| throwdown hkmovie...i think that was the name of it....something like that, anyways....it was ok....imma big judo person, thats what i do...but yea, the fights were really good, story was just ok, 6/10 |
| Last night I watched The Homeless Student, starring Koike Teppei and based on the true story and book of one member of manzai duo Kirin. It was a good movie, though Koike Teppei just didn't seem to fit the part. I was expecting a more serious film, bt it's actually quite funny. Somehow I wanted them to have taken a more serious approach to his situation, but I guess this is based entirely on his point of view so I'm okay with it. check it out, folks! |
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| Oh its a funy movie? i had it downloaded and was afraid to start watching it cause it'd be "sad". :x |
| It has some sad and some serious parts, but for the most part it's funny kind of cute. His entire stint living in the park was pretty amusing. |
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| Just finished 1 litre of tears, overall very good. In the end credits when they were mentioning what everyone was now doing, the fact that they didn't mention haruto (her love interest) made me suspect that he was shoehorned into the story and didn't really exist? If thats true not sure how I feel about that. Also, the definitive ending makes me think the special is just going to be a recap? If so I think I'll leave it for a bit. |
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| Movies, movies, movies! Tonight so far I finally got around to watching Le Grand Chef/Gourmet/Sikgaek, the movie version from 2007. The drama version of Gourmet is by far my favorite Korean drama series and I watched it first, though it was made after the movie. I don't really want to compare the two, but if I were to recommend one or the other, it would definitely be the drama version. Yes, it's a whopping 24 episodes, each about an hour long and it lags in the beginning. But it's obvious that there's more room for character and plot development, and for a much more concentrated look at Korean traditional cooking. The movie is good on its own, but the drama is most definitely better and worth checking out. A few reasons (I didn't *want* to compare the two, but I have to anyways): 1) A better cast. Kim Rae Won is ADORABLE as Sung Chan! Bong Joo's actor is a lot cuter too. So the series wins over the movie in the eye candy department. 2) I actually cared about Jin Soo in the drama and the subtle romance between her and Sung Chan was very well done. In the movie, her character was just kinda... there. I cared more about every character in the drama than I did about the ones in the movie. 3) The food gets the spotlight in the drama. Gorgeous, mouth-watering food and a close look at how its made. Foodies, unite! The movie, on the other hand, focuses on the drama of the story and the conflict between the characters. The food and its preparation takes a backseat, unfortunately. 4) The movie's Oh Bong Joo is a really mean, ugly, greasy-looking guy with no redeemable features. Drama Oh Bong Joo is evil... but understandably so and a very likable character. I could go on and on. Skip the movie, watch the drama. You'll be a happier person! |
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Susan said: It has some sad and some serious parts, but for the most part it's funny kind of cute. His entire stint living in the park was pretty amusing. hahahh. nice. Just watched the homeless student it was sorta dull at times but a good movie to watch to pass the time. defenitely kept me interested the whole way through. Koike teppei's character sort of annoyed me though :x |
| just watched tactical unit it was good, my first non martial arts action hkmovie other than beast stalker good acting, nice story, could have given sum more explanation on what they beef was about, anywho 8/10 |
katsup said: Just watched the homeless student it was sorta dull at times but a good movie to watch to pass the time. defenitely kept me interested the whole way through. Koike teppei's character sort of annoyed me though :x Koike Teppei was a bad casting choice, I felt. He was kind of meh in the role, and I don't think he reflected the real person well enough. |
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Susan said: Koike Teppei was a bad casting choice, I felt. He was kind of meh in the role, and I don't think he reflected the real person well enough. I think it was weird he was playing a middle schooler... but I did think he was okay in the role. I wouldn't have really chose him specifically i think, but I surely wouldnt have watched the movie without him having a main role :P |
| Really? I would most certainly have watched the movie without Koike Teppei. Edit: Every time I come to this thread today I forget to mention that I finished Kamen Rider 555. It was an alright toku series, though there was a lot that bothered me about it. I mean, I was excited for the first 35 or so episodes, but it got kind of bad after that and the ending was meh. More detailed comments in the discussion at my club, MAL Tokutaku, if anyone is interested. XD |
SusanMay 31, 2009 8:48 PM
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| Well, having teppei as the lead was a huge incentive to watch it. :) just watched 20th century boys. OMG SUCH an amazing movie. It was a perfect adaptation of the manga. I highly recommend it. :) I can't wait for the second one to come out online. Fujiki naohito is chono!!!! :D |
katsupMay 31, 2009 10:34 PM
| Hmmm... Okay, I'll watch it too. XD I've been hesitating to watch it because it's a trilogy but it looks like there won't be as long a wait between movies as I thought there would be, so I'll just watch it now. |
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Susan said: Hmmm... Okay, I'll watch it too. XD I've been hesitating to watch it because it's a trilogy but it looks like there won't be as long a wait between movies as I thought there would be, so I'll just watch it now. it's soo good, especially if you've read the manga. cause it seemsl ike they've left out small bits and pieces from it (which is only normal, since three movies will be covering like 20 volumes lol) oh, and fujiki naohito is in the second & third ones :D i think the third one will be out when i'm in japan. i will definitely find someone to go see it with me 8D |
| just finished boku to kanojo to kanojo no ikiru michi, i loved it, the story they told and the topic they discussed in this show was something i havent seen in a jdrama yet. the acting was on point, great casting as well, 10/10 |
| Kamen Rider 555: Paradise Lost, the movie that was released in theatres during the series' airing. It's an alternate universe and of course benefits from a movie-sized budget. It was awesome to see the effects on the Orphenochs, especially. They kind of condensed the basic story of the series down into the movie, so it felt a bit rushed and they one giant, gaping plot hole as well as some smaller ones... But overall it was good Kamen Rider fun! |
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| So I finally watched ikigami . I liked the concept of it A LOT . And i loved the individual stories in it too. (Yamada takayuki made me BAWWWW)... BUT Overall, it reminded me a LOT of sweet rain, except overall it really failed at piecing all the stories and situations together and felt rather random. But i did enjoy it a lot for the individual stories it told. |
| In reply to your post about Ikigami, kat: The point, to me, is that each of the individual stories were beautiful, and the fact they didn't knit perfectly together (well, they did imo) isn't a big deal. I just wish it hadn't been so preachy. |
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| The Ghost Theatre was indescribably BRILLIANT! I recommend this movie to anyone who enjoyed A Tale of Two Sisters, Repo! The Genetic Opera (Also an awesome must-see movie!), Edward Scissorhands and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, or creepy, funny, sort-of-a-musical movies! |
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| Ah okay, i knew i had seen his face somewhere before in the movie. Thanks! I actually didnt think it was that preachy overall :x maybe ive just read too many of these kinds of stories to notice XD |
| Recently I watched Devil beside you, nice drama, problematic, ful of happiness, great thoughts about life etc |
| If you give up your dream and everything else will end right here!!!! |
| Just watched tokyo tower (2007 movie). The first half was really slow and draggy, but the second half i started to love it, and fall in love with the mother, and by the end i was crying my eyes out. Odagiri joe was amazing. I dont understand why theres a 2006 movie adaptation of the novel too... but i may end up checking out the 2007 jdrama since i feel like a lot of loose ends didnt get tied up from the movie. |
| The 2006 version is a TV movie and I'm assuming the 2007 film was made because of popularity? Personally I like the 2005 movie called Tokyo Tower, with Matsumoto Jun and Okaka Junichi playing 2 guys who have affairs with older women. XD I should watch this Odagiri Joe, movie, though. Ah yes, Odagiri Joe. Kamen Rider K-K-K-K-KUUGA! |
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| oh happy day...kmovie, it was funny, really, the direction was kind of weird, and i dont think i really liked the ending, haha, to be honest it was gay lol but it was a good enough romantic comedy for me to comment on it in this forum so yea 7.5/10 |
| The Fox Family - The music numbers were weak, the plot could have used more development in areas and the film dragged in the second half, but I enjoyed the gruesome flavour of the film and Park Sei Yeon was adorably creepy. |
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| Seito Shokun - it was okay. Same old teacher-school-delinquent students type of show. |
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| i just finished kimi wa petto, and it was a lot better than i thought it'd be. is the ending the same as with the manga? |
| watched su-ki-da today. probably the worst japanese movie i've ever seen. I posted in the old-movie of the week thread :P oh, but aly summed it up nicely in her comment last month in this thread algelic said: - "Sukida" (japanese) - So booooooooring. I mean, I like the occasional silent moments in a movie, but this was pretty much 90% of it. Plus, the romance was not interesting. Bad then to make up for it i just watched Ichi. it was SO good. I loved ayase haruka's role. And Touma was so cute! and the end was T___T but <33 i really liked it overall :D oh, and ayase haruka singing was awesome too. |
katsupJun 7, 2009 10:00 PM
| I watched Ichi awhile ago. It was a bit over-the-top dramatic for me and the guy playing the villain with the eyepatch was poorly cast. Kubozuka Yosuke would have been so much better in that role!! And instead they stick him in as the rebellious "village kid" type role. BAH. |
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Susan said: I watched Ichi awhile ago. It was a bit over-the-top dramatic for me and the guy playing the villain with the eyepatch was poorly cast. Kubozuka Yosuke would have been so much better in that role!! And instead they stick him in as the rebellious "village kid" type role. BAH. Yeah, i was watching the movie and thinking how much the evil-patch guy sucked at his role... hahah. i think that if i hadn't watched ichi right after sukida i wouldnt have loved it as much. but that movie was so painful i think ichi was just <3 in comparison! lol I didnt think it was too overdramatic, I thought it was pretty balanced for like a historical-samurai ish movie thing. they tend to usually be too action-y or dramatic/serious for me to really enjoy. |
| I just finised Mei-chan no Shitsuji - a nice lighthearted, hilarious drama. 8D It was super cute and I'm always a sucker for those high class, prestigious and exaggerated school dramas, but it wasn't anything special. *U* 8.5/10 (extra points because of Hiro Mizushima) *U* |
| ^ You should check out Atashinchi no Danshi next, if you enjoyed Mei-chan. |
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| just finished god hand teru i have no clue as to why it ended at six episodes..........can anyone explain that to me..it could have went on can i get a season two or a movie or something im totally dissatisfied 8/10 the 8 is because it was good |
| Just watched And I Hate You So, our movie of the week. So cute! It made me smile. More comments in the motw thread. =D |
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| Annnnd now I've watched Forever Enthralled/Mei Lanfang! Splendid film! Moved quickly but gracefully. Nice, happy ending. I think the highlights of this movie are the opera performances and Mei Lanfang's smile. =D |
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| just watched & finished the naked kitchen. what a stupid ending to a movie. the only good part: oh and joo ji hoon in general. 6/10 |
| I ended Akai Ito and LIFE. The first one is good, but I didn't like the ending a lot, too banal and predictible. And the second one is more serious, the theme of the series is treated carefully, but I think it can be extreme sometimes. I have to take a look at the manga anyway. |
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| Just finished the Gokusen 3 graduation special... for some reason. XD Well, I might as well. It was just an extra-long episode and I skipped through the usual speeches and fighting scenes because I've seen/heard it all before! Still, good old YanKumi. I will watch the movie when it's available, mostly for the return of the older cast members. Finally took a look at the movie cast: Kame returns as a new teacher at YanKumi's school, plus Oguri Shun, Narimiya Hiroki, and Ishigaki Yuma all reprise their roles from the first series alongside Kuma. Too bad I don't see MatsuJun anywhere in the cast. =( |
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| Gokusen 3 was so weak compared to the first 2 series. Not quite as good a cast and generally even more repetitive, predictable scenarios. YanKumi's speeches even seemed word for word from the first 2 series and I skimmed a lot during the episodes (without missing anything) because of that. The only bright point for me was the continuing saga of Kuma! =D Yet, somehow... I keep on watching it. @_@ Forget to mention about Gokusen 3 special: I seriously want YanKumi to marry Baba. He's so perfect for her in every possible way. XD |
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| Gave in and watched 20th Century Boys tonight. Never read the manga, though I've heard of it. I was going to wait for all 3 movies to be released, but seeing how that won't be until next year I decided to just check this one out now. It was kinda creepy, but enjoyable. Maybe a bit to ambiguous and lacking somehow, though maybe this is spot-on to the manga? I get the feeling I need to read the manga to fully be able to appreciate the film, which kind of sucks as it alienates non-readers like me. Sometime I'd like to read it, but I don't have to the time or interest level right now to do so. Gripe/WTF: |
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| @susan I finished Godhand Teru last night. All i can think is that this series could have definitely been a full show easily. I felt the ending seemed sort of rushed :x and i sooo want to see a sequel now! |
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