The Hong Kong film and television dramas of the 90s entered a period of rapid development, on the one hand, it inherited the sword and light sword shadow of the martial arts style of the previous era, on the other hand, it showed the unique inclusiveness of the 90s, with business wars, gambling films, and zombie films.
Before talking about the classic dramas of ATV in the 1980s: Xu Xiaoming's "Jingwu Trilogy", "Grace of the Earth", "Four Famous Catches", "Journey to the Tiger Mountain Again", "Eight Immortals Across the Sea", "Ouchi Qunying" and other works, today we talk about the ten most popular atTA dramas in the 1990s.
10. "Snowflake Excalibur": Douban 7.7 points
Mentioning "Snowflake Excalibur", the audience must not forget the mei daixue who holds a blue flute in the snowflake, a white fluttering, cold and moving, which is undoubtedly a beautiful picture that is difficult to forget once seen.
Mei Daixue, played by Yang Gongru, is gentle and tenacious, separated from her biological sister Xuan Shuang from childhood, and cannot recognize each other when she grows up.
But fate loves to tease people the most, but the two biological sisters are in love with the same man, Fang Zhaonan. In the end, a sister turned against each other.
Nie Xiaofeng in the play is ostensibly a fierce demon leader, but in the end he is just a poor person trapped in revenge and unable to get out.
At the beginning, in order to take revenge, she seduced her master Luo Xuan, and while learning a martial art, she also gave birth to two children for Luo Xuan, Mei Daixue and Chen Xuanshuang.
The birth of a child carries the entanglement of the previous generation to the next generation. In the following decades, Nie Xiaofeng began her endless path of slaughter, and her ambitions became more and more inflated, but she did not know that the end of the destruction was already waiting for her in the shadows.
09, "Across the Sea": Douban 8.1 points
Wang Jing's first TV series for ATV is still very impressive from the perspective of ratings.
There was also a little accident during the filming of the series, originally Zhou Haimei was the first heroine, but she left the crew because of some private matters.
In order not to interrupt the shooting, a temporary change was made, so that Lu Yun, played by her, died in an explosion, and Lu Xue, played by Yang Gongru, became the heroine of the future.
The content of "Across the Sea" focuses on the unique feuds of Hong Kong dramas, and the intricate relationships between the characters are extremely dramatic.
In the play, Li Zhaotian, played by Tao Dayu, initially had an arrogant attitude and a proud heart, and later after experiencing the death of his lover and business failures, his temperament changed greatly, and finally he put aside the past and reconciled his brothers.
When Tao Dayu deals with the transformation of the characters before and after, he behaves very well, and both good and evil are just right.
Tam Yao-man and Li Zhaotian are just the opposite, unscrupulous means to achieve the goal, and he also climbed to a small peak in his acting career because of his excellent interpretation of the villain.
08. "Jingwumen": Douban 8.2 points
"Jingwumen" broadcast in the 90s made the audience know Chen Zhen again, a man who came from a poor background and never stopped improving himself and eventually went to success.
The hairy boy who did not know the height of the sky and the thickness of the earth, not long after learning martial arts, he had the courage to challenge the martial arts master Huo Yuanjia. Fortunately, Huo Yuanjia saw that his bones were clear, and instead of getting angry, he took him under the door. Such good luck is not for everyone.
The most tear-jerking plot in the play is the love story between Chen Zhen and Yumi. One is a man who stands tall in the sky at the top of the Jingwu Gate, and the other is the daughter of a national enemy. Love belonging to two camps is doomed to a tragic end.
When Chen Zhen held Yumi's body, there was no more light in his eyes, and the love of his life could never come back.
Chen Zhen, played by Zhen Zidan, may be his best role besides Ip Man. Both the acting and the martial arts action are quite in place.
07, "The King of a Thousand Kings Re-emerges": Douban 8.4 points
"The King of a Thousand Kings Re-emerges" should be regarded as the last glory of the Hong Kong gambling film theme, after it, Hong Kong's gambling film theme is declining, and it is difficult to have a good film appear.
The main story of the series is the legendary life of Dragon Fourth, from the south to the north, there are many ups and downs during the period, and the blow of seven years in prison not only did not overwhelm him, but made him stronger. After being released from prison, he attacked like a bamboo, and eventually became the gambling king, and an invincible explosion hit the invincible hand all over the world.
Xie Xian continued the legend of the fourth brother after "The King of a Thousand Kings", playing the role of Dragon Fourth in the play, with his own gangster aura, and every appearance is a domineering, veritable gambling god.
In the play, there is also the gambler Shen Shengtian, the apprentice of Dragon Fourth, jinpan washed his hands and did the inspector to govern the road, starring Liu Songren.
Gambling evil Chang Kun, one of the worst characters in the whole drama, the means are vicious and heinous, and even the brother who worships the shogun can be killed for the purpose.
There are also several female characters such as Michelle, Yang Gongru, Ye Tong, and Wen Songxian, who also perform well, which is unforgettable.
06, "The Winner is King": Douban 8.4 points
Gambling king Shi Zhikang, the audience who has watched the TV series must be impressed by this name, unlike the madness and infatuation of other gamblers, the kindness and loyalty of Shi Zhikang let us see a different side of gamblers.
It is said to be a gambling film, but "Winner is King" is actually more like a martial arts film in the guise of a casino, with a bit of the flavor of "Smiling Proud of the Jianghu".
And Shi Zhikang is like Ling Hu Chong, who has learned from various gambling kings and mastered a superb gambling skill.
The dazzling way of playing cards in the play once attracted the attention of many people.
Behind him is Mr. Jiang Daohai, a gambling action consultant, and classic gambling films such as "God of Gamblers" and "Gambling Saint" have his guiding figure.
05, "Zombie Road Chief": Douban 8.4 points
The zombie films of the 90s have actually begun to decline, and everyone is a little tired of this kind of subject, but ATV does not intend to give up this cake, and invited nine uncles Lin Zhengying to work on the "Zombie Road Chief" series.
After the TV series aired, the praise was overwhelming, and the zombie story was revived.
In order to make this drama well, ATV also took great pains to invite many old drama bones to join, as well as Xu Shaoqiang, Wen Songxian, Huang Shutang and other well-known actors.
Although the special effects and props at that time were very simple, the atmosphere of horror was still quite in place, and the fear was also a bit funny.
In "Zombie Dao Chief", Lin Zhengying plays the long-haired xiaofang of the exorcism dao, with strong spells and awe-inspiring justice, and there will be some small humor from time to time under the appearance of justice.
In the play, Lin Zhengying and Zhong Jun, played by Yuan Qiongdan, are a pair of wrongdoers, while the two outside the play know and fall in love.
However, Lin Zhengying, who is in love, suddenly learned that he was seriously ill, and in order not to drag the other party, he chose to break up, so the ending, it is really some regrets.
04, "Sword Howling Jianghu": Douban 8.5 points
The screenwriter ingeniously combined Gu Long's two novels, one is "Raccoon Wash Sword" and the other is "Meteor Butterfly Sword".
It seems to be bold, but this combination accidentally collides with a wonderful spark.
The first five episodes are mainly the plot of "Huanhua Washing Sword", the tragic plot of the Eastern Ying swordsman Liu Shengyi challenging the various gate factions of the jianghu, and the demon Sect's Yan Beifei defeating Liu Shengyi sword, but the whole family was slaughtered.
The middle part is based on "Meteor Butterfly Sword", which is about the entanglement between Yan Beifei's son Yan Guhong and his father-killing enemy Qin Baichuan and his close confidant Chu Jiangnan, as well as the love line between Yan Guhong and Qin Baichuan's daughter Mo Shuo.
The final ending of the story is very tragic, except for the male protagonist Yan Guhong, played by Liu Songren, who is still alive, the other key characters are all dead.
03, "Silver Fox": Douban 8.6 points
"Silver Fox" in the TV series produced by ATV, its reputation and quality should be able to rank in the top three, whether it is the plot or the costume, it is quite good.
Huang Rihua plays the male protagonist Duan Shaoxiang, probably Huang Rihua has a good face, and many viewers who watched the play at the beginning thought that the male protagonist was a righteous and kind young man.
But later I found out that Duan Shaoxiang was fierce to the bone, and he could do whatever it took to get revenge.
As Duan Shaoxiang's old enemy, Song Zeyuan is played by Jiang Hua in the play. I have to say that the young Jiang Hua is too charming, both right and evil, a pair of amorous eyes, looking at you with a smile, even smoking is heartwarming.
The female characters in the play are also very rich, Zeng Huaqian's white rich and beautiful little princess Bai Ling, delicate and cute.
Wu Yongwei's Yan Ruyu, really just like this name, the corners of her eyes and eyebrows are permeated with a style, and Song Zeyuan's opponent play is very brilliant, and it is completely impossible to see that she is a young actor who is only in her twenties.
02, "I have a date with zombies": Douban 8.8 points
After the nine uncle Lin Zhengying filmed two "Zombie Road Chief", the baton and tribute to him was "I have a date with zombies", a total of three films were filmed before and after this episode, and the rating on Douban was maintained at more than 8 points, which is really rare.
The Zombie Covenant trilogy differs from previous zombie films, in which the zombie portrayed is no longer a cold monster, but a person. This is somewhat similar to the Western vampires, who do not grow old and do not die, but also need to drink blood.
Screenwriter Chen Shisan's brain hole is really breathtaking. He has constructed an absurd and bizarre zombie world, completely subverting some of the common sense we know.
For example, Pangu is actually the name of a tribe, Chang'e was framed to steal the story of the elixir, and so on.
The last plot is even more amazing, Yue Fei, the Queen Mother, various different elements are cleverly interspersed together, the picture and special effects are more refined, worthy of being the leader in zombie films.
Of course, now that everyone is talking about this drama, it is still indispensable to talk about Wan Qiwen and her nine-character mantra before the move: The soldiers and fighters are all moving forward, who did not learn it when they were young?
01, "I have a date with spring": Douban 9.0 points
Talking about love and friendship, either way, seems heartbreaking. Four girls at the best time of their lives gathered in the Li Palace, the appearance is exquisite makeup, gorgeous singing, but inside they all have their own loneliness and troubles.
Yao Xiaofei, family and career are quite smooth, suffered a lot in love, and mistakenly separated from her lover. Jin Lulu, who looks silly and silly, but is extremely lucky, met a rich and handsome boyfriend.
Hong Lianqian, who dared to love and dare to hate, had feelings and righteousness, and finally died prematurely due to illness. Lan Fengping, the most distressing girl in the play, was born into poverty, met people unladylike, and then died in a foreign country.
When the TV series was broadcast, many female viewers could glimpse the shadow of their lives from the life trajectory of these four girls, which is why it was extremely popular.
There is a way that the drama is like life, the love between Shen Jiahao and Yao Xiaofei in the play ends without illness, and the entanglement of Deng Cuiwen and Jiang Hua outside the play also ends badly.
Looking back at these ten dramas of ATV in the 1990s, I have to say that the strength of being able to compete with TVB should not be underestimated. (Written by: Miki)