Jing Ge Ge, Sa Ge Ge

SK and I just finished watching "The Legend of the Condor Heroes 2008" on DVD. It's a production from China with several HK artistes. 50 episodes in 3 discs. We finished way ahead of schedule cause we used the fast-forward most of the time. The hero Guo Jing can be so annoying. So naive. So loyal. So stupid. Can never get it through his thick head that his brother Yang Kang hates his guts and wants him dead. However, even morons like him get to learn fantastic kung fu and get the pretty girl, Huang Rong. The whole story is a rojak of people from Peach Blossom Island, the Jin kingdom, Mongols, the Beggar Clan, White Camel Mountain, the Quan Zhen Sect and etc. The characters keep running into each other although the geographical location is large and everyone seems to have some kind of unfinished business with everyone else. Talk about convoluted. Basically, it's about fighting to be the No. 1 and the Nine Yin Manual is the golden ticket to success. Throw in some clan wars and love stories here and there and you get the whole story.

Things were updated in this remake-- e.g. Huang Yaoshi's favourite move had him shooting laser beams; Hong Qigong's kung fu had dragons flying everywhere and Ouyang Feng's eyes turned beastly everytime he used his amphibian style. With my poor understanding of mandarin, I think I only got bits and pieces of the story. Plus, adaptations like these are normally unreliable. Whatever the case, it was quite enjoyable... even in fast-forward mode. LOL.

P.S.: The actors aren't my cup of tea. Guo Jing looks too much the lanky idiot. Ouyang Ge is too sleazy. And Yang Kang just annoys me with his angsty antics. Blegh.

Comments

Justb3cks2 said…
borrow me the DVD when got chance :P
Cheryl said…
even with my A1\chinese standard also cannot understand....hehe
发白日梦^^ said…
im quite dislike watch china pple movie cuz it too over from their acting skill.....
Bengbeng said…
i will look out for it in the local stores in spite of yr review. u got me curious oledi :)
Legolas said…
Le boyfriend watched it too, I think he finds it interesting.
William said…
@JB:
You want ah? :S

@Cheryl:
At least better than me la.

@发白日梦^^ :
It's not OTT, it suits the wuxia genre and some of the weird characters.

@Beng:
Tak sangka. :P

@Legs:
he memang wuxia junkie!
said…
i dun like "lin yi cheng" to be huang rong... she doesnt look smart :(
Janvier said…
Sooooo you watched it for the boys or the story?!
William said…
@L2:
She looks annoying. LOL.

@Jan:
I love wuxia k! I have not found a yaoi wuxia story yet...
Jaded Jeremy said…
Guo Jing is too naive to be believable.

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