Ballerina
Movies watched in 2023
Ballerina (2023, South Korea)
Director & Writer: Lee Chung Hyun
Mini-review:
I'm a huge fan of Jeon Jong Seo and I enjoyed The Call very much, so I was really looking forward to Ballerina, her second collaboration with director Lee Chung Hyun. Thankfully, it didn't disappoint. It's sleek and visually stunning, and Jeon Jong Seo more than rises up to the challenge. She definitely has what it takes to be an action movie star. Tbh, the script and the story are much weaker and unoriginal than in The Call, but Lee Chung Hyun clearly knows how to direct the hell out of an action scene. Also, the movie is pretty short, so it goes straight to the point and it never gets boring. Anyway, I hope these two keep collaborating, cause so far they've been on fire together.
P.S. There's quite a lot of triggering content, and I recommend looking up some warnings before watching.
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Sa Rang's halmeoni the minute she decides to adopt Won as her de facto grandson-in-law despite telling him he's only candidate n.1:
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It would be nice if the Boys Over Flowers grandma doesn’t die this time ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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NOT OTHERS
GENRES: Mystery, Drama, Comedy
SUMMARY: Mother and daughter roommates narrowly avoid getting on each other's nerves, finding romance, and avoiding vengeful criminals.
THIS SHOW HAS EVERYTHING: Hot breakfasts, physical therapy, misguided dating apps, first loves, new loves, soju, headbutts, dislocated shoulders, maternal defiance, ice cream delivery, sleepovers, CCTV, travel dreams, simple-thinking, and found families.
HOT TAKE: This show was great! A solid combination of slice-of-life gritty family realness, rom-com ridiculousness, and hi-stakes mystery. I would watch so many more shows with Jeon Hye Jin and Choi Soo Young as main leads--their chemistry and timing are top-tier. Plus, we get to see our favorite on-screen halmeoni, Kim Young Ok, in all her amazingness.
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Young Lady and Gentleman. 6-7
Story: 6
Acting: 10
Chemistry: 10
Comparable to: Our House (jdrama) ; Prime Minister and I (kdrama) ; The Great Show (kdrama)
Oh there is so much to love about this drama and so much to hate about it. It’s one of those dramas where I loved the first handful of episodes then thereafter everything went downhill. Oofing went downhill, but I still watched even though it was painful sometimes. Thankfully using the fast forward button became my friend through the scenes. The chemistry between both leading mains did help too. They had amazing chemistry together even though there really wasn’t much touchy feel’ie scenes between them. I think throughout the whole drama there’s like three small light kisses and yes I get the whole age difference to the story, 14 years, (not that bad of a gap) is supposed to take into consideration but the actors in real life don’t have much of a age gap soooooo. Nevertheless that’s not the main issue of this drama. I loved the fact that this did have a sense of feel of a older type of drama, kind of a classic feel, but that shouldn’t of excuse it of making so many cliches one after another. Don’t get me started on the whole amnesia storyline either. Not once but twice. 🤬🤬 I also wanted to throttle the main villain, who apparently by the way had some kind of power that made everything dumb around her. By the time she finally was ‘caught’ by her lies I was so done with everyone. Especially Lee Young Guk (Ji Hyun Woo) dude was beyond in need of a reality check by the end. I think the only character that was still worth redeemable by the end was the female lead and the kids. Everyone else was an absolute asshat. If you manage to be a fan of over dramatic, highly overdramatic dramas, then this would be great for you.a
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King the Land
Netflix has some good Korean dramas but there are others that frankly disappoint. King the Land is one of them. It took me forever to finish it because it lacked essence. If the story was going to focus on the romance and be all bubbly, then the corporate intrigue should not have been included. The characters felt shallow as they focused on the situation at hand. It could have been an interesting story if their affection for each other had grown as they worked together to rise over the challenges and injustices employees suffered under the current administration. The plot of career woman with family could have been interesting too, instead, Gang Da Eul spends more time hanging out with her friends than with her family. . .
The series had a good cast but the writing just didn't do it for me.
Poster from AsianWiki - https://asianwiki.com/King_the_Land
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KO!!!!!!!!!!! finished the anime today 🧡
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Sa Rang's halmeoni warning Won what will happen to him if he f*cks up with her granddaughter:
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cryptid ?
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