Surplus Princess (Series)

Year: 2014
Country: South Korea
Genre: Romance/Comedy/Fantasy
Number of episodes: 10

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I just finished watching “Surplus Princess”.

Personal Review Time~!!!

It’s a good drama that talks about the difficulty faced by job hunters and maybe a bit about “true love” (but not really or at least they tried)

It’s a representation of the story of the little mermaid: spoiled mermaid princess in love with a prince/handsome guy and did everything to become human

What I liked about this drama:
-how they presented the little mermaid

-they’re not subtle with the adult humor (though it only lasted up to the 2nd or 3rd episode)

-how they gave tips to job hunters

-I like the comedy and some romance (A/N: I am hard to please with the romance genre)

-the realism is there... except for the mermaids and stuff of course

-the concept in general

-the gorgeous apple butt of one of the main characters (ouo)b

-the use of attack on titans’ theme song (A/N: I laughed way harder than I should have :D )

What I did not like about this drama:
-inconsistent (something in the first episode and last episode did not match) (A/N: I can't say what exactly because I consider it a spoiler.)

-my main ship did not sail

-my main ship SHOULD HAVE sailed because that was what started everything or all ships connecting the heroine should’ve sunk miserably 

-the story and idea was progressing well… then they lost it somewhere near the end of the drama

-the end was pretty bad– they strayed off the story’s path by contradicting something in the story and did not explained anything because they decided to make things dramatic (includes a useless cliffhanger for extra drama)

- imagine you drawing a straight line with a ruler and just when you’re nearly done with your nearly straight line, someone accidentally nudged you… the end product of the line you drew can describe how the story line progressed

I like this drama. I would recommend it, but I would also warn you that the ending is pretty bad. It’s good if you decided to ignore the romance of the main character and focus on the tips and life of the job hunters in the drama. I think it would’ve been really nice if they didn’t try to imitate “My Love From Another Star”. I don't have many comments about the acting or the characters other than the fact that I was confused about a side character because I couldn't quite grasp his character well. His importance in the series is close to none anyway so I decided to just let it slide. (A/N: I'm looking at you sort of middle aged dude trying to look hip and young #loveIsDefinitelyBlind #sorryNotSorry)

I'm not sure, but this could be my first series/film that conceptualizes a fairy tale in the modern era. I've watched a lot of series and movies, but the most I've seen was the characters empathizing with the characters in a fairy tale. I don't mind being wrong though. If you know a movie/series that retells a fairy tale in the modern era, do comment down the title and I'll watch it if I haven't seen it. :)

This is my longest post yet. It's something I just noticed but so far, everything I critic came from South Korea. I would like to make it clear that I'm not exclusively giving critics to South Korean films. I would critic any film from any country. It really doesn't matter to me because a film is a film, and is another type of art and art is universal. Language is not a barrier. especially how easily accessible subtitles are these days lol

I'm still new and developing as a critic so if there's anything you find confusing, please point it out and I wouldn't mind clarifying things. ^^

Now onward to the next film!

Dead Friend (Movie)

Year: 2004
Country: South Korea
Genre: Horror

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This movie made me happy…. very happy.

It was well done and is a movie I would recommend.

-turn of events is nice
-Background story is great
-delivery of the connections was great
-plot twist was also good
-the horror theme was just right
-the acting was good
-that ending scene was awesome (ouo)b

-the intro was good, but I wished it was delivered in a different way
-I wished they dwell a little more on the guy.. just a little
-how the protag survives was a little unclear though
-I’m sort of bothered by the sudden long hair of the antagonist

This is one of the horror films that made me turn my line of vision elsewhere when I know something’s about to happen. I did figured out the plot twist somewhere in the middle of the film. Normally, when that happens, my interest and thrill to the movie would decline until I end up getting bored by the time I reach the ending, but that didn’t happen in this film due to the way they delivered it. I loved the story itself and the only thing I could talk about negatively is some holes here and there that doesn’t really make a huge mess in the film.

Good job to everyone who made this film. OwO)b

Cello (Movie)

Year: 2005
Country: South Korea
Genre: Horror

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I just finished watching this film. 

hmmm…. it reminds me of a movie/drama/anime I’ve seen before, but I can't remember which.

It wouldn’t be in the top section of my recommended film, but I did like it.

This is just my opinion tho. Dun hate. QnQ

-background story is good.
-I like most of the method of killing (except for the guy)
-I like the plot twist

-some points aren’t clear (like the eldest’s condition)
-i think the new housekeeper was sort of unnecessary because she wasn’t really the host of the dead
-the importance of the cello isn’t clear (other than for the back story)
-i don’t see the relevance of the eldest playing (or being attached to) the cello
-the protag’s way of explaining who the antag is was weak. She cracked waaaaaayyyyy too easily

personal opinion: the b*tch should’ve died or something =A=

All in all, despite being an old-looking film, it’s a good film. It’s not for viewers who wish to see a lot of horror action though. The film focuses more on the story than the horror itself so it might be boring for some.

4th Period Mystery (Movie)

Year: 2009
Country: South Korea
Genre: Mystery/Thriller

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I was scrolling through a list of horror films and came across this one. 

The title is pretty straight forward, for movie is all about a murder that took place during their 4th period and the search for the killer.

Here’s my thoughts about it. :)

Hmmmm….
I’m not that satisfied with the film.

-almost no character development
-the romance theme felt like it was there for the sake of romance
-too many useless character and unrelated scenes (i guess it’s for the romance theme)
-the case itself wasn’t that creative
-2/3 (more or less) of the movie involves the main character running around the campus
-suspect’s background was uninteresting
-victim’s connection/story with the suspect was unclear and confusing
-victim is a regular asshole… he’s bound to get killed by someone sooner or later -.-
-the ending was rushed
-I’m pretty sure the epilogue was to either make the audience laugh or feel like a spectator watching their OTP do cheesy stuff

Overall, I think this movie would’ve been better off without the romance. Seriously, it was not needed. It’s like reading one of those fanfictions wherein they became lovers after one chapter and I’m not talking about one-shots. There are some good points, too, like the friendship theme. For someone like me who’s into mystery novel, drama, and movies, this doesn’t satisfy me, but it’s a good start for those who want to venture into the mystery genre but is highly attached to romance.