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I like the shoujo feel on it. The show is more like a “trendy” drama for me but I like the romantic tension between the lead character and the two brothers. I’m happy that there are a lot of familiar-looking and good actors here. I particularly like the main character and Hongo Kanata here.
Maganda yung premise. Medyo weird scenarios. For some reason gusto ko yung idea na yung nag-plot ng revenge will go to hell eventually, pero it kind of annoys me the fact that they prefer the instant “sense of justice” brought to them by the Jigoku Shoujo. Wala lang. I like the cast though, even though hindi ko siya ma-base sa anime or sa manga since I haven’t checked any of them yet.
Hindi ko alam bakit 4 sisters, eh yung youngest sister (played by Kaho) lang naman yung nagso-solve ng case. I like the premise of the story, and was thrilled to see that a lot of familiar Japanese actors were there. Also, I like the idea of implied May-December romance here between Sasamoto Yuriko (Kaho) and Inspector Kunimoto.
The cases aren’t really different (kapareho lang ng ibang detective-style dramas na napanood ko na), but I still like the show nonetheless.
April ko pa ‘to dapat pinanood kaso tinamad ako, he he. The premise is interesting, but somehow the first episode kept me from maintaining my distance towards the show. And when I watched the remaining episodes parang boring pa rin. I liked Matsuyama Ken’ichi’s acting here though. Nadala niya yung character ng pagiging eccentric otaku.
Despite of its departure to the canon (although not that much, and I can pretty much understand why; after all they only have 11 episodes), Honey and Clover is undeniably the best tear-jerking, mind-provoking and inspiring drama ever.
Iron Man (2008)
What I like in this film is Tony Spark (Robert Downey, Jr.), he he. Also the witty lines in the film, plus the SFX. But being annoying people (Lem and I), we just giggled and noticed a lot of things about the film while we watched it yesterday. I guess one of the most noticeable boo-boos in the film was when the arc exploded and Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Palthrow) didn’t die in the explosion. I mean, as soon as she hit the red emergency button, she hid UNDER the arc, and the goddamn thing exploded! And Lem and I were wondering, “Did she die?” Our question was answered when we saw that Pepper Potts helped Tony Spark prepare for his press conference. :))
Although this film is not lame even though it’s a superhero film. Not one of the best though. I didn’t like the fighting sequence when the Iron Monger and Iron Man fought in the streets. Didn’t get the omph feeling, unlike when I watched Transformers. 
Finished watching season two of Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo. Of course the cases focus more on murders pero I really liked how the stories were executed. I also like the romance part between Kindaichi and Miyuki here. Kamukha ni Domoto si Sakurai Sho (and considering that pareho silang Johnny’s performers, this is quite amusing). I also like the humor in this show. Medyo creepy nga lang yung stories, although it’s creepier than the third season (with Matsumoto Jun, another Johnny’s). Siguro dahil na rin dun sa quality ng videos, medyo luma kasi.
Masitneun sex geurigo sarang (맛있는 섹스 그리고 사랑 | The Sweet Sex and Love, 2003)
Director: Man-dae Bong
I actually do not know what’s the whole point of this film. I am guessing that this portrays a relationship that started in a very hasty fashion in which its sole foundation is sexual attraction. And what happens when you enter a relationship that is just about sex and not about anything else? A bit of a disaster, if I may say.
There’s just too many sex here and the plot’s really thin, so one might make a mistake that this is a pr0n film. Despite that, the sex scenes where done in a very sensual and discreet way, which I find really amazing, considering that the scenes weren’t made of too much cuts (or if there are a bunch of cuts there, it was done is a very clean and smooth way). Other than that, I actually don’t know what to say much about this film.
I like this show! I thought that making a show about the country life is really good, although based from the first episode I already got an idea what to expect from the characters. It’s a bit predictable I guess, but I like the story nonetheless. Also I am happy to see familiar faces (i.e. Nakamura Shido, Toda Erika and Koide Keisuke).
What’s nice about this show I guess is that despite of the reasons that inspired this drama, it really does not pretend to solve everything. I can also relate to the characters, albeit they’re agriculture majors, because they are about my age and are students themselves. So yeah. I like this show.
Onmyouji (陰陽師, 2001)
Director: Takita Yojiro
A fun film to watch mainly because its approach is very straightforward. The movie is a fictional account of Abe no Seimei’s life, and by the way the movie was presented, you’ll get the idea that it’s not pretending to be “real” or something like that.
Abe no Seimei’s life is surrounded by myths already, so making a movie like this is not surprising.
It was just a bit “odd” because the characters spoke in standard Japanese. I was expecting that they will speak an older Japanese (more “lyrical”) but then again, who will even dare watch that? He he. I like Nomura Mansai’s acting; he seemed very “natural.” For a Heian-period movie it was entertaining and the plot was easy to understand.
Onmyouji II (陰陽師 II, 2001)
Director: Takita Yojiro
Ah, sequels. Surprisingly there wasn’t really a direct connection between the first movie and this one, as previous events weren’t even mentioned. However this movie dealt more with Shintoism, as it includes the story of the sun goddess Amaterasu and her bother Susa-no-O, the god of sea. The movie retained its cast, so there’s nothing to worry about acting and portrayal and such.
My only quirk in this movie is the introduction of the antagonists since they just appeared out of nowhere. The way they were introduced didn’t really make sense at first until the history behind Himiko was presented. I think that was the time when the movie’s story flowed smoothly.
Angela Solis grew up in the Philippines before moving in to Canada in 2003. She became a Canadian in 2006. Angela is 22 years old and an alumna of University of Manitoba with a degree in Psychology. She has been blogging since 2002. She maintains a photography portfolio and occasionally writes for Tinig, Peyups, and Filipino Journal. Her interest lies in books, humanities, music and photography.
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