Sky Phawaves

I'm actually a fan of this type of movie/series but this one fell short of my entertaining scale. It looks so much promising and I so expected something with more sense and vibes. The storyline and twists are sort of interesting enough with the psychotic characters to build up the tension but that's about it. It's a bit boring at times and I lost my patience and skipped forward and I didn't feel I missed anything significant. Disappointed really.

I normally do not get to watch anything involving prison or convicts and I thought it would be a violent frenzy but then it's becoming more enjoyable and entertaining to watch. I love how the characters, each of them, unravels themselves as the story develops around the main anti-hero, slow-wit yet loveable Kim Jae Hyok, his friends and cellmates. The quirky comedy comes at the right time and the drama makes all the senses. Love every bit of this k drama! 😅 And I won't stop if I start talking about the cool OST. Oh! And I still remember the growls by that love-hate drug induced Han Yang, isn't he adorable?

The best drama series of the year, cannot remember what year, too bothered to check anyway, really!!?? The political storyline is okay, interesting and intriguing enough with the savage invasion and survival struggling of the girls with the female lead being smart and strong amongst being self-centred, narcissistic and spoiled in the beginning. The love story between them is mostly annoying and nothing interesting, except for coying with each other back and forth the whole time. I actually like the male lead and thought he's better in other dramas such as Veil and Awaken. All in all, didn't like it to the point that I skip it here and there and didn't feel like I miss anything.

So enjoyable, so tragically good, probably one in my top 20 best Korean historical drama series I have ever watched so far. So many profound plots and twists throughout with superb casting. It is really heartbreaking to see my cruel cool unmanly Kit Tae Bae die in an ever-so manly way. I like his character so much I was wishing he would be able to get away. He really steals the scene every minute he appears on the show for almost the first half of the series. Who cannot help but detest the make up and love his demeanor in swordplay. People were elated when he was killed but I was sad my heart wrenched. This goes the same when General Yi Sung Gye let the chance go with the white horse and has to go through all the hardship first before he decides to go on the right course for the people. It serves him right due to his indecisiveness. A little touch on the love story for Pang Won and Boon Yi does not seem to be enough to warm any heart, too placid and businesslike to be romantic. The political marriage between him and Hae Dong family does not help. The ambition drives this character insanely murderous to his extreme. And who cannot help but adore the shy giant Mu Yul who's so dreamy and always has an innocent smile on his dimpled cheeks and dancing scruffy hair. Just don't let his comical manner fool you that he is not capable with his sword or his prowess Gladiator-style. He grows to be solemnly heartless just like his master later on. Dang Se and he (and I can't forget that girl assassin Chok Sa Gwang too) look so fiercely cool whenever they wield their deadly metals. The clashing duels between them are unforgivably vicious. 50 episodes seem a lot but it's so easy for me to get through all without any fast forwarding. The series are so brilliantly directed, edited and acted. Younger versions for all the main characters are good-looking and talented. The fight scenes are extraordinarily shot with exciting camera work, swift sword fights and choreography. The bloody scenes for the General and his group's assassination are truly unforgettable but forget to breathe during the whole ordeal. The soundtrack aptly fits the modes of emotion in different scenes. The track when Dang Se and Yon Hee meet and kill their man from the brutal past is haunting. The intermittent comic relief is cute and likeable but then it's all serious till the hearts ache towards the end. A lot of killings, slaughterings, murderings, torturings, dead bodies dropping all around, right and wrong are a fine line, back-stabbings and betrayals are aplenty, nobody's hands are squeaky clean, no true friends or foes, in the process of getting to the new Cho Son. Though a tad bit draggy and dodgy with scripts in some parts, especially in politics and other erratic bits and pieces, there's no other words to give this series enough praise, just simply a must-watch.

Boring plots and so inferior to the Chinese version. Can't stand to watch all the way thru all episodes, had to start and stop lots of times to watch it till the end. It's so floating up in the air, no direction of reality in the love of the main female character and the two male lead ones. No subtlety in anything and there's only the ever-so wide eyed Haesu all over the series for any situation, nothing else, not even good emotions to show the audience. Disappointing really.

Depressing watching this movie of some unbelievably stupid mafia who can't even do the job right and an evil couple who cruelly rob people of their money and put their lives in a miserable condition. Bad and unsatisfying ending makes the movie lesser quality to enjoy and a disappointment. Hate it. There should be a no star option.

Hitokiri Battosai rules! Big Time! I love everything about this movie series in the span of 10 years from the first to the final part. The best of praise goes to the thrilling and ever so exciting fight choreography that is the fruitful result of Takeru Sato's and his co-actors' endlessly arduous training and practice sessions. The editing and direction in hands with camera techniques make the movie perfectly entertaining and really good fun to watch I don't want to blink the entire time (not that I don't see myself watching it for the second or third time ha!). Wireworks are nuance and the swordplay swift and spotlessly designed.

Wacky, hilarious, at times down plain stupid, stoic faced Brad Pitt's Glenimal, makes this film good fun to watch along with satirical atmosphere throughout all characters. It is not meant to be such comical but I cannot stop laughing whenever Ben Kingsley comes on with his accent and his cold symptoms. Really liked the movie in the way it represents the troops, the politics behind the process and it's all about sarcasm to ponder on. And there are some sad moments on local life in war and what catastrophe wars can bring. And who can forget the general's jogging style!

No disappointment watching this horse soldiers action-war movie, with the well-chosen good-looking macho leads (Chris Hemsworth looks really cool and natural on the horseback). The praised camera work and editing makes the action shooting kaboom scenes gripping and fun to watch despite the body count and countless bodies spinning spraying in all directions (but hey... This is action-war, right?) There might be cliches the critiques like to quote but who cares as long as the blend of movie glues you for 2 hours straight. Really enjoyed it!

Tsui Hark never disappoints with his mastery wizard of movie making, especially for this kind of action fantasy, his movies always have this fun and enjoyable atmosphere where new movie makers can rarely offer to the movie buff. I really wish he will continue his work for years and years to come as I always look forward to watch his movies.