Many shows cast inexperienced actors/actresses in minor roles that makes for an awkward introduction or (worse) an unbelievable background to the main plot. Both she and Simon bring a fair amount of experience to their roles and their level of comfort showed well. Carol Cheng plays Yan So So with finesse. The seven were each given three-dimensional characters and they were played out wonderfully-especially the level-headed Mok Lin Chow (second disciple) and Yan Lei Teng (the soft-hearted sixth disciple who would later marry the daughter of the woman he mourned most of his adult life for). And his six Mo Dong brothers, who together were the "Seven Swordsmen of Mo Dong" were one of the highlights of the show for me. Simon Yam made for a very dashing Cheung Chiu San, he played the honorable but kind, righteous but not vindictive hero well. I enjoyed the characterization of all the major and most of the minor characters (Cheung Sam Fung and his six disciples were particularly memorable both in of themselves and also for the sparkling chemistry/'brotherhood' between them). The 1986 version of "Heavenly Sword and Dragon Saber" (YiTin) is likely my favourite sword-fighting serial of all time.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |