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This Love Doesn't Have Long Beans (2024)
This Love Has All The BL Nutrients You Need
I might be biased in reviewing this series, because it incorporated two of my favorite couple in Pit Babe series, Sailub-Pon and Benz-Garfield. But that doesn't necessarily mean that what I'm going to write is not true. This Love Doesn't Have Long Beans doesn't beat around the bush and gets straight to the point, that's why it only consists of 8 episodes. You won't get bored watching it cause there are no unnecessary long scenes. Everything they put up in every episodes are essential to the plot. Every conflict that occurred are simple & logical, no complicated bull crap like in some cheap soap operas where the conflicts were made unresolved for too long just for the sake of stretching the number of episodes. The acting was decent for most actors, especially the main couple. I'm so glad that they gave Sailub-Pon the main couple position in this series. If you've watched Pit Babe, you'd know that they have this strong chemistry going on. I'm also ecstatic that they decided to give Benz-Garfield the second couple position, since they never had anything going in Pit Babe. And boy, they do deserve it!
My Love Mix-Up! (2024)
My Love Mixed Reaction
This Thai adaptation of Kieta Hatsukoi gave mixed feelings. There are some things that I like and the others made me wanna stick a pen to my eye.
Let's start with the good stuff first. I like how they added Atom's heroism when Kongthap got bitten by a snake. Although in the end they found out that the snake isn't poisonous, but Atom overcoming his fear to save Kongthap is a solid proof of how much he likes Kongthap. I also like how they added some parents-children drama. They also added the pre-college part, which made it more realistic.
But there's also bad stuff which irked me. Like how there's so many shameless product placements. They should really learn how to blend them into the movie better. They also made Atom replaced Mudmee's role in the school play so suddenly. It doesn't make any sense, cause Atom wasn't even the understudy. How could he know all the dialogs? In Kietai Hatsukoi, Aoki saw that Hashimoto was troubled when she was asked to take on the Cinderella role. So he volunteered to ease her burden. And then they also replaced the awfully judgmental teacher with a super sweet and supportive teacher which turns out to be gay. They just removed more conflicts in the plot by doing that. And it made the story more boring.
Over all, I think that this adaptation of Kietai Hatsukoi is not that bad, but at the same time, it couldn't exceed the original version. If it weren't for the existing ship of Fouth & Gemini, this adaptation would've flopped big time.
We Are (2024)
We Are... A Bunch Of Infatuated College Students
This BL series revolves around a campus, because it's about a group of college students who later develop feelings for one another. There are 4 couples in this series : PheemPhum, ThaenFang, QToey & ShanePun. PheemPhum started as enemies and slowly turned into lovers. ThaenFang started as enemies, then into friends, then into lovers. QToey is the classic senior-junior relationship. And the last one (literally the last one to bloom), ShanePun is the bestie turned lovers couple. The plot is very predictable with so little (to none) conflicts. No real life problems can be found in this series, which is very unrealistic if you ask me. I think that this series can be made way shorter, like 12 to 13 episodes. Some episode were unnecessarily added just to stretch the plot. Aside of that fact, I think that this series is okay. If you like the nauseatingly sweet PDAs, that is. Cause as soon as they became lovers, those couples turned so cheesy, clingy, and obsessed with PDAs.
Skincare (2024)
Skin-mess
This crime thriller tells a story about a smart but stupid business woman. She's smart about business, but stupid about her social life. She didn't have any idea who to trust and unfortunately took the wrong person to do so. There's a little bit of mystery in the first half of the film, but the answer came soon after. There wasn't any plot twists. If you could see who's the sketchy one, you'd be able to predict who's the main perpetrator before the answer was even shown. I feel like for a thriller, there's not enough thrill in this movie. I only got mild thrills and chills from it. So if you're hoping to get a good scare by watching this, you'd be disappointed. But acting-wise, it was pretty good from most actors. Elizabeth Banks was brilliant, I've always liked her movies. So far, everything with her in it, is interesting to watch. Even when she's just the supporting actress.
Blink Twice (2024)
I Spit On Your Island
This psychological thriller / murder mystery is masked as a rom-com at the beginning of the movie. A broke girl met a handsome billionaire who fell for her and swept her off her feet. But then amidst the blissful fun, some weird things kept on happening. Then after almost halfway through the movie, the mystery started to unfold. There was indeed something wrong, very wrong. I mean, how could there not? Who would go on a vacation with a stranger? No matter how hot they are. But then again, Hollywood isn't famous for for their logic. The last part of this movie turned into a revenge movie, which I quite like. That's why I added another star from my initial rating.
Trap (2024)
Rat Trap
Well, this is certainly a new experience for me. I've never seen a crime thriller movie about serial killers from their point of view before. It's interesting to watch how he wriggled and squirmed as he tried to escape from the hands of the law. It's almost like it's trying to teach you on how to get away. There's certainly no mystery here, since the identity of the culprit is already revealed from the beginning of the movie. And although the first half of the movie went by without any significant suspense, the other half was full of it. Josh Hartnett's acting was superb. On the other hand, Saleka Shyamalan wasn't great. I saw some room for improvement there.
Inside Out 2 (2024)
Inside Out Chapter 2 : Adolescent
This continuation of Inside Out is still great, like the first movie. Although I didn't feel the same rush as I did when I watched the first movie. Maybe because it's the first time, and this isn't. Oh, well. On to the review. The problem in this next installment of Inside Out would be the new emotions that came with adolescent. And Anxiety is the head of the new gang. She's the main problem of this movie. It reminds me of how bad it got me when I was a teenager. Just like the first movie, this one applies psychological terms into corporeal forms. I love it! I wanted to give it 9 stars, but then I remembered that they just chucked the puberty part out of the movie like it didn't have any effects on Riley's mind. How could they? Puberty does a number on teenagers minds! How could've they tossed it aside?! Where's the consequences of Joy throwing that out? They didn't even show anything about puberty in this movie. That's why I decided to deduct 1 star. Maybe they're saving it for the next movie? I don't know. All I know is that it's not good to just forget stuff like that, especially the big ones.
Subservience (2024)
Auto-Dominance
This sci-fi thriller is about artificial intelligence gone wrong. Again. Because Terminator series isn't enough. People love horrors and thrillers about robots went haywire and killing people. I guess that's why some people don't find this movie interesting. I, on the other hand, won't pass a decent movie just because it's been done before. This one is about a man who hired an artificial servant who's obligated to fulfill her primary user needs. Meet Alice (Megan Fox), the sim (that's how they call a robot in this movie) who went to great lengths to provide the best care for Nick (Michele Morrone). Which didn't excluding doing immoral things such as adultery and illegal actions such as mass murder. The first half of the movie will seem like a good adult movie when you watch it. And the rest will turn into a decent thriller. If you ignore the illogical plot of this sci-fi thriller (how a gigantic A. I. corporation didn't put a fail safe to contain their product failure), you'll be pretty satisfied with this movie. Otherwise, you'll be one of those viewers who condemned this movie with rating below 5 stars. Don't be a jerk. This is just an entertainment. Not everything has to be rocket science. Sometimes you just want to watch a good movie. Kick back and relax, don't strain your brains all the time with too much thinking. Save it for your jobs, not your source of entertainment.
Longlegs (2024)
The Devil's Accomplice
This is a slow-burn psychological horror movie. Which is very boring, at least for me. But if you can handle the boredom of almost nothing scary happening the first 60 minutes, then this movie is for you. I didn't really like it, since nothing actually scary ever happened in the movie. There's only creepy and disturbing things. Before I knew what the movie really is about, I thought that the victims were all nutjobs. But now that I knew what happened in the movie, I gotta ask, "That's all?!" This is one of those movies where the bad guy wins. So, just prepare for that. Oh, and another thing. Prepare for Nick Cage's make up and prosthetics. He looked like Kaitlyn Jenner! Geez! I honestly think that that's the real horror of this movie! Imagine staring at Kaitlyn Jenner's face for more than a minute! Disturbing! Highly disturbing! I need to rinse my eyes now! Where's my eye cleanser?
The Present (2024)
The Messed Up Time Loop
This is a comedic family drama fantasy about a couple with 3 kids who are on the verge of their separation. With the help of the old magical grandfather clock, their kids trying to stop their parents from separating. The movie showed the story from many points of view. Every time they rewind the day, it started from somebody else's point of view. And it gave the audience a chance to understand and relate to all of the family members. This is a funny, touching and beautiful family movie. I recommend this one to watch with your family. The acting is decent, the story is good, and it has a decent ending.
Greedy People (2024)
Seven Deadly Sins Chapter 2 : Greed
This comedy crime thriller movie (yes, thriller, they forgot to add that genre to the summary) is the perfect description of how greed can literally destroy people's lives. Greed is like a teeny tiny demon inside someone's heart which slowly snowballing into a giant spiral of destruction. As usual, money as the root of all evil, is also the main problem in this movie. The plot was unraveled one by one without any mystery at all. It's the exact opposite of a mystery. So there's no need to think hard to solve the crime. It's already being told up front. The plot was straight forward with some little twists which mostly were comedic. The thriller part only showed up at the end of the movie. It's when everything started to spiral out of control. It's a good comedy crime thriller movie, one which doesn't have any dull moments. You'll get invested in the story as soon as the wacky stuff started to happen.
Borderlands (2024)
Effed Up Lands
I'm reviewing this movie as someone who doesn't know about the video game which this movie was based on. Some people are angry because they ain't satisfied about the cast or about the video game technicalities in the movie. And those merciless people just gave this movie 1 star. That is unnecessarily cruel. Even Dragonball Evolution didn't deserve that. A lot of people worked their butts off to make this movie, you know? Not just the actors. Try thinking about them the next time you're gonna give a murdering review. Cause as a novice, I think this movie doesn't deserve a rating under 5. The acting was sufficient, the plot was solid and the CGI wasn't bad at all. So if you don't know the video game like me, you'll probably enjoy this movie. If you're one of the game players, skip this one.
Wandee Goodday (2024)
Have A Good Day
This BL series is about a doctor who had a fling with a Thai Boxing athlete. So unsurprisingly it revolves around hospital and a boxing gym. But unlike other medical themed series like Triage or Dear Doctor I'm Coming For Soul, this series doesn't weigh heavily on medical technicalities. And it also doesn't press hard on the boxing part. So I guess you can say that it's not too serious about those factors. Honestly, I think going deeper into each aspects can give the series a boost of rating. But that's just my opinion. Aside from that, plot wise, acting wise, and story wise, this series nailed them all. It's executed decently and has a satisfying ending.
The Rebound (2024)
The Dribble
This is a sports themed BL series, like "Twins" which is about basketball. So for those who don't like basketball or sports in general, probably won't care much for the main theme of this series. It's about a boy named Zen who loves basketball so much. But his school board was hell bent on disbanding the basketball club. He tried to fight for the club with the help of the other main character, Ryu, their coach, and the other players in their team. The plot is straight forward with almost no plot twists. Although I have no complaints about the plot, I do have several questions. Why didn't they tell the audience about what happened to Ryu in the past? What made Ryu bailed on Zen? How did Ryu ended up in a dumpster, almost dead. I feel like they cut too many crucial scenes.
My Stand-In (2024)
My Sexy Back
This series has a longer run time than most Thai BL series. That made me worried if this series going to be long and boring like other boring series I've watched so far. But after I finished watching it, I can safely say that I shouldn't have such doubt. Right from the beginning to the very last scene, there's no such boring moments, no dull unnecessary long scenes. Every minute was integral for the plot. And even though I already knew that this series has a happy ending, I'm still hooked and made curious about the process to get there. Not to mention, the acting from most actors was decent. Take it from me, someone who has seen what bad acting looks like, so many times.
Hello, Stranger: The Movie (2021)
Good bye, Pandemic! Hello, Stranger : Offline
I think that the pandemic made "Hello, Stranger" series more appealing somehow. It's like half of the magic of this series. So when they made this series into a movie which didn't involve online meetings anymore, it kinda took away some of the special feeling about this story. That alone has already ruined the rating a little. And then they made an unpleasant plot twist at the beginning of the movie as the continuation from the series. That also dampened the rating even more. I guess that's what made me give this movie a lower rating than the series. But over all, the plot is still pretty good. So for those who loved the series, you have to watch this movie!
Hello, Stranger (2020)
Hello, Lover
This series is shot during the time of pandemic, where people are struggling with health and monetary problems. Which is a seriously hard thing to do! A big applause from me for the filming crew and casts. The time setting of this series is also during the pandemic. Even though the shots were mostly done remotely via video conferences, I think the result is spectacular. With a limited budget and a HUGE hurdle that is the pandemic, they have successfully made a heartfelt story about how love can touch the most unlikely pair of people. And through online media, no less! They fell in love without even meeting physically! That is an amazing thing! For those who worried about the ending, have no fear! There's no sad ending here.
Bôifurendo (2024)
The Spectators
This gay dating reality show from Japan brings something new to the existing pool of the same genre. But it's not always a good thing, there are a few things that made the show looked chaotic. The first thing is that unlike other gay dating reality shows, this one doesn't make room arrangements a part of its key factor. I personally think that room arrangements can give better effect on the cast members. The second thing is that unlike the others, this show allows its cast members to leave in the middle of the show. I think that this has made the show looked chaotic and unorganized. I don't like this part. And the third thing is that this show has commentators. I guess it's a Japanese thing, and personally I think that these commentators made the show more watchable. Otherwise, it would've been so boring, seeing how they cut out the part which can influence the show greatly (room arrangements).
MaXXXine (2024)
XXX Chapter 2
This is the sequel to the very first movie XXX which also starred Mia Goth. In terms of gore and horror, I personally think that it's not even half as scary nor as creepy as the first movie. I guess, they meant this movie more as a murder mystery rather than a horror movie. Continuing the events from the first movie, Maxine has survived a killing spree of the mentally sick Pearl. Now she's trying to make it big in Hollywood, starting from the lowest part of it : the porn industry. Cliche, but so close to reality. So many people are doing the same thing. I guess compared to the first movie, this movie is a let down. But still worth to watch it, just to get some closure to the XXX saga.
Despicable Me 4 (2024)
Despicable You For Continuing This
Am I the only one who's gotten bored with Despicable Me franchise? Every time they made a new one, the quality dropped lower and lower, till this one. Yes, I think this one is the lowest by far. It's not bringing anything new except for the baby. The villain is generic, his sidekick is only an appendix. Lucy's character is kinda dead in this movie. She doesn't seem to still have her moxie like when she first introduced to the audience. The plot is also still the same. The minions are getting tiresome, even when after they do something different with them this time. The baby is the only thing that makes a difference. And honestly, I don't think that's enough to keep the rating from sinking any deeper. If you're a real fan of this franchise or the minions, you would turn a blind eye for these shortcomings. But I can't. Only watch this if you don't have anything better to watch.
IF (2024)
OF (Original Friend)
Bea is a grown up kid who can see imaginary friends. She met Calvin who's trying hard to help the IFs finding new kids to have them, since their original owners are all grown up now and couldn't see them anymore. She decided to help Calvin to find new owners for all the IFs.
Obviously this movie falls into the drama/comedy/fantasy genre. But I think that the drama factor is thicker than comedy or fantasy. As everybody can already tell, there's A LOT of CGI in this movie. So for those who always complain about movies having too much CGI, hit the road. This one's not for you.
The acting from most actors and actresses was splendid and the plot twist at the end of the movie was a little predictable, but it's not a big deal. Not to mention, you'll get to see more of Fiona Shaw's acting chops in this movie. She's an amazing actress!
I just have one question : how can Bea see all of those IFs? What makes her so special? It was never explained in the movie, and I'm so curious about the answer.
The Instigators (2024)
The Stupid Criminals
Matt Damon & Casey Affleck playing two dummies who robbed without having any experience of it. The result can already be guessed, the crap hits the fan. But even with everything that has happened, they still got out alive and well somehow. Classic American comedy, messy, no plan, just wing it. If they're lucky, the movie can be a great hit. But in this case, it'll just add another title to the list of dry comedy movies which isn't memorable and would soon be forgotten. Even after they used some famous actors to star in it. The plot was straight with no plot twists. The only funny thing that I still remember is Matt Damon yelling "I have a gun!" a few times.
Role Play (2024)
Play Dead
This is a rom-com about an assassin who wanted a shot at a normal life. Not something new, it's been done a few times. And to be honest, in terms of story line, the earlier movies with the same theme were better than this. And also Kaley Cuoco as a hit woman doesn't make a lot of sense. I love her in lots of movies, but as an assassin? That just make zero sense. Not just that she doesn't have the posture as a killer, she also doesn't possess the attitude as one. But aside of those shortcomings, this movie is still watchable. The comedy was pretty funny, it can give you some chuckles. So you should give it a try, if you have some time to kill. It can get rid of your boredom.
A Quiet Place: Day One (2024)
A Quiet Place : Origins
This prequel of "A Quiet Place" is kind of intriguing. Everybody wanna know how it all started, how it happened the first time. But then after we all witnessed the origin story of the blind aliens, things were quickly becoming old. Cause we've all known the drill, how to escape from the monsters and how to safely walk around them. So don't expect any plot twists, for there aren't any. It's a good thing that they using real cats, cause CGI won't be as great as the real thing. The acting was great, the plot was straightforward, so over all this is a decent prequel. Though the first movie is still the best.
Hit Man (2023)
Hit On Her, Man!
Gary is a professor at a college who moonlights as a technician for the cops. One day, they ask him to substitute the cop who was gonna be the pretend hit man. As it turns out, Gary is really good at being a fake hit man. But then along the way, he meets a woman who was gonna hire him as a hit man and fall in love with her.
This idea is perfect for a rom-com, depending on the execution. And after watching it, I think it's quite okay. Although some of the police works were kinda weird and illogical, but seeing how it is made as a comedy, I think we can let it pass. The acting is adequate on most actors and actresses. And it's not boring either, an important quality in a rom-com.