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james_ateneo
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Captain Barbell (2006)
Clark should kill this Teng...
And they are calling this as "The ORIGINAL Superhero"??? Who are they kidding. For those who've seen Smallville should know what I'm talking about. A lot of elements or should I say situation and characters are strangely copied from Smallville. Teng is obviously copied from Clark Kent's persona. His friends Kit and Ryan Yllana's character are what a reminisce of Chloe and Pete. Yup, I should say Kit is Chloe. Complete with the hidden feelings for Teng. And the intuitiveness of Chloe.. I guess it must be safe to say that she too have a "Wall of the Weirds" researching about some fragments or something... And that Leah, Teng's ultimate crush is no less than Lana Lang... Levi and Veil Villain (what a lousy name) are the Luthers. God, even the pilot strongly resembles Smallville. Well, I do hope that Warner Bros. should sue GMA networks for this... Original... Not...
Hana yori dango (2005)
And now back to it's original form.
Enough of the "meteoric fever", Hana Yori Dango rocks.
Meteor Garden is overly-rated and too over staged. I personally would say that Hana Yori Dango take a higher notch than it's Taiwanese counterpart.
It seems that Meteor Garden was just a test flight. Yes MG's good, I won't rule out that there are good actors and actresses there (DAO MING FENG perhaps!). But still there's something missing here.
In Hana Yori Dango, however, the actors and actress are efficient, that you could feel their presence.You would learn to hate, adore and love the characters here... That's what adds to the flavor.
I watched HYD's pilot episode and was instantly hooked. Man! the shots are good, the story's good, and their costumes are perfect... What's more to ask.