The Return of the Condor Heroes 1995

This is my favorite adaptation of "The Return of the Condor Heroes" since it's more true to the novel than the 1983 adaptation, moves at a very fast pace, and has some good casting. I watched this about twelve years ago and recently just watched it again, and I still like it even after watching the 1983 adaptation.

Louis Koo: Although not as good as Andy Lau, Louis was able to create the image of Yang Guo in my mind. He's my second choice as Yang Guo. 5*****

Carmen Lee: She is Xiao Long Nu and I can't imagine anybody else in this role because she was cold to everybody but Yang Guo. She's really pretty and has elegance. 5*****

Gigi Fu: She's a good actress since she was successfully able to portray an annoying, spoiled, arrogant, and bratty Guo Fu to perfection. Her acting was completely different in "Mutual Affection" with Esther Kwan and Gordan Lam in which she played an extremely nice character. 5*****

Maggie Cheung: The prettiest Cheng Ying and she looks so sweet in here. I wished she had more screentime but that's only because her character is small in the novel. 4****

Louisa So: She never ages because she looks exact the same. She's also sweet in here. 4****

Theresa Lee: She's cute but I always imagined Guo Xiang to have a cute and "smart" look. Theresa is not the Guo Xiang in my mind but she did an okay job. 3***

Louis+Carmen: 4****

Themesong by Emil Chow and Chi Yen: 5*****

Rating: 5*****