A colleague of my wife passed her the VCD series of "Lovers in Prague", promising her she'll enjoy it.
I must admit, it was good.
First, no artificial looking main cast who went under the knife.
Second, the basic plot might be cliché, but the dialogue has finally caught up with the 21st century.
No longer can an ex-girlfriend tell the now-girlfriend that she knows what music he likes etc. and etc. The now-girlfriend says "So what?" instead of being filled with self-doubt.
Instead of misunderstandings arising because they refuse to tell the truth (oh well, except for a few important ones), they basically avoided unnecessary and irritating misunderstandings and leave misunderstanding only for the real important stuff without which the drama would have been half as long.
Stretches credibility in a few points, such as the staff for Ministry of Law and Ministry of Foreign Affairs working in the same building, but otherwise, quite humourous.
And aaarrrgggggh! Suspense at the critical junctures. I was accompanying my wife to watch it until 2 plus last night, and I couldn't go to sleep then because of a cliff-hanger.
And the lousy luck to have a malfunctioning VCD which takes forever to get played on our PC.
Still, we're only halfway through. My wife pointedly tells me I never say romantic things to her like the actors did, and this time, I got to admit they are really nice stuff, not mushy at all.
Darn, I wished I had said those things, Snowylady would have melted in my hands.
Use your gifts (language) for your greater good lol Both of you will end up happy. :)
ReplyDeleteWell.... if u want to say something ...say it quick because if you hesitate too long, u might never have a chance again. For romantic movies, I only watch it once in a blue moon because i don't like myself to day dream too much....
ReplyDeleteThink your Missy already melted in your hands when you proposed and she said yes.. :-)
ReplyDeleteUhm, not quite, Moon jie, my proposals were almost total disasters. It was only accepted because she had said yes in her heart before I asked.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, watched the series until about 2/3 now, the stubborn cop finally admitted his feelings and kissed the girl.
My wife tapped my chest and said, "Don't you all guys wish to be courted like that?"
This is a real departure from the soppy dramas I've caught glimpses of so far.
The Koreans really knew how to write an appealing story, even better than Hong Kong and Japan. Singapore got a lot to catch up.
Korean movies are really a in-thing now, many of my friends and colleagues and neighbours all chose Korea this year in their travel plans.
ReplyDeletehmm...ditto.. SG movies not nice to watch. Never watch.
So far, these are the Korean productions I've watched, because my wife wanted to ... Il Mare, Princess Hours, Lovers in Prague.
ReplyDeleteWow....then u must be very lucky!
ReplyDeleteI can tell that you and Missy is still very much in love with each other. Thats sweet. Probably it was your 'almost total disasters' that gives her a lasting impression on you too, and she loves you even more.
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