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What To Watch On YouTube Right Now – Part 142

Welcome back my readers, YouTube viewers and all others who followed this series of articles focused on YouTube videos worth watching.

Have you been searching for something fun or interesting to watch on YouTube? Do you feel bored right now and you crave for something to see on the world’s most popular online video destination?

I recommend you check out the following videos I found.

#1 Retrospective Videos Of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon – Back in 2000, I was fortunate enough to have seen Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in the local cinema here in the Philippines. Directed by Ang Lee, the film was a dramatic martial arts film set in ancient China. Apart from having established Asian actors Michelle Yeoh, Pei-Pei Cheng and Chow-Yun Fat, the movie’s huge success made Zhang Zhiyi an instant star as she carried a very important role. Its importance in the history of global movies was realized when it earned ten Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture. To this day, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is a highly admired film and it is not surprising to see it being featured in many YouTube videos. What I posted below are for your enjoyment and enlightenment. Observe how the film impacts YouTubers in their reaction videos.

https://youtu.be/5dR34L1Kj7M?si=24LYnvQ9rVyDdrd1

https://youtu.be/6KlLH3uTDCM?si=Qc_pJ-Mn6jJYzEAo

https://youtu.be/kkjN4Pu9aOw?si=WoJxFI32-Wt9veQB

https://youtu.be/G7mrjFdFLXw?si=fVIGc5Lg4UZizF_8

#2 EOM Reacts’ Minority Report Video – If you love Tom Cruise and if you want his best collaboration with Steven Spielberg, you cannot go wrong with Minority Report. By today’s standards, Minority Report is still very engaging to watch and it also has Spielberg’s clever approach on storytelling as elements of science fiction, suspense and film noir were blended nicely on-screen. That said, you must see how the movie impacts EOM Reacts’ in his reaction video posted below. Go watch it!

https://youtu.be/Hyn0AhXqP38?si=l8vbX9PzEWtiOjFY

#3 The Resident Evil Trilogy On PlayStation Revisited – When I was very young, I was fortunate enough to play Resident Evil, Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3: Nemesis on the PlayStation. The survival horror genre Capcom started with the first RE game really grew not only in popularity and commercial sales, but also in clever game design that included cinema-like storytelling strongly focused on the zombie apocalypse. By the end of 1999, the RE trilogy on PlayStation positively impacted video gaming as a whole and the characters Jill Valentine, Chris Redfield, Leon Kennedy and Claire Redfield became wildly popular with gamers. Considering how old the first three Resident Evil games are, do you think they have aged well and are they playable enough for gamers who born after those games were released? Watch and learn from the retrospective video below.

https://youtu.be/IZb54l7ZIwo?si=qtGsUYIczlOblvIl

#4 Ranting For Vengeance Slams Insomniac’s Wolverine Video Game – Anyone who closely followed the life and times of the iconic Wolverine in comics should be concerned about how he is presented in the upcoming Insomniac-developed Marvel’s Wolverine video game. This early, there are clearly signs of wokeness in the said video game and those are signs that show that Insomniac does not give a damn about the literary legacy of Wolverine. You can learn more by watching Ranting for Vengeance’s video and each time he slammed Marvel’s Wolverine, he backs it up with facts and details. Watch his video now!

https://youtu.be/TnIyE5x251g?si=sFqzbRVB7WdDkk2q

#5 You, Me and the Movies React To Showdown In Little Tokyo – I was a teenager when Showdown In Little Tokyo was released in local cinemas here in the Philippines way back in 1991. I never saw it on the big screen back then but I do remember the aggressive pre-release promotions that include previews and an in-depth behind-the-scenes making on TV. The local buzz in 1991 was this…the film was entertaining and the team-up between Dolph Lundgren and the late Brandon Lee (son of Bruce Lee) was well-received. Considering how old the action movie is, one has to wonder if it has aged well. You can find out by watching the reaction video by You, Me and the Movies now.

https://youtu.be/RI0ygeLC3vk?si=8lqbRG7O9izN4BV5

#6 Tokyo-style Pizza Attracts Many – Have you ever heard of the Tokyo-style pizza? One food joint in Japan started it and already it has attracted a lot of foreigners as customers. Pizza has its Italian origins but in Tokyo, the ways to customize it, cook it and make it truly distinct from the rest of the world have been realized. Watch and learn from the Nippon TV video below.

https://youtu.be/_Qu2oKPkwMA?si=dbm_Y-eRp8xWimz1

#7 Japan’s Military – Under the leadership of Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae, Japan has emerged as a military powerhouse and it will soon export military hardware to nations that need them. Japan is still operating with its pacifist constitution but that will not stop it from becoming a valuable partner to nations that need their military expertise and technologies. The Self-Defense Force (SDF) of Japan is highly trained and very efficient with military operations as seen in the Nippon TV video below. Watch and learn.

https://youtu.be/VpYvX-eFRNM?si=hbgcU__IrTiwfJV_

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Back when we were totally into #HongKong #movies and playing role-playing #games like #FengShui, #HeroicTrio came in handy. #moviesky #ttrpg #gunfu #wuxia #FengshuiRPG

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ICYMI: I made a massive playlist of badass female #KungFu / #GunFu / #Wuxia / #MartialArts / Girls With Guns films (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2Zslnc5XTfvtYkPaDLqrG98ddFsjk-f8&si=HWSl1QXRQbwtNjYL) It’s not in chronological order and some of it is potato quality BUT (i think) they all have either English subtitles or dubbing or are just straight up in English. (And Yes, I know I need to find replacements for films that have been yanked from YouTube)
#KungFuSat #MondayActionMovie #ActionMatinee #NightFlightFriday #Cinemastodon #Filmastodon #Letterboxd

You know, I buy this reaction, straight off! Trying to support her head instead of hugging her makes sense, if you are considerate but have had zero instructions in romance or intimacy.

#LuoYang #CDrama #wuxia #DontWorryTheyAreAlreadyMarried

This is the third episode straight I've been staring at that chest behind Baili Hongyi.

*inhales*

I don't need another chest. I _don't_ need another DIY project! _I don't need another chest!!!_

#LuoYang #DIY #CDrama #wuxia

The L-shaped duvets* looks a bit different in China I see...

(*Special Hollywood duvets that covers the chests of women while simultaneously allows their male bed companions to show off their muscular torsos.)

(Edit to stave off confusion: according to historical records people _were_ this awkward early in their marriage - no shade on the couple!)

#LuoYang #CDrama #wuxia #ThereWasOnlyOneBed #DontWorryTheyAreAlreadyMarried

Braid! _Please_, a braid! You'll get hair _everywhere_ even if you lie stiff as rakes!

#LuoYangDrama #LuoYang #CharacterDesign #CDrama #wuxia

The director and/or the set designer of this production really _really_ loves mess! Mr Unsightly's den must be a favourite opportunity!

(Yes, I do know how to take a real screenshot - it's just that it's usually faster to snap a still using my mobile.)

#LuoYang #CDrama #wuxia #SetDesign

Lady Wu Siyue often wears patterns that _feels_ very modern, like the wave print on her vest here, but I would'nt bet my hat that it is. Usually when I do I stumble over documentation that proves the pattern to be the oldest and most authentic one in the production. Unfortunately the Tiffany problem doesn't go away when you exchange Western fantasy for wuxia

#LuoYang #costuming #CDrama #wuxia #TiffanyProblem

Ouch! That was a kick in the gut I didn't expect! Thirty plus years ago I was so poor I basically ate every other day to make ends meet. Not for a long period (a few months), but apparently it stuck, because - yes - the everyday grey way to handle it is to drink water to feel less hungry.

#LuoYang #poverty #CDrama #wuxia

Note the medallions on his shirt. The historically correct way to weave such a pattern is to put them evenly spaced horisontally and vertically. His medallions are overlapping and in disarray, and so far he's been the _only_ character with this exeption.

Also: this production was _loaded_! That's not printed, that's an actual brocade!

(Sorry for the bad quality pic - for reasons this is the last chance I get to take a non-spoiler photo.)

#LuoYang #CDrama #costuming #wuxia

These two actresses haven't had much to work with so far, but they do The Most of it.

Pic1: caught talking about the husband behind his back - by the husband (not mean words, just private ones)

Pic2: the gift is not for her

Also: girl, hit him over the head with the box* - he needs a clearer message than a quiet sigh!

(*I'm not sure she can Talk To Him - sometimes those things don't work, for a number of reasons)

#LuoYang #CDrama #wuxia

Looks like someone in production noticed the drama is almost completely void of clours, and shoved yellow flowers in the arms of an extra.

#LuoYang #color #CrimeOfTheSepiaFilter #CDrama #wuxia

Everything about this set is awesome! The indoor moat with floating lotus lanterns, the mechanical table spitting secret messages (that blurry spot to the left), and the buddha made out of hanging chrystals. Not a fan of making surveillance look cool (this is the center for that), but the set designer _really_ deserves All The Prices.

Also, I wonder if I can build something like this into my house? A little moatling perhaps?

#LuoYang #SetDesign #CDrama #wuxia #MarthaGetsDistractedAgain

Lol! Props to the actor for producing the perfect 'where do I start to explain to my clearly autistic master that his young newlywedded wife can't accompany us to a friggin' _brothel_?' look!

Have I seen something similar? Yes. Did I notice? About two weeks later, yes.

#LuoYang #ActuallyAutistic #CDrama #wuxia

*snrk!* Close to me stands a hotel saddled with bad luck. It's one of three built when analysis showed there was room for _one_ in the area. The business tanked. Later a Chinese businessman fell in love with it and remodelled it into a mini China. Unfortunately he stomped the toes of local authorities, and then dropped the project. Now several companies have tried to revive it. The latest one's called Sisyfos (Sisyphus).

The name of the hotel? Dragon Gate.

#LuoYang #StoryTime #CDrama #wuxia

Someone with a big wallet: How many extras do you want?

Production: Yes

(Luoyang is shaping up to be the 'clobber on lotsa extras large scale epic views' and I'm pretty happy with that.)

#LuoYang #LuoYangDrama #CDrama #wuxia

The fight: *continues to be awesome - lots of interesting camera angles and fast cuts*
Me, on the verge of tears: Please! Not so fast! Let me take reference pics for my warm-up exercises!!!

(I literally stepped forward frame by frame to get this one.)

#LuoYang #CDrama #ArtistLife #wuxia

Gao Bingzhu just grabbed a random great axe on the deck? The fight is ott awesome, but this irks me. I've sailed on a school ship roughly that size, and the basic gear of a Western cutter can't be that far from a junk! We did _not_ use axes as part of our training. Why on earth keep zombie fighting gear here?

#LuoYang #CDrama #wuxia

The nuances are lost in translation (the guards are actually _ordering_ him to stop running), but the effect is the same. It's not like Gao Bingzhu willingly will return to the interrogation chamber. Yet, regardless of if it's "freeze!" or "bie pao!" - police will always try this weird trick. They never learn, do they?

#LuoYang #CDrama #wuxia

The servant girl is actually plump! Probably unlikely but I'd love to see more of that. And I love the printed pattern on her shawl!

#LuoYang #CharacterDesign #costuming #CDrama #wuxia

This is an appreciation toot for madame Yao's hair, makeup, and clothes.

#LuoYang #costuming #CDrama #wuxia

🎶 He's back!
The maaan behind the mask!
Aaand he's out of control! 🎵

(Nice to see that it's a full mask this time, though.)

#LuoYang #CDrama #wuxia

It's interesting that White Cat Legend, that was a fairly cheap production, still beats larger ones in my watchlist visually. But Luoyang comes close! Those dusty lightbeams really are top knotch!

#LuoYang #scenography #CDrama #wuxia

Why do I get the feeling this man is slowly devoured by his fur collar?

#LuoYang #CDrama #costuming #wuxia

I love when production do something extra with their resources! The large crowd could easily just have been a background, but here it also enhances the storytelling. A baddy is getting chased along the street, and people fall (are pushed) into the canal making a nautilus wave pattern as the camera follows chase.

#LuoYangDrama #LuoYang #storytelling #CDrama #wuxia

There is something weirdly addictive about #BloodOfYouth. I usually hate "video game" wuxia with the flying sparkling kung fu, but the characters are compelling.

Doesn't hurt that Li Hong Yi (Xiao Se) is so pretty 🤭

#CDrama #CDramas #WuXia #China #Drama #TV #TVaddict