#dmbjmarathon

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Wei's DMBJ Marathon Project

I'm working on a little side project. Thinking about collecting all the lore btwn drama/movie adaptations while doing a DMBJ marathon (and with the novels later on).

Also a way for me to keep track of everything & compile references.

General posts on each adaptation with my personal rating/comments:

Note: DMBJ adaptations listed in order of suggested watch order. Related comment posts will be listed under #DMBJmarathon.

Legend: ❌ means haven't watched yet, ✔️ means watched before, ✅ means has rewatched

1. The Lost Tomb, 2015 - Link ✔️

2. Time Raiders, 2016 (movie) - to be updated ✔️

3. The Lost Tomb 2, 2019 - to be updated ✔️

4. The Lost Tomb 2: Explore with the Note, 2021 - to be updated ✔️

5. Ultimate Note, 2020 - to be updated ✔️

6. Tibetan Sea Flower, TBA - to be updated ❌

7. Tomb of the Sea, 2018 - to be updated ✔️

Tomb of the Sea Side Story: Bang Ren, 2018 (movie) ❌

Tomb of the Sea Side Story: Hua Mei, 2018 (movie) ❌

Tomb of the Sea Side Story: Ran Gu, 2019 (movie) ❌

8. Reunion: The Sound of the Providence, 2020 - to be updated ✔️

Reunion: The Sound of Providence Season 2 (2020) - to be updated ✔️

Reunion: The Sound of the Providence Side Story: Ping Yao Wang Shi, 2020

Reunion: The Sound of the Providence: Echo of Moonfall, 2021 ✔️

Reunion: Escape from the Monstrous Snake, 2021 (movie) ❌

9. Reunion 2: Mystery of the Abyss, 2022 (movie) - to be updated ✔️

Conjuring Curse, 2023 (movie) - to be updated ❌

Misty Creed, 2023 (movie) - to be updated ❌

10. The Mystic Nine, 2016 - to be updated ❌

11. The Mystic Nine: Qing Shan Hai Tang, 2022 (movie) ❌

The Mystic Nine Side Story: Tiger Bones, 2016 (movie) - to be updated ❌

The Mystic Nine Side Story: Four Belongs to Abelmoschus, 2016 (movie) - to be updated ❌

The Mystic Nine Side Story: Flowers Bloom in February, 2016 (movie) - to be updated ❌

The Mystic Nine Side Story: Ganges Killing the Trees, 2016 (movie) - to be updated ❌

The Mystic Nine 2, TBA ❌

This post will get updated as I slowly get through each drama/movie adaptation.

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The Lost Tomb - Pang Zi

Pangzi to the rescue! I have no idea what kind of mini golf cart he's driving.

I lost it over his glasses.

But his car sure is bouncy.

Note: This is not how Wu Xie meets him in the original novel. They meet while they're already in the Seven Star Palage of Lu Shang Wang (七星鲁王宫).

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The Lost Tomb - Yeeting the Cow Mask

Wu Xie, our national artifacts protector:

Wu Xie when threatened:

That's not what you said a few seconds ago.

Hendry Cox does not care:

Soooooo cow mask goes yeeeeet-

Hendry Cox: ...

No shit.

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A better view of the mask:

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DMBJ Marathon - The Lost Tomb

The Lost Tomb (2015)

"50 years ago, a group of Changsha grave robbers dug out manuscripts of the location of treasures from Warring states, but an encounter with an undead rendered almost the whole group dead. In the present, the young grandchild of the sole survivor, Wu Xie, discovers a secret within his grandfather's notes. Together, with his third uncle Wu Sansheng, and a few other experienced tomb robbers, to search for the treasure. But what no one expected was to find the intriguing mysteries that accompanied their tomb-robbing adventure - just who was the owner of that tomb? Will they be able to find the real coffin? And just where will these puzzles lead the group?" - MyDramaList

Author: Lei Xu (南派三叔)

Director: Roger Lau (劉國輝)

Aired: Jun 12, 2015 - Jul 3, 2015

Episodes: 10

Below is my initial thoughts from watching the show before in the past. I will update once I've rewatched the entire show.

Wei's Rating: 7/10⭐Mainly lost points due to plot deviations.

Wei's Comments: This was my first introduction to DMBJ as a series. Althou it's lacking compared to the other adaptations, it was enough to keep me hooked. I watched it with no prior knowledge about the show, so the deviation from the original work didn't bother me much.

According to 南派三叔 "In the novel, Wu Xie has a lot of inner monologue. Thus, there was worry that there would be too much monologuing, so High Shao was created so Wu Xie had someone to talk to." - Grave Robbers Chronicles Wiki

I did like the additional of High 少and I'm sad that he doesn't actually exist in the main plotline. But now with the knowledge that he doesn't really exist, he doesn't really fit in the original plot.