Dance of the Phoenix (2020)

great premise, fell really flat.

the idea of a powerful female cultivator loosing her power and memory gaining it back is very enticing. the idea of the man who called off an engagement leaving her in shame yearning desperately for her is even more enticing. however, it is only good when it is done right.

there should have been more groveling and longing from the mans side. it felt like we had two or three instances where her power was showcased and thats it? the story could have used better mapping, writing and development for sure. they had a good number of episodes but not a good enough plan to really utilitze it.

Leia Mais

i like every thing until the end

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The show was good until it got to the ending that didn't make any sense. don't know if it is just me thinking this so ill explain reasons that I am confused

1.Zhao Ge and Xuan Yi are supposed to be dead and it does not explain why they are alive

2.it never shows what happens to Jun LinYuan"s dad

3.at the end Feng Wu narrates "this is the story of my second life..." as if it was her telling a story as if this was the past but there was nothing after that

4.when her master comes to pick her up she doesn't specify if she is going or staying
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dont get me wrong i love the show but the ending is really confusing

Leia Mais

A top-watch series with a few flaws

I judge a C-drama on whether I can watch the entire series without fast forwarding. This is one of those dramas where I was entertained throughout without the need to hit the FF button.

The acting was on point. The main couple was well matched, as was the secondary couple. The side stories and adventures were interesting and you could tell the main group cared about- and supported- each other and their Kingdom / people.

The bad guy who wasn't all bad and, along with the main FL, had the most growth throughout the series was just as interesting to watch as he was in the Untamed. I'm in agreement with other reviewers that he should get a ML role soon.

Spoiler Alert:
Now, here's what I think is lowering the ratings for this series. In the last few minutes, the main FL is collected to go from where she came, wherever that is, with no explanation. The ending was so abrupt, it defied logic. Why let her get married only to "collect" her before she can even celebrate her wedding day with friends and enjoy her wedding night with her new husband. It was just a ridiculous plot scenario. It also left you to wonder what that meant for the second couple, who were revived and tied to the main FL through the spirit ring. There was zero closure on where she came from and was returning.

Another area that could have been better: The ML came in to save the day at the end, dispatching the Demon Lord. With the FL having shown tremendous growth throughout the series with her defensive abilities, we are left to wonder if she could have handled the Demon Lord without the ML. With her Master enhancing the ML's abilities so he could help at the end, it would have been more dramatic if he zipped around at lightening speed to turn the tide against the people fighting right outside and then showed up just as she was dispatching the Demon Lord, or both of them dispatching the Demon Lord at the same moment, proving that the series' focus on her struggle to regain her abilities paid off in the end.

Even with its flaws, the series is a top watch for me. Perhaps they will have a second season to give closure to the story.

Leia Mais

Bellissima coppia

Questo drama mi ha ricordato altri due drama da me visti: la principessa del principe Lanling con Peng Guanying, ed Eternal Love. Il primo me lo ricorda per le sensazioni che mi ha lasciato quando ho finito di vederlo. Il secondo per il mondo che viene rappresentato e per questo amore così forte che lega i protagonisti fin dall'inizio. Un amore che è destino e che al destino non può sottrarsi. Sinceramente non mi viene da scrivere altro se non che i due protagonisti sono davvero eccezionali, soprattutto lui, Xu Kaicheng. Spero di ritrovarlo come protagonista in altri drama.

Leia Mais

Great Series

my first review , before watching each series , I tend t o check out the reviews but I also take note that each and every review is based on personal preferences so....

PRO
1. I love the actors , especially the ML and FL , their chemistry is great and I really feel that.
2. I love martial arts so , a plus for me , the action scenes , very satisfied.
3. I love the scenes , the flying , fight , feels right and not too much
4. The story is good except the end part

CON
1. feels like sad ending , I don't like to watch sad endings BUT as the FL said , it's not really the ending that matters but the journey.....so in a way , I am satisfied , better if there is a season 2.

So if you like romantic , wuxia , a little comedy .... this series is for you. try it

Leia Mais

Ne renaîtra de ses cendres...

Malgré les avertissements sur la fin, je tenais à vraiment le terminer. L'ai-je regretté ? Oui, mais pas uniquement à cause de la fin.

J'aime croire que les scénaristes avaient dans l'idée de faire une suite étant donné qu'il s'agit d'une adaptation. Cependant, n'ayant pas lu l'œuvre originale, ce n'est qu'une supposition.

Niveau personnage, on reste sur des portraits qui fonctionnent plus ou moins bien. Le problème au niveau des personnages c'est le manque total d'unité du couple principal, Feng Wu (incarnée par Yang Chae Yun) et Jun Lin Yuan (interprété par Xu Kai Cheng).
Yang Chae Yue ne m'avait pas laissé une bonne impression dans l'unique drama que j'avais vu la trouvant beaucoup trop théâtrale Ironiquement, c'est tout le contraire pour Dance of the Phoenix. Elle manque d'expression au point de rester stoïque la majeure partie du temps et donne l'impression de ne pas aimer son amant, Jun Lin Yuan.
En parlant de ce dernier, Xu Kai Cheng n'est pas exempt de défauts. Sa performance n'est pas mémorable et il semble faire acte de présence pour la forme.
Ils sont aussi raides l'un que l'autre et ne dégagent aucune source de sympathie.
Quant aux personnages secondaires, certains sont bons d'autres sont les clichés des méchants, mais cela reste agréable.

Côté histoire, le drama est agréable et possède de bonnes idées avec des effets spéciaux au-dessus de la moyenne pour la plupart (je rappelle qu'il date de mi-2020, certains effets d'aujourd'hui sont moins bons). L'intrigue prend son temps au point de trop le prendre...
Dès la seconde moitié, tout devient si lent ! Tout au long du drama, on sait que Feng Wu doit réveiller son maître - ce maître ultra-puissant qui peut sauver tout le monde. La libération arrive tellement tard. Et le maître... bah il ne sert pas à grand chose en fin de compte...
Et c'est ainsi jusqu'au dernier épisode qui est clairement le pire de tous. On reste avec des tas de questions et ça se termine avec une telle coupure que c'est à se demander si les scénaristes ont vraiment une fin ou si c'est une blague de mauvais goût. Pourquoi en arriver là ? Aucune idée...

À l'occasion, si j'ai la possibilité de lire le roman, je le ferai. En attendant, je reste avec mes frustrations.

Leia Mais

Enjoyable drama

I enjoyed this Drama. I did feel like I watched it before especially towards the end. If you like adventure and excitement this is for you.
I did feel like there was no answer to certain parts of the drama especially the beginning and endings. They really never explained how and why she crossed universes. I expected the ending to be more accountable to answer these. Maybe a part2. I am still lost on why she was sent there and how come is had to leave.. Unless she was a heavenly spirit that fell from heaven and when feng wu was pushed off cliff(I had to rewind to. Beginning) you see both body connecting

Leia Mais

Beginning

At the first episode the story was very promising and intriguing but there was to many loopholes and leaks in the storyline towards episode 20.

Acting
For me the support role did a lot better than the main characters I mean after all the hate she had she never gave any hints of being in love all of a sudden she's blushing and asking her self if she's in love with him.
Secondly the second male lead was the one who challenged JL to date FW after he allegedly claimed to love her.

Ost
Ok there was no real ost

Storyline
First she is told that she isn't FW she didn't any one then she is told that she is FW she tells everyone that she isn't FW . Secondly how can ZG speak and understand the language of the beast . After her shifu releases miss wolf how can her destiny be to die instead of giving birth to her pups .
Thirdly how can her shifu come back with out the third piece of the shard

Ending
One why did her shifu give his powers to JL yet he didn't do anything with it.
Two what with it clothes change to match hers after he gets the powers.
Three how did ZG know how to use the red sacred bead when she heard it that day.
Four why was nothing said about the second male leads ending .
Five how did ZG and XY come back after they died.
Six her teacher just comes saying on her wedding day he's here to take her to where she belongs without a word to the others she follows after giving a speech I mean what the hell.
Seven why was the first male lead not shown again there was no word from him and the other characters no future and no past .
Will there be a season 2 because I am truly dissatisfied and disappointed with the movie .

Leia Mais

No chemistry between the FL and ML

The story itself is not so bad. It's an idol drama, so don't expect so much from the plot. It's a very generic plot with a very similar twist and character development.

I do like most of the actors and actress. There are some very good scenes but there is nothing very special. I do enjoy the characters interactions with one another. I think it is very cute.

I do however, have one complaint, and that is the chemistry, or better yet the lack of chemistry between the ML and FL. They just don't make sense together. I understand why he like her, it is because she's cuter and smarter than him but I don't understand why she like him. I feel like the relationship is still very forced and not natural. There nothing special about him that make him attractive. I don't understand why someone like her would fall in love with someone like him. He's not very supportive of her character and he doesn't bring out the best in her. He is also not helpful at all to her.

The ML is this very BORING character who is suppose to be a very talented martial artist but yea. URMmm that's all that he got going for him.

The FL on the other hand is a more three dimensional character. She funny, sweet and driven. I love how she tries her best to do whatever it is that she is doing.

I do like the FL with the second ML more because he supportive and upfront with her. I think naturally and progressively if this was the real world, then she would have fallen in love with the second lead organically. I love how supportive he was of her when she entered the small fight competition. He gave her advice and his support. I also love, how he told her that she was not as beautiful as her ugly alter ego because her alter ego had a beautiful heart unlike her, but that was only after she had called her alter ego an ugly woman. I just think that he is so sweet to her.

But sadly we all know that the second lead is not going to get the girl.

Leia Mais

this is what happen when the leads have no chemistry and poor acting!

watch 10 episodes so far.

1. This drama looks like one with budget, since the CGI is beautiful. Scenery is breathtaking. Pictures are awesome
2. That's too bad we dont only live for that.
I like Xu Kai Cheng in well intended love and even Moonshine and Valentine! He really clicks with simona the female lead!. I guess that's whats also making the drama get its 2nd season and attract viewers. the Acting and Chemistry
here: oh my... the acts are sooooo horrible. I know the female lead is pretty, but she definitely needs to learn.
She's main component in the drama, and when she sucks, she drags the whole cast.
Xu Kai is talented and handsome actor. He just didnt nail in here.
The chemistry is so poor, I dont feel sad when I had too, happy when i supposed too, or got buttefly in stomach when the scene is intended too.
3. Saying that I have just finished romance of tiger and rose: Xu Kai, might have to learn from Ryan Ding in term of chemistry?
4. I just finished love by hypnotic, see how Allen Ding act as cold leader? see how he transformed? even the second male lead as Yun Xi. done a superb job eventhough he's a newbie
5. Have the director watch Hua Rong from Romance of Hua Rong? see the acts? see the chemistry? and it doesnt even have the big budget or stunning CGI Dance of the phoenix have, or Eleanor Lee from Fake Princess??
6. story is weak.
I continue watching hopinng that just might (even slight) change in story or chemistry,
sadly not until episode 10

ps. I like Wang Hao Xuan acts. He delivers. also Caesar Guo.

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