Movie Review: You are the apple of my eye

First Love, the common theme for romantic films these days. If Thailand has Crazy little thing called love, and Korea has Architecture 101, Taiwan has You are the apple of my eye. Films of this kind  are always a hit because they give a sense of nostalgia to the audience. 

You are the apple of my eye is a combination of CLTCL and Architecture 101. It has the sweet and fun high school days like in CLTCL and the bittersweet ending of Architecture 101 (spoiler!). And like Architecture 101, the story is mainly about the male lead.

The plot —The story begins in 1994 when Ko Ching-teng is in senior high school. Ko Ching-teng and Shen Chia-yi have been classmates since junior high school. Ko Ching-teng is good for nothing, happy go lucky guy, while Shen Chia-yi is an honor student and teachers' favorite. One day, Ko Teng is caught masturbating inside their classroom with another classmate (Yup, you read it right, he masturbates in public. Plus he walks naked inside their house even when his parents are around. Wtf! Maybe this is to add humor, but I think it's more disturbing than funny. Our hero is an exhibitionist?! Who will fall for that kind of guy? Oh well, anyway, that's the only part I hate in the movie.) After punishing him, the teacher moves Ko Teng's seat in front of Chia-yi and asks her to keep an eye on Ko Teng. 

Movie Review: Architecture 101

Architecture 101 is a romance film by Lee Yong-ju starring Uhm Tae-woong, Han Ga-in, Lee Je-hoon and Bae Suzy. The film is currently the most watched romantic mellow movie of all time in Korea, surpassing the record of Maundy Thursay and You are My Destiny. 

The film tells the story of Seung-min, an architect who meets again his first love asking him to design and rebuild her old house. He accepts the job and memories of the past flash back as they work together.

Movie Review: Level 7 Civil Servant

Level 7 Civil Servant (My Girlfriend Is An Agent) is a romantic comedy action film that stars Kim Ha-neul (You're my pet) and Kang Ji-hwan (Lie to me).

Ahn Soo-ji (Kim Ha-neul) is an NIS (National IntelligenceService) spy who disguises as travel agent. Her boyfriend Lee Jae-joon (Kang Ji-hwan) breaks up with her because of her constant lies, when she is only trying to hide her identity. He leaves for Canada to study International Accounting. Three years later, while in mission and disguised as janitress, she bumps into Jae-joon again who is now a Certified International Accountant. But this is only a cover for Jae-joon. He is actually a rookie agent for Harimao, an NIS department that specializes in overseas mission. Their paths continue to cross as they run after the same Russian crime group.

Movie Review: Ghost: In Your Arms Again

Ghost is a Japanese remake of the 1990 Hollywood film with the same title which starred Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore. The remake stars Song Seung-heon and Matsushima Nanako.  

Hoshino Nanami (Matsushima Nanako), a successful young entrepreneur meets a Korean potter Kim Jun-ho (Song Seung-heon). They fall in love and soon marry each other. They spend the happiest time of their lives until tragedy happens. On her birthday, Nanami encounters an accident and is killed. Unable to leave her devastated husband, she chooses to stay on earth as a ghost. 

Movie Review: Bangkok Traffic (Love) Story

Bangkok Traffic Love Story (BTS) is another rom-com from Thailand released in 2009. This movie was the highest grossing film of the year, earning a total of 140 million baht after 4 weeks in theaters. 

Here we are introduced to Mei Li, a girl who just turned 30, struggling to find her one true love, is pressured by the fact that all her friends are already married while she is very much single. She meets Loong, an engineer who works at Skytrain BTS system. She instantly falls in love with him, she tries hard to make the first move hoping to get his attention, but things just don't go according to plan.  

Movie Review: Secret

Secret is a romance film directed by Taiwanese singer-heartthrob Jay Chou. Chou is also the male lead in the movie, he co-wrote the story, and most of the songs used in the movie are his compositions. (Yes, he is a mutant genius gifted guy.)

Okay, I'm not gonna tell you what exactly the movie is all about for you to enjoy your viewing experience. From the movie title itself, you should know that there is a secret, but of course, that's for you to find out. No spoiler.

Movie Review: Hello Stranger

Last year, I was so overwhelmed by the Thai movie, Crazy Little Thing Called Love. I fell in love with the movie very much that I wanted a follow up. I tried browsing the site http://www.enjoythaimovies.com/ and I found this rom-com flick called, Hello Stranger. I did some research, and I learned that it's a box office hit and the highest grossing film of 2010 in Thailand. I tried to watch it, and I'm happy to report that this is a fun wacky movie.

It is a story of two strangers who meet and fall in love while vacationing in South Korea. She is an  obsessed Korean TV drama fanatic, a religious radio listener while he is a dorky, happy-go-lucky guy. Through the writer's machinations, the two end up travelling together without exchanging names. They agreed to call each other Dang (puppy) and May.

Movie Review: Taiyou no Uta

Taiyou no uta, simple yet beautiful story.This film tells the story of Kaoru Amane, a 16 year old girl who was diagnosed with a rare skin condition called, Xeroderma Pigmentosum. Kaoru is not allowed to be exposed to sunlight because it can be fatal to her. She lives an opposite lifestyle. She sleeps during the day and is active at night. Every night, she sings and plays her guitar in front of a train station.  

One day, she spots a high school boy standing next to a surfboard. He is Koji Fujishiro. Koji and his friends go to the ocean every morning to surf. He usually drops by in the bus stop near Kaoru's house to get a drink from the vendo. Since then, Kaoru watches him from the window before going to sleep.

Movie Review: Daisy

It's been 5 years since the first time I watched this movie. It may not be the best of the best movies but it is one of those I watch over again every once in a while. It never fails to captivate my heart. This film is sad, romantic, sad, action and sad.  

It has a powerhouse cast, story written by  Kwak Jae Yong, the one behind My Sassy Girl, The Classic and Windstruck, and it's under the direction of Hongkong director Andrew Lau, notable for his action and crime films. What more to ask from this movie.