Dramatards Triathlon 2015

       I didn't do as well as I would have liked last year but a new year is approaching and with it brings new goals. Here are my goals for 2015 and I plan to make a video review for every drama that I watch as well.

Dramas: 40

Movies: 70

Anime: 15

Dramatards Triathlon Blog Post: https://ddramatards.wordpress.com/2014/12/29/announcement-dramatards-triathlon-2015-challenge/

100 Asian Movies Challenge: 42nd Movie

4 Horror Tales: D-Day

Score: 6/10

100 Asian Movies Challenge: 41st Movie

4 Horror Tales: Hidden Floor

Score: 6/10

100 Asian Movies Challenge: 40th Movie

J.S.A. Joint Security Area

Score: 9/10

100 Asian Movies Challenge: 39th Movie

The Tower

Score: 8/10

100 Asian Movies Challenge: 38th Movie

Il Mare

Score: 8/10

100 Asian Movies Challenge: 37th Movie

Silk

Score: 7/10

100 Asian Movies Challenge: 36th Movie

Love Fight

Score: 6/10

100 Asian Movies Challenge: 35th Movie

Rampo Noir

Score: 5/10

100 Asian Movies Challenge: 34th Movie

Barking Dogs Never Bite

Score: 6/10

100 Asian Movies: 33rd Movie

Chocolate

Score: 8/10

100 Asian Movies: 32nd Movie

R-Point

Score: 7.5/10

100 Asian Movies Challenge: 31st Movie

Re-cycle

Score: 6.5/10

100 Asian Movies Challenge: 30th Movie

Ghost of Mae Nak

Score: 7/10

100 Asian Movies Challenge: 29th Movie

Body 19

Score: 5/10

100 Asian Movies Challenge: 28th Movie

Grotesque

Score: 2/10

100 Asian Movies Challenge: 27th Movie

The Road Home

Score: 9/10

Dramatards Triathlon: Dramas - 7/10

Country Princess

Score: 7.5/10

       Lee Eun Hee and Lee Keum Hee were born at the same house on the same day. Eun Hee's mother died during childbirth, leaving behind only a bag with watch and some money. Keum Hee's father decides to raise her as their own daughter despite his wife's protests. Eun Hee and Keum Hee are raised as twin sisters, although  Eun Hee is often mistreated by Keum Hee's mother. One day Eun Hee's real grandfather shows up in search of his grandchild, but Keum Hee's mother sends her daughter instead. The girls then lead two very different lives, Eun Hee dealing with poverty and helping take care of her family while Keum Hee attends college and tries to earn her grandfather's respect. The girls run into each other years later and several revelations come to light.  

      Country Princess is an older drama from 2003 so the pacing is a bit slower and the skinship is kept to a minimum. I wanted to watch this drama because  of of a few of the actors, namely Bae Doo Na and Kang Dong Wan. Bae Doo Na's character Lee Eun Hee was interesting but more often than not became a bit grating on my nerves with her accent and slight stupidity. I found the acting to be good all around and the story line was good albeit nothing super original. 

      

Dramatards Triathlon: Dramas - 6/40

  Dok Ruk Rim Tang

Score: 7.5/10

     Jitree, a gold digger, seduces Anusorn's father which caused Anusorn and her mother to leave.  Anusorn  returns home years later after her father dies suddenly to discover that her father's new wife has sold the house and left her with nothing but Hungtu, her father's dog. Anusorn suspects that something isn't right about the situation and discovers that her father left behind another will somewhere in the house. Jitree and her lover hire men to kill Anusorn but she escapes by disguising herself as a man. She returns to her father's house and starts to work for the new owner, Pathavee, as a man named Ood. She and Hangtu try to find the will but Anusorn starts to fall for Pathavee along the way.

      My third Thai drama and a gender bender no less. This was extremely cheesy and the female lead cried way too much but I still liked it. The male lead was great and I liked most of the characters. Jitree and her lover were the worst part for me, their acting was horrid and their characters were way over the top.  My favorite character by far was Hangtu, not because the other roles were bad but because this dog was actually a main character. He had his own internal monologue like the dogs in the Homeward Bound and Look Who's Talking 3. He was incredibly intelligent and helped out Anusorn a lot, even saving her life a few times.

Dramatards Triathlon: Dramas - 5/40

Full House Thai

Score: 9/10

      Aom-am is a writer who lives with her older sister. Her sister panics when her bills start to pile up and she finds out that she is pregnant so she conspires with her boyfriend to sell the house. They send Aom-am to South Korea on vacation and sell the house while she is away. While in South Korea she meets two men, Guy and Mike. Guy is sweet and Mike is a complete jerk.  Upon arriving back in Thailand, she finds out that her house was sold to Mike. Mike has recently had his heart broken and begins a fake relationship with Aom-am to save face. The two agree on terms and enter into a fake marriage. What started out as a business relationship between the two becomes something more  as they actually start to fall for each other.

      I really loved the Korean version of Full House so I decided to give this a try. I had only watched the Thai drama Sawan Biang and I didn't have high hopes for this drama but it exceeded my expectations. While still a bit cheesy for my tastes, Full House Thai managed to be a quite pleasant experience. The leads were great and had amazing chemistry. There was a lot of humor and cute moments. It is different enough from the original version to make it worth watching both.