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Ladymercury Joined: 27 Mar 2005 Total posts: 542 Gender: Unknown |
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poonkJoined: 27 Mar 2007 Total posts: 13 Location: USA Gender: Female |
 Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 5:12 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0 |
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| battlegirlai wrote: | | i like that there is a place where people can say "i didn't like ____". when people try to do it in the discussion threads, they usually get argued with by everyone else in the thread and sometimes get accused of being trolls. but generally all they want to do is give an alternative opinion on the shows or people. |
I gotta agree with this-- I try to avoid going into a thread full of fans and basically telling them that I thought their favorite-series-ever was seriously lacking; I'm sort of from the "if-you-can't-say-anything-nice..." school of thought in that regard. But it's really informative to see alternate viewpoints. I wish I had time to go through all 37 pages of this thread (although some of my own favorites have come up-- Beach Boys, Galileo, ouch!-- but, of course, to each their own).
Random aside regarding Stand Up!!: I actually avoided this series for 2 years simply because somewhere along the way I read someone's comment that it was "like a Japanese version of the American Pie movies" (I don't know if the reviewer meant it as an insult or compliment, but I steered clear anyway). It wasn't until a month ago, when an online acquaintance recommended it, that I gave it a fair shot and hey, I really enjoyed it a lot. It's not as perverted as the premise makes it out to be; it's actually very sweet at its heart.
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battlegirlaiJoined: 10 Jun 2005 Total posts: 529 Location: Las Vegas Age: 31 Gender: Female |
| Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 6:40 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0 |
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| I don't want to turn this thread into a discussion about how great or crap Stand Up was.....its not really that sort of thread....but i'm female...and i hate Stand Up. not even the totally misguided attempts at giving me eyecandy made me not want to smack the heck out of every single character.
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ArchaenonJoined: 17 Mar 2007 Total posts: 414 Age: 27 Gender: Female |
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seirinJoined: 28 Feb 2004 Total posts: 1105 Gender: Unknown |
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ZealousyLocation: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Gender: Male |
| Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 7:41 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0 |
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I thought Rondo could use more romance in it. To be honest, I only watched it because Choi Ji-Woo was in it. It had a great amount of drama and action but it felt like the Romance was definitely deducted, it was like it was just crammed into it. :\
I also thought Attention Please was just horrible. It was funny at some parts but it wasn't that great.
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damnselJoined: 23 Dec 2006 Total posts: 14 Location: Burbank, CA Age: 21 Gender: Female |
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kuro570Joined: 04 Feb 2008 Total posts: 172 Location: Center of the godamn universe! Age: 22 Gender: Male |
| Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 9:52 pm Post subject: Re: Worst J-drama Ever! (*spoilers*) Post Rating: 0 |
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| doink-chan wrote: | What is the absolute worst J-drama you've ever seen and why?
I'll probably have to pick Hitonatsu no Papa e. doinkies only watched this because it had Ueto Aya in it, and, well, Aya and the theme song sung by her was the only good thing about this drama. |
Hitonatsu no Papa wasn't that bad imo >< hmm.. the worst i would have to say is Gokusen 3... It's just like Gokusen 1 and 2 its to much the same thing >.< way too predictable
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| Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 12:54 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0 |
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| seirin wrote: | | I don't think it's being male or female, it's being the topic of drama that people either like or dislike. I tried watching episode 1 and I'm not sure if I ever finished episode 2 but I found Stand Up a turn off. It's suppose to be a comedy but I found the kids idiotic rather than funny. But I guess it could just be the whole topic of the drama I didn't like. I prefer tasteful comedies and romance comedies. Although sometimes depends on the stupidity, some comedies are amusing still like HanaKimi. Probably not everyone's cup of tea but the wackiness is amusing. But I still preferred the manga. |
compared to Hanakimi, Stand Up!"s comedic jabs are more intelligent since it touches the japanese society view on sex in sarcastic ways. Whereas Hanakimi was just baiting for the laughs with pretty boys behaving idiotically. At first I thought Stand Up! was mindless to but after episode 6 or 7 only did I get what they were trying to convey. I guess that was the show flaw. And the acting in Stand Up! was WAY MORE refine than Hanakimi's pretty boys (even YamaPi expressionless face works). But I do love Hanakimi too. Very much ^^V
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akarasuneJoined: 11 Jul 2008 Total posts: 2 Age: 22 Gender: Male |
| Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 1:38 am Post subject: Re: Worst J-drama Ever! (*spoilers*) Post Rating: 0 |
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| kuro570 wrote: | | doink-chan wrote: | What is the absolute worst J-drama you've ever seen and why?
I'll probably have to pick Hitonatsu no Papa e. doinkies only watched this because it had Ueto Aya in it, and, well, Aya and the theme song sung by her was the only good thing about this drama. |
Hitonatsu no Papa wasn't that bad imo >< hmm.. the worst i would have to say is Gokusen 3... It's just like Gokusen 1 and 2 its to much the same thing >.< way too predictable |
i thought gokusen 3 was totally unorthodox compared to seasons 1 and 2 so i thought it was great. ok, yankumi would always save the day, but it wouldn't be gokusen without it. the season started out with 2 crews, not just one leader. someone almost died! none of the main crew members knew about the yakuza thing until almost the last episode. and it ended right before summer break. we didn't even see the season through graduation like usual.
stand up!
alright, the whole female/male thing was because i only noticed females who said bad things about it before my post. but since then, i've noticed something else. only females living outside of the US say they like it!!???? huh?!! how about that?!! prove me wrong
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SSpiegelJoined: 26 Oct 2007 Total posts: 208 Location: Finland Gender: Female |
| Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 3:11 am Post subject: Re: Worst J-drama Ever! (*spoilers*) Post Rating: 0 |
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| akarasune wrote: |
i thought gokusen 3 was totally unorthodox compared to seasons 1 and 2 so i thought it was great. ok, yankumi would always save the day, but it wouldn't be gokusen without it. the season started out with 2 crews, not just one leader. someone almost died! none of the main crew members knew about the yakuza thing until almost the last episode. and it ended right before summer break. we didn't even see the season through graduation like usual.
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It's weird hearing people say that Gokusen 3 was bad just because it came after Gokusen 1 and 2. If you watch a show that repeats itself in just one season and you watch (voluntarily) three of them, it's hardly the show's fault you're bored. I know it's probably like blasphemy to say this, but season 3 was far more better than the earlier two. It was more fun, and funnier. The characters were more interesting (tho the main guys were pretty strange looking...). Maybe it's my bad taste, but it was one of the few japanese dramas that have made me laugh out loud. 
Anyway, since this is a thread for negative opinions, I have to agree with all those people that thought Last Friends was really disappointing. Now that I've watched it, I can't really remember anything good about it. A bad ending really ruins the rest for you, ne? I guess it was too hyped up, and people expected too much of it. And nothing good ever comes out of high expectations.
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seirinJoined: 28 Feb 2004 Total posts: 1105 Gender: Unknown |
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atarashifujiJoined: 09 Nov 2006 Total posts: 4 Location: NW USA Gender: Female |
| Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 5:38 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0 |
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| akarasune wrote: | | omg, how can you say that stand up! was horrible? so far i've only notice females who say it's bad. i thought it was hilarious. maybe it's a guy thing |
DUDE! I love that show and I'm a female. It was freakin' hilarious. I made my mom go and buy the DVDs when she went Japan. Most Japanese dramas aren't meant to be taken seriously anyway, it's all for entertainment purposes. If you go in expecting an amazing storyline and oscar-worthy acting, you'll most likely be disappointed. But if you go in not really expecting anything, some of it might be more enjoyable or at least tolerable (because I found that a lot of times I think a show isn't worth it but in the end I actually enjoy it). Not saying that it WILL be, because there are some series that I couldn't sit through either and there are actors and actresses that bother me, but I don't know...it's entertainment, I don't expect anything out of it so I guess that's why I have either "low standards" or a "high tolerance" for it. Eh...as Ohno said: 人はそれぞれだよね。
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TofuQueenJoined: 01 Nov 2006 Total posts: 33 Location: Idaho, USA Gender: Female |
| Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 6:02 am Post subject: Re: Worst J-drama Ever! (*spoilers*) Post Rating: 0 |
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| akarasune wrote: | stand up!
alright, the whole female/male thing was because i only noticed females who said bad things about it before my post. but since then, i've noticed something else. only females living outside of the US say they like it!!???? huh?!! how about that?!! prove me wrong |
I'm a US female, & I thought it was pretty damn funny - not perfect, certainly, but parts were hilarious and there was some deeper meaning there as well (though it only really came out as the series progressed). So many grand plans/gestures crushed by reality...so many moments that still make me laugh just remembering... Totally, totally made fun of a lot of societal stereotypes and dramatic events as found in dorama/manga. 
I've seen a fair number, and maybe I'm just not critical enough, but I can't think of a j-dorama that I thought was simply awful. The worst that comes to mind at the moment is Majo no Jouken - I didn't feel ANY chemistry between the male & female leads, and it just seemed too stupid for the teacher to truly fall for the student (who tended to act more like a 12 year old, as if 15 or whatever wasn't young enough!!  ) I also didn't like A Million Stars Falling from the Sky, but that's a personal preference thing rather than thinking it was horrid. Antique Cake Store...well, the subs and video quality (on the version I saw) were soooo bad that it was hard to tell if the dorama itself was any good or not!!
Some of the others that have been mentioned, like Long Vacation and Slow Dance, I can definitely understand how they'd appeal more to an older audience (like me...) but though I enjoyed them I don't absolutely love them. IWGP, GTO, and Tiger & Dragon are among my all-time favorites, though I'm not particularly a Sorimachi or Nagase fan.
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sarah117Joined: 26 May 2008 Total posts: 125 Location: France Gender: Female |
| Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 6:16 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0 |
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| Ladymercury wrote: | | I have to say, after watching the last three episodes of Last Friends I felt betrayed as well. |
yes, as you said, the last three episodes of Last Friends were quite disappointing, but it doesn't make it the WORST j-drama ever....at least for me. i still love it much, and it will always be my BEST jdrama ever..
for me, the worst jdrama was Princess Princess. i couldn't even finish it.._________________ really enjoyed watching Last Friends  and currently a big fan of Ueno Juri~!! 
another latest drama that I really like: Bara no nai Hanaya, Iljimae and Fated To Love You |
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