Death Note (Live Action)

I have actually  had this for a long time... And I thought I had already watched it (probably because my sister talked about it so much). But I put it on last night and realised, "Ah, I haven't actually seen any of this.". So, I think it's a good thing to blog about.

The basic plot is, obviously, like the original manga. But there are definitely a lot of differences in how they done things. For those who have not read the manga: first, go by the manga NOW, it's brilliant; second, I'll be nice and tell you the basic plot.

Light Yagami [Tatsuya Fujiwara], the genius son of a police officer. He's studying law and feels VERY strongly about justice, but his bored. So he hacks into his dad's computer to see whether criminals are being punished fairly. To his horror, he see loads of criminals avoid punishment in one way or another! 

And that's when he finds: the death note. "The human whose name is written in this note shall die.". So light takes matters in to his own hands, killing those who are unfit to live in the world. As criminal upon criminal die of unexplained heart attacks, the world starts work out that this is all the works of some kind of God, or saint, or (on the flip-side) a devil.

The Girl Who Leapt Through time.

I bought this anime from HMV recently (only £5!!), I had already heard it mentioned before; mainly because of Nizo Yamamoto's (from studio Ghibli) presence as Art director. And so I was expecting the 'stunning visuals' that they promise on the back of the DVD. I was mistaken.
I absolutely LOVED the plot! It was so sweet! Ok, the opening scene was a bit odd and only vaguely related.... But after that it got better!
After having a little accident in a science room Makoto Konno found herself with the power to leap through time. So, of course, she went about making her own little school life a whole lot better. Avoiding accidents, passing tests, all those annoying day-to-day things. However, she soon finds out that it's not all good. Every bad thing Makoto avoids backfires onto someone else. In the end, she needs to put things right for her, and her love interest. The ending fails. Just let me get that out of the way. She could of had such a picture perfect ending. But no, she has to open her mouth! But other than the ending and the beginning, I thought the plot was absolutely hilarious! I was laughing so much! Then, about half way through it started to be a bit more serious (not much, just a little) and became absolutely adorable! It really tugged on the heartstrings.

Boys Over Flowers

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This is a complete Asian review now, so, bring on the Korean Drama!

My friend recommended me this one for the fact that it has hot guys. Well, it does have hot guys but it has a lot of other great factors to! It's set around Shinhwa high school, a school for the rich and famous. There Gu Jun Pyo [Lee Minho], heir to the world renowned Shinhwa group, is a senior. With his friends Yun Ji Hoo [Kim Hyun Joong], So Yi Joong [Kim Bum] and Song Woo Bin [Kim Joon] they form an unstoppable group of Korea's rich and handsome: F4.

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Geum Jan Di [Ku Hye Sun] is the daughter of a dry cleaners who only just earns enough money to feed the family. When Jan Di goes to Shinhwa to deliver some laundry, she ends up rescuing her customer from suicide. Thus, Jan Di, the poor nobody, gets a scholarship to Shinhwa, the most elite school in all of Korea. Unlike everyone else who admires F4 and ignore the horrible things they do, Jan Di stands up to them. And so, the drama starts. Pushing and pulling. Mistakes and Misunderstandings. Bad timing and soppy romances. All the things needed in a drama.

Sky Blue

I think Sky Blue was amazing. It's an animated film set in a distant future after a catastrophic environmental disaster.  To escape from said disaster the 'elites' made a sanctuary named 'Ecoban'. Those who weren't elite where forced to live outside Ecoban and work hard to supply power to the city, as diggers. They were cruelly treated and over-worked, so, of course rebellion's would start.
The movie is based around one particular rebellion by an ex resident of Ecoban. The whole plot is actually quite long for an animated movie so you'll just have to watch it yourself if you want to know what happens. But I think it was quite good, there wasn't any particularly shocking parts. But it was entertaining.