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Once in a Summer Limited Edition
Once in a Summer Limited Edition DVD Region 3
(3)Our Price: US$16.99List: US$37.99Save: US$21.00 (55%)Related promotions:1 people found the following helpful
June 15, 2007 REALLY GOOD MOVIE!The movie was touching. LBH did an excellent job: he was charming as the young student in the village - experiencing a different life from the kind he lives in Seoul. His performance as the older professor was restrained and believable.
Soo Ae was wonderful in her role as the librarian who's caught up in the politics of the time and as a young woman in love.
The movie had all the elements of a tragic love story - complete with an appropriately themed song.
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My Lovely Sam-Soon (English Subtitled)(MBC TV Series)(US Version)
My Lovely Sam-Soon (English Subtitled)(MBC TV Series)(US Version) DVD Region 1
(75)Our Price: US$59.99List: US$99.99Save: US$40.00 (40%)Related promotions:September 6, 2006 Definitely Not Bridget Jones!My Lovely Sam-Soon is a very entertaining series. The premise: older, overweight, outspoken woman falls for a cranky, younger man is new & delightful.
The script is clever and doesn't drag, even with the usual cliches: contract dating, & serious disease. But what makes the series so special is the exceptional work of the cast: especially Kim Sun-A who makes Kim Sam-Soon sparkle.
Kim Sun-A is impressive & completely believable. I empathized with her situations: whether crying in the men's room, 'speaking English' to Henry, interacting with her sister, or even having a conversation with her deceased father.
The series has many great moments including Sam-Soon's climb up Halla Mountain (& the surprise waiting for her there), the karaoke night at her home, and her dates with 'suitor number 3'.
Sam-Soon & Hyun Jin-Heon (Hyeon Bin) interact well together. These two are surrounded by Henry (Daniel Henney), the patient American doctor; Yoo Hee-Jin (Jeong Ryeo-Won) Jin-Heon's impossible to dislike current (yet former) girlfriend; Yi-Young (Lee Ah-Hyeon) Sam-Soon's irrepressible sister.
'My Lovely Sam-Soon' is a heart-warming and heartfelt love story.
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Hotelier (English Subtitled)(MBC TV Series)
Hotelier (English Subtitled)(MBC TV Series) DVD Region All
(4)Our Price: US$98.99List: US$118.99Save: US$20.00 (17%)Related promotions:July 8, 2006 A Must See!HOTELIER was another enjoyable miniseries. Thanks, AZN for broadcasting it!
It would be a treat to stay at a lavish place like SEOUL HOTEL. Seeing the operation of a hotel from an F&B and Housekeeping perspective added another dimension to the storyline. But more than seeing the goings-on of a hotel, the interplay between the characters made the story of HOTELIER so enjoyable to watch.
From the restaurant scene in Vegas when Manager Suh first caught 'Frank' Shin's eye, to the wonderful stairway scene at Casablanca, it was clear that these two were meant to be together. But the path to love is not a straight path, so will the bends and turns to love make it easy for these two to connect?
I only wish the storyline between Han Tae-jun and Kim Min-hee could have been as strongly developed. Both had a passion for the hotel and Min-hee would have eventually won Tae-jun over with her devotion to him. I'd like to imagine an ending for them, like Kim Min-hee imagined.
All of the actors did an excellent job with their characters. I really enjoyed the scenes with Choi Hwa-jeong (Manager Lee): her performance was over the top.
Both Song Yoon-ah and Song Hye-kyo were strong, independent women who were believable in their roles.
While Bae Yong-joon turned in another fantastic romantic lead performance (and looked great doing it), it was Kim Seung-woo's Han Tae-jun character who really impressed me with his gentlemanly dedication to the spirit of a hotelier.
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