Once Upon a Time

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Once Upon a Time

Released Aug 11, 2017

1h 48m

Fantasy

Romance

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A goddess falls in love with a human while undergoing a trial in the mortal world. Soon, an old enemy reappears to threaten everything that she holds dear.

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John DeFore

The Hollywood Reporter

The TV series version surely makes a lot more sense.

Aug 13, 2017

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Nick Allen

RogerEbert.com

A busy, precious epic of profoundly limited imagination, where it doesn't have a vision so much as a shiny color palette.

Rated: 2/4

Aug 11, 2017

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Gary Goldstein

Los Angeles Times

It's best not to attempt to fathom too much of what goes on in this colorful fantasy-adventure and simply take in its lushly shot and designed visuals, eye-popping effects, lively action and often lovely score.

Aug 10, 2017

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David Noh

Film Journal International

The unquestioned eye-candy feast of 2017.

Aug 11, 2017

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This movie is a wonderful romance, with just enough fantasy and tales of woe, intertwined. It is heartbreaking and romantic, at the same time. This is, most definitely, a "must see"!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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The film is good, beautiful pictures, content close to the original story, beautiful actors

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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LOVING&HEARTY&EMOTIONAL&AWESOME MOVIE! Yang Yang is soooo handsome and played his role perfectly! Liu YiFei is soooo beautiful and played her role gorgeously. Not only are they the prefect couple but they nailed this storyline. It's confusing storyline, but it's extremely different that makes this movie so rare and so amazingly tell tell. Having a beautiful lady and a handsome gentleman to played this role, nailed it at a 5 star.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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true love will always be there, the one who you love will always be there as long as you have the heart

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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know this sounds paradoxical, but who cares about movie reviews? You need to see this film for yourself! The visual effects (especially the underwater world and the heavenly palace!), the costumes, the actors' supreme good looks (I almost went giddy when Yang Yang's face first appeared on the screen!)...it's a feast for the eye! The visuals alone are worth the ticket price. Don't miss this film! You have to feel the visual impact at a movie theater!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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If you've watched the asian drama before this movie, you're gonna go "wtf" @ the ending. Not only that, there are some plot holes in this movie that made you question a lot. The romance feels very off, the whole plot felt rushed and some scenes were semi choppy. I tried to not compare both asian drama and movie but if I had to pick, the asian drama's the best. I recommend you guys to watch the drama one instead. You would definitely understand more and grow attached to the characters.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Synopsis

A goddess falls in love with a human while undergoing a trial in the mortal world. Soon, an old enemy reappears to threaten everything that she holds dear.

Director: Zhao Xiaoding, Anthony LaMolinara
Distributor: Well Go USA
Production Co: Alibaba Pictures Group
Genre: Fantasy, Romance
Original Language: Chinese
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 11, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 21, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $485.5K
Runtime: 1h 48m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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