I've watched a number of movies recently, because of my premium subscription to Viu. Let's jot down a few thoughts on them...
1. Golden Slumber - Pretty good. The all-round nice guy, normal deliveryman suddenly finds himself accused of an assassination. I liked that he didn't turn into a superhero overnight, but relied on a mixture of luck and other people's help, due to him being a nice guy. Kinda shows that being a nice guy really does pay off sometimes... :P
2. Phantom Detective - This is about Hong Gil Dong, and I was looking forward to seeing what this legendary character was about. But I was pretty disappointed...the plot is unbelievable and the so-called detective isn't even that good. Pretty much a waste of time, this one...
3. White Night - This one is really good! It doesn't surprise me that it is based off a Japanese novel. The Japanese really know how to spin a good crime story. The movie itself also unfolded very well; we are kept guessing as to the actual motives of the main characters, but at the same time they do reveal enough information, bit by bit, to keep us interested.
4. My Annoying Brother - This one was just for a down-time after the previous awesome movie. I chose something funny just to pass time. Pretty entertaining.
5. Dark Figure of Crime - This one was good... a psychological confrontation between a detective and a murderer. Maybe not enough details were disclosed, but since it is based off true events, I guess it's hard to have all the answers.
6. The Thieves - (note: not available on Viu; I watched it on Unifi TV) This one was interesting...about ten thieves working together for a big heist, but where everyone does not trust the others and has their own agenda. The storyline has good twists and turns, but when we put it all together, some parts just don't make sense... *Spoiler alert* The main character supposedly still cares for his former lover and even saves her life, but he was prepared to run off with the diamond and let her be caught? He supposedly wants revenge for his father's death, but we don't even see how he was planning to get that revenge. In the end things just work out conveniently for him. *Spoiler ends * I realized that Kim Soo Hyun and Jun Ji Hyun actually worked together in this movie before starring in that ultra-famous My Love From The Star together. And this movie stars some Hong Kong actors too, and even the Malaysian Lee Sinje.
7. Fabricated City - This is a bit like The Thieves...good twists and turns in the storyline, but some dumb parts. The hacker is so good at gathering information and stuff, but when they find proof of the bad guy's wrongdoings, for some reason they don't publish it immediately, instead they still work on their own (who knows for what), getting themselves into danger (that's why they couldn't publish the proof, otherwise it would be the end of the story), and only at the end do they publish the proof that they found.
I guess I'm on a crime movie spree...will post more next time?
1. Golden Slumber - Pretty good. The all-round nice guy, normal deliveryman suddenly finds himself accused of an assassination. I liked that he didn't turn into a superhero overnight, but relied on a mixture of luck and other people's help, due to him being a nice guy. Kinda shows that being a nice guy really does pay off sometimes... :P
2. Phantom Detective - This is about Hong Gil Dong, and I was looking forward to seeing what this legendary character was about. But I was pretty disappointed...the plot is unbelievable and the so-called detective isn't even that good. Pretty much a waste of time, this one...
3. White Night - This one is really good! It doesn't surprise me that it is based off a Japanese novel. The Japanese really know how to spin a good crime story. The movie itself also unfolded very well; we are kept guessing as to the actual motives of the main characters, but at the same time they do reveal enough information, bit by bit, to keep us interested.
4. My Annoying Brother - This one was just for a down-time after the previous awesome movie. I chose something funny just to pass time. Pretty entertaining.
5. Dark Figure of Crime - This one was good... a psychological confrontation between a detective and a murderer. Maybe not enough details were disclosed, but since it is based off true events, I guess it's hard to have all the answers.
6. The Thieves - (note: not available on Viu; I watched it on Unifi TV) This one was interesting...about ten thieves working together for a big heist, but where everyone does not trust the others and has their own agenda. The storyline has good twists and turns, but when we put it all together, some parts just don't make sense... *Spoiler alert* The main character supposedly still cares for his former lover and even saves her life, but he was prepared to run off with the diamond and let her be caught? He supposedly wants revenge for his father's death, but we don't even see how he was planning to get that revenge. In the end things just work out conveniently for him. *Spoiler ends * I realized that Kim Soo Hyun and Jun Ji Hyun actually worked together in this movie before starring in that ultra-famous My Love From The Star together. And this movie stars some Hong Kong actors too, and even the Malaysian Lee Sinje.
7. Fabricated City - This is a bit like The Thieves...good twists and turns in the storyline, but some dumb parts. The hacker is so good at gathering information and stuff, but when they find proof of the bad guy's wrongdoings, for some reason they don't publish it immediately, instead they still work on their own (who knows for what), getting themselves into danger (that's why they couldn't publish the proof, otherwise it would be the end of the story), and only at the end do they publish the proof that they found.
I guess I'm on a crime movie spree...will post more next time?
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