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Currently Writing: Lotus in the Wind
Dragon, Phoenix, and Flower
Alternatively, u can click on the tiny pic icons at the right side of the page or scroll down from there and choose. Usually it loads fine but sometimes it takes quite awhile to load. Yeah, its all ZM's pics because that picture page belongs to ZM's baidu forum. U can view pics/banners etc of the other ZMs too: http://tieba.baidu.com/%D5%D4%C3%F4/tupian
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Thanks for all the updates Sunnysnow!
This site in particular I love- all the different version ZM's, including the tantalisingly obscure 1994 one! Also, after seeing pictures of Sharla's ZM again I'm recalling that she was the one who was overtly using sexual innuendo in her interactions with ZWJ- it was a cool idea, but sadly the movie made it a little bit silly too!
Okay, back to topic!
I actually think ZM's peasant hairdo isn't bad actually- not as cool as her with her hair down, but pretty in a casual, playful way!
ZZR looks loads better with her hair down! Thanks goodness they're fixing her hair at least for after her transformation. I hope she can pull off the powerful and angry aspect of ZZR. And I second all the exclaimations of LSS's loveliness as Lady Yang- nice casting... also awesome hairdo and costume... they should take some lessons from her hairdo for ZZR!
Wow at the Yellow Dress Girl. I wouldn't mind if she played ZZR. She would be a better cast than Liu Jing, at least from outward appearances.
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Yanfeng, welcome back
I can't help but to laugh at your comment "tantalisingly obscure 1994 one!"
Back to ZM's outfits, I think Ady still have 1 more, so far she only wore 5, I'm not counting her peasant yellowish one.
1 XLN white
1 white with red fire on the arm
1 purple w/ flower prints
1 white-ish male disguise with headband
1 red/black warrior
She said she would have 6, so I'm gearing my hope for the 6th one to be the new & improved tribal outfit
I think Ady might have the least attractive hair for now (comparing to Kitty, Gigi, Alyssa) but still hella better looking than Cecilia Yip from the 1994 version. Gosh, I'm not going to rant on how unacttractive that version was
I concur. Liu Jing's ZZR actually looks older than LSS's YRL when it should be the other way round. Nonetheless, as beautiful as she looks, I dont think LSS can pull off a role like ZZR given her current acting standard. Not that Liu Jing seems any better though.
Tiff, I hope ZM and ZZR's looks will improve when they start filming at other locations. I'm looking forward to ZM's mongolian costume as well (hope its not a disaster) and will be pretty disappointed if there isn't any.
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Yea I rather have a beautiful vase if both can't act. This has been said several times but honestly I feel that LJ looks lik ZWJ's mum. Hence it looks uncomfortable to see LJ is DC's arms and sharing intimate moments and such.
I will give Liu Jing a chance, since I know for a fact that Liu Shi Shi can't act very well (sorry fans, but that's my heartfelt opinion). I would rather a complicated role like ZZR not be performed by a vase, no matter how pretty. Though I do concure that Liu Jing looks very old in pictures. Hopefully, she will look "fresher" when animated. She does look cool with her hair let down, but not as cool as her teacher, I'm afraid. I generally dispise the teacher in all the adaptions I have seen, but this one really looks cool.
How come most 江湖 (jiānghú) wanderers never worry about money? I wonder how a 大俠 (dàxiá) make a living...does meddling in people's business and righting wrongs pay well?
Hi Tifftiff- good to be back and see all the intervening posts and news!
(Grin) I know, I'm quite obsessed- I love HSDS and feel like I'm missing out on something important to complete my HSDS education that I haven't seen the 1994 version- plus actually I think the actress for ZM there is quite dashing, she has that youthful tomboy look, plus is very tall.
Haven't seen Liu Jing in anything, so I can't comment at all about her acting, though from her relative inexperience (compared to Ady for example) there is at least some chance that she's not a strong actress, which would be a pity for such a cool role as she has!
hmm... Tifftiff, why not count her peasant outfit? It's still another costume for her, and might be the full 6 that she mentioned (though, like you and Sunnysnow, I'd love to see her in a more ethnic do!)
Two picts of ZCS and YSS (one of them including the young ZWJ!)
http://ent.sina.com.cn/v/m/2008-12-15/16412296792.shtml
Seems like the actor for ZCS gets quite a bit of media praise and has been said to have Jet Li's martial arts skills and Tony Leung's acting skills... high praise indeed!
Oh yes, forgot to mention, does anyone else think the second picture of ZCS looks like Damian Lau?
For comparison, actor for ZCS again
http://ent.sina.com.cn/v/m/2008-12-15/16412296792.shtml
Damian Lau
http://www.lovehkfilm.com/people/bk4...u_damian_3.jpg
The yellow robed girl doesn't look like Liu Shi Shi to me. I see the resemblance to Liu Shi Shi, but I think the yellow robed girl looks a bit prettier. I've always thought Liu Shi Shi looked a little bit washed out... like she had no real life in her face- this girl seems a little bit more vibrant. According to http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Yi_Tian_Tu_Long_Ji_(2009) the actress who plays the yellow robed girl is someone named Liu Ying.
I actually like Ady's hair. It's not fancy, but I think it goes really well with her, better than the yellow robed girl's hair even. The yellow robed girl's hair is okay, but it's sort of too typical and boring- meant for the innocent demure girl, which Zhao Min isn't.
It would be much better if the two actresses playing yellow lady and ZZR change roles. ZZR looks older than ZWJ and the appearance would fit the 'ageless' yellow lady more. The yellow lady however looks to be the right age for ZZR.
On a side note Mie Jue looks to be one hot nun, my worst fears have come true.
It has already been confirmed that Liu Shishi is playing the YRL. Liu Ying was originally cast in the role but for some reason(s) which is not reported, has been replaced by LSS. I agree that LSS tends to look pretty stoic or dazed most of the time but I think she looks very beautiful in period dramas. A pity her acting is still rather wooden.
She looks pretty dazed in these 2 pics:
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ZZR. Sigh the make-up has made her look even older. She looks like Miejue instead now.
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Cool pic of ZSF
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More pics here: http://ent.ifeng.com/movie/news/main...5_923684.shtml
According to that piece of news, eversince ZJZ visited Mt Wudang about a month ago (probably to yell at the directors), the snail-like filming pace has taken a 360 degrees turn and the crew have finally completed 17 episodes worth of filming at Mt Wudang in slightly less than 2 months.
The secret? Non-stop filming for 24 hours straight day after day. The result? Actors and directors are beginning to fall ill one by one. Wang Jinghua, actress for Miejue fell ill after filming non-stop for 36 hours. "Because the director wanted wind to create that "blowy" effect, we had to film late at night where the wind was strongest. I had to stand directly against the wind and let it blow at me non-stop. Nonetheless, she told reporters on the phone that the most hardworking people are the directors and crew members. Director Yu Min was recently down with high fever while director Zhao Jian has "lost his voice".
Filming seems to have ended in Wudang and will resume on the 19th on Peach Blossom Island, Zhejiang.
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Wow wow, thank you for the new pix and update, muahhhhhhh Sunny . I've moved to a new location, I don't have internet, huhuhu
I think this version is following the 1986 version, during the rescueing of XX, ZM was still in her male disguise outfits. She only start to wear female clothes after her identity was discovered after her father and brother attacked Shaolin, which was very near the end. I don't mind seeing Ady in that cool warrior clothes
The 2000 versions, Gigi was in her female clothes the whole time. At least Alyssa wore male clothes, then later changed.