Actuakers One of my all time favorites.

Platicsco Good story, Not enough for a whole film

Nayan Gough A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

Kien Navarro Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

Gordon-11 This film tells the story of four high school friends, who navigate the high world of fashion together in their unique way."Tiny Times 1.0" has a big cast from both China and Taiwan, and clearly is aiming to be commercially successful. The story serves exactly that purpose, it's as commercial as can be. In fact, the film is so one dimensional and superficial. The characters are soulless, especially the boss of the fashion magazine, Mr Gong. The guy playing him is handsome, but it stool doesn't give him am excuse to be expressionless constantly, just like a cardboard cutout. The characters are very superficial, especially the powerful businesswoman. The scenes of her friends crowning her are almost unbelievable, eye rolling bad! The addition of an unattractive sidekick on the gang is a little surprising. She is quite annoying, and to be honest I'd rather her be as superficial as the other three girls, in order to get a bit of consistency.

minacaro I was curious about this movie because despite of its success in China, there is a very low ratings and very harsh critics on internet. I wanted to watch it by curiosity at first, and I am surprised to be caught liking this movie ! In my humble opinion (F,25years old,France) nobody would expect anything from this movie according to its ratings. so I think many people will be surprised by this movie ! it have the "drama" print. My first impression comes from the quality of images and filming. Specially in Tiny times 2, there are beautiful scenes and songs. The story is about humans relations, centered on the friendship of 4 women. it's a novel like movie. but behind that common story, there are interesting characters that I got attached to.I couldn't resist to watch the Tiny Times 2 after I saw the first one. Although I still don't understand what makes me quite addicted to it, I would just recommend you to give it a try, specially the female public.

doraemon1293 I really gave it a higher score than what i want but there is no zero in IMDb. I just registered my first account in IMDb to tell you that most of the Chinese are not such stupid to like these slides. (Sorry, i can't persuade myself that it's a movie). I really gave it a higher score than what i want but there is no zero in IMDb. I just registered my first account in IMDb to tell you that most of the Chinese are not such stupid to like these slides. (Sorry, i can't persuade myself that it's a movie) I really gave it a higher score than what i want but there is no zero in IMDb. I just registered my first account in IMDb to tell you that most of the Chinese are not such stupid to like these slides. (Sorry, i can't persuade myself that it's a movie)

ATL JAM I have never seen such a ugly film and i think 郭敬明 can receive Razzie Award . Tiny Times tells the story of friendship between four girls from high school through college, with each girl also having her own love story. With a bit of a mix between The Devil Wears Prada and Gossip Girl, the story is told from the perspective of one of the girls who is an intern at a fashion and literature magazine. Differently, however, her boss is a handsome young man. Guo's own image is also reflected in the characters, but split into two roles: editor-in-chief of the magazine and an idolized young writer. Just like Guo's real life - a publisher who always prepares a plan B and a boy from a small town who gets famous at 17 and must face the pressure and loneliness of the world - the writer's characteristics and personality are recognizable in the film. The casting fits perfectly into different roles. These good-looking actors and actresses, mostly famous for pop television series or advertisements, all have their own fan base. However, it seems the acting potential of these young stars is not reflected in the film. Lead actor Ko Chen-tung's performance in Tiny Times is said to be not as good as what he did in You Are the Apple of My Eye. Few of the roles are fully represented even though the film is filled with voice-over to introduce the background. One of the ex-boyfriends, who can always lead to a strong emotional reaction from the girls, only appears twice in the whole movie. For those in the audience who never read the book, unconnected scenes and unreal details are everywhere. For instance, an extremely rich family does not have a guest room and has to tell the girl staying over the night to sleep in the room with the son - the college student played by Ko. In another example, the girl who carries different Dior bags everyday cries to borrow money from her boyfriend because she cannot afford a crystal glass she broke in her boss' office. The problem of featuring multiple leading characters but not making careful use of them all is a common problem for those new to filmmaking. For instance, Zhao Wei who directed So Young made similar mistakes. Spin off success Nevertheless, from a purely commercial point-of-view, adapting the story for the big screen is wonderful. Long before the film was released, gossips about Tiny Times and Guo appeared all over the place. More than half of the members of the production team come from Taiwan, a place where films specifically target young audiences with its own unique style. As a result, the fashionable setting and glamorous photography are comparable to the best chick flicks Chinese audiences have seen before. Various attractive trailers, music videos and promotional posters all suggested the film's potential of becoming the most popular film of the year as long as the script and film languages reached an average professional level. The film remains loyal to the novel and the script was also written by Guo. The major problems seem to stem from a filming style that looks like a string of TV commercials all stitched together. The result is a collection of scenes that are unlikely to satisfy film critics and industry insiders. What Guo has done is more like producing a mood piece or a long music video as a spin off for the book to fans who admire the invisible "vanity fair" that was created in the book. Controversy as a trend Controversy about a film is no longer a surprise. However, the discussions about Tiny Times have created a phenomenon that audiences could have totally opposite opinions towards almost every part of the film. The series of books, Tiny Times (1.0/2.0/3.0), have boosted controversy since first coming out five years ago. Guo's target readers are teenagers. What he became famous for was mainly beautiful languages and because of this, the excessive desire for luxuries mentioned in his books is seen as having a negative effect on youngsters who are still building up their values and ideologies. Such issues continue to be the main point of contention between the two camps that either love or hate the stories. The most frequent comment, especially by those who have no background knowledge of the novel, is that the story illustrates a warped value system-luxury labels appear every few minutes. The argument that Chinese films generally have been overly "teachy" and perhaps in the past spent too much time on values should allow the critics to switch focus on other problems or qualities that the film has. If the story was constructed upon an imaginary space like Twilight, some of the audience might forgive Guo's unrealistic details. Or, if the story was just about upper-class lifestyle like Gossip Girl, it would also be fine for many film critics. The main shortcoming lies on the contradiction that Guo wants to portray different people from different social backgrounds to reflect the status of the young generation in the current time period, as the name Tiny Times suggests. But the luxurious lifestyle and cartoon like characters are too much of a daydreamer's fairytale. Guo's success as a businessman is indubitable, but the film Tiny Times is exactly the same as the book - full of beautiful surface elements and never enough careful consideration. The disagreement between fans and film critics is a mirror of the gap between different generations. Youngsters would ask, what's so amazing about really deep thoughts?