#'it's like a fanfic' maybe ambitious gay romance action stories feel like fanfic to you because that's often the only place we get them | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

itwoodbeprefect · 13 days ago

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one thing i have to hand to people online who leave reviews on obviously low budget westerns is that at least they don't complain that it's an obviously low budget western. it seems that i can't say this for some of the people leaving reviews on obviously low budget queer movies

#i do have a specific movie in mind right now. yes. but it's not vagueposting anymore if i tell you it's long time no see (2017)#'their relationship moves too fast' this whole thing is 76 minutes what were you setting yourself up for #'it's like a fanfic' maybe ambitious gay romance action stories feel like fanfic to you because that's often the only place we get them #'it's cringe' 'it's mid' 'it felt rushed' it's a korean low budget queer movie (or miniseries) from 2017 about hitmen who fall in love!!!#give yourself a break and realize you may need to calibrate your expectations accordingly. because if you do this fucks #and even if it's not for you (which is fine! always!) then please. i beg of you. allow space for the fact that even as recently as 2017 #this (a queer romance action drama with a happy ending) essentially Did Not Exist. and consider they may have done A Lot with what they had #(2017! it predates history3 trapped (2019). it predates the old guard (2020). it way predates kinnporsche (2022). i could go on)#(( < a weird list extremely & deeply worthy of interrogation. but i'm physically wrenching my own hands away to avoid typing 1000 tags))#((... and i'm not kidding about 'could go on'. i have compiled a very messy list and i'm THIS close to starting a spreadsheet. my god))#*#special bad take prize for anyone complaining that they have sex too soon btw. there's so much to unpack there

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