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Blind (2022)
overall plot is interesting yet too many plot holes
The plot and execution seems appealing in the first few episodes. Starting from Episode 6 it started to go haywire. So many plot holes, i.e. The cell phone recording can reach outside the apartment and down the staircase? ! lol, probably in the next decade but as of now, our technology hasnt gone this far yet.
In the first few episodes, I find it amazing that the lead actor and his brother have no a glimpse of recollection of what had happened to them during their childhood? Even with the dreams, nightmare and the Shamans' clue. It didnt even arouse his own curiosity of why is this happening to him. And hey couldnt even recognize those faces that tormented him! No way and the name too, it doesnt even ring a bell to him?
I dont know if this is the quality of the SKorean police, but the whole team is like a bunch of jokers. They didnt do a background check of the victims? If they have done so, they could easily have known their connections.
However, the second lead's character and presence is stronger than the lead, and even the villain, has very strong presence and both of these two actors' acting skills are far better than the lead.
This is a sad story of abuse which i dont know why the judge didnt take into consideration when he sentenced the criminal. The disgusting look of the lead (from a corrupted parents) and the female lead dont make them look righteous, just make me dislike their characters. Who are they to judge others?!
Summary, the series of full of plot holes and insensible.
El lugar de la otra (2024)
BS storyline, complete waste of time
This is a total waste of time movie, Netflix, you need to up the game or you are gonna be out of the loop, there are so many BS shows in Netflix that I am seriously consider cancel my subscription. And this one of them.
How pathetic, immoral, unbelievable and outrageous for a paralegal (a woman) to assume the use of a murder suspect's home. Probably only in Chile where law and order is unique.
Does the suspect has no right? That it is OK for the court personnel to just invade her privacy? That the court does not need to secure the place knowing the victim and suspect's relationship, that apartment could be a gem of evidence to convict the suspect, and how pathetic can a woman be to pretend and claim the apartment illegally.
Overall, this is an outrageous movie and start to challenge the normal mind and norms, but not in a constructive way.
U-ri Jib (2024)
not one likeable character
This series is an epitome of bad script, bad writing, bad acting.
Full of plot holes, not one characters in the series is likable except the dog maybe.
The matriach of the family is a controlling manipulative psycho herself. The wife, though portray as a celebrity psychiatrist, often makes dumb and idiotic decision, the husband, the son, the villain...down to the ghost surgeon, are all neurotic and not right in the brain. Thus make watching this series tiresome and annoying.
The actors and actresses all have subpar acting, specially the ghost surgeon, it is kind of difficult to watch her plastic surgery uneven face, this can go into one of the worst Kdramas.
The Lie (2018)
dumbest movie of all times
I cant believe whoever wrote this story, so many plot holes.
As a parent, it is of course horrible to learn your kid have just murdered someone. But seeing the daughter's after kill behaviour will definitely make you second guess if your daughter is a psychopath, she shown no remorse, enjoying her day and play video games, eat and play as usual. The stupid parents dont even at least go out and search if there really has a body. The Dad is a moron, and the Mom is hyper and unstable person, killing the girl's dad to cover the crime, seriously, and she is a lawyer!?
I dont understand why the girl's dad keep going to his neighbours home instead of police.
Naeil (2022)
Good concept and presentation, but
The concept is quite unique, high technology in the realm of the unknown (reaper's world) , good presentation, the costume of the director is funny and attractive to the eyes.
However, the actors are all of annoying characters, the male lead is ever so corny and arrogant, yet always acts impulsively and never use his brain, if he has one. No wonder he cant find a job. The female lead is average, nothing spectacular that i would want to know who she is, personally, i dont like her character presentation, the pink hair , the red eyeshadow etc.
The story line is so-so, not too bad, but not too good either.
The Night Agent (2023)
ala The bourne series
Just watch it for the action and thrill, somehow the male lead looks a bit like the young Matt Damon, it is fast moving, although the story is same old same old.
The opening 2 episodes was fast paced, captured viewers attention easily. But why did writers make the female lead (rose) such an annoying character? Someone is trying to kill her, she is running for her life, in real life, a woman would be so scared and confused, but this woman's arrogant attitude and questioning the trained armed guy who is protecting her, and teach him what to do when they are being chased by the killers in the hotel, just make me laugh in exasperation, is she for real? I was secretly thinking if I am the guy, i would let them finish her.. lol
The actress is a big disappointment, cant act and no feelings, no emotion, no fear, no. Nada, just a moving piece of wood.
I Am: Celine Dion (2024)
i can understand
I myself was diagnosed with a rare condition in 2023 with no cure at the moment. So i can totally relate to her mental state, the impact it has on her lifestyle, the many things that she cant enjoy anymore. Sometimes I wondered what have we done wrong to be blessed with this challenge.
The fact and reality that the life as we know has long gone and are never coming back is sad, it has changed the life forever, i can totally understand her struggle.
However, in the midst of all these hardships, count the blessing, at least she is rich and can afford 24/7 medical teams right inside her home. To those common average people who struggle with rare disease, one can imagine the difficulty these people face everyday.
I understand her showing of her warehouse to demonstrate the working of showbusiness, but i failed to understand its relevance to the documentary. I would have rather she talked about her relationship with her late husband that the warehouse scenes.
Bat-gwa Bam-i Da-reun Geu-nyeo (2024)
too dramatic and too much idiocy
I am only in episode 2 and could foresee this series will go down the toilet. The first episode was interesting to begin with. The idea is quite interesting.
On to episode 2 , it is too dramatic and the female lead is too dumb to watch. The scene at the used bookshop are so staged it is wasting viewers' time, as if it is create there to stretch the time.
The supporting characters are all useless characters, didnt contribute anything to the story. And they all try to be a joker which fails immensely.
The female lead acting is boring. The male lead is the only saving grace, but is it enough to carry the show going forward? Ummm.
Angela Black (2021)
making its viewers dumber
The first 2 episodes were OK. Building up the background and layout some ground work for the story.
However, starting from episode three, it all go downhill, there are so many plot holes that I have to moan "seriously!!".
How can one just believe when a stranger show up and just told you that your husband is going to kill you, and he wants to help you because you are a good person?!! And the woman just go ahead and plot with a total stranger to kill her abusive husband.
If this hitman can betray someone who paid him, how can you be sure he is not going to betray you.
The more proof Ed shows to her, the more unbelievable he is, why would someone who hires a hitman disclose so many of his own dark secrets to the said hitman? To give the hitman materials for blackmailing him?! This is so ridiculous and an insult to the viewers intelligence.
Then suddenly, in episode 4 or 5, she miraculously became very smart and clever (sometimes), but still kind of dumb when she just walk in the shop and ask for the CCTV, cmon, is that the practice in UK, anyone can just walk in and demand viewing of the CCTV?
The rest I dont know cause i finally give up. I am so tired from all the laugh and it is a total waste of time. The acting is at most mediocre, no emotion from the female lead, actually everybody is emotionless, not much facial expression.
Gungeomsa Dobeleuman (2022)
good supporting characters, actors and actresses
Surprisingly, the main characters in this series didnt catch my attention, instead i am drawn to the supporting characters, they have more strong presence in the story, and the actors are better than the two leads.
The two main characters' are boring, kind of dumb and repetitive of so much korean drama. The storyline has a lot of inconsistencies and holes.
The woman lead (Jo Bo-Ah) is a total disappointment, the only facial expression she can have is to open her already big eyes into bigger eyes, showing a lot of whites which is kind of scary, . She NEEDS to polish her acting. The male leads if average, nothing spectacular, so average.
However, the supporting characters, Noh Hwa-Young, Noh Tae-Nam and Pyun Sang-Ho, these are brilliant characters that gave the story a strong background. Imagine without them, this series will be so boring.
The transition of Noh Tae-nam is heartwarming and inspirational, a child who didnt have the love of his mother and became a bully, is lonely and have only his dog as his family. His transition from being a weak, angry bully to realizing his wrongdoings, to finding his inner peace and eventually, forgive the mother who brings so much pain in his life is inspirational.
The actors who played the three characters are good, since their characters have more dimension, they must have the acting skills to portray different emotion and feelings at different stage/scene, yet they delivered. I would love to see more of Kim Woo-Seok and Kim Yo-Han.
Overall, it is not a bad show, thanks to the supporting cast.
Buying London (2024)
hostile and quarrelling women
I am only in Episode 3 and I am already feeling tired with the girls fight.
The South African Rasa is aggressive, immature and unprofessional. She gives me the vibe of a sales who after her sale talk, when the customer decided not to make a purchase, she would probably call the customer a B behind her back. She keeps saying she is learning, but instead of being humble and really learn, she chose to act child like and hostile to her co worker.
Rosi seems a nice person from the outside, but i doubt it, she is upset about Daniel giving the listing to Lauren, yet she is clever enough not to let her emotional get over her, instead she keeps on pushing and cheering on Rasa to the front line.
Oli is a typical "guy" character, a good office mate but probably not a good partner. Juliana is a typical "insecure girl" character, a drama queen, her constantly flirting way is just too much, because it doesnt look good and make her look weak and insecure and immature, also her inflated lips are ugly, her speech is probably affected by those unnatural lips ? Or is this the way she speaks
I like Daniel, Olivia and Reme, they are here to do their work and concentrate on it.
Having say that, this show is nothing new, it is a copy of US' selling sunset (i hope I get the name correct).
Heartland (2007)
amazing heartwarming wholesome family show with some annoying characters
I love this show because I am an animal lover, and I always love watching show, documentary with animals, it always fascinate me.
I love the horses and the beautiful natural scenery of the show, i wish i could have the opportunity to live in a ranch with horses, dogs cows and sheep.
The story is wholesome, i get that as a family, we deal with everyday stress and different dynamics between members. But some characters are really annoying and is not a good model for young viewers, like Georgie, she is disrespectful, a brat, a drama queen who always has a reason for being a trouble maker, she's always "I m sorry" but then next minute she will be back to her old reckless, disrespect of elders way. How can a family of strangers tolerate such behaviour is beyond me, I dont really buy the idea that a normal person his age (Jack) would consider adopting a child of 12 only after a short time of fostering her, and with numerous drama already happened, Georgie never listens, and is rude to Jack, to Amy, to Mallory to Peter, a very dislikable character.
Even when she grew up, she is still a very self centered character. Tim Fleming - the rude, ill manner father, Lou- the queen of drama queens, neurotic and somewhat controlling, at times I feel sorry for Peter. Jack, Ty , Caleb, Scott and Peter are my favorite characters.
Bling Empire: New York (2023)
a bunch of airheads
Two episodes in and dont know if i can continuing on.
I am from Hong Kong and work in one of the six licensees in Macao casino business. Stephen Hung owns a hotel (The 13) in Macau but last I heard is its opening has been delayed due to financial problem, and the casino license wasn't secured. Anyways, he is a rather colouful character and he has a pink (with Deborah as the plate) and yellow rolls royce parked outside his office.
Never heard of Tina Leung, the rest of the cast are all boring characters, but i am expecting it so no surprise, the most annoying of the bunch is Dorothy Wang, she is loud, obnoxious, rude and even under tons of make up still looks ugly and honestly, she needs to lose some meat, she is always hungry lol, no amount of designer clothes will make you look good if you are fat and short. Lynn's makeup is so 60s, her dress style horrible and here i thought they are supposed to be fashion forward.
It is a pity with all their money, they could have done something significant or contribute to the betterment of the society, instead they just wasting their life away, the thai princess was so aghast that she needs to work to earn money. Their parents are to blame.
Overall, if there is no better show to watch, this can be entertaining, just dont take the show too seriously.
Eve (2022)
over dramatic and too much fake storyline to make it happen
This is a revenge drama, and nothing special or standout in the way the female protagonist's revenge method, she used the age old method, seduce the guy and boom, job supposedly done.
I don't much like the female lead, i found her not a good acting actress, in here and even in her previous drama - It is Okay to not be Okay. She always has this "i-am-a prima-donna-ice-queen" vibes. The male lead is even worse, no emotion or feelings whatsoever in his face throughout the 16 episodes. I found it hard to believe he is head over heel in love with La el and cant live without her. The combination of bad acting of the leads resulting in no chemistry whatsoever, cant see how they are madly in love and would risk all to be together. The wife & supporting cast's acting are better than the two leads here. Overall a subpar drama.
The story goes so slowly and dragged on, and there is one scene when the lead actress' earrings changed, and that was supposed to be in one setting. On another, her tattoo just varnished like magic? Or am i missing something.
The music is another failure, I truly don't understand why some Korea drama insist on using English songs, the music is loud and annoying.
I would rather prefer a Korean drama with all the Korean elements through and through.
Overall, a disappointing drama.
Seulgiroun Euisasaenghal (2020)
My rare 10 rating
This is one of the few TV shows I can wholeheartedly give a 10 rating. I love this series, watched twice the first season and going on the second season.
The friendship depicted in this series is so heartwarming, not just for the 5 main casts but also their interaction and kindness towards their interns, fellows & nurses. Even the long lasting friendship between Rosa and the Director of the medical centre is just so warm - a friendship spans for 65 years and still going strong!
The characters' development is another success, we grew to love all the cast (even the supporting roles) bits by bits through their actions, interaction with each other/other characters. Each episode provides us a good life lessons focusing on human behavior and emotions, the happiness when love one is healed, sadness when love one passed and the pain in between waiting for miracles to happen. It really pulled my heartstring. It motivated me to become a better person, be kind and more attentive to my family, friends and be more compassionate/empathy to strangers who are in need.
I love all the actors and actresses; they all give very good performance. The child actor is so cute and the music is simply superb. One lovely thing about this series is the romance is not cheesy, because we all know Korean shows tend to get OTT cheesy when it comes to romance, and we do not have any super "bad" people, we see people of different characters/behavior, all with their own flaws but aren't we all have flaws?
Overall, I highly recommend this series to anyone.
Binsenjo (2021)
Overacting and Corny
The female lead and her side kick are disasters. (well. The side kicks for the first few episodes)
Overacting and jokes are corny. This should be a great show but these two slash half of the good rating.
I can help but smile with all the 10, 9 insanely good, perfect ratings.
Anyway, the story keeps dragging on for the sake of airtime. One can summarize the whole story in two minutes, how complicated can the plot be? However, I do like the endings when all the villains got the ending they so deserved.
Gajogimnida (2020)
Slow, dragging and boring show
Although the theme of the story is good, the execution and the performance are subpar.
It is a pain to watch this family going back and forth with the same old, same old... the show just keeps dragging on and on, the same with the romance, the two characters just guess and joke, gauge and messing around and around it is truly a waste of time.
Not even one actors display any outstanding performance, maybe because the characters are too dull to execute/perform, they are all just going the motion and simply get the job done. Especially worst is the father with his constant pouting mouth (not cute if you are not handsome and young). The mother who has this constipation look at almost every scene.
Most of the characters are unlikable and hence, can't produce any empathy from viewers. What had happened to the arrogant eldest daughter should be a tearjerker and yet it is hard to find any sympathy for her. The only likable character in this show is the baby brother and the actor who plays the role actually has decent acting skill.
Overall, a subpar show and if you haven't started it, just don't.
Najgwa Bam (2020)
Interesting plot, average execution with worst female leads and an unsatisfactory ending
The show has an interesting, albeit not so new idea as its basic structure. However, the execution of the story is not so great, the first half of the series is a drag and boring. The momentum picked up once it reached mid-season and is intense. It has a rather sad and unfair ending.
This series starred Namgoong Min (of Doctor Prisoner, stove league fame), the character Do Jung Woo is interesting, complex character with depth, as per his usual standard, he executed the role impeccably, with his powerful acting, I can almost feel his pain and regret from the screen. He truly is a versatile actor and I really enjoy watching him. And it is also for this reason that I finished the whole series. Without him, I would have just put it aside after a few episodes. Personally I think Namgoong Min's acting is better than the likes of Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt.
The second male lead's (Sun-Woo Yoon) acting is impressive and actually, an above average good actor. Much better than the two female leads.
The casting for both female leads is a failure and disaster. The female detective Gong Hye Won (played by Seol-Hyun Kim) and the so called FBI expert Jaime Layton or Leighton (played by Chung-Ah Lee).
Gong Hye Won was temperamental & simple minded. There is not an ounce of detective skill in her. I truly don't see the logic of creating her character, all she did is ask idiotic questions and create trouble for the male lead. The character is useless and annoying in itself, make more insufferable to watch by the bad acting of Seol-Hyun Kim. The so called highly skill FBI trained expert is a joke, Jamie Layton is supposedly adopted and grew up in US, and yet her English is filled with heavy Korean accent, the character didn't exert any above average deduce or analytical skill, it is a shame because this character could develop into a more complex one. The portrayal by Chung-Ah Lee is a major disappointment, which is the main reason I am giving this show a lower rating, throughout the whole season, her facial expressions consist of the permanent smirk on her face, the sarcastic glance and the arrogant tone which really is very displeasing to watch. Her indifferent and uncaring way of her action or acting toward fellow victims and to all those bad guys, contradict her verbal commitment. Her character is supposed to want to see it through even at the expense of her life. And yet, I couldn't see any passion in her acting to justify that commitment, just to show how unconvincing her acting skill is.
The ending however, leave me with sadness. Do Jung Woo and Moon Jae Woong don't deserve to have an ending like this. Of the three villains, only two have their ending justify the evilness of their deed, which for me is very unsatisfactory.
It is such a pity, this show has the potential to become a really interesting hit show, something in Secret Forest (Stranger) level. But became a disappointment due to miscasting and average execution. The dialogue and script at times could be so boring and useless.
Eungdaphara 1988 (2015)
A series about friendship, family and love
This show is about LOVE, love between friends, love between family members, and the sacrifice parents made out of love for their children. It is heartwarming, nostalgic and at time, hilarious. Overall a good show but I truly do not get the perfect 10 score.
Every character has his/her own personality and is enjoyable to watch how they interact through their daily lives. However, one key failure of the show is the main character. I wish the writer could have given the female lead a more in-depth character, to me, Sung Duk-Sun is a kind, happy go lucky, noisy and at times obnoxious, very simple minded girl. She is rather lazy, no motivation and no ambition other than to hit a boy and get married. She is the most unlikable character in the whole show and yet she is the lead! Of her 4 male BFFs, she is interested in 3 of them! She has no preference, whoever wants her is OK with her! As long as one of them scoop her up. She has no focus in life, do not know what she wants to be or make any effort to be useful.
My favorite characters are the Moms and Dads, Bora and Sun woo. And I am glad the last episode feature their wedding instead of Duk-Sun & Choi Taek's. The ending is satisfactory as everybody (again, except Duk-san) has made a mark for themselves. Even slow Jung Bong and funny Dong-Ryong have finally found their path.
Overall, a good show but to me, a poor lead character is a major flaw.
Bling Empire (2021)
wrong information
I haven't watched it yet, just watch the trailer and bang!! seriously, guys, do a bit of research before spilling..
First, that guy maybe the 24th generation of the dynasty , I am assuming based on his surname Chiu, but not all Chiu's descendants are of royal blood. Second, the Song dynasty was destroyed/took over by Genghis Khan, the leader of the Yuen (Yuan) Dynasty in 1279 (or better known by western as Mongol Dynasty). There will be no such thing as "Dr. Chiu's father could be an emperor, Dr. Chiu is next in line and Baby G as a prince". This is not rocket science, do some research and if they are truly Song's descendants, they should be ashamed they didn't even know their ancestors' humiliation and history.
Next to the Yuen's dynasty is the Ming Dynasty, and the next is the Great Qing dynasty....so many dynasties come and go, so even if we still have dynasty and emperor now, her husband couldn't be the emperor as they are the descendants of a defeated/lost dynasty.
I know this is a reality show of flashing wealth, but at the very least get the basic info right.
Bulgeundal Pureunhae (2018)
A very intense drama that deals with a very serious subject - child abuse
This drama is dark, makes you unhappy but seriously, everyone should watch it, not because it is a superb drama (it is overall good but not fantastic kind of drama), but for the reason we have to focus on the subject.
The plot is predictable and without mystery, the ending is disappointing and a few useless characters with bad acting.
The lead character/actress is dull and boring. I found out that all Korean actresses who are task to portray a serious character, they always present a grim face sans any emotion. This one is no exception.
The male lead acting is ok, nothing spectacular. His character is OK specially when he is with his 2 useless minions, that he seems competent. I don't know why they have to cast a female detective who does nothing but goes/runs around without contributing anything significant.
However, the flow of the plot is good and will keep you wanting to go on watching. The ending however is very disappointing and illogical. I don't believe anyone can just forgive a person who abused a 5-year old child (specially it was her sister) to death, buried her right inside the living room of the house you grew up in. And live with her happily ever after, even letting her take care of your only child, it just doesn't make any sense to me.
Overall, a no nonsense serious drama.
Chungchungirok (2020)
Mediocre show, weak plot and disappointing actors
This series start with a bang -Park Bo Gum as lead and seems promising, but as the show goes on, it deteriorated gradually and eventually fade into oblivion nothing.
First off, the choice of lead actress, Park So Dam as Ahn Jeong-Ha, the character was badly written and the role badly played. Ahn Jeong Ha overall is an unattractive character/person, often time, she is self-righteous and acts as if she is more superior to everybody. When she is not exerting her righteousness she is as cold as a robot, void of any facial emotion and feelings. The plot writes that she easily captured the attention and affection of two handsome established models the instant they met, which is very unconvincing, here is a simple normal girl with a very average face & personality. If they have cast a beautiful actress it would be a bit more believable as humans are visual, anything beautiful will capture our attention specially so for guys. Yeah, I maybe shallow but unfortunately such is human nature.
The chemistry between the two leads is zero, there is no affection nor any romantic gesture. The plot overall is weak and no direction, the reason for the breakup is hilarious, it was as if they still live in the 70s where fans don't allow their idol to have any personal life. Hey, I am sure people nowadays has evolved and can fully understand.
The actress who played Bo Gum's Mom is the best actress in the show.
And the title "Record of Youth". Honestly I don't see how their youth are spent any different from yours and mine...
Overall, a past time show which dont need your full attention
Good Doctor (2013)
Seriously? such violence in a hospital setting
I initially watched The Good doctor US version with Freddie Highmore as the lead. Really impressive and interesting and realized it was inspired by the Korean version so here I am.
Watched only until epi 2 and decided to give it up. Seriously, a senior doctor hit another doctor inside a hospital and no disciplinary action? Everybody acted as if this is so normal and OK??!! well, this is not OK..maybe it is the Korean culture but it disgusted me totally. and why did he do it? because he is jealous of someone who has better skills than himself.
A doctor is supposed to belong to the elite tier of the society, highly educated. But here is a bunch who not only look down on an autistic kid, but silently condone the beating as if he deserve it. Where is the compassion that is supposed to make an ordinary person a great doctor?
Elegant Friends (2020)
possibly one of the worst 2020 Kdrama
Drew by the heavy marketing, I have high expectation for this series. Watched until episode 13 and decided it is enough and gave up. Simple and predictable plot, but that is not the problem, simple plot can be sophisticated with good execution and presentation. Which is what this TV show lack. The director wants to produce an aura of suspense but the end product gives the feeling of incompleteness and leads to nowhere.
Characters have no depth and actually irritating and annoying. Dialogue cheesy and boring, at times, hilarious and illogical. It could be more bearable if actors are good. The lead actress - Yun-ah Song is a disaster, void of expression and 90% of time is stony faced. It is always a pain to watch bad lead actors and actresses because they dominated most of the screen time. The villain - Tae-Hwan Lee, overacting and just flat out bad acting. His translation of a bad person is to forcefully open his eyes as if in shock.
Personally I feel it is a waste of time and not recommended.
Dakteo Peurijeuneo (2019)
Very intense and clever drama
Very satisfying ending and love the back and forth show off of the intellectual wit among players. Both the hero and the villain's characters are interesting, and so do a lot of the supporting characters. They all have a story and the plot somehow can seamlessly insert these characters into the bigger scheme (the whole plot).
This is the second time I watched Nam Kung Min, the first one was a romantic drama and was a total disappointment. After watching Doctor Prisoner, I can conclude that Mr. Nam is best suited for more complex role rather than some simple cheesy romance lead. This guy seriously has a strong presence, good acting and poise as a doctor or any other strong roles. Compare to him, the female lead, Kwon Nara (of Itaewon Class) seriously need to polish her acting skills, she hasn't improved a bit since Itaewon, the same no emotion expression and stony face.
Actually the story is simple but they managed to make this series interesting and have audience looking forward to the next episode. I totally enjoy this series and hope can see more of this kind of clever plot TV show.