This is a list of all the movies that I have reviewed so far. It will be updated whenever I review a movie. Note that some of the review are actually hosted on a different blog.
Warning: There may be spoilers.
After watching Crying Out Love, In The Center Of the World, I watched the remake, My Girl and I (note: this site seems to only work with IE, that sucks). The movie starred Cha Tae Hyeon (My Sassy Girl) and Song Hye Kyo (Full House), which is also her big screen debut.
I don't know how faithful this remake is to the novel, but it seems to be a very loose remake of the original. I feel that the original is more complete. A number of things are missing or changed. Instead of exchanging cassette tape, its exchanging voice mail. The protagonist now has a grandfather selling coffins, instead of hanging out at a photo studio. The heroine seems to only find out she has leukemia half way through the story instead of knowing it before hand.
Somehow I don't really like this remake. I recommend watching the original; however, if you are a fan of Cha Tae Hyeon and Song Hye Kyo, then don't miss it.
I was going to watch My Girl and I, but read that it was actually a remake of a Japanese film, Crying Out Love, In The Center Of the World. So I decided to watch the original first. According to wikipedia, this movie is actually based on a novel. There are also manga and tv drama adaptations.
Anyway, this movie is one of the top films in Japan in 2004, and I didn't realize that a very nice song by Ken Hirai is actually the theme song for it. Basically, the movie is about the relationship between two teenagers, Sakutaro "Saku" Matsumoto and Aki Hirose, which is unfold through the memories of an adult Sakutaro. It is a typical romance tragedy type of story but presented beautifully. There is a part where they exchange cassette tapes to communicate their feelings is pretty sweet.
The movie running time is about 2 hours 18 minutes long. A bit long, but all the loose ends are properly taken cared of before the movie ends. A very nice movie, worth watching!
