Saturday, January 31, 2015

My Anime List

FINISHED

Baka to Test (Baka and Test)
Ultra Maniac
Kamisama Hajimemashita
Kare Kano
Hiiro no Kakera
Brothers Conflict
Ouran High School Host Club
Skip Beat
Special A
Boys over Flowers
Inu Yasha
Fullmetal Alchemist
Samurai X
Flame of Recca

NOT FINISHED

The Melancholy of haruhi suzumiya
Death Note
My Little Monster
Say I Love You
Ranma 1/2

Thursday, January 29, 2015

Best Korean Movie

Spellbound

An unsuccessful magician guy meets a girl who sees ghosts (and thus has a miserable life). This movie is their love story, and while this is a horror movie, the love story is super sweet and its also very funny.
After I watched the whole movie, I was so glad I watched it, and I was so amazed by the writer that came up with a horror love story. It was so different and good.

 

My Kdrama list

WATCHED

Smile, You
Emergency Couple
Pretty Man
Fated To Love You
Doctor Stranger
The Master's Sun
Shining Inheritance
Full House
Lady Castle
Prime Minister and I
City Hunter
Oh My Lady
Her Legend
Hyde, Jekyll, Me
Birth of a Beauty
Bride of the Century
My Secret Hotel

Seguk (Historical) Dramas
Sungkyunkwan Scandal (EXCELLENT DRAMA)
The Moon That Embraces the Sun
Iljimae
Queen Seondeok
Arang and the Magistrate
The King's Face


Time Travel (some seguk, some modern) Dramas
Faith
Rooftop Prince
Queen In-Hyun's Man

Dramas about specific professions
Pinocchio (about journalism) (EXCELLENT DRAMA)
Producer (about Korean variety show production)
Pride and Prejudice (kinda boring) (about prosecuting attorneys)
I Hear Your Voice (about public defender attorneys) (EXCELLENT DRAMA)
Modern Farmer (about farming in Korean villages)

Dramas located in workplace
Protect the Boss (lost interest halfway)
Witch's Romance
Witch Yoo Hee (disliked this one)

School Dramas
School 2015: Who are you
Reply 1997
The Heirs


WANT TO WATCH
Return of Iljimae
Hong gil dong





Saturday, December 20, 2014

Japanese Romantic Movies that I've watched and their reviews


Lovely Complex


Story: Girl is really tall and has a complex (is insecure) about it. Boy is really short and also has a complex about it. Girl really wants to find a boyfriend who is taller than her and boy really wants to find a girlfriend who is shorter than him. And in that class they always avoid each other because when they are together they look funny and people laugh at them. But due to various situations, they end up having to hang out together a lot and over time they fall in love, but struggle through their complexes.
Versions: Actually I haven’t seen the live action movie (live action means having real people as opposed to anime which has cartoon characters). I’ve only seen the anime.
Review: The anime was good but I didn’t love it because of the whole tall girl short guy thing. (I guess I like my dramas to have the typical tall, handsome badboy and sweet kind-hearted poor girl type characters.) But other viewers might like it because it does have a very sweet love story. Also I think I would probably like the live action version more because it’s easier to look past their complexes and feel the emotions if they are human instead of animated.
Rating: No rating because I haven’t seen the drama version yet.
Recommend: Maybe


Kimi ni Todoke (From Me to You)

Story: A sweet kind-hearted high school girl has no friends because she looks like the ghost from the horror movie "The Ring". So everyone is scared of her. But she aspires to become friendlier and make people happy like her role model, the most popular guy in class. This guy is the only one who treats her normally and isn't scared of her. It turns out, that is not all. He is in love with her, but she is too clueless to know that. The story is about her slowly learning to make friends and find love with his help. 
Versions: Manga, anime and this live action movie. The anime is really good. Its longer so it has more details.
Review: If you like romantic movies, this is one of the best I've seen. It is sooooo sweet. The fact that the girl is so clueless about love, and doing simple things like making a friend is such a huge accomplishment to her makes this story really interesting. And the fact that she accidentally scares people all the time makes it really humorous. This is my all time favorite Japanese movie.
Rating: 9/10
Recommend: Definitely, yes.

Paradise Kiss

Story: A girl just finished high school and does not know what she wants to do with her life. A handsome fashion designer asks the girl to become his model. The movie is about her exploring this new career and her romance with the designer.
Versions: Manga, anime and this live action movie. 
Review: This is another famous romance movie of Japan. Its anime and manga also did really well. But I didn't like it much. The love story wasn't that deep. The whole story was just okay.
Rating: 6/10
Recommend: No.

Friday, December 19, 2014

High School: Love On Ending Review


Finally High School: Love On ended. I was happily surprised by this ending. It was a really pleasant ending and it felt really complete. I really love happy endings. No let me rephrase, I really hate sad endings. And I also hate endings where there is too much bad stuff going on and the happy part is only for a brief moment at the end.
So, for other happy ending lovers like me, this show is perfect. The last episode brings closure for the entire cast, not only the main leads. You see everyone grown up and achieving their dreams, and finding peace. All the bad guys become good, and it ends with everyone celebrating together. 
Its been a while since I've seen such a good ending in a Korean drama, and just for that, my rating for this show got a lot higher. So I hope everyone enjoys this show and its ending like I did.