Wasn't expecting it to be this good
Made an acc just to talk about this drama lol as a big DMBJ fan I absolutely loved it, even with some censorship and changes, it is without doubt way more accurate to the original book than Lost Tomb 1 and 2Good:
It's actually well paced, generally DMBJ adaptations are way too fast, not caring about explaining details that matters for the story or way too slow and boring, but Time Raiders 2025 really have the good balance of giving the audience the necessary explanation in the dialogues between the characters without losing the timing of the narrative, it's a quicky watch too and when it ends you still wants more, but not because they didn't show what was necessary to tell the story, instead you want watch more because you are curious to see what will happen in the next adventure and it's good
The good mix between CGI and practical scenarios really makes watching the show comfortable and doesn't take away the attention from the story, a sin common in action adventure dramas that like their VFX way too much, and while the creatures would have a better design, it is not exactly too awful to the point of making it hard to watch
As a book reader it being a pretty close adaptation is also a good thing for me, it had nice changes like giving more character development to Da Kui and Wu Sanxing, the emotional scenes between Pangzi and Wu Xie already showing us a close bonding between them, some timeline events happening early to connect better with the future; but in general it was a accurate version of the book
Bad
The fight choreography really need some improvement, it was mostly okay in the first half, but lose a lot of strength when they enter the shipwrecked, what is sad since it's when we see Zhang Qiling in action, but I don't think they did a good job with Cheng Xiang's fight scenes in this adaptation, so I hope it get better in the next season
It's way too dark, like I get technically they are inside a tomb and then inside deep sea, but god sometimes it was hard to see the actors
The ADR also was bad in some moments and it was distracting because the voices were just too off
Neutral:
Casting was okay, the star is without doubt Xu Zhen Xuan as Wu Xie, he is so far one of the best in this character and did seem pretty comfortable, Sun Ge as Wang Pangzi also do a good job even if it's not a fan favorite or as good as predecessors, I feel he shows an emotional side of Pangzi that rarely is explored in adaptations or in the books and I like it, and it's easy to see that he is going to be the base in the future iron triangle interactions if this casting end up being the official one for new adaptations.. Cheng Xiang still need some time to convince me as Zhang Qiling, but he did capture well the otherworldy vibes from Xiaoge in early books
Francis Ng as well do a good job is showing a more sympathetic Uncle Three while not losing what makes his characters so deceitful
So far Daisy Li as A Ning is the weakest acting of the main cast, she looks cunning, but not fierce as her character would be in the book
I liked the music, but I really think it would be better
The intro is FANTASTIC for a book fan because it is basically a big resume of major events in DMBJ series, I absolutely loved it
Well, in general I really liked this drama, it's a good start point for new fans, and I hope we keep this cast as the official one for future DMBJ adaptations, especially Xu Zhen Xuan as Wu Xie
10/10 will watch again
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Compilation that I copied somewhere in fb
PREQUELThe Mystic Nine (2016) The Mystic Nine
→Flowers Bloom in February (2016)
→Tiger Bones Plum Blossom (2016)
→ Ganges Killing The Trees (2016)
→ Four Belongs to Abelmoschus (2016)
→ Mystic Nine: Qing Shan Hai Tang (2022)
Mystic Nine (2026)
MAIN STORY
The Lost Tomb (2015)
The Lost Tomb 2 (2019)
Buried Tree Devil (Donghua)
Explore with the Note (2021)
Ultimate Note (2020)
SEQUELS
Adventure Behind the Bronze Door (2024)
→Snow Night Evil Lantern (2024)
→Torbulence in the Dark Nest (2024)
Tomb of the Sea (2018)
→ Tomb of the Sea: Bang Ren (2018)
→Tomb of the Sea: Hua Mei (2018)
→Tomb of the Sea: Ran Gu (2018)
Reunion: The Sound of the Providence Season 1-2 (2020)
→ Reunion: Escape from the Monstrous Snake (2021
→ Reunion: The Great in the Abyss (2022)
→Reunion: Echo of Moonfall (2020)
→Reunion: Ping Yao Wang Shi (2020)
Misty Creed (2023) Post Restart
EXTRAS
Time Raiders season 1 (2025)
Time Raiders season 2
SIDE STORIES
Archives: The Nanyang Mystery (2026) The Southern Archives
Conjuring Curse (2023)
Time Raiders (2016)
Zang Hai Zhuan (2025)
OTHERS
iPartment the Movie (2018)
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Mon grand favori...
Comme souvent avec cette licence, une fois le premier épisode lancé, impossible de s'arrêter. Pour moi, cette version est la meilleure de toutes. Moins longue, elle accentue la tension avec un humour solide. La narration est fluide. La mise en scène est dynamique et les effets spéciaux sont magnifiques (les meilleurs de l'univers The Lost Tomb).Bien que j'aime sincèrement cet univers, je ne suis pas aussi assidue que d'autres sur les détails. Après tout, le premier drame de la licence est sorti en 2015. Cela dit, c'est également un point qui me plaît. Celui de m'asseoir, découvrir un nouveau casting et une nouvelle identité, le tout dans des aventures palpitantes.
Le casting est remarquable, sans aucun doute mon préféré. J'adore particulièrement Wu Xie (Xu Zhen Xuan), Xu San Xing (Francis Ng), Pan Zi (Cao Lei), Xiao Ge (Cheng Xiang) et Da Kui (Ma Jing Jing). Seuls Pang Zi (Sun Ge Chuan Ye) et A Ning (Li Mu Chen) ne m'ont pas totalement convaincue. Le premier manque de subtilité, la seconde n'a aucune intensité.
Time Raiders possède un excellent rythme avec son format de 18 épisodes qui s'enchaînent entre questions, action, découvertes et révélations. J'adore son parfait équilibre des genres : aventure, mystère, action et une touche d'horreur, le tout porté par une bande-son entraînante.
En bref, Time Raiders est une nouvelle aventure captivante, portée par un excellent casting, une mise en scène dynamique et des effets spéciaux exceptionnels.
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Um universo que vale a pena explorar
“Time Raiders” entrou na minha lista depois que fiquei completamente obcecada por Archives: The Nanyang Mystery e descobri que a história de Zhang Qiling faz parte de um universo muito maior. Foi aí que percebi que teria que maratonar todos os dramas e filmes dessa franquia. E sinceramente? Não me arrependo nem um pouco.A série é viciante do começo ao fim. Tem mistério, ação, bromance e uma história que te prende a cada episódio. Minha única recomendação é: não assista enquanto estiver comendo... você vai entender o motivo hahahah Também acho que ela merecia muito mais reconhecimento. Talvez não tenha feito tanto sucesso por não ter romance, mas isso passa longe de ser um problema.
Ainda considero Archives: The Nanyang Mystery um pouco melhor, mas Time Raiders não fica muito atrás. Só achei 18 episódios pouco para uma história tão rica. Agora só me resta esperar ansiosamente pela segunda temporada.
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