[aiyaja]

Butterfly Lovers 2008
Cast: Wu Zun, Charlene Choi, and Hu Ge
Director: Jingle Ma

Can I say that Jingle tried to make the story too sweet and sad that it wasn't? It was too forced. After watching it, the chemistry between Wu Zun and Charlene is decent but I just wasn't touched at all especially the ending, the climax of the story. Charlie Yeung in the previous version did an amazing job at delivering the sorrow, the love, the pain but Charlene, just some pouts. And to top it off, I started laughing when Wu Zun carried Charlene's supposedly dead body to a plot of land and dug a grave for them and then threw out blood and died. Then Charlene wakes up and tells him to wait for her and also dies. They died together. I guess, Jingle changed the whole ending, making them die together so that the movie will be sadder? Well, surely didn't work because I was laughing. Nicky did a great job at dying too...gosh, everything about the old version was just soooo sad without trying too hard but this version, too many slow motions like slow scenes, it's annoying.

Anyway, the director for the previous version was Tsui Hark afterall, Jingle cannot compare to the little details, the intricate sad scenes that Tsui Hark grabs the audience with. I have to say, this version doesn't live up to the old version at all despite the beautiful colors, scenery, and technology plus famous leads.

This post has been edited by aiyaja: 29 October 2008 - 06:40 PM

[Genie]

I haven't see this series, but I heard that they were dating, right..But when they came to promote the series at Thailand, then the reports asked them. They said they were just friend..For the series, I only saw the poster of them..I think they make a cute couple too..I haven't see the old version of it... Anyway, thank you for shared the details of the new one..I might get it a try.

[jaymes]

Wow I didn't know they went to Thailand to promote the movie. I really wanted to see this one, and had really high expectations after seeing the trailer. After reading your review though, I'm kinda put off. China and Hong Kong have been making a lot of beautiful movies without any real story content or character development. I think I'll still watch it just for the visual effects. And I'm sure your right that nothing beats the older Butterfly Lovers, it was was perfect all around.

[aiyaja]

Just watched it again with my friends, STUPID MOVIE! It will never beat the 1994 version. Oh my gosh, it's horrible. Okay, compared to the movies now, it scores pretty high up there but I mean, HK movies have been dwindling so yah, it's so sad that movies have tremendously decreased in quality.

[hxiong]

ive just downloaded it...but i havent relli actually seen it..

wait..whose dating who???