Reviews

ALL THE FEELS

I was not ready for this. The angst, the romance and the chemistry! I was not remotely prepared for how emotionally taxing this would turn out to be, especially considering the fact that this is a prequel.

It reminded me of small, indie productions. Ones that are set around a particular location that holds significance to the leads, with rich emotional backgrounds that may not be fully explored to facilitate smooth storytelling, but you can still situate it to the leads and their actions. The music they used, the cinematography and the bright yet blurred colours, it was beautiful. And above all, the tension. I've noticed it many times, but the way it's filmed just increases the already solid romantic tension between the leads two-fold.

The use of random and ambiguous dialogues at certain points really accentuated just how much of their relationship was the same way, there was a lot of certainty, but it was encompassed in chaos and heartbreak.

The ending made me want to revisit Unintentional Love Story so bad, it's the perfect set up to watch it again, now knowing the backstory between Ho Tae and Dong Hee, watching how it changed and how it will change again. Plus, Gong Chan's cameo, I mean, it was incredible and just made me want to revisit it that much more.

This genuinely served, those yearning gazes, genuine chemistry, paired with an emotional story and a romantic lens made for such a touching story.

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A Search for Truth

The truth is increasingly difficult to find. Mainstream media choose which side of the story to tell, and individual influencers direct and stage their own truth. Most of the things we hear on the internet are actually fake news. Where does that lead? This film provides a dramatic example of the search for truth. The film contains very valuable messages about the influence of popular streaming stars.

There are some moments in the film that seemed illogical to me, but I have to admit that from the first minute to the last I was closely following the action. How the saying goes: It kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time.. The film successfully maintains tension from beginning to end so that no part of the film is just a time filler but has a real effect on the development of the story. And that's why I can only give it 10 out of 10. The main actress Park Ju-hyun did a great job in her role and in the most dramatic moments she looked very cool.

I hear voices that a film like this can be an inspiration to real people to take revenge on streamers in a similar way, but I believe that the story of the film is so unusual that it will be difficult for anyone to imitate it, and from the positive side, the film is a lesson and a warning to be truthful and authentic in real life.

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unspoken longing

the story flowed like water smooth and soft yet there is no conclusion its the mix of satisfying and wanting more. " unintentional love story "still is my all time fav. for it has a story beginning and end. although this drama comes from the same makers they opted to displayed it like a poem with the lights , visuals, and emotions (the ups and downs of sadness and happiness) .. i think it meant to be seen by the heart not the eyes and i totally agree with and enjoyed the most.. the actors were superb and in some scenes I could see and feel the passion and understand the "fever" in the title.

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Holy cow what was that?!

I went from this looks ok to nope i dont like it to oh maybe I'll continue watching to this is weird to I hate this filming to I love this filming. I dont think I've ever been so all over the place watching a show! I still am not sure. I will have to watch it again just to wrap my head around it all!

One thing i know for sure is it is A LOT of violence, blood, some gore. I actually turned my head a couple of times. I wasn't prepared for all of it.

There was some really intriguing filming. Especially the parts where it felt more like a video game. I loved that! The CGI at times was questionable and obvious but if you can just watch a show to watch it for the ride it isn't too bad. The english speaking actors were not the best but i feel that way most of the time there are english speaking actors in a foreign film. It always seems out of place to me most of the time.

If you are the type of person who picks movies apart and are critical you definately need to skip this one. But if you can just enjoy the ride you might enjoy it. Like i said earlier i will be rewatching just to enjoy the diferent filming styles along the way!

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Ação e Comédia na Mesma Medida e Responsabilidade

Officer Black Belt é um filme emocionante de artes marciais que impacta com suas sequências de ação cheias de adrenalina e uma trama envolvente. Ambientado em uma cidade com grande indice de criminalidade, o filme acompanha a jornada de um oficial de artes maciais dedicado que se vê envolvido em uma batalha contra uma organização criminosa implacável. Conforme a tensão aumenta, os espectadores são levados a uma montanha-russa de lutas emocionantes e momentos de suspense que os mantêm na ponta da cadeira.

A coreografia das cenas de luta em Officer Black Belt é simplesmente espetacular, com os atores exibindo suas habilidades marciais de maneira impressionante. As sequências de combate corpo a corpo são realizadas com precisão e estilo, aumentando a autenticidade e intensidade da ação. Cada cena de luta é coreografada com perfeição, tornando-as visualmente cativantes e emocionalmente envolventes, já que o público se conecta com os personagens e suas batalhas.

Além das impressionantes cenas de ação, Officer Black Belt conta com um elenco talentoso que entrega performances fortes ao longo do filme. O ator principal, Kim Woobin, encarna o papel do policial com convicção e carisma, enquanto o elenco de apoio traz profundidade e complexidade à história. A química entre os personagens é evidente, atraindo os espectadores para o emaranhado de alianças e rivalidades que moldam a narrativa. O squad tambêm deve ser mencionado com muito carinho aqui nesta resenha, pois entregaram tudo!

No geral, Officer Black Belt é imperdível para os fãs de filmes de artes marciais e thrillers cheios de ação. Com suas cenas de luta dinâmicas, trama envolvente e atuações impressionantes, o filme cumpre em todos os aspectos, mantendo o público entretido do início ao fim. Seja você fã de ação intensa ou apenas aprecie uma boa história, Officer Black Belt certamente deixará uma marca e consolidará seu lugar como um destaque no gênero.

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We need a season 2

Great story, production and cinematography in general. The actors did a great job at depicting the characters well. I will also opt to buy the comic as well due to their great performance.

We need a season 2 to follow with their story during and most importantly after ULS. They have great potential to show all the intricacies of establishing a gay relationship in a small town while battling with your own internal issues. To me the transition from TTOF to ULS makes perfect sense for DongHee's character because not being accepted by your family at that age messes you up in many different ways inside that some choices might not make sense to others but it will make sense to the abused queer person. That said, a second season could flesh out the story a bit better to depict the whole change of emotions the characters go through the years.

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This is a legitimately tragic film.

I don't think I've ever seen the dangers of the red light district and sex work portrayed in such a vivid way before. In this film, the depressing events that unfold are portrayed bluntly and directly not to justify them, but to draw attention to the fact that for the people in situations like Young-eun's, the suffering becomes regular. Everyday. Mundane, even, so much so that you have no choice but to get used to it. Because you will never be able to escape it, anyway.

I see some people say that the pacing feels stilted but honestly I enjoyed it. I didn't have to try to get absorbed in the film (I just wish I'd found a version with better subtitles), and I actually think that the jumps in time help underscore the eventually mundane nature of Young-eun's difficult life.

The acting is solid and the soundtrack, though not necessarily "memorable," is actually very good. Cinematography is normal but it does some interesting things at certain points; as a whole though I wouldn't say I was super concerned about it. I prefer to think of this film in a "bigger picture" sort of way.

I was stunned when I first saw how the red light district was portrayed. I somehow never imagined that a red light district could look like it did in the film: lines and lines of brothels all crowded together with women spilling out from doorways, trying desperately to entice men inside. So many women, and all painted and dolled up and scared. So many that cars can barely pass through. It hurt to watch.

Some other tragic elements of the film: Young-eun's song. Eun-yeong's friend and the reality of HIV and AIDS. Women being blamed for penniless customers. The fact that so many workers become accustomed to the harassment. Gil-young and Young-eun missing each other by a hair every time. Young-eun, a ghost of the present moment and her obfuscated past. The woman desperate for work and tearing at her clothes in the streets. Eun-yeong becoming like the people who were the bane of her existence, only to be torn down again. The fact that there seems to be no love for a sex worker.

Eun-yeong's unnie.

The film approaches its message from various angles throughout. Dark humor, direct and melancholic emotional appeal, uncomfortably long sex scenes, and more shocking moments all serve to emphasize the bleakness of the existence Young-eun has been condemned to until her death. At first she is desirable; then, with age, she loses her appeal in the eyes of her potential customers and has to come to terms with the fact that even here, when she is at her lowest, she has an expiration date.

I don't know if I'm doing it well but I really want to emphasize how truly bleak and tragic this film is. It breaks my heart and I expect I will be thinking about it for a long time to come.

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A Timeless Masterpiece Indeed!

It can feel strange to describe love as feeling like an electric moment, but it often does feel electric, shocking, exciting, and overwhelmingly terrifying.


In the Korean BL film The Time of Fever, love is all of the above and more. Starring actors Won Tae Min and Do Woo, it tells the story of Ho Tae and Dong He, who have been inseparable since childhood, growing up like brothers. When Ho Tae returns to their hometown after his father’s funeral, he finds Dong Hee living in his old house, having been kicked out after coming out. Reuniting under one roof, their close bond begins to evolve as old feelings resurface. Dong Hee, who has secretly loved Ho Tae for years, tries to suppress his emotions, while Ho Tae is suddenly faced with unfamiliar feelings of his own. As Ho Tae recklessly dates others to avoid his confusion, their friendship is tested, leading to a gradual and emotional shift in their relationship.

Read the complete article here-

https://the-bl-xpress.com/2024/09/14/the-time-of-fever-series-review-ep-1-to-6/

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muito lindo

Esse minindrama poderia ter
um especial para vermos eles juntos. o dorama foi mto bonito não gostei mto do final apesar de entender mas acho que um especial seria perfeito
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"We were already happy"

In 1999 television and the internet became legal in Bhutan ushering in a new era to the small country sandwiched between China and India. In an even greater societal shakeup in 2006, King Jigme Singye Wangchuck announced his intention to step down and have the country transition to a constitutional monarchy. The people in the village of Ura faced a steep learning curve as they struggled to balance their long-held traditions with the encroaching modernization. And what could be a bigger example of polar opposites colliding than seeing a peaceful monk carrying a gun through fields of flowers in The Monk and the Gun.

An election official comes to Ura to register voters and stage a mock election to prepare the people for the real thing. The beloved Buddhist lama hears the news and tells his young monk to bring him two guns. “Things need to be made right.” In a country where many people had never even seen a gun, Tashi had a daunting task. The obedient monk didn’t know why the guns were needed but proceeded to go house to house in search of one. Someone else was also looking for a gun. An American gun dealer and collector, Ron Coleman, along with his guide, Benji, sought to make a deal with a local villager who was in possession of a rare American Civil War rifle.

The election official had her hands full trying to register the villagers as some had no idea when their exact birthdate was. They also weren’t exactly sure what the election was all about and why their king was abdicating. Was all this change really worth it? “Democracy will be the pinnacle of Gross National Happiness.” “We were already happy.” People began fighting about candidates, especially one family where a son-in-law bucked tradition by refusing to back the elder’s choice. The gun collector was led on a merry chase for his prize unaware that the police were chasing him. The collision was priceless.

Brilliant fields of flowers, emerald green hills---the cinematography had a lot to work with and made the most of a beautiful setting. The acting was mostly natural but unexceptional. A wife torn between her husband and mother revealed the conflict between tradition and modernization. All she wanted was for her family to be happy. The tenacious election official was determined to have the villagers prepared for when the real election took place. And the young monk who thought the name of the election was a pig disease just kept putting one foot in front of the other in order to comply with his master. The American was just as clueless about what was going on because despite most of the characters being uninterested in money, both his treasure and significant sums of money kept slipping through his fingers.

The Monk and the Gun was a gentle, humorous, and insightful examination of a society transitioning and wanting the changes to be meaningful and not negatively impact their way of life. The lama stood ready to help the villagers focus on eliminating hatred and conflict as they learned to embrace a say in their own government. People were also beginning to understand that being able to choose didn’t always mean the choices were great. “I can’t believe this idiot represents the ‘freedom and equality party.’” Welcome to democracy.

16 September 2024

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