LWOLAP

Lethal Weapons of Love and Passion

>.<

What a name.

Overall, it was ok. Quite good, in fact, as far as TVB wuxia series go.
Plot and storyline was interesting and moving, which makes me think it's adapted from a wuxia novel or something *apparently, it is - the novels were by the same author behind works which form the base of 2 other TVB series, A Step Into The Past and Twin of Brothers*. Music soundtrack was apt, though the timing was a tad off at certain parts. But the direction - wait - the editing, rather, was just poor. So many potentially riveting moments were wasted despite being shot in China (could have made better use of the apparent big budget), as the overall effect was just... tak jadi.
A few steps short of greatness. Though they did attempted to make it better as the show went on (war scenes were concedingly not bad since the mainland kelefes were good and well-trained), and the ending was pretty predictable. *what do you expect from TVB? wonder what the novel's like... =\*

The one all-redeeming factor was Lam Fung's presence. Yes, and I do mean presence - what awesome aura! Of all the shows he's been in *those that I've watched, and that's a great many ;)*, this role was probably the most suited one for him and the best by far. The melancholic hero who's fated to be the bad guy but is indeed the ultimate good guy... Always thought that he's at his best in ancient / martial arts roles *me thinks he overshadows other actors in such shows but not given much leading roles in modern series :( *- so few actors these days can say so little and mean so much :p Did I mention that he's not only a superb actor, but also good-looking with a voice that rivals Jacky Cheung?

Of course, there were other actors but Fung Hang Lit simply outshines the rest :)
*though me thinks Deric Kwok as the 'villain' Pong Pan finally got a role which does him justice and gave him more much deserved scope*


p/s: think been watching too much - that's all my blog entries seem to be about these days :(