Comments on: Cobra Commander Blues http://www.lovehkfilm.com/blog/roninonempty/?p=92 Musings from the Edge of Forever Sat, 16 May 2026 16:32:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 By: Sanjuro http://www.lovehkfilm.com/blog/roninonempty/?p=92#comment-281 Sanjuro Sun, 30 Aug 2009 06:35:21 +0000 http://www.lovehkfilm.com/blog/roninonempty/?p=92#comment-281 Yinique, I'm glad I put my foot down because I'm in a place where K-dramas are plentiful, subtitled, and cheap-to-reasonably priced. Here in Singapore, all those K-dramas that are still going for $50 or more in the US are on sale here for less than $20US, and the new ones are pretty reasonable. I'm not sure about the English subtitles though -- they can range from outstanding to atrocious, and sometimes within the same boxset. Yinique,

I’m glad I put my foot down because I’m in a place where K-dramas are plentiful, subtitled, and cheap-to-reasonably priced.

Here in Singapore, all those K-dramas that are still going for $50 or more in the US are on sale here for less than $20US, and the new ones are pretty reasonable. I’m not sure about the English subtitles though — they can range from outstanding to atrocious, and sometimes within the same boxset.

]]> By: Yinique http://www.lovehkfilm.com/blog/roninonempty/?p=92#comment-270 Yinique Tue, 25 Aug 2009 02:58:26 +0000 http://www.lovehkfilm.com/blog/roninonempty/?p=92#comment-270 "I may never watch a Korean drama again." A wise choice, indeed. And I say this as a Kdrama addict (I'm *this* close to enroling into one of those 12-step thingies). K-dramas are a whole 'nother world and a whole 'nother can of worms. Sure, they're as riddled with cliches as Swiss Cheese is holes. But sometimes even those cliches can become charming. There's a definite formula, and I'm beginning to suspect that crack is one of the ingredients... What was I saying again? Oh yeah, stay away from IRIS! At least until you see some good reviews. If there's anything I learned from my years of watching Kdramas even your favorite actors are no guarantee of quality or even enjoyment. Also, Kim Tae Hee is in it, who is pretty, but is she pretty enough for you to be able to overlook her non-existant acting skills? You make the call :) “I may never watch a Korean drama again.”

A wise choice, indeed. And I say this as a Kdrama addict (I’m *this* close to enroling into one of those 12-step thingies).

K-dramas are a whole ‘nother world and a whole ‘nother can of worms. Sure, they’re as riddled with cliches as Swiss Cheese is holes. But sometimes even those cliches can become charming. There’s a definite formula, and I’m beginning to suspect that crack is one of the ingredients…

What was I saying again? Oh yeah, stay away from IRIS! At least until you see some good reviews. If there’s anything I learned from my years of watching Kdramas even your favorite actors are no guarantee of quality or even enjoyment. Also, Kim Tae Hee is in it, who is pretty, but is she pretty enough for you to be able to overlook her non-existant acting skills? You make the call :)

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