January 19, 2024

19th Floor | Open Thread + Reviews

19th Floor
A girl and her roommates fight monsters in a VR game. 
Notable Actors/Actresses
Wei Zhe Ming: Gao Yun
Sun Qian: Chun Yu 
Director
Scriptwriter
Cai Jun (= Author), Jiang Yu
Chinese Title
19層
Year2024
Episodes: 30

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The Countdown Posters



Cast

Wei Zhe Ming:
Gao Xuan

Sun Qian:
Chun Yu
[Spring Rain]
Bai Shu:
Yang Ba Wan
[Yang 80 000]
Wang Ruo Shan:
Nan Xiao Qin

Luo Yu Tong:
Xu Wen Ya
Pan Yue Tong:
Nian Su Lan
Xiao Kai Zhong:
Zhang Tian Qiang
Dai Ya Qi:
Qing You
Zhang Ke Yuan:
A Yong
Zhang Yi Yang:
Hei Er

Tao Hai:
Lao Lin



Screencaps


[Ep1]
Level 1.
Warning.
[Ep2]
Top Row: Candlestick + matches; Flashlight; Hairdryer
Bottom Row: Axe; Map (half only); Frying pan
[Ep3]
Level 2.
Does not play well with others.
[Ep4]
[Ep5]
Building 19.
[Ep6]
Level 3.
Good night's rest.
[Ep7]
[Ep8]
[Ep9]
[Ep10]
Ultimate GTB.
[Ep11]
[Ep12]
His [2nd] protector!
A happy peck on the cheek.
Xiongdi.
Didi returning the favor.
[Ep13]
Level 4.
[Ep14]
Run!
[Ep15]

[Ep16]
He finally notices...
I won't forget.
[Ep17]
Level 5.
Bikes and saw.
Blocks and water tank.
Tea-drinking jerk.
[Ep18]
Tea-dropping jerk. 

A much prettier Xu Wen Ya
Honey or green tea [b----]?
[Ep19]
Level 6.
[Ep20]
*facepalm*
He's had enough. Running away.
[Ep21]
[Ep22]
Level 7.
It's cold. Conductor Gao Xuan. XD

[Ep23]
[Ep24]
[Ep25]
[Ep26]
Banging with a message.
Doesn't this look delicious? No.
[Ep27]
Want help?
Found weapons.
Still in the game!
[Ep28]
雨 [Yu]
[Ep29]
[Ep30]


Remarks


by FanFanX



[First Impression (Eps1-4)] This one starts out with a crash. And then it's a horror ride. Fun! Beware of Mango subs. Could I get some help from Our Interpreter? Our glorious Moderator? :P 

Warning, there are clowns in this series. [Starting with Ep13.]
  • Eps13-14. Level 4. Part I of Happy Circus.
  • Eps16-17. Level 5. Part II. At the end of Ep16, they're back in Happy Circus level.
  • Ep18. In the last 5 minutes, rawings of the Happy Circus level.
  • Ep24. In the beginning, clown appears in flashback of Happy Circus level.
[Cast & CrewWei Zhe Ming isn't a CEO/professor in this. Xiao Kai Zhong is so easy to hate in this. 

Cai Cong, same director of My Deepest Dream... and A Romance of the Little Forest.

Adaptation of Cai Jun's novel "The Nineteenth Floor of Hell" 地狱的第十九层. 

[Behind the Scenes
[Ending] Barely acceptable.


Four (4/5)


Three (3/5)


Two (2/5)

Reviewer: FanFanX
Date: April 2024
Aesthetics: -
Acting: A
Plot: B → D

Honest review: First half is worth watching as it has a good story and character-building. The best parts are in the game. But expect the second half to start failing to meet expectations. I loathe the forced romance between Wei Zhe Ming and Sun Qian. Why is romance even here? Somehow they even managed to squeeze out a second couple. This series is truly about bad fathers and how one should excuse them for abandoning their children. This series is a waste of the actors’ efforts (except that Sun Qian is Sun Qian). 

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Rating: 2/5
 

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