Hanadan Movie Final

This will take a lot of time and energy to blog, of which I do not have right now.

It was beyond awesome

It was epic

I shall explain more later
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Below is the Fangirl Spasm of a review, if wish for an energy charged, review full of swearing, never-ending praising and genuine fangirl squeals, please - kochirae dozo, be my guest and read it. However, I decided to post my rational, review first after three months of having viewed it I am now in a rational state of mind and will also do so for other Dramas and films I have watched.

Hana Yori Dango Final Film Review
Japanese: Hana Yori Dango Fainaru
Date: 28/6/08
Favourite Aspect: It's overall message about marriage, the radiating chemistry between Inoue Mao and Matsumoto Jun (my favourite couple) and the perfect ending to my favourite drama ever.
Least Favourite Aspect: Why wasn't Tsukasa's sister present? And the director should have just went and added the deleted "cute" scenes. They were awesome and made one squeal.
Rating: A (4.5) (minus the point five because the plot cannot compare to the drama)
As a Whole: This was a fantastic film and ending to the series. The actors were excellent and Inoue Mao's and Matsumoto Jun's chemistry really uplifts the overall film as it has done throughout the whole series. Unlike many final movies this really lives up to its name, utilising all aspects of the Japanese Film Industry to produce this crazy, funny and wholsome movie. It would be very much well worth your while to watch it, despite the fact that the plot was a little weak but I liked how it stressed the importance of the trials of marriage and it truly cemented Tsukasa's and Makino's relationship. I reccomend this to everyone.

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EDIT:

Funnily Enough, it's three months later and I'm still in love with this film. Here's my fan review. However, I will commit to a real review as well. One which doesn't include swearing, fangirl spasms and spoilers.

Hana Yori Dango Final

Firstly, I’d like to say that it has been quite difficult for me to be able to rate this movie, and thus I’ll be a total cop out and not rate it at all. Don’t get me wrong, I simply LOVED this film. It was so beautiful and brilliant and utilised the full extent of the Japanese film prowess, but that’s because I’m a biased Hana Yori Dango, Maotsujun Matsujun fangirl. Initially, I was desperate to acquire this film, merge the subs, and even though the timing for the subs for the second half of the movie was 3 seconds off (thus resulting in mega confusion) I didn’t mind because, hey, I loved the movie and I could understand half of it anyway.

Allow me to deal with the things I think they could have accomplished better (criticisms, I wish to say but it’s such a harsh word), before I gush on about what I simply loved about this movie (almost everything). Okay, let’s start with the plot line. The plot line was quite weak. As an ending to the drama and a final obstacle for Makino and Domyouji, it’s a wonderful movie, but as a film by itself, but the plot would not be supported for anyone who had not previously watched the series (buton second thought, who would watch the movie without watching the series?). One could expect it in a way... but I mean, it was cliché, right? Second thing, Rui as a priest. Don’t get me wrong, I know that many people squealed “kyaa~~!” right? I really do appreciate the sentiment and I do fully appreciate the gravity of what he had done, but, something was a little off for me for Rui to be a priest – oh and MIZUNO SENSEI! From 1 Litre of Tears! I didn’t want him to be the bad guy! Why did Makino go out with him? Dame! Dame! Dame! But that’s about it for the various things I disliked. Oh and not that this is very important but, why couldn’t it have been saucier! Okay, I understand, Asian film industry –but still! You have two gorgeous people, two gorgeous twenty-somethings who are about to be married on a deserted island stuck together. For a month. You’d expect a little somethin’ somethin’ to be going on! Heck, I would have welcomed that. Oh and why wasn’t Tsukasa’s sister there!



Onto to what I loved. Okay. I loved how they were totally still in character and I loved how Domyouji was completely unwavering in his love, and that this encompassed and international scale, because at least I was able to relate and say, “Hey! I’ve been there!” (in terms of Vegas). Also, Makino’s wardrobe improved! (Not that I had any trouble with it before but hey, I loved it). It was such a funny, entertaining and dramatic movie! Hmm, oh I like how they appreciated Makino’s dream to become a lawyer and the two families finally working together, especially the sudden fame the Makino family received ;) Okay, let’s separate this:

1) The stunts. The stunts. Matsumoto Jun – I LOVE YOU for doing your own stunts! They were awesome! The fight scene was realistic and imaginative and creative and HE JUMPED FROM ONE ESCALATOR TO ANOTHER in style, sexiness and a funny yellow T-shirt! The stunts were awesome.

2) The F4 Airplane. That airplane was so fucking cool.


3) The renewed humour. OMG. The humour was back! Literally, I could not stop laughing, I laughed so boisterously and so breathlessly when I saw that our cute little Matsu-chan was covering up his erection! At first I was thinking “What the hell is he doing?” Then all of a sudden it clicked and I burst out laughing! Almost woke up the whole house! I can’t believe he had one!! He was so cute/funny!

4) MATSUMOTO JUN SWEARING IN PERFECT ENGLISH. It was both funny, impressive and shocking. Shocking I tell you, but nevertheless incredibly impressive. “Hey! are you crazy? What the fuck are you doing!?” Me: O_O to OoO to o(>____<)o
I loved it, it was so funny! And then the “see you guy” and everything, oh my god, gosh and his fashion! I mean those pants! And the sunnies! AND THAT ADORABLE CAR THEY WERE DRIVING! His English was actually very good. I could actually tell what he was saying without having to read the subs!





5) Okay, Makino PUNCHED A FUCKING BEAR. I burst out laughing! So did Dyanne! So did everyone in the room. ARIENAITSUNO! It was epic. That shit was epic. It was wonderful. I loved it. Go power to the woman who punches a bear.

6) THE KISS AT THE END. OH MY GOD. I LOVED IT. THE KISS AT THE END WAS BEAUTIFUL. I loved how he just grabbed her and wham! And they were both into it, and his hand holding her close and, and that was a good kiss for Asian Cinema! And then how they separated and then touched each other’s foreheads with Matsujun smiling so wide and her smiling so bashfully. KYA!!!! And then, and then how he picked her up with the cherry blossoms everywhere and then she leaned down and kissed him again! They both look so happy and blissful and I LOVE IT!!! O(>_<)O Has anyone seen the behind the scene bit where he kisses her and nuzzles her neck and she’s laughing and she’s loving it! *flail*!








Sorry, but I LOVED That scene.

7) Akira. Oh my gosh. Way to go for redeeming the entire HK Mafia. Unbelievable but CHO KAKKOII!!

8) THE END WHERE SHE WAS PREGNANT AND SHE TOLD HIM! HE LOOKED SO HAPPY! AND WHERE THEY DID IT TOO! AT THE BEACH AND HE LOOKS SO HAPPY AND I LOVED HOW HE SCREAMED: “WE MADE IT! WE MADE IT! WE MADE IT!” It was so touching, like everything they had worked and strived for had finally paid off. Lovely ending with his solo going on in the background.

9) Oh and that whole sequence where they finally reconcile! MATSUJUN SHAVING WITH A CREDIT CARD! I really liked that bit about the dreams where what’s his name? Kaburagi was trying to get her to break up with him by telling her about his own experiences and how he had no dreams including his fiancé and she had no dreams of him, and so Makino decides that the deciding factor of whether the marriage will work or not is asking Domyouji what his dream is. If she is included then, she knows it will work and they’ll be happy, if it doesn’t then she knows to end it. BUT! BUT! BUT! When she asks him he’s there swimming topless....... *FLAIL, MELT FLAIL*

“Which reminds me...What’s your dream?”

“Hm?”

“Your dream, what is it?”

*He’s standing there topless, half in the water dripping wet and staring at her with utter conviction and at this point I think he’s going to say something about the company about expanding the Domyouji Corporation (seriously, but no! Kya!)*

*Domyouji stays silent, staring and points directly at her**the conviction, the utter conviction! Flail!*

“It already came true”

“Eh?”

“I love you”

Then the look on her face is so touching like how could she have doubted at all his love, that this could work out. The look on her face is like, I’m so touched, no matter what the future will bring, I know for sure we’ll get through it together.
Then OMG HE WALKS OU OF THE WATER TO HER *ONCE AGAIN, THE CONVICTION* AND PLACES HIS ARM AROUND HER AND THEN-

“MOU ZETTAI HANASENAI”

FLLLAAAAIIIILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL KYAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!

*Cue crescendo in music*
And Dana is crying.
You would totally expect a sex scene. But no. Sigh. But of course in the end, her dream was to have a family with him. She’s pregnant so, well, you know what that means, right?? *wiggling eyebrows*




Then the cute scene, where they run and play and gah, I love it. The director’s cut also included many more cute scenes.

Overall, this was a great end to the drama, it finished it off perfectly. What I really liked about this movie is that it stressed that Marriage is also another battle, it isn’t all sunshine and rainbows and that Makino and Domyouji experienced the ultimate trials of marriage and were still able to overcome and conquer. I loved how they realised the importance of marriage and what it means, that it’s not just a happily ever after if you don’t work at it.

Good message overall.

=)