Stairway To Heaven (SBS, 2003/4)

Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2005 2:53 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Finally finished it.... last episodes were the off-the-air Honolulu TV versions. At first the low quality bothered me, but then it seemed more an artistic effect and added to the overall impact.

Don't be so critical folks! This is a beautiful drama! Of course it is a Korean Drama, with all the usual flaws. Uneven, slow at times, several scenes are overacted because they were over-written and impossible to perform, a few technical mistakes--all the things that attract us to these diversions.

I think much of this is due to their tight scheduling. According to one of the Winter Sonata specials they work on each episode up to an hour before its first showing. Plus, with their 40% Korean content law, it does seem at times that they are just trying to fill 20 hours... drawn out, silent, explore-the-facial-expressions scenes, repeat scenes, etc.

Choi Ji Woo was as beautiful, sad, pathetic and sympathetic self as ever. The two male leads were at least her equal.

Much of the music was reminiscent of 1950s Fellini films... especially La Strada. In fact, I think I see a lot of similarities with many of Fellini's earlier work... which I intend to be the highest compliment!

Maybe not life-altering, but definitely a MUST SEE. Best scene? No doubt, the last scene on the beach.

Crying

Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2005 7:59 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

OH coool...ok ok....^^

I can say that I just loooving thes Drama.....^^ I only watch till epsiode 10....( all the other I'll watch with my mum soon ^______^)

It's just very very excited.....I looving it ^______________^ w00t

Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2005 10:10 pm Post subject: Wonderful Drama Post Rating: 0

I loved this drama, especially the male lead. He was great, especially during the emotional scenes, it felt real not acting at all. Wub

Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2005 10:30 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

I didn't like taihua's character in this one...but I always seem to sympathize with theguy who's not the main character. Maybe because I know he's not going to get the girl lol. and the relationship between the girl and the not quite main guy lead is more developed in the middle, it's like the main character sort of disappears in the middle of the sotry then comes back near the end...like in autumn tale.

Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 10:00 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

I really like this drama.... Everything in the drama except the step mother and eunice... grr.. they're making me mad... and go berserk!

Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2005 2:45 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Stairway to Heaven ~ life altering?
Sure it is…

It took me a year and two months to finally finish this “infamous” kdrama. Man, I can still remember those days, when I won’t miss a day without checking fob…wishing that the status for STH ep3 would move…even if it’s only a millimeter. A lot of us wished and prayed that zola would lock himself in his room and just sub all day and all night. But winter had gone and winter came again; the layout for the site had turned blueberry to pumpkin; flame wars everywhere; the shoutbox has been shut down multiple times; kdrama was born and the STH-war went on; Touya became known as the banner king…and yet today, the site that used to draw foul-mouthed inner beings from ordinary reserved individuals is sadly dead and gone. Error 400: Bad Request. I miss it. Really. Mr. Green

Most of us who faithfully followed fob, along with their stylish and memorable releases have been affected greatly after kyle kindly uploaded the 2nd half of the show...I knew for sure that I was gonna tear up every minute of the ending. I was wrong. Instead, I continued to pretend I like it…but in reality, Choi Ji Woo the great, tortured and chopped my eardrums into bits and pieces every time she screamed “Opppaaaaaaaa.” How could a word so endearing turn nightmarish? I suffered as Soong Ju suffered in those five years.

The precious childhood love that I’ve been gushing about in one of the torrents' page veered into a series of ridiculous repetitions…at the beach, skating rink, amusement park, sidewalk, in an apartment and a football field…
" ah, OPPA!”…”ohhhh, OPPA!!!!”…Oh, Lord…what have I done to deserve this?

It took me another month and a half to watch the last episode. I’ve been dreading it. Fortunately, it’s one of the better endings I’ve seen. I’ve even managed a couple of “ahh, I get it” expressions towards the last few minutes of the show. Funny, but I didn’t feel sad at all. The ending, at long last, fulfilled STH’s taglines…let me see if could remember it, “ In heaven…where there is no pain, sadness nor separation.” hmn..am I missing a word?

Life altering...but as one of the audiences who’ve seen the “light”, I voted for see it. A lot of kdrama virgins who started STH a few weeks ago, loved it and didn’t see any flaws whatsoever. I do not deny that Kwon Sang Woo, Shin Hyun Joon(Tae-hwa) delivered excellent performances…oh all right, Choi Ji Woo minus the deadly screams is OK too. Her performance in Winter Sonata was a bit subdued, while in STH, it was overcooked.

I've enjoyed the 1st 6 episodes of STH, particularly, 4&5. After that it was either flat or downhill. I've reached a point when I got sick of "Ave Maria." Nevertheless, one of the best soundtracks I've ever heard. Without the music, it wouldn't be as affecting. Without the "Bogo ship uh" karaoke/translations, it wouldn't be as heartwrenching.

Now that I think about it, fob had saved us from falling into the clutches of STH’s extravagantly clichéd plot by letting us explore other kdrama titles...much, much better than STH.

Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2005 7:16 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

this drama was excrutiating, but I got so into it I had to watch it all. kee jae bae, was very evil in this one.

Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2005 7:53 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Its very good, but it hasnt topped (Im sorry I love you) in my opinion!

Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2005 11:02 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Uhh
How Can i find the soundtrack?? uuhhh just the song that is always repeat (a guy sing)

Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2005 11:52 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

awwww i just finish watching all this dramaaa ...soooooooo sad in the end.. Crying

i am not going to spoil it but again its a MUST drama to watch..now i am currently watching sad love story.

Posted: Wed May 18, 2005 12:50 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

waaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.....it was soo.... Crying

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i can't find any other words to describe the impression it left on me, but TEARS and TEars...and tears......

it was good..

Posted: Wed May 18, 2005 12:54 am Post subject: finished Post Rating: 0

*sob*..it was so good, but it's so sad..

Posted: Wed May 18, 2005 12:55 am Post subject: soundtrack Post Rating: 0

Does anyone know where the lyrics can be found?

Posted: Wed May 18, 2005 1:19 am Post subject: Re: soundtrack Post Rating: 0

Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 6:20 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

I also finally got around to watching the rest of this drama and up till ep9 I was hooked.

When CJW finally got her memory back I thought she was going to tell KSW but for no reason that I can come up with she didn't!

It should've ended like at ep10 but of course they dragged it out.

and the microphone boom really got annoying after a few times!
I just wanted to kick the director and everybody for NOT seeing it!

All the hype of this drama was really overrated and the writing could've been better.
The ending was pretty predictable and it's a big waste of time in my opinion.

Autumn Tale was ten times better Big Smile