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First Time (2012) (DVD) (Taiwan Version) DVD Region 3

Angelababy (Actor) | Mark Chao (Actor) | Jiang Shan (Actor) | Allen Chao (Actor)
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From the producer of Secret comes the touching pure romance First Time, starring Taiwanese hunk Mark Chao (LOVE) opposite the incredibly charming Angelababy (Love in Space, Love You You). Emerging director Han Yan, who previously showed his promise with his Mainland chapter of Winds of September, tugs at heartstrings with his gorgeous remake of the 2003 Korean film ...ing. Adeptly edited and beautifully shot, the poignant youth romance also features Jiang Shan, Tian Yuan, Bai Baihe (Love is Not Blind), singer-songwriter Cindy Yen making her movie debut, and Mark Chao's real-life father, actor Allen Chao.

Brought up single-handedly by her mother (Jiang Shan), college student Shiqiao (Angelababy) was born with a rare terminal disease that renders her unable to engage in any physically demanding activities. Because of this illness, she has never had a boyfriend, and can only fantasize about what it's like to be in love. Every day, the lonely girl confides her little secrets to her trusty tape recorder. One day, as fate would have it, Shiqiao bumps into her high-school crush, rock musician Gongning (Mark Chao), and soon the two begin dating. Having tasted the bliss of love for the first time, and spurred on by Gongning's encouragement, Shiqiao bravely opens up to embrace life and pursue her dance dream, while the surprising flip side of their love story plays out...

The Taiwan Version DVD comes with theme song MV and trailer.

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Product Title: First Time (2012) (DVD) (Taiwan Version) 第一次 (2012) (DVD) (台灣版) 第一次 (2012) (DVD) (台湾版) First Time (2012) (DVD) (Taiwan Version) First Time (2012) (DVD) (Taiwan Version)
Artist Name(s): Angelababy (Actor) | Mark Chao (Actor) | Jiang Shan (Actor) | Allen Chao (Actor) | Tian Yuan (Actor) | Bai Bai He (Actor) | Huang Xuan (Actor) | Cindy Yen (Actor) 楊穎 (Actor) | 趙 又廷 (Actor) | 江珊 (Actor) | 趙 樹海 (Actor) | 田原 (Actor) | 白 百何 (Actor) | 黃 軒 (Actor) | 袁 詠琳 (Actor) 杨颖 (Actor) | 赵 又廷 (Actor) | 江珊 (Actor) | 赵 树海 (Actor) | 田原 (Actor) | 白 百何 (Actor) | 黄 轩 (Actor) | 袁 咏琳 (Actor) Angelababy (アンジェラベイビー) (Actor) | 趙又廷 (マーク・チャオ) (Actor) | Jiang Shan (Actor) | Allen Chao (Actor) | 田原(ティエン・ユエン) (Actor) | 白百何(バイ・バイハー) (Actor) | 黃軒(ホアン・シュアン) (Actor) | 袁詠琳 (シンディ・ユェン) (Actor) 안젤라베이비 (Actor) | Mark Chao (Actor) | Jiang Shan (Actor) | Allen Chao (Actor) | Tian Yuan (Actor) | Bai Bai He (Actor) | Huang Xuan (Actor) | Cindy Yen (Actor)
Director: Han Yan 韓 延 韩 延 韓延(ハン・イエン) Han Yan
Producer: William Kong 江 志強 江 志强 江志強(ウィリアム・コン) William Kong
Release Date: 2012-11-16
Language: Mandarin
Subtitles: Traditional Chinese
Place of Origin: China
Picture Format: NTSC What is it?
Aspect Ratio: 2.35 : 1
Sound Information: Dolby Digital 5.1
Disc Format(s): DVD
Region Code: 3 - South East Asia (including Hong Kong, S. Korea and Taiwan) What is it?
Rating: IIA
Duration: 103 (mins)
Publisher: Deltamac (Taiwan) Co. Ltd (TW)
Package Weight: 100 (g)
Shipment Unit: 1 What is it?
YesAsia Catalog No.: 1031802425

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導演:韓延

  從小與母親相依為命的宋詩喬(Angelababy 飾)患有不能從事任何激烈運動的遺傳疾病。愛幻想但從未戀愛過的她,每天最喜歡的就是對著錄音機說出心底的小秘密。詩喬母親為了讓女兒體會愛情的美好,特意找來一位與詩喬高中同學宮寧長相相似的男孩(趙又廷 飾),假扮宮寧與詩喬巧遇,讓她得以和長久以來心儀愛慕的對象相戀,這也是詩喬第一次感受愛情的美好。然而假扮宮寧的男孩,也漸漸陷入與詩喬的甜美愛情裡,他鼓勵詩喬勇敢追尋她的跳舞夢。但這段因為善意謊言而展開的戀曲,最終也要面對真正的考驗…。

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Professional Review of "First Time (2012) (DVD) (Taiwan Version)"

August 21, 2012

This professional review refers to First Time (2012) (DVD) (Hong Kong Version)
First Time is a Chinese youth romance offering and a remake of the 2003 Korean film ..ing helmed by Han Yan, whose part of the 2008 collection Winds of September ended up being refused release by the Chinese censors. The director is definitely on much safer ground here, teaming with noted producer William Kong (Secret, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) and popular young stars actress model Angelababy (Love in Space) and Taiwanese actor Mark Chao (LOVE). The great-looking and surprisingly complicated film also has an eclectic supporting cast, including Jiang Shan, Tian Yuan (Butterfly) and Bai Baihe (Love is Not Blind), with American-Taiwanese singer and songwriter Cindy Yen making her big screen debut, and Mark Chao's own real-life father, Allen Chao putting in an appearance.

The film has a cassette tape style structure, Side A beginning by following Angelababy as Shiqiao, a college student with a terminal disease that means she can't do anything too strenuous. Raised and looked after by her mother (Jiang Shan), Shiqiao leads a quiet and lonely life, recording her thoughts by night on tape, until at an amusement park one day she runs into former childhood classmate and crush Gong Ning (Mark Chao), now a rock musician. The two quickly become close and begin a relationship, Gong Ning inspiring her to make more out of life and to start dancing, despite the risks. However, as things progress, the film shifts to Side B, telling a very different side to the story.

As should be pretty obvious from the above, First Time is first and foremost a film specifically for fans of the youth romance genre, and one which never makes any attempt to hide its ambitions. On this score, during the opening Side A act, even for devotees, suspension of disbelief an absolute must, director Han Yan seemingly trying to tick every box possible, almost going over the top in a quest for cuteness and open hearted sweetness, keeping the whole terminal disease subplot on hand for an added dash of looming weepy melodrama. Everything plays out exactly according to plan, and though both Angelababy and Mark Chao are perfectly likeable, the realism of their burgeoning love is undermined by the fact that the script gives them little to do apart from acting childishly coy and like a daft puppy dog respectively. This is all reasonably fun, though it's fair to say that for many viewers it will probably be more than a little too much.

Thankfully, and quite surprisingly, things undergo a dramatic shift with the beginning of Side B, the cassette symbolism working well in addition to adding a slightly charming retro feel. Although the plot twist itself is not necessarily particularly believable, it's nevertheless a good and highly effective one, turning the film neatly on its head, not to mention making the second act far more interesting and even a little cynical. Things get markedly more engaging from this point onwards, the characters being fleshed out beyond their early silliness, and there's a pleasing and unexpected depth to the way things develop. Of course, Han Yan can't resist throwing in a good few more revelations towards the end, several of which are coincidental enough to stretch the credulity nearly to breaking point, though this doesn't stop the film from building to a moving and genuinely emotional climax.

It definitely helps that the film looks absolutely gorgeous throughout, with excellent production values and tender use of light and colour. Although some of the set details are a little obvious, for example the way that most rooms seem to be filled with vaguely eccentric clutter and lit by strings of fairy lights, the film is atmospheric and easy on the eyes, with a suitably dreamy feel. Han Yan also manages to keep things moving at a respectable pace, and the film wins marks for never getting caught up too much in needless subplots or pointless cheap shot montages.

Though none of this is likely to make First Time terribly enjoyable for viewers not enamoured of the youth romance genre, for the fans it is undoubtedly one of the more accomplished and well put together examples of the form from China of late. Han Yan does a solid job as director, with both Angelababy and Mark Chao on appealing form, and the film has an overall air of quality, benefitting considerably from a neatly thought out script.

by James Mudge - BeyondHollywood.com

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