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It tells the story of the two sons of sworn brothers Guo Xiao Tian and Yang Tie Xin in the time of the Song and Lin Dynasties. As the brothers get killed, their wives survive and give birth to their unborn sons. Guo Jing grows up with the Mongols and Yang Kang with the Jin, even though their fathers are Song Dynasty heroes. As they grow up to study martial arts, their journey begins to avenge their father and cleanse the lands of evil in the process. (Source: DramaWiki) ~~ Adapted from book 1 "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" (射鵰英雄傳) in the novel series "Condor Trilogy" (射鵰三部曲) by Jin Yong (金庸). Edit Translation

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  • Country: China
  • Type: Drama
  • Episodes: 52
  • Aired: Jan 9, 2017 - Apr 17, 2017
  • Aired On: Monday, Tuesday
  • Original Network: Dragon TV
  • Duration: 45 min.
  • Score: 8.1 (scored by 1,441 users)
  • Ranked: #1698
  • Popularity: #2858
  • Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

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Completed
anopinion
30 people found this review helpful
Apr 6, 2017
52 of 52 episodes seen
Completed 7
Overall 7.5
Story 9.5
Acting/Cast 7.5
Music 4.0
Rewatch Value 7.0
Legend of the Condor Heroes is a personal favourite of mine out of all the Jin Yong wuxia books. The best thing about this particular adaptation is total loyalty towards the books [1]. This alone puts it miles ahead of the 2008 Hu Ge version, which imo was one of the worst I've watched.

Casting. LoCH 2017 used mostly rookies for its leading cast. Yang Xu Wen is probably the best-looking Guo Jing I've ever seen. I also think Li Yi Tong looks very much the part of Huang Rong. She also gives off a Zhou Xun feel (both of them suit this role well). The dubbing did wonders for this pair though, because if I had to listen to their original voices instead my ears will bleed. However, I think Mu Nian Ci was horribly miscast. This is my first time seeing such a... Mu Nian Ci. She doesn't have the right disposition at all.

Acting. Pretty decent acting all around, especially the veteran actors. There must also be something magical with the role of Ouyang Ke, because somehow all the actors who play the character do really really really well with it.

Production. The production team claimed that the use of rookie actors means that they are able to set aside more money for the more important things. Well, I think that's reasonable. At least there wasn't an overwhelming use of green screens *cough, cough G&I*. My problem is with the colours. Despite everything, the colours are still very "idol-ish wuxia" [2]. I much prefer the Zhang Ji Zhong adaptations where the colours were duller, more movie-like and looks like a proper drama as opposed to "idol dramas".

In all, I think the drama stands out from most of the 2017 productions. It also has an edge because of the fact that it's a recent adaptation, and after watching Yu Zheng's dramas, it's like a breath of fresh air. The drama also has a 8.0 rating on Douban, above the 2003 and 2008 versions. Not exactly deserved, but as I say, it has the advantage of being the diamond in the dirt.

-- Footnotes --

[1] I think it's based on the more recent editions of the book, which is a pity since I think in general the changes were for the worse.

[2] As years go on, Chinese period dramas are getting brighter and brighter in colours, which imo is a bad thing. It just looks... cheap.

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Completed
SKMF
26 people found this review helpful
Mar 9, 2017
52 of 52 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 9.0
Story 9.5
Acting/Cast 8.5
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 9.5
I have watched up to episode 30 and love this drama thus far as the story line is extremely close to the adaptation made with Felix Wong and Barbara Yung in the 80s.

The actors have also put up good performance but at the moment Barbara's Huang Rong still the best imo.

Michael Miu's Huang Yao Shi and William's Guo Jing are both very watchable.

Overall, great drama. Must watch. Entertaining. Nothing over the top. Perfect pace.
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  • Drama: The Legend of the Condor Heroes
  • Country: China
  • Episodes: 52
  • Aired: Jan 9, 2017 - Apr 17, 2017
  • Aired On: Monday, Tuesday
  • Original Network: Dragon TV
  • Duration: 45 min.
  • Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

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  • Score: 8.1 (scored by 1,441 users)
  • Ranked: #1698
  • Popularity: #2858
  • Watchers: 4,860

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