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Blood Of Good And Evil
General Review by YesAsia : Thanks to Blood of Good and Evil, Deric Wan and Maggie Shiu rose to fame quickly in the early 1990s. In the drama Deric Wan is Nam, a young man with a promising career in his step-father Ching's enterprise. A righteous cop has been after Ching for years because Ching makes money by all sorts of illegal means. Failed to arrest Ching, he succeeds in gathering evidence to put Nam into jail. However, only at this point he realizes Nam is actually his biological son! Maggie Shiu plays a charismatic girl Ming in Blood of Good and Evil who falls in love with Nam. Her father, however, has been in bad terms with Ching for years... The TV epic involves love-hate relationships among three families across two generations, and they have to make difficult choices one after another! Customers Review : Reviewer: lightening fast
 Best of TVB!
This gotta be one of TVB's best shows in their entire history! It's that bloody good. Deric Wan's Chai Ho Nam will forever leave a remarkable spot in TVB's history. His portrayal of the complicated Ho Nam is not only semi-good/semi-evil, but classy, elegant and has that star presence on screen. And as for the other star Maggie Siu, she completely redefined beauty. Before BOGE, I never found any women looking that good in short hair and with a very strong personality. Enough said, just go grab the VCDs! It's actually UNCUT, isnt that amazing too.
Reviewer: AC
Good news - Finally an uncut TVB drama
I first hesitated to buy this drama as I knew that ALL earlier TVB VCD dramas were edited with scenes cut out. Always loved this drama and had waited so long for it to come out. Finally it was released. Before purchasing, I confirmed and reconfirmed with the seller that this is an UNCUT version. So glad that the seller did not lie....I have just completed Part 1 of this drama, all scenes in place, all background music unchanged. Video transfer NOT seems to be digitally remastered, colours OK but images are a little dull. Well...the drama is slightly over 13 years old, they probably did not need to revise it like some older dramas. Anyway, as long as it is the same version as aired, I am satisfied. The only editing done was fitting all the original episodes onto 24 discs (12 x 2 box sets). In part 1, the title song appears once only on Disc#1. Will start on Part 2 soon.
Reviewer: Puppet
Is Blood Thicker Than Water? Blood of Good and Evil is easily the greatest TVB production. The series had won numerous awards including the most watched TVB series in the 90s. It came 4th in TVB Anniversary Award for most watched TVB drama only behind masterpieces like Looking Back In Anger, which also starred the two main cast of Blood of Good and Evil - namely Deric Wan Siu Lun and Maggie Siu Mei Kei. Both actors were hailed the most talented actors for TVB of all time and has often been named the golden couple in the 90s. After a successful casting in Looking Back In Anger, Deric and Maggie was reunited in this well-written and excellently produced drama which instantly launched the career of both actors, forever sealing their reputation in TVB history.
Although following the familiar plot of most TVB big production, i.e. the story of familial rivalry - Blood of Good and Evil is unique in its twist and turn. It follows a journey of self-discovery of its protagonist, Chai Ho Nam (Deric Wan) - who the audience is first introduced as the son of Hong Kong's most influential and powerful gangster, Chai Kiu Cheng (Chang Kong). His initial appearance in Blood is reminiscent of his evil character in Looking Back In Anger. However, we gradually followed his journey as he started to discover the humane side of his character through the intricately woven narratives of his family history. It is as though TVB is aiming to metamorphasized this talented actor from an evil creature and transformed him into a tortured soul of torn loyalty and love. Such transformation come with a price of course which involve the lost of love and sacrifices.
Without wanting to give away the story, the narrative unfolds when we see Ho Nam was later sent to prison as an expression of loyalty to his father who committed a murder. The case has led to the suicide of Ho Nam's first girlfriend Dianne, (Kitty Lai)who befriended the murder victim and witnessed the murder. His murder investigation was handled by a no-nonsense and fiercely competent Detective, Cheung Ding Pong (Lo Lok Lum) who we later discovered was Ho Nam's biological father. This marks the beginning of Ho Nam's journey from hatred to love, from evil to good. Yet along his journey, he made many choices to hold on to his loyalty to his much love adopted father which ended in many sacrifes including his one true love for Shek Yee Ming (Maggie Siu Mei Kei)- a British Born Chinese who later return to Hong Kong and worked as a journalist for a magazine.
The narrative between Ho Nam and Yee Ming is particularly moving and heart-warming as she played a big part in helping Ho Nam in his transformation. Ho Nam first met Yee Ming while on a "mission" in London where Yee Ming was born. His father so-called Blood brother aimed to kill Ho Nam as a mean of expanding his power over Kiu Cheng and to get rid of his London's underground rival. Yee Ming saved Ho Nam when he was pursued by the London gangster. Unbeknown to Ho Nam, Yee Ming was a friend of Ho Nam's sister, Chai Ho Yee (Tung Nam) who at the time was studying Art in London. She went to the same college as Yee Ming who at the time was pursuing her degree in journalism. Unfortunately this had led the London's gangster to kidnap Yee Ming, whom they mistaken to be Ho Nam's sister. This had then led to Ho Nam having to rescue Yee Ming.
I guess I should stop telling the full story. Just a taster and a brief summary of why you should purchase this excellent series
- believable and unique script which break away from the usual and tired story line of family rivalry, revenge etc.
- a moving plot of a loyalty torn between good and evil. Is blood really thicker than water? If you think Cold Blood Warm Heart is great, well think where its get its inspiration?
- a moving love story between father and son. A romantic story of two lovers who make sacrifices for each other
- a well cast masterpiece with excellent near perfection performance from TVB's most talented actors, Deric Wan, Maggie Siu, Kitty Lai, Wu Fun, Lo Lok Lum, Nathan Chan
- great cinematography with stunning scenery of London, Macau and Hong Kong
- Great humour from Wu Fung and Maggie Siu
- A very moving but surprising ending - this ending is one of the most memorable yet
Enough Said. Buy it and Enjoy It
Puppet
I have just finished watching Blood of Good and Evil (Part 1). It has been 9 years since. Now I can't wait for Part 2 to arrive.
Unlike Part 1, Part 2 focused more on the main narrative and the intricate relationships between characters are starting to unfold. It takes a slighly more serious turn while Part 1 is laden with comic reliefs from Wu Fung.
How will Ho Nam reacts when he finds out who his biological father was?
Will Yee Ming be able to tolerate Ho Nam's relationship with his adopted father?
How will Kiu Ching reacts when he is presented with the fact that blood is indeed thicker than water?
Part 2 is jammed pack with stunning views of London, more fantastic 90s soundtrack. Also feature the fantastic collaboration between the late Anita Mui and Andy Hui.
I can't bloody wait!
Reviewer: ramen
One of the best TVB series of all time !
This must be one of the best series ever produced by TVB. Excellent performance from all casts esp deric wan and maggie siu. Really good story and great sceneries in UK. After watching this series, i fell in love completely with both of teh main casts ! Reviewer: JoJo
Fall in Love with BOGAE
This series captured my heart when I first watched it. You can’t help but get immersed in the dialogue and the characters alike. There are moments of laughter, sadness, and memorable romance. I have yet to find another TVB pair comparable to Deric Wan and Maggie Siu. The soundtrack is so nicely integrated into the scenes (especially of London) that you will start to reminisce the late 1980s and early 1990s. You will fall in love with BOGAE. Reviewer: Chris
Finally....
Finally, I have a chance to own a copy of this masterpiece. (I have re-watched this many time from my taped recording copy) There is no doubt that this is one of the best drama series ever produced by TVB.
A great cast with a great display of acting skills by Deric Wan!
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