Posted by: raison on: April 20, 2009
It’s long (54 episodes) and it has way too many major characters (31 just look at the poster!) but it’s one of the best real life stories I’ve seen in a while. The story starts in the 1960′s in a small community in Taiwan. The drama is revolves around the lives of several families who [...]
Posted by: raison on: November 14, 2008
베토벤 바이러스 Beethoven Virus Best drama I’ve seen in a VERY long time! And I’m not the only one who thinks so. Look at the high viewership. If you are fan of classical music, this drama is to die for! If you like it just fine, you will love the drama and become a fan [...]
Posted by: raison on: November 12, 2008
不良笑花 Bu Liang Xiao Hua I was definitely expecting this drama to be another one of those immature jokes that the Taiwan entertainment industry occasionally pushes out. After a few episodes (Ok, I watched all ten episodes that have aired within a week!), Bu Liang Xiao Hua or Miss No Good is in reality refreshing [...]
Posted by: raison on: October 22, 2008
Since the unsubbed version is already out on CrunchyRoll, it won’t be long before every HanaKimi fans will get access to watch the 90 minute special. With multiple midterms this week, it took me a couple days to finish the movie special. The special basically revisits our favorite people from the Hana Kimi (Japan) series [...]
Posted by: raison on: August 30, 2008
Watch this! I’ve only seen the first episode and am super excited for the rest. For those of you who haven’t heard of Koizora, it’s a super cute story about high school romance. Some dialogues are pretty mushy but nothing out of the norm in a jdrama. This is not the 2007 movie but actually [...]
Posted by: raison on: August 4, 2008
Other than the fact that it’s based significantly on the Chinese story of the Three Kingdoms, Red Cliff is your typical epic movie. I estimated that 40% of the scenes are on the battle field and 30% didn’t make any sense to me. I spent a lot time waiting for the 300-like battle scenes to [...]