Things I have watched lately
Sep. 26th, 2010 12:08 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kutsuwamushiOn Thursday, I turned in a paper and several assignments, and immediately collapsed into a brainless puddle of laziness. I decided to watch some dramas.
Freeze
I admit it it. I like vampire stories. I liked them before Anita Blake, Sookie, and Twilight, though--so all you damn kids off my lawn.
This drama sounded like it had the potential to be either cute or hilariously bad, so I gave it a try. It's about a vampire who falls in love with a high school girl. Much to my disappointment, it only turned out to be boring. I didn't even make it through the first episode.
The production values are low and the main character is wooden. The writing is bad. I decided it wasn't worth my time when I realized that they were setting up the love rival to be petty and vain, meaning that all three main characters were either boring or infuriating.
I give this show one out of five sparkles.
Jeon Woochi
So after that letdown, I decided to watch something I already knew I liked: the cute, if a little chaotic, movie "Jeon Woochi".
Woochi is a wizard's apprentice living in the Joseon era. Cocky and selfish, he wants to find two mysterious artifacts that will turn him into the greatest wizard who has ever lived. However, this quest gets sidetracked when he ends up entangled in a fight between demons who want to open up the gate to hell, and a trio of Taoist gods. Woochi ends up being transported to 21st century, where the fight continues.
This is one of those movies that it's fun to waste a couple of hours on. It really could have been a mini-series--the story has so much room for expansion--but to be honest, I kind of like the final scene, even though it felt sort of abrupt. It has good production values and there are no characters that I really disliked, although Woochi's companion Chorangyi (a dog in human form) might annoy some.
I recommend this one if you're looking for a bit of fluff. You can download it from the jdramas community on LJ here.
(I should write fanfic.)
Freeze
I admit it it. I like vampire stories. I liked them before Anita Blake, Sookie, and Twilight, though--so all you damn kids off my lawn.
This drama sounded like it had the potential to be either cute or hilariously bad, so I gave it a try. It's about a vampire who falls in love with a high school girl. Much to my disappointment, it only turned out to be boring. I didn't even make it through the first episode.
The production values are low and the main character is wooden. The writing is bad. I decided it wasn't worth my time when I realized that they were setting up the love rival to be petty and vain, meaning that all three main characters were either boring or infuriating.
I give this show one out of five sparkles.
Jeon Woochi
So after that letdown, I decided to watch something I already knew I liked: the cute, if a little chaotic, movie "Jeon Woochi".
Woochi is a wizard's apprentice living in the Joseon era. Cocky and selfish, he wants to find two mysterious artifacts that will turn him into the greatest wizard who has ever lived. However, this quest gets sidetracked when he ends up entangled in a fight between demons who want to open up the gate to hell, and a trio of Taoist gods. Woochi ends up being transported to 21st century, where the fight continues.
This is one of those movies that it's fun to waste a couple of hours on. It really could have been a mini-series--the story has so much room for expansion--but to be honest, I kind of like the final scene, even though it felt sort of abrupt. It has good production values and there are no characters that I really disliked, although Woochi's companion Chorangyi (a dog in human form) might annoy some.
I recommend this one if you're looking for a bit of fluff. You can download it from the jdramas community on LJ here.
(I should write fanfic.)
