![]() ![]() The only remake I have enjoyed to date other than the 1986 version is the 2009 version. I still rate this series highly and would recommend it to others. A hallmark of the 1980's drams are great acting, well told stories and fantastic songs. The songs for this series are also something to behold. In fact I found the supporting cast to be really good. The series was also well led by Simon Yam as Cheung Tsui San and Carol Cheung as Yan So So. I have yet to find two female co-leads who have played these roles better. Sheren Tang as Chow Chi Yeuk and Kitty Lai as Chiu Man also makes this series worth watching. Notwithstanding that Tony Leung is great actor as well. Some of the guys in the remakes look weak (sissy looking) that you question how they can win the hearts of so many girls. He looks handsome and has an aura that convinces you that many girls will chase after him. As for the leads, Tony Leung for me is still the best to play Cheung Mo-Kei. It also follows the novel pretty closely, well parts of the novel they chose to adapt. I love these touches in the 1986 version. For example, the 1986 version makes clear the origins of the Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre, also on the fate of Kwok Jing and Wong Yung, also has Kwok Seung looking for Yeung Gor at the start of the story and you are made aware that the girl in yellow is a descendant of Yeung Gor and Siu Long Nui. Modern remakes just touch on these references. There's great continuation with references in the story back to the Legend of the Condor Heroes and Return of the Condor Heroes. I have lost count of the times I've re watched the series. You will notice that all 5 of the '5 Tigers' of the TVB golden generation of actors took part in the series one way or another. These 3 series I watched as a kid and I have all 149 episodes of the dramas on my laptop. The story centres around the love between men: the brotherly love of the Seven Swordsman of Wudang, and the fatherly love between Zhang Sanfeng the teacher and Zhang Cuishan the disciple, and Xie Xun the godfather and Zhang Wuji the godson.Rewatch Value 10 The New Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre 1986, as it was titled, completes the trilogy which started with the Legend of the Condor Heroes 1983 (starring Felix Wong, Barbara Yung, and Michael Miu) and Return of the Condor Heroes 1984 (starring Andy Lau, Idy Chan and Kent Tong). The Heaven-relying Sword and the Dragon-slaying Sabre were said to be the key to the secret that would allow the wielder to rule the world. This deeper double meaning highlights how the Chinese language can express so much with so few words, in this case four characters. The beauty of the new title lies in how it literally means heaven-relying, dragon-slaying, a nod at the two artefacts that the story revolved around. In other words it, the title hints at how the people overthrew the Emperor. This alludes to how the people drew on the power of Heaven to defeat the dragon, a symbol of the Imperial authority. While the new title can still be translated as The Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre, the more literal translation would be Drawing on the Might of Heaven to Slay the Dragon. The first edition of the book was literally The Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre. Dropping the compound modifier for both weapons improves brevity with little loss in meaning. This is the third chapter of Jin Yongs famous. Its counterpart is the Dragon-slaying Sabre. The New Heaven Sword and the Dragon Sabre: With Tony Chiu-Wai Leung, Kitty Lai, Sheren Tang, Simon Yam. Hence, the accurate translation of the sword’s name is the Heaven-relying Sword. ![]() The term yi tian means to rely or draw upon the might of Heaven. i think there are 3 version of heaven sword and dragon sabre. The term “heavenly” implies that the sword is a divine weapon. Some translations mistakenly translates the title as The Heavenly Sword and the Dragon Sabre. The second edition was released in 1979 and and the third edition was published in 2005. Heavenly Sword and Dragon Slaying Sabre took place nearly 100 years after the events of Return of the Condor Heroes in a China ruled by the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty. ![]() The book is the third of the Condor Trilogy. The Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre was first serialised by Jin Yong in newspapers from 6 July 1961 to 2 September 1963. ![]()
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