| ANIME MOVIE - Hotarubi no Mori e |

HOTARUBI NO MORI E

"No matter what, don't ever touch me, okay?"

SYNOPSIS: A girl meets a supernatural creature who may disappear forever if a human touches him.

RATING: 7.3/10
REVIEW: I really like the story of this movie. It's your typical manga story but it was fun and entertaining to watch. I really like the bond that developed between the two lead characters.  Also, the animation was very beautiful and pleasing to watch. However, there was one major turn-off for me. That turn-off is the reason why I'll probably never watch this again. If you decide to watch this, stop after the part where Gin and Hotaru has had their fun in the festival.

SHOULD YOU WATCH IT: Yes, if you want something beautiful and short.
WOULD I WATCH IT AGAIN: Maybe?

• I love the scene where Gin kept Hotaru away from him using a stick (and would sometimes resort to hitting her because she kept trying to touch him). It was pretty funny.
• I really disliked the ending. I hate that Gin disappeared because of a random human. It would've made me feel better if he was touched by Hotaru but it was just a freakin' random human child! I can't even express my rage properly towards that moment.
• I feel really bad for Hotaru because she managed to avoid touching Gin for fear of losing him and then a freakin' child got his hand on Gin. GOD THE HATRED I FEEL FOR THAT CHILD.
• It broke my heart that the spirits lost Gin but all they could think about was that Gin probably felt happy and contented by having touched Hotaru. 

| JAPANESE MOVIE - Fullmetal Alchemist Live Action |

FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST LIVE ACTION

SYNOPSIS: Edward is trying to find the philosopher's stone in order to get his brother's body back.

RATING: 6/10

REVIEW: This wasn't the worst thing in the world but it wasn't the best either. It wasn't horrible but I wasn't impressed. They managed to hit some story right but I don't know what happened after the first half. Things got confusing. However, the cgi was amazing. I really liked the fighting scene in the beginning with Edward and the Priest and the fight between Lust and Roy. The cast was alright for me but they didn't really make me emotional on some heartbreaking scenes. I don't know if it was just because I didn't get attach to them given the limited time that the movie had. The cinematography was beautiful. I did not like that there were vital characters that were missing like Armstrong and Scar. Overall, I did not hate this adaptation but not really going to push others to watch it.

SHOULD YOU WATCH IT: Why not? You'd probably enjoy it if you haven't watched the anime.
WOULD I WATCH IT AGAIN: Most likely not. 

• I did not like that they made the adaptation much more serious. It made things boring. The anime had cheerful points and made things interesting.
• I really liked that the actor for Hughes was on point. It shocked me how much they looked alike.
• They did not put Hughes daughter here!! That was the really heartbreaking moment in the FMA brotherhood anime. 
• Why did Envy die?? Like, what the actual fuck? Envy is one of the last ones to die and then they killed him/her here? Makes no sense to me.
• Gahd Nina x Alexander part. I really hate Shou Tucker. Why the hell was he given another appearance in the latter part of the movie?
• Things happened really quickly. They skipped many plot parts from the anime and it made things confusing.
• I really want general armstrong!! Why is he not part of this adaptation!! 
• Fuhrer did not make an appearance!! Wtf!!

GIF NOT MINE.

| KOREAN MOVIE - V.I.P |

V.I.P

SYNOPSIS: The Korean police chase after a serial killer.
RATING: 7.5/10

REVIEW: 

• The story was really interesting but there were parts that seemed too slow (scenes without action). By the second half of the movie, there were twist and turns happened made things a lot better.
• You would get really mad at most of the scenes but the ending was very good. 
• There are so many morbid/brutal scenes. I almost stopped watching in the beginning because of it.
• Action scenes were really good and intense.
• I was shocked to see Peter Stormare (Lucifer from Constantine movie) here.
• I was really amazed at Lee Jong Suk here because he was so scary at some of the scenes. This is the first time I saw him as a villain and he did a great job especially since his previous characters were good guys.
• Jang Dong Gun and Kim Myung-min were amazing in their respective roles.

SHOULD YOU WATCH IT: Your choice. Take note that there are many morbid scenes.

• I really enjoyed the ending. After all the things that Kwang-il did, he deserved what happened to him. Plus points to the fact that Agent Gray didn't know what Jae-hyuk would do what he did.
• Argghhh the scene that showed the girl being tortured and murdered was horrific. I almost stopped watching because of how brutal her death was. Her entire family was also murdered just because Kwang-il wanted it.
• I hated that Yi-do was shot by Kwang-il and he didn't seem to recover from that. He didn't die but he didn't seem really alive in the end. I was glad that Jae-hyuk stopped protecting Kwang-il and killed him so brutally.
• It broke my heart to see that Dae-bum didn't get his revenge in the end. That was one twist that I did not see coming. 

| KOREAN MOVIE - Cheese in the Trap |

CHEESE IN THE TRAP

SYNOPSIS: The story is about the difficult relationship between Hong Seol and Yoo Jung.
RATING: 3/10

REVIEW: 

• Don't get me wrong. I really like the story of this webtoon (source material - I haven't read it only watched the kdrama).  I just didn't like this adaptation. It made the story confusing. In the korean drama, every bit of the story was shown (especially in the first nine episodes). Here, only the major parts were shown and some weren't really connected to what was happening to the previous parts. It wasn't a coherent storyline.
• I thought that this movie was supposed to fix the weak ending of the korean drama. However, that didn't happen. The movie just wrapped things up neatly in a bow.
• I prefer the cast of the korean drama. The acting of the cast here was weak. All of the cast of the kdrama were great. Why didn't wait for Kim Go Eun!!!
• The only reason that I was able to finish this is because of Park Hae Jin.
• Beautiful cinematography though. Points for that.
• KDRAMA MUCH BETTER THAN THE MOVIE!!!

SHOULD YOU WATCH IT: No. It will be much better to watch the korean drama.

• I really didn't like Oh Yeon-Seo's acting and I didn't feel any chemistry between her and Park Hae Jin. I wasn't able to appreciate their relationship in this movie because of that.
• Things just escalated quickly after Young Gon's web posts. I don't know where the story went from there. It felt like it decided to skip on to the next point of the kdrama and just went ahead and wrapped things up with Young Gon. There was no explanation about the texts that Young Gon showed Seol. 
• Shockingly, Park Ki Woong worked as Baek In Ho. I really thought he wouldn't because he looked like a good guy actor rather than a rebel. 
• I don't remember Bo-ra being hit. 
• I was disappointed that Bo-ra and Eun-Taek's side relationship wasn't even mentioned or referenced in the movie. They were cute in the kdrama.

| KOREAN MOVIE - No Breathing |

NO BREATHING

SYNOPSIS: A talented swimmer rediscovers his passion for swimming.
RATING: 9/10

REVIEW: 

• I really liked this movie. The story was simple but it was full of fun and emotional moments. The characters were full of life and they had passion for the things they were doing. It was inspiring to see how much the characters pushed themselves to be the very best in their fields. 
• I really loved the friendship that developed between Woo-Sang, Won Il, Jung Dong, and Dae-Chan. They were a fun bunch and they made the movie a lot more interesting to watch. 
• I love the fact that there was no serious fight over a girl. They focused more on the competition about swimming.
• Seo In Guk's acting was wonderful. His acting during the carefree moments were very funny. I love that they always baited him into doing something by giving him food.
• Fangirled over Lee Jong Suk a lot. 
• Also, the cinematography was very good. The places that were shown in the movie were very beautiful. I loved the fact that there was a scene in the Philippines!

SHOULD YOU WATCH IT: Yes. If you  want to watch something simple, fun, and inspiring. Plus, Lee Jong Suk <3

• I really think that Jung Eun's character had to point in the movie. She was just there to add a female character to the group. Sure, Woo-Sang and Won-Il were fighting for her affections but it wasn't really emphasized.
• I really hated the guy who bullied Jung Dong into leaving the group. Jung Dong is a precious person who must be protected at all cost.
• I wonder how competitive Won-Il's father was that he didn't notice that he was going to drown soon???
• I love that Woo-Sang's father realized Woo Sang's passion for swimming and respected his wishes. That was one of the best scenes.
• I love that Jae-Suk supported and took care of Won-Il a lot even if they were not really relatives.
• The only thing I did not like in this movie is that Won-Il in the major competition. He won over Woo-Sang who trained all throughout his life. That didn't seem a bit fair to me.