Candle in the Tomb: The Weasel Grave (2017)

Soooooo Underwhelming~!!!!

I watched this as the 2nd installment of CITT and it destroyed my palate and expectation of this whole series.

I'm the type of person who loves to seek through people's review before watching any dramas cause I don't wanna waste time yet still gave this one a chance since it's part of the series and I believe that thriller-action dramas can never go wrong; but TWG proved me wrong. This drama made me so furious and disappointed countless of times and almost let me drop it halfway.

Story is too JUMPY for no reason and is somewhat confusing. Female leads are useless but was able to survive nonetheless even the 2nd male lead is a liability. Terrible.

Story - 6.5, I'm honestly still being too kind for giving this a 6.5. IF i happen to drop it halfway It would've been 5. The action and fighting scenes somehow save it for me. Even when they're mostly average as well.

Actors - 8, The actors did deliver. It's just that their characters lack purposes and is heavily shouldered by the Main Lead.

Music - 6.5, I'm too infuriated to even notice and appreciate. Music could've easily pass the mark but this drama failed to do so.

Rewatch - 5, I wanted to give it a lower rating cause i definitely won't watch it again but i'm keeping it at 5 since I was able to get through the story while bearing so much. But I WILL NEVER EVERR~!!

Overall - 6.5, I supposedly wanna give it a 7 but I felt like it's way too high so I reduced a "0.5" points. It's horrendous but is bearable.

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Fun Times in the Cold

This is a rewatch review.
I'm making my way through the Candle in the Tomb series again - and I remembered this as quite dragging and uneventful.
Not so this time!
I actually liked it a lot more than first time - possibly since I vibed more with how funny it is.
The positives for me: the locations are lovely and I appreciate that they actually shot in the winter and cold, in the mountains and the steppe.
The characters are pretty fun, with the exception of Hu Ba Yi's hair (which annoyed me) and Fatty (who's not really the right type for the role). Yan Zi is a sweet little bun and possibly my favourite.
In general it feels more juvenile than the other seasons, but that's appropriate I think - the characters are young here.
This series has always been a bit corny with the whole patriotic shtick, quoting Mao etc. Most of the time I find it endearing, because it largely feels like it's poking fun at itself. Here it's a bit too much at times, but bearable.
The tomb raiding is decent, though some sections did devolve into the classic running through tunnels for hours a bit.
A worthy entry into the genre and series.

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