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Jibaejong (2024)
Interesting premise, terribly edited.
Synopsis looked interesting and I wanted to give it a watch, however was instantly taken aback by how many jump-cuts there are that are also badly edited within the first 5 minutes.
Barely a second goes by without the frame aggressively shifting somewhere else. We get it, you brought too many cameras onto set or something?
Tried my hardest to continue watching but honestly felt like throwing up with how wild and often the viewer's perspective is being thrown around.
It's absurd to think about the money spent creating an otherwise "great looking" tv show only to be chopped and hacked into this abomination in post. Don't bother.
From: Lullaby (2023)
Nothing Happens - The show
With a pretty decent first season, From has devolved into a show not about the mystery, the survival of a town trapped nor their efforts to escape.
It has now become a melodrama delving into pointless interpersonal relationships within the town, dialogue largely does nothing to further the plot and whole episodes can be skipped in the second season without worry of missing any key plot points.
I've come to notice their formula for this show:
-Create 2 new mysteries whilst partially answering 1
-Flashbacks of character backstories
-End on an obscure note, not really engaging enough to be called a "cliffhanger"
The writers are clearly out of ideas and are now just milking whatever they can from streaming services and gullible viewers.
Recommend you drop this series until it improves although inertia may be the death of a this once promising series.
Gil Bok-soon (2023)
Excellent
Watched on a whim without expectations and was thoroughly impressed.
Takes you back to the days of the classic early 2000s Korean crime/action genre. If you enjoyed "A bittersweet life", "The man from nowhere", "Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance" or even the much grittier "Old Boy" then you will enjoy this film like I did.
Convincing world building, a brilliant cast mixed with stylish action scenes and a dash of humor/heartache.
Made me sign in to this IMDB account of which I haven't touched in 9 years to leave a positive review to try and right the injustice of the current 6.8 rating.
Worthy of your time.