Fan reviews: Trick Season 3

ester_grace · 12 Feb 2011

Plain Predictable Boring

MonsterZero65 · 15 Aug 2010

Even in it's 3rd season I kept wanting more and more of this great cast and odd story line.

MonsterZero-65 · 9 Nov 2009

...Is that there was no Trick IV after this. A wonderful final to the trilogy. They really kept the humor, mystery and feel of the series growing. The charachters developed even more and nothing got old. Great great great!

Wynter · 30 Sep 2007

While watching the third season of Trick, I was wondering what I would write about for its review. Having already written a review for both the first season and second season, I was finding myself running out of things to say.

I noticed that the scenarios for each episode drifted further away from actual magic tricks and became more the gmurder mysteryh types. Which was fine. The mysteries were even more complicated in this season, which was welcome, except I found the last episode quite rushed and not at all mind-blowing. At this point I was already feeling quite indifferent to this season and didnft care to write it out in a review. Until the very end.

The benefit of watching all three seasons was in seeing the growth of Naoko and Jiro. In the first season there was an awkward, sexual tension between them that created amazing chemistry. In the second season, after having grown with each other in the first season, the tension between them was more mature, relaxed, and there was a sense of understanding between them. By this season (the third), they were already comfortable enough to sleep in the same room, to joke with each other, and there was also a small element of jealousy. By the last episode, and having seen nothing in suggestion of further growth in their relationship, I gave up hoping they would fall in love and live happily ever after. After all, Trick isnft a romance drama, and Jiro and Naoko would probably kill each other before confessing any hidden feeling. You can imagine my surprise then at their parting scene. SO ROMANTIC! And so sweet! The last scene was absolutely perfect, especially in the way the gwalking by the beach with the one you loveh scene was brilliantly mocked by the exceptional character combination Abe and Nakama make. After three seasons I was finally satisfied, and I am well aware I would not have been if I had not watched from the very beginning.

shari · 21 Dec 2006

The Trick collection ran out of breath with this one. Low production values make it look like a homemovie with a lot of props. Ms. Flat and Mr. Big should have known better.

tenhead · 17 Aug 2006

anyone know where to order dvd for all the Trick series. Trick 1,2 , and 3. With English Sub. What website? Thank you.

Hiro Toyo · 17 Aug 2006

I still enjoyed this third installment. It was a bit better then part two, where they focused a little too much on village cults, and the stories took up too many episodes. Part three moved a bit faster, and while they still couldn't move away from these village cults, they didn't drag on as long.
I was hoping they didn't go back to that whole "I have supernatural powers from this island" thing from part one, but they didn't. That last episode in part one was really confusing, and I was in no hurry to see that storyline again. But I guess the writers decided since it was going to be last installment, they had to go back to her roots or something.
Maybe it's just my imagination, but i felt Ueda lost some steam in this last one. He didn't seem as charged as he did the first two. Maybe the script called for that, or maybe he got tired of the role and it showed in miniscule ways. Overall it's still fun to watch, and I give them credit for making a third one without making the stories seem too far-fetched, or too rediculously easy to solve.

Susan · 5 Aug 2006

By far, the funniest of the Trick series! Although, at this point I was bit bored by the formula, I found the jokes and the chemistry between Yamada and Ueda to be at their peak. Trick 2 lulled in that aspect. Some of the engrish-y jokes and the Japanese play on words were a bit hard to follow, but enjoyable nonetheless! I laughed so much during Trick 3, and it had a superb ending.

anna_tran · 5 Jun 2006

The real trick for this show is how it manages to keep the audience captivated despite being in its 3rd season...

I enjoy Trip 3 much better than Trip 2 and slightly better than Trip 1. Trip 3 is closer to the format of Trip 2 with the goofy cases and the character development. Some of these clues are rather obvious and I've managed to solve the "tricks" before the explanation.

The ending is a nice complement to the series. But then, who wouldn't have guessed that was probably the ending. I would love the ending more if it were a sad ending though, but that's probably not what the average audience wants.

noodlefreak · 8 Feb 2006

This drama is just so crazy! When I first started watching it, I knew nothing about the series, and just found myself confused. But then I started getting really into it, laughing at sooo much stuff. Although it was really funny, interesting, and unique, it isn't really my ideal type of drama (thus, the 9). But the puns and crazy characters really make this drama interesting and unique.

Shindou · 12 Dec 2005

The third season of Trick comes with some better cases more in the style of the first season and are better thought out. I thoroughly enjoyed watching the whole Trick series and I only wish there were more tricks to watch!

eugenia · 25 Nov 2005

Trick3 is definitely a great dorama nt to be missed! Yukie Nakama potrayed her role in such a way tat i almost tot tat she is tat Yamada Naoko. Abe Hiroshi is great also as Ueda Jiro and i love the chemistry and every little small things about them. I give this dorama a 10/10 becoz every story is great and the trick is really difficult to guess. Rollover rollover! Why don't you do your best? This two phrases are the famous quote by Ueda Jiro in the show. Even Yabe and Kikuchi is great too as policemans. It is very funny watching them talking and it juz makes me watch from the first episode to the last. The ending is superb and it makes me smile after watching the whole drama.

After watching this makes me realize tat there is no supernatural power in this world. Everything is juz a trick. Recommend to all who loves mystery doramas and of course Yukie and Abe's fans!!

gohmifune · 15 Nov 2005

Trick, at this point, is my all time favorite Drama, it was great, I mean it succeeded in keeping me entertained, and I loved it. Everything was just perfect. Now, really, it all gets overshadowed by the perfect ending, sure I would love a Trick 4-9, but the final episode left me, and I hope all viewers, with a sense of finality and joy in that we were able to watch a truly amazing show. Trick, was good. No, Trick, was perfect.

Tatakau · 8 Oct 2005

More of the same which is great, everyone is on top form again, and I really liked how it ended. It also made me sad watching it knowing there wasn't going to be anymore, I think this is my favourite j-drama, it's great. We as viewers we're really lucky, most series only get one series, but with this we we're lucky enough to get three, I want more though, can't get enough of the cast and their whacky adventures.

For any later comers there is now a new SPECIAL (2005) out and a TRICK 2 Movie next year (2006)

Yayoi · 8 Dec 2004

[SPOILERS] Like my previous review & comments for Trick & Trick 2, this sequel also has the formula: TRICK = Thrilling + Romantic + Intriguing + Comical + Knowledgeable! (For details about why I gave this formula, please read my review for Trick 2. Here, I am going to yak about what I like in Trick 3 instead. ^^)

First of all, the plots are still as intriguing and mind-boggling as the previous Trick series, and the chemistry between Ueda and Yamada is still going strong. Ueda has since released 4 books, but he's still as faint-hearted as before. ^_~ The episodes are still enthralling in their own ways but my only gripe is that some parts are kind of repeated from the previous series, so it can get pretty irritating when you see "almost the same thing" happening again. However, the outcome is different, which is good since you can still get to learn something. ^^

The stories are still as comical as before! Maybe it's just me, but I think that Trick 3 requires you to be more attentive and alert. If you're are, perhaps you can see some weird (and funny) events happening at a corner of the screen or somewhere inconspicuous enough! (SPOILERS) Look out for that THING flying across the moon!! *lol* It's my one my favorite moments during the drama; the additional details such as these do really add comic relief to an otherwise intense moment. ^_~ Also, Yamada sometimes make references to previous happenings in Trick 2, so if you've never watched the other series before, you won't be able to catch the humor there. ^^

Yabe and his wig is back again, but his previous sidekick (Ishihara) has been replaced by Kikuchi (Kyou Nobuo). I admit it does take some getting to to, especially if you're used to seeing Ishihara in the previous 2 series, but Kyou Nobuo did quite well as Kikuchi, a Tokyo University graduate with a bright future in the police force. (Plus he's one of the eye candy in the show!! XD) NOTE: Hiroki Narimiya also appeared in the last episode (another eye candy!!).

The ending was beautiful too, and it was also comical. :) Although it seems like it kind of happened "too fast", I think the ending was straight-forward and quite sweet. For someone who's not as into romance dorama, the ending was quite perfect for me; it made me laugh, but it also kind of touched me coz their love was almost too innocent! ^_~

The Trick series is overall, a wonderful dorama to watch. Do give it a try if you like detective, mysterious or comical dramas!

Kirari Ililah · 3 Nov 2004

Even though the tricks weren't too good, the chemistry between Abe and Nakama was great...so funny and Ueda is the best character, so CREAZY!!!

Silent_Eyez · 26 Sep 2004

Though I missed some episodes, I still loved it nonetheless. The stories were not as scary as previous versions of Trick, but they were still as great. Ueda, Naoko and the rest of the characters keep us watching from begining to end. The final episodes of Trick 3 were awesome. As for the ending, what can I say? I was in tears. The show is just awesome!

farah_is_me · 14 Sep 2004

Sometimes I lost during certain cases and jokes bcoz of bad subtitles...but still I like all stories and I luv both characters and it's the ending that hit me....!!!

tsuki77 · 27 Jan 2004

The episodes are good but they are so original in terms of Trick. I like the small details, suspense, comedy and performances by the actors. It's all great. You can't help but compared it to previous seasons and in this sense, it doesn't quite add up to par-plotwise that is. However this applies only to the middle episodes, not the first or the last one. I absolutely love love love the first and the last episode. Won't say anything except that you have to watch it to understand. (I have found that I always like the last episode of every Trick). Chihiro Onitsuka wrote another beautiful song for Trick. It fits perfectly. (My review is bias: this show is my absolute favorite. Bias but honest. :))