PPBongi
California, USA
A MASTERPIECE! JUST BRILLIANT!
Let me call this series what it is. A complete and total masterpiece. It is brilliant from beginning to end. Riveting, soul-searching, and a classical intellectual metaphorical representation of life. It displays truth, obsession, pain, illusion, weakness, strength, and heaps of sadness.It is the best BL drama certainly this year and perhaps ever. Brilliantly acted with a sharp, crisp screenplay. Outstanding.
Thailand's version of "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"
This is not your formulaic BL series at all. It is, in all honestly, one of the finest acting series I have EVER watched. I was riveted, absorbed, and found it so utterly unique and one of a kind.
This is worth your time. I would rate this higher than 10 if I could.
You can read my full review of this series at BLBliss.com.
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Absolutely Entertaining and enchanting
This BL series paid homage to the old 'sitcom' series with laugh tracks and colorful sets and stunning outfits. Plus the main actors are two of the handsomest men on the planet. It is fun to watch and the story is a good old fashioned one done so many times before but they created characters we can relate to and see ourselves in them. Sure, the laugh track is awful but it became like an old friend after awhile. The strength of this series is the awesome chemistry between the leads and the amazing support roles. One of my favorites for this year. It is so enjoyable.You can read my full review of this great series at BLBliss.com.
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Unquestionably, one of the finest BLs
Captivating. Mesmerizing. These are just some of the adjectives I would use to describe this astonishing and exceptional Bl series that uses the standard formulaic idea for most Thai BL series. So why did this one so capture my attention and frankly my heart deeply? Unquestionably because of the connection and chemistry between its two main stars. I believed their story from the beginning to the end. It is one of the best acted BL series to come along in a very long time. I thoroughly enjoyed this series for its depthless of its main characters.Esta resenha foi útil para você?
Still One of the Best
I am sure that there will be some out there that disagree with my assessment. No matter what, this is a great summary of the two series and it helps us see them way into the future. There is just SOMEHING about these two that will forever be enduring and hold a special place in my head (not heart). They for me, define BL. They have done more to advance the whole genre of BL and undoubtedly introduced millions to this form of art. I am without question one of those. I think in a sense this puts to rest 2GETHER as an entity. They will always be 2GETHER even 30, 40, 50 years from now. They have embraced it and accepted it. A fitting tribute to what has changed the direction of BLs.I, for one, look forward to what they will do in the future either individually or as a couple. Their mark is indelible and kudos for embracing it.
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A Confusing Story of Unrequited Love
Maybe it was due to an inadequate translation issue, but I honestly was not sure what to make of this series. Although it is very short, I found it quite confusing. Perhaps it was the translations, but I do think the editing was the main culprit. It was not clear which scenes were from the past and which were of the present. This is a prime example of a sociopathic view of the world of love. These roles are very difficult because the internal structures of their emotions are not fully explored in this series, and we are forced to fill in the blanks here.Esta resenha foi útil para você?
A BL horror with an interesting ending
This in reality is a noble gesture in trying to provide a different feel to the BL genre. It frankly is not very scaring but it did have a very interesting ending to it that came as a surprise at least for me. However, the main actors were certainly not afraid or ashamed to show their Adonis bodies nude or in very tight underwear and speedos. How refreshing! A BL movie that showed guys being guys in scenes that called for nudity. We did not have to speculate or guess. We saw. It brought this to an adult level without it being in any way pornographic or celicious. Kudos for them for doing this even if the production was a bit week.You can see my full review of this movie at BLBliss.com.
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A theater-in-the-round experience
This is a series NOT for everyone. It is highly allegorical and is very Avant-Garde. But I rather enjoyed it for those reasons. It has some very intense erotic scenes which adds to its mysteries. I thought the acting was very good but it lost me with its repeated scenes and constant singing. You have to really enjoy fringe series to appreciate this one. You are really quite an observer in this series, almost lie a theater-in-the round and you feel a bit intrusive when listening to their conversations and certainly when they are bring lascivious.Read my full review of this interesting off-the-wall series at BLBliss.com
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A Phenomenal Series Completely Misunderstood
You have to dig deep to appreciate the beauty of this series. It's production is awful. It is an obvious shoe string production but it is without doubt a total labor of love. This is misunderstood because of its production issues, The acting has both profound highs and mediocrity. If this had been a better productid series, I would have put this on my Top 10 for 21. The story lines are beyond ANY BL series I have seen so far, and I have watched a lot. They tackle issues that other series never mention or simply gloss over. The emotions are real. The pain is real. I cried deeply watching this because it is filled with human pathos. Watch it with the understanding that production is NOT good. But the story is so raw.Read my full review at BLBliss.com.
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A Different Twist to a BL Story
I liked this movie. Normally, I detest occult and ghost stories but this one brought me into it. Mainly because of the excellent acting by the main characters. They were not easy roles because they required a lot of internal intensity to portray. It is filled with a lot of quixotic characters in bizarre settings but it worked. The chemistry and connection between the main characters is so evident. They are physical yet no physicality is involved. They are emotional without emotional attachments. They are individuals but function like an entity. Intriguing? Absolutely. But this is not for everyone. If you are looking for a love connection, move on. It's not here. Or is it?You can read my full review at BLBLISS.com.
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Adorable
The issue with this series is NOT acting but the story line. Stepbrother relationships have been done ad nauseum. There are just so many ways to present stepbrothers falling in love. This one does have some unique approaches to it, and the story between the mother and father is a first and different, so there is just enough here to make it entertaining and fun to watch The two main actors are so adorable and cute and really can act. They honestly made this series flow nicely. However, it needed more depth to character development and it certainly needed more attention to some serious traumatic issues that arise. But it you want to watch pure adolescents' "love" unfold, this is the one for you. You can read my full review of this cute BL series at BLBliss.com.Esta resenha foi útil para você?
Near Perfection
I loved this movie as it presented the love between two men in a very realistic manner given the societal and cultural norms we have to live under (even here in the so-called free state of the USA). There is a message of hope here and this stories and others like this one plant the seed of change in more closed societies. (I live in California which is way more progressive that other parts of the USA).It is a continuation of Present Perfect but with a mature and more definitive approach to life and what constitutes a family. This is not your typical BL series and is quite a journey into what (gay) love is all about. It shows clearly that love is the determinant.
The acting is superb and the story is organic and literally is in the moment (present).
My full review of this great movie is at BLBliss.com. Leave comments if you like.
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A Stunning Film
This is an almost flawless story of unrequited love with a sad but powerful message at the end. The actors were unquestionably brilliant and did a superb job, playing their parts with such a quiet fortitude and commitment. The natural beautify of the location where they were simply enhanced this story and its characters. The location is fairly remote in a stunningly beautiful mountainous area of Japan.This story is unpretentious.
If you want to read my entire review of this brilliant move, please go to BLBliss.com. Leave a comment.
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Brilliant, Moving, and Full of Pain
This is a phenomenally good BL series that touches the human connection in a way I was not expecting. The series starts out very much as a ‘cops and robbers’ scenario but turns way more intense and personal . This love story is secondary to the development of the main characters forming a bond based on honesty, trust, and basically doing the right thing. It is essentially based on higher ideals and goals not just for life but for their love. It is truly a beautiful story. This is a great story, solidly written and beautifully acted. All the supporting roles are so good and add both to the flow of this series and to its content of making it more of a human story that a love story. It is filled with emotions, painful past memories, and a plethora of unsavory aspects of what makes us human. The beauty of it was that it did not define them, merely explained them. You can read my full review of this very interesting HIStory series at ppbongi.medium.com.Esta resenha foi útil para você?
Forgiveness and Redemption
While technically not a BL series in the classic sense of the word (this story revolves around an older gay married couple), it is one of the best versions of what BL should be about. It is quiet, reflective, soulful and profound. It is a work of art and beauty. This is by far one of the most beautiful series I have ever seen in terms of message and storytelling. It is such a good story of redemption and a kindling of change. It is bittersweet but never melodramatic or melancholy. It is soulful and reflective and in essence life-affirming. The screenplay is brilliant. The acting is top-notch by everyone including the minor characters. . It is a beautiful human story that I think is truer to life than we might imagine. This is as close to a superb series that you can get. It is a tearjerker but never melancholic. My full review of this excellent series is at ppbongi.medium.com. Check it out.Esta resenha foi útil para você?
No Real Growth or Development
This series is also known as “A CHANCE TO LOVE.” (It is all so confusing but apparently it is supposed to be a stand-alone series). This series is just a hot mess for me. Maybe I needed to watch the other series to get the gist of this one but honestly as a stand-alone series, this fell flat. This series tried to do too much, and its screenplay was all over the place with no real sense of direction. I honestly did not understand the relationships or why they were even together. Very few of these characters are relatable or that you honestly care about them. Ironically, the only story that was dealt with in any kind of understanding was between Tul and Gonhin. That would have been a very good story because these actors did show emotion and commitment to their roles and had chemistry. Unfortunately, the rest seemed to be just ‘there’.Esta resenha foi útil para você?
