Reviews

Surprisingly Candid

This old BL was exceptionally good. The story line was confusing at times especially when Su Min continued to reject Jae Min. Jae Min's instant infatuation and continued pursuit was touching. Once they became a couple their love was poignant. Considering the year this was filmed and in an ultra conservative nation the development of the entire script was realistic and explicit without actually showing a great deal. Definitely not a movie for minors, but adults should be able to handle the down to earth dialogue and sexual actions. I have to assume the ending was meant to be profound in some way, but Jae Min putting his hand on Su Min's privates in view of the policeman kind of seemed strange. Again, I can only assume since communicating wasn't the main couples strong suit that the gesture was meant to be one of reconciliation and acceptance of their tabu relationship. I'm glad neither lead died and apparenting their relationship would continue.

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linda história

rindo que eles se conheceram porque um deles tava afim de fazer banheirão!!!!


Esses dias eu estava pensando em umas coisas que conversa muito com uns dos discursos no final do filme que é sobre ser uma pessoa velha e lgbtqia+. De quanto na mídia como na vida real não parece ter muito espaço para essas pessoas que não seja em um lugar vexatório. é uma virada de chave quando você percebe que pra ter acesso a determinados direitos pessoas anteriores tiveram que abrir mão de muita coisa. o número de homens gays que construíram uma família para se encaixar em um padrão é meio assustador e só de pensar na ideia de viver uma vida inteira presa nesse padrão fico em pânico. Passar anos da sua vida com medo e vivendo na sombra de algo para ter uma galera mais nova tirando sarro de você aproveitando fragmentos de uma vida que você poderia ter tido é um desrespeito sem tamanho.

Enfim, o filme é lindo. É muito bonita toda construção da relação dos personagens que acontece durante a obra. Os momentos de felicidade são genuínos e te faz vibrar pelos dois!

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At first I didn't understand anything, at the end it seemed like the beginning.

This was the most confusing movie I've ever seen in my entire life. I spent the entire movie with my eyebrows furrowed, trying to understand what was going on. The synopsis has nothing to do with the movie! When I read it, I thought it was an exciting and normal romance, but this is completely out of the "normal" standard.

The lead actress's acting was great. I mean, she totally fooled me. Her mind was like mine during the movie: confused.

Anyway, based on the synopsis, the movie had everything to be great, but I just wasted my time watching it. If you are a lover of movies that make your head explode: this is a great movie.
I just wish you good luck watching it.

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Cute family movie. Simple. Predictable. But not in a bad way.

8.5/10 is my rating. This is a 2008 Soith Korean comedy drama movie with a run time of 108 minutes.

First I provide a unique synopsis then review

Synopsis

Nam Hyeon-soo (Cha Tae-hyun) is enjoying his 30 something life with some remaining fame from being a teen idol turned radio show host. He revels in his single bachelorhood. His talk show is enhanced by the story of a young woman named Hwang Jeong-nam (Park Bo-young) shares stories of her life as a young single mother who hopes to meet her biological father. Little does Hyeon-soo know that when he is encouraging the young mother to bravely meet her father that he’s encouraging her to meet him himself. It is all rebuild when Jeon-nam shows up at Hyeon-soo’s place with her young son, Ki-dong (Wang Seok-hyeon) in tow. Hyeon-soo at first vehemently denies she could be his daughter until Jeon-nam/Jae-in tells him her mother’s name and it turns out it was his first love and a woman he had intimate relationships with (Jae-in was originally using her deceased mother’s name but starts going by her own name). Despite her father at first discouraging her lest the scandal around her birth be revealed, Jae-in realizes her dream of becoming a singer. With public exposure, Ki-dong's father Park Sang-yoon (Im Ji-kyu) finds Jae-in. Hyeon-soo slowly realizes that he actually enjoys being a father and grandfather. Despite his early worries, when it is discovered he has a child and grandchild it does not have the career ending consequences he feared.

Review

If you’re looking for a quick watch, mostly feel good family drama, then this fits the bill. One of my favorite aspects of this is the relationship between the grandson and grandfather. There is no strong, romantic component to it. It’s good particularly if you take it within the context of the time frame it was produced. I would not seek it out to rewatch it, but I would watch it if somebody else had it on again. I recommend it for those that like any of the actors as it is enjoyable to see them acting at younger ages. It ends happy and is happy through most of the show..

Spoilers

I am such a fan of series. I am often to say with movies. It would’ve been better if it had been done in a series format there was so much that could’ve been into deeper. I would’ve liked to have seen more on the relationship that developed between the daughter and father, never portrayed them having a super relationship. He seem to grow to really like her, but they were never those warm fuzzy moments where they talked about how they felt about each other.

Spent a lot of the movie being frustrated with the mail lead because he was so concerned about optics. I know that’s the reality a lot of times when someone finds out they have a child they didn’t know about particularly after was verified. I was like dude you have an actual daughter and a grandson, it would’ve been best if he had found a way to bring it out to people and let them know a positive way

I also really wanted to see the daughters career takeoff even more than it did. It was like OK. You got to sing a little, but it didn’t really show her game thing or anything like that that would’ve made it even more enjoyable.

I love that there was some focus on the grandson and the grandfather‘s relationship because that was super cute. What was he probably my grandson to accept it it came out, but he never really touted it himself. That would’ve made it a level better.

#ScandalMakers. #ChaeTaeHyun #ParkBoYoung #WangSeokHyeon. #ImJiKyu

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There were no Dinos or Monster Birds here

Taking the formula established by the success of Jaws and combining it with the domestic kaiju film, Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds had a decent amount of potential but ultimately shot itself right in the explosive tank before it could fully realise that. The DNA of the film feels ripped right from Nessie, the tragically cancelled collaboration between Toho and Hammer, with climate anomalies and seismic activity reviving prehistoric reptiles to terrorise the residents around a legendarily monster-haunted lake. One of those creatures is a Plesiosaurus with the film even referring to poor Nessie at a few points during its runtime, Toei was evidently listening at the walls of Toho studios one summer day. Director Junji Kurata seems to have failed to fundamentally grasp the premise of a huge monster operating by stealth and picking off its victims individually in secret, regardless, his direction is nonetheless passable. The film doesn't allow you to bond with the characters, there's little reason to care for them beyond their base archetypes, however, the actors all turn in decent performances at least. The ill-fitting and often hilariously juxtaposed music by Masao Yagi is usually the film's talking point, combining a catchy mixture of disco, funk, and jazz. Despite a healthy dosing of gory violence and some great effects work, Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds is a really outlandish film, odd and sometimes surreal, it's at least capable of keeping your interest from beginning to end.

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"A Cheng's Heartbreak: A Soul-Shattering Tale of Love, Sacrifice, and Redemption"

This film is a heart-wrenching masterpiece, one that will leave you emotionally wrecked yet profoundly moved. A Cheng’s character arc—shifting from a misunderstood debt collector to a man crushed under the weight of his past—hits with the kind of raw emotional depth that sticks with you long after the credits roll. His relationship with Hao Ting is a storm of passion, quirks, and unfiltered pain, pulling you in so deeply that every ounce of love, heartbreak, and sacrifice feels like your own.

This isn't just another romance. It's a story about love, yes, but also about family, the relentless pull of past mistakes, and the heavy burden of trying to change in a world that keeps reminding you of who you used to be. A Cheng's desperate attempts to escape his past while being unfairly judged feel painfully real, echoing the silent struggles so many of us face in our own lives.

What truly makes this film unforgettable is how the leads carry their roles with such raw strength. You don't just watch their journey—you live it. Every joy they feel becomes a fleeting moment you want to hold on to, and every heartbreak feels like a punch to the gut, leaving you gasping for air. The themes of sacrifice, tragedy, and the delicate balance of trying to survive through the pain are delivered with an authenticity that few films can match.

This is one of those rare stories that linger, haunting you long after you’ve finished watching. It’s not an easy watch—too heartbreaking to revisit often—but it’s one that reminds you of life’s fragile beauty and the importance of cherishing those we love before it’s too late.

Even though it's heart-wrenching, it's so beautifully crafted that I'll definitely be rewatching it in the future to experience those deep emotions all over again.

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não entendi muito bem

diferente de algumas obras sul-coreanas que são Bl eu não vejo essa daqui sendo tão comentada o que sempre me pareceu meio estranho pois as cenas que postavam parecia ser algo bem promissor. eu entendo agora o motivo de não ser tão comentado. não é o tipo de obra que muda a sua vida mas acredito que tem muita coisa boa para se tirar dela. existe um aceleramento na história que embora seja fácil de se acompanhar deixa uma sensação estranha de não saber como as coisas evoluíram até certo ponto. acho que o ponto alto é o suspense que se cria nos minutos finais, deu outro valor ao filme.

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A realist depiction of gay life end of the 1980ies...

While nowadays so much BL crap is produced, this is a very serious story about how life was for teens at the end of the 80ies. It's especially important because this movie begins when the martial law ended in Taiwan. They discover themselves, they discover how cruel the world is, discover that the end of martial law does not change people over night and also what role the church played against homosexuals.

It's one of the masterpieces Taiwan always produced in the BL-World where the story matters, where the characters matter, where the acting matters and where the production quality, direction and execution matters. All is done so well and all makes sense.

This movie does not have a happy end, so I advise caution before you watch it because it could make you feel terrible, sad or even depressed. Still, it's a masterpiece and leaves a strong impression.

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Good for what it is., intense but ends happy.

7.5/10 is my rating. This is a 2011 South Korean action, sports, romance drama with a run time of 106 minutes.

First I provide a unique synopsis then review.

Synopsis

Jang Cheol-min/Jang Marcelino (So Ji-sub) was an ex boxer who had given up on happiness in life. He was working multiple low level jobs and just getting by in life. Everything changes for him when Ha Jung-hwa (Han Hyo-joo), who is a tenant in the building where he is working as a security guard, comes to the security booth to find a friend who used to work there. Jung-hwa was going to watch a movie with her friend so she starts spending time and watching shows with Jang in the security booth. A tragic accident blinded Jung-hwa so she enjoys Jang’s patience and willingness to describe what they are watching. Feelings bloom between the two and Jang now has a reason to improve his life. There is someone he wants to protect. So, he goes back to the fighting world but this time he takes on the more dangerous and intense sport of mixed martial arts. There is more money to be made in that sport and he wants to make enough money to support them both. A condition that Jung-hwa has requires expensive surgery and Jang elects to do something really dangerous to earn the money for Jung-hwa’s surgery. Will he succeed? Can the young couple have a promising future?

Review

Other reviewers indicated this was a heartwarming story with some violent and bloody parts. It has strong “Rocky” vibes with a little bit of “Fight My Way” mixed in. It is easy to understand how two people who have faced so many challenges in life would be drawn to each other.

For what it was, it was good.  I don’t often watch movies just because I feel movies are too short to really develop the story.  It was still true to some extent that there would have been a lot more depth to the story if it had ran over episodes rather than in movie format.  Based on other reviews, I was super concerned it would be a blood fest and was not sure if it would end happy.  There is blood, but it is about what you would expect from a boxing or mixed martial arts show.  Nothing too excessive.  Another thing I could not tell from other synopsis and reviews was whether she was actually blind. She is blind.  It seemed like she had an ability to see light and shadows but it was so limited she was fully blind. They meet and fall in love when she is blind.  The content would make you worry about the ending but it does end very happy.  I might watch it again and would recommend to others.  Just have to be aware that it is a movie that is very representative of the period in which it was produced.

 Spoilers

Because it was movie length there were so many things I wanted to know that were not covered.  What happened after he was stabbed in Thailand? After he was stabbed, next we see him he is back in a hospital in South Korea a couple of years later.  Without knowing those details, the viewer must just assume someone found him and rescued him and he spent a long time recovering before returning.  But I was curious what happened and I think it would have explained more why he was away so long and then showed up a couple of years later still recovering. 

#Always #SoJiSub #HanHyoJoo

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