Feeling good...

A little longer than it should, but i liked it.

STORY – a typical story where people are wrongfully traded, and happiness appears.
It is a simple story, better, two stories entwined and other 2 or 3 stories going along, all about love.
The villains are non-existent or just bad and uninteresting.
ACTING – good acting for the leading actors and main characters. Did not like the lack of violence toward the killers, treating the ruffians nicely while they try to kill them. Lots of poison involved, a plot with one or two interesting twisted and too many coincidences for my personal taste.

MUSIC – I am not a fan of this kind of music, so it was not important for me.

REWATCH – some scenes I could gladly rewatch. The whole drama I do not think so, but it is not a bad thought to do it.

OVERALL – I was pleased to watch this drama. It is light (too much in some senses), almost seems to me that this is a show for youngsters viewers also, due to the jolly fighting scenes.

Overall, it was a YES for me.

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A B, better, C movie...

I love Martial arts and Samurai movies, mangas and anime!
I wanted so much to like this one…

STORY – the story is very good. Power struggle between 2 factions. The notion of honour and personal sacrifice for a better collective outcome.
Azumi is one of 10 amazing assassins trained in a remote mountain for a mission of preventing a war. She is gorgeous, the best of them and was chosen to accomplish the mission of killing 3 war lords. And there it goes…
ACTING – some of the actors were skilled and agile. Azumi was not the best of them, I think this movie lacked good choreography and it lacked good athletes and performers in the fight scenes…

MUSIC – I really did not pay attention, so I think it was not so special to me.

REWATCH – I do not think I will. Mostly because the fight scenes were not good enough and the plot was not so dense.

OVERALL – I am European, so I thought the Arnold movie Commando was the one where more people were killed. I think this surpasses that one, with not so good choreography or acting. There are some interesting characters and that’s it.
In 2003 there are excellent technology and choreographers. Maybe they were on vacation...

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Hummmm…
I have a strange taste in my mouth… I want to adore this movie, but the end was long and mellow… so I just liked it…

STORY – not much of a plot. Yeo Kyung Jin is a force of nature that, because of the past, lives her sister’s life… Myung Woo meets her in a bizarre situation. He wants to see the real girl and he falls in love for the real person and not the cop. Lots of funny scenes, stupid decisions, and a feel-good chemistry.

ACTING – wonderful acting of both leading roles. The others almost do not exist.

MUSIC – beautiful and “painted” most of the scenes very well.

REWATCH – do not think so. I cannot separate the movie from that ending. Maybe one or 2 scenes.

OVERALL – I get that some people feel similarities to the movie my sassy girl. I prefer that ending much more. It is better in every way. But I think the middle of the movie and the chemistry is better in this one. Wish it was perfect to me as it was to so many!

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Good quality movies remains forever...

Just finished the movie. I think i am writing this more as a memento to myself than for reviewing it.
THE STORY: interesting how it went. A girl that lost her boyfriend, a man that lacks purpose in life, as it is normal in that age. And then… chaos… a chaotic relationship, strange sado-maso funny moments… Two person linked so nice, great chemistry and a relationship that only both can comprehend.
A burden carried by her in her heart… how to forget a lost lover
?… a burden carried by him… how to make her forget him and make her happy?
To unite they must break… opposite feelings and behaviour and…
Maybe a tree will always wait for us…

ACTING: very good, completely centered in these two, Gyun Woo and the Sassy Girl.

MUSIC: how can anyone not love Canon in D composed by Pachelbel?!?!?

REWATCH: definitely! Especially the last 15 minutes, where such different moments and feelings come into place?
OVERALL: a bizarre feel-good story! But I love having this beautiful feeling of happiness after watching something that can stick to me as a little part of myself. Even better when rapped in a different story!
The end is almost perfect!

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I was completely misguided by the wonderful reviews...

After seeing this miniseries and after the comments and reviews, I was confused.
STORY – it's so uninteresting I don't even know if I get it right. Short version: an innocent, unintelligent girl is manipulated into being a murderer. And she kills a lot of people, including some bad ones (innocent people will be the fruit of youth and for that we can forgive her)...
Cha Yeon Jin is born with the purpose of providing stem cells to the Criminal Kwon Do Hwan, supposedly his progenitor. Meanwhile, the leader of the boss's assassin group, Yoo Seong Ho, runs away with the surrogate mother along with her daughter.
Later, due to activities related to the bad guy's scientific research (which are reminiscent of a lot of science fiction movies), the mother Jang In Sook is kidnapped. The great protector Seong Ho and Yeon Jin kill one of the criminals. While Yeon Jin finds her mother who is murdered by poor copies of Alex DeLarge, from the movie A Clockwork Orange, the protector must have had an attack of sciatica and only appears at the end to see Yeon Jin “killed” by his former recruit, Min Jin. Then, without understanding why, the protector leaves the scene (perhaps to smoke a cigarette or snort oxygen) and Yeon Jin decides to accompany a woman she has never seen and become a murderer, with the promise of avenging her mother.
But, of course, a murderess must be literate and that's why she goes to school. At school, there's a boy who has the misfortune of falling in love with her. Great mysteries happen, such as knowing if she is good at Mathematics and if there is a waiver from Physical Education.
Ah, in the middle of all this there is the incompetent Choi Tae Yeong, a detective who appears at the beginning, doing nothing, in the middle (perhaps to attend some classes at school) and at the end, doing very little.
A lot of people are killed, which is good for reducing personnel costs, between well-choreographed scenes. In one of the scenes we realized that Min Jin must have myopia, because she hits everything that moves at long distances, but up close she is a disgrace.
In the end, the killer ends up going out with her friends and… the end is so scary that it seems to open up possibilities for a second series”!!!!!!

ACTING – there are good acting. The role of Killer K is well done, within the character's shallow depth.

MUSIC – I don't remember any.

REWATCH – no! There are countless better movies and series on revenge, crimes and murders and all the miscellaneous themes we want to encompass. For action scenes it is ok.
OVERALL – there are some interesting scenes and could be very interesting. It could be condensed into a 90' film, explore the parts of the story that seem interesting and forget about the rest.
Again, I don't understand the justifications for such high ratings. Perhaps having read them I expected something with much more quality…



Após ver esta minissérie e depois dos comentários e resenhas, fiquei confuso.
HISTÓRIA – é tão desinteressante que nem sei se percebi. Versão curta: uma menina inocente e pouco inteligente é manipulada e torna-se uma assassina. E mata muita gente, entre os quais algumas más pessoas (as pessoas inocentes serão fruto da juventude e por isso podemos perdoar à menina). Cha Yeon Jin nasce com o propósito de fornecer células estaminais ao Criminoso Kwon Do Hwan, supostamente o seu progenitor. Entretanto, o líder do grupo de assassinos do chefe, Yoo Seong Ho, foge com a mãe de aluguer juntamente com a filha.
Mais tarde, devido a atividades relacionadas com as pesquisas científicas do mauzão (que lembram imensos filmes de ficção científica), a mãe Jang In Sook é raptada. O grande protetor Seong Ho e Yeon Jin matam um dos criminosos. Enquanto Yeon Jin encontra a mãe que é assassinada por umas cópias rascas de Alex DeLarge, do filme a Laranja Mecânica, o protetor deve ter tido um ataque de ciática e só aparece no fim para ver a Yeon Jin “morta” pela sua ex recruta, Min Jin. Depois, sem que se entenda o porquê, o protetor sai de cena (talvez para fumar um cigarro ou snifar oxigénio) e Yeon Jin decide acompanhar uma mulher que nunca viu e tornar-se uma assassina, com a promessa de vingar a mãe.
Mas, claro, uma assassina deve ser literata e por isso vai à escola. Na escola aparece um rapaz que tem a infelicidade de se apaixonar por ela. Grandes mistérios acontecem, como por exemplo saber se é boa a Matemática e se tem dispensa da prática de Educação Física.
Ah, no meio disto tudo existe o incompetente Choi Tae Yeong, um detetive que aparece no início, não fazendo nada, no meio (talvez para assistir a umas aulas na escola) e no fim, fazendo muito pouco.
Mata-se muita gente, o que é bom para reduzir custos de pessoal, entre cenas bem coreografadas. Numa das cenas percebemos que Min Jin deve ter miopia, pois acerta em tudo o que mexe a longas distâncias, mas de perto é uma desgraça.
No fim, a assassina termina a sair com as amigas e… o fim é tão assustador que parece abrir hipóteses de uma segunda série”!!!!!!

ACTING – há bons atores e atrizes. O papel da Killer K é bem feito, dentro da pouca profundidade da personagem.

MÚSICA – não me recordo de nenhuma.

REWATCH – não! Há incontáveis filmes e séries melhores em vingança, crimes e assassinos e toda a miscelânea de temas que queiramos englobar. Para cenas de ação há melhores.

OVERALL – tem umas cenas interessantes e poderia ser muito interessante. Poder-se-ia condensar num filme de 90’, explorar as partes da história que parecem interessantes e esquecer as demais.
Mais uma vez, não compreendo as justificações para classificações tão altas. Talvez por as ter lido esperasse algo com muita mais qualidade…

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Ignorance disguise as friendship

Cute Yo is so ignorant that she does not realize that Ishida Ren has always been in love with her.
Interesting knowing that she dated some men, had boyfriends, but never compare how different her "best friend" was and why did he behave like that.
Living happily ever selfish, she could count on Ren every time. She wants to marry someone that can love her. WTF?!?!?!?!!?!?.
Does she deserve Ren’s love? Do not think so… Does Ren deserve to have this adoration for Yo?...
STORY - it is interesting the way that her job is portrait, her love for the shoes and the way she uses shoes to live her life… That part was very good for me.
A “bestie” always by her side, a former Boyfriend so stupid and selfish that she wants to go back to him and married, a painful feeling of longing and unintended love be Ren…
But the end can wash away all that.

ACTING – I really like it. The 2 main leads are very cute and there is a warm feeling as a sort of peeping tom. Everyone made a good job.

MUSIC – suits the mood very well.

REWATCH – maybe some parts. The way Ren loved her, the beautiful gestures he did…

OVERALL – even if sometimes I wish Ren could find someone that could cherish his ten year love, they are wonderful together. The ending, after that marathon, seems short. But I have almost always this feeling with JDramas.

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Não vale a pena...

Poderia ser a história sobre um carpinteiro ou trolha, mas é sobre um bombeiro...

STORY - um ex delinquente juvenil é um bombeiro destemido e inconsequente. Para ajudar o Comandante, a pessoa que o "salvou" de uma vida de ilegalidade, aceita pousar nu. Na verdade, pousará apenas sem camisola, e por isso ganhará uma pipa de massa. A muler que deseja ter um modelo procura incessantemente por alguém com uma queimadura no dorso, devido ao seu passado e de acreditar que o homicida dos seus pais será essa personagem. e pronto, Alea Jacta Est...
Entre maus entendidos, memórias mal interpretadas, etc., o drama vai-se desenrolando até terminar com um vilão imbecil e um relacionamento desprovido de qualquer elemento da tabela periódica.

ACTING - não é mau, mas também não é muito relevante, quiçá pela superficialidade dos personagens.

MUSIC - nenhuma melodia me ficou no ouvido, a esquecer...

REWATCH - nunca, só se ,e pagarem 10.000 $ para posar de tronco nu a assistir a esta série.

OVERALL - Nem sei bem o que dizer. A história é fraca, mas fiquei à espera para ver como terminaria. Contudo, o final é, a meu ver, mau.
Melhor ir beber um sumo de uva para esquecer este drama que é como aquele restaurante de marisco ou peixe que estava sempre encerrado, mas que tinha as portas abertas...

O bom deste drama é ser curto, mas com tão pouca matéria pelo menos não andaram a inventar assuntos como em algumas séries coreanas e especialmente chinesas.

Dizem existir romance. E realmente há, mas entre a tia e o criminoso amado.
Entre o Bombeiro e a Pintora poderá haver uma fagulha, que o Bombeiro zeloso apagará imediatamente...

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Finally a good story with good acting.

Yes, age is not important for almost nothing—not to fall in love, not to act like teenagers, or maybe just being happy people...

Story: The drama transports us in a 4x4 vehicle with four couples who drive us to a pleasant and entertaining series. It is about 4 great friends and their love relationships.

First couple: Kim Do Jin and Seo Yi Soo. He's an architect with extreme confidence who does everything for his friends. He's cool, responsible, and makes amazing surprises and loving gestures for his loved one.  She's a ethics teacher who really cares for her students, but treats them with responsibility and accountability. She does not know what it is like to be loved and is afraid of being hurt... She is in love with her longtime best friend, and she was the one who introduced him to her girlfriend. 

Second couple: Im Tae San and Hong Se Ra. He's the partner of Kim Do Jin, the one that Seo Yi Soo loves. He's not a patient man, but a very trust worthy friend. Hong Se Ra is a professional golfer. She knows how sexy and beautiful she is and takes their relationship very casual. She is Seo Yi Soo best friend and house companion.

Third Couple: Lee Jung Rok and his wife, Park Min Sook. He's a ladies' man who is always trying to talk to and meet young, lovely ladies. He's careless and irresponsible. Park Min Sook is wealthy and sophisticated. They are constantly on the verge of divorce because she is always looking for her husband, who is cheating on her. Although he does nothing but talk, he lies, meets with other girls, and is always begging for his friends to cover his actions from Min Sook.

Fourth couple: Choi Yo on and Im Me Ah Ri. They are not a couple. He is a widow who lost his young wife long ago. He is trustworthy, a good lawyer. He still wears the marriage ring. Im Me Ah Ri is Im Tar San's sister, 17 years younger (24). She's been in love with him for as long as she can remember.

With some twists and turns, interesting secondary characters, and some unnecessary episodes, this drama is funny, with excellent dialogue and scenes. 

ACTING - wonderful. All of the main 8 characters were very well performed!

Music: I think there are two songs that I like. But it was okay.

REWATCH: Yes, why not? or just some dialogues or scenes.

Overall, I recommend watching this wonderful rom-com. I enjoyed it a lot. It felt like a breath of fresh air (I had just finished this December 2022, so it was new to me). 

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Too too long with few going on

The story is ok.


STORY - A tough, interesting woman struggling in a male society with the help of a caring and loving companion. He starts as her assistant and become in love with her and her support.
In between, the age gap problem, the conservative mother, a sort of love triangles, backstabbing attempts,etc.
There are also other 2 couples, both not so interesting, especially Qi Xiao roommate.
This is an interesting portrait of some of society problems, maybe is modern China also.

CAST - Most done a good job, particularly the main couple.

MUSIC - do not remember any song, so it was not interesting for me.

REWATCH - I will never rewatch mainly because of 2 things: the unnecessary length and the lack of awesome and memorable moments. Although I enjoyed watching

OVERALL - It was ok. The subject of electric cars and some of the issues like charging were interesting. The main couple was nice to see. The stories around the drum girl, motherhood, dependency, etc was ok. Even the fashion and design was not bad. But most of the themes were treated shallowly.

ENDING - I never understood the way these dramas are shot! During all the series we are conducted by the director, as if we were stupid to not understand the feelings or who or what the characters were thinking. And then, they deliver short endings, sometimes open endings or without the closure that I, at least, would like to see...

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Very very bad!

I am so surprised by the rating of this drama, it is so so high! Are all this live series dramas that bad?!?!
This was the most painful drama I watched. I have a big flaw because I want to see the end of dramas, so I struggle ao much to finish this.

STORY - uninteresting, bad, even the clichés were so bad! At least the show is awful from the beginning until the end !

ACTING - the characters were so bad that I cannot have a good opinion.

MUSIC - do not recall any songs.

REWATCH - never! Only if I want to kill myself or all of my brain cells

OVERALL - all is bad. Stupid, spoiled FL, boring and uninteresting ML, the second couple is even worse.
There is nothing good about the drama, maybe some of the few moments of food...

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A massa do escritor deve ter azedado

Bem, o que dizer deste drama? Começou muito bem, com ideias interessantes a explorar. Depois....
História - conta a história de um chefe pasteleiro (Do Woo) que coloca todo o seu sentimento nos bolos e doçarias que faz.
Então aparece Mi Rae, que lhe propõe entrar num concurso televisivo para ganhar popularidade (algo que ele já possui). Do Woo não mostra interesse, e ela reformula a proposta (vá -se lá saber que reformulações fez, visto o concurso ser igual a tantos outros) e ele aceita.
Concurso com intrigas, twists, etc
Afinal, ele conhecê-la muito bem e ela tem amnésia. Esta falta de memória foi provocada por alguém que se diz amigo do Do Woo e que termina relacionamentos . A razão do término? Sabe-se lá!!!?!?! Pelos vistos algo de mau acontece quando se amam...
Concurso termina, ela recupera a memória e ele a perde devido ao, supostamente, grande amigo.
No final, resquícios de memórias retornam ao Do Woo quando conhece pela primeira vez, acredita ele, Mi Rae.
E voilà! Já terminou?
No meio disto tudo, uma CEO de uma empresa de confeitaria com complexo de inferioridade inferniza a vida do pai de Do Woo. O pai de Do Woo inferniza a vida do filho! O amigo de Do Woo inferniza a vida dele, assim como a filha da CEO (porque será?!). O colega de quarto de Do Woo em Paris quer mas não consegue, infernizar a vida de Do Woo. A chefe de Mi Rae inferniza a vida de qualquer ser vivo, etc

ATUAÇÃO - suficiente, nada de extraordinário na história para haver grandes performances.

MÚSICA - nem me apercebi das músicas, por isso...

REVER - não! Nem as pitadas interessantes da confeção das delícias...

RESUMINDO - é curto e isso será a sua mais-valia. Poderia ser uma série bem interessante, e a culpa não será a duração n a execução, mas sim a incoerência superficialidade em que a história mergulha. Se quer uma história sobre chefs, gastronomia, etc há imensas bem melhores. Romance? Centenas melhores. Só para passar o tempo? Também haverá imensos candidatos melhores que este drama...

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Another love triangle...

I am a little tired of love triangles...
STORY - Kurumi does not know what is her dream, but works hard to please her boss. She has a crush on him.
Shun took a chance in life, fail and lost everything. He does not want to loose anything more, so he lives his life as a carefree, minimalist person, with things and relationships. Then he meets Kurumi...
All characters live in K house, Charing feelings and supporting each other. Cute stories, except President - influencer relationship.
Too boring for me and cut the flow.
I like the relationships in the house and I do not regret f
ACTING - good!
MUSIC - nothing special, but was pleasant and well mixed with the scenes
REWATCH - I Don't think so. It has a nice story that I already know and I do not need to revisit again.
OVERALL - it is ok. But near the end it was not as good as I expected.

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Is it love, affection or ssomething else?

STORY – Kang Tae Joo and Shin Hae Won are best friends. They are inseparable until Tae Joo goes to the US to persue a Baseball career. Suddenly, a fairy, maybe on drugs, turns Hae Won into a girl. Tae Joo returns to Korea to meet his true love and cannot find him, because he is now a girl.
What will they do? Maybe the fairy has the answer of that and also of global warming…

ACTING / CAST – I think they were ok, especially the girls did a better job.

MUSIC – I really recall only one song and it suits the plot. So, for me it was ok, I guess.

REWATCH - I think that this is nice to watch, but I do not find any reason to come back.

OVERALL – the last episodes are so draggy, even in a short drama. The introspections of Hae Yoon are not very good, for me. With this kind of feeling, I think gender does not matter. And does changing physically means that the love for the person changes also?

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