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I don't actually recall what I wrote, but Rin actually is a crybaby in the series.

Compared to Attack on Titan, Naruto and Shippuden are a walk in the park.

I'm generally unemotional in all aspects, though when I connect to characters I will get emotional.

No, Darius is really attractive with a mane. More attractive than he is without it.

I don't see anything wrong with doing what you want with the money you get. Personally, I'd save most of it, but that's me.

I think the weather here is considered normal for the most part. Sunny days are common with blue skies, there's rainy days here and there, cloudy days, blah blah blah.

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Res Darkspark4 years ago

Do you really think so? You haven't seen Shippuden yet. As I said some scenerios and fates are almost too much to compensate them. Seriously some are unbearable for the characters. For example Satori (I think he's called), one of the Akatsuki's, is a puppeteer who turned his own parents into puppets to pretend they love him! Or Itachi (&Madara) who killed his own clan+family, except his younger brother Sasuke, because they were a too high risk and threat for the ninja world!

I know why you say so, AoT is brutal no questioning that. I know I haven't seen everything about it, like you about Naruto.

I can relate. A game where no one dies is pretty much boring. So don't connect to every single one of the characters, but if you do to minor characters hope for the best. Rather hope it's a main character.

Currently Password is my favorite visual novel. The latest Tennis Ace update felt off. The first half was amazing. The second half off it is so wrong.

Adastra has become a whole lot more complicated. The cliffhanger at the end is something to be proud of...

The concept that the “chosen one“ in Password has to die first in order to be rescued (shout out to Rescue Me - OneRepublic)

is very cool, not to say unique. I also think Password is very well written. It's propably one of the best written visual novels. I especially like the conflicts that come with the latest patch and the whole bunch of emotions. It's unbelievably good, at least I feel that way.

To me Darius still doesn't look like a lion. His mane is not an actual mane...

Well, because I don't care enough for... shit... I don't really think about money. Right now I'm lucky anyway, cause I don't need it. Saving the money is off course the smartest and most logic conclusion.

I downloaded a few “visual novels“ from the PlayStore which have a good reputation. There are some that seem suspiciously good. Tokyo Summoners is a popular Japanese game currently translated into English.

A guy on Patreon suggested me a game with the title Major/Miner he quite liked. I haven't tried it yet.

Okay, are you saying the weather is very similar to ours? Maybe it is who knows.

Do you have anything interesting to talk about maybe?

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Samtoinette4 years ago

Ah, no, I know all about that stuff in Naruto. I watched the original when he was a kid, I only skipped the filler episodes, and I made it a few dozen episodes in Shippuden before I lost interest. It's been yeeeears since I've watched it though, and I'm surprised it's still popular. I felt the same way with SpongeBob.

I just don't think wiping out your entire clan is as brutal as the story of the Titans... One of the character's mothers is turned into a deformed one, fully aware of who her son is when he passes by, but there's no way to turn her back. Was that in season one? I don't remember.

There's the ones who are ripped apart by Titans, different ones grabbing different limbs and pulling. Among other things.

I haven't played Password yet, and I'm behind on Tennis Ace and Adastra.

-shrugs- I think he looks like a lion, but whatever. Your preference.

Well, I just mean, you won't have your family to look after you for the rest of your life which is why saving it is the smart choice.

Not really interesting. I'm sick, my girlfriend and I had a small fight. I'm having trouble thinking with the sinus headache.

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Res Darkspark4 years ago (1 edit)

With that wall of text you have at least something else to think about at the moment. You are welcome. :)

Iam not your mom, but I am telling you anyway: don't overdo yourself if you are weak. Your body thanks you!

Ok, well I didn't know. I made it to like episode 250 in Shippuden and took a break. There are way too many episodes, so I skipped small parts within the episodes. It's incredible how they managed to create all these. I can't think of a series bigger than Naruto Shippuden. (Doctor Who? Idk)

Sponge Bob, really? 😅🙄 There are a few things I don't understand about humanity. One thing is why people like Sponge Bob and The Simpsons. (I know Disenchantment is similar, but still) Maybe I would like The Simpsons though, if I'd look into it more.

Aaand that's your opinion. What I listed are not the only, big tragedies happening in Shippuden.

Titans who are ripping humans apart and a mother who turns into a deformed Titan? Ridiculous! Naruto learns how to create and use the “Wind-Hideout Rasengan Shuriken“ which, if successfully hitting a person, shoots hundreds of “Shakra Needles“ (like lasers) through the whole body! The story of the original Akatsukis is so sad. You should've seen Pain (Nagato) at the end or much worse Kabuto, a former Orochimaru follower, who has mastered the forbidden Jutsu Oro was working on. I don't think you are continuing on Shippuden so I tell it. Kabuto is capable of bringing the dead back UNDER his control AND these people are fully aware of what is going on! The result is in the Fourth Great Ninja War friends have to fight against friends and even family members vs. family members! I don't think it can get much worse than this...

Why Naruto is a kids show is a mystery to me.

By the way have you seen The Last Airbender? A show that will return this time in Netflix. Netflix is working on an adaption.

Too bad :/

Start Password as soon as you have time. It's so good! And because you love horror it should be perfect for you. I am sure I can say it's concept is very unique. It reminds me of Life is Strange which is definetly similar.

Tennis Ace was a huge disappointment. Propably the other routes are better I don't even know and don't care...

Adastra seems to turn from a happy, little adventure into a nightmare and I don't like this. It's what Howley is best in writing

I'm propably too critical with all these visual novels, but I'm Patron of some of them, so if possible I want the best possible outcome for all.

I downloaded Major/Minor from the PlayStore. It's yet another visual novel which a guy on Patreon suggested me.

How could I argue with that? The thing is I don't want to be dependent on my parents. I want to make my own money.

I never know how to return a favor with presents/gifts or something else. I am bad at it. But giving a bought “something“ is so dump. I wouldn't be able to stand seeing a family member or friend struggle with pretended happyness.

Have you heard? I got my driving license on wednsday! :D I am so happy I made it through and on my first try. With my ADD it was a difficult birth (German saying...) all in all. The beginning was very hard. The theory exam was surprisingly easy on the other hand. Well, I'm glad it's over now.

Have you seen The Boys? I don't know if it is a problem that it's an Amazon Original or not. The Boys is a macabre, odd, brutal, comical, action comedy thriller series with a very high rating. If you don't know what you should watch next maybe you will like it. The always recurring humor is pretty darn dark. (IMDb 8.9) For now there are only 8 episodes.

If this is the case I hope you're getting better soon. Is it bad or just a cold? I never heard of a sinus headache. Apparantly it's true: you learn something new every day ...

It is said fights are part of a marriage, an important part of a relationship to be happy together. But if she wants a divorce I fly over as fast as I can and teach her a lesson! If I could have a boyfriend I would want him to be a bit like you. ;) (No joke)

Maybe after a fight your situation seems more clear to you. Although I think ultimately they're no use. You will work it out, right? I don't know her, but you. You are a smart, rational woman.

Have you ever thought of talking about the dispute/fight with the other involved person? It may sound silly at first, but there's a chance you can laugh about it, together, at the end of the day.

If you want, only if, I can maybe help you with the reason why the fight happend in the first place.

(I don't want to be intrusive though)

I wish you the best of luck with figuring something out ;/

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Samtoinette4 years ago

The fight with my partner was resolved within 24 hours because we discussed it. She had some misconceptions about how I felt about our relationship and at first didn't believe me when I tried to quell her fears.

Honestly I'm not even sure if the Naruto Shippuden manga is finished or not... And yeah probably the only one that could contest Naruto Shipp for the longest lasting series would be Doctor Who.

I admit to liking SpongeBob, but I did stop watching it a long time ago.

I also really like The Simpsons. I don't know if you'd like it if you watched more of it or not, because they make fun of everyone like South Park, but they're less crude about it.

Oh god... Netflix is gonna ruin The Last Airbender... Okay at least I expect them to. Honestly their Invader Zim (late 90's/early 00's) and Rocko's Modern Life (early-mid 90's) specials were SO GOOD. Same voice actors and everything, they were phenomenal. If they'll stay that way with the full series of Invader Zim or not I don't know.

However, I do know there's certain things Netflix is really liberal about... Frankly everyone is these days. Shoving homosexuality (We make up 5% of the population ffs!), Interracial couples (I don't mind them, even liked a black person here and there, but they're not THAT common), and modern feminism (Just... No) down everybody's throats and it influences everything Netflix produces.

The only thing I can hope is that they won't redo the story of Aang or Korra. Granted I wouldn't be opposed to an Aang/Zuko ship, but the originals are fine so don't mess with 'em.

I've stepped away from VNs for now, but I'll try to pick up Password.

The latest Tennis Ace update was forgettable. I think it was like Shuuichi couldn't meet up with the MC for a few days and MC got depressed?

Personally Shuuichi's is my least favorite route. I know you like the best-friends-turned-lovers stories, but sometimes those aren't the best. I prefer Keisuke's route right now, but that's because the last Jun update broke my heart. Like, I'm legitimately haunted by the look on Jun's face at the end of the festival.

I know I rave about Darius on Extracurricular Activities, but I prefer THEIR BFF-to-lover story to the one in Tennis Ace... Though it feels weird when the MC gives Spencer pats or brushes him. He acts the most animal-like of all of them so it approaches beastiality a little too much for my comfort.

I'm about halfway through the newest Adastra update, so I haven't seen the nightmare fuel yet.

Do you know if they have plans to implement more dating choices? I can't get over that sexy jackal.

It's not being 'dependent' on your parents to put the money you get in allowances into the bank; it's just good sense.

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Res Darkspark4 years ago

I don't think you want to talk about your relationship with your girlfriend with me, so I won't answer to that.

But it's defiently good how you could talk with her. I of course was mostly joking about the divorce, but actually you can never be sure, right? Imo homosexuell couples 'should' be more happy in principle than straight couples and also fight harder to stay together in case they love each other enough. There isn't quite enough “fresh meat“ for tons of couple variations. I hope you know roughly what I'm trying to say.

When my time comes I want to have such a strong connection and relationship to one another like the guys from StepsOf2Foreigners.

Uh... Naruto manga? I don't know either. I watched a few anime recently and all were pretty good. I heard the second season of Darker than Black is bad, wish it was good. Honestly there are more series than I thought that could rival the length of NaruShipp. I couldn't think of one at the moment though. Well maybe Dragonball...

S'fine, you watched shows on tv mainly produced in your country and I watched shows that were created in germany. I only saw Sponge Bob when I was already old enough to watch more thrilling things, I guess, and I can imagine me liking The Simsons, but I rather not watch it. Currently The Dark Crystal (a Netflix remake) is on my list and it's not bad at all. (On IMDb 8.8) The characters are like dolls or puppets that move on their own. Sometimes it's a bit disgusting, buuut whatever. 😃

You mentioned South Park. I never watched it? I don't think I would like it. I have seen American Dad and something with a valley in the title, that's it. Admittedly I watched Disney shows like Phineas&Ferb/ Camp Lakebottom when I shouldn't have done it, because of my age.

Now though I am all in for animes 😊 As mentioned Darker than Black is very good. If you'd like it is another question.

Ahh 😵 DON'T put the devil on the wall!! (what is the English equivalant to that??) or else it's gonna be worse than The Legend of Aang (the movie). Asking me after the possibility of _that_ is like asking me “How often can Jack Norris be revived“. (What an old meme smh...)

Uhm I never heard of Life of Zim (?) and Rocki's Modern World (?). Kidding kidding ✌️(I'm in a good mood right now🌞) Are these series really as good as you say? And what genre are they from?

Is it that bad with Netflix? I do NOT watch everything this platform produces, so I can't say for sure... I like Netflix's TEOTFW, ST, (Dark maybe), Dark Crystal, Love;Death&Robots...

5% are gay? I do hope so... Don't mind interracials either.

Agreed TLA is a masterpiece and if they ruin it again it's going to be a disaster for the fans! ⚡

I, well I stepped away from TA, stopped supporting. I told my honest opinion and what I like about the last Sho update and I didn't even receive an answer. Call me selfish, because I am. Still, I just said their sex scene was too much of the “good stuff“. I explained my position good enough I'm sure. In my opinion the pacing was off with how Juu felt. I wanted Sho to be the bottom for ONCE fuck it all... Juu said it himself he wanted to keep control and in the end _that_ happend. I was very disappointed. I kind of felt betrayed. Do you think it's justified or not?

None of them was really depressed, and when it was Shoichi. (I think, I don't wanna replay)

Keisuke may be another good choice for Juu, but I can't abandon BBS (best boy Shoichi #teamShoichi) Soo... did WOTB 'ruin' Jun's route? It almost sounds like it.

Spencer and the MC is better than Yuuichi and Shoichi? Hmm, why do you say this? Brushing and patting is something human lovers can do too yk? I wouldn't go so far to call it beastiality, but yes beastiality is part of the “odd and strange fetish fan club“.

Yeah “the jackal“, just remembered his name is Neferu when I opend the game, is a hottie. I asume there's more about him that one would like. He is a little bit selfish, but I mean who doesn't want to sleep with a big bad wolf like Amicus? =^.^=

We can just hope for the nightmare to brighten up soon. I don't want another Echo. Echo is going through a beauty phase. They team is working on expressions for the characters and other things you might find interesting.

Right. I can't argue with that.

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Samtoinette4 years ago

Heh, yeah. You're saying we don't have as big of a pool of fish to choose from than straight people do. I know. It doesn't stop homo couples from having huge fights though.

The Dark Crystal is a series based on a movie of the same name. It was by Jim Henson. Same guy that did The Muppets-- Kermit the Frog, Gonzo, Ms. Piggy, etc.

That's why they're all puppets, it was Henson's specialty and his son continued his work when he died.

I watched Phineas and Ferb... Why was it weird for you to watch it? What age?

Devil on the wall might be "jinx it" in America. We say "don't jinx it" when we don't want something to happen.

Yeah the movie was terrible... What was Shamaylan thinking? The only people who liked it hadn't watched the anime.

Well, Invader Zim is a dark cartoon. Not as dark as the creator wanted because Nickelodeon wanted him to make it for kids around 7 years old, but still dark. I can't even really describe it without giving anything away. One episode, Zim is sick and Dib (arch rival) tells him the nurse will know he's an alien when looking at him, so Zim steals his fellow students' organs and replaces them with other objects.

Another, there's a time machine and Zim keeps throwing in things to screw up Dib's life-- and succeeds. Dib even dies in that episode but Nickelodeon didn't let him stay dead.

Rocko's Modern Life should've NEVER been on a kids station at all. Kinda like several other cartoons, it had adult jokes EVERYWHERE. It was like Ren and Stimpy.

As for genre of them... I guess Invader Zim would be horror, and Rocko would be like slice of life or something.

Cartoons were originally created for adults, but were later geared towards children. The best cartoons are the classics-- Looney Toons, Tom and Jerry, classic Mickey Mouse (when he was still mischievous; something the game Epic Mickey tried to bring back).

Betty Boop was originally meant for adult men who wanted to see scantily clad women.

Yes, Netflix is constantly pushing an agenda. Probably why I prefer foreign shows, because they can't say much about what they produce. I say that after finishing Season One of The A List. Good show, worth a watch.

In the case of Jun, he's the newest member. WOTB explained why his route had that end to the festival and it makes sense. Basically the MC, notoriously bad at making decisions, isn't sure how he feels about Jun. The festival end is heartbreakingly beautiful.

I don't think it ruined his route, I just think that'll make their union that much sweeter when it does come.

I say I prefer Spencer and the MC in EA because I connect more with their feelings for each other. I know humans can pet too, but that weird dog look Spencer gets when he's being brushed is just off-putting to me. He makes me think of a pet, not a boyfriend... Then again, if furries were a reality, I'd definitely be into felines. I love purring. It's my favorite sound.

Shoichi just strikes me as kind of... Flat. His personality is non-existent, really.

Yeeees Neferu is so sexy.

I've been obsessed with jackals since I was a kid. My favorite Egyptian god was Anubis, so seeing a jackal in a dating game makes me go "come for me, daddy"

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Res Darkspark4 years ago

Exactly, it's sadly way too true.

I really wonder why that is they should know that it's like they against the rest of the world and still they fight.

I didn't know this much, but I knew that it's a remake of an old movie. I never thought I'd like a show based around puppet characters. I soon need to see the third episode, another 50 minutes I guess. Dark Crystal's episodes are really long...

No to me it's not weird, because I enjoy it very much. I think others would find it weird though. To be honest I watched it only a while ago again, with my age now.

Have you seen The Umbrella Academy? Especially Number 5 is my favorite character and Klaus. 😅

TUA is yet another series where ordinary people have unordinary super powers. You can call it a comedy I'd say. Okay the genres are action, adventure, comedy on IMDb.

Jinx it, I see thanks.

Well I first liked the movie and, don't judge me, I still like it somehow, especially the music. I have obviously seen the anime and it surely is 100 times better. In the movie Aang is not the "happy bounce around" child he is in the anime, but the overall sad touch works in my eyes. The worst thing about the movie is how they compressed the whole show into one, in comparison, horrendous movie

:O juicy

What? He came back to life? ...

Horror and slice of life. I can work with that.

I have heard and seen some episodes of your mentioned shows, but never the whole thing. The fact cartoons were originally made for adults is new to me.

I know the game you're talking about and I forgot it's name too.

Betty Boop?? I have two songs from them on my device... So, there's a cartoon show?

I am not gonna watch The A List. The rating is deterrent.

If that is the case it's alright. A working story is more important than a story which has only a happy end, because the writer wants it.

I understand where you're going. Then again to me Shoichi does feel like he's a pet. Human and antropomorphic animals shouldn't be in one world together. It doesn't work. I am so glad the new Morenatsu team changed it. Btw. they are still working, though slowly, on publishing
updates. It's not like they gave up or anything what I find very impressive.

Felines would be my second choice after wolves and dogs.

I enjoy shape-shifter stories very much.

After thinking about it I can agree. Shoichi is more like an old adult than a teenager. He is a workoholic, a vollyballoholic and is also a bit obsessed with Juu. Not so much like dog-boy from Echo with Chase, but he is.

I wouldn't go so far to call his personality non-existent though.

Oh really? 😜 I wonder if he has more to offer than what wr see of him. It's definetly good seeing him on the side of the good guys. He is smart, keeps his promises and braught Amicus and the MC together.

You said you took a some steps away from visual novels and I did too, kind of, but not because of you. I am not done with a few VN updates. I suddenly got bored with them.

Currently I am playing a PlayStore game called Wayhaven: Book One which seems to be a banger. You can choose to be a gay, straight or none of that character. There are also more, different, but similar story games like this I downloaded. It's amazing how you have to make many more decissions than in visual novels. The only downside is there are no pictures at all. Oh and you have STATISTICS!! :D

You play as a detective and have to solve mysterious deaths. The genre is fantasy. In order to say more about it I have to play more.

Wayhaven is not the only thing I am busy with right now.

I found this incredible free ebook on smashwords.com called The Foxhole Court. (over a 100,000 words!) It has only ratings of 5 stars. (+only one 1 star rating...) It had me hooked from the beginning and it's a gay ebook, but at least the first book is without deeper relationships involving the main character. So, the first book is free and the second and last book are only 0.99 each.

The story is about a young man who had a terrible past with mighty families, death, escape, identity changes and more. After that he happens to join the Foxes, a team (idk which sport ......) made of “losers“ like, now called Neil, the MC. One team member is a psycho high on drugs, another a guy from his past and more boys and girls each one with a challenging and twisted personality.

The MC is hopeless, tired of running away from his past and trusts absolutely no one.

To sum up the first book it's far more than simply incredible.

I am looking forward to reading book 2!

Anime wise I am watching season 2 of Sword Art Online. A show better than many people want to make you believe.

Devilman Crybaby is a Netflix Original so mindbreaking I had to watch it! I loved it... It's one of the most insane, brutal shows I've seen.

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Samtoinette4 years ago

I've seen a little of TUA, but only an episode or two. Dad watched it once while I was in the room. It seemed interesting, but I haven't sought it out for more.

Yeaaaah, Dib's father is a scientist who created a mecha suit for Dib when he died... Didn't go well for Zim.

... You forgot the name Epic Mickey after I just said it?

I played it to the final battle then stopped playing. I did the same thing with Skyward Sword. I play games for the story, not hard ass boss fights. When the final boss is THAT hard to beat, I'll just give up and watch the ending on YouTube.

That's too bad. The A List is really good, in my personal opinion. It had a nice little twist in the end... A twist that became fairly obvious before its reveal, but a twist nonetheless.

I actually just finished Jun's latest update and I was so uplifted. They did such a good job.

I also finished Shoichi's update finally... You said you felt it was rushed? Why's that?

Heh, I know Homecoming is still being worked on. I'm really glad they're taking the time to make it good rather than pumping out updates for the sake of updating.

That reminded me, I finally finished the update to Adastra. Not only did I, out loud, ask Neferu to marry me (sad he's not real...) I also felt some sympathy for Cassius. The end of the 9.5 update made me feel something for him other than contempt.

-gags at the mention of SAO- I watched Sword Art Online... Couldn't stand it. If you like it, more power to you.

I also don't really like My Hero Academia... The first season I developed one ship, but I lost interest in the second season.

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Res Darkspark4 years ago (1 edit)

TUA is, how do I say this, not your normal super hero show, but very mild compared to The Boys or Heroes.

You know I like such things, so I watch it all. Soon there will be a second season.

Uhm sure?

No you dummy! Wait I looked it up and now I can say for sure... I'm the dummy and so sorry... I thought Epic Mickey is partly the title, instead it's the whole thing.

Hmm, I understand. You have played a couple pc games almost through, unlike me. I like stories in games too. For that reason I love the game Detroit: Become Human. It's honestly, and nothing can change my mind on this, the best game ever. I watched the whole thing on 8-BitRyan's channel in one day. All 9 episodes.

Well, sorry... What are you watching right now? Maybe we could talk about that.

Super! The worst thing is, if you watch or read something and you hate the end. Then the whole story becomes practically meaningless for you.

Did you like Sho's update? Only the sex was rushed the rest was very good, but I explained it plenty, so please don't ask again!

They are making it good, no, it is already very well crafted. There are so many different music tracks, good art and only the story is almost the same as before thus far.

Morenatsu simply is one of my top 5 visual novels. Although I would be very happy to help out financial, so they can bring out new builds more frequently. They are doing such a perfect job, least better than some paid visual novel developers that I have to say it's just really unfair and impressive.

I am almost done with Wayhaven, the vampire story. After a while you realise the stats-system and which choice you make is often not relevant, but the story, plot, characters are so good! To play the whole thing you have to pay like 5$. It's worth it imo.

Is that right? You prefer female humans over males, but you prefer male antropomorphic animals over human females...? You have a kinda weird persona.. 😅 😉

Yeah, Cassy isn't so bad. He didn't want “the emperor“ to 'manipulate' Amicus' and his fight in the coliseum. He felt very uneasy about it before. Still he should've said NO immediatly.

I assume his physical restriction is one reason why he is who he is and I get that.

Very soon I need to continue on playing Adastra. Now the newest update.

I tried to unlock the good ending in Password and I still don't have the damn password! If you'd played it too then we could've exchanged the passwords, because for me right now it's hard to find the 3rd password for Tyson's route. The first 2 I have memorized and will not forget soon. It was almost no problem finding them out.

In the beginning and middle of your Password playthrough don't you dare thinking Tyson is one of the bad guys. He really isn't. 🐺👀😍

(You have to play the bad endings first in order to “unlock“ the good ending, in Password, by using the hidden password you find in the bad-end-text)

Why's THAT? I thought it was pretty good, especially the visuals. They were amazing. I even like the second season which happens after the evil game master is gone for good.

You know you don't have to ship every single character down to the smallest detail? :P I mean you can't tell me you watch something only to form the characters to couples in your head....

I only watched the first season of My Hero Academia. The second season is not fully translated into English, where I watch it. Maybe I can check if crunchyroll has what I need, but I doubt it.

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Res Darkspark4 years ago

What about the movie The Witch? It's really great, especially the main actress.

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Res Darkspark4 years ago (3 edits)

Found a big blockbuster totally not on purpose. It is a Korean movie that reminds me of Twilight (why you have to find out:) without a lovestory, but better story and plot. The main character is propably my favourite actress from now on. The movie is from 2018 and has a rating of 7 stars. For me though it's a 10/10. Actress Kim Da-mi won a total of 8 awards only for that roll...

Don't pay attention to the slow/confusing/boring story telling in the beginning. Ah and the title is misleading.

Name of the movie is The Witch: Part 1 - The Subversion.

It is without a doubt one of my favourite movies. It may not have the most intelligent story, but the action scenes should be worth your time.

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