Reviews

What an eerily beautiful story.

Firstly, I did NOT expect for this movie to impact me this way. From the beginning I was thoroughly creeped out by the stalkerish antics of the male lead, but as the story progressed I slowly came to realize he had his issues and reasons behind the unusual choices he made. I found myself so intrigued by the actions and thought processes of this assassin that it was enough of a pull for me to continue on with the story. I'm still a bit startled at the fact that I can connect with the feelings of an odd assassin but eh, at least I'm not afraid to admit it. :P The female lead was as equally strange but understandably so. I mean, who can actually call themselves "normal" when they are in love? Is there really a "normal" love story? And who would've thought her innocent love would turn out to be so dangerous?

Secondly, what great acting of ALL the characters! Jung Woo Sung did an excellent job in portraying both an awkward/sketchy loner and a dangerous assassin. Because of this, every action, every emotion felt real and I found myself totally convinced by the love and the danger it entailed. Nothing was ever overly exaggerated or over emphasized. The mood was so subtle and yet so haunting. Really. I find myself thinking about the "what if" scenarios constantly. However, with that being said, if he wasn't such an attractive fellow, I doubt I would be so easily forgiving of his "stalker-like" nature. What a shallow thing to say, I know! I hate saying it, but it's true. >.<

The music was also fantastic. Call me crazy, but I felt as though half of the story was told through the music itself. It was pleasantly in sync with the storyline and I found that to be the most appealing aspect behind this movie.

Overall, I thought this was such a strangely fascinating and suspenseful story about a love lost then found. It makes one question what it is that we truly value the most in this life and I'd definitely recommend it to those who are looking for something much more dark and serious than your average rom-com flick.

Leia Mais

1) The reason I watched this:

Again, I decided to watch this film because I thought it was Korean biut it turned out to be from Hong Kong. It's really hard for me to watch a Chinese romantic film because all the Chinese films that I watched were martial arts related.
Just like the other few romantic Chinese films that I've seen so far, I had to be in a good mood in order to watch this.

2) Storyline/Plot:

The story isn't that special, the main story is common about a rich man falling for a poor girl; the kind of story that we're all used to. Even the other two stories weren't that unique, actually one of those two ressembled the main story except there was a switch.

Positive Points:

*In the positive points column, I have to mention that the existence of three different love stories was nice, I would've been really annoyed and bored if it was only the main story.

*Main Genres:

--->Romance: To start with, I didn't like the main love story because it was so cheesy therefore let's not talk about it.
The other two love stories were accepted, I don't know why I focused on them more than the main one; I think they were more attractive plus the script of those two was nicely written unlike the other one. Just because the film didn't focus on them like the main story made them more interesting to the point that I prefered them.

*I can't think about any other positive points but let's mention that the story's development was good sometimes, only "sometimes".

Negative Points:

--->Romance: The main romantic story that should've been the most attractive failed to do so, it wasn't boring but the other two were better. Even event's progress wasn't that great; at the beginning, things seemed appeling then everything just faded away.

*Another negative point: The film's story was full of cliche plus many elements felt missing.

Story: 5/10.

3) Acting/Cast:

*Lau Andy:

I only saw him in Wuxia films before so it was hard to watch him in a romantic production but I still have no copalains about his acting skills.
The character is a usual character for me, nothing special about it. In the main love story, I liked him better than the lead female and this have nothing to do with gendres, it's just that his character was better expressed.

*Shu Qi:
I am not familiar with her acting skills. I can't judge an actor/actress after one film especially if it's a a non deep romantic film.
The character was really good at the beginning, there were good vibes but as the story progressed, Milan became so shallow and I hate shallow characters especially if they doesn't justify their shallow behavior. There were some points were I felt that the character failed to deliver anything.

*Other cast: I liked the remaining characters (the four supporting roles) better than the lead ones but that doesn't mean they were great, they were just "Okay" compared to Sam and Milan's characters.

*Relationships:

--->Romance: even though , I didn't appreciated the main romantic story, the chemistry was present and appreciated. The other two stories contained less chemistry.

--->Friendship: It was between Sam, his secretary and his driver; that relationship was good and entertaining. Actually, it's the best relationship in this film.

Cast: 5.5/10
Acting: 7/10

4) The ending:

The ending wasn't unique since it was a typical rom-com ending.

The ending: 6.5/10

5) My impression (How did it affect me):

*I didn't enjoy this film that much, I don't drop films but if it was a drama; I would've dropped it from the first episode.
*This film wasn't boring but it didn't entertain me at all.

*Is this film memorable: No it's not, I won't remember its events after two or three weeks, I will just remember that I watched it.

My impression: 4/10

6) Overall:

*If you're looking for a film to pass time with, this can be what you're looking for.
*If you like romantic films, you may like this.

Overall: 5/10.

Leia Mais

This movie seemed a bit pointless to me. After watching the first two death notes and having the second film end the way it did. I was unsure of what this movie would be about. Since the first two films were rounded off so nicely.

This film seems to have nothing to do with the fist two death notes, except for the fact that L's in it. But this film could be a completely unrelated film if it wanted to be. It doesn't even feature a death note.

For this reason I'm going to review this movie as if it was a seperate film from the death note series...

The acting was good, L is such a loveable character that he doesn't even have to say anything for you to like him. The child actors used in this film were suprisingly good for their age.

The storyline was fair, it was slow at parts and sometimes it didn't make sense to me, I wasn't sure if that was the writing or the tranlastion I watched. But I was satisfied by the ending.

I don't really remeber anything about the music. It wasn't impressionable, therefore neither good nor bad. I would have noticed if a song was completely out of place.

Overall I would say watch this movie, but don't expect it to be anywhere near as good as the first two movies. I would watch it again again just to watch L. No regrets!

Leia Mais

This was a pretty good, but tragic, movie.

It's about a girl and guy who love each other, but are separated because of a struggle with AIDS. Because she doesn't want him to suffer, she tries to avoid him, but he just can't let her go.

Seeing that he's unable to accept it, the two of them set something up to allow him to deal with the way the disease is slowly killing her.

You can't take the ending literally... it makes you think about what's really happening. If you have trouble with hidden meanings or anything, then I suggest watching it with someone who can help explain things to you so you don't get frustrated with the ending.

Leia Mais

At first it was really sound great, some of my friend watched and said It's a good movie. Yes, it is.

Than I realize Jang Geon Seok play a mainroll, I found it more interesting.

I didn't have high expectations. I just wanted to see a good, light romantic movie. (Even the title was playfull.)

But I was really disappointed. Despite of I was really happy to watch it, and I never did differently!!

Act: I like the cast, especially JKS(L). But without him I would like too. The way of acting was also really good. The lil bro was so cut *.* -I protect my Nuna! She is my nuna! I'm soo cool- haha cute! Every nuna's dream a lil bro like him. :D

Music: Great! I don't have to say much.

Story:
Really really really BAD!(Short) OMG please don't kidding. I just didn't get it! The beginning was playful, cute, lovely, light..And what happened? I still don't understand. What was the meaning the first met if the point of the story it was meaningless? O.o
The whole movie seems a mix of 3 movies. 3 awesome movies! Or a very long story e.g. a novel and the half was just left out. O.o
Too short, if I'd like to put my whole room in one suitcase.
Oh I wish it was longer!! *.*

Anyway watch it! You won't regret it.

Leia Mais

When I first read about this movie, I didn't quite get how romance, comedy and horror could work together. But if you watch this movie you'll see how it's possible, the genres are mixed really well!

I loved the chemistry between Sohn Ye-jin og Lee min ki, they were so cute! Moreover, the ghost in this movie was a bit scary, but the comedy! Omg!! -the comedy in this movie was good. I didn't think I would laugh, but most of time I spent pausing the movie because I was constantly laughing hard. Even in the serious scene there were some comedy and that worked just fine.

You won't waste a second, this movie is awesome!

Leia Mais

The story is slow and cautious just like our main character. You will probably find it to be predictable plot arc but it's redone in a way to make it worth the watch. We've all seen the underdog story before, but usually we don't get two underdogs. I'm a sucker for a good underdog.

The acting truly stands out because we have no filler music in the background. We hear everything that Michiru does. We have a similar sensory experience with her as we try to determine if she really does know if Akihiro is there. Tanaka and Chen are amazing as they draw us into that house. I nearly forgot I was watching a movie.

Like all mysteries the start is vague and we slowly get to piece together the ending. The tone is warm and comforting even if Akihiro is in the house with her. It's obvious he's not a threat because he goes out of his way to be invisible.

I know I would watch it again because it's a message that is uplifting and positive. All you need is one person to understand you to live well. You could say it's romance but it's mostly about acceptance.

Leia Mais

Basing just off the movie since I haven't seen the drama or read the manga.

I really liked this movie. It was cute and funny. It's nice seeing Jang Geun Seok play a role that's less serious, like his characters in Love Rain & The Case of Itaewon Homicide.

In Ho is a dancer who is looking for a place to stay and his friend talks Eun Yi the fashion editor, into letting him stay the night. In Ho finds out she has been wanting a pet dog and says he could be her pet, as a way for him to keep a place to stay. Eun Yi thinks its the perfect way to get him to want to leave and gives him his pet name Momo.
They get closer, but Eun Yi's ex wants to get back together and her co-workers think Momo is really a dog. What will happen? Watch.

Leia Mais

Having never read the book, I actually enjoyed this movie. There were times when it was slower paced, but the music kept me glued to the screen.

The overall story line was really cute. There were interesting bits of cinematography scattered throughout. The chemistry between Matsuyama Kenichi and Horikita Maki seemed so tangible, and at times frightening. I loved the relationship between father (Watabe Atsuro) and daughter as well.

Now to the bad, there seemed to be a big disconnect between the "foreign stars" and the Japanese cast. I felt like the scenes with Anton Yelchin and Emma Roberts were forced, and I HATED how some scenes the Japanese cast seemed to be dubbed over. I'm okay with a little "Engrish", I prefer that to robot English. I would literally cringe.

That being said, I also hated/appreciated how much English was spoken. At times, the English was really awkward. Particularly the parts of Yuya and Kenichi, but I was happy they were dubbed. Bittersweet...?

Overall, I really enjoyed this movie. It had me looking up the soundtrack, director and the author. I would definitely recommend to watch this, even if it's to laugh at the ridiculous English dubbing.

Leia Mais

First of all, this was a cute movie. It made me smile at times. However, this movie was unfocused and several points were awkwardly placed.

Story: This was the area I had the most problem with. At first, I was led to believe this story was about the the 2 younger leads as i read the summary and watched the first bit. I mean the two did fight, falter and fall in love (like in the summary), in a really cute way. So I thought the movie would focus on their relationship. However, the movie oddly transitioned into being about the respective parents overcoming their personal issues to let their children be together. Then the scenes with the two younger leads became awkwardly placed and filmed. Even though they were supposedly in love, there was little physical attraction (the look more like best friends)and the "falter" part consisted of about 5 lines from the girl.

Acting/Cast: all the actors did a fine job of portraying their characters.

Music: i didnt notice the music, but it did not distract me from watching the film.

Rewatch value: If i was extremely bored I MIGHT watch this again. Just because the parents are kind of funny :P

Leia Mais

This movie really blew me away..... I looked it up...and it looked good and interesting, I decided to watch it....

Howling shows the viewers what and how reality is.....the exact picture.... how women are been treated poorly, even though we say we are in a civilised and developed world....The issues causing chaos -- drugs, sex trafficking, prostitution and all..... What happens when you overstep your boundaries when talking to your boss.... Family issues

I love animals, as in dogs, cats and the rest.....but keeping them as pets isn't a tempting offer ....but I couldn't stop the tears.... We have the story of the wolf (wolfdog), how it was trained.....

Howling is all about making use of the system and thinking out of the box to get what you want.....well that's what was done in Howling....

It's WORTH the watch.... I'm not good at re-watching movies and all, that's why it's a 7...

Leia Mais

This is the first part of the two part Red Cliff saga directed by John Woo.

This movie is a masterpiece, the battle scenes are epic and in particular, the choreography of the Yinyang/Tortoise formation was awesome and the high expectation for the final battle is something to look forward to but that will be in the second part of the movie. I loved all the war scenes in both movie.

The overall plot of the Red Cliff saga is similar to the American movie Troy, a host of invading army lead by an ambitious but love struck general will try to conquer 2/3 of China because of a girl. This first part covers the forming of the alliance of the 2 neighboring countries, and shows of human frailties and strengths of the defending leaders.

The cast were likewise outstanding, especially Takeshi Kaneshiro as the strategist who have a little knowledge of a lot of things.

Rewatch value is 10, well worthy of a second viewing.

Leia Mais