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Horrible
Because of the cast, I decided to watch the drama, but the poor script left me disappointed. Wei Zhe Ming and Zhang Ling He are my favorites, and they were also one of the reasons I decided to watch the drama. The last scenes of the drama didn't make any sense to me, even though it had a happy ending for all the couples except for Wei Zhe Ming's character.Wei Zhe Ming's character and his lover were the only ones who remained; the others either died, separated, or one person of the couple demised.
All I can say is that it was a fairy tale that teenagers might like.
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Expectations were set high but the drama did not deliver
I wanted to drop this halfway but I still watched, probably because of Gong Jun and Yang Mi... And because I want to watch the other two series although these dramas might not have anything in common. Anyways. According to the trailers, I expected 20% more action and fighting and a plot along the lines of "humans and spirits clashing one on another occasionally but with great casualties leading to an iron curtain between their worlds and yet Dongfang Yuechu and other people found their ways into the spirit worlds and fell in love with the spirits". I expected something more like episodes 31 and 32 - silly, goofy love on the background of an obligatory bad guys versus good guys. The storyline felt like a "hero of the week" style and I think they should've kept it this way instead of trying to make a bigger storyline on the background with smaller storylines. The smaller storylines of Bu Tai and Shi Kuan, Lyu Jianwen and Yan Rushan, Yueti Xia and Hu Weisheng were far more interesting and better than the main plot. As for the main plot, it was so boring until the half of the drama. Maybe because of how cold and unemotional Honghong and Rongrong were. The plot then tried to take off, I have the feeling that the writers added the black foxes halfway into filming. This plot line felt a little bit forced. Maybe if there was a mention at the beginning of the story, it wouldn't feel so not really fitting. I very much disliked Honghong constantly withholding truth from Yuechu and hurting him over and over again. Once or twice to protect him - okay, but all. The time. So annoying. Girl, let him off the hook or get some conscience. Despite all the critique, there are some things I liked - the headpieces and costumes. Especially Honghong's robes showing legs, very interesting. The casting saved the drama, as well as exceptional cgi. But it's not enough for me. I just hope that the other two series will be way way better.Edit To Add: reading all other reviews, I'm glad that many of us here agree that we expected a lot and got nothing. I hope iqiyi learns from this and will improve the other two installments from this series.
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Excellent and a must-see drama!
After a yearlong waited for another drama of Yangmi is finally here. I’ve seen so many Chinese TV series, but it's the first time I've seen such a top-notch lineup of handsome actors and beautiful actress in a single drama. Excellent and beautiful Yangmi paired up with marvellous, mischievous and funny Gong Jun, make the drama very strong, exciting and addicting love story we must see. With solid character and sophisticated acting from Yang Mi and Gong Jun, make them the best couple I have seen so far.At first, after watching the animated version, I thought Tushan Hong Hong would be a very boring person, because of her emotionless and monotones character, but it turned out the character can be played beautifully with Yangmi’s excellent and matured acting, combining with Gongjun’s much improved acting skill.
To add, every actor’s acting skills are very good and natural, backed with beautiful setting, make up and fantastic costumes, make this series a powerhouse drama which you can’t afford to miss.
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Repetitive
This is the problem with C dramas (and to some extend, K dramas too)... if a person is famous for a role, she/he gets to repeat it as many times as there are fans to watch it.I was a huge fan of YM in Eternal Love ... amazing story, actors, chemistry, songs, ... everything... perfect 10+
But do I need to see it in re-iterations and in a plot that's so trite? Probably not, especially, the same actress playing a similar role.
I gave up after 3 episodes ... she acts very wooden in this drama. Side-by-side, she looks like his teacher or older sister. While mismatched age in itself is not a problem if there is chemistry, I just don't feel it ... story is predictable.
I guess what it is that the plot is not fresh - same old story that has been shown many times. And the intro doesn't make the story engaging ... I didn't feel invested in the characters ...
I guess I am NOT some one who watches drama because of an actor/actress ... I watch for content and acting. So even if my favorite idol is in the show, I am not going to waste my time. I rather rewatch the show that she/he was good in than watching new ones. Yes, I have rewatched Eternal Love at least 5 times. :-)
I am going to wait for better ones in June ... meanwhile, K drama is killing it this year with 2 amazing shows: Queen of Tears and Lovely Runner.
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Snooze-Fest!!!
"Fox Spirit Matchmaker: Red Moon Pact" sounded like it was going to be a blast, especially with Yang Mi in the mix and all that flashy CGI. But man, was I let down!First off, the story moves slower than a snail on a Sunday stroll. I mean, halfway through, I was still waiting for something exciting to happen! And don't even get me started on Shi Ji's constant resurrections. It's like they're trying to beat a dead horse... literally.
Then there's the chemistry between Yuechu and Honghong. Or should I say the lack thereof? I mean, come on, if I wanted to watch two planks of wood interact, I'd go watch paint dry.
Oh, and let's not forget about the side love stories. They were like tiny crumbs of romance in a desert of blandness. I mean, I couldn't care less about those characters because they were as flat as pancakes.
And get this: I could watch a whole 45-minute episode in under 20 minutes and still know exactly what happened and what's going to happen next. Talk about predictable! It's like they're not even trying to keep viewers on their toes.
I had such high hopes for this drama, but it just didn't deliver. Sure, the CGI and VFX were pretty, but that's about the only good thing I can say. Overall, it's a snoozefest that's not worth wasting your time on.
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Similarity fairy swords love and protection of demons drama
The background CGI quality is awesome and as for the storyline is similarity of fairies' dramas protection of the realms etc.For the actors acting skill
Yang mi has stiff and stern facial expression regardless in any moment and interacting with male lead Gong Jun has no chemistry at all and i could see the age gap between them only causing some awkwardness.
Actor Gong Jun is optimistic, cheerful and expressive and another actor Wei zhe ming is witty and mystery
overall acting rating for these two male leads are 9/10
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It is just another xianxia. All is predictable from episode 1.
Good versus evil? Check. Of course. Simple good versus evil. Just some people want for power and domination versus some people want for peace and love.Decisive battle as prolog? Check. We can predict another decisive battle near or in the end.
The downfall of evil side? Check. Here we have team black fox versus good fox. We can predict a coming back.
A happy go lucky ML with sad childhood turned into a hero? Check. He is orphaned and predictably will grow to be a chosen one and do great sacrifice later near or in the end, I predict.
A heroic FL turned into a brainless lover? Check. She will be stupid somewhere in the story and lose her badass-ness out of love. Her ooold age won't make her wiser.
A peaceful like fantasy world where people idle and laugh and act like child everyday? Check. It will be destroyed.
An object with powerful magic that keep everything at place? Check. A powerful tree that needs to be protected? What else we got? It will be corrupted.
I drop this one. Finding that it will be 36 episode for a drama full of tropes is too much. It will be boring like hell. Either Yang Mi or Gong Jun won't save this one. If you like it, just go for its nice visual and maybe steamy romance (?), but if you have a bit more intelligence, the story will drought you down. The wardrobe is too beautiful for "fox" spirit clan. Looks too humane and too cute. The battle/ fight scene lack elaboration and complexity. They just shows "typical hand movements" (you know what I mean?) and the enemy is dead, turned into powder. Meanwhile, in other scene, other spirit is died with cut in his throat like a human. How bad is the internal consistency and worldbuilding. This drama celebrates love and romance too much and lacks exploration toward other underexplored themes like justice, self struggle, fight for destiny, compassion toward out-group/ fellow human/ other creatures, simple happy life, adventure and richness of life, etc. Just another xianxia. Watching or not watching this won't make your life better or worse. Sorry, if I am harsh. I'd be better re-watching "Till the End of the Moon" or "Love and Redemption" in the same genre instead of watching this one.
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Good Cast, Impressive Effects, but Didn't Keep Me Hooked
I was really looking forward to this series and watched up to episode 14, but I had to stop. The actors and cinematography are great, but the story just lost me halfway through—it started feeling a bit boring. Some scenes were good, but others didn't click. I’m not a huge fan of the male lead in this role either, even though I've liked his other work. Maybe I’ll come back to it later if something changes my mind.Was this review helpful to you?
Le pétard mouillé de Tushan…
Et bien, c'était sacrément décevant… J'ai hésité un moment sur ma note entre le 6.5 et le 7. Idéalement, ce serait un 6.8. En fin de compte, j'ai tranché pour le 7 en décidant de donner ce mérite aux CGI qui sont magnifiques.Je ne connais pas l'œuvre originale, pourtant, j'ai l'impression que la production s'est reposée sur les acteurs plutôt que l'histoire. Le problème, c'est que le couple principal n'est pas suffisamment convaincant et entraînant pour prendre cette direction. Notamment avec Yang Mi en tant que FL, car elle divise facilement le public en raison de son jeu stoïque.
Yang Mi n'est pas une actrice qui m'enchante, parce qu'elle est aussi expressive qu'une planche de bois. Et encore, le bois ça vit ! C'est une actrice adorée, mais toute autant boudée. Et à raison ! Au bout d'un moment, regarder Yang Mi dans un drame (historique comme moderne) fini par m'ennuyer. J'ai toujours l'espoir de voir autre chose qu'un personnage qui tire la tronche, mais ça ne fonctionne jamais. J'ai fini par simplement arrêter de regarder la plupart de ses projets. Cependant, c'était difficile d'ignorer FSM:RMP, rien que pour l'univers.
Gong Jun était sympathique, mais sans être le plus intéressant de la tanière. C'est un bon acteur, mais j'ai l'impression que depuis WOH, il n'a jamais trouvé un nouveau drame à son pied. Les sacrifices de son personnage ne sont qu'à sens unique, tandis qu'on ne comprend pas tellement cet amour qu'il ressent pour Hong Hong, à part le fait qu'elle lui ait sauvé la vie lorsqu'il était enfant.
Les drames (surtout lorsqu'il est question de romance) aiment nous servir les personnalités opposées (le personnage sombre et ténébreux VS le personnage solaire et souriant à s'en décrocher la mâchoire). C'est toujours un contraste amusant, mais la mayo n'a pas prise ici. Le couple ne fonctionne pas pour moi. Même la controverse de côté, on ne croit pas à leur romance. Plutôt ironique dans un drame où le message est simple : l'amour est plus fort que la haine.
En fait, les personnages secondaires (tant dans leur intrigue que leur arc romantique) étaient mieux intégrés et amusant à découvrir et suivre. Ça m'a rappelé Miss The Dragon ou le couple secondaire (Pan Mei Ye et Deng Wei) a littéralement volé la vedette du couple principal (Zhu Xu Dan et Dylan Wang). Et pourtant, j'adore Zhu Xu Dan !
L'intrigue est simple (le Bien contre le Mal), mais elle manque tellement de conviction. Les méchants sont stéréotypés, dont un qui est ouvertement ridicule au point de se demander s'il n'est pas une parodie.
Plus d'une fois, j'ai eu envie de m'arrêter. Mais comme d'autres drames sont prévus, j'ignore s'ils seront indépendants les uns des autres. Et comme je n'ai pas envie de me retrouver avec 108 épisodes à voir, les trois séries confondues… À titre comparatif et bien qu'ils aient des genres différents, The Double commence à devenir long maintenant, mais j'ai quand même envie de connaître la fin. Avec FSM:RMP, j'en étais au point où je ne m'en souciais plus, parce qu'il était assez facile de savoir comment les choses allaient tourner. Et surprise, ça a pris exactement le chemin qu'on imaginait tous.
Beaucoup ont mentionné qu'ils avaient commencé par le mauvais drame, qu'ils auraient dû diffuser un des deux autres avant, c'est peut-être possible. À voir sur la suite. Cela dit, je ne peux qu'espérer que le plus oubliable de tous est désormais derrière moi (aussi horrible que cela puisse être de le dire).
Quoiqu'il en soit, Fox Spirit Matchmaker: Red-Moon Pact avait quelque chose sur le papier et dans ses visuels. Malheureusement, il n'offre rien de plus qu'une énième lutte du Bien contre le Mal sans aucun artifice qui lui donne une âme, faisant de lui un xianxia visuellement magnifique, mais tristement oubliable.
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O personagem principal passa o dia cozinhando para a amada e ela fica sempre com a mesma expressão, não transmite nenhuma emoção. Os casais secundários são muito mais interessantes.
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per fortuna questo è uno di quelli. i personaggi sono ben delineati, tutti gli attori recitano molto bene. la storia è interessante.
effetti digitali spettacolari e ambientazione ben progettata.
Il lato romantico non manca, mi fa un po' ridere perchè si capisce appena li vedi comparire il "chi si innamorerà di chi"
ma resta comunque piacevole.
Cattivi super cazzuti, tante storie si intrecciano..
Ho appena visto l'episodio 9 e.. sono veramente curiosa di scoprire cosa ci riservano i prossimi episodi!!
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Antes de assistir, li várias críticas negativas sobre a atuação de Yang Mi, mas a única coisa, realmente boa nesse drama é a atuação dela. Hong Hong é um personagem muito difícil de se compor, pois não demonstra emoções, mas ela fez magistralmente. Ela estava linda em todas as cenas, alguns costumam ressaltar a questão de idade, mas Yang Mi está em plena forma.O roteiro mostra os infinitos sacrifícios para preservar a intenção original de buscar a paz nos 6 reinos. Os protagonistas estavam dispostos a proteger um ao outro com a própria vida, mas faltou muito para empolgar com os romances, com as lutas e, até com os vilões. Esse drama poderia ter a metade dos capítulos, pois foi bastante repetitivo as lutas com o mesmo vilão. Há vários casais, mas nenhum dos romances consegue convencer.
A direção é bastante questionável, pois tinha em mãos um bom elenco, mas não aproveitou o melhor dos atores. O CGI é muito bom, mas a edição é sofrível.
O figurino é lindíssimo. Cada ator/atriz foi caracterizado para o personagem de forma agradável ao olhar. A música é cativante.
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