DragonAlnz
New Zealand
Don't be put off by the "horror" tag.
Revenant is an occult mystery thriller and not a horror, so don't be too scared to watch this masterpiece. There's a lot of suspense to keep you on the edge of your seat, but nothing gory. It has a unique and interesting plot, which will keep you thinking and guessing, and thought-provoking themes. Above all, it features jaw-dropping acting from chameleon Kim Taeri, who has given us two more iconic characters in Sanyeong and possessed Sanyeong to join Na Heedo, Go Aeshin, Captain Jang and Sookhee. It's amazing that she transforms with each role without a trace of past characters. Revenant is thoroughly recommended and joins Mr Sunshine and Twenty-Five Twenty-One as my all-time favourite dramas.Was this review helpful to you?
Wow!
I started watching Mr Sunshine a while ago, but gave up after the first two episodes because I found so many characters a bit confusing and I didn't know anything about Korean history. I then discovered (and fell in love with) Kim Tae Ri after watching Twenty-Five Twenty-One and re-started Mr Sunshine. Am I glad that I did!Kim Tae Ri is luminously beautiful as Go Ae Sin, and her Hanbok are sumptuous. Go Ae Sin is an amazing character and no wonder everyone around her loved and wanted to protect her. All the other actors are top-notch and memorable. Yoo Yeon Seok was sexy and smouldering as Gu Dong Mae and it was such a different role to the doctors he usually plays. I liked the character of Kudo Mina and the fact that she reluctantly became Go Ae Sin's ally when she could've easily been a rival. Go Ae Sin's servants, Ms Haman and Mr Haengrang, were so funny and loyal.
Everything about the production, especially the cinematography, is top quality. A minor quibble is that the special effects make-up (eg blood) was a bit amateurish.
I always knew that Mr Sunshine was a top-rated drama and now I now why. There are many laugh out loud moments but you'll mostly need tissues. It's one of the very best dramas I've seen and is highly recommended.
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Watch it without reading/watching any reviews beforehand!
I made the mistake of watching some YouTube reviews before I watched the movie, so the plot twists were spoiled for me. Watch it going in blind and with an open mind.I think Kim Tae Ri was brave as a rookie actress taking on the role when she knew that full nudity (and more) was required, and she is amazing. She fully deserves all the awards she got afterwards.
The chemistry between Kim Min Hee and Kim Tae Ri was great and it's a pity that the controversy about Kim Min Hee's personal life overshadowed her acting in this film.
This is the first film I've seen from director Park Chan Wook, so I'm curious to see his past works and his latest one, Decision To Leave.
The Handmaiden is a masterpiece movie and highly recommended.
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Please don't mark down your score because you don't like the ending!
I loved Twenty-Five Twenty-One because it was a beautiful love story which made me laugh and cry. Like everyone else, I wanted Na Hee Do and Baek Yi Jin to end up together, but it the timing wasn't right for them and they had different priorities. Na Hee Do wanted to be Ko Yu Rim's rival and was driven by her late-father's belief in her. Baek Yi Jin wanted to reunite his family and being a reporter/newscaster gave him the chance to do this, despite not being a college graduate. Na Hee Do needed a supportive partner like her father and not someone who was going to be like her mother. Perhaps if Na Hee Do had a mother with a different profession, things might've been different, but her mother's past actions had scarred her too much. I live in hope that they can make their way back to each other when Min Chae is older.Although I've given top scores, the show isn't perfect. One criticism is that the mother missing her husband's funeral altogether was too unbelievable and surely her boss would've made more of an effort to make her go. I do understand that the mother was fearful about keeping her job and raising a child on her own and was trying hard to keep it together, so the pre-reconciliation interactions between her and Na Hee Do were heart-wrenching. A second minor criticism is that I also find it unbelievable that the older Na Hee Do didn't remember the beach trip. Surely if you have a photo album, you'd remember such a special trip!
The actress who plays the older Na Hee Do had a good resemblance, but she lacked spark, but perhaps the loss of spark was from marriage to the wrong person? But who can match Kim Tae Ri in acting, beauty and personality? I wonder if the makers looked at ageing Kim Tae Ri to play the older Na Hee Do?
I'm not ready to let the show go yet and have re-watched it several times, even though it makes me cry each time. The ending was heartbreaking, but it was signalled right from the beginning. So please award your scores based on the categories and not on your disagreement with the ending!
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