The Two Most Honourable knights 1988 is an adaptation of the Gu Long novel more commonly referred to as 'Handsome Siblings'. I have to admit that I really liked this series growing up and have found recent modern adaptations to be a bit lacking when compared to this classic. Firstly, you have the dashing Michael Miu as Kong Fung and the lovely Jamie Chik as Fa Yuet No kicking off the series. Has there been a more handsome Kong Fung than Michael Miu? The answer is 'no'. Then you have Tony Leung as Siu Yu Yee. Just an outstanding performance from Tony Leung. He was well complimented by Hugo Ng as Fa Mo-kuet. The series also has Kitty Lai as Tit Sum-lan and Tse Ning, one of my favourite actresses in the 80's as Su Ying. I have only skimmed through the Gu Long novel and didn't read the end, but from what I read, bits of this drama series at the start did follow the novel. As I have said before, adapting Gu Long novels into TV series is a pretty complex process given the intriguing plots, the mysterious dialogue between characters, and many characters coming in and out of the story. I think this series did pretty well. At 20 episodes it is a light watch and you can watch the series over and over again. Modern adaptations now have the advantage of breath taking scenery, special affects and better stages and set ups. What they lack is quality acting and being true to the novel. So I still like and recommend these 1980's dramas like this one. It is worth the watch.
