I definitely got the impression that those English speaking scenes were written by S.Koreans FOR S.Koreans. Meaning, to a S.Korean who doesn't speak English, it didn't sound weird or unnatural or badly acted at all - they wouldn't notice anything out of the ordinary. But to native English speaker, it sounds absolutely shite. I don't know if it was their acting or just the writing and direction. Maybe no English speaking actors could pull those scenes off in a way that felt convincing.
It's like that wee lady in Shin Godzilla that spoke absolute shite english every other sentence to show that she was from the US CIA. But because she was native Japanese it was just no good. But Squid Games was weird cause it had what seemed to be native English speaking actors but it was like it was dubbed over or something and their delivery was just so bad. Those moments always just take me out of it.
@@peedfarded It's not just the acting but the writing. The same thing happens in English speaking productions where foreign characters are poorly written and out of style that natives would not think they are realistic.
That is 100% what it was about. Imagine all the foreign characters who have appeared in western TV/film. I bet everyone who's actually from that country thinks the performances are OTT. I'm a Scot and it tends to be extremely cringeworthy for us when a Scottish character comes up.
I thought the whole thing was 'a bit of fun'. If you can overlook its flaws, it's great - the story isn't particularly original, it's a bit cheesy, but it has high production values, great cinematography, it's pretty gripping, has some great performances (if you're willing to look past the Korean soap style acting and the Americans). People who hated it probably misconstrued the hype as meaning that this was the next Sopranos, and just had to attack it to feel better
He's dead on. I've lived in Korea for 3 years and have tried to learn Korean while I was here. I'm fluent in French and part of developing fluency was watching French television shows. I've tried watching multiple Korean shows while I was here (Prison Playbook, Bad Guys, Squid Game and Vincenzo) and the acting comes across as fucking atrocious to me. I've never finsihed watching a Korean television show as a result. Limmy hit the nail on the head when he used the word "Panto". I think it's just a cultural disconnect. I imagine it's how a lot of asians feel when Westerners show them something like Monty Python. Honestly, I think it's just a cultural thing that we'll never get because South Korea is so different to Western countries. For instance, when I started working here I was talking to a Korean colleague and she kept saying "yes, yes, yes, yes" over and over as I was talking to her. I thought she was just being dead rude, but Koreans do that to signal they're showing interest in what you have to say and that you're listening. There's other stuff like asking people your age and if you're married which comes across as quite abrupt and rude to us. They do it because how you speak to someone here is dependent upon titles and the age of the person. You conjugate verbs here depending on whether or not someone is your boss, is older than you, younger than you etc. and if you get it wrong it's quite rude. I also find Koreans to be way more expressive and "exaggerated" in expressing themselves. Anyway, the Koreans, a great bunch of lads.
I liked squid games but thought the ending went too far. There’s a point where you think it ends and I thought it was better ended there. Seemed afraid of not spelling everything out for the audience.
To me it felt kind of like a live action anime. 456 has that kind of dopey protagonist thing that you see in anime. The English speakers in one of the later episodes was the most off putting thing for me. I put it down to scenes being written in Korean but then translated directly to English, and just being really off.
Yes and the "changes allegiances" woman was constantly overacting and shouting at the top of her lungs, speaking at a frantic pace just like some anime characters. It just doesn't translate well into live action and tbh, always feels weird in animes too. I enjoyed the concept, set desing and plot so watched to the end, but had to look past a lot of awkward pacing and shitty dialogue to get there. Can't wait for the remake in 10/15 years.. hopefully will be a bit more down to earth.
I'd say that the VIP's aren't all American/native english speakers so many sound really weird and jilted because it's not their native language. Ones Japanese and another I think was German it's just the chosen language the VIP's use to communicate during the game. Pretty sure since I've said this Limmy will love Squid Game now
I thought bit with the Americans was almost taking the piss out of America in general. Over the top and a bit shite. It was absolutely like a game cut away now he pointed that out 😂
I think the over the top dramatic acting could be a South Korean style or trend. If you watch #Alive or Train to Busan they both have that panto feel with the actors, especially in #Alive. Don’t know what the style is called but if you check out them two films out you’ll see similarities with Squid Game.
Completely agree about the scenes with the Americans. It made my skin crawl to be honest. I was rooting for the undercover Korean cop of course. Also the overacting in general got to me. Good premise, but could have pulled off better.
He spent half this video complaining about the lad who posted asking if it was the dubbed version. The guy was clearly talking about the over acting point limmy said at the start where having the dubbed version would make a big difference. Limmy was a bit sensitive here I think. I didn't notice the over acting either
@@chocolatepolos1268 it’s comedy mate. He’s overdoing it for satire. He doesn’t genuinely care that much, but the point still stands for me- people are generally quick to rationalise their opinions even if they are entirely subjective and don’t actually need to be rationalised. I hope that makes sense.
I love over dramatic acting in kdramas nae gonny lie. The word he was looking for I think about the acting was melodramatic it's an acting style often used in Asian shows from what I've seen, it's not all of them of course. But personally I like it, I mostly watch romantic comedies kdrama and they are over the top sometimes but it's just the style of acting. he is totally right at the end, if he didn't like certain parts that his opinion and fair enough.
I think he's thinking of the Japanese movie As The Gods Will, where the first game is Red Light/Green Light. This genre is actually pretty saturated for being sort of niche and they all kind of run together and have essentially the exact same characters.
Different people like different things seems to be a very difficult concept for some to grasp these days 😂 I'm similar, I liked it quite a lot but didn't love it. Some parts were cheesy and somewhat predictable but there were some genuinely good moments I did love.
Was definitey better with subs and original soundtrack. the characters werent as cardboard with their real voices. It was the american dubs that made it un watchable in that format for me.
I assumed the American VIPs were deliberately bad as a stylistic choice - a nod to vulgarity or something like that. Surely Netflix would have had it changed otherwise
you cant say the squid game acting is overly dramatic and panto then literally quote battle royale in same sentence which has wacky japanese dramatic acting. The majority of park chan wooks movies have the most mental over the top acting style out of korea and are the best films ever.
@@northerncrapthattalksback6589 I don’t think either were bad but battle Royale is very dramatic running screaming falling over and saying they love somebody every time they get killed. I just think the acting style of over the top in general in a lot of Asian movies compared to Hollywood this isn’t anything crazily different
I noticed the strange acting style, but I thought it's cos it was dubbed, the voices are just a bit *too* expressive, it reminded me of studio ghibli films, that cartoon style of talking, I still liked it though, Just realised Limmy watched with subtitles, I watched it dubbed, but I still got the same vibes he's talking about.
As a dumb American who hates subtitles, I appreciated Limmy trying to make the argument that it doesn't matter to your enjoyment of the film. Buy I don't think you can compare the temperature, the screen, or the resolution to different actors voicing dialogue in a different language. It does make for a diff experience. Even I had to turn the dubbing off, grit my teeth, and do some reading for this one.
i know a guy who gets mad and yells 'spoilers!!' if you literally mention anything at all in a show he wants to watch. 'ah so each episode is from a different perspec- SPOILERS!!?'
the thumbnails of the next episode on netflix already does a brilliant job of spoiling the episode. Anything in the first 10 min. of the first episode of a series can't be called a spoiler.
I thought it was rather shite and stopped watching half way through the season. I can see why people like it but the entire hype about it? Has me baffled. To me it suffered from: slow/wasting time on the simple motivations of these characters, disjointed acting (as in mixing over the top with deadpan performances), predictable and the gore had no effect on me. I've seen my fair share of S. Korean movies, enjoyed quite a few of them but this show just wasn't for me. But hey if you liked it, good.
I agree with Limmy, Its a 6.5/10 series at best.. I appreciate that the games are Korean kids games..why? did it really have to be? The Squid game was quite unnecessarily badly explained IMHO.
I thought SQ was good show that was entertaining in general. But I've no idea why it's blown up like it did? I live in Asia and even my 74 year old boss and her employees all dresses up as contestants for Halloween. It was all a bit... Odd. Korean stuff just seems to be in right now. In a few years nobody will even remember SQ as it's a genre that's done to death for years.
Strangely, I found the acting seemed worse when I watched the first couple episodes with the English voiceover. When I switched it to English subtitles it was better.
Limmy's non-spoiler review of 'The Sixth Sense' ... "Now I'm not saying Bruce Willis is or isn't alive. Maybes he has a pulse, maybes not. That's not a spoiler."
acting was mid except for a few people, writing was extremely extremely predictable and worst of all not a single fucking squid, not one. Cant wait for season 2
So sick of these absurdly heavy handed shows. People act as if they're geniuses going on about "its not just battle royale, its about inequality and oppression". Like, yeah, obviously it is. A 5 year year old could see that. Just because its about an important issue doesn't mean it has anything important to say or is entertaining.
Even if you watched the dubbed version.... The Americans would not have been dubbed and therefore you end up with the same result, so dubbed or subbed it doesn't make a effing difference
SQ is an interesting thing to witness being reviewed by people who do not watch anime and dramas. It's a classic acting/writing, down to characterisation and plot, but it seems like such a mishmash to people who aren't used to it.
Also I don’t know how they’re gonna make a second season. Theve already killed all the main characters and reviewed the big twist. Don’t know how the concept can be expanded upon
Started well but my god the ending was dogshit. Loved all the set design etc and it was a great sort hybrid of reality tv, game shows but in a drama which I think is why it was so successful. But yes the ending seemed like they changed the original idea to make it open to a new series which the writer hasn't yet thought about. I also could overlook the pants style acting as I think sometimes in Korean cinema they can overact and it seems like a stylistic thing on the most part.
i liked it, but i knew nothing about it, so zero expectation... had the same initial, this is a sad bastard film, but it picked up and drew me in for the binge. sure the dialog was basic, probably something of cultural difference, given its a korean property. subs over dubs anyday, unless the subs are shite.
I watched it as soon as it came out and thought it was shite. then my feed for then next few days was people acting like it was the sopranos. was confused rle.
It's good. Some, to me, really shit parts/aspects, but overall good. It's just got one of those mass-appeal fun concepts in it that everyone goes wild for. And because it's a fun concept executed decently, people mistake that for overall quality. And because it's popular, criticism gets outright denied.
i would say watch it if you're really bored cause it isn't a bad show at all, though the best thing i can say about it is it's entertaining and has a good message that maybe could've been expressed better but eh... it's alright
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limmy really fighting for his life against the spoiler allegations fr
I didn't like this video at first but then I watched it with subtitles and now I realise it's great. 10/10
Mercan?
Maybe they’ll dub it into English one day?
this video or squid game?
How?
It's a funny yi bampots
The Americans level of acting was like they were extras in an 80’s Steven Segal movie.
npc dialogue
It felt like Anime dialogue
I genuinely thought it was on purpose, like taking the piss out of how Americans talk
Nail on the head! 😂
I think it might have been done like that for a Korean audience.
The cast lacked a wise-cracking Scottish streamer.
Aye They should've used him as one of the VIP's
He's a professional streamer
I definitely got the impression that those English speaking scenes were written by S.Koreans FOR S.Koreans. Meaning, to a S.Korean who doesn't speak English, it didn't sound weird or unnatural or badly acted at all - they wouldn't notice anything out of the ordinary. But to native English speaker, it sounds absolutely shite. I don't know if it was their acting or just the writing and direction. Maybe no English speaking actors could pull those scenes off in a way that felt convincing.
yeah definitely. i quite liked it though it made the rich guys feel very alien. like blatant but accidentally effective
It's like that wee lady in Shin Godzilla that spoke absolute shite english every other sentence to show that she was from the US CIA. But because she was native Japanese it was just no good. But Squid Games was weird cause it had what seemed to be native English speaking actors but it was like it was dubbed over or something and their delivery was just so bad. Those moments always just take me out of it.
@@peedfarded It's not just the acting but the writing. The same thing happens in English speaking productions where foreign characters are poorly written and out of style that natives would not think they are realistic.
i feel like they were directed to be extremely stereotypical americans, which made it to a cartoonish degree for us.
That is 100% what it was about.
Imagine all the foreign characters who have appeared in western TV/film. I bet everyone who's actually from that country thinks the performances are OTT. I'm a Scot and it tends to be extremely cringeworthy for us when a Scottish character comes up.
I thought the whole thing was 'a bit of fun'. If you can overlook its flaws, it's great - the story isn't particularly original, it's a bit cheesy, but it has high production values, great cinematography, it's pretty gripping, has some great performances (if you're willing to look past the Korean soap style acting and the Americans). People who hated it probably misconstrued the hype as meaning that this was the next Sopranos, and just had to attack it to feel better
He's dead on. I've lived in Korea for 3 years and have tried to learn Korean while I was here. I'm fluent in French and part of developing fluency was watching French television shows. I've tried watching multiple Korean shows while I was here (Prison Playbook, Bad Guys, Squid Game and Vincenzo) and the acting comes across as fucking atrocious to me. I've never finsihed watching a Korean television show as a result. Limmy hit the nail on the head when he used the word "Panto". I think it's just a cultural disconnect. I imagine it's how a lot of asians feel when Westerners show them something like Monty Python.
Honestly, I think it's just a cultural thing that we'll never get because South Korea is so different to Western countries. For instance, when I started working here I was talking to a Korean colleague and she kept saying "yes, yes, yes, yes" over and over as I was talking to her. I thought she was just being dead rude, but Koreans do that to signal they're showing interest in what you have to say and that you're listening. There's other stuff like asking people your age and if you're married which comes across as quite abrupt and rude to us. They do it because how you speak to someone here is dependent upon titles and the age of the person. You conjugate verbs here depending on whether or not someone is your boss, is older than you, younger than you etc. and if you get it wrong it's quite rude.
I also find Koreans to be way more expressive and "exaggerated" in expressing themselves.
Anyway, the Koreans, a great bunch of lads.
Idk about tv shows but the movies A Tale of Two Sisters and A Bittersweet Life are amazing
Shit music, though.
Squid game people
And this guy has not one, but *two* BAFTAs*, so he really knows what he’s talking about.
*Scottish
Well Scottish baftas. I didnt know they were a thing untill I heard limmy won them.
I agree with Limmy's review. The people who think he watched the dubbed version have an intelligence... of a certain kind.
I’m not going to bother watching it now after hearing all these spoilers
I liked squid games but thought the ending went too far. There’s a point where you think it ends and I thought it was better ended there. Seemed afraid of not spelling everything out for the audience.
To me it felt kind of like a live action anime. 456 has that kind of dopey protagonist thing that you see in anime. The English speakers in one of the later episodes was the most off putting thing for me. I put it down to scenes being written in Korean but then translated directly to English, and just being really off.
100% the English speaking characters were AWFUL!!!!
Go see the Kaiji anime if you haven’t already 😉
Yes and the "changes allegiances" woman was constantly overacting and shouting at the top of her lungs, speaking at a frantic pace just like some anime characters. It just doesn't translate well into live action and tbh, always feels weird in animes too.
I enjoyed the concept, set desing and plot so watched to the end, but had to look past a lot of awkward pacing and shitty dialogue to get there. Can't wait for the remake in 10/15 years.. hopefully will be a bit more down to earth.
2:16 tbf, that was a spot on Gi-hun impression 🤣
I loved the show but he is totally right about those Americans. The acting in those scenes was HORRIBLE! It almost ruined that whole episode for me.
But he did a 69 joke
@@GenghisD0ng Which is the only reason I said "almost ruined it".
That's fair I was excited for the VIP's. They were fucking cringe
Its a Korean show. Probs just some random white dudes
Probs struggled for English actors in Korea and tbe translation of idioms and all that jazz would have stilted their performance.
benny harvey was the first guy to die in the squid game
Rip benny harvey big man miss you😭
Roadhouse
Hahaha
I'd say that the VIP's aren't all American/native english speakers so many sound really weird and jilted because it's not their native language. Ones Japanese and another I think was German it's just the chosen language the VIP's use to communicate during the game.
Pretty sure since I've said this Limmy will love Squid Game now
What would you do if you found a lever in a bush and when pulled it someone screamed. Would you pull it again?
Great to know one of Limmy’s cornerstones of acting is Ken Loach
I thought bit with the Americans was almost taking the piss out of America in general. Over the top and a bit shite. It was absolutely like a game cut away now he pointed that out 😂
I think the over the top dramatic acting could be a South Korean style or trend. If you watch #Alive or Train to Busan they both have that panto feel with the actors, especially in #Alive. Don’t know what the style is called but if you check out them two films out you’ll see similarities with Squid Game.
I actually thought it was brilliant. Really hoping the director does a second series. South Korean tv and film in general is really good as a whole.
if you liked Squid Game then I'd recommend you check out Kaiji also, if you haven't already
@@bodybrick4387 I'll check it out my man, thanks! Currently going through Alice in Borderland 🙂 almost at the end. Really good too.
@@Darth_Revan25 Do you think? I watched the first episode of AiB and couldn't get away with it.
Somehow when he says “That’s pure cliche to have them like that and they’re saying these sorts of things” somehow I know EXACTLY what he means 😆
Completely agree about the scenes with the Americans. It made my skin crawl to be honest. I was rooting for the undercover Korean cop of course. Also the overacting in general got to me. Good premise, but could have pulled off better.
Limmy is spot on about people refusing to accept that we have varying opinions
True, I refuse to accept his opinion!
He spent half this video complaining about the lad who posted asking if it was the dubbed version.
The guy was clearly talking about the over acting point limmy said at the start where having the dubbed version would make a big difference.
Limmy was a bit sensitive here I think. I didn't notice the over acting either
@@chocolatepolos1268 it’s comedy mate. He’s overdoing it for satire. He doesn’t genuinely care that much, but the point still stands for me- people are generally quick to rationalise their opinions even if they are entirely subjective and don’t actually need to be rationalised.
I hope that makes sense.
@@Aisatsana1971 ya true, he's hamming it up a bit.
I thought ur man's point was valid tho, I didn't pick up on the over acting either!
@@chocolatepolos1268 He was talking about a response to a tweet in which he complained about the English speakers. Is what I assumed.
I love over dramatic acting in kdramas nae gonny lie. The word he was looking for I think about the acting was melodramatic it's an acting style often used in Asian shows from what I've seen, it's not all of them of course. But personally I like it, I mostly watch romantic comedies kdrama and they are over the top sometimes but it's just the style of acting.
he is totally right at the end, if he didn't like certain parts that his opinion and fair enough.
The acting is quite typical of some Japanese/ Korean productions. Over acting you could call it. Very expressive. It's a take on anime characters.
Old scottish man spoils squid game
I think he's thinking of the Japanese movie As The Gods Will, where the first game is Red Light/Green Light.
This genre is actually pretty saturated for being sort of niche and they all kind of run together and have essentially the exact same characters.
I hated the part with the English speaking actors, but maybe it reflects how Koreans view wealthy westerners.
Well one was a rich Chinese guy
Different people like different things seems to be a very difficult concept for some to grasp these days 😂
I'm similar, I liked it quite a lot but didn't love it. Some parts were cheesy and somewhat predictable but there were some genuinely good moments I did love.
His review got picked up by the fucking news. How.
Seriously?
Yeah that bit with the Americans has embarrassing dialogue and acting, like abysmal
Which bit is it? Have absolutely no recollection of any Americans in the show
@@Jamezwivaz The VIPs
@@Jamezwivaz They're such a small part of the show that they are easily forgettable, I forgot them myself until somebody else complained.
The Americans speaking stuck out to me like a sore thumb.
Was definitey better with subs and original soundtrack. the characters werent as cardboard with their real voices. It was the american dubs that made it un watchable in that format for me.
Don’t know how anyone does dubs
@@Goths-On-The-Beach only for cartoons because it doesn't matter.
I have tried a couple of times to watch it after being recommended by friends but that OTT panto style just keeps putting me off! 😫
I assumed the American VIPs were deliberately bad as a stylistic choice - a nod to vulgarity or something like that. Surely Netflix would have had it changed otherwise
you cant say the squid game acting is overly dramatic and panto then literally quote battle royale in same sentence which has wacky japanese dramatic acting. The majority of park chan wooks movies have the most mental over the top acting style out of korea and are the best films ever.
I think they're both overly dramatic and panto but one was done well and one wasn't
The acting in battle royale wasn’t that bad squid games is like a carry on version made into a series
@@northerncrapthattalksback6589 I don’t think either were bad but battle Royale is very dramatic running screaming falling over and saying they love somebody every time they get killed. I just think the acting style of over the top in general in a lot of Asian movies compared to Hollywood this isn’t anything crazily different
@@northerncrapthattalksback6589 battle royale is nowhere near the overdramatics of squid game
I enjoyed 'Squid Game but didn't finish it, so maybe not that much. The hype around it was completely unfounded.
to be fair the subtitles on netflix water it down a bit and aren’t very accurate, but either way i thought the show was okay from what i’ve seen
What was innacurate about it? I'm curious if it actually changes anything major with characterisation or foreshadowing.
I thought the same thing about the English dialogue. Same exact thing. I thought it was like a video game scene.
I noticed the strange acting style, but I thought it's cos it was dubbed, the voices are just a bit *too* expressive, it reminded me of studio ghibli films, that cartoon style of talking, I still liked it though,
Just realised Limmy watched with subtitles, I watched it dubbed, but I still got the same vibes he's talking about.
That's gonna by one of my answers now. 'I liked it but I dinnae love it'. Cheers dad.
Brilliant Review Lim x
Limmy would be shot for shouting at Twitter like that in the world of Squid Game
Not all acting has to be the same, I enjoyed it, maybe it is a bit different being dubbed.
As a dumb American who hates subtitles, I appreciated Limmy trying to make the argument that it doesn't matter to your enjoyment of the film. Buy I don't think you can compare the temperature, the screen, or the resolution to different actors voicing dialogue in a different language. It does make for a diff experience. Even I had to turn the dubbing off, grit my teeth, and do some reading for this one.
Can we please get a list of the films and shows he do like?
i know a guy who gets mad and yells 'spoilers!!' if you literally mention anything at all in a show he wants to watch. 'ah so each episode is from a different perspec- SPOILERS!!?'
the thumbnails of the next episode on netflix already does a brilliant job of spoiling the episode. Anything in the first 10 min. of the first episode of a series can't be called a spoiler.
*Spoiler*
Now I know there's ACTING in this. Ruined.
I thought it was rather shite and stopped watching half way through the season. I can see why people like it but the entire hype about it? Has me baffled. To me it suffered from: slow/wasting time on the simple motivations of these characters, disjointed acting (as in mixing over the top with deadpan performances), predictable and the gore had no effect on me. I've seen my fair share of S. Korean movies, enjoyed quite a few of them but this show just wasn't for me.
But hey if you liked it, good.
We must have watched different versions of squid game. I thought it was pish but a little funny unintentionally in parts.
It needed to be watched with original audio and Korean closed captions.... Not Korean subtitles
I agree with Limmy,
Its a 6.5/10 series at best..
I appreciate that the games are Korean kids games..why? did it really have to be?
The Squid game was quite unnecessarily badly explained IMHO.
The front man speaking to himself about the phone receiver been put down the wrong way was acting at its best
Classic case when hype ruins a show. Lets realise how big a foreign language show has got. And how fun it is
this guy speaks really good French
Laying down foundations.
You will own nothing.
And you will be happy.
Thought it was class overall! Watched it a few weeks ago before the hype so I wasn't pressured into it
I thought SQ was good show that was entertaining in general. But I've no idea why it's blown up like it did? I live in Asia and even my 74 year old boss and her employees all dresses up as contestants for Halloween. It was all a bit... Odd. Korean stuff just seems to be in right now. In a few years nobody will even remember SQ as it's a genre that's done to death for years.
Squid Qames?
Strangely, I found the acting seemed worse when I watched the first couple episodes with the English voiceover. When I switched it to English subtitles it was better.
The bit you think you've seen before is possibly from The Host?
Limmy's non-spoiler review of 'The Sixth Sense' ... "Now I'm not saying Bruce Willis is or isn't alive. Maybes he has a pulse, maybes not. That's not a spoiler."
The thing is, Limmy can be quite contrarian so you can hardly blame someone for suspecting as much
acting was mid except for a few people, writing was extremely extremely predictable and worst of all not a single fucking squid, not one. Cant wait for season 2
I'm pretty sure the acting was supposed to be exaggerated like an anime.
Reminded me of 13 beloved the Thai film, it was entertaining for a Netflix film that the masses will lap up.
Yes. 13: game of death. I felt it was a very close match to this movie in many ways.
So sick of these absurdly heavy handed shows. People act as if they're geniuses going on about "its not just battle royale, its about inequality and oppression". Like, yeah, obviously it is. A 5 year year old could see that. Just because its about an important issue doesn't mean it has anything important to say or is entertaining.
Even if you watched the dubbed version.... The Americans would not have been dubbed and therefore you end up with the same result, so dubbed or subbed it doesn't make a effing difference
SQ is an interesting thing to witness being reviewed by people who do not watch anime and dramas. It's a classic acting/writing, down to characterisation and plot, but it seems like such a mishmash to people who aren't used to it.
Also I don’t know how they’re gonna make a second season. Theve already killed all the main characters and reviewed the big twist. Don’t know how the concept can be expanded upon
Angry Limmy on form 🤣👍
Was I the only one who didn't have a clue how you play the Squid Game at the end?
Same here was legitimately curious how that game was played
BBC former employee said? Shut yer mouf?
5:51 end of tether
I think we're that starved for original new content that we're getting excited over this shite
Started well but my god the ending was dogshit. Loved all the set design etc and it was a great sort hybrid of reality tv, game shows but in a drama which I think is why it was so successful. But yes the ending seemed like they changed the original idea to make it open to a new series which the writer hasn't yet thought about.
I also could overlook the pants style acting as I think sometimes in Korean cinema they can overact and it seems like a stylistic thing on the most part.
Quick Cap.....He liked it,he didnae luv it
i liked it, but i knew nothing about it, so zero expectation... had the same initial, this is a sad bastard film, but it picked up and drew me in for the binge. sure the dialog was basic, probably something of cultural difference, given its a korean property. subs over dubs anyday, unless the subs are shite.
I watched it as soon as it came out and thought it was shite. then my feed for then next few days was people acting like it was the sopranos. was confused rle.
Spoilers? Squid Game was one of the most predictable things I've seen in years.
No spoilers please. (Except me)
They hired a 100 year old man to act like a 200 year old.
11:22 - lol
It has an intelligence... of a certain kind
I am completely in agreeance
Did he watch it with dubs though?
Don't think they did a Scottish dub
Only Americans use dubbed because they can't read
rly like limmy but 2nd half of this is just him complaining and straw manning, agree about the acting tho
What an ending 😂
You messed with the Squid Game Army now! Get his twitter boys!!
Whats the game/stream in the top left corner?
Marbles on twitch
@@jamesdude8399 thanks
The dub on the old man cracked me up though
Your too right Limmo! Agree with the lot of it...for once.
I thought it was bog standard. 4/10
God the Americans lol episode 6 was excellent
Thought it looked like a ripoff of many other shows
It's certainly not original, but it had it's charm. Better than 'the cube'
"bad acting, bad dialogue, a cutscene from a shite game" so death stranding?
Haven’t watched it at all but I already know it’s overhyped
Yeah I get the feeling it’s the same as Tiger King and money heist
@@TheLemonaiden Those two are actually bobbins though. Squid Game was decent.
It's good. Some, to me, really shit parts/aspects, but overall good. It's just got one of those mass-appeal fun concepts in it that everyone goes wild for. And because it's a fun concept executed decently, people mistake that for overall quality. And because it's popular, criticism gets outright denied.
i would say watch it if you're really bored cause it isn't a bad show at all, though the best thing i can say about it is it's entertaining and has a good message that maybe could've been expressed better but eh... it's alright
Definitely the best thing on Netflix since Ozark imo
Might as well do a spoiiler review.. You're very limited on what you can say if you're not non-spoiler
A lot of viewers wouldn't have seen it though
If you liked that, try Alice in Borderland.
I just thought that's how Koreans are.