The world of fantasy (WOW)
This has begun to be one of my favorite shows to date. It action packed with a excellent story plot and great acting, the diffrent twist and turns in the movie will surely have you eyes glued to your tv sets and people if you like fantasy and scify shows your gona love it I sure did!And now im left thinking to myself please have a 2nd season please! I am just blown away by the acting of these actors and without all the computerized special effects you see in the US these folks are so very talented thank you so much for such a enjoyable plot without and political agendas to the show that has really turned me away from about all the shows produced in my country your acting is clean and refreshing and again thank you so much for an very enjoyable show! Ps please make a Season 2 and i will be waiting and hoping to see it!Was this review helpful to you?
GOT-esque
The opening credits for this C-drama, the opening song and the graphics were just… wow! They were so out of this world. It felt like what was about to unfold was something straight out of Game of Thrones. It almost felt like Daenarys and her dragons would fly across the screen. Instead, we are shown other beasts and well, a wolf. A Frostwolf to be exact.Another GOT moment was that the World of Fantasy started off in a land of ice and from there, the viewers are slowly invited into the Chilan continent. Then the two main characters take the stage.
We have a young thunder wielding hero who is searching for his grandfather as well as chasing his dream to get to the upper echelons of the cultivators. Next to him is his love interest, a water wielding daughter of the chieftain.
Throughout the series, one gets the sense that the hero does have some affection for the lady. However, it is clear that his desire to chase his dream is something he is more passionate about. I believe that this is a good message. Love is very important in our lives. But depending on one’s values, there really is nothing wrong or less noble about chasing your dreams and wanting to fill that void inside you.
To help our hero on his journey are his four good friends. The term friends is used loosely here.
The focus on this friendship was quite a good strategy. Simply because there was zero chemistry between the leads. The young hero, played by Fan ChengCheng (Adam Fan), was portrayed beautifully. This seems to be his first foray into acting but he did pretty well. The weak link was the heroine. As beautiful as she is, her eyes are just dead. There is absolutely no expression in them. If she insists on going down this acting path, perhaps her management team needs to send her off to training. This time, there is no beating around the bush as she is no longer a newbie in acting.
A little bit of research brought to light the fact that the lead actress was the lead actor’s mentor on Idol Producer. This led me to believe that maybe that’s where the disconnect was? That maybe the lead actor just continued to see her as a mentor instead of as a lover? However, this quickly went to the back of the excuse list as FCC was a great actor in this series. As mentioned above, he was not the weak link here.
The story line is simple and is straight to the point. It is not so complicated to watch and is accompanied by really amazing graphics. The producers and crew did so well on that front. Extra claps as well for FCC.
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Expressions how can I say she always looks bored not for me this actress sorry .the graphics were excellent
The music was good as well it was all round a good drama .but sorry bout Cheng Xiao
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A Freaking Wild Ride
I'll tell you...most fantasy genres are freaking disappointments. Why? They never go far enough. They talk the talk but don't walk the walk. Hence, why translating from book to screen takes imagination.Whether, you liked the storyline. You cannot say the director didn't have vision. I believe everything is covered in this drama. Insect armies, giant fights, mass destruction, kaijus, Buddha palm ...WHAT? I was never bored. I kept thinking ...I bet they won't kill them...nope....I bet they won't destroy it...nope...Are we going to the underworld?...yep...Will we see the books?...yep
Gotta love the writing room. They went all out for the action. This is an action packed fantasy drama. This has more action than dramas that are 40-60 episodes. The actors were good enough. Were they Mark Chao, Yang Mi or Ethan Juan, Hu Ge, Tiffany Tang caliber?...Heck nah. But don't y'all forget Chinese Paladin...Our great ones all started somewhere.
If you want to stay up for days binging excessively on 36 episodes waiting breathlessly for the next episode to load. This is your drama. However, if you want to sleep...this is not for you...
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This review may contain spoilers
It's a good drama, great music and cgi especially the costumes. But unfortunately it feels not too satisfied with the ending, as if forced to stop in the middle of the story. Many figures suddenly disappeared inexplicably such as Gao Yu, Grandpa Qin Shan / Gong Mu Shan, the God of War (Gongmu Lie's father) and also the continuation of the story about the war with the White Silk World. I've been waiting for the final episode tonight but it ended quite disappointing. A bit of a spoiler: There are no kiss scenes between the main characters, only shadows at the wedding and kisses on the forehead.. Was this review helpful to you?
In my opinion
Oh I really enjoyed this film. After the end of the film, I felt very sad because there is no more episode. The ending might not have been perfect, but I hope there will have part 2 ^^ Even though it is Cheng Cheng's first film, he has done it quite well. Cheng Xiao's acting has improved a lot compared to before, I'm really happy. She worked so hard for this role, I know that. Let's keep trying. The film gave us a life like in another world. The setting and the visuals are amazing. After watching the film, I really like those costumes, hope to try them on when I go to China in the future, hahaa. The film crew created beautiful scenes with stories with many different emotions. I was really touched and admired Wu Chun's love for Gong Mu Lie, I cried in many scenes. The script is quite new, interesting and attractive. Besides I really like the ost songs, Cheng Xiao and Cheng Cheng's voices are really suitable for the song. The crew and cast made a very wonderful film, congratulations. Hope to see them again in part 2Was this review helpful to you?
First 20 episodes were ok. Fastforward
Summary: Scrap the chemistry between the main characters. They were good with their roles in a way, but zero zero, did I mention zero Chemistry. Watch it because it has ok story and good graphics.PRO:
- I like the Seductress supporting role story. I fast forward just to watch her lovelife. Their expression seems more true and mischievous.
- it has good original plot in some parts
- very nice graphics. Seamless that earlier dramas
- episodes 1-20 is good then fast forward most by 31 because they’re all nonsense plot to spin and spin.
CONS
- the main actors chemistry is blah. Their eyes are not expressive enough. The main actress is pretty in a stoic FROZEN way. She should be the Frostbite lady instead of mother land. She lacks spirit. The main actor has good moves and okey expression.
- lots of filler and confusing add up to story just to prolong
- the dead are not dead. They always come back to re-fill roles. Same recycled actors really.
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This drama starts amazing 10000 perfect,the beggining its good, the FL as a cold perosn, who is "poisoned" (but actually she is someone really strong) and the ML who is strong (but looks like he can't feel any love and has a secret indentity) he cares about the Fl but he doesn't see his own love for her.
It;s good because the FL loves the ML and eveyrone knows but the ML just doesn't notice it and they take each other are as a married couple but the ML is likethe ML of ever night(you will know what I mean if you watched hte drama) he takes the FL as a sister but actually has feelings for her but he just doens't relise his own feelings.
-Acting -Everyones acting is 100%it's really good.
-The chemistry is amazing I was justit doesn't go down the hill like other dramas go.
-story-As I said it's good because it's like the FL will do anything for the ML because she evne says that she will never love anyone else apart form the ML, which Is actualy annoying soeitmes the ML because he doesn't relise that he loves her,however when a guy approchis her he gets jealous which is quite oobvius that he likes her.
For me song tin yu is really annoying I don't like her,the plot and the drama are really interesting and I highly recommend everyone to watch this.
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So far, it's definitely worth watching
The starting scene of the first ep did not get my attention that much but as I watched until the end, my impression was--- dang! This will get more interesting and it did! And I know it will get more.It gets better ep by ep and it will get your curiosity about the real identity of the MC. It is a drama with a heavy political topic set in fantasy which makes it fascinating to watch plus there's the secrets and mysteries that need to be uncovered--- main reason as to why you'll anticipate the next episode with excitement.
I've been looking for a drama that will not make me feel like 'it is just usual but I started it so let's just get to it' after watching few episodes. This drama did not give me the same feeling with the past dramas I've watched. I give it a 10 because of such matter.
I really like this drama. In my own opinion, the plot is really good.
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Tribal Wars, And The Destroyer of Dramas
You know that angry teenaged girl who acts like a spoiled brat in high school, doesn't care about anyone or anything, just goes around being irreverent and having a bad attitude? Meet Cheng Xiao, a destroyer of dramas. A woman who can't act her way out of a paper bag, but somehow, has become so popular through her manager, that the chinese entertainment industry forces her presence on us. Are there actually young women in this world that want to watch this "actress"? Has she bewitched the general public with the bangs covering her eyes? Whatever the reason, as soon as Cheng Xiao recieved a larger part in this drama, is exactly when it stopped being watchable. For those that think I am being catty, or unkind, please consider that not everyone has what it takes to be an actress, and that it is a waste of the entire cast and crew's work to cast a person who beyond being wooden, is the very embodiment of apathy.It's been a while since I've watched this drama, but I do remember liking it quite a bit. I remember the male characters were likeable, and I was rooting for them, but the main conflict was resolved relatively early on, up until then, I could skip all the parts where Ms. Cheng's charcter was just moping around feeling sorry for herself. Until, the first "resolution", and then she was "infected" with some evil spirit or something, and became an important character, and that's when I couldn't take anymore.
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A definite watch
I first came across this about a year ago but I didn’t watch it because the first few seconds didn’t seem interesting but suddenly I decided to give it a chance and I’m glad I did. Everything about this was amazing. The main leads are pretty the costumes are pretty the story is pretty. Just after finishing it I’m sad it ended how it did where we didn’t get to see her resurrection or their battle with heaven or humans and we didn’t get to see the netherworld come back to land. I’m sad that there won’t be a second season with this unfinished story but I think it was just about them getting their identities back what the main point. Overall I’m in love this this drama out of all I’ve watched this has definitely topped allWas this review helpful to you?
The script stinks for Wold of Fantasy
I love fantasy and special effects. Why do the scripts have to stink so bad? There are just so many scenarios and conversation that don't make sense at all. You get one group killing people from another group but the reactions are not what would be normal. This could be something that is really great but the ridiculous scenarios make it hard to watch. If you kidnap me and kill people from my family, I'm not going to be forgiving or ask you for forgiveness for things I do to you. Yet, in this story that is exactly what happens.Was this review helpful to you?
