Hounds (2023)

I'm not one for action dramas, but this was a really good watch. There were a few things missing or a few things that happened that I felt shouldn't have and that's why I gave this a 9.5. It's super good, but not perfect.

One thing I really enjoyed were the actors. Both ML's are so good in their characters and I really started to enjoy every scene with their little family they were making. I also loved the FL and I was really disappointed when she left the series towards the end. That was one of the things I felt shouldn't have happened. It didn't really make any sense to me plot wise and although it wasn't awful without her, I just felt it didn't fit with her character and she definitely would've stuck around to avenge her grandfather as well. She spent most of her life learning this trade with him and then dips right after?

The other thing that I thought was missing is I wish we could've gotten more of the ML's real boxing matches. Just a handful would've added a lot to the story I feel instead of them just doing it the one time when they meet. I don't think it could've been used for plot any, but it would've been nice to see more of it since they rely so heavy on them being boxers.

Overall, the story was incredible and I couldn't wait to get to the end and see how they would wrap things up. The last 2-3 episodes were a little slow with getting to the climax, but it was worth it.

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Good start but poor execution

At the beginning it was interesting and unique, but got meaningless towards the end. Just fights, too many, over and over and with the same outcome. The story buildup was screwed over when they suddenly decided to wipe off more than half of the characters and toss away the main female role for no reason. The male leads are hot and their acting is good, but unfortunately their characters are too naiive to the point it gets annoying. Overall in the second half the plot is very boring and monotonous, they just fight all the time and repeat the same mistakes. For some reason, at the end the main villain's actor is replaced with a double, and the ending is quite plain and weak.

I the 4 stars are for the amazing male leads and the good filming.

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A very promising start that couldn't hold on until the end.

I'll try to make this my simplest review ever.

This is actually a good show; it's very easy to binge watch and the show itself is very enjoyable. These types of shows can easily reignite your interest in dramas if you haven't felt like watching any.

Things I liked:
- I liked the cast
- Comedic scenes were actually very funny
- Bromance in this drama is topnotch
- The fighting scenes were really good for the most part

Things I didn't like:
- The acting of some people kind of looked awkward. I'm pretty sure there were a few mistakes that were overlooked
- Majority of the series was fine, but towards the end, things started to go south plot-wise
- Maybe because this drama is based on a webtoon, but it kind of felt more like an anime towards the end of the series
- Again, towards the end of the drama, I felt like the writers lost their touch and became ambiguous

If I were incharge of finishing this drama, I would've gone a different route and made things a bit more interesting.

Overall, this is still a good watch and I would still recommend.

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AMAAAZZINNNGGG

ITS PERFECT.... The action is top notch. The story is immaculate and impeccable other than the fact that they shud have shown a final scene of the girl in Italy or something. Other than that this is my new #1 show. It is a hook. If u don't watch it your missing out. Some sad moments that i was hoping would never have to come ... but then if they didnt this drama would be like the manty other cringy dramas where eveyone gets up like an immortal being after getting shot or stabbed.
Overall this is definitly worth evryones time.
Looking forward for a S2 if they make it. 💯
Happy binging!

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Série com 8 eps, que consegue entregar o que promete, muitas cenas de ação bem feitas e eletrizantes. Além de contar com bons personagens, e um bom desenvolvimento em um tempo curto.

Mas devo dizer que até o ep 6, que diga-se de passagem, foi um grande ponto de virada, a trama estava perfeita. Porém nos dois últimos eps, o roteiro decaiu, e se tornou bem conveniente. Isso me fez abaixar um pouco a nota, mas ainda achei um drama bem acima da média, e que conseguiu me prender, me emocionar e me fazer ficar apreensiva pelos personagens, e ah, o final, o final... foi bem satisfatório.

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It was so good! ((YALL HATING FOR NO REASON) (its kinda valid but idc))

I liked the plot and characters. Sometimes the story felt a bit out of place.. I really wonder what happened with their boxing stuff yk, it felt like they kinda forgot about their passion and in the end they didnt show what happened.. Anyway i would say this has one of the best duos in any series. Also i like there was no romance because sometimes it just feels out of place (in a genre like this).

Kinda odd the girl just left and never came back, probably because of the incident but still, it felt like the archery girl just replaced her (as she should)

WATCH IT THO

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Entertaining Action Drama with Great Bromance

This was a well-rounded mini-series that used its eight episodes to create a well-paced action plot that was very entertaining to watch. Mini-series tend to be my favourite K-dramas because they, the good ones, excel in pacing; creating a story where we as an audience have a clear end goal that we want the main characters to achieve.

The first episode itself is gripping and had me hooked the whole time, within one episode the main characters, and great friendship, are introduced. From the get-go, I was rooting for Woo-Jin and Geon-Woo because they had personalities that complemented each others strengths well. A clear motive is even set for the main characters by the end of episode one with the main villain and company as the antagonists of the story.

When watching this show I was reminded of John Wick, and yes I am a sucker for those movies, and the fight scenes within those movies. The shifting angels and intense shift of close-up to full-length shots make the scenes very immersive and feel realistic. The boxing by both Woo-Jin and Geon-Woo felt very smooth and I was never taken out of the action scenes. Each punch and fight is strategic and effective, the two characters do not engage in unnecessary fights. The element of a logical and calculated fight made the scenes feel intense but also exciting. Throughout the drama the fights, as the main leads get stronger, also intensify and create a sense of power towards reaching the end goal of the drama.

If you're looking for a drama that has great action scenes, while also maintaining a lovely friendship that grows stronger, then this drama is perfect for you!

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Amazing story and acting.

I wrote this review in response to Jeana's. Keep in mind, everyone has their own opinion, I just disagree with hers and want to share what I thought of bloodhounds so people can have 2 different point of views.

I personally really loved how bloodhounds was written. To me, it didn't give off the vibe of two wet-behind-the-ears millennials somehow defeating an all powerful mafia boss. It was so much more than that. The story included a lot of death, learning the hard way, and training for that moment. The writing showed the very real hardships of Covid-19 and what some people deal with as a result.

Bloodhounds was written beautifully and the writers, producers, and actors did an AMAZING job at making the watcher FEEL what the character was feeling. They were good at making you frustrated and upset on a character's behalf. Sometimes it made you think "Wow... This character doesn't deserve that. That's so messed up", and the writers did an amazing job at that.

Not to mention the producers did fabulous at the bloody scenes and injuries and whatnot. The fighting scenes were also amazing and sometimes made you cringe away because of how realistic it seemed. I have the utmost respect for Gunwoo and Woojin's actors because their acting was amazing and they're perfect for those roles. Not to mention the actors for Myeongil and Minbeom are amazing too. They did a great job at acting evil and messed up and scared and defeated.

Props to everyone that participated in the filming and sets and everything.

In no way shape or form do I personally believe the writing is "really fucking bad". Nor do I think there was "mindlessly idiotic decisions for the sake of conflict" or meaningless deaths. All of the deaths happened as a last resort on Myeongil's part, and they all happened as a result of something the main characters did.

I won't spoil this too much, but I don't think it's mindlessly idiotic if Gunwoo and Woojin tried taking down Smile Capital and the other guys because they ruin peoples lives. Take a look at Mr. Choi.

People are allowed to have their own opinions, but I am responding with my OWN opinion on not only what she said but everything she addressed and my opinion on the drama itself.

I also figured I'd put my review out there but ACTUALLY elaborate on my points. :)

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I have never watched a more frustrating set of idiots go through so much and learn nothing

Some people have commented that the plot is wafer thin, but really the most frustrating thing about watching 8 episodes of this was watching a huge ensemble of characters make the same mistakes over and over again and learn absolutely nothing. There is no character development arc to speak of, everyone ends in the exact same box they started in. Maybe Myeong In learned to get more ruthless but truly this show was nothing but an 8 hour long boxing fight. I mean nothing wrong with that but at least make the boxers a little more interesting than sexy cardboard cutouts. Or maybe that was the plan, idk.

I guess the action was good. And by action I mean the parts where Gun Woo gets his fists out. The rest was mediocre trauma porn, watching overly buffed guys beat up people with knives and sticks. These specific scenes lingering on for longer than they sit down and actually strategize towards a plan to do something other than drink and eat in random places and celebrate things they haven’t really accomplished.

The MOST frustrating part? Kim Sae Ron dipped out. Like completely. She caused a whole bunch of shit, SHE was the one who started them on that whole road, got lulled into false safety nets constantly while thinking she was badass and then just left with her arc incomplete lmao what a waste of time.

I believe the creators might say that moral of this story might be “good guys always stay good regardless of how tyrannical and brutal the overlord” but over the course of the show, watching ALL the “good guys” take shortcuts, be sloppy and careless, make lazy assumptions and work in extremely ineffective ways, one can safely assume that what they’re really trying to say is “Bad guys are just more hardworking.” Myeong In might have been demented but he covered ALL his bases. He didn’t stop to celebrate victories he didn’t win and he sure as hell didn’t assume that just because he had money and good looks, everything would fall in line for him in life.

By the time the series end Gun Woo says “I’ve really become a bloodhound” — I’m just left speechless. Like, bro. You were hired as a bodyguard and the body you were guarding dipped out. I thought you were on a quest for revenge? When we’re you hunting for money? And like, IS that what they were doing? What does that say about the characters if that was their motivation? My god. Lol. I can’t even.

I’m not even sure how I’m giving this show a 5.5 but I genuinely liked the acting and the visual polish so I guess it was entertaining enough to balance out the sheer frustration of watching weak and old people suffer because no one could get their sh*t together.

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Action packed

This drama promised action, and action it had, from the get go. The action choreography was just out of this world, *chef's kiss*. The acting was also quite good, with Woo Do Hwan and Lee Sang Yi being the best action pair one could ask for. I loved how the women were also quite well equipped to handle their own, and not mere sidekicks. I just wished Kim Sae Ron didn't have this abrupt exit though.
Let me just take a moment here to shower praises on the lead actors' bodies. They have WORKED OUT FOR IT, and it shows... Every muscle, every sinew in their bodies are so fucking well sculpted, it was a feast for the eyes 😍 I was particularly impressed by their running shots - most of them were taken in a single shot, and they sprinted the whole time. Just goes on to show how FIT AND ATHLETIC the actors were for this role. It was a short watch, but packed with a lot of suspense. Till the last half of the last episode, I was unsure if it will get over in one season or if there will be a 2nd season chasing the villain. Also Park Sung Woong as the villain was a delight to watch. Cold, killer eyes and that maniacal smile was enough to protray all the malice that his character demanded. This was quite the refreshing watch after a series of average to bad Cdramas binge sessions. Overall, would totally recommend it for the action scenes and the easy camaraderie between the two lead men.

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For the most part this was a really enjoyable series. Fantastic cast with some excellent fight scenes. The last epsiode was kind of a let down and very anti-climatic. I wanted Myeong Gil to get more punishment than he got. The man was ruthless and way too many good people died b/c of him. Park Sung Woong deserves all the awards for his portrayal of Myeong Gil!

Episode 6th effing pissed me off so bad! It was so nonsensical and made my blood boil. The actions of the characters was so illogical. After that I thought episode 7 was really good and then episode 8 was a let down. It just felt rushed.

I loved the bromance between Woo Do Hwan and Lee Sang Yi.

12/31/23

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