I want to take a moment to talk about a reviewer who I also call a friend. His name is Petar Gagic and goes by The Cinemasochist. He specializes in Z-grade cinema. This guy takes his reviews from a true place of affection for his subjects and has a great on camera presence and humor. Give his Youtube or Blip a look. Here: http://blip.tv/cmgagic
I especially like how he wraps up a review. I'm sure you'll enjoy his work too.
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
KDrama Chronicles
I'm going to give my "Every Soldier Has a Story to Tell" a rest for a moment and discuss Korean TV Dramas. I hate American Soap Operas and TV Dramas. I watched the first season of Melrose Place and even Beverly Hills 90210. Both of those shows got weird and terrible as time went on.
I think the inherent weakness of American dramas is that the network executives insist on driving the show until it dies. In other countries, they for the most part tell the story and let the story end. I think that is important. Every story must end. Remember 24 and Prison Break? Both of those shows were supposed to be special event mini-series. They both went on and on, and wore out their welcomes.
Today I want to talk about the first KDrama I ever saw. It's called My Girlfriend is a Gumiho and I watched it on Netflix with my wife. My wife is really interested in foxes and mystical foxes from folklore and mythology. This show seemed a natural fit.
This show features the very beautiful and energetic actress Shin Min-a as the gumiho (nine tailed fox) from the title and Seung-gi Lee as the protagonist, Cha Dae Woong. Other important characters are Dae Woong's aunt and his best friends and a movie director who is also his lady friend's father. The main antagonist is a man named Park Dong Joo who knew the gumiho centuries ago.
This show is entertaining because it is filled with humor, mystery, action and very charming and likable characters. The acting is very good and the translation was done in a way to help with understanding cultural phrases and slang as well as illustrating terms of address and endearment. I recommend this show as a starter for men like me who like fantasy and humor but don't mind a little romance here and there. I give this Korean Drama 4 out of 5 stars.
I think the inherent weakness of American dramas is that the network executives insist on driving the show until it dies. In other countries, they for the most part tell the story and let the story end. I think that is important. Every story must end. Remember 24 and Prison Break? Both of those shows were supposed to be special event mini-series. They both went on and on, and wore out their welcomes.
Today I want to talk about the first KDrama I ever saw. It's called My Girlfriend is a Gumiho and I watched it on Netflix with my wife. My wife is really interested in foxes and mystical foxes from folklore and mythology. This show seemed a natural fit.
This show features the very beautiful and energetic actress Shin Min-a as the gumiho (nine tailed fox) from the title and Seung-gi Lee as the protagonist, Cha Dae Woong. Other important characters are Dae Woong's aunt and his best friends and a movie director who is also his lady friend's father. The main antagonist is a man named Park Dong Joo who knew the gumiho centuries ago.
This show is entertaining because it is filled with humor, mystery, action and very charming and likable characters. The acting is very good and the translation was done in a way to help with understanding cultural phrases and slang as well as illustrating terms of address and endearment. I recommend this show as a starter for men like me who like fantasy and humor but don't mind a little romance here and there. I give this Korean Drama 4 out of 5 stars.
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