Not too long ago, someone recommended me to watch the latest version of Madam White Snake, this popular Chinese legend about a young scholar who falls in love with a thousand year old white snake who has taken on the form of a beautiful woman. Ching Siu-tung's 2011 movie version stars famed kungfu star, Jet Li and even has the corny title of It's Love which I thought is still as bad as the other title, The Sorcerer and the White Snake (inset). As it is, I did not watch the movie. Afterall, it is said the movie, even with all its special effects, pales when compared to Tsui Hark's Green Snake, the latter I had seen and enjoyed in 1993 when a friend and I frequented the now defunct Cathay theatre in Taiping. Besides, Hong Kong reportedly reacted negatively to the latest version and since the legend has always been a subject of films and television series, one would be spoilt for choices!Which version of Madam White Snake would appeal to you?
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