Sweet Home (2020)

More than just about surviving

This drama is more than just about surviving but also teaches that we must learn how to control human desire. My favorite thing about this drama is that it didn’t focus on how only a man can be strong but it showed that women, elderly, disabled, and even children can also be as strong and fearless as men. This is one of the biggest issues that our society faces to date and i’m glad this drama touched on it. There are undeserved deaths or sacrifices in the drama but in reality, these should serve as a warning or wake up call to the people to do good and feel good.

This is directed by the director of Goblin and DOTS so I had really high expectations (fortunately, it was met). I don’t have anything that I dislike in this drama except the undeserved deaths but they were necessary to the story so i’ll pass on it. I think the story was also good! I had questions at the beginning and were answered as I continued to watch. I had more questions at the end that only a season 2 could answer. 🙄 I just can’t wait for season 2. Knowing Netflix, it’d probably take more than a year before they release a new season which sucks.

About acting... there were a lot of familiar faces, supporting characters and antagonists from other dramas but in Sweet Home, they acted as heroes (even if they have shitty personalities). They were all great tbh. I didn’t find any unconvincing acting, only shitty characters which means their acting was good enough to convince their viewers that they are awful people 💕.

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I have not heard of this drama before, but I was suddenly introduced to it my by friend and the big billboard in Hongdae, Seoul, which advertises this Netflix original. I loved it! And I believe that any horror/sci-fi genre lover will do so as well. To summarise, I feel like this drama was somewhere in between The Walking Dead and Attack on Titan. The CGI was throwing me off the first couple of episodes, but overall, it was a great effort for Korean production working alongside Netflix. Personally, I have not read the Webtoon, but apparently, it is a lot different story-wise, so I might just pick the Webtoon up. But the characters were immaculate and the character development was very strong. I grew really close to some actors and their roles, hopefully there is a season 2 to continue the story.

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From someone who didn't read the webtoon version

As I never read the webtoon version, so I don't have things to compare between the two. I'd say this is one of the best drama for 2020. I was expecting this for its visual alone that I was skeptical if they could make good special effect for the monsters. And I could say that everything wrapped up great. From the acting, the story, and obviously the visual. That I hooked up from the very first episode and ended up finished it in one sitting.

From the start, I was awed by how realistic and disturbing the monsters are. Though to be frank, it was more disturbing than I've imagined and I got goosebumps nearly in every monsters scenes but that shows how good and realistic the visual are. I forgot the feeling of watching SAW series and this reminds me a lot of it. So, if anyone that are sensitive, I would not recommend this. Too much trigger warnings. But if you think you could bear it, then the story alone is interesting and makes me wondering which one would die first as more twist keep coming in. I bawled my eyes a lot for the last few episodes and I'm not complaining at all. Maybe some of the BGM that I think wasn't give so much impact to the scenes shown.

No matter how good the visual is, if it's not supported by good acting, it'd be a failure after all. But everyone including the minor roles, as for me, are perfectly conveyed the emotions and tensions throughout the episodes. I could sympathize with their anger, frustration, laughter, sweet moments, sadness and pain. And I didn't expect this to come from this kind of series.

Hence, this is one of the best physiological thriller drama I've ever watched but honestly, I don't think I'd able to rewatch this since I'll probably get too sensitive if I watch this kind of scenes too much. BUT it's definitely a worth to watch drama for once in a lifetime and I highly recommend it for those who are into psychological thriller and don't mind any gore scenes to show up.

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Worth watching

This was an absolute stunning masterpiece. Sweet Home is truly an extraordinary kdrama and it definitely did justice to the Webtoon comic. Way too good. Although the ending killed me bc my tears were hydrating my face way too much. this whole thing i such a gooooooooooood Kdrama, it may be different from the Rom-Com Kdramas were used to but this show is in a WHOLE DIFFERENT LEVEL. I really enjoyed it, i really wish Season 2 will come early. I TOTALLY LOVED THE WHOLE THING. this whole thing i such a gooooooooooood Kdrama, it may be different from the Rom-Com Kdramas were used to but this show is in a WHOLE DIFFERENT LEVEL. I really enjoyed it, i really wish Season 2 will come early. I TOTALLY LOVED THE WHOLE THING. Looking forward for the second season.

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Amazing Amazing ...did i mention Amazing????

Where do i start ???
The first thing that catches your eye is the CGI along with costume and makeup, you can really see they put in a lot of effort to make things seem as realistic as possible.
The cast had superb acting not to mention they are all insanely gorgeousssss
This show is definitely on the dark side, it makes you question who the real monsters are :()
I was on the edge of my seat after every episode...i cant count how many times i got goosebumps ....

Im really hoping for a season 2
definitely gonna re-watch this when i have the time ;)

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50 minutes felt like 20

Sweet Home is a series that made me invested from start to finish. Something that was 50+-minutes episodes started to feel like 20-minutes episodes, and all I wanted to do was to go to the next one. There wasn't a moment where I sat back and wished that I did something else.
I would say that the story is more action-related than horror related, even though there were some really great horror aspect designs in the series.
The story has good character developments and a good storyline, with great actors. Especially Go Min Si who always make me want to throw her characters out the window as she plays such bitchy characters in what I've seen her in so far. Kudos to them all.

I'm usually a person that thinks that VFX can sometimes mess up everything when it comes to a series, which often makes me stop watching. So naturally in the first episode I was skeptical, but as I progressed through the series the VFX grew on me, and I'm happy they chose to do what they did.

Music wise: Please, stop using the same song over and over. Would be nice to hear something else than Imagine Dragons "Warrior" once in a while. Probably one of the few complaints I have.

Other than that it was a great watch, would probably re-watch in the future.

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Gets better

This was one of those dramas that gets better and yep, by the last few episodes I was getting really into it and I loved the direction that the plot took.

It did, however, take a while for me to reach that point; I kind of wish the earlier episodes had played into the plot more instead of just feeling like story set-up. without really answering or asking any big questions.

I also really loved a few of the characters — namely Hyun-su — but the cast was just a tad too big and I really didn't care much for many of the characters until the latter few episodes.

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If you like Kingdom , watch this next .

Toooooooooooooooooooooooo goood just like Kingdom Need more of this instead of the walking dead nonsense !!!!

If you love Kingdom , you will love this !!!! I’d give a 10 on 10 for this !!!!

The plot
CGI
Characters
Theme
Cinematography
Color grading
Everything is amazing

We want at least 5 seasons !!! But Netflix has canclled shows like daredevil and punisher .... I wish someone else took this up .
Every single monsters is so detailed and so insane. I loved how they didn't show many things which the webtoon had, now they show it in the season 2. Amazing acting from Song Kang, Lee Shi Young, Lee Do Hyun and everyone. Everything single scene was a slay. One of the best Korean drama of 2020. Must watch! They way I panicked in every episode is very scary.

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What I think

TBH it's not 10/10 or 9/10 it's more of an 8

Why? Episode 1-5 were a mess there wasn't much development in 1-5 there was some but not much. They could have fixed it and made it shorter.
Now 6-10 This is when things get exciting and interesting.
If you are to watch the show I say skim 1-5 and watch it 6 onwards

They haven't stuck to the webtoon for those asking they have changed the end alot
People who have died in webtoon lived. Those who died in the drama have lived in webtoon. Which is weird.
Which mean they are changing up everything and making it different. This means that making season 2 will take a while coz they don't have anything to copy from unless the writer has already written season 2.

But despite this I hope they have a better season 2! Most shows can't follow up with a great season 2 hopefully this one does.

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Good Monster Movie Fun

This story is more about what it means to be human and to want to live than it is about the monsters exactly. In fact they act more like a metaphor.
Some of the special effects are amazing, some are a little campy. Most monsters are well designed but a little over-the-top cartoony which I think actually works in its favor since it keeps the show from being TOO scary to the point you can't watch it without staying up all night long. The monsters are just good fun!
Main leads are all great. The two male main leads especially do a lot of heavy lifting but the WHOLE cast is great. Lots of amazing characters to root for (and root against).
Be prepared for emotions !!

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As Webtoon readers, of course I can't help but compare

I knew there're new characters in the drama ver. but I'm completely confused with the involvement of military & the gangster team who suddenly appear and vanish in a moment without giving much impact to the story beside bringing the 'liquid' monster into them.

I love how they depicts almost most of the storyline from webtoon tho some are indeed different to gave more sentimental feeling. But I feel the lack of explanation, for people who didn't read the webtoon, to comprehend the story, how they can show this 'monsterisation' is due to human desire. The webtoon give me a jab on how deep the story about "the monster is in me" and I think the story goal is still far away from end comparing to the webtoon as I understood how they 're-born'. I truly cried on how they ended Eunhyuk character in the drama, I mean, I cried. It was one of the best scene beside the moment Hyunsu turns and hug Dusik. I understand that this is not over yet for the series as the monster are still there. Wishing for Season 2!

Music wise, I'm er... not a fan of it. They might come with something more intense and I just feel that this doesn't match with the atmosphere of the story. The cast is beyond my imagination. I love all the cast and how they bring the character into live action. I can feel the sadness and anger while watching it, thumbs up for the cast.

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Perfect to binge watch

If you're looking for a thriller, gore, or action filled drama, then this one might be for you. As someone who didn't read the webtoon, it didn't affect my judgement nor I've expected anything from this, because I have zero knowledge on how things went in the webtoon. In my personal point of view based only on what I've watched, I think this is a good drama. Not a big fan of gore, thriller, horror nor action but I actually liked this. The pace of the story was just perfect, from how they cut each episode to have the audience wanting to watch the next episode immediately, to how impactful each episode was. It has this aspect that keeps me on my seat and totally focused on the things that are happening. For the characters, the actors truly played them well, from the main roles to the supporting roles. (Song Kang was really cute btw). I was hooked because of how well they put into life each of their characters. For the effects and monsters, they were also well done– disgustingly good. Actually I've seen the four actors (Lee Do Hyun, Lee Jin Wook, Song Kang, and Lee Si Young) in Running Man when they appeared to promote the drama and because of that, I got a glimpse of the story. Basically humans become monsters when they give in to their desires. That I think is a good life lesson, that we should not let our desires take over and eat us. This drama is basically telling us that we humans are the ones who are making us transform into something else and that's because of our unstoppable greed over something we wanted so bad. I also really like the heartwarming interactions between characters and how they slowly grew to each other, within that 10 episodes. The only reason why I'm giving this a 9 and not a perfect 10 is because I was looking for something else (or Idk if it is more on personal preference) and also because we got that cliffhanger ending. Wishing for a next season because I want to see more of this. Overall, I really like this drama and it is one of those which is perfect to binge watch when you're up for a genre of this type.

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