't appeal to all viewers.


Tento film, alespoň pro mě, má velkou hodnotu. Je totiž úplně jiný, než na co jsem z Thajska s BL linkou zvyklý. Je o třech bytostech, tak rozdílných, z barmsko-thajského pomezí, konkrétně část děje zabíhá (i zpětně) do separatistické barmské provincie Šan (Shan), kde je pro některé život hodně krutý, navíc vše podtrženo i tím, že zrovna oba dva státy (Myanmar a Thajsko) nemají úplně ideální zahraničně-politický vztah, je protkán i ostatními postavami a příběh mě obohatil. Wan, později Sorn, má v Šanu tíživý život, nejdříve mezi mnichy, potom v barmské armádě, se mermomocí chce dostat do Thajska a co všechno musí podstoupit. Nevadilo mi ani to, že erotika se odvíjela maximálně doteky, což mi tentokráte hodnotu filmu jen umocnilo. Zajímavé hodně, i když snímek neosloví asi všechny diváky.

Leia Mais

those final punches

If you are on Twitter (X) you can see many instances where students dare to provoke teachers and even fight with them. This movie is, of course, a fictional story about something similar, a teacher who if provoked into fighting with a student. The story is quite simple but unexpected, and the resolution is well prepared and realized. There is action, comedy, drama, all mixed into a cute and yet brutal high school experience. Boy, I am so happy that i am not in high school anymore.

This movie is not a super hero blockbuster, even though at one moment it seemed to be going into superhero direction. I am glad it didn't and that the women strength is depicted as realistically as possibile in the logic of the movie. Also, i just read here on the site that this is based on a webtoon and i must say that the movie gave me that vibe and reminded me on "Lookism" and "Moving". And yes, those final punches were straight from the comics.
.. 요 or should i say Meow!

Leia Mais

Just loved this

It has everything I wanted. Comedy, Romance, little bit of drama, emotional scenes everything.

Specially the song Hayi Shava. Ohh my god. I just love the song and its vibes are awesome. I literally heard the song for at least hundred times. Still can’t stop myself. For me it’s a must watch movie.

Both couples are great. Bright is my all time favorite actor. And I really enjoyed watching Bright and Bella together.

It worth your time trust me. I’m telling you, if you’re a fan of Rom com then this movie is for you.

So just go and watch it.

I’m gonna watch it again.

Leia Mais

Good Enough

Korean Movie '' Concrete Utopia '' is a dystopian drama about how a utopia-like man-made society is turned into a dictatorship after a man takes over.

The movie pretty much shows how human nature reacts to power. There are those who fear it, those who dwell in it, those who want part of it. And the drama does a great job presenting it, as it escalates from an innocent fight for survival to a dark regime. Even the ending does the story justice. And yes, there are some predictable twists and overused ones as well, the overall result was quite satisfying.

Also, the performances were really good by everyone in the cast, but especially the three main leads that did great with their emotional scenes.

So, overall, eight and a half out of ten.

Leia Mais

Currently, out of all the BL films that I've watched. This one is the best and realest of them all. I don't know but maybe it's rather a Gay film than BL cause it's seriously just about the struggles of gay relationship that is closeted then gaining confidence to go out. It's a simple film theme but the MLs performance were so *chefs kiss* good that it made it better, the interactions and passionate scenes felt so real, like a gay couple is doing things on their daily life and I get to watch it.
It also touches on relationships clashing with sexuality :( like if you're late into finding out about it and you're in a relationship, that's gotta hurt for the other one. So lesson learned, don't be in a relationship until you find out about your sexuality.

Leia Mais

Kinda cute, but will also make you feel something

When I was looking for something to watch from Nana, I was intrigued by this because i also saw Arthur Chen in the cast.

I wasn't really expecting anything when i watched this, all i know is i just wanna watch something where Nana is in it. In the beginning, it was kinda meh, like the way they built up the characters and the story was uninteresting at first because it's like your typical youth love story with family drama in it, but when it got to the 2nd half of the story it actually got better, because the love triangles got thrown in. also, they've expanded on the family drama and i was like "Ohh? this is serious..." like suddenly i found myself caring for FL and ML and curious where the story would go, though it was predictable (in a good way).

The characters were okay because again it's your usual youth love story, but the dynamic between FL and ML was still cute along with the other side characters and also with the parents, and then again when it got to the 2nd half with all that drama and love triangle shit, the dynamic got even more interesting, the lines even though the mains are just high schoolers, carry such emotions and the way we get to hear what they think in their minds makes you feel for these characters.

Since this was in the early years of Nana and Arthur's career, the acting wasn't really the best, but it was still good. Arthur still has that smug expression that i saw in him in L&P, he's really good at acting cold characters. Nana, it was kinda of weird for me because i found her acting here much better than her acting in 'The Great Ruler' even though this movie was 3 years before TGR, I think it's got to do with the characters that she's playing, in TGR she was playing a Cold Goddess Princess that hasn't interacted with the mortals so she doesn't how to talk and act with the mortals, in conclusion, she's being held back by the character, while in here because of the heavy drama in the 2nd half she gets to showcase some ranges of emotions and expressions.

So yeah, good movie. I would probably rewatch it again and i highly recommend it if you want something cute but also with something that makes you feel.

Leia Mais

Cute And Mostly Realistic.

29min and enjoyable. Believable attraction and love, lots of cuteness, and an amazingly realistic heavy make-out scene. Also realistic hyper-awareness of interactions and pda around others.

FYI there is a tiny scene after the credits.

General Spoilers below.
There was one spot where the cinematography was very memorable; the mom and the boys along the fence after she finds out about their true relationship. Very striking and emotional.

What didn't work for me:
-The disturbly weird thing the mom says about her chest and her son. Just, why??? What parent would say that?
-What was the point of the guy sleeping outside his boyfriend's home if he wasn't going to stick around to talk to the mom?
-Seok Yi didn't cry at all believably in the scene with the girl drinking. But it's a very short moment.
-Cuts between scenes were always abrupt.
-The song montage at the end. Apart from the fact that the version I found didn't have subtitles for the song, it was still weird; it felt like a completely different film all of a sudden. It went from a realistic slice-of-life feel to a surreal symbolic feel.

Leia Mais

Fine Companion to the Anime

I have always been of one mind when it comes to remakes: if you can make a better version of a movie, then go for it; and if you can't, you need to leave it be. Even though the anime film is an adaptation of a novel, the anime has become such a classic, likely even overtaking the novel in the cultural zeitgeist, that any other attempt to redo the story will have to go up against the anime film. The reason I decided to give this film a chance was because of Director Takashi Shimizu, who is most known for directing the original 'Ju-On,' and the main actress playing Kiki, Fuka Koshiba, who is probably one of my favorites working in Japan right now.

It's been a while since I had seen the anime, so for the most part, I went into this blind, but it's not a bad film. I could see it more as a companion piece to the anime than something that can stand apart from the anime. With the director having a horror background, I was interested to see what he could bring to bringing this fantasy world to light, and for the most part, it feels very paint by numbers. His directing feels like the kind of assembly line directing of the MCU, where they just plug in a smaller-known director and have them make the film the studio wants.

Fuka Koshiba is the standout as Kiki; even at 17, she embodied how I imagined a real Kiki would be. She did a good job bringing out the more hokey or trite moments in the screenplay. The writing is probably the weakest part, as the film runs around the same length as the anime but feels longer and more drawn out. The pace feels off, as there are long moments where nothing happens, and then you have a bunch of events happen at once, and then the film mentions it's been three days, and I can't help but think all of this happened in three days.

The film tries to tie in the message of the story with all the characters, and it works for some and fails for others, but its heart's in the right place, so I can't fault it too much. Overall, while remaking Kiki's Delivery Service seems like an impossible task, for the most part, the cast and crew make a serviceable enough film that you can feel a little bit of the magic. Still, I highly recommend watching the anime first if you haven't seen it, as I can only see this working as a companion and not your first exposure to the story.

Leia Mais

Not good not bad

A nice movie to watch when you want to watch something simple.
Pros: the actors are really good in their performances and he is very nice to look at even if he seems a bit psychotic.
I really liked the fight scenes, very real and interesting to see.
even the bullying scenes were very realistic and well done
Cons: The plot was a bit strange as far as I'm concerned with an absurd school environment and without the slightest control from the teachers.
and also it has nothing to do with the film but I got bored of always seeing films/TV series about bullying, change the plot, invent something new

Leia Mais

Worth seeing once ??‍♀️

This movie wasn't bad, but had it been 2 hours instead of 1, it could've been great.

Mermaid's Jade has good bones and good acting, but the short time slot leaves things not fully fleshed out. So, at what point does Yuanshan fall for Xia? There's no issues with his wife, no falling out. By all accounts, he seems to love her. Now don't get me wrong, I knew this was a BL, so I wasn't rooting for her anyway (she's gorgeous and a saint, so I didn't hate her either). Like I see the tension building and them making eyes at each other, etc. But that transition really needed more time to make sense. Also those two men had no guilt. ?

Now the elephant in the room. Those wigs. You can't convince me they didn't bulk order those off Amazon. And the glue along everyone's hairline? ? The actor who played Xia clearly had issues with his since they did away with the top half and left some clip ins that were not even remotely close to the same color as his hair lmao. I did like the special effects and all Xia's mermaid powers. The supernatural elements were pretty cool in this story. However, the tears to pearls did not execute well on screen for me. It just looked so silly. ??

I actually loved the ending. The ending was sweet and beautiful. I think this movie mostly fell victim to the shortness because I truthfully could've overlooked the silly things had they given me the long version instead of going "sooo long story short" because the love between Xia and Yuanshan could've been pretty epic!

Leia Mais

I love this movie. Despite its' dark theme I was very impressed when I first saw it. What particularly impressed me the most that the hook up of the story does not start with revenge plot, but an attempt to save someone. It becomes the peak moment of Won Bin's character.

Just for the contrast, take any Hollywood action blockbuster movie, it has a lot of revenge plot as a driving force. It is always some retired awesome dude that everyone feared, but now he's out of the picture, but one day something happens and this something wakes them up from their dormant state. Just an example, even the recent 'The Killer' has an attacked girfriend. Or we all know how John Wick starts.
'The Man from Nowhere' also has an awesome retired nobody, but to make him move you had to take the girl. And saving this girl becomes the greatest motivation, despite the obstacles, despite the consequences.

Story. You don't need to invent anything profound. Sometimes a good story is a simple story and I consider the story of this movie quite simple. It has a simple chain of actions and consequences, which slowly leads us to the final goal. But it still doesn't lack in emotions it evokes in you. It doesn't show much drama, there's no hysteria and no shouting and pointing to look at some horrid things, but your heart is still filled with anger, sadness and helplessness knowing that somewhere, something similar might have happened to other children.

Acting. We omit the part where it is obviously impossible for a kid to act without flaws, but the overall cast did a great job. And you know they did, because otherwise you wouldn't be so impressed. I remember watching it for the first time and later seeing some press releases and Won Bin really was the man of that time. Him and Kim Sae Ron appearing, I still remember how she wore those cute dresses. But despite the glamoure Won Bin chose quite low-key path and also started a family and I honestly wish him all the best.

OST. I want to be dramatic for a second and say - I'll slap anyone who dares to say anything about the OST. Haha kidding, but the soundtrack is great, let's agree to it and also I really fell in love with the finale theme when I first heard it, it was so unique.

At that time there was definitely a considerable amount of hype around this movie, but I find that it was deserved. Although I re-watched it only a number of times, but in my list that's an achievement. You can still watch it and it's still a great movie, it aged well.

Leia Mais