Reviews

This was the second Korean drama i watched, and i was really not prepared for the violent and over the top start. I was tempted to stop watching it before i even finished the first episode. I felt like this was never gonna work. It was too ridiculous. There's no way this could turn into a cute romance drama. Thankfully, i pushed through and slowly found out that i was wrong. Because it really does get better.

The main character, Jan Di, was sadly a character that i really struggled to like. Her personality was all over the place. It was hard to predict or understand her actions. She also came off as very cold most of the time, showing almost no affection to her love interests. Which obviously made it difficult to care about her.

Joon Pyo, who started off as a spoiled brat i thought i would hate, ended up being the one i loved the most in the entire show. He was hilarious, emotional, had great character development, and had heartbreaking troubles that made you just want to hug him.

Ji Hoo was one of the main reasons i wanted to watch this show after seeing him in Playful kiss. But well, Joon Pyo stole the show instead. Ji Hoo was interesting, yet a bit too dull. I didn't really like that he was a part of the love triangle. Everything about him was just too sad. I wish he would've gotten some proper happiness, but it never happened.

There's not much to say about the other two f4 members. I liked Yi Jung's love story with Jan Di's friend, even though i would've preferred if it had just been about a player getting used to having a relationship, instead of dragging up an old love of his. There's basically nothing to say about Woo bin. Sadly there's was only a very small look at his life. Shame they didn't get into it more.

All in all, i really enjoyed it, despite it being a bit over the top at times and too much plot crammed into 25 episodes. Half of it would've been intense enough. But once you get into it, you're in for a wild ride. Though, if you're looking for a show with romance overload and a typical cute awkward girl following their crush like a puppy, then maybe look elsewhere. Because in this show, it's mostly the men who takes care of that part.

I really enjoyed this anime. I binge watched both seasons in 2 days. To start off with the first season, that was the one i enjoyed the most. I looked forward to the next episode every time. The concept was exciting and had lovable characters. On the downside, i thought the time jumps were a bit too much. I like that it was fast paced, but to jump many months between and in episodes was a bit too much according to me. You hardly got to see how they settled in to the life style of being in a video game. It was just like BAM, everyone is a pro at this and we didn't get to see them grow into that. It's also a bit sad that Asuna started off as a mysterious badass and turned into a weak girly girl.

Onto the second season. I enjoyed it, but i never got the same thrill as i did with the first season. I'm still torn how i feel about the whole fairy theme. Did i accept it or was it too different from the first part? I'm not sure. The villain was too over the top stereotypical. I cringed every time he laughed. Also, the main excitement with the first season was the seriousness of life and death. If you die, that's it. By taking that part away for the second part, it lost a huge thrill. I felt a bit like, okay, you die, then just try again and again until you succeed. You don't really have anything to worry about. And don't even get me started on the sister. I didn't like the whole incest thing. They should've just got her and her male friend together instead. Made a stereotypical, clumsy, awkward, young romance. That would've been much better.

Actually, i wish they would've made both seasons about the first game. They could've made that go on forever. They could've shown every single level of the game. Come up with a bunch of cool monsters and characters to kill off. But overall, i really did enjoy this show. I'm excited for next season, but i'm not keeping my hopes up too high.

I just watched this movie and i am sooo confused. I guess there's some old political British message hidden in it or something, but i don't get it all. I feel like you never got to know the characters. It was just a bunch of boys with the exact same haircut and clothes and i don't even remember if they ever mentioned any names. The only person i knew who he was was the lead character and the random coffee girl, thats all. I never really understood or cared about any of them or the story. I just thought it was about a bunch of sexually frustrated boys who liked to play innocent tricks on the teachers. That's what i thought until the final scene. The shooting scene. Then i just got confused and slightly shocked. I get that they hated school, but a massive shooting? Killing people? Why? Was the point of the movie that school can drive someone insane or what? Also the switching between black and white to colour was annoying as hell, even if i know it was because of money issues.