Comments on: Robbers, aka Con Man, aka Bulhandang (불한당)

By: Soua

Soua — Tue, 25 May 2010 19:00:25 +0000

@dunlop

Totally agree! The illness didn’t belong, and came out of no where… didn’t really add to the story line… just dragged it on. But it’s so typical of kdrama.

I agree. I like this character of LDH as DH more then Yoorin. I really like the ending of the movie… It meant there was hope. *sigh

You know what’s funny? I thought this story connected with Chuno, where jang hyuk and ldh didn’t get to fulfill their love. hahahaha…

By: dunlop

dunlop — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 01:57:34 +0000

Hey I watched this show thinking it was gonna be a comedy! It was pretty funny in the beginning but got pretty serious towards the latter. However it wasn’t really depressing. The story itself wasn’t that great I thought, nothing new. The storyline wasn’t what kept me watching this show, it was because of the acting. LDH’s character isn’t like any other I’ve seen, and I think LDH did a great job of portraying her. “My girl” was the first time I saw her act, and this one just shows her range as well. And the drama had such a sweet ending.

SPOILER ALERT (this drama is pretty old so I thought it would be okay)
As for the OJ’s illness I felt like it didn’t belong. At episode 10ish the main storyline seemed to have ended and I felt like they only add the illness to add more drama for another 6 episodes. I could have done without that, but I give them props for having a sweet ending. Also the illness they gave him was just so right and cruel because it meant DR could loose OJ in a minute. I was sure they would kill JH’s character off, but the series ends with the couple promising to live every day to the fullest.

By: bethany

bethany — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 08:46:02 +0000

just a concluding thought… with bulhandang ending, it was not as horrible as i think we worried! i really really enjoyed it… typical or not

By: nk

nk — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 20:43:16 +0000

Thanks for the recap. I’m actually watching both Bandit and Hong Gil Dong at the same time and am enjoying both at the moment. I agree that SBS has been doing a lot of shows recently that start out a bit lighthearted but take a darker turn. I’m not sure if I will be able to take it if this drama follows that same path but I do really like Jang Hyuk and Lee Da Hae and at least it’s only 16 episodes (not like Lobbyist which preceded this and was painfully long and didn’t really pay off for me in the end) but we shall see… But I like how these characters aren’t very typical for kdrama and a lot of the situations they get into are very amusing. Yes, it’s predictable but I don’t think I ever watched a kdrama that has been unpredictable so far. Also I really like the soundtrack for this show so far. Especially the usage of JYP’s Honey. The music is mischievous and really compliments JH’s con man personality.

By: just a girl

just a girl — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 05:59:37 +0000

ok this is not really about Robbers, but i felt I had to drop a line after seeing all of the negative comments surrounding Lovers. i loved that drama because it had comedic elements in it, but i never thought the whole series was going to be that way. i thought it was a drama that provided relief from all the dramatic tension and emotion by enfusing comedy bits. i mean it did have gangsters in it so i didn’t think everything would be laughs. now i know that the second half became drastically more dramatic, but it was precisely because the drama was ending that they had to cut out the funny. in a highly moral society, which I believe Korea prides itself on being, there was no way they could let the gangsters of lightly. of course something terrible had to happen and they had to learn a lesson. while i wish this wasn’t the case, i accepted it. (even in all the american movies about gangsters, i can’t think of any that end on a happy note… the godfather, casino, scarface) so that’s how i rationalized the ending. but overall i laught my a** off, the leads acted well, and lee seo jin made good eye candy; so i walked away happy. it had romance, action, comedy i figure that’s alot better than most. that being said i’m sure i didn’t persuade anyone from hating Lovers, but i just wanted to plead their case. by the way, Java i love your site and i hope you do keep blogging. you are hilarious!! oh and forgive the lack of capitalization, i’m going thru an emily dickinson phase. ahh who am i kidding, i’m just lazy.

By: dae

dae — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 06:04:49 +0000

sorry, ff up on the jdorama. i know this isnt related. JB i’d like to get your opinion on “Boku Dake no Madonna”. This kid – Takizawa Hideaki seemed to be paired off often with mid age women and this time, as his character, it’s w/a divorcee. I like the plot and the way it holds up the romance till the end.

By: dae

dae — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 02:14:46 +0000

oh btw, i think i’ll pass on this one. I like Jang Hyuk, but I just don’t see the romantic chemistry he’s got with Lee Da Hae. I’ll see more of your postings though and try to get some laughs from there. I’ll pass on Hong Gil Dong as well, am just not into period dramas anymore however wacky.

Am seeking refuge with some JDoramas and see if any interest me while I wait for further KDramas to arrive.

Thanks again JB.

By: dae

dae — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 02:09:31 +0000

ha ha ha! I dunno but am more hooked to your reviews than the drama itself. thanks!

By: hagrid

hagrid — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 09:28:37 +0000

hoooraaay to you… i wouldn’t worry about you considering to drop this drama off at the first instance of it hitting the melodramatic curb (afterall you never even showed signs of interest in watching it in the first place) but im really really glad that you gave it a shot… and that is all that matters… and i do hope other people would also give it a try…

Thanks for the concise sum up of the episodes and for discounting the ever famous da hae rants and complaints you’ve usually had quite recently… as for me i really loved the first two episodes and the great mix of actors and character relationships that the drama has put in… the leads are really good… i love the comic sequences expecially those of Jin Goo’s… i hope you continually enjoy the drama… i really pray that this drama would not disappoint the most-influencial-kdrama-voice-in-the-blogging-world anytime soon… and i mean you hehe… as always thanks for the great reviews javabeans!!!

By: breezy

breezy — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 23:45:10 +0000

haven’t seen it yet, and i hope to get to it soon. but the screencaps are confusing…. it seems like it is a fun story and depicted quite well… but i’m taken aback by the fact that there are already 3 sob scenes in the first two episode… this drama is one of those that start off well, but then just makes you wanna reach in the tv and slap, slap, slap the actors… (kinda like Bad Love…urgh…can’t stand that drama.. Lol)… maybe i’ll try to check it out whenever i’m bored to death…

p.s: the actress kim eun joo, starred in a drama last year … “crazy for you” aka one of the best dramas i’ve ever seen… check it out if you have time…