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San guo yan yi (1995)
A masterpiece for it's time
What is so great about the 94' version of telling the tale of the Three Kingdoms rather than the 2010 version (which was also great as well). The 94 version tells the ancient and classic Chinese tale with a stylistic tone that is done so well even if the show has errors by the end of the show you seriously want to restart the entire show from episode one and watch it over and over again with a bright smile for the characters of that classical tale that you fell in love with, admire, and sometimes hate.
The only real big overlook of this show is how cheesy it is with it's entertainment granted it will be cheesy at times but again that magical charm of loving it every step of the way keeps this show fresh and fun for viewers and future generation of fans to enjoy and laugh at
San guo (2010)
Dramatic tone over stylistic charm...still a great show to enjoy
Three Kingdoms (2010) tells the epic, drama Chinese tale from literally a dramatic point of view, this show lacks that stylistic charm that the 94' version had however somehow this dramatic and a sense of a 'real-world' setting with the world, the people in it makes this version more enjoyable than the 94' version because it feels i guess you can say 'proper' for it's time The downside of telling this side of the story again like the 94' version is how much you can put in, your favorite moments like Dian Wei sacrificing himself to protect his lord, Sun Ce's invasion of the Wu territory, Zhuge Liang's Nan Zhong invasion, the Yellow Turban Rebellion, He Jin's downfall, and Sun Quan's failed He Fei invasion and Shi Ting those stories and more aren't in this version of the tale.
Also another major downside to this show is how 'over the top' some of the characters are in the show for instance Zhao Yun is literally like his Dynasty Warriors character a major badass just owning the enemy, Zhuge Liang acts like he is a classical over the top genius. The acting as well can count for being over the top but some characters in this version makes it look good enough to enjoy Another thing is that many of the characters doesn't have that much relevance as the 94' counterparts for instance Ma Chao is in like only for 5 episodes total (I believe) and once Ma Chao becomes Tiger General he literally ceases to be, also Xiahou Dun he only has ONE role and that was to fight Guan Yu for slaying the gate guards, and another character is Sun Ce as soon as he plays out his part in being with his father during the Dong Zhuo wars, asking for a truce with Liu Biao after Sun Jian (Sun Ce's Father) was killed, leaving Yuan Shu and having Zhou Yu tagging along, meeting the Qiao Sisters, going on a hunt and then dies. That's it no invasion of Wu Territory or anything of the sort.
Lastly some important characters like Dian Wei, Taishi Ci, and Meng Huo don't make an appearance now if this was because of budget or not finding the right actor then i understand All in all despite some major flaws and some characters getting more screen time, less screen time, relevant screen time and none at all either way this dramatic tone that the director went with makes this show enjoyable.
If you want a stylistic charm and grace stick t0 94' but if you want a 'real world' sense of tell an epic drama then 2010 is definitely for you
Godzilla (2014)
"1954 in 2014"
This Godzilla movie is so amazing, it really get's that 1954 feeling of that dramatic, and dark tone pace something that the 1998 Godzilla movie really, really, lacked...and again that real dramatic dark tone pace with that grit is was what Godzilla 1998 really needed but didn't sadly however though with that being said just like the title of the summary this movie definitely has "1954 in 2014" Godzilla 2014 has gotten everything right across the board and Director Edwards should be proud of that As for Godzilla he looks so amazing in every way possible,when Edwards said they were sticking to the classic look they really did, the cast members really played their part well, while the MUTO monsters isn't original monsters it really holds its own