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Fox Volant of theSnowy Mountain

Last discs (series)

Mandarin or Cantonese, English subtitles

5 stars

Rainy Day finally made it through all 8 discs and the one thing she knows for certain: It's a darned good thing Eye Candy contains no calories!!!  Many good fights, good love stories, some bad love stories, lots of lush costumes. True, there are times when it's difficult to suspend one's disbelief, and the time lines appeared 'off' now and then. However, the marvelous subtitles made up for it! Admittedly, Rainy Day wasn't sure she wanted to watch the last two episodes this morning – because once she'd seen them, the story would end, and it was great fun. Rainy Day's biggest gripe? None of the credits or writing were translated. However, she is now downloading the novel, Flying Fox of Snowy Mountain by Jin Yong from Wuxiapedia.com  Cut the Clap! and rent it!

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Condor Hero, Disc (yawn) 2

Condor Hero

Chinese, English Subtitles

Disc 2 of 9 discs

4 stars

Rainy Day started Disc 2 last night, and isn't really sure how much she'll watch. The music is annoying – too modern for the film/story – and, well, Rainy Day figured out what's really bugging her. It's a soap opera with Martial Arts. The photography is still marvelous, and the costuming is still gorgeous, the Martial Arts superb, but how many times can the Hero (Gor) call out for the Heroine (Gu Gu) and vice versa?? The subtitles seem a bit better, it's just that Rainy Day has a hard time with most soap operas. Also, in all honesty (that is the best, is it not?) this disc was meant to be seen one episode weekly, not 5 in a night. If I watched one a week, I would be hanging onto my sofa waiting for the next episode.

Have you seen this series? Does it get better? Should Rainy Day just 'lighten up'? Perhaps the novel is better?

Condor Hero, Disc 1

 

Condor Hero

Chinese, English subtitles ;-)

Disc 1 of 9 discs

4 stars

Condor Hero is a tv series based on the Wuxia novel, The Legend of the Condor Heroes by Jin Yong (Louis Cha). Disc 1 is the subject of this review. If you view it as a comedy with absolutely gorgeous costuming and terrific sword fighting, I think you will enjoy it. The dialog leaves a little to be desired for a truly serious story. (How many times can the Hero say the Heroine's name?) One has the option of viewing the 5 episodes on the first disc all at once, or one at a time. The subtitles are in passable English, with many humorous grammatical mistakes – "this is a load of crab!" – being one of several I can remember. Truthfully, I look forward to Disc 2. I wish there were more series like this on American TV!

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