4 DVD
35 EPISODE
Details
- Title: 齊天大聖孫悟空 / Qi Tian Da Sheng Sun Wu Kong
- Also known as: The Monkey King: Quest for the Sutra
- Episodes: 40
- Broadcast network: TVB
- Broadcast year: 2002
- Related TV shows: See Journey to the West
Synopsis
Cast
- Dicky Cheung as Monkey (Suen Ng Hong)
- Sam Lee as Sandy (Sha Jang)
- Edmond Leung as Tang Sam Jong
- Eric Kot as Piggy (Ju Bat Gwai)
- Charlene Choi as Purple Orchid
- Gillian Chung as Purple Rose
- Andy Hui as Dragon Horse
- Sammi Cheng as Guan Yin
- Nicholas Tse as Chung Kwai
- William So as East Dragon Emperor
- Kristy Yang as White Bone Demon
- Fan Do Ngoi as Black Spider Demon
- Jimmy Lin as Na Ja
- Suen Kai Kwan as White Spider Demon
- Yuki Hsu as Red Boy
- Anita Yuen as The Goddess of Nine Heaven
- Law Kar Ying as Golden Star
- Barbie Xu as Fox Demoness Queen
- Xiao Qiang as Steel Fan Princess
- Cheung Sai as SuSu
- Andy Dai
Review
I've seen 5 different Monkey King adaptation but I'll just stick to the TVB ones. In terms of story and plot this adaption is the weakess that TVB has produced, the first Journey to the West also by Dicky Cheung is by far the best one and Journey to the West II is not too bad as well. I too felt Journey to the West III is a bit rush and basically rehashing the story from number 1 & 2 together.
However, the characters in this adaption is certainly amusing and probably the most fun out of the 3 series and of course all the star power especially the addition of the Twins certainly attracted the younger viewers. I think the first 2 focused more on the morale of the Journey and talks a lot about budism and this one had a lot less...I mean this one had Monkey King in a romance!! While this is fun it certainly deviated a lot from the intention of the Journey to the West story and I think that made it weaker.
Having said all that I watched it for the Twins.
-- Ruroshin
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