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When I first started watching this tv show I thought it was so random, but it got really good. It became addicting to get through the episodes and the games. The issue in the real world of people who are so in debt and can't get themselves out is an issue. While the Squid Games isn't a good way to help those people, I wonder if there is something we can do to help them turn their lives around.
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I knew about the twist the very first time the game was introduced. I mean, who would pay that huge amount money just for ordinary children's game?
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Owuamanam wrote: 12 Jan 2022, 00:02
Gravy wrote: 11 Jan 2022, 20:53
Owuamanam wrote: 11 Jan 2022, 09:39

The squid game is one of the best movies produced in 2021, it was one of the tablets used to weather the pandemic. The movie was really magnificent. Gravy, this movie deserves the best of awards. I am happy O Yeong-SU won a golden globe, but I feel Sae-Byeok deserved it too.

I agree. I loved her in it as well, and would have been happy with her getting a win. But I am still so happy he won!
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Gravy wrote: 13 Jan 2022, 08:06
Owuamanam wrote: 12 Jan 2022, 00:02
Gravy wrote: 11 Jan 2022, 20:53


I agree. I loved her in it as well, and would have been happy with her getting a win. But I am still so happy he won!
Yea, I was asking if I could recommend you another movie. It’s really a great movie on Corporate politics, believe me you will surely love it.
Oh. Sure. What's the title?
The name is Penthouse. You will
Surely thank me for it. It premiered with Casa Papel. It is a 2021 movie
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Owuamanam wrote: 13 Jan 2022, 08:10
Gravy wrote: 13 Jan 2022, 08:06
Owuamanam wrote: 12 Jan 2022, 00:02

Yea, I was asking if I could recommend you another movie. It’s really a great movie on Corporate politics, believe me you will surely love it.
Oh. Sure. What's the title?
The name is Penthouse. You will
Surely thank me for it. It premiered with Casa Papel. It is a 2021 movie
I'll be sure to look for it. Thank you! :D
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Gravy wrote: 13 Jan 2022, 08:20
Owuamanam wrote: 13 Jan 2022, 08:10
Gravy wrote: 13 Jan 2022, 08:06

Oh. Sure. What's the title?
The name is Penthouse. You will
Surely thank me for it. It premiered with Casa Papel. It is a 2021 movie
I'll be sure to look for it. Thank you! :D
My pleasure Gravy. I am happy I could share such a good movie with someone. Thanks for having the interest :tiphat:
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The Squid Game was very intense and caught my attention from the first episode and, to be honest, I had no idea about No 1 player until the very last episode. However, I did not like the ending when the main character (cannot remember his name or number) did not go on the plane to see his daughter. I understand thay want to make an opening for the next season but, in my opinion, one season was enough.
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When they didn't show his death, I suspected the twist, but I didn't think he was the mastermind. The motive behind the games was also ridiculous, if not evil, but it made sense in a twisted manner.
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I think that was a pretty good series. I did not mind the profanity and amount of violence at all so, I give it a 10.
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Prior to seeing the series, I was already engrossed in the survival genre. Watching people fight desperately for their lives, while also highlighting how much living means to them, is very satisfying to watch. The twist left me gawking at the end though.
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Post by Arianne Joy Melendres »

Was quite surprised by how much I enjoyed Squid Game, to be honest. I'm not a big fan of gory content, but this was just so fun to see ! Can't say I wasn't overwhelmed by the amount of things that happened at such a fast pace, however.
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I found it to be very interesting, and I mainly watched it to see what all of the "buzz" was about. I'm glad I did, but after watching one episode, I didn't feel compelled to watch any more.
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Post by Meenahhhh »

To be honest, squid game was scary. The scariest thing about it was that it could happen. Every single thing in squid game could either happen in future or have happened in the past. The rich are that influential. That's sad.
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I loved the show! It was very entertaining even though the people I was rooting for didn't win. The ending made me furious, but I know they probably needed a bridge to indicate that there might be a Season 2.
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Post by Carlos Mata Saenz »

I watched and I liked it but, to be honest, I think I was expecting big more. Maybe because I watched it when it had been already published for some time and absolutely everyone was talking great things about it, so I may have expected more. Still, really good, liked it.
Spoiler:
I had my suspicions about it but I wasn’t sure. So it was still a surprise.
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