Log 2024 [With Notes]

(Youtube_Tencent Video)        Avg Dur:    5 min       Total Duration:  2 hrs 

Notes:  Story enjoyable, but execution needed more time, story seemed choppy.  Merman ears a bit low grade costume design.  Merman actor hot w/ blue eyes & blonde hair...like Legalos.  FL as aggressor taking him as slave seemed different.  She puts her hand down his shirt...oh my.  

Ending - ML2 caught in trap set by FL.  FL stabbed by ML2 when protecting ML.  FL okay & pregnant by merman.  FL tells merman her troops will go rescue ML's mom.

(Viki)       Total Duration:  1 hrs 39 min

Notes:   Remake.  Story pretty much the same but vibe felt different.  This version the contrast of FL's happy vs depressed personality not as pronounced.  Stalker ML this version didn't seem as mentally twisted...more just lonely.  Abusive husband alive a total surprise.  Fish watching character very creepy! Lots of sex scenes/abuse.  Seemed like more of them than Japanese version.  

Ending - ML caught by police and taken to jail.  FL running after police car.  

(Netflix)       Total Duration:  2 hrs 5 min

Notes:   Not that funny, but good Thai humor.  Romance was enjoyable & horror wasn't too serious.

Ending - Ghost's bodies found under house so they move on. ML creates video game & becomes rich.  FF 60 years ML dies & reunites with FL.  Final scene they are slow dancing as their early 20's selves.

(Netflix)       Total Duration:  1 hrs 55 min

Notes:   Pretty cheesy.  FL reminded me of a Disney actress character.  ML gave me the feeling he could also do female characters.  The island scenery was very pretty.

Ending - Princess returned to island & FL was accepted by her grandfather, so her $ problems cleared up.  Last scene she is a tour guide & ML makes up w/her by telling her he loves her. ML gets his interview w/princess & ML reconciles w/his dad. 

(Viki)        Avg Dur:    60 min       Total Duration:  12 hrs 

Notes:  A missed opportunity for goodness.  Shin Hye Sun carried the show & I wanted more of her 2 identities story arc.  Chemistry/kisses were good, but ML toxic & ML2 too selfish.  There wasn't a reason to root for either ML.  ML leaves FL for 6 mos & she takes him back in secons???  Thought ML2 should've been written to show ML how to treat a person you love & for FL to end up w/him, but he was made to be only interested in FL's alter personality + to call out ML for not noticing FL's emotions. Would have SLS, but ML2's love interest started to get his heart at end.  MLs' acting seemed better than their normal performances.  Grannies & co-workers added nothing.  Why the 3rd male rival?  Loved the psychiatrist!  I'd go to her any day. Music was okay.

Ending - FL breaks-up w/ML2 (why didn't Hyeri do it?), & ML asks FL to marry him.  FL holds a good-bye party for Hyeri.

(Amazon)       Total Duration:  1 hrs 41 min

Notes:   Thought would have interesting humor...not really.  The girl fighter was very good.  Thought would be a lot of gore because of first scene, but luckily it did not. GL?  Not going to watch 1st movie.

Ending -  FL's killed he 2 guy assassins trying to take their place.

(Netflix)        Avg Dur:    90 min       Total Duration:  18 hrs 

Notes:  A drama & characters w/substance.  FL a tiny bit annoying at first w/her naiveness.  FL's husband gave me anger so glad his story w/her BF dropped off into nowhere.  Kinda miffed FL's BF's husband not told about affair especially w/pregnancy.  Chemistry w/leads luke warm.1 kiss.  Chemistry w/ other couples was really good!  Enjoyed Beautician's son & her boyfriend actors.  Several mystery storylines.  Who is ML's mom?  Who's the kidnapper?  Basic Instinct parody makes a debut in a Korean drama...so interesting what American culture gets picked up by foreigners. Tearing up happened a lot to me.  Kim Won Hae's dance in a nighty???

Ending - ML leaves for Seoul to work on missing kid cold cases.  FF 4 years FL is opening her sex toy shop w/her friends.  ML comes bearing ballons.  Protestors matching to close her shop.

(Amazon)       Total Duration:  1 hrs 7 min

Notes:   The acting was really bad.....both ML's were constantly doing this weird laugh.  Most of the sex scenes were played twice.  The story wasn't well executed so had to connect the dots to make a story.  Got creepy vibes from some of the scenes...FL twirling on the beach with her maid then ML.  That long jade stick made me very uncomfortable.  

Ending - Not sure if final scene was all of them happy in the afterlife or they made it.  ML was shown being shot with an arrow.

(Viki)        Avg Dur:    65 min       Total Duration:  6 hrs 30 min

Notes:  Understated goodness.  Acting very enjoyable, emotional, gave me the feelz.  Leads' facial expressions were exceptional.  3 munchie kiss scenes...one a hot heavy scene entering apartment entryway. Music on the edge of being deeply felt. 

Ending - FL turns down dr friend's formal marriage proposal.  ML Japanese ex finally fights for FL & they get back together when he is in Korea.

(Viki)        Avg Dur:    24 min       Total Duration:  2 hrs 24 min

Notes:  A lot of sexual tension which didn't give me the feelz & humorous retorts by FL to MLs advances/commentary which I loved.  FL character kinda like "Wednesday" from movie.  ML at times looked like Ahn Hyo Seop.  

Ending - ML reveals to FL they met many years ago & she saved his life.

(Viki)       Total Duration:  1 hrs 49 min

Notes:   Older looking film.  Wanted to drop it, but reluctantly finished it.  Wasn't a fan of music except for LaBamba.  ML's, keyboard player, & female's voices were nice.  Cute backside nudity of boys playing in ocean, & riske nudity at a wild party.  Backsides only.

Ending - ML, band leader finds happiness when ex-love interest from HS years joins the band.

(Viki)       Total Duration:  1 hrs 58 min

Notes:   Older couple love story.  ML showed phenomenal acting chops as someone with developmental issues due to a car accident.  A couple kisses that were pretty good.  Chemistry a bit hard to believe from FL.  Bad older bro turning 180 in personality a bit farfetched too.  A couple very funny scenes.  Yim Si Won singing was a total candy moment.  Loved pharmacist too. TV producer reminded me of Pedro Pascal.

Ending - ML quits snack job & opens up a drive thru gimbap restaurant w/F.  Older bro quit gambling & works for them.

(Viki)       Total Duration:  1 hrs 53 min

Notes:   Strong Horror, Romance, Thriller, Mystery, Sports, genres mixed together in a surprisingly interesting way.  I dislike horror but this kept my attention.  The two MLs get more handsome with age.  Pregnant ML was an unusual story arc that made me think his guilty conscience was creating the horror portions.  Killing fetus super gross!  Ghost girl jumping on bed & movements heart stopping scary for me. Tor's face gave me Yoo Ah In vibes.

Ending - ML's BF tries to kill him for killing his girlfriend who actually was killed by accident made to look like suicide to hide relationship.  Final scene ML wins another swim medal, sees dead girl on diving board & then is playing in pool w/ ex-girlfriend & ex-BF. (A scene from past or present?

(Viki)       Total Duration:  2 hrs 9 min

Notes:   Liked ML actor, but not FL actress.  Scenery very pretty.  ML gray line between stalker & cute love.

Ending - ML gets his 1 day w/ FL then quits his job.  Erases all traces of their day together.  Last scene FL dumps married boss boyfriend & walks out door.....then what?  Has a sequel movie/alternate ending.

(Viki)       Total Duration:  1 hrs 25 min

Notes:   Liked the actors & the cinematography was pretty.  Dragons (water, fire & gold), pagoda on the water w/lights in the dark,  cherry tree petal flower garden, etc.  Romance arc subtle & not part of ML's story, but included 1 pressed weird kiss.  Flute music at times pretty & at times seemed off key.  Liked the ML was super powerful but hid it/wasn't interested in power.

Ending - Mystery solved.  Grandmaster puppeteered those under him & killed ML's parents.  ML's teacher was recommended for emperor, but he recommended his apprentice (ML). A benevolent act of kindness.

(Viki)       Total Duration:  1 hrs 25 min

Notes: Actors not my fav,  FL & ML (love interest) 25 year age gap...icky.  Dragon hunter fast chanting very interesting.  Also interesting was the time travel did not change the imprisoned dad.

Ending - dragon dad lets demon posses him a 2nd time.  Daughter dies & dragon hunter imprisons him. Post credit scene - Dragon hunter than time travels back to daughter & literally drops down on her.

(Viki)       Total Duration:  1 hrs 20 min

Notes: Not much dialogue & a few good martial arts type fight scenes.  Actors were not my fav, but story was good.  Disliked older sister character.  Mean spirited.  Little sister was the one who saved the dragon hunter when they were little kids. I think they both liked ML, the dragon hunter. CGI pretty good.

Ending - 10th Prince steals older sister's dragon soul.  Younger sister sacrifices herself for dragon hunter & gives her soul to older sister.  Older sister cries/cultivates into dragon form & then kills evil prince.  Older sister then gives dragon soul to dying dragon hunter.  Both girls dissipate into tiny dust & fly away.

(Tubi)       Total Duration:  2 hrs 2 min

Notes: Not much dialogue.  Time travel story arc was good, but love story arc not developed well enough /so not believable. The leads were just okay.  

Ending - 2698 guy visits mom & I think heals her.  FL is stopped from making changes to history so young film director on the bus that crashes killing all inside.

(Amazon Prime)        Avg Dur:    60 min       Total Duration:  10 hrs 

Notes:  Chemistry ?  FL's eyes very alluring.  FL character very odd! Behaviors like my ADHD & Asperger's Syndrome niece.   FL beating up ML's paintings drunk made me laugh sooo hard.   Plot/scene/dialogue quite a bit on the Hallmark cheesy side.  The mother was way too hard to watch w/her bullying.

Ending - ML & FL get married as FL's mom fixes all the issues that go wrong.  Grandma dies & all family members reconcile with each other.  FL works at daycare center run by aunt/grandparents.

(Viki)        Avg Dur:    70 min       Total Duration:  18 hrs 40 min

Notes:  Chemistry lacking with all couples & pairs.  FL w/ ML 1 kiss shown from back of head.  FL fall press lip kiss ML2.  FL corkiness cute at 1st then turned into constant pouty immatureness that irritated me.  Did like that FL2 wasn't a psycho bitch hellbent on sabotage.  Lots of useless characters (FL's roommate, FL's mom, FL's sis, ML's mom, FL's & ML's co-workers).  Plant covering pic to create suspense good.  FL spouting DNA lover nonsense too repetitious.  Better if kept with enemies to lovers theme....like beginning?  

Ending -  ML breaks up with FL.  FL rejects ML2.  FF 1 year.  ML returns to Korea from abroad & leads coincidentally meet in the countryside.  ML2 & FL2 appear to be dating.  ML2 shows up w/flowers to FL's show. 

(Viki)       Total Duration:  1 hrs 59 min

Notes: Acting was fantastic, but that kind of story line over utilized in America so could not see it as awesome.  Lots of gore, but the fighting scenes were phenomenal.  The carved-up heroin addict mom in the trunk was stomach turning...not sure we needed the 1 breast camera shot either however it does add to "noir" side of the movie. 

Ending - Ex assassin saves girl & kills all the drug employees.  He sends the girl off?  Not sure what happens to him?  

(Apple TV)        Avg Dur:     60 min       Total Duration:  8 hrs

Notes:   It just seemed like a bunch of snippets pieced together & I was struggling/craving a more singular story that drew me in.  The Japanese / Korean tensions scenes were interesting but felt kinda lost because of all the hopping around.   Noa & Hansu in 1940's had no counterpart scenes in 1989 which bothered me.  Noa we find out why.  Saving their stories for season 3?  Glad Noa dumped/tried to choke his selfish egotistical girlfriend.  Is Abe Hansu? If so not a fan..prefer Lee Min Ho w/make-up to look older or a more convincing double.  Actor who plays little boy younger brother won my heart. Kang Tae Joo kept reminding me of Ezra Miller's character Credence.  Life in 1940's vs 1989 (eg. grocery store vs rations) were sensational. Cinematography still grade A+. Only Song at end captured my attention.

Ending - Noa has disappeared & uses a Japanese name after learning Hansu his real dad.  Older Sun Ja distances herself from war crime victim.  Hansu orders his father-in-law's murder.

(Amazon Prime)        Avg Dur:     54 min       Total Duration:  9 hrs 54 min

Notes:   Fell asleep...saw first few episodes, a few scenes from middle & last episode.  Wasn't feeling the classroom actors at all.  Same plot formula, but not as enjoyable/ missing the magic. Kuma has a wife & kid...loved this.

(Amazon Prime)        Avg Dur:     54 min       Total Duration:  9 hrs 

Notes:  FL bit more emotional/sensitive in this one.  I'm almost positive I've seen this series before...Netflix?  Loved that Kuma from season 1 is in this. The actors a bit better looking & humor seemed a slight bit better too.  Script pretty close to season 1, but still enjoyed it.  Wanted 2 things:  FL to find love & the graffiti/junked up section of school to be cleaned up for the kids or by the kids.

Ending - FL fired, students put up a fight & they all graduate together.  FF 6 months vice principal has quit & runs into FL... both headed to a HS for jobs.  FL tells him to become a principal faster so she can stop getting fired.  

(Amazon Prime)       Total Duration:  1 hrs 42 min

Notes:  Everyone graduates together, but not everyone gets into college.  Some fail college entrance exams.  Shin - gets into 2 good colleges but chooses volunteer work in Africa, Uchi - career path to be architect, Kuma - to run father's restaurant.

(Amazon Prime)        Avg Dur:     54 min       Total Duration:  10 hrs 48 min

Notes:  FL super pretty.....glasses, pigtails, & tracksuit don't make her ugly. FL as a bad ass Yakuza a bit on the unbelievable side.  Fighting scenes pretty fake looking.  Humor was very enjoyable.  Some repetitiveness with dialogue/scenarios.  

Ending - FL's background exposed but she is not fired after boys put up a fight.  

(Netflix)        Avg Dur:     1 hr 20 min       Total Duration:  21 hrs 20 min

Notes:  No chemistry w/leads.  More hugs than kisses.   Each lead couple had about 1 kiss both pressed lip kisses with little umph. Side stories get alot of air time & side stories weren't that interesting. Way too many angry scenes. Slept thru alot of it & don't want to go back to rewatch.  Based on trailer clips thought comedy would be stronger.  A few shirt off scenes w/Jung Hae In (pool, shower, getting dressed).  Wasn't a fan of FL's ex or mom actors.  FL's mom character & actress so unlikable.  Your daughter tells you she had cancer & you act like that?  Cancer plot a surprise.  Favorite part were all the kid actors.  They were heart fulfilling. 

Ending -  FL successful Youtuber Chef & ML successful Architect.  ML's parents wedding vow renewal. Reporter, his niece, EMS responder, & her mom happy as family/planning to live together.  Reporter planning to go to South pole w/ EMS responder for the year she is assigned there.

(Amazon)        Avg Dur:     50 min       Total Duration:  1 hrs 40 min

Notes:  Chemistry w/leads even better than drama.  1 munchies kiss & 4 pressed lip kisses. ML w/his shirt off sooo hot.  Comedy was fun. Bonus footage at end with behind the scenes footage accompanied by ML singing was the highlight.  Story a bit complicated... just like Extraordinary You. Enjoyed the plot idea.

Ending - FL wakes up from her dream.  She sees ML on the floor in her hospital room.

(Amazon)        Avg Dur:     1 hr 8 min       Total Duration:  13 hrs 36 min

Notes:  Chemistry w/leads good.  Approx. 5 pressed lip kisses & 1 lead to the bedroom kiss with slight appearance of munchies.  2nd couple 2 kiss w/slight appearance of munchies.  3rd couple polyamorous relationship...kinda odd how it was depicted.  Acting was very enjoyable!  Characters seemed unique/had depth.  Shin Min Ah & Kim Woo Bin such a strong couple thought romance would be lackluster...but it was good.  Comedy good for about half the drama then got bland. Sex toys box blurred out this version so spent lots of time pondering that question. Immature CEO runs the co? FL's mom never acknowledges her daughter's feelings? FL's ex never gets punished? Whose baby? FL's ex married & clings to FL? ML's dad no surprise. Foul language & racy talk. Music not memorable.

Ending - FL dumps ML so he can find himself.  6 mos later ML returns they get back together after him getting married misunderstanding is cleared up. 2nd couple gets a 2 ep spin off. 3rd couple FL dumps boyfriend & he fights for her/the baby.

(YouKu)        Avg Dur:    1 min       Total Duration:  34 min

Notes:  1 min segments that barely made a story.  English subtitles were too fast.  Subtitles were the only English on website/page.  Liked the ML & FL actors. I think ML won basketball competition?  

Ending - ML proposes to FL.  Not sure if she accepts?  

(Viki)        Avg Dur:    35 min       Total Duration:  14 hrs 

Notes:  Chemistry w/leads really good.  3 almost okay short kisses & 2 very good make out sessions.  The one leading up the stairs gave me the feelz as well as all the sexual tension moments which were plentiful.  Love/hate banter & scenarios were enjoyable.  ML in the stuffed animal pit while hanging above it was gold. No surprises - ML is heir, his uncle is the villain & ML not dead.   A few missing details but maybe because story is about the FL writer who needs some work on her story. Wished for a few more scenes w/FL using her eyes in other cases & ML w/his younger bro. Found guy stuck on FL very interesting. The theme song was fantastic!

Ending -  Story Life: Uncle arrested, killer plunges off cliff w/witness & they die.  ML becomes CEO of company, leads stay happily married & continue their Justice Society to Punish Evil.
Real Life - Last scene editor comes into meet FL and she sees he has her story's main character's face & has Qin Hao's name, FL smiles.

(Netflix)        Total Duration:  1 hr 24 min

Notes:  Watched for Chani but his role lacked umph...Did think the bandages on neck were funny.  Raunchy talk felt out of place as well as the story.  Not sure who was dead?  Patient is a vampire...so he hibernates???

Ending:  ML, new caregiver runs away/let go due to his lack of greed?  Long time care giver & call girl stab each other.  Sword guy kills care giver w/ a final blow.  The hired killer is killed.  Final scene - a new care giver (a college age boy) has taken the caregiver job. Sword guy end up w/diamond?

(Netflix)        Avg Dur:    48 min       Total Duration:  5 hrs 36 Minutes

Notes:  Never a dull moment but story weak/a bunch of bits & pieces strewn together. Acting enjoyable even female villain whose warped personality (most female villains overact/aren't believable.) 2 kisses between leads were good.    Overabundance of fighting scenes & in dark settings so fights almost unseen.

Ending - FL's parasite protects her then leaves.   ML saves FL after choosing to get reinfected w/parasite but her memories are gone. Mgr staring at parasite on floor (dead?) So not sure he was able to give to his handicapped girlfriend. Not sure if villain's son doesn't inactivate FL's parasite, but he does kill his stepmom, the villain. Final scene FL runs into ML on the street & she kinda remembers him.  

(Netflix)        Avg Dur:    30 min       Total Duration:  6 hrs 

Notes:  Mild sex scenes that looked realistic.  FL actress is 19 but looks even younger here.  FL character hard to stomach due to her immaturity & lack of self-confidence.

Ending - FL finally leaves ML and is shown walking down street pregnant/happy w/college guy friend.  Cheating wife is w/her husband.  ML interested in married couple's daughter.

(Netflix)        Total Duration:  2 hr 10 min

Notes:   Cute in a teenager way.  ML reminded me of Kim Soo Hyun.  Very satisfying, child actors looked like their adult counterparts.  Music was good & loved that the musicians were showcased alongside the actors.  

Ending -  2 estranged friends/band members reunite at HS reunion.  Ex-girlfriend shown in band as they play at a farm fair.  Lovers dating again?  

(Viki)        Avg Dur:    60 min       Total Duration:  16 hrs 

Notes:  Focused on leads discussing their relationship which was boring.  ML too young for FL.  FL actress &  character made me dislike this drama.  Yoon Park was awesome.  Second couple had more chemistry than leads.  Surprisingly the kissing was good.  Leads 6 very good kisses w/ good munchies.  2nd couple 2 kisses w/1st kinda bad but 2nd okay munchies.  Support character (artist) wasn't a strong ML rival...but FL always vocal about her love for ML so maybe that's why?   Telenovela imagination scenes kinda fun.  "Shining You" song by Sam Kim best part of drama.  

Ending - FL head of scholarship foundation.  Final scene leads marry at wedding.  Older bro happy w/arranged marriage wife.  

(Netflix)        Avg Dur:    65 min       Total Duration:  17 hrs 20 min

Notes:  Pretty much a carbon copy of original with different actors.  I prefer the Korean actors. Too much crying.  FL too clingy & immature.  ML adorable face & a couple cute face gestures. Leads -2 kisses were full of munching & ML's sister w/BF kiss too. Meddling hot tempered mom annoying as all get out.

Ending - ML hit by car & almost dies.  Final scene 1 year later leads marriage ceremony.  

(Netflix)        Total Duration:  1 hr 48 min

Notes:   Kim Woo Bin was great.  Loved his blonde hair look.  A few scenes where acting could be felt/seen & a couple of corny moments.  They mentioned different kinds of offenders bt stories focused on sex criminals...pedophilia.  Crying tied up little girl super hard to stomach.

Ending-  ML becomes a real martial arts officer.  His mentor returns to work after neck injury.  Officer ML saved was killed during a case.  Sequel?  Drama?  Spin Off?  The pedophilia ring needs to be dealt with, death penalty for villain, officers death was from a rando character so closure for his story not needed in my opinion.

(DramaCool)        Avg Dur:    50 min       Total Duration: 6 hrs 40 min

Notes:  Lots of $ spent on drama, but story not strong enough. High degree of palace politics and overabundance of characters making some worthless for story development.   craved more dialogue/less fighting (scenes were too long).  FL a good choice, but same stare got old/stare did not always convey emotions/thoughts.  Ji Chang Wok not in enough scenes.  JCW & Lee Soo Hyuk's transformations into their characters amazing.  On team 5th prince.  Whistling through cave was?  Nudity was a bit unnecessary, but understood the director's intentions, except the lesbian scissoring scene.

Ending - Set up for sequel 8 episodes...2 deranged brothers/their allies at the Queen's front gate ready for battle.  Opening drama scene shows FL as last one standing/winning battle, plus this is a historical so outcomes already known.

(Dramacool)        Total Duration:  2 hr 12 min

Notes:   Based on true events. Thought this would be more interesting than it was.  Good that we got to understand why the mom lied about the caller being her son.  Death of cow made my stomach turn.

Ending - Boys bodies found 10 years after their death.  Killer not prosecuted as Statue of Limitations ran out.  

(Dramacool)        Total Duration:  1 hr 54 min

Notes:   True Story.  Couldn't have picked a better actress for the lead.  Good surprise both boy victims made it out alive. Liked the angle of how stupid people thought she was for being scammed, but in reality she is a smart person.

Ending - Laundry FL catches bad guy & doesn't take bad guy's plea deal offer.  

(Viki)        Avg Dur:    60 min       Total Duration: 20 hrs

Notes:  Based on summary thought would be rom-com, but a semi enjoyable palace politics heavy drama.  Liked the leads/their chemistry a lot, but not til around ep 10.  ML & FL strong even keeled personalities.  2 "they made me do it" pressed lip kisses.  ML's companion total waste of screen time/ not believable as a protector.   Loved scene w/ FL's maid & ML's eunuch...that flirting had heat.  Felt a bit sad for villainous older love couple but they also appeared very selfish.  ML's brother changing from good to bad back to good & his love actions w/FL seemed like bad writing.  Fav cinematography scene - at end on hill w/ tree right, shack left, & steep stair between. Fighting scenes look contrived. OST very good.

Ending - FL's dad dies fighting assassination attempt but gives poison cure to prior king.  QD dies after childbirth.  ML leaves throne to brother (disappointing/surprising).  ML & FL married, have a son, work at a medical clinic & take care of FL's 1/2 sister.  ML's parents come for visit.  Final scene director comes in dressed in Joseon costume & all actors break character to wave goodbye.

Chastity High
(Netflix)        Avg Dur:    50 min       Total Duration: 6 hrs 40 min

Notes:  {English Dubbed}  Based on a true story.  A few sex scenes w/back/side nudity & a few kisses multiple couples.  Chemistry okay.  FL gave me girl that played Nanno in "Girl From Nowhere" vibes.  Boy student in love w/Counselor had a Lee Jong Suk look to him.  1 male & 1 female gay representation.  Liked all actors/characters.  Strong females were much appreciated.  Felt a bit western influenced but pacing/morals definitely Japanese influence. OST very good.

Ending - Pleasantly surprised.  School voted to keep no romance rule, principal kept her job.  Mayor's son went to study abroad.....they will break up....psych lovers stayed together.  Counselor will wait for boy student for now.  FL gets a text blackmailing her & she looks around....2nd season?

(Viki)        Avg Dur:    45 min       Total Duration: 18 hrs 

Notes:  Story idea of ML w/personality disorder but finding out he had someone else's memories great, but execution very poor.  Switching by camera to ex was clear but how switch back?   Fell asleep for a lot of it so missed explanation? Kept wanting more from ML's acting skills to see the different personas....too hard to see difference.  FL was insufferable...selfish, immature, & an idiot.  Cheating w/no remorse, tantrums, etc. Bickering chemistry w/leads pretty entertaining.  A few lack luster kisses. Tutor & bad boy relationship more interesting.  Taiwanese actress so pretty.  A kiss at end for her & boyfriend.  Many age gap relationships.

Ending - FL's bro alone.  FL & ML together/happy. Taiwanese's boyfriend returns 3 mos later from producer camp in America.  Tutor & bad boy go to get memories removed but end up riding off into the night together happy. 

(Viki)        Avg Dur:    18 min       Total Duration: 3 hrs 36 min

Notes:  Liked actors.  ML felt kinda different from stereotypical cold CEO.  FL pretty.  Not much in the way of story.  ML's stalker needy assist hilarious.  Dresses like his boss & had a karaoke night w/bosses GF.  2 kisses at end were very good - peck munchies.  1 ML in towel after shower scene...good body.  Preferred his shaggy hair glasses look to his suit/slick back hair look. FL slapping evil woman w/live octopus very satisfying.  Kim Min Gue character?  

Ending -  Ex boyfriend comes to apologize.  FL's ex BF confesses her inferiority complex issues & they make up (why forgive that snake?).  Assistant starts dating intern.

(Viki)        Total Duration:  2 hr 19 min

Notes:   Palace politics heavy but acting was top notch from ML Song Kang Ho (the face reader) & Lee Jung Jae (villain).  Jo Jung Suk looked good but his character & Lee Jong Suk's character, ML's son, felt a bit out of place.  Lee Jong Suk w/long hair not my cup of tea.  Intro amazing w/official's bugged out face emerging from dark doorway. Same era/king story as Princess's Man but Princess's Man has a romance story included.

Ending - Villian lets face reader go but kills his son w/an arrow at the last minute.  Face reader & brother-in-law retreat back to coastal home.  Brother-in law cuts his throat in guilt for his nephew.  Corrupt official visits face reader.

(Viki)        Total Duration:  1 hr 53 min

Notes:   Super funny/ laughed a lot.  FL character's attitude did irk me a bit sometimes.  The couple bickering/racing to collect $ was gold.  Story continues with a drama series (same actors/characters) but review not good /no romance so not planning to watch.

Ending - ML used wedding money to pay bank & couple split.  They reunited/got engaged again on their wedding day.

(DramaCool)        Total Duration:  2 hrs 11 min

Notes:  Not what I thought it would be...in a good way.  2 of my fav actors so not sure why I avoided...even when free on Tubi/Asian Crush.  Felt dad was a POS.  Park Seo Joon brief appearance at beginning.  Kinda wondered if he returned from abroad & what his reaction to events were. The strong message of class disparity artfully done...felt every emotion of this theme.

Ending - Art tutor sister stabbed by ex house keepers husband/died. Poverty dad stabs rich husband & stows away in bunker. Tutor son hit with rock & is in hospital for awhile & 3 years later buys house where dad is hiding.  

(Viki)        Total Duration:  1 hr 53 min

Notes:  Reminded me of lots of movies:  Goonies (characters, bicycle scene, town), Inception (bending folding of world), Harry Potter (Dragon in Hogwarts attic), Never Ending Story (book +dragon) & Dr Strange w/ time portal.

Ending - 3 boys & teacher save girl BF from accident, defeat monster ghosts & return home w/ no memories of adventure.  Bookstore owner & animated cat talk about how many wishes they still have to fill.

(Viki)        Avg Dur:    45 min       Total Duration: 18 hrs 

Notes:   Understed romance frustrating but beautifully done.  Liked the monk & the heavy set gregarious general.   None of the actors had that "it" factor which made characters hard to relate to? Based on MDL comments I thought story would be deeply emotional/dramatic, but it wasn't.  All the characters' thoughts, emotions & actions just confused me.  FL's face very alluring but her clinginess to ML irked me.  Scenery, cinematography, & costumes stunning.  Too much kowtowing and many deaths.  Respect for the 2 female generals, but hard to take them seriously.  

Ending - ML turned himself over to traitor rebellious noble clan & was sliced up.  FL committed suicide on her wedding day to ill obsessed traitor crown prince to save her friends/family.  Wheelchair general very old & visits temple and remembers them all.

(Viki)        Total Duration:  1 hr 52min

Notes: Very pretty color imagery.  Go figure funniest scene was attempted suicide scene.  Music was pretty enjoyable.  

Ending -  Leads together.  FL famous & ML popular.  ML reads letter from parents & is able to hug FL at end of song.

(Viki)        Avg Dur:    45 min       Total Duration: 18 hrs 

Notes:   Age gap of leads was bothersome - struggled to watch. Not out of place especially for time period but just did not like.  She seemed like a child & he an old man.  Leads - 1 kiss that I missed & 1 w/ Li Ying Liang (bad guy) + Jin Jing Xue.  Scene pretty hot w/a bite.  Loved that a female was aggressive w/her love & tackled him.  Cinematography beautiful.  Music, costumes & Republican Era set immersive, enjoyable.  Good story idea - needed different interpretation?  Read in comments China censorship board removed blood & fangs.  Knew who ML's brother was as soon as he mentioned he was looking for him.  Win Win's acting my fav.  Fav scene him w/his teeth sunk into assistant's neck. (the darkness to candle lite was amazeballs) Gao Wei Guang's acting seemed off. Loved FL w/blue eyes.

Ending - ML dies in the arms of FL on a floating piece of debris from ship blowing up.  ML, brother & hermit defeat female villain.  Bad guy pushes ML out of harms way & dies.  ML's brother returns to girl he is sweet on & she is glad to see him.

Deed
(Amazon)        Total Duration:  1 hr 47 min

Notes:  Not good.  Student nude in 1 brief sex scene w/ ML.  3 sex scenes showing only movements.  Couldn't understand any of the characters/emotions.  Totally weird..wife sticks around, student won't leave, husband slaps wife & student.  Half expected wife & student to team up to remove the bad men in their lives.

Ending - Husband & student poisoned but lived.  Wife poisoned but died.  Student enters house, but police sirens heard in background.  Arrested?

(Viki)        Total Duration:  91 min

Notes:  Not funny & too strange.  Wife makes nose dick picture, ML eats a condom, & ML over kisses father-in-law.  

Ending - ML invests in failing restaurant of his mom & guys his dad a volleyball girl experience.  HS girlfriend turned out to be a bad person.

(Viki)        Avg Dur:    70 min       Total Duration: 9 hrs 20 min 

Notes:   Struggled to watch/finish. Chemistry off.  FL not right for the role?  FL's crying scenes were bad.  4 kisses - first weird pressed lips, 2nd some muncunchies still weird, 3rd a bit less awkward w/munchies. ML love talk made my heart flutter.  Teacher's love story a bit more endearing.  Writers needed to give Sang Pila better happy ending (I think his 1st love was not to hot FL2).  Acting/emotions were good, but story to support those emotions not strong enough...eg.  ML2 crying over FL.  ML & gym teacher shirt off total eye candy.  Fireflies in the field very pretty scene.  Goggle friends peeling onions my fav.  Music - grew too like it.  

Ending - ML in airport to fly to US...surprise FL joins him w/her vacation days.  Visa banter most likely a joke.

(DramaCool)        Avg Dur:    25 min       Total Duration:  10 hrs 

Notes:   FL's baby talk/whining was super annoying.  A lot of the magic/chemistry when FL was heavy, but kinda got lost when thin.  5-6 kisses.  Last one had munches.  Others soft pressed lips.  ML's buzz cut seemed an odd choice for a CEO.  There was a scene showing bad guys at firing range that I thought would be a foreshadow of 1 of the leads getting shot, but no.  Loved when FL's BF sassed her own mom about her husband & herself became CEOs. When Music was on Subtitles were hidden & last letter of each caption was cut off.  

Eding - Leads propose to each other at FL's BF's + ML's Assistant's wedding.  ML head of family Co. & Assist promoted to CEO.  

(YouTube_CheezeFilms)        Total Duration:  48 min

Notes:  Transmigration?  Soul swap?  Not sure I totally understand.  ML's guy friend is actually a female who was in a car accident.  The universe created the male friend/memories for her soul to inhabit only to fade away as she returns/wakes up.  

Ending - FL leaves ML & ML has most of his memories erased, but emotions/inkling still there.  10 years later ML runs into pregnant FL w/her husband (the cafe manager).

(YouTube_CheezeFilms)        Total Duration:  14 min

Notes:  Body swap.  FL looks wat to young.  Loved the ending w/ 3 jealous boy classmates beating up ML for taking both hot girls.  

(YouTube_CheezeFilms)        Total Duration:  12 min

Notes:  "True Beauty" theme.  FL the other twin from I went on a Date Instead of My Twin Sister.  

Others w/same Not to Hot theme:

• A Highschool Girl Hides Her Face - 12 min ----- FL cute w/glasses/ML Not

(YouTube_CheezeFilms)        Total Duration:  8 min

Notes:  "True Beauty" story w/twin sister take. ML kinda cute. Make-up to ugly FL more believable than others.

(YouTube_CheezeFilms)        Total Duration:  8 min

Notes:  2 jealous girls bully small girl.  Tall rivals work together.  Wasn't clear if small girl picked a guy.  

(YouTube_CheezeFilms)        Total Duration:  9 min

Notes:  Tall friend realizes his love when tall suitor friend comes a knocking.

(YouTube_CheezeFilms)        Total Duration:  10 min

Notes:  Tall friend transfers to school & asks for help wooing FL.  ML kinda cute looking.

(YouTube_CheeseFilms)        Total Duration:  8 min

Notes:  All the friends like each other, but no one is matching up...yet.

(YouTube_CheezeFilms)        Total Duration:  24min

Notes:  Lots of Tal/small tom foolery.  Loved the bickering.

(Tubi)        Avg Dur:    48 min       Total Duration:  6 hrs 24 min

Notes:   Smaller cast,17 that drop to 14 in 1st episode.  Boys were shown in a super charming way.  Many w/good voices.  Multicultural - Iran, France, India, Vietnam, Japan, South Korea, China.  Almost peed my pants watching Nam Son's scenes.  Interesting how many kids unphased by a cockroach.

Boys that should been picked were:

• Ricky (Smile)- Hong Cong, China
• Yura (Dance Guy) - Japan
• Yoo Hyeon Seung (Choreography guy) - Korea
• Nam Son (Vietnamese)
• Kotaro (on the feminine side) - Japan
• Park Min Guen (Born Leader) - Korea
• Yoon Hye Sung (Rapper, deeper voice) - Korea

(Tubi)        Total Duration:  1 hrs 58 min

Notes:  Lee Je Hoon's acting made my heart swoon.  His character is too shy/cowardly to tell the girl he likes her, so ending/his choice seemed realistic. FL never said she liked him either & in fact said she liked their classmate. Did FL get raped by classmate?  Never addressed or talked about.  Adult ML kisses FL & asks his mom if he should stay...so he was conflicted.  Adult ML's demeanor seemed way too different than young ML hard to see them as the same person, however FLs totally pulled it off.  House/view breathtaking.

Ending -  ML on a plane to US with his Fiancée.  FL in house opening box that ML has sent.  Gives her back disc & player from house.  Wished they had ended up together.

(Viki)        Total Duration:  1 hrs 37 min

Notes:   Definitely some ML dysfunction, luckily he was seeing a therapist.  ML's body super hot, his ability to cry totally weird (smile crying).  FL looked too old for him, however the way ML treated FL during intimate scenes were adorable.  Was drawn to ML's Mom/her confidence.  Her cougarness was a put off.

Ending - ML studies in Italy but returns to FL.  FL pregnant w/ half a uterus...go figure. 

(Viki)        Total Duration:  1 hrs 46 min

Notes:   ML only actor that was good.  Female cop who caused son's suicide noticeably bad acting.  FL annoying.  Mackenyu cast as newbie cop, they wasted his role.  ML kept saying humans...so what is he?  Maybe need to see prequel, Funouhan?

Ending - FL cop did not kill killer for hire.  They pass by on steps & he reinforces that she must kill him to stop him & she says she won't play by his rules.

(Viki)        Total Duration:  1 hrs 38 min

Notes:   Great cast (all roles) but story/actors seemed surface.  Where were the details, eg. the town's situation, how were minions derived.  ML, Kang Dong Won has a face for horror.  Vilain actor resembled Mr. Ma.    CGI was good.  Needed more humor/cheeky moments/better emphasis.

Ending - Vilain locked up in talisman & tech partner asks seeing ghost girl to join team.  Sequel would be okay especially if Park So Yi get's larger role/becomes part of comic relief. 

(Viki)        Total Duration:  1 hrs 55 min

Notes:   Acting for fighting scenes a bit like Zombie movements.  Stole scene from back to the future w/clock tower, wires & lighting. High & low set up....tons of characters all given names. Most characters die.  Lots of gore. Wasn't clear on villain's motive to go back in time to do evil, did he have one?

Ending - ML stays back in past to fix bad student's manipulation of history.

(Tubi)        Total Duration:  1 hrs 30 min

Notes:   FL pretty, spoke British, Thai, & English. Jumped between the 3 languages a lot which I became frustrated with.  Acting was amateurish, & story wasn't cohesive. Leads had a couple barely okay kisses.  What was up w/ ML's hair...too much hairspray?

Ending - FL picks British photographer.

You Want Me to Steal You
(Tubi)        Avg Dur:    30 min       Total Duration:  3 hrs 30 min

Notes:   Boring as all get out. Kana the wife seemed selfish & I disliked her.  The idea that a female dislikes men but is interested in human nature & plots/executes infidelity plans made me angry.  Were all the young ones in cahoots to shake down the mid tier workers?  The guy interested in wife + asked husband to leave her seemed to drop her like a hot potato at the end when she became smitten.  Drama to highlight cat & mouse side of human nature?

Ending - Ambiguous.  ML & FL at home (fired?).  Will they reconcile or divorce? Home wrecker rolling her suitcase & walking away.

(Tubi)        Avg Dur:    28 min       Total Duration:  4 hrs 40 min

Notes:   A bit artsy/odd.  ML's acting/character amazing!  Totally felt his inability to see love in a realistic way & his creepy obsessed smile. Surprised by how many ML nude scenes there were, but nothing vulgar & lesbian BF.  Dead mother visions further confirm ML's mental issues & I felt bad for him. Rooted for them to be together. Chatter says Manga way darker & this was toned down eg.  ML sexually assaulted FL in Manga.  Music was eerily enjoyable & elevated the emotions/scenes.

Ending - ML leaves school, but still pining for FL.  FL new homeroom teacher & observes 1 of her students glued to the seat like her.   FL under ML's bed stalking him...she has now become him.  Luckily story arc did not go with her bullied student.  

(Tubi)        Total Duration:  1 hrs 44 min

Notes:   FL very pretty.  ML shorter than FL so a bit odd.  The lesson at the end is interesting & pessimistic/sad.  Some things are too expensive & we should not desire what we can't afford.  Sexual content but nothing dark, dirty or visual.

Ending - The leads break-up & dismiss each other when they encounter on the street.

(Netflix)        Avg Dur:    70 min       Total Duration:  18 hrs 40 min

Notes:   Wasn't feeling the love chemistry w/leads but did like them together. 4-5 kisses.  Last one had munchies. ML's co-worker w/FL"s BF age gap romance gave me a bit of the heebee geebies.  Older actress was FL2, but felt like FL...she was fantastic.  FL cried too much but is very good at it.  Pop idol chasing older lady kinda cute.  ML super-hot body!  Mystery not interesting & female serial killer seemed unrealistic.  Wanted more Yoon Park!  Was the cat her Aunt?  Was the old lady her aunt or FL's older self?  Quite a few beautiful scenery scenes. 

Ending - FL dumps ML, old lady leaves her body & FL passes her civil service exams.  Six months later as a legal assistant she runs into ML/they get back together.

(Netflix)        Avg Dur:    66 min       Total Duration:  17 hrs 36 min

Notes:   Wasn't feeling the love chemistry w/leads.  2 pecks from FL & then 3 kisses w/ maybe a much.  Loved 2nd couple's 1 night stand. ML had good facial expressions, but voice sounded like a mimic of American NJ/NY mob (raspy, low).  Wasn't a fan of FL.  Dressed dowdy...same outfits from "Crash Course in Romance" FL?  Loved the French Bulldog and many of the Characters seemed unique.  Fav scene:  Pregnancy test mistaken for a Covid test.  Music so-so, doesn't elevate or hinder drama.

Ending - ML stabbed & almost dies.  FL successful kids content creator.  B-day party for 2nd couple's baby.  ML asks FL to marry him.  ML2 sees FL on street & is happy for her.  ML's dad & nemesis in prison.  ML's dad no longer claims his son.  All family go to orphanage to volunteer.

(Netflix)        Avg Dur:    51 min       Total Duration:  5 hrs 57 min

Notes:   {English Dubbed}   Very Little dialog.  Pace too slow and not interesting.  SL & master super creepy relationship.  Did FL actually like master or was he part of the revenge plan?  Tian says you killed my baby,,,baby wasn't the master's son's?  English translation issue?  Why housemadame forgiven/let to stay...she was part of problem w/family.  Music was good & the intro was stunning w/moth images.

Ending - All the servants happy in the house minus Tian who was murder suicided.  1 brother killed his dad + was drowned by other brother, 1 brother knifed in the street after signing everything over to FL maid.  Son in hospital comatose, actress back to casting tryouts, daughter walking around NY w/friends & nice daughter-in-law riding in a cab.  

(Netflix)        Total Duration:  1 hrs 53 min

Notes:   Acting of Park Bo Gum & Bae Suzy sooo enjoyable.  Lots of questions:  was Bai Li's husband dead or alive?  (he interacted w/real characters & AI, but other AI not..why?) Why did she not recognize her husband?  Did she die saving daughter from drowning?  How did characters come to use service?  How did company start/operate?  Tang Wei reminded me of Shin Hye Sun.  Didn't like Jung Yu Mi...was her character the CEO/founder? Imagery very pretty. Filmed 4 years ago & shelved.  This needs a season like "Upload" on Amazon Prime.

Ending -  Girlfriend gives up AI version of boyfriend for real BF.  Mother tells daughter she has died.  Programmer finds his dad?  

(Viki)        Total Duration:  2 hrs 2 min

Notes:   Regularly not a fan of Ahn Jae Hong, but really enjoyed his performance in this movie. Real pics of the players/coach at end was my hope come true.  

Ending -  All of them were 1st & 2nd draft round picks except kid w/bad ankle, he had to hang his shoes up when 2 surgeries didn't revive his hopes of returning.  Coach went on to be an Olympic team coach.  

(Viki)        Total Duration:  1 hrs 48 min

Notes:   The kids & Mr. Ma stole my heart.  FL n/his sister not a surprise at all, but super happy romance was not tossed in. 

Ending - ML wins championship & goes to Worlds.  The brother figure returns the bet $ to throw the match.   

(Dramacool)        Avg Dur: ?      Episodes: 12         Total Duration:  16 hrs 40 min

Notes:   Very good chemistry.  Lots of pecks & a couple pressed lip kisses.  1kiss w/an apple slice. Support characters brought something to the table.  Loved gay tailor ML's stalker(hilarious/irritating/endearing) & hotel owner (kind, quiet, odd).  FL being kind to loser brother angered me.  FL's dad kept doing 180's.  He respected his daughter, then didn't, then did.

Hint Ending - Villian & brother sent to jail.  Leads get married.  Girl shows up at farm looking for twin that runs resort.

(Viki)        Avg Dur:    90 min       Total Duration:  22 hrs 30 min

Notes:   FL brought nothing to the table w/her emotions/acting.  FL never supported her husband & always only thought about ML....totally irked me  ML carried the show.  Alot of fake drama.  Shirts off scenes w/4 different guys.  Wanted to strangle ML2's psycho lying boyfriend & spoiled brat ML's ex-girlfriend.  Leads lacked chemistry but evil cousin's wife + assistant did not.  Liked their story.  Last episodes felt weird...action drama story arc. Leads - 2 good kisses 1 bed scene.  Gay guys a few kiss scenes/bed scenes. Ex-wife & Assist 1 bed scene & a few steamy kisses.  Evil cousin a couple sex scenes w/handcuffs/whip.  All sex scenes tasteful & leave more to the imagination than show. Brother's death then murder was a surprise. Theme song okay.  2 singers had very nice voices. Excessive PP & ML2 funerals.

Ending - ML visits his bro in heaven after being shot in the back by his evil cousin.  He lives.  Evil cousin shot to death by cops during a hostage situation.  

(Viki)        Avg Dur:    30 min       Total Duration:  4 hrs 

Notes:   FL's excentric personality totally fun & body positive retorts satisfying.  The hot guy was even into her.  Made me think...can confidence really make that happen in reality? Loved the saying "A smile makes everyone pretty."

Ending - FL & boss share love feelings.  FL bumps her head again & is now extrovert self.

(Dramacool)        Total Duration:   1 hrs 54 min

Notes:   Almost exactly the same script w.  It just didn't work at all w/Japanese actors.  ML astronomer instead of marine biologist. Still loved/laughed at the FL beating the friend w/ a baseball bat.

Ending - same. Leads married w/a daughter.

(Viki)        Avg Dur:    105 min       Total Duration:  17 hrs  30 min

Notes:   Very Talented group of contestants!  Loved the dancing & many had good vocals.  Guest appearances from Ni-ki & Hee Seung from Enhypen.  No back stories or behind the scenes which disappointed me.  Bonus & fan votes caused huge fluxes in ratings in short spans of time, not ideal. Probably could have made 2 teams w/talent. Debut Jan 2025......group name? 

Eliminated order:  

1. Seo Yoon Deok (reprimanded for bowing, warm cute smile)
2. Jo Min Jae (singing family, great vocals)
3. An Xin 
4. Kim Hak Sung 
5. Jung Hyun Wook (Good Rapper, went golden blonde, good speaker)
6. Takuma (great facial expressions)
7. Jia Hao (won 1st time on last challenge)
8. Jung Hyun Joon (perky, young)
9. Kim Shi On (perky)

Winners by rank:

1. Big Fan (why popular?)
2. Lin
3. Miraku
4. Jang Hyun Joon (#1 or #2 always)
5. Noh Ki Hyun (tripped up during performance, ODD personality)
6. Jeon Joon Pyro (born leader)
7. Han Yu Seop (great eyes, manly)

(Viki)        Avg Dur:    40 min       Total Duration:  16 hrs  

Notes:   All the females very pretty.  Didn't like ML actor til ep. 8.  His face mostly deadpan look.  Liked FL from start.  South Prince actor stole the show.  Loved the pig too.  All other actors lacked the "it" factor except assassin girl.  Weird extra story - The kings wife pregnant but she loves a general who plots treason. So baby is whose? Costumes very cool/pretty (embroidery/fur).  Music was good too.

Ending - FL dies protecting king.  ML believes she will return so keeps her next to him in bed.  (My heart broke for him as he waited for her return). Jade pendant brings her back & ML moves to FL's home on plains.  FF 5 years they have a kid & assassin pregnant.

(Viki)        Avg Dur:    70 min       Total Duration:  18 hrs  40 min 

Notes:   Acting seemed unwatchable...eg. excessive deer in the headlights expressions from leads. Saw 3 episodes then fell asleep & watched last 3.  Saw a few scenes in between.  No desire to watch whole thing.  Chemistry was kinda there, ML a sheltered/repressed/goody too shoes character so hard to tell. Comedy wasn't funny & brief.  Camille actress 60..no way...she looks way younger.  Cinematography good.  Fav lit up pagoda/dock.  Music was fantastic...fav was Celtic.

Ending - ML catches villain/killer (who I guessed at ep.1)  FL breaks up w/ML & goes to Paris.  1 year later ML's sister takes over leadership of village & ML goes to Paris for FL.  

(Viki)        Total Duration:   98 min

Notes:   It was a bit more sad than I anticipated.  How sad to see so many abandoned dogs.  The concert was mostly all women...interesting.  Was confused...motive of movie???  the actor who wanted to get noticed, the kids to strut their musical talents, awareness of a redevelopment project that never happened/forgotten town, or to shed light on animal cruelty?  Loved the music.

(Dramacool)        Total Duration:   1 hrs 38 min

Notes:   Enjoyed the music.  Film shows it's age....the CGI looked very dated (butterflies & ML blowing steam out ears).  Wasn't a fan of ML's manager & ML's buddy.  Felt like he needed to add something, but he didn't.  Chemistry was so-so. The ML's fake name..."Duh"..too funny.

Ending - ML does concert at school to help w/admissions.  The leads on the beach & kiss while lots of paparazzi take pics.

(Tubi)        Total Duration:   1 hrs 27 min

Notes:   Even with a few sex scenes surprisingly boring.  Movie opens up w/sex scene between ML & his fiancée.  I did like that the wrinkled dress scene became the fact that we didn't know was a clue to ML's friend's current infidelity with ML's girlfriend.  ML cast info not listed...?

Ending - ML's 1st love leaves him a goodbye note on the nightstand.

(Dramacool)        Total Duration:   1 hrs 50 min

Notes:   Yet another FL too shy to express herself.  Not enough dialogue for me.  Really liked the story idea.  I would be interested in a version from another country with a different vibe.  

Ending - ML confesses to FL in radio room & mic is on.  Surprise he knew it was her earlier than we were led to believe but didn't tell FL because he wanted to keep writing/corresponding just like FL.

(Amazon Prime)        Total Duration:   1 hrs 54 min

Notes:   FL good with broken female characters.  Not much dialogue & too much scenery focus so not my taste.  Images of waves & clouds on building stunning.  Window washer gave me stalker creep vibes.  ML was gay? That was a surprise & not made very clear. I guess those were 2 guys falling out of the bathroom stall when ML washing his hands? I guess that is where he found his partner that got him caught on the building CCTV?  Starts & ends same way FL kissing a man.   

Ending - FL & window washer watching sunset.  She purposely falls off hanger, ML2 pulls her up & they kiss.  

(Viki)        Total Duration:   2 hrs 9 min

Notes:   CGI was okay, acting was phenomenal, but the story was I've seen it a million times.  Older Priest reminded me of Tommy Lee Jones.  Moments I loved:  Park Seo Joon surrounded by adoring kids, the delivery girl cameo, & the centipede that was really a bunch of arms.  Not so great was the fighting scene at end.  Villian just that...no backstory.

Ending - Older priest recovers/returns to Rome. ML defeats black bishop. In final credits - "Father Choi will return in The Green Exorcist"

Legend of the Tsunami Warrior

(Tubi)        Total Duration:   2 hrs 34 min

Notes:   CGI seemed lackluster as well as the acting & romance story arc.  Cinematography was pretty but the costumes stole the show followed secondly by the martial artistry.  The master who maroons himself on the island suddenly joins his bad son made no sense.  The prince was from concubine & not king so king led to believe his son or not?  Loved the little bodyguard & all the inventions. 

Ending - Apprentice warrior becomes a master himself & defeats the pirates/bad prince.  

(Dramacool)        Total Duration:   1 hrs 22 min

Notes:   Listed as comedy, but I found nothing funny.  Plot & sex scenes scream porn film genre.  The rape scenes made me uncomfortable.  The CGI very low grade.  The girls had very beautiful bodies...I am super jealous.  The lack of cast member info says a lot about this movie....like no one wants to be associated w/it.  All the guys were super creepy looking!

Ending - ML donates his genes to alien female & alien leaves planet.  1 yr passes & he is still waiting for her, but she has not returned.

(Dramacool)        Total Duration:   2 hrs 15 min

Notes:   ML reminded me of Yoo Yeon Seok.  Liked the focus on FL's journey to happiness & not the abuse or "Iam transgender" angle.  Loved the whale story.  Total surprise ML was transgender & little boy saving hair for chemo patient aunt.  Sad that transgender ML chose suicide. Found absurd FL sobbing in restaurant drew no onlooker attention ??? + all her crying scenes. Some scenes needed more lighting, too dark to see actions.

Ending - FL continues the battles w/gov't to keep abused kid & seems to be a winner.  Mute boy speaks his name while observing a whale off the dock & donates his hair to "Locks of Love."

Placeholder for:  Yumi's Cells: The Movie (2024)

(Dramacool)        Total Duration:   93 min

Notes:   Cartoon of Drama season 2.  Voice actors different from drama.  Interestingly the characters did not look Asian.  The cells were the style of the cartoonist.  

Voice cast:   Yoon Ah-young  / Shin Beom-sik  / Song Ha-rim  / Ahn So-yi  / Sa Moon-young / Ahn Young-mi / Park Ji-Yoon / Sim Gyu-Hyeok

directed by Kim Da-hee (Wikipedia)

Ending - Yumi is single & happy. I still want more!

(Dramacool)        Avg Dur:    60 min       Total Duration:  4 hrs 

Notes:   All males had nice bodies/faces. Very pessimistic ending, but how the real world truly is.  I actually really liked how this showed the rosy colored glasses of a fling & the repercussions when they come off. Although subject matter deals w/hosting/sexual relations, there were no visual scenes.  Kissing was pretty good as well as lead's chemistry.

Ending - FL dumped her 6 year boyfriend for the loser host.  The loser host ML was tossed aside by rich lady for the new boy on the block after ML dumped FL.  Final scene FL sees newspaper showing her 6 year man married/happy.  FL unhappy & pondering the difference between infatuation & love.

(Tubi)        Total Duration:   1 hrs 30 min

Notes:   Artistic w/basically no dialogue.  Animal abuse a bit hard to take. Kept thinking FL was being forced by someone, but no she is the boss & is choosing this lifestyle.  What is her backstory?  Did she kill herself or did ML kill her? Did ML kill his wife & her girl lover?  Suicide for remose , loss or both?  Cinematography was phenomenal.  One of those I can appreciate the artistry, but was just too weird for me to like.

Ending - ML pops out of water looking around confused then swims into a round clump of reeds.  Camera pans out & clump of weeds is covering FL's vagina (a bush reference) & she is dead submerged in water in her 1/2 sunken boat.