Watch this of course because of YouTube fishing. Haha... Interesting story but not so much in the implementation.

This time MDL summary quite true to the story. Story about Liang Xiang Yi (XY) who is framed and poisoned with a powerful aphrodisiac. Unintentionally, she shares a passionate night with the handsome CEO Han Cheng Xun (CX), but wakes up the next morning in shock -- she has transformed into a man! To find out what happened, she (or he) had a romantic journey with the CEO.

What I like:
+ Quite original plot for short drama. The usual plot will be they spend the night, she pregnant or disappear... But this one quite different, they added the plot where XY change into a man.
+ The chemistry between our couple quite good.
+ Quite bold moves for C-short drama. Much like Furrina wrote in comment: "ML made this. The dude is so casually careless that his girlfriend is switching mid-kiss. He is living a bisexual's dream". Heck yeah... CX fall in love with both the female figure and male figure of XY. Haha...

What I don't like:
- The story until the last second still not so clear. How XY can change into man. How to cure her. The fact they just accept the fact is a lot of BS.

Overall this quite good for short drama. But still better search for other and better short drama out there.

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Fill with BIG and SMALL SPOILER!!! Read it at your own risk!!!

This special episodes is the compilation of director cut you may say. Some ep is like the little continuing of the drama, but some other more like the alternate universe. Let me elaborate it...

The first episode,
is like the alternate ending of Dong Jun (DJ) & Ye Ding Zhi (DZ) fight, where DZ decided not continue with the fight and go with DJ instead. This first ep make me happy, I really hope I can see the continuing of this alternate story, than this kind of special episodes....

The 2nd ep,
Where DJ bring DZ's son to the monk and pay respect to DZ. This episode tear down all my hope for the continuing of the alternate story version. And make me wonder what this special episodes about then...

The 3th ep,
DJ back to the school. I don't know this continue from what ep and lazy to re-watch just to find this one.

The 4th ep,
DJ meet White-haired deity and given the question: "Who is he...?" This question in the end make DJ question about his own existence. I don't know this continue from what ep and lazy to re-watch just to find this one. Prob still quite the beginning.

The 5th ep,
DZ back to Tian Qi City with Ji Ruo Feng & go to Bai Xiao Hall headquarter. I don't know this continue from what ep and lazy to re-watch just to find this one.

The 6th ep,
In the middle of 39th ep. After DZ fight with DJ & return to his house.

The 7th ep,
Sikong Chang Feng meet Jin Xuan & got spear lesson. I don't know this continue from what ep, but I think this more of alternate story then continue from any episode.

The 8th ep,
Before DJ & his uncle visit sword convention, where DJ got his sword.

The 9th ep,
The deeper though of Yue Yao, when she think about the fate of her country. After ep 6.

The 10th ep,
Li Chang Sheng (CS) meet with the woman in the tower. This before CS take off for his journey.

The 11th ep,
Mo Xiao Hei & Liu Yue meet & have conversation. I don't know this continue from what ep but I think this is before the test to enter the academy

The 12th ep,
Where DJ met his fairy in the restaurant. This when I feel the start of the ep kinda weird, cause the ep before where DJ should be met with his fairy, but the next ep just start the fairy already start her journey. And I really wonder which ep this is from...

The 13th ep,
The monk visit DZ after Yi Wen Jun come to his house.

So yeah that's pretty much the overall story of this special ep. For you still watch the drama maybe can have more closer with this little special episodes. But for us who finished watch then watch this special ep, it can quite headache watch this...

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Quite curious about this one. And now I've finished watch this, let's talk drama...

Story about Baili Dong Jun (DJ), the young master of the Marquis of Zhenxi's mansion . Despite of his status, he's one happy go lucky man that never care about join the 'family business'. His goal is to be the best wine brewer, because he like to drink & later we find out he also already made a promise with his friend Ye Yun (YY) to become Liquor Deity.

At first, DJ also not really care about martial art. But however, fate had other plan for him. His journey in martial art begin with DJ snatch the important sword & also the death of his master. DJ's master death, make him go to school of Li Chang Sheng, the top master in the world, and beginning to learn martial arts. Along the journey DJ find out he's born with special nature for practice martial art & there's a clan that already had an eye for him to practice their teachings.

Short story, in the martial art world, DJ find many friends & companion. He's also find his old friend YY, whose the world think was dead. And of course DJ also excel in his martial art & made quite a name for himself. But of course trouble also comes knocking the door. The more DJ excel in his martial art, the problem comes not only from martial art world, but also from politic that involve the emperor & other kingdom.

So how will they journey be in motion...

That's pretty much the story. Now what I like and don't.

What I like:
+ The interesting people. Start from DJ himself, to his teacher until YY.
+ The hidden BL. Oh come on don't lie to ourself this is not hidden BL. DJ's relationship with YY is more than friends in heart. Although they kinda cover it with the existence of the woman in their life.
+ No real bad guy. It's all about obsession in the end.

What I don't like:
- A little too much CGI nonsense of the martial arts moves.
- DJ is too pure for a man. Until feel so stupid, he never make his relationship with Yue Yao official for that many year.
- Times feel so damn slow. The most can be felt when YY child start to show up. That child seem not grow up. I know maybe they try to cut corner in hiring guess child actor. But that child from age 3 to age 5 doesn't change at all, is a little bit too much...

Overall this quite good martial art drama this year.

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Quite curious about this when it's aired. Now it's finished let's watch this...

Story about God, an extrovert man & Diew, an introvert man. Both of them attended the same university & next door neighbor in the dorm, but they never met, cause Diew is an introvert man, who don't like to go out and socialize with other person, except for his class.

Their story start when God move to Diew next door & had a party with his friends at his room until late at night. Can't take it anymore, Diew slip a note under God door to shut them up. Feeling guilty with his action, the next day God send some snack with note to Diew door, but been rejected by Diew. Curious about his next door neighbor, God keep sending Diew some snack of course alongside the note & Diew keep rejecting it. That's how they their relationship built up over time. From note to note until one day, God decided to break their norm & start talking to Diew from their balcony. And from that day on, their relationship start to steer into something more....

That's pretty much the story. Now what I like and don't.

What I like:
+ God really a green light man. He ask for Diew permission for every action that involve Diew. And he really respect Diew boundary.
+ How Diew & God shape each other into a better person. Like how God bring Diew out of his shell.
+ The little introduction of Personality Test. INFT or INFJ, etc... Although is so quick & not really give a full view of the personality & easily been forgotten.
+ Teach everyone to respect each other boundary.

What I don't like. There're some nonsense that been forced...
1. Instead of just giving up, God keep really curious about his next door neighbor & start build up some feeling for him. You never meet a person, yet that person give you good feeling & make you fall for them. NONSENSE!!!
2. The way God is so jealous of Diew ex. Oh come on.... How long they been together, no more than a year, but God already pissed cause Diew won't tell him everything about his life.... God is a really green light from the very first ep, but his non sense action of jealousy really took the sharp steer into red light zone....

Overall that a little bit disappointment in the ending really effect my score. But still this is a good drama to be watched.

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Watch a few clip on YouTube. The scene looks appetizing. Haha... Turn out Zhang Miao Yi. Let's watch...

This drama is a few dramas that MDL summary not really quite on point with the real drama story. Let's discuss drama...

Baichuan City's is famous as a gourmet city & their top chef are controlled by Jiang's family. In the Baichuan City there're 7 knives that determine or mark their 7 top chef. That knives given to 7 families as their inheritance for their successor. That's the rule of Baichuan City chef for 200 years. But because of that's rule, the other chef or restaurant without the knives were suppressed. In order to have future, the young chef can challenge the top chef to snatch the knives from the top chef, and the loser will get out from the town.

So, that's the first mistake MDL made. It's not the Knife nation’s cooks, but only Baichuan City rule. Nothing in the drama indicate this is nation rule.

Now come the story of our ML, Jiang Jie (JJ) & FL, Li Nai (LN). JJ is a talented young chef, that's already challenge most of the knives owner. When the story start, he already took several of the knives & start to challenge the owner of the next knife. Which is the teacher of our FL. That's when their journey start to intertwine.

LN is a young apprentice chef, who has a special ability. Her nose is sharper than most people. She can smell the ingredient of something, no matter how soft the smell is. in short. LN's teacher lose to JJ & LN determine to take revenge and restore her teacher honor by taking the knife back from JJ. With that plan in mind, LN start to work at JJ's kitchen & try to infiltrate JJ’s inner circle. And just really realize how far her skill gap from JJ. But LN not give up & still sharpen her skill to face JJ one day.

That's the 2nd mistake. JJ not work in hotel’s kitchen. He own his own restaurant...

When the story rolling, we find out the reason why JJ try to collect all the knives from the families & what's his plan after collecting all that. And with that we also can see the dirty and the politic behind 7 families that rule Baichuan City. So how will the story evolve in the end...? Who will eventually win between JJ & LN...?

The last mistake. JJ never really secretly hungers for a showdown against an older chef whose skills are still legendary. But he has bigger goal...

That's pretty much the story. Now what I like and don't.

What I like:
+ The interesting cooking battle
+ JJ is a good man. Even though he's first portray as cruel or cold when took all the knives from the previous owner, but yeah what he said is true. Nothing more fair than took the knife by cooking battle.
+ The interesting background story of JJ & LN.

What I don't like:
- The unnecessary separation between JJ & LN
- The not so clear of other character, like the stupid Xi Jiang Yue (JY). When JJ lose JY also lose his job. But instead stay together with JJ to facing the world, JY instead take a sharp turn & join JJ enemy cause he can't find other job & the enemy help him. That's the stupid things. 1st why why why JY not go to other city or country to search for the job. 2nd when JY turn his face from JJ, he said they're now have different goal, what's the goal is never discuss cause you know he's not the ML. Ugh....

Overall this quite good story to be watched.

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Luo Yun Xi & Song Yi of course here I'm coming. Haha...

Story about Yan Nan Xing (NX) & Jiang Xin Bai (XB). NX suffered from a strange disease, she will change into different person for 5-7 days on her period days... She can change into man, woman, child, adult or even elderly, nothing can be predict who will she change into. And that's all because when she's a little kid, she ingest a strange poison. And since that day, NX & her mom try to find the cure. Fortunately, her mom is the famous doctor & together both of them travel the world to find the cure for NX.

XB is a prince who suffer from face blindness due to his sickness in his childhood. And since this romance drama, in the end NX is the only person XB can recognize. Not because NX's face is the only face XB can see, but everything about her is just special for XB...

One thing lead to another, they journey intertwine with each other. And they find out their connection is much deeper than they expected at the beginning. And together they experience a lot of things together that make their feeling & relationship keep grow. And along side the journey they also find a few real friend that go through all the hardship together...

That's pretty much the story. Now what I like and don't.

What I like:
+ The chemistry between Luo Yun Xi & Song Yi quite good.
+ I really like how XB & Jiang Suo Luo (SL) relationship evolve in time...
+ Tong Sai Er is a silly & funny girl.
+ The not so original but still quite fun to see. How FL can change her appearance.
+ NX & SL both strong girl. I really like even though SL fully aware how big a screw up she made, when she promise her married to a man (I forget his name), yet she's not try to bailed that promise, she took the full responsibility for it.
+ The funny last scene, where the 3 groom choose their 3 bride... ^^

What I don't like:
- The bullshit of the medical nonsense. Like plastic surgery they did on Shang Bie Li. Oh my goodness....

Overall story quite fun, but also not really leave so much trace in my brain after sometimes.

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It took bad to worst

OMG when I think the director can't make anymore messed except with the cast of Hero, he definitely proof me wrong....

I quite exciting when Thai want to adapt this, I think finally we get the proper romance, expect to get the romance better than Addicted. But boy oh boy... First they shock us with the cast of Hero, which like an alien among the teenage cast. Come on... You choose adult to play teenage boy & act romance with teenage boy... Until before this go aired still hope we get new cast for Hero or Pop. That's about disappointed cast, now what more can go wrong from here... UGHHHHHHHH!!!!!! Fair warning... This review will gonna fill with a lot of my rampage about the story & everything....

But first thing first... Story...

Story about Hero, a general's son who run away from home, cause his dad remarried. Hiro go to his aunt home & go to school where his aunt work as a principal. In that school, Hero meet Pop, a prodigy student that always sleep in the class but can still be a top student. Pop attract Hero attention & soon Hero learn that Pop is a poor student. Short story, Hiro get more and more attach to Pop.

And one day, they learn that turn out, whose Hiro dad's remarried is Pop's mom. That's create conflict in their relationship, but that's not enough to make Hiro stay away from Pop. They're soon accept the fact they're now brothers, and that's make their relationship even closer.

And this drama end when Hiro's dad learn about their relationship & start to against it. But it's not really end at the cliffhanger like the book or stay with me version.

And that's the end and maybe the only good thing about this drama version... How this version ended not really a cliffhanger.

In short, just watch anything else. Don't watch this crap....

Below I'm going to rampaging about everything but that's also mean BIG SPOILER ALERT!!! Read it at ur own risk.












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1. They ruined the whole story.... Nothing good really comes out from this version. Even the fact of Hero's mom death is like taken lightly.
2. One of the worst chemistry between the lead.
3. The way they combine the scene... UGH!!! From where should I start this... It's like they pick one scene & just stick it to the next scene, some scene make me wonder when that's coming from, how come this after that's scene... UGH!!!! Really get me one of the worst headache.
4. The actor need to learn to act first, before accepting any more role. Pop's expression is one of the worst & plain in the drama world. He sometimes even worse than the old Hu Yi Tian. Only & Tiger are not better too... They're really like a kid that get their first role...

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My Oct 2024 Recommendation Challenge

Long time this in my PTW, thanx to Red Riding Hood and Recommendation Challenge, I've finally watched this... Now let's talk drama...

For those of you who are quite familiar with the story of the monkey king & the journey to the West who searched for the scripture. Yeah this taken that as inspiration but twisted with their version. The scripture is changed into saving the world. And they added the love story between the priest & monkey king.

Story about Jin Sun Mi (SM), a little girl who can see ghosts. One day she met Ma Wang (MW), MW asked SM to pick something for him, a fan. While SM went to pick the fan, SM accidentally set Son Oh Kong (SOK) free, with the exchange SOK will protect SM from anything whenever SM calls SOK name. But SOK just cheated & made SM never remember his name, so SM never can call him. And with all of that, their fate locked with each other.

Fast forward many years, SM is now a grown woman. And one day, SOK decides to show his face again in front of SM. And with that decision, the wheel of fate starts to roll again. Later we found out SM turns out as Sam Jang, a special human, who has fate as a human sacrifice to hold the burden to save mankind from their doom. How..? That's the problem that will be answered at the end of this drama.

Now who is SOK & MW…? SOK & MW are people from heaven that's being punished because of their crime. SOK is monkey 'deity’ & MW is bull devil. Both of them need to collect the point by banishing evil spirits, to be able to go back to heaven.

Later we find out, SOK is chosen to protect SM as Sam Jang as part of his punishment. But because SOK is so naughty and rebellious, heaven put handcuffs on him, and as the results, make SOK fall in love with SM. So throughout the drama, we will witness how SM & SOK love is tested over and over to prove is it real love or just because of the handcuffs…?

That's pretty much about the story without giving too much spoiler. Now let's talk about what I like & don't like.

What I like:
+ The relationship between SM & SOK. Even though sometimes so pain to see them tested their love over and over. But I really like the growth in their relationship.
+ The story of MW. Even though a little ashamed they are not too clear about it.
+ The zombie… Or rather the amazing Lee Se Young. This young actress played the character amazingly. Both as the zombie or later as Ah Sa Nyeo
+ The prove of how ur mouth can be sharper than any blade. I mean when PK hurting Ah Sa Nyeo over & over again with his word. The changing Ah Sa Nyeo suddenly decided to be back as bad woman because of it…

What I don’t like:
- More than 60 min each ep. Some ep I find quite boring. Especially the more towards the ending, many thing I don't give too much the sh*t and increase the speed I'm watching this drama. Haha…

Overall until the end, I still find it quite interesting.

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One thing that annoyed me the most….
The unnecessary sacrifice of Sam Jang. Ugh!!! I really don't understand why all the deities decided to go through with it even though they could stop it. Oh yeah in my opinion, they almost stopped it when they confronted Ah Sa Nyeo. But in the end they still let Ah Sa Nyeo go through with the plan…

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ordinary life

Many talk about this in the feed, and all the food post make me want to watch it... So here I am finished watch this.. Let's talks drama...

Story about Sakuraba Isumi (SI), a university student that like cooking. One night, he drunk and a police officer approach to check on him & end up escort him home. The next day, SI met again with the police officer at the convenience store where he works part-time & find out his name, Amasawa Kyosuke (AK). From then on, every time they meet, AK asks for recommendations for convenience store dinner dish. Concerned about AK eating habits, SI offers, "How about I come over and cook for you?" And start from AK accepting SI offer, they relationship start to swift, from just acquaintance to friend.

Getting to know AK more, SI is getting more and more charmed by AK natural, friendly & easygoing charm. But that's also mean several misunderstanding about AK behavior with other people. So how will they relationship move forward from this point?

What I like:
+ The simple daily life of SI & AK, yet unlike other drama, not really a boring one.
+ All the drooling food...
+ The growth of their relationship feel very natural.

Overall this a really good one simple BL drama

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What the heck did I just watch....

OMG another bad egg on the pile. Haha...

Where should I start...

Story about Lu Qi Ming (QM) & Ye Xiao Ou (XO). 2 University friends that still decide to become roommates after graduation. The story start where QM died & angel visit him, offer him a chance to make up what he's missing before he died. Then the next scene happen like nothing happen, I mean just like QM never died in the first place...

Unfortunately I can't really tell u what the heck is this about. In the end, I just jump watch it to the end, cause I just can't take the nonsense anymore.

All the bad things that happen:
Unclear plot, bad acting, bad editing, bad sound.... Ugh....

Overall just skip this one and watch the other...

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Watch this for 2024 MDL Watch Challenge. Let's discuss movie then...

Story about Kawana Tsugumi (KT) who meet with the senior, Ayukawa Itsuki (AI), she had crush on in high school. KT and AI happen to meet again at a work-related drinking session. And when they meet, KT shock to find out that AI now is paralyzed and have to using wheel chair. But after some time pass they communicate with each other, KT find out her feeling for AI haven't waver down & she still has her feeling for AI. At the same time, AI also charmed by KT optimistic character.

Built up the courage, KT finally confess her feeling for AI. At first AI had doubt for their relationship, cause he didn't want to be a burden for KT. But in the end AI accept KT feeling & they start their relationship. KT & AI is very happy in their little bubble. But trouble start when KT tell about their relationship to her parent. KT's parent who love her, though AI not a suitable match for their daughter & they try to break KT & AI relationship.

So, what will become of KT & AI relationship...? Will KT & AI give up on their relationship or will it continue to the happy end...?

That's pretty much the story without giving too much spoiler. Now let's talk about what I like & don't.

What I like:
+ The realistic life about disabled people
+ Good actor/ess. I can feel their feeling; their happiness, their desperation...

What I don't like:
- Feel lack of something. Maybe cause of the duration. Should watch for the drama version then. Haha...

Overall this a good movie to watch

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Stumble upon this cause justjacky post it to the feed. Well in the end this kinda help me fill one of the categorize for my MDL 2024 Watch Challenge.

Now let's talk drama...

Tell story about Sheng Xia (SX), a modern girl, who out of nowhere suck into comic book & become the FL. Once she got into the comic world, the 'manager' Xiao Bai (XB) get out & explained the system to her. XB told SX, she need to be together with the ML, Fourth Prince, to get out from the comic world. But one thing let to another, SX messed up & manage to tide her fate with Shen Shi Yi (SY), the villain in the comic world. So.... How in the end the story will evolve from here? How SX manage to get out from comic world to her own world...?

That's pretty much the story. Now what I like & don't.

What I like:
+ Good concept.
+ Many funny moment
+ Good acting

What I don't like:
- Nonsense plot. Good concept but so messed in the implementation. Not enough explanation
- Confusion ending. Maybe just like justjacky wrote, they switched the last 2 scenes in the finale episode.

Overall such a shame actually. Cause just like justjacky wrote. Just turn off ur brain when u watch this...

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learn about yourself

watch this cause I was looking for something short to fill the blank between drama. First found on YouTube it's only 2hr 46min, but it turn out just a short cut from long drama. A good summary to summarize only about the FL and her dates. But since the story quite captivated me, I decided to watch the whole thing.

Now let's discuss drama...

This drama tell us about a girl named Su Nuan Nuan (NN), who at the beginning at this drama hit the bottom point in her life. Her work not so successful, she became doormat for her collage & boss; her boyfriend ask for break up, cause he think NN bring bad luck in his life. In the middle of this chaotic problem, NN buy blind box that contain 'the perfect boyfriend'.

At home, NN open the box & got a surprise, the doll inside 'the perfect boyfriend' box become real human. NO, it's not suddenly get big & be alive, but more bring 'the perfect boyfriend' into her doorstep. To activate this 'perfect boyfriend', NN need to put the light into each doll necklace & each doll only active for 72 hours. Once 72h over, all the memory regarding each doll will be erased from everyone memory except NN herself.

From each 'perfect boyfriend' NN got lesson to learn for her own life. In the end she learn: "People we meet in every stage of life only accompany us through unforgettable moments. In those limited times, let's just enjoy the process."

Overall I quite like this, the idea behind this quite good. But why do I give it quite low score...? I feel something amiss in the end that I can't grab my finger on. But with that note, I feel I can't give this drama higher score than this...

Let's discuss each box. But that also means SPOILER ALERT!!! So read it at your own risk!












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1st box. Fav idol
> This man appear when NN feel underappreciated, her boyfriend word cut deep into her heart. That's when the box give NN her fav idol, Jiang Hao (JH), to tell her: "There's always someone who appreciates you."
> NN become the one who encourage JH when JH feel nobody recognize him for his talent & he almost give up being an idol. NN give him booklet fill with his photo, with the booklet JH didn't feel invisible anymore & had courage to continue his journey as an idol.

2nd lesson. Pilot
> Learn to love urself. Don't forget your own need because u compromise with other people excessively. When u too care about other people opinion, u will change urself for them.
> U don't need to explain urself to unrelated people nor do you need to take their opinion to heart, because people who believe you will always believe you. So just be urself.

3rd lesson. Younger boy
> Know ur dream
> U're not really as bad as u think. U need to learn to do things u like. Because u worth it. Do what u like bravely

4th lesson. Entrepreneur
> She just get the opportunity to prove her works
> Lu Jing Hang (JH) appear when she feel the boss only take her work as a backup for her senior. & JH turn out to be the boss whose NN's company need to pitch their work. So JH gave the opportunity to NN to present her works. But once the 72 hours limit is up & JH forget about her existence. NN already learn what she need in her presentation & got herself the opportunity to prove her works. And in the end it just prove that NN's work is indeed great in its own way.

5th lesson. Online shipper
Learn to appreciate your family more
Fear nothing, nothing can stop us from face life with a cheerful spirit.

6th lesson. Physiologist
To think rationally and to understand the human complexity

7th lesson. Programmer
She opened it to help her during hospitalized.
Learn to fight for her design

8th lesson. Firefighters
She open it just to say thank you for the firefighters that help her.
The most useless box to be open. She just need to feel lucky

9th lesson. Finance guy
Mai opened it to help her parents feel rest assured about NN life in big city alone.
But in the end NN herself learn to appreciate the current time more.

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Hollywood movie adaptation with better ending

If the summary & title don't give u clue, I tell you once more... This is the remake of the American film “Bride Wars” [2009]

Story not so much different. But with a little twist in the end & also through out their wedding preparation journey.
He Jing and Ma Li is best friend for 20 years. Pressure by their family, they decided to propose to their long time boyfriend, instead just waiting around for them to do the proposal. But their friendship of many years is put to the test when they both end up scheduling their wedding on the same day. They refuse to adjust and make plans to sabotage each other's weddings.

And that pretty much what the same with the original Hollywood movie. Now what I like & don't.

What I like:
+ The ending of this movie. From the journey of their wedding preparation, I already can guess what will the end of both movies, Hollywood & China. That's why I'm quite confuse of how different it is from the original version. If you want to know just watch it urself or u can DM me. That's why I really like the ending of this movie...

What I don't like:
- Although it's quite different between both movies, Hollywood & China. But I find the journey of this one, quite boring. That's why I can only give this 7,5 the tops.

Overall I quite like the twist this movie gives us...

Below I'll write who as Emma (Anne Hathaway) & Olivia (Kate Hudson). But that also means SPOILER ALERT!!! So read it at your own risk!












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Angel Zhao & Zhang Ling He. Of course here I come…

Story about Li Rong (LR) and Pei Wen Xuan (WX). Li Rong, an eldest princess, married Pei Wen Xuan, low class minister, to avoid disaster. Why? Because at that time, the kingdom was ‘ruled’ by the royal families. Royal families had money & power to take over the kingdom, at that time they're not really doing much to threaten the kingdom, however the emperor was still afraid of their influence on the kingdom.

So, the understanding LR chose WX to make peace with her father, the emperor. And WX himself, took the opportunity of him being the princess consort to gain advantage in politics.

That's the introduction to the married life of LR & WX that we know at the beginning. Later we'll find out that really everything is not like what it seems at first.

MDL stated that: “Later on, LR lost herself in the midst of wine, song and dance. As for WX, he had a home yet did not bother coming home because he already had someone in his heart…” That's when all the summary in MDL in my opinion is wrong…

We never get a glimpse of LR losing herself in the midst of wine, song and dance. But rather we start this drama with LR already in power at the edge of her life. But yeah LR & WX didn't have slightest affection for each other. Instead they are enemies with opposite sides in politics.

So yeah, in the end LR & WX indeed died under each other’s schemes. And when they woke up, they had actually returned to the year when they were 18 years old, returning to the most difficult time in their lives. Where they need to start all over once again…

So, how will the story progress…? What will LR & WX choose…? Will LR & WX still choose the same choice with their previous life…?

That’s pretty much the story without giving too much spoiler. Now what I like and don’t.

What I like:
+ Angel Zhao is amazing… She grew a lot with her acting & her choice of drama. Yeah much like JulesL wrote, I also feel she’s lacking something. LR as a young princess is played beautifully by Angel Zhao, but when she needs to be shown LR as a proud, powerful & cold woman… that’s when I feel she lacks. I don’t know how to describe it better…
+ We have no ordinary FL, much like JulesL wrote: “Li Rong was no Mary Sue; she was not your usual FL who was perfect and good, and her only fault was trusting and loving the wrong people. LR also was unlike the stereotypical strong female lead. She had plenty of flaws but also had her own strengths.” And that’s just perfect to summarize our FL.
+ The relationship between LR & WX. This is also when MDL’s summary is wrong: “So Pei Wen Xuan went to look for Li Rong. To be married again but with divorce in mind.” I don’t know about the book, but what I get from the drama itself, the one that had divorce in mind is LR not WX. And I really like how LR & WX manage the relationship, from untrusting each other till slowly trusting each other.
+ We have multiple people who come back from the future after their death. We have FL, ML & the most interesting one, the villain himself...
+ We have no ordinary villain, first this is the first time any villain also comes back from the future. Second, you can’t say he’s evil, but that doesn’t mean he’s a good man either. Unlike LR & WX who take the chance to change the future for a better one, he just does everything to prevent it, even by making himself an evil one. Unfortunately, I can’t really tell you what without giving too much spoiler. Just watch it so you know yourself.
+ We get the best illustration of what will come when they are pushed till the edge of despair. Like what happened with the original future of Li Chuan. That’s just such a pity what happened to him at that time…

What I don’t like:
- A little confused about the original future conflict. That’s the one that I don’t really give a f*ck.
- Much like JulesL wrote, I also somewhat feel all the characters lack something. Like Su Rong Qing (RQ) or LR. But unlike JulesL, I feel even a more veteran actor played RQ, I still feel a little to no care about RQ feelings…. It’s really hard to describe what I mean. But this is one of the reasons I lowered the score for this drama.

Overall: this is quite entertaining, enough to make me watch it nonstop

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