Dark Blue and Moonlight

On August 12, 2020November 22, 2019 By randomfanreviewsIn 15+ - Teens 15 or older, 2017, 3 out of 5 stars, Aric Chen, Charles Lin, Drama, Gay Character, Gay Relationship, Infidelity, Love Triangle, Romance, Taiwan, Ting Xuan Huang, Ting Yun Wang, Yan Ze Lu, Zhan Ya HanLeave a comment

Series Summary

Yan Fei is a young marketing director and Hai Qing dreams of studying art.
Yan Fei has a boyfriend, Jimmy. Hai Qing is still single.
When Hai Qing spots Yan Fei at a local swimming pool, he secretly takes a picture of the pretty young man.
Through a series of unfortunate events, the two end up talking to each other and Yan Fei decides to give Hai Qing his number, hoping they would meet again—the chemistry between them is instantaneous.
But as chance or fate would have it, Hai Qing drops his phone in the swimming pool and he never gets the chance to call Yan Fei.
Not long after, Hai Qing meets Ping Jun and the two start dating.
However, this is only the beginning.

Hai Qing can’t forget Yan Fei. And Yan Fei can’t forget him either. (Source)

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Dark Blue and Moonlight is just a roller coaster ride. It shows infinity and destiny that play in a relationship. The leading character/pair you are going to either hate or love. I think this show is more realize too how the world works. It shows the what-ifs of life. I will say I like the characters Yan Fei and Ping Jun. Yan Fei notices his relationship didn’t have the love and passion that they did before, so he broke up. Ping Jun is just another story. I feel like most viewers love him because he is a likable character. The acting was average, but the kisses and sex scenes were intense then I have seen in other BL series/movies. The central theme in this if you have to let them go and if they genuinely love you, they will come back. If you end at episode 12, you will have an open ending. However, they have made 3 or 4 additional episodes that take place three years later. Would you watch it again? Mostly not because it is a languid pace at the beginning. I started to struggle with watching this.

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Method

On July 24, 2020November 22, 2019 By randomfanreviewsIn 15+ - Teens 15 or older, 2017, 4 out of 5 stars, Actor, Age Gap, Drama, Gay Character, Gay Relationship, Infidelity, Jealousy, Jo Yoon Dam, Kang Min Ji, Kim Beom Joon, Kim Seo Yeon, Lee Min Woong, Love Triangle, Obsession, Oh Seung Hoon, Park Sang Hoon, Park Sang Mi, Park Sung Woong, Psychological, Romance, Ryu Tae Ho, South Korea, Stage Play In Movie, Unhealthy Relationship, Yoon Seung AhLeave a comment

Movie Summary

A veteran actor and an idol are starring together in a play called ‘Unchain’.
In the play, their characters become involved in a relationship and as they rehearse, the distance between reality and fiction starts to get blurry… (Source)

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Method is up to the audience on what they think is happening. It is hard to tell what is real and what is acting in the movie. The acting is impressive and something that needs more attention. Method is the type of film where you have to see it several times and still not know what the exact point of view that the writers are trying to get to the audience. I would read the comments on MyDramaList after watching it. The plot discussed, and you can hear the different point of views that the audience saw. Would you watch it again? Yeah, I like to see if I can notice anything I didn’t notice the first time watching this.

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Me and Mr. X Season 3: Goodbye Mr. X

On June 24, 2020May 16, 2020 By randomfanreviewsIn 2 out of 5 stars, 2016, Based On Real Life Events, China, Ching Yang Chen, Drama, Friendship, Gay Character, Gay Relationship, No Actresses Names Available, Not Yet Rated, Romance, Web SeriesLeave a comment

Series Summary

A group of gay guys drinks at a party and all wake up to find themselves locked in a house with a killer on the loose. (Source)

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What the f*** did I watch? Me and Mr. X Season 3: Goodbye Mr. X is very confusing and messes up towards the end of the series. I will warn that I did not see the last episode because I can’t find it with English subs. This one is if you are looking for end game cuteness you will not get it. The fact that the whole series based on true stories is quite crazy. I will warn there are murder and suicide in this season. Would you watch it again? No, not really. However, I do recommend that you watch it for yourself.

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Season 3 of Mr X and I Series

Mr. X and I Season 2

On June 10, 2020May 16, 2020 By randomfanreviewsIn 2 out of 5 stars, 2015, Based On Real Life Events, China, Drama, Gay Character, Gay Relationship, Leon, Mean Male Lead, No Actresses Names Available, Not Yet Rated, Romance, Web SeriesLeave a comment

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Season 2 of the “Mr. X and I” series. This time the story focuses on Xu Zhengxi, a boy who unexpectedly found himself falling in love with his straight best friend Tao Ye. (Source)

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Mr. X and I Season 2 is frustrating. I had to take a break in the middle of it because I want to slap people. One, why the f*** would you choose your new girlfriend over your best friend? Two, why would continue to invite your friend knowing he like you? Three, why would you continue to go when your ex-friend ask you to come to things? All I can say is the acting is impressive to get me this frustrated. The whole theme of this was you need to move on when someone who will not love you in public and will forever pick others over you. Would you watch this again? No, it is quite dull to me, and the ending is not the happiest.

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Season 2 of Mr X and I Series

Irresistible Love 2

On May 29, 2020November 22, 2019 By randomfanreviewsIn 2016, 4 out of 5 stars, China, Drama, Gay Character, Gay Relationship, Master/slave, Mean Male Lead, Meng Rui, No Actresses Names Available, Not Yet Rated, Rich Male Lead, Romance, Tragedy, Unhealthy Relationship, Wang Bo WenLeave a comment

Movie Summary

Continued from part 1, both Xie Yan and Shu Nian were still unable to deal with their feelings for each other, but Xie Yan realizes that Shu Nian is the one for him, but Shu Nian continues to hide from Xie Yan. Meanwhile, Ke Luo created a ruckus in the company’s dinner organized by Xie’s Holdings, but is saved by Shu Nian for the second time. Xie Yan is then sent overseas for a project, and Shu Nian and Ke Luo gets closer after celebrating Ke Luo’s birthday. Eventually, Ke Luo confessed his feelings to Shu Nian, who will soon be away to study, but the latter’s heart is still with Xie Yan. Xie Yan later breaks up with Jiang Yao, and Xie Yan’s mind confusion has an impact on his future fiance, Xia Jun. Xia Jun uses her crafty ideas to get to Xie Yan, but later Xie Yan tells Xia Jun that he has already gotten a new love and that the person is Shu Nian. Soon, Jiang Yao who is unable to deal with the breaking up with Xie Yan, engages some men to rape Shu Nian, but Xie Yan saves him. Later Xia Jun contracts food poisoning and is sent to the hospital. Shu Nian is later fired by Xie Yan’s father, after confessing to Xie Yan that he was the one who poisoned her. In the end, the medical report is produced, showing that Xia Jun’s food poisoning is due to the three cups of mocha that she had drunk hours before she was about to meet Shu Nian. Devastated that his father has sent Shu Nian away, Xie Yan’s relationship with his father sours, particularly since the older Xie already knew about the relationship between Xie Yan and Shu Nian. (Source)

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Irresistible Love 2 is fantastic if you get the happy ending version. There is a scene that almost goes into rape, but the person realizes before he could get any clothes off that he was hurting the one he loves. All I can say is that Shu Nian needs to be protected. I feel like the characters were in love before they knew they were in love with each other. Irresistible Love 2 is charming and shows the flaws that Xie Yan has. It has a proper meaning where you realize your faults when you found true love. Would I watch it again? Yes but only the happy ending. I was not emotionally prepared for crying my eyes out for the sad end.

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Part 2 of Irresistible Love

Irresistible Love – Secret of the Valet

On May 15, 2020November 22, 2019 By randomfanreviewsIn 18+ Restricted (violence & profanity), 2016, 3 out of 5 stars, China, Drama, Friendship, Gay Character, Gay Relationship, Love Triangle, Mature, Mean Male Lead, Meng Rui, No Actresses Names Available, Rich Male Lead, Romance, Unhealthy Relationship, Wang Bo Wen, YouthLeave a comment

Movie Summary

A young Shu Nian is a lonely kid who is living in an orphanage, where he hopes to find a good family that loves him. This is when Xie Yan, the son of a real estate magnate, adopts him. The latter is two years older than Shu Nian. Twenty years later, Xie Yan returns home from London after spending six years abroad and is reunited with Shu Nian. Shu Nian bumps into Ke Luo, who is also adopted from an orphanage and is a 20% shareholder of Ke’s Holdings. Both Shu Nian and Ke Luo become close; Shu Nian treats Ke Luo as his little brother. On the other hand, Jiang Yao, a ruthless and crafty girlfriend of Xie Yan starts to plot her revenge against Shu Nian after Xie Yan dumps her, as Jiang Yao found out a secret that involves a box full of photos of Xie Yan. Xie Yan is homophobic and doesn’t know that Shu Nian is gay, and to make matters worse, Shu Nian falls for Xie Yan, and Xie Yan manages to find out and asks him to leave. Soon after Xie Yan realizes that Shu Nian is the only one who can help to cool off his hot temper and gradually has a different feeling about him. (Source)

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Irresistible Love – Secret of the Valet starts by introducing the characters and how they meet. Xie Yan is a unique character where he has terrible qualities like being greedy and selfish but still have respect for his employees. He greedy about Shu Nian like a childhood teddy bear where you had it from your time as a baby and kept it with you even in adulthood. Shun Nian knows him, and that help Xie Yan realize his feelings. The movie follows your attention. I’m having trouble describing the film. Their relationship is unique and special that needs to be cherished for the rest of their lives. Would I watch it again? Oh yeah, it a movie that I pause through once. I have trouble viewing things alone because I get second-hand embarrassment or just too much fluff in one scene that I need to pause and take the fluff in spoon fulls, not the whole bottle. However, there is a part two; it can change my mind.

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Part 1 of Irresistible Love

Mr. X and I – The Groomsman

On May 13, 2020May 13, 2020 By randomfanreviewsIn 2015, 3 out of 5 stars, Based On Real Life Events, China, Drama, Friendship, Gay Character, Gay Relationship, No Actors Names Available, No Actresses Names Available, Not Yet Rated, Romance, Web SeriesLeave a comment

Episode Summary

Chinese BL series with four different gay love stories based on real-life events. (Source)

A happy gay couple celebrates their third anniversary but the relationship is threatened by a mother who wants her only son to have a proper family with kids. The other guy is willing to sacrifice the relationship so his boyfriend can be happily married to a woman. (Source: I got this summary from KainGuru’s review)

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Mr. X and I – The Groomsman ending is not the happiest. Mr. X and I – The Groomsman shows the dynamics of traditional Chinese culture. The fact that people have sham weddings to make their families happy is sad. Families don’t realize that arrange marriage does more bad than good. It’s worsted if the spouse that you don’t love doesn’t know from the beginning. It shows the sacrifices that Eastern civilization does to make their blood family happy. People of western culture/civilization, don’t have the duty of getting married to make their family happy by sacrificing their happiness. I don’t know how common it is in eastern culture. In this episode, the main reason for the sham marriage is gossip and respect from the community. Would I watch it again? I don’t know. I know I would recommend it to people to see how different parts of the world deal with specific situations.

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Part of Mr. X and I Season 1

A Round Trip to Love Part 2

On April 24, 2020November 22, 2019 By randomfanreviewsIn 18+ Restricted (violence & profanity), 2016, 3 out of 5 stars, Adapted From A Web Novel, Consent, Drama, Gao Tai Yu, Gay Character, Gay Relationship, Mature, Nate Huang, No Actresses Names Available, Poor Male Lead, Rape, Rich Male Lead, Romance, Thriller, Tragedy, Unhealthy Relationship, Xiang Hao, Yi ShuaiLeave a comment

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After a dying wish made a promise to fulfill, ‘a past promise’ becomes broken. Then comes the revenge from the hurt it has caused both of them. (Source)

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Warning this has a rape scene in it. Okay, the actors are amazing for acting out this movie. I feel conflicted because if the world wasn’t against them, and they communicated, they would have a good love story. However, since they don’t communicate with each other, it caused this movie plot to occur. Since Lu Feng is greedy and spoiled, he uses to get what he wants, but he can’t have Xiao Chen.
While Xiao Chen is the opposite, he takes care of the people he loves to make sure they are happy even in the expend of his happiness. I feel if one of the parents accepted them for who they were when they got caught in the first movie, we would see more of a healthy relationship. However, that didn’t happen. This relationship is toxic, and if anyone has a partner who treats them this way, you need to leave. I feel like there are a lot of what-ifs and the concept of the butterfly effect. The end is an open ending, which makes you feel empty and left down. I don’t know if they did this on purpose or because China’s banned came to play for them. We really would never understand. Would I watch it again? Mostly not.
Nevertheless, I will watch fan-made video on this couple. I feel like the actors had so much chemistry that you want the couple to be together at the end. However, I have never had my consent taken from me.

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Part 2 of A Round Trip to Love

Mr. X and I- Beijing Beijing

On April 22, 2020November 22, 2019 By randomfanreviewsIn 2015, 3 out of 5 stars, Based On Real Life Events, China, Drama, Friendship, Gay Character, Gay Relationship, No Actors Names Available, No Actresses Names Available, Not Yet Rated, Romance, Web SeriesLeave a comment

Episode Summary

Chinese BL series with four different gay love stories based on real life events. (Source)

Two boys develop a relationship that is torn apart by family as one boy sacrifices their love to protect the other. Three years later they meet again. (Source: I got this summary from KainGuru’s review)

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Mr. X and I- Beijing Beijing shows the sacrifices that people have to do for the ones we love. Sometimes you have to leave to protect your loved ones. If you are destined to be together, you will meet again. When? We don’t know. It shows how love is a flame that can be blown out, and It’s eternal. Would I watch it again? Maybe on a day where I want to watch something sweet and short.

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Part of Mr X and I Season 1

A Round Trip to Love

On April 10, 2020November 22, 2019 By randomfanreviewsIn 18+ Restricted (violence & profanity), 2016, 3 out of 5 stars, Action, Adapted From A Web Novel, China, Drama, Gao Tai Yu, Gay Character, Gay Relationship, Nate Huang, No Actresses Names Available, Poor Male Lead, Rich Male Lead, Romance, Thriller, Tragedy, Unhealthy Relationship, Xiang Hao, Yi ShuaiLeave a comment

Movie Summary

Two boys at school fall in love, but their families found out and split them up and send one to another country. They meet several years later at one company as a subordinate and boss. They become secret lovers, but the coincidence is again divided into several years. (Source)

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A Round Trip to Love was like this is what happens to lead up to this moment. It what establishes the “get to know the characters.” The beginning is a scene from the second movie. It shows how someone from an absolute wealth has to hide from family and friends. Lu Feng is a character that is very dominated and takes what he wants, which can cause a narrow line of consent to be cross. It does have concerning scene that I would advise the audience to be cautious about if you don’t like those time of theme and scenes. A Round Trip to Love feels like a pilot of a series. You know where you are trying to get to know the main plot of the series. The ending is a cliff-hanger because they came out with a part 2 for the movie. Would I watch it again? I feel like I don’t have enough information from the film to know if I can answer that question correctly and trustworthy.

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