Joseph Zeng also made it to the list of 10 most searched for celebs in that same dramapanda post- well deserved recognition for a beautifully done role!@Aniking, I know, 86 is terribly dated, even the acting can be considered too understated for modern standards and the fighting is slow. But I think it still stands the test of time for ensemble acting/characterization.
78 was pretty weird, but more for anthropological interest: eg., seeing how hand-to-hand used to be filmed. Liza Wang was memorable though as ZM.84 movie was also memorable for being very odd (including a scheming ZWJ, and a slightly balmy XZ, plus a really perverted guy tied to a rock??)94 was fun to start but agreed the most awful ZWJ ever, and was really hard to finish (too much weeping)2001 has a great ZM character although is probably the least faithful to the book (honestly I thought 86's and 2001's storylines were improvements over the book! I know, blasphemy!) 2008 was so promising with beautifully shot scenery and a really good actor as ZWJ (I think Deng Chao is generally great as an actor) plus a beautiful Ady An as ZM, but whether it was the directing or script that version also fell flat for me as much as I wanted to love it.2019 I think is going to be memorable for the actors for Joseph, YX, ZZR, and the beautiful shots plus kick-*** fight scenes. I'm not bothered that it's a idol version as long as it continues to deliver the high quality scenes and some squeal-inducing OTP moments.