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I have my moments, rare as they may be. :beaten:
I have my moments, rare as they may be. :beaten:
What dramas are you currently watching?
Started by Pemu · 2 Aug 2003 · 27,479 replies
Drama Discussion
I have my moments, rare as they may be. :beaten:
I just watched "Chuushingura 1/47" http://jdorama.com/drama.738.htm
It's Fuji TV's retelling of the classic "Genroku Chushingura"
And I have to say... not bad.
Mizoguchi's 1941 film "Genroku Chiushingura" is a masterpiece, so there's no way I'd compare the two. But this one told the story well, and it had an amazing cast.
Put simply, it runs almost 3 hours in length, and though I'd planned to stretch it out over a couple of days... I ended up watching all of it yesterday.
Man, I would love to have seen the NHK 49 episode version of this story.
It's Fuji TV's retelling of the classic "Genroku Chushingura"
And I have to say... not bad.
Mizoguchi's 1941 film "Genroku Chiushingura" is a masterpiece, so there's no way I'd compare the two. But this one told the story well, and it had an amazing cast.
Put simply, it runs almost 3 hours in length, and though I'd planned to stretch it out over a couple of days... I ended up watching all of it yesterday.
Man, I would love to have seen the NHK 49 episode version of this story.
Geezer wrote:I just watched "Chuushingura 1/47" http://jdorama.com/drama.738.htm
It's Fuji TV's retelling of the classic "Genroku Chushingura"
And I have to say... not bad.
Hmm... Interesting.
Mizoguchi's 1941 film "Genroku Chiushingura" is a masterpiece, so there's no way I'd compare the two. But this one told the story well, and it had an amazing cast.
Yeah, Mizoguchi's version is considered a classic, though the video quality is pretty bad, making it a bit distracting at times.
Put simply, it runs almost 3 hours in length, and though I'd planned to stretch it out over a couple of days... I ended up watching all of it yesterday.
Hmmm.
Man, I would love to have seen the NHK 49 episode version of this story.
Yeah, I'm curious, too, though I wonder how much artistic license they would have taken, considering what I've seen them do with Musashi... :sweat:
i'm only watching kdramas right now but gosh i've been trying to look for hot man 2 to watch it!! :_
Just finished watching Virgin Road in a crazy marathon run that I haven't done in a while :P
It's incredibly rare that I get to watch 2 such incredible shows back to back. But this was one of those rare times - Kinpachi followed by Virgin Road.
Virgin Road (aka. Kinpachi meets GTO :hehe:) was one of the best jdoramas I've seen with powerful, gripping and emotional moments spread out throughout the series. Without question, Takeda and Sorimachi gave among their best acting performances I've seen so far and Wakui and Mai were excellent as well. While the plot maybe a tad over-the-top in terms of realism at times, it nevertheless had an excellent, well-balanced script that keeps the drama moving at a steady pace. With a very suitable theme song, Virgin Road is definitely among one of my top jdoramas.
It's incredibly rare that I get to watch 2 such incredible shows back to back. But this was one of those rare times - Kinpachi followed by Virgin Road.
Virgin Road (aka. Kinpachi meets GTO :hehe:) was one of the best jdoramas I've seen with powerful, gripping and emotional moments spread out throughout the series. Without question, Takeda and Sorimachi gave among their best acting performances I've seen so far and Wakui and Mai were excellent as well. While the plot maybe a tad over-the-top in terms of realism at times, it nevertheless had an excellent, well-balanced script that keeps the drama moving at a steady pace. With a very suitable theme song, Virgin Road is definitely among one of my top jdoramas.
I watched episode #8 of "Jikou Keisatsu" last night... and the fact that I haven't seen episodes 1-7, and that I don't know if #9 through the end will be subbed seemed sort of fitting.
This is a goofy little bit of police silliness, filled with prat falls, puns, meaningless (I think) sight gags, double talk, snappy patter, and oh, yeah, a mystery each week.
The plot seems to be that an odd-ball uniformed cop enjoys solving mysteries once the statute of limitations has run out. He doesn't arrest anyone. He just figures it out, and says, gottcha!
Nonsense. Silliness. I love it.
Someone said they were planning on hard subbing this one, but that was months ago, and I haven't seen any mention of any progress.
Someone else has chosen to soft sub episodes 1, 2, & 8.
Why 1, 2, & 8? I have no idea. But like I said, that pattern sort of fits this series.
I'm downloading #s 1 and 2 now. The way it's going, just when I finish those, someone will come out with subs for #7.
So far, my whole experience with this series is just amusing the heck out of me.
This is a goofy little bit of police silliness, filled with prat falls, puns, meaningless (I think) sight gags, double talk, snappy patter, and oh, yeah, a mystery each week.
The plot seems to be that an odd-ball uniformed cop enjoys solving mysteries once the statute of limitations has run out. He doesn't arrest anyone. He just figures it out, and says, gottcha!
Nonsense. Silliness. I love it.
Someone said they were planning on hard subbing this one, but that was months ago, and I haven't seen any mention of any progress.
Someone else has chosen to soft sub episodes 1, 2, & 8.
Why 1, 2, & 8? I have no idea. But like I said, that pattern sort of fits this series.
I'm downloading #s 1 and 2 now. The way it's going, just when I finish those, someone will come out with subs for #7.
So far, my whole experience with this series is just amusing the heck out of me.
Hmm I'm starting to watch Kiken na Anekei XD out of boredom
hmm is 1 L of tear thing good?
hmm is 1 L of tear thing good?
Boku Dake no Madonna Ep 10 is out on Jtv. Yay!! :hehe:
Shindou wrote:
Virgin Road (aka. Kinpachi meets GTO :hehe:) was one of the best jdoramas I've seen with powerful, gripping and emotional moments spread out throughout the series. Without question, Takeda and Sorimachi gave among their best acting performances I've seen so far and Wakui and Mai were excellent as well. While the plot maybe a tad over-the-top in terms of realism at times, it nevertheless had an excellent, well-balanced script that keeps the drama moving at a steady pace. With a very suitable theme song, Virgin Road is definitely among one of my top jdoramas.
I'm glad you liked it. Ahh memories... makes me want to watch it all over again. :mrgreen:
I just watched the first two eps of Sekachuu. I can see why people go crazy over that show. :hehe:
Just finished watching Chakushin Ari. Not bad for a suspense drama.
DougFunnieee wrote:
I'm glad you liked it. Ahh memories... makes me want to watch it all over again. :mrgreen:
I just watched the first two eps of Sekachuu. I can see why people go crazy over that show. :hehe:
yep, it was pretty darn good. dunno what to watch right now :headscratch:
I am watching so many at once =)
currently watching:
Tiger & Dragon
Kisarazu Cat's Eye
Ikebukuro West Gate Park
Gokusen 2 <-- not as good as one =(
currently watching:
Tiger & Dragon
Kisarazu Cat's Eye
Ikebukuro West Gate Park
Gokusen 2 <-- not as good as one =(
Just finished watching Ai Nante Irane Yo, Natsu and currently on episode 9 of Nurse Aoi. Gonna start watching Shota no Sushi :D .
currently watching ikebukuro west gate park......
Seikei Bijin Ep 3
Shindou wrote:Seikei Bijin Ep 3
:thumbsup:
not watching much now since its studying for Finals, but did get in another ep of 2nd House and Midnight Rain.
Just finished "Gokusen 2". I've read a number unfavourable reviews on this drama, and really wasn't expecting much - I was pleasantly surprised. The story hasn't changed much from the previous incarnation, and Nakama Yukie worked hard to keep the exact same Yamaguchi Yumiko. Nevertheless the plots are sufficiently entertaining.
thtl wrote:Nevertheless the plots are sufficiently entertaining.
Albeit redundant.
Actually, even the first Gokusen had redundant story lines: student gets in trouble, Yankumi bails them out. But it did have the underlying story of her trying to keep her background secret...
thtl wrote:Just finished "Gokusen 2". I've read a number unfavourable reviews on this drama, and really wasn't expecting much - I was pleasantly surprised. The story hasn't changed much from the previous incarnation, and Nakama Yukie worked hard to keep the exact same Yamaguchi Yumiko. Nevertheless the plots are sufficiently entertaining.
yeah, the unfavourable reviews are more due to the repetitiveness and practically identical formula used for each ep than the drama itself being bad. personally, i don't think it was a bad drama and to an extent i enjoyed it but it was certainly very, very repetitive.
watching Seikei Bijin Ep 4
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