dragynfaerie
USA
More Of a Warning Than Review
This warning is for my fellow English speakers/readers. If English is not the primary language you use while viewing subs, then you probably should go read one of the other reviews.
The subs are poor. Forget for a minute about the poor grammar, incorrect pronouns (often males are called she and females, he..confused the heck out of me at first), incorrect or odd words that spring up randomly (the Guavaberry Forrest, 'let's guavaberry,' the guavaberry,' '..enough circumcision.' Is guava berry the Indonesian equivalent of thingamajig?), etc. I just mentioned Indonesia. Let me explain why. Every so often a word would come up that isn't translated and it's not a proper noun. At first I thought it was supposed some afterlife language, then jibberish because I knew it wasn't Korean. I started to believe that the fansubber was not fluent in neither Korean nor English. Then it hit me. They translated the subs that were in a different language (still doesn't explain the poor English but it was something). I tested my theory when I had had enough of not quite knowing what was being said. A full untranslated sentence came on screen. Using a free service, I typed it in and it came up as Indonesian. et viola! Like I said it doesn't explain the poor English, but at least I know I'm not nuts. Most Indonesians I know speak English much better than the subs read. I'm inclined to believe the person who did the subs doesn't speak either language or is at least illiterate in one. 99% of the subs are in English, but you will find yourself needing to decipher the meaning. So, consider yourself warned. And should you decide to watch the movie may you be blessed with better subs. Good luck.
Now, a quick review. The CGI, makeup, costumes, and sets are ridiculously good. The acting is what you would expect from a cast that boast names like Don Lee (Ma Dong Suk), Lee Jung Jae, and Sung Dong Il. The only thing that could have used some work is probably the writing. As a continuation of Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds, the story seems repetitive mostly. There are big reveals as one would expect in a sequel, but not enough meat on it's bones to fill the almost 2.5 hours film length. Even with the crappy subs, I did enjoy watching The Last 49 Days just not as much as the original.
The subs are poor. Forget for a minute about the poor grammar, incorrect pronouns (often males are called she and females, he..confused the heck out of me at first), incorrect or odd words that spring up randomly (the Guavaberry Forrest, 'let's guavaberry,' the guavaberry,' '..enough circumcision.' Is guava berry the Indonesian equivalent of thingamajig?), etc. I just mentioned Indonesia. Let me explain why. Every so often a word would come up that isn't translated and it's not a proper noun. At first I thought it was supposed some afterlife language, then jibberish because I knew it wasn't Korean. I started to believe that the fansubber was not fluent in neither Korean nor English. Then it hit me. They translated the subs that were in a different language (still doesn't explain the poor English but it was something). I tested my theory when I had had enough of not quite knowing what was being said. A full untranslated sentence came on screen. Using a free service, I typed it in and it came up as Indonesian. et viola! Like I said it doesn't explain the poor English, but at least I know I'm not nuts. Most Indonesians I know speak English much better than the subs read. I'm inclined to believe the person who did the subs doesn't speak either language or is at least illiterate in one. 99% of the subs are in English, but you will find yourself needing to decipher the meaning. So, consider yourself warned. And should you decide to watch the movie may you be blessed with better subs. Good luck.
Now, a quick review. The CGI, makeup, costumes, and sets are ridiculously good. The acting is what you would expect from a cast that boast names like Don Lee (Ma Dong Suk), Lee Jung Jae, and Sung Dong Il. The only thing that could have used some work is probably the writing. As a continuation of Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds, the story seems repetitive mostly. There are big reveals as one would expect in a sequel, but not enough meat on it's bones to fill the almost 2.5 hours film length. Even with the crappy subs, I did enjoy watching The Last 49 Days just not as much as the original.
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