Friday, August 10, 2007
been some time since i last blogged again hahas. Been busy watching drama :P
Yeah... i pretty much finished umm... 3 series and 1 movie ( all jap ) in the past week ( started last saturday, ended the 3rd series ytd, started the 4th today )
So then... what have i been watching?
First up was the water boys movie. Absolutely kick ass ( and what sparked the later watchings ) hahas... I watched it before ( though REALLY long before ) and i did not sit through some parts ( or maybe i just forgot ). Anyway, water boys is a film that makes u laugh and cry. Yeah.. kinda simple hahas. Its superbly comedic in nature and very moving till the very last second. Of course, the whole show isint entirely on the "boy's synchro" portion but it has elements of love, friendship and life decisions packed within as well. Certainly worth the watch ( i feel like buying it though i have the feeling my sister already bought it in the past )
Overall, i give it a 9 / 10 ( for some not-so-pretty/attractive actors and actresses within )
Next up is the water boys 1 serial. Just like the movie, its absolutely kick ass and it has teen mesmeriser yamada takayuki (sp?). Who pretty much is one of japan's highest salary earners. The lead female actress ( Miyaji Mao ) is... pretty plain at the starting but you start to see her good points mid way through the show and boy... thats when you start to feel she shines. In this serial, the same elements appear once again but this time, more intricate ( given more time to develop and all ) and certainly, it brings you through a rollercoaster of emotions. With that many ups and downs, you are certainly to be moved at the last episode :P Superb plot planning. Did not quite like the ending cause they kinda left the love plot "hanging" abit and only "hinted" hahas... Really wished to see a conclusive ending. But really... i guess its water boys's speciality to have a not-so-conclusive ending. In any case, it was reeeeally good. The support actors were great as well ( loved the hydrophobic dude. So funny hahas )
Overall, its a 9.5/10
Next is water boys II. In here, it sets a rather new setting and again, absolutely kick ass. The actor who acted as Eikichi fitted just well with his (blur blur) look and the series in it self got me glued to it alot. Ishihara Satomi ( the lead female ) is SUPER chio and now im an advocate of her hahas. In this addition, it feels that they really went through searching for actors cause all of them were great in this film. The ending was more conclusive and really left that bitter-sweet feeling which is superb. More key elements seen in the other 2 and it had its own touch to it. The lead support ( the 1 who acted as yowasuke ) was fantastic as well.
overall a 9.8/10
Last up is H2 - Kimi wa ita hibi. This is rather different being a baseball drama hahas. Watched it since it had Ishihara Satomi ( Haruka Koga in here ), Yamada Takayuki ( Hiro Kunimi here ) and the dude who acted as yowasuke in WB2 ( Noda here ) Superb acting and i wonder if it was intentional but they had references to WB in this series in that there was a scene where we see 3 boys in swim-gear doing synchro like dance moves :P
Overall a 9.8/10 as well.
Yea... hands getting tired. Think i'll leave this post as this :P
Yeah... i pretty much finished umm... 3 series and 1 movie ( all jap ) in the past week ( started last saturday, ended the 3rd series ytd, started the 4th today )
So then... what have i been watching?
First up was the water boys movie. Absolutely kick ass ( and what sparked the later watchings ) hahas... I watched it before ( though REALLY long before ) and i did not sit through some parts ( or maybe i just forgot ). Anyway, water boys is a film that makes u laugh and cry. Yeah.. kinda simple hahas. Its superbly comedic in nature and very moving till the very last second. Of course, the whole show isint entirely on the "boy's synchro" portion but it has elements of love, friendship and life decisions packed within as well. Certainly worth the watch ( i feel like buying it though i have the feeling my sister already bought it in the past )
Overall, i give it a 9 / 10 ( for some not-so-pretty/attractive actors and actresses within )
Next up is the water boys 1 serial. Just like the movie, its absolutely kick ass and it has teen mesmeriser yamada takayuki (sp?). Who pretty much is one of japan's highest salary earners. The lead female actress ( Miyaji Mao ) is... pretty plain at the starting but you start to see her good points mid way through the show and boy... thats when you start to feel she shines. In this serial, the same elements appear once again but this time, more intricate ( given more time to develop and all ) and certainly, it brings you through a rollercoaster of emotions. With that many ups and downs, you are certainly to be moved at the last episode :P Superb plot planning. Did not quite like the ending cause they kinda left the love plot "hanging" abit and only "hinted" hahas... Really wished to see a conclusive ending. But really... i guess its water boys's speciality to have a not-so-conclusive ending. In any case, it was reeeeally good. The support actors were great as well ( loved the hydrophobic dude. So funny hahas )
Overall, its a 9.5/10
Next is water boys II. In here, it sets a rather new setting and again, absolutely kick ass. The actor who acted as Eikichi fitted just well with his (blur blur) look and the series in it self got me glued to it alot. Ishihara Satomi ( the lead female ) is SUPER chio and now im an advocate of her hahas. In this addition, it feels that they really went through searching for actors cause all of them were great in this film. The ending was more conclusive and really left that bitter-sweet feeling which is superb. More key elements seen in the other 2 and it had its own touch to it. The lead support ( the 1 who acted as yowasuke ) was fantastic as well.
overall a 9.8/10
Last up is H2 - Kimi wa ita hibi. This is rather different being a baseball drama hahas. Watched it since it had Ishihara Satomi ( Haruka Koga in here ), Yamada Takayuki ( Hiro Kunimi here ) and the dude who acted as yowasuke in WB2 ( Noda here ) Superb acting and i wonder if it was intentional but they had references to WB in this series in that there was a scene where we see 3 boys in swim-gear doing synchro like dance moves :P
Overall a 9.8/10 as well.
Yea... hands getting tired. Think i'll leave this post as this :P
what we could have been, 7:37 PM.
