Stormy_77
Heavily padded and takes a while to get going. Tomb raiding and scenery are great.
This is the main Candle In The Tomb series. It's an adventure. They've been to grasslands, the Himalayas and the desert. We get to experience various tombs AND Locations so action, cinematography and scenery wise this series has it all.
The Good: Shirley Yang (Joe Chen) the main lead girl is the rich daughter of a hobby archaeologist who has gone missing searching for some Lost City filled with treasures. She mountaineers and can handle a gun real well. She's the best part of the series. Hu Ba Yi (Jin Dong) is great. They keep changing Fatty around but the acting is believable. Fan favorite here is An Li Man. He has a different accent so you could tell. He was the best guide ever and #1 camel lover. There's minimal politics so this has been quite enjoyable. They have even introduced these things called "Fire" bugs, that are aflame and can set you or your equipment on fire. Whoom!
So-So Average: Characters. Some are great, others are horrible. I hated Fatty's greed and stupidity. Seriously how can you make the same mistake 4 times??? #facepalm. All the archaeologists were written as if they were idiots that can't follow basic instructions or make hard decisions. Breaking news: if you're weak, sick or old, maybe stick to desk archaeology since if you go out on the field you will be the first to fall and cause hardship and long winded difficult decision making full of angst amongst your compatriots. While they're hand wringing other disasters happen and people die that should not have died. I swear one third of this show felt like "let's take bets on who dies next". Not good.
The bad : story is probably better than this adaptation as it is slow as all hell, takes WAY too much time to do some things (1 episode for a burial is probably excessive) and they padded it to an extent this show could have finished 4-5 episodes sooner making it more enjoyable if only the editing had been tighter.
The Good: Shirley Yang (Joe Chen) the main lead girl is the rich daughter of a hobby archaeologist who has gone missing searching for some Lost City filled with treasures. She mountaineers and can handle a gun real well. She's the best part of the series. Hu Ba Yi (Jin Dong) is great. They keep changing Fatty around but the acting is believable. Fan favorite here is An Li Man. He has a different accent so you could tell. He was the best guide ever and #1 camel lover. There's minimal politics so this has been quite enjoyable. They have even introduced these things called "Fire" bugs, that are aflame and can set you or your equipment on fire. Whoom!
So-So Average: Characters. Some are great, others are horrible. I hated Fatty's greed and stupidity. Seriously how can you make the same mistake 4 times??? #facepalm. All the archaeologists were written as if they were idiots that can't follow basic instructions or make hard decisions. Breaking news: if you're weak, sick or old, maybe stick to desk archaeology since if you go out on the field you will be the first to fall and cause hardship and long winded difficult decision making full of angst amongst your compatriots. While they're hand wringing other disasters happen and people die that should not have died. I swear one third of this show felt like "let's take bets on who dies next". Not good.
The bad : story is probably better than this adaptation as it is slow as all hell, takes WAY too much time to do some things (1 episode for a burial is probably excessive) and they padded it to an extent this show could have finished 4-5 episodes sooner making it more enjoyable if only the editing had been tighter.
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