Log 2024 [With Notes]

(Viki)          Total Duration:  1 hrs 42 min

Notes:   Sad.  ML taking FL's place as the one that dies was a tiny bit of a surprise & so was ending.

Ending -  FL finds 1 last candle & wishes to rewind time + never met ML.  ML meets FL at bakery after many years & kinda has inkling they met before when seeing rabbit that looks like a duck.

(Tubi)          Total Duration:  1 hrs 52 min

Notes:  Not funny humor.  Lots of fistacuffs.  Romance was subtle,  1 kiss at end.  Story was almost nonsensical.  No surprise good guy was bad guy & mystery student a good guy.

Ending - chief & gangster dad turning on boss live after being stabbed.  Some time passes & undercover guy shows up in front of FL & kisses her passionately.

(Dramaccool)          Total Duration:  1 hrs 52 min

Notes:   Funny.  Loved the way zombie boy walked.  Zombie no back story which was disappointing,  Disliked the pregnant wife character.  "Warm Bodies" kind of theme.

Ending - Grandpa forced to bite zombies to cure them just like he did w/ young zombie.   Brother & zombie boy cured.

(Dramaccool)          Total Duration:  1 hrs 51 min

Notes:    Not funny, but a few cute moments. Like all three team guys wanting to shoot judo champ team member when he starts making out w/female team member.  The actor who played the ex-military guy was a Reply 1988 main character....what a surprise, did not recognize him.  Great character change.  

Ending - team gets bad guys & medals/promotions.

(Dramaccool)          Total Duration:  1 hrs 49 min

Notes:   Interesting early Eddie.  Lots of sign language.

Ending - ML & FL watching sister compete for swimming medal.

(Dramaccool)          Total Duration:  1 hrs 49 min

Notes:   ML shown from backside walking naked around house a couple of times.  A couple of masturbating scenes.  ML character is corky.  FL had no "IT" factor.

Ending - FL marries another man & ML still loves her but wishes her well.  Kisses husband like he wants to kiss her as per groom's stipulation.

(Netflix)        Avg Dur:   70 min        Total Duration:  18 hrs 40 min

Notes:   Surprisingly good.  Rowoon's acting very enjoyable.  A few very funny moments.  FL's character dumb/a pussy so a bit hard to watch at first, but she gets a little better.  Chemistry started w/cardboard kissing, but by end so hot w/upside down kiss & kiss on closet drawer that leads to a mini bed scene.  Frustrating parts:  why did past ML take book in - final scene, why did past ML stab FL, why was killer fixated on FL, characters that kinda didn't add anything (office staff mostly, but ML2 as well which disappointed me).  Thought ML's mom would end up w/young lawyer luckily not...just good friends.  Parents seemed too young.  Music very good too.

Ending - Killer in prison, curse lifted when ML died at hospital, ML's parents pregnant, FL's bosses marry, ML moves in below FL & proposes marriage @ beach, FL2 hauled off to police station for questioning, her affair dumps her after being outted for bullying, ML2 moves away to join political arena after whistleblowing on Mayor.

(Viki)        Avg Dur:   23 min        Total Duration:  3 hrs 50 min

Notes:   Baby & toddler ADORABLE.  Thought this would have way more humor, but more like an after school special w/messages of teaching good life lessons.  ML2 has his shirt off a few times.

Ending - none of dads' DNA matched toddler.  The mother takes toddler back.  5 yrs later ML has 3 kids, ML2 to be married, boy surprise visits his 3 dads at playground.

(Netflix)        Avg Dur:   42 min        Total Duration:  7 hrs 

Notes:   Intro shows all of the ladies in wedding dresses, but that really seemed misleading. 

• Kei (fund Mgr) + Nona (actress) - Wedding pics look like she is pregnant. Photographer said 3 poses shown are used when bride pregnant.
• Taka (cosmetic surgeon) + Saki (Yoga Instructor) - What was he thinking?  He turns her down & then sobs crazily.  
• Shi (runs a spa/models) seemed relationship naïve.  Too aggressive w/guys but really looked good w/Keijiro (gym owner)
• Fuku runs a marketing co. (big guy) loved him!
• Okapi (actor/event planner)
• Yuta (works for IT Co.)
• Anna seemed like a player/flirt
• Sayu (nurse) - lost respect for her when she asked Kei to take a bath w/her.  Yushi called her out on it.
• Sora - too young too fake.  Did she even know what she was saying?
• Yushi (white hair at first) 
• Takafumi "Fumi" (Obgyn Dr) - not on for long
• Kiichi- Model - not on for long

(AsianCrush)          Total Duration:  1 hrs 56 min

Notes:   No surprise ML knew all along FL was his sister.  It would be odd especially since they've been step siblings from elementary school.  Cute scene at end showing when ML fell for FL @ Zoo when about 5 yrs old holding hands.  Due to age of remarriage leads seemed like real brother & sister.  Was a tiny bit bothered. 1 kiss - he shows emotion & she has dead fish lips.

Ending - Main leads wedding.

(Youtube)        Avg Dur:  5 min        Total Duration:  1 hrs 35 min

Notes:   FUNNY!  Every dream guy had a drawback.  Each video at end had an extra clip like the dog who couldn't stand his owner petting the look alike stuffed dog.

Ending - FL meets the real boy who made box.

(Dramacool)        Avg Dur:  30 min        Total Duration:  6 hrs

Notes:   ML seemed too self-absorbed/stoic.  FL still liking him seems absurd & I rooted for ML2 despite knowing full well FL was always team ML.  3 or 4 deadpan kisses.  FL's father & her acceptance of it drove me up a wall!  Funny that many of the MDL's comments shared my same thoughts.  Grandpa & FL's grandma are distant cousins......oh my.  Writing pretty good per the mystery part. Killer surprised me.

Ending - ML's aunt killed his mom & ML returns to family to run business.  

(Dramacool)        Avg Dur:  30 min        Total Duration:  6 hrs

Notes:   ML acting from stoic CEO to childish boy cuteness was masterful.  FL actress pretty/likable, but self-sacrificing character way too frustrating.  An ex date from 10 years ago showing up as a lovesick psycho wasn't a good plot choice.  Lots of cliches.  Kinda wanted ML's 2 BF's to end up together.

Ending - ML crashes fake wedding & the leads plan their future wedding.

(Viki)          Total Duration:  1 hrs 33 min

Notes:   Sci fi scenes a bit low budget looking.  Loved at the cape scenery. 2 school girls a waste of film time. 

Ending - beautifully sad.  FL dies. ML returns to his world where he meets his Risa in events opposite of the world he just visited (he is in hospital/Risa visiting her brother)

(Viki)          Total Duration:  1 hrs 38 min

Notes:   Story seemed imaginative.  loved the bonus footage at end w/3 girls singing.  Loved the shadow play , the public heart box where couples kiss, & the ML rockin the pink dress.

Ending - both rivals turned friends go to MIT.  ML & FL kiss (gum first).

(Dramacool)          Total Duration:  1 hrs 45 min

Notes:   Not a fan of FL.  So many red flags,  FL loves her uncle & ML says okay, ML kisses FL while sleeping, ML stalks her (although my fav scene was ML waiting outside for FL w/the stalker stare...funny), female friend stabs FL in the back by letting her get lured to deviant's garage no repercussions?  

Ending - bonus footage....Wait til all credits done.  9 yrs later ML asks FL to marry him she says yes.

(Dramacool)          Total Duration:  1 hrs 59 min

Notes:   Not a fan of FL actress's acting.  Animae buffs said lead was a male in their version.  I liked female trying to hide as male.  Wished for stronger story arc about FL & demon relationship.  Cinematography was superb. Enjoyed costumes, fighting & music.  FL's friend looked like Lee Min Ho.

Ending - Demon saves FL from poison even though he is waiting for her soul.  Actual head bad guy was not caught.  2nd movie?

(Dramacool)          Total Duration:  1 hrs 53 min

Notes:   Had that Shin Hye Sun magic.  Loved how she played the cheery goodie & then the confident edgy boxer. The villain was good, bad to the end, even when FL teacher tries to give him chances for remorse.  Also enjoyed the tie in w/villain's evil mom.

Ending - FL quits, but returns for teacher hiring interview @ same school.  FL is teaching a dance boxing class.  An entitled bad girl rolling up to school.  ML arrested.

(Tubi)          Total Duration:  1 hrs 55 min

Notes:   Missing the charm of the American version.  Can't beat Whoopi Goldburg.  Same music & many of the same iconic scenes.  Ghost was FL.  Loved the little girl ghost difference.

(Tubi)          Total Duration:  1 hrs 48 min

Notes:   The romance was just mention, & the comedy value was meh.  The ML didn't have the "it" factor.  Lots of well known actors in this movie.

(Viki)          Total Duration:  2 hrs 3 min

Notes:   Too slow for me.  The kissing was fantastic & sex scenes not graphic at all.  Needed backstory on separated ex-lovers to feel their chemistry.  How can someone be so selfish to their wife like that?

Ending - open ending - FL drives into either sunrise to start a new life or sunset to end their lives together.

(Netflix)          Total Duration:  2 hrs 11 min

Notes:  Song Joong Ki's acting phenomenal & so was FL.  Story a bit all over the place.  1 sex scene that showed little but still felt sensual.  A bit of gore.  Kept waiting for the death of ML, but luckily that never happened.

Ending - They meet up a year later at a beach town, totally still in love.

(Netflix)          Total Duration:  2 hrs 14 min

Notes:    ML attractive & what a well behaved charming white cat.  Costumes & dance very pretty.  A super brief BL scene & has undertone of BL but not a true BL.  The villain so scary as a crazy Chinese.  A bit of gore (dead body & jugular slit)

Ending - ML stays to dance & drummer leaves Mansaung after finding out his dad sold guns to both warring sides. Wan went off the deep end so Kem shot him to save everyone.

An Encouragement to Love

(Netflix)        Avg Dur:  20 min        Total Duration:  2 hrs 40 min

Notes:  Loved the show's intro dance w/ all the cast members & the multiple-choice question asked at end of each show about the next episode.  

(Netflix)        Avg Dur:  70 min        Total Duration:  18 hrs 40 min

Notes:   Chemistry best friend love, so mild, not hot.  Loved seeing Ji Chang Wook in a campier role.  The Korean flag headband, he sings too....  Love Shin Hye Sun, but this role didn't grab me.  A lot of overacting from many cast members.  Feel like I've seen this drama before.  The evil psycho assistant reminded me a lot of Marry My Husband story arc.  Hometown Cha Cha Cha vibes.

Ending - Leads happily together. ML goes to Switzerland, blabbermouth opens successful restaurant & dates FL's assistant, heavyset glasses runs a successful comic, oldest sister becomes flight attendant teacher & remarries ex, youngest sister becomes diver w/mom & dates dolphin enthusiast.  ML returns for x-mas to be w/FL.

(Amazon Prime)        Avg Dur:  70 min        Total Duration:  18 hrs 40 min

Notes:   Chemistry Meh.  5 kisses that were mostly just okay.  Acting from females was phenomenal.  The actors' looks from college kids to adults was fantastic.  ML was a bit disappointing.  Loved ML's younger sister & the orange tabby cat.  ML's ex fiancée came in late to story & was kinda useless.  Intended shockers:  ML sent by FL's dad, FL's BF hated her from start, FL's mom & FL2's dad in an affair, ML had died & time traveled.  Music was very good.

Ending - FL's ex-husband killed by FL's BF.   ML & FL thwart their fated deaths / marry, have 3 kids.  Final image them viewing humongous cherry tree artwork in a gallery w/ petals all around them.

(Viki)        Avg Dur:  68 min        Total Duration:  6 hrs 48 min

Notes:   Hunger Games x The Truman Show x Squid Game x F4.  I can see why Netflix chose.  1 BL, 1 GL, 1 Hetero couple.  The good stuff - flirt fighting, FL & ML2 dancing on date, the theme song (sung by actor who plays Chun), humor, Bovy & the story was creative/interesting.  ML2 mildly went for FL.  Liked him too for her.  The bad - the kissing (2x), FL's eyes creeped me out a bit.

Ending - Hint ending - FL & ML happy w/a kid.  Chun's mom looking at pics of them plus guy in hoodie (I think ML's dad...her 1st love?)  Season 2 ?  No current plans in the works at this time.

(Viki)        Avg Dur:  60 min        Total Duration:  15 hrs 

Notes:   Fantastic chemistry!  It felt like FL made ML smile, like they were truly enjoying this acting job.  The 6-7 kisses were soft, gentle, & munchy.  Kiss in the closet fun, he closes the closet door.  One even had tongue.  FL is not super-hot like ML per many fans, but I love her as an actress & a beauty.  Story of curse & mystery of prior lives very interesting.   ML2's acting as a bad guy was surprising to me & very good.  Also really liked Yul's character....he believes anything.  Understated humor was good but felt they could have hammed it up a bit more.  Cha Eun Woo 1 shower scene that just showed his upper back & he has 1 sing scene.  A few cinematography scenic shots that were pretty.  CGI on FL dog a bit creepy.  Music was okay/good.

(Tubi)          Total Duration:  1 hrs 18 min

Notes:    Not a fan of ML actor or character.  CGI was laughable/a joke.   Surprised by coach turning evil.

Ending - ML actually died @ beginning after jumping out of police window 5 floors up. I totally missed this...thank goodness for a smart MDL viewer posting that comment.

(Tubi)          Total Duration:  1 hrs 53 min

Notes:   Liked the elephant following ML2 playing recorder.  Recorder music good.  I was good either ML.  Scrapbook adorable & toddler FL girl kissing crying toddler ML2 adorable.

Ending - FL chooses longtime friend.

(Tubi)          Total Duration:  1 hrs 56 min

Notes:   The romance went nowhere.  Thought ML would get the girl after his classmate dumped her...but no.  Quote:  "Men talk to woman to have sex, but woman have sex to talk to men."

Ending - ML meets FL on bus 1 year after he dropped out.  ML studying for GED so can go to college.  FL failed college entrance exam so studying.  ML meets buddy @ movies & they banter on Jackie Chan vs Bruce Lee.

(Netflix)          Total Duration:  2 hrs 1 min

Notes:   1/2 story 1/2 Sulli interview.  Pig story too gory & too artsy for my taste. Sulli's acting truly was amazing.  Sulli struggling w/mental issues very noticeable in interview.  Had to fast forward, my heart hurt for her.  

(Netflix)        Avg Dur:  20 min        Total Duration:  1 hrs 20 min

Notes:    Love Set / Collector - ML looked too old to be romantic w/ FL.  Actual ages are 12 yrs apart. / Kiss Burn / Walking @ Night = the twist of her as a ghost was unexpected.

(Amazon Prime)        Avg Dur:  62 min        Total Duration:  16 hrs 32 min

Notes:  FL smile too fake, but she is very pretty.  ML's face/acting was like wood.  Maybe chemistry?  7 kisses.  At least 5 were good w/moderate munchies.  ML w/ 1st reincarnation actress a bit creepy as she looked too young for him.  Joseon story scenes confuse me.  Not sure how many times died & in what order.  I had no clue who the killer was so appreciated that.  ML2 was tied to FL in past so why was his love so blaaah.  Poor writing - Story of golden arrow? fairy dog transforms why? why fate god so mean? ML's story from human to fairy?  Why changing from visible to invisible? FL loses ML but so does FL2, why isn't this touched on? 3 fairy friends story arc good idea but wasn't executed well. The backstories of all the fairies as to why being punished?  3 different actors for FL, but ML2 same actor why? Loved the cliff w/ the dead tree & the lily pond, the cgi was pretty.

Ending - ML dies & about 3 yrs later comes back human as his 29 year old self.  Leads have a daughter.  Cute scene of them discussing 2nd kid.  3 fairy friends dissipate (back to fairy land?)

(Viki)          Total Duration:  2 hrs 1 min

Notes:    The hoarding situation in her apt made me sick to my stomach.  FL's emotions/thought process is not something I understand or can relate to.   The scenes where she becomes famous/plays w/boyfriend are a dream?

(Viki)          Total Duration:  2 hrs 1 min

Notes:    FL funny but I don't like her w/ ML.  FL is mentally only about 5 yrs old & ML is a serious adult.  Seeing him deal w/her sloppiness, lack of impulse control & delusions makes me angry.  The orchestra hall was beautiful.

(Viki)        Avg Dur:  30 min        Total Duration:  4 hrs 30 min

Notes:   Both MLs look pretty feminine, especially older brother. 

(Netflix)        Avg Dur:  60 min        Total Duration:  10 hrs 

Notes:   Lower rating because I dislike horror & gore.  The acting was good, liked each role & actor in it.  ML's friend story arc a bit hohum.  Did not like FL w/ML.  1 kiss done very well (Hell A+ actors why wouldn't it be). The heavy emphasis on Japanese thoughts & emotions towards Koreans is probably spot on & disturbing. Japanese & Korean spoken & everybody could understand each other???.  CGI very good.  Music okay - subtitles gave music info.  Lots of mysteries:  1- who drank the parasite in cup, what was Madea's beef w/ FL's mom, what happens w/ crazy doc & parasite baby & what does burned villain do?  Had feelings this would have been better as a movie series.  

Ending - Creature dies giving parasite to daughter to save her, crazy doc takes the infected baby, & final scene is a glimpse of a modern-day timeline w/ML's doppelganger w/ a scar running down back of his neck.

(Netflix)        Avg Dur:  50 min        Total Duration:  6 hrs 40 min

Notes:   The acting was good not to dramaish. A lot more BL than I anticipated, but their story cute.  Sex scenes done in classy way.

(Dramacool)        Avg Dur:  45 min        Total Duration:  4 hrs 30 min

Notes:  Loved the ML...so hot.  1 very brief shower scene that showed just a peek.  His acting was what I really enjoyed.  His love for FL, crying, actions of pride (reving car) so good.  FL character not good enough or hot enough for him.  2 good kiss scenes. FL sleeping on ML2s shoulder made feel like he was better for FL, but his younger look not..  Music was okay.  

Ending - ML invites himself to join FL on her "walkabout", FL chooses piano over tebokki & to stay with ML.

(Netflix)        Avg Dur:  1 hr 6 min        Total Duration:  17 hrs 36 min

Notes:  Idk...Acting was good but chemistry not transferring to me.  FL's crying was a bit cringy.  Needed more red eyes w/ demon behavior scenes.  Mystery - who killed chairwoman & is after FL?   Kept thinking the good guy might be bad, luckily not.  1 shower scene w/ML's very hot abs. 6 kiss scenes 1 step above pressed lips kissing.  Kissing under the sprinkler system in greenhouse their best.   Cinematography was very good.  Loved the suspended water droplets of ocean spray against sunset backdrop & ML's office of clocks.  Office worker scenes were a waste of time.   Doberman was adorable.  Theme song reminded me of Goblin's theme song.  

Ending - FL get's shot, ML saves her against the rules & burns away.  ML returns to his demon job due to his bet w/ God that he won. The cousin becomes the chairperson of the Co.

(Tubi)          Total Duration:  1 hrs 42 min

Notes:  Yet another school bullying movie/drama.  Friends who say they are not friends was cute.  My favorite scene when ML's bad luck is tested in a lab.  Totally my luck too!

Ending - Friend helps ML in roof top fight & defeat bullies.

(Tubi)          Total Duration:  1 hrs 50 min

Notes:  The story just seemed a bit off the mark.  Comedy did not seem funny. Liked the romance scene of the leads waking up in the same room.  

Ending - FL returns to Japan & ML plus other boarders follow her shortly thereafter. 

(Tubi)          Total Duration:  1 hrs 48 min

Notes:   Joanna actress sometimes looked like Dilrabra Dilmurat.  So Ji Sub was a surprise in a Chinese movie.  FL a bit corky & so was the movie.  ML as actress's bro was not a surprise.

Ending - ML leaves for Europe & FL works on her comic book.  ML returns to FL w/ black lab now a full grown adult dog.

(Tubi)          Total Duration:  1 hrs 52 min

Notes: Movie definitely felt older.  Liked the teen ML actor, have seen him in a few things.  I wonder if I would ignore my older self telling me to not to do something that my future self regretted.

Ending -   FL sees who really loved her.  The nerd wins her heart & future ML get's the girl.

(Viki)        Avg Dur:  1 hr 10 min        Total Duration:  14 hrs 

Notes:   Nothing new. 10 episodes would have been better. Leads' chemistry hard to see except during kiss scenes.  5 fairly long soft munching kisses done very well. 1 bed scene that was kinda steamy.  ML has shirt off 2 times. Couple of cute scenes...ML prods FL to play w/him.  ML2 seemed like an afterthought.  Missed the cuteness that usually comes w/ the competition for the lady.  2nd couple (Lead's assistants/BFs) adorable!  Their kiss was the bad pressed lips kiss.  Had a twinge of 2nd ML syndrome for past ML at end. Twist of stepmom n/killing ML's mom an unexpected surprise.  Grandpa as bad guy & good guy played really well. A few great Cinematography shots.  

Ending -  FL returns to her time to fix issues, past husband still dies-heart failure & ML waits for her in future.  FL returns after falling from cliff into sea & they get married. Sad ending better?..Maybe.

(Netflix)        Avg Dur:  1 hr 10 min        Total Duration:  12 hrs 50 min

Notes:   Participants lacked "it" factor so hard to connect w/ them.  Interesting mix of jobs, cafe owner, model, anchor, basketball star, coast guard, humanities student, palates instructor, etc.  Was glad basketball star picked anchor woman.

(Netflix)          Total Duration:  2 hrs

Notes:    Strange.  Wasn't a fan of ML actor's looks, but character kinda likable.  The mystery of who killed the boss not a dead giveaway which was nice.

(Amazon Prime)        Avg Dur:  55 min        Total Duration:  7 hrs 20 min

Notes:  Loved almost all the characters & actors.  Surprising that Kang Ha Nuel turned this down...glad for Seo In Guk.  Cinematography noticeably stunning.  Music for theme song adds to the whole aura.

Ending -  ML back @ square 1 & picks up the phone call from his mom instead of jumping off building.

(Viki)        Avg Dur:  1 hrs 10 min        Total Duration:  18 hrs 40 min

Notes:  Loved almost all the characters & actors some more endearing than others:  FL's bro, King, the young crown Prince, ML's asst & FL.  Focus was on the 3 old maids needing marriage.  The romance of main leads not strong but I felt it a bit.  A few cringeworthy acting scenes.  1 kiss & it was ugly BAD.  Cinematography was stunning!  

Ending -  King arranges their fake deaths so they can be together.  FL waits to approach ML while he is recovering.

(YouTube_drama nursing home)          Total Duration:  1 hr 59 Min

Notes  -    Movie is shortened form of 20 episode drama.  FL actress hard to watch & flash backs of their falling in love scenes not compelling enough, so not going to watch drama.  All other actors good.  

(Netflix)     "The Last Wife"     Vietnam     Movie  [2023]       Rating:  6.5        Total = 2 hr 12 min
Notes:  ML very good looking, masculine hands.  Gov did not look evil but was.  FL killed 1st wife & 1st wife killed her.  Kid was crab seller/childhood lovers, no surprise.

(Netflix)     "MAI"     Vietnam     Movie  [2024]       Rating:  8.0        Total = 2 hr 11 min
Notes:  ML 2 sex scenes - 1st moderately graphic, Why did she put up w/her dad?  What a sleese.  Thought ML & FL would end up together...nope.  Mystery of FL's past delved out in short bits throughout masterfully.  Only issue was the screaming/fighting.  Cinematography fantastic!