renzhe Posted January 4, 2011 at 05:13 PM Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 at 05:13 PM It looks terrible, but you all know you're going to watch it, just like I am. So we'll need a thread sooner or later. Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGRF7-WiUHw Some scenes and a bit more info: http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMjExMzg5NDc2.html Anyway, it will be fun to see what they make out of it, now that some of the original actors have made it big. I hope that the big budget doesn't destroy the lo-fi charm of the original series, and that it stays focussed on wordplay, character-based humour and allusions, like the original. It should be out for Spring Festival, so soon. Anyone else looking forward to this one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taijidan Posted January 4, 2011 at 07:17 PM Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 at 07:17 PM It looks good, maybe a little like 大笑江湖 which is a kind of parody on Jin Yong novels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renzhe Posted January 4, 2011 at 07:20 PM Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 at 07:20 PM Of course, it should be much funnier if you know the original TV show. In case somebody is not familiar with it. In any case, it's the same writer as with 大笑江湖. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imron Posted January 4, 2011 at 08:47 PM Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 at 08:47 PM Oh no. 大笑江湖 was pretty ordinary. Hopefully this will be better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
langxia Posted January 5, 2011 at 02:16 AM Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 at 02:16 AM Saw the trailer yesterday when I went to watch 让子弹飞， and I have to say I am looking forward to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddy Posted January 5, 2011 at 02:54 AM Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 at 02:54 AM I really really really really want this to be good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outofin Posted January 5, 2011 at 03:03 AM Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 at 03:03 AM The trailer looks fun. I laughed twice. If the movie can make me laugh 20 times, I'll call it a good one. 大笑江湖 was pretty ordinary Agreed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob07 Posted January 5, 2011 at 07:40 AM Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 at 07:40 AM I liked 大笑江湖, but it is so heavily based on Jin Yong references and in jokes that if you haven't read quite a bit of his stuff (or watched the TV adaptations) a lot of the movie is not going to make any sense and if you didn't really get into it a lot of the movie is going to seem pretty stupid. I think most Jin Yong tragics would enjoy the movie. I know I didn't get a lot of the jokes (I was really feeling my ignorance of 笑傲江湖 and 鹿鼎记 in particular), but I struggled through book or TV versions of four of his other novels and I thought the jokes based on them were both funny and clever. In particular, I thought the final scene was brilliant. You need to have read or watched 神雕侠侣 to get the point (and you probably need to have enjoyed it to find the final scene funny). The reference is a bit oblique, so I sat thinking through the credits for a couple of minutes before bursting out into laughter. Renzhe have you watched this? I think your attitude to Jin Yong is comparable to mine. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob07 Posted February 19, 2011 at 10:56 PM Report Share Posted February 19, 2011 at 10:56 PM So, this has been on Youtube for a couple of weeks now. Is it any good? Don't know why exactly, but I've only watched a grand total of one episode from the TV series. I was planning to watch some more before the movie came out, but somehow didn't. Now that it is out, should I just go ahead and watch it, or watch some of the TV series first? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imron Posted February 20, 2011 at 02:08 AM Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 at 02:08 AM Just watched the first twenty minutes on Youtube. Not impressed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rezaf Posted February 20, 2011 at 05:16 AM Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 at 05:16 AM terrible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob22222 Posted February 20, 2011 at 07:51 AM Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 at 07:51 AM I watched this yesterday and thought it turned out pretty well. If you can over look the exaggerated, and quite frankly boring action sequences, there's a lot of laughs to be had. There were obviously parts that I didn't get, either through gaps in my understanding of the language or culture, as there were plenty of times when the audience would give out a little chuckle or two. Here are some of my favourite parts (Spoilers) :- - Cantonese speaking 官 regrets not having not learned Mandarin when passing down sentence to a couple of confused bad guys. - The skit of those over the top shouty adverts you see on tv (normally for crap phones), revealing the the great benefits of cows and their milk. - 小郭 and 秀才 queuing up to 买房. - Almost every part with 佟掌柜 - ... and some other bits that I've already forgot... Anyway, I'd say for fans of the show, well worth checking it out. New comers are probably best off getting familiar with the show first, as there is quite a lot of reference back to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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