Lack of chemistry between Krystal and Rain, it's very unbelievable to see them together as a couple, perhaps due to the age gap too. The series also drags on with a thin and boring plot that can't be saved by Rain's charisma. Don't waste your time!
Highly melodramatic, with a lot of pretty posing camera shots to show off Lee Da Hae and Lee Dong Wook's beautiful faces. Lee Dong Wook switches between zombie staring and great subtle emoting but it's not enough to completely draw a viewer to believe this story.
Spoilers alert: It's a bit selfish that Zoe would leave Sam like that and let him deal with the guilt of not being with her before she dies. I never like the premise of sequels where they destroy perfectly good romantic endings from the previous drama just for the sake of a sequel.
Excellent mix of horror and romance. So Ji Sub and Gong Hyo Jin have chemistry but the last 3 episodes were dragged on for too long due to popular viewership.
Not your run-of-the-mill TVB drama as this is more thought-provoking about morals and friendship. It also made it to win TVB's 2012 Best Drama award given that its last episode(s) were broadcasted in 2012.
If this drama can maintain the quality of Bu Bu Jing Xin, then it will likely be another hit. The leads are promising, hopefully the acting can keep up. Looks like TVB actors (Fala Chen in her first Mainland Chinese series) are now also going to Mainland China to make their bucks!
Somehow I just don't see Wallace Chung as a formidable martial artist who can exude the rawness and beastly aura of someone who can command a clan and battle galores of top fighters all at once.
The drama reads like a romance novel, given its origins. It's almost always disappointing to see the children grow up because the child actors and actresses do such a great job portraying innocent love (and look better than the grown-up counterparts in some cases). Overall, a mostly romantic, and sometimes sappy, story with not a whole lot of political intrigue and guys crying a lot.
Skeptical at the casting of Joe Chen as Dong Fong Bu Bai and the whole idea of Ling Hu Chong of potentially having a relationship with him/her. It plays out nicely in the Swordsman II movie with Bridget Lin, but the Jin Yong purist in me cries foul for a drama adaptation.
Who is writing the script for the crime cases? And why are so many scenes focused on "cool" shots of the actors gathering up evidence on the scene and showing off badly spoken scientific words in English?
An action packed, almost mindlessly violent anime that's set in the medieval times. What's great about it though is that there is a lot of character development of Gattsu. You see him start off as a puny soldier and train and learn his way to becoming the killing machine that he is today. Unfortunately, the ending really stinks and the anime turns really twisted.
This is a silly and goofy sci-fi anime. The anime follows Sousuke Sagara, a special agent with the military (MITHRIL), and Kaname Chidori, a high school student with special powers. Sousuke is tasked with protecting Chidori for any dangers and has access to a special mech unit. As the story unfolds, y ou get learn why Sousuke is tasked with protecting Chidori and get some teenage romance mixed in. Overall, this is a great fun anime.
This is a confusing anime, but it's actually really good. It takes place on a different planet where water is a very scarce resource. The technology available seems quite diverse from old vintage looking planes to full blown robotic ships. There's a bit of action, but there's a ton of character development with the main characters and their friends. Anyway, I highly recommend this anime, the ending is great and very satisfying.
Not as good as it's been acclaimed to be. I'm not sure what all the hype was about. It's definitely a decent monster movie, but nothing compared to Jaws or anything like that.
I'm surprised some viewers bashed the ending of this drama for letting the villain go unpunished when Beyond the Realm of Conscience did the same thing. The drama did get pretty draggy and somehow lacked excitement.
Re Funn: More or less. Kenny Ho played Wah Ying Hung in ATV's The Blood Sword 1990, which was adapted from the same author of both comic series. The character of Wah Ying Hung heavily influenced how Wu Ming was drawn and portrayed in the Fung Wan comics. Even Wu Ming's sword was called "Ying Hung" (Hero).
This version is supposed to follow the original manga closely so the first few episodes are fast-paced recaps of the first anime and then continues the story after a divergence point. Should be good!
@mystery_m2m: Rebecca Chan played Qing Yiu Ga, the disciple of Chuan Zhen Clan's Sun But Yee. You can see her in the 2nd trailer at 1:12. Her character marries Austin Wai's Luk Goon Ying.
Kevin Cheng's character is almost too perfect, making it uninteresting to watch. Wong Hei needed to carry the show for the 3rd time but his stubbornness is tedious to watch after a while. Good lesson about how being unable to let go of something can destroy you though. That kind of self-destruction is scary and sad.
BF storyline is probably milked enough now though, we don't need a 4th.
From what I've read about the plot, it appears that the animation would span quite a few volumes of the comics, which could only be a bad thing. 99 minutes is not enough to cram all the complex relationships and story into a movie. Animation art looks like it's no where near the quality of the comic books either, which is a shame. I propose that Mr. Ma Wing Shing start from scratch and create an animated TV series and not deviate from the original plot to do it justice.
It was great that the filler episodes were finally over from the Naruto series. The Shippuden series started out well, bringing the story back on track with Kishimoto's manga, though it still felt a bit slow. Naruto is more powerful, Sakura finally showed some power, and other favorite characters such as Gaara, Kakashi, Itachi, and Lee get some screen time. Unfortunately, 60+ episodes in, we have fillers again.
This was a great historical drama that delves into the story of characters like Fu Chai, Fan Li, Xi Shi, and Gou Jian. Everyone acted well in their roles and the story was compelling with enough political intrigue, strategy, and suspense. Characters were also not clear cut black and white and it's in those morally gray areas that make viewers think about friendship, loyalty, and love. Highly recommended!
"The Conqueror's Story" is an interesting and exciting retelling of the founding of the Han dynasty. Despite a comical beginning, the story picks up as Liu Bang and Xiang Yu compete for glory. There are many battles of wits and war strategies - TVB has done it right for this one!
Extra tidbits on the history of Chinese proverbs and phrases at the beginning of each episode were very interesting too.
An average film that packs some punches from the Jackie Chan and Jet Li duo but otherwise suffers from bad pacing at times and perfunctory action sequences. Jet Li was horrible as the Monkey King but fares better as the stoic monk.
Lots of loose ends in this series and no chemistry between Sonija Kwok/Roger Kwok and Margie Tsang/Kwok Jing Hong pairings. The final few episodes were pretty boring too as I waited for the obvious revealing of the culprits. The ending ruins it all too - I felt like I wasted my time watching this. It's no wonder viewers are demanding an alternative ending.
Huang Xiao Ming's Xu Wen Qiang comes the closest as a follow-up to Chow Yun Fat's rendition in TVB's "The Bund" in 1980. It helps that Huang Xiao Ming also looks smoking hot in a suit. The only disappointment is Huang Hai Bo as Ding Li, who pales in comparison to Ray Liu's version.
Aside from a generally well formed cast, the settings and storyline also retain the feel of the 80's classic. Francis Yip also sings the classic themesong in Mandarin. Ending is probably the biggest letdown in the whole series but definitely provides an interesting alternative ending.
Bleach also suffers from filler episodes after the Soul Society Arc of the anime and I began to lose interest in the story after that. It became exaggerated that many of their friends suddenly acquired powers and that all the evil-doings were primarily focused in the town the main character lived in. What about the rest of the world if the villains wanted to take over? It is funny also that Soul Society is like feudal Japan. Do other parts of the world have different Soul Societies? - this would be interesting to explore, how the different soul societies co-existed.
There was also a caste system clearly in place in Soul Society, so dying and passing on to that place wasn't exactly 'heaven'. I immediately thought of Pullman's "His Dark Materials" trilogy too where his version of the place where souls go to after death was completely different than a Christian portrayal. If Bleach could do more explorations in that area, I would admire it more. Otherwise, it's just another shounen anime for the masses.
One of my favorite animes - this one packs action, horror, sci-fi, fantasy, and heartfelt brotherly love all into one great series. Highly recommended!
Pretty watchable and refreshing change of character types for Moses Chan, Gigi Lai and Kevin Cheng. The ending felt a rushed though and was not wrapped up nicely - suddenly the producers wanted to cram Buddhism and fate into the viewer and it became preachy.
The first half of "Legend and the Hero" is pretty good at building up the story and characters. I kept comparing it to TVB's "Gods of Honour" (which was horribly dumbed down) and thought that it was great that China decided to respect the original story to most extent. However, I have to say, the latter half started to drag when most of the battles lacked excitement and strategy. Jiang Ziya goes to seek his master for help for most of the battles or they win just by recruiting someone 'stronger' to join the fight. Fan BingBing was great as Tan Gei though.
This Taiwanese version of the Yang family makes you care for its characters and truly feel for the bonds of the family and the tragedy that befalls them. Since TVB's "Yang's Saga 1985" version, no other production company had gathered together such an impressive young cast to play the seven Yang heroes until this version came along. Amy Chan also shines again in another Yang family saga (this time playing the mother!) while Yuan Hong plays a hard to hate antagonist. Martial arts choreography is good and the major war battle at the Golden Sand Bund is not to be missed for its intensity and grittiness.
Entertaining adaptation of Jin Yong's "Bi Xue Jian" novel with creative swordplay and fighting scenes. Book purists should be pleased - though this adaptation is supposedly based on the 3rd revision of the novel so our main character is wishy-washy in his love.
Currently watching this series now. I have to say the scenery is beautiful and many of the fight scenes are interesting to watch. However, the storytelling is somehow lacking, with the director either being very faithful to the novel or cutting out what I think are essentials.
Ali Lee is killing it as an AI robot in this drama.