Rasuk (review)

Hello hello. Its time for another movie review. This time is another horror genre by local director Baldev.

Before I begin. Just a lil sinopsis to sum up the entire move. Usually I don't review on the sinopsis. But  why this time? Well because the story plot is simple and short. Here it goes. Those that haven't seen the movie, you would not mind a lil spoiler.

The movie was about the vengence of a Hantu Jepun towards this girl Melati. Apparently this Hantu Jepun was a soldier that was killed by Melati. Feeling not happy over his death he decided to haunt a sword. Unveiling the sword means releasing this hantu to the world. Want to know the rest of the story and ending. Then head on to you nearest cinema.

That should sum it up. haha,

For me this movie lack the plot, the story line. Unlike the movie where maya karin was the main actress. (suddenly I forgot the movie's name...pontianak something if not mistaken)

For those who just want to be scared then this will probably satisfy the need.

Some of the scenes where Melati was possessed by the Japanese Demon, reminded me a lot of The exorcism of Emily Rose ( the old version).

The movie relies heavily on the sound effect. You know basic horror movie. The part where Melati was possessed was a job well done. I felt kinda scared seeing the Melati possessed version for the first time. Boleh dikatakan menjadi la. Menakut kan aku ini. haha

There is a reason why I "hand pick" which Malaysian movies to watch. Not every movie interest me.

The reason is

1. The sound coming out from the actors mouth don't match
This is one problem I always see in Malaysian made movies. For those who often watch will know what I mean if you review each movie closely. The audio seems very artificial. Its like they acted and after that they go back to the studio to do the sound. For instance in this movie when the Melati's Mother inlaw came to visit, she sat in the living room and unzip her bag. If you observed carefully you can see that the zip goes open first then only comes the sound.

There are other scene where suddenly you can hear two different audio quality. The scene where Melati's Mother recite the verses from the Quran. For that reason I seldom watch Malaysian film unless I think its worth while. Sound so plasticky. Macam di buat buat...Watch the movie and you will know what I mean.

Now continuing with the review.

I find the plot some what strange and a lil funny.

Why?

Reason: The fact that it was all along a Japanese Ghost is funny. The Ghost was Japanese. Takut pula to the Quran. I taught Japan Ghost, American Ghost all different one. Boleh Pula the ghost be chased out of Melati's body by reciting verses from the Quran. This made me think that actually there is only one God but many Beliefs....Don't want to comment much. Pendek Kata Hantu Jepun faham bahasa Melayu.

Secondly, Why do things that people don't want others to find can so easily be found. Like the sword that held the Japanese Ghost was just burried a few inches from the ground.

Then there was another scene where Melati's husband follow her to the jungle. He cross the same bridge where he did his film making. The reason why I brought this up was because earlier it seems like the bridge was located very far from the house. Dia mula mula bawak kereta balik rumah. Tapi bila ikut hantu itu jalan kaki dah sampai...tak masuk akal betul...(for those who don't get what I mean go watch the movie)

Overall  Rasuk will scare you. But some of the scene, actually should be scary but turn out funny.

You can go watch this movie if you have watch all the movies in the cinema but only left this movie that you haven't watch. In other word Kalau dah tengok semua muvie ada budget lebih baru la pi tengok.

Why I watch it...Becauce terpengaruh oleh review kat surat khabar.

Rating...
Visual 7/10
Audio 6/10
Scariness 8/10

Overall 2.5/5 stars.

I google for a pic and a picture of this guy was all over

This is the real one

Scarry huh...

Mozila FireFox 4.0.Siapa ada pakai..

Siapa yang pakai mozila firefox 4.0. version terbaru.

Suka layout nye yang terbaru, ada gaya ala ala google chrome. Font pun nampak lebih besar dari mozila 3.36 (versi terdahulu)

Walaupun dah mozila dah upgrade jadi 4.0 ada beberapa perkara yang ku tak begitu suka..

1. Dah tak leh nak save sebelum quit. Kalau dulu boleh pilih untuk save sebelum quit. Sekarang...bagaimana ya? Ada siapa yang tahu. Minta tunjuk ajar skit.

2. Mozila mcm tak berapa stabil. Selalu not responding. Ada tak kamu semua yang pakai mozila 4.0 experience masalah yang sama?

Overall speed masa browsing terasa juga perubahan. Ada sedikit laju. But maybe juga bergantung pada internet connection...

Layout memang kemas. This what I like!

Merong Mahawangsa Review

Mesti korang tertanya tanya. Mengapa setelah sekian lama baru ku melihat wayang ini..

Ini kerna baru ku tahu, bahwa wayang ini ternyata lebih baik dari movie terbitan yang lain.... haha terpengaruh plak dengan cara bercakap org org dulu kala.

Overall I can say that Merong Mahawangsa is one of the good movies Malaysian has ever made. Maybe not the best but it was a good effort by the Yusri KRU production team. Can be better though..

What I like about this movie was its genre, moving beyond the same old cinta, rempit, and hantu genre. This movie reminds me alot like the Lord of The Rings where there is an epic battle scene. At least we get to see other actors. Not always Farid Kamil and the geng.

However there are some parts that I find just lacking in the movie.

1. You get cut but there is no wound.

This was real obvious in the fighting scene between Marcus the Prince of Rome between Kemawas. Kemawas scratch the body of Marcus. But there is no blood on the body. And if you look closely through the torn shirt, you can see clearly the white smooth skin of Marcus having no sign or wound at all.

Then there was the scene where Merong got trap on a tower. and all the Gerudas men were trying to push the tower down. When Merong fell to the ground he woke up and you can barely see and wounds on the body. It was like he was invinsible. But then when the old man save him. My goodness suddenly he is wounded everywhere. Bandage here bandage there. blood here and there.

The details were lacking.

2. Scene that does not make any sense.

Remember I said Merong was trap on top of a tower. When he was up there. He got connered. And if you hear carefully. The Gerudas shouted "Dia sudah mati, Dia sudah mati" Then proceed to come down one by one. When some of them reach the ground, They started pushing the tower to overthrow it.

My question is.
1. If the Gerudas know that Merong is dead why the heck they still want to push the tower down?

The moment the tower went crumbling down. All of the Gerudas suddenly were dead. Only Merong survive. Huh?! like that also can aaa??

That brings me to my second question

2. How come everybody die just like that? One tower came crumbbling down, the next moment every body die already. So funny one!

3. Obviously that is not the same person acting.

Again back to the fighting scene between Marcus and Kemawas. When the camera was shooting only the image of the back of the two men. I know for sure the men fighting were stunt mens. Why?? Cause...if you observe closely, Kemawas was skinny. But when the scene came to the two men Figthing. Kemawas suddenly gain weigth. Jadi berisi already. Then got some parts the face of the stunt man gave out his true identity. Marcus'ws stuntman was not that obvious. But again if observe close enough you can see two different men.

It was movie that I may watch another time just to have a good laugh on the funny, ridiculous scene. Maybe when tv3 decide to air the show. I  may give it another go. But to pay RM 10 maybe RM 8 for this movie...My verdict ok la...support Malaysian Movie Ma. Patriotic bit.

To buy this movie on DVD....hmmm have to think....eh no need think la ...no worth it. Download...? ok la.! hahaha.

One more. the Gerudas and the people of Langkasuka look like malnourish people.  So skinny one. But then again Malaysian memang kecil what.  Some where in the movie I thougth the Gerudas were monkeys hahaha.

Movie Rating 6/10

What does a random personality test tells about you?

Ever wondered how do they come up with personality test?

Are the result conclusive? Are the result based on solid findings? Are the result reliable, the truth about who you are?

Basically I have no idea how they do it. But it is still fun taking them, trying the test out.

Here is one example of such test. The test is said to be attributed to Oprah's Dr Phil. or so they say. Before and taking the test. there is a disclaimer.

"Nobody, not even a quiz like this, can tell you conclusively whether this is truly how your friends see you or not. In fact, although this quiz is attributed to Oprah's Dr. Phil, we have no way of knowing whether it has any basis in empirical research or not. So you should take these results as something for fun and not too seriously. (Supposedly Dr. Phil scored a 55 and Oprah scored a 38.)" source : Psych Central. Take the test here

Mine... I got a 47 score. What does it tells about me?

The Lively Center of Attention

Others see you as fresh, lively, charming, amusing, practical, and always interesting; someone who's constantly in the center of attention, but sufficiently well-balanced not to let it go to their head. They also see you as kind, considerate, and understanding; someone who'll always cheer them up and help them out.

How did I find the result? Some how true...

Credits to: Syeragh

Wrong Turn...Kasi U Turn la...

Haha. Apabila kita meng"translate" kan sesuatu dari bahasa Inggeris ke bahasa Melayu..begini la bunyi nya.

Baru jer habis tengok cite Wrong Turn 3: Left for dead.

Just like the two previous movie Wrong turn kali ini memaparkan kisah yg sama. Orang Mutan Kanibal yg prey on human for food.
Kalau kita perasan semua filem horor cheap flix akan banyak menggunakan babak babak gore, bloody dan gruesome untuk menarik minat penonton. For me wrong turn is just another cheap horror filem made by another white guy who just love to see the Ewwww faces the audience shows.

Jalan cerita yg ok. tak berapa mendebarkan. Cuz some of the scene are just down right predictable. You can just guess in an instance what is going to happen next in the story. Whether its dying by an axe, an arrow, or a trap. you just know in your guts, that what ever you had in mind is going to happen in this scene. 

And one more thing. Dalam filem horror mcm ni. Selalu ada gadis yg tak tau mana akan muncul just to spice up the film. And acting was bad. The girl for example coudldnt deliver the fear factor. Watching her scream..cry...was like uh..duh..are you really scared or are you just faking it. And there are times when the girl acts tough like fearless when encountering convict. But when the mutant man eater come she acts all scared. Mcm dibuat. Dealing with killer rapist convict who is going to rape you any moment and kill you after he is done is more terrifying or running from a mutant canibalist.

Then, another thing about horror film. Watak utama akan seemingly like killed the blady mutant bastard but then he does not give a second blow just to make sure the monster is dead. My.... if it were me. I will will blady pump a few more rounds of shot just to make sure the thing is dead.  My sure the bastard few more times in the head heart just to make sure!

Another way to know that the story is not going to have an ending is at the end of the movie. Ironic isnt it.  Sure.. and I mean for sure..100% there will be another man eating canibal.The same goes for other horror flick. They just don't end. But if they do.. then they can't do another sequal couldn't they.

Overall it was a fair movie to watch nothing that make movie goers go WOW! that was a great movie. It was ok to pass time. Just to see some head, brain get chop off. Watch it with you girlfren and they will go all aaaa!!! ewwww!! and hugging you all nite. Isn't that a fair trade? Wink! =)

Boobie pada awal movie

Mutant kanibal yg punya anak dan kadang2 agak gersang

Pictures credit: Google