3 Days in Malay (2023) User Reviews

A spit in the face

[haenni0 · 2/10 · 24 November 2023]

Go into the street, find the filthiest beggar, and get spit in the face. This will more worthwile than watching this garbage.

I guess someone really wanted a paid vacation in Thailand, got himself a ChatGPT script, and somehow found some chumps to invest in a fake movie.

I'm ashamed to say I sat through this whole insult to humanity, but here's a few details:

• dialogue is abysmal and nonsensical
• all the "japanese" are clearly from southeast asia.

• peasants from southeast asia saunter through a battlefield that's not even on the same continent
• the machine guns are made of rubber, you can actually see the barrels flexing.

• acting is... just... just stop

Utter trash.

A One Star with a Helmet with a Chin Strap

[dianapameticky · 2/10 · 4 May 2024]

The title says it all. A one star general, inside, wearing a helmet with a chin strap...and a cinched waist on his BDUs. Say what? What a lame excuse for a tribute to the men who experienced those three days in Malay. The characters were one dimensional caricatures, GI Joe figures staged beyond the realm of credibility. I have been watching war flicks for 60 years and my "embrace the suck" meter pegged out on this peace of tripe. Rotten Tomatoes gave this film a 91%. I'm gobsmacked. The set staging looked, uh, staged. I am loath to find anything to recommend watching this production. A handle bar mustache is hard to imagine as a reasonable sight in any combat theater. The list can go on ad nauseam, but I won't lest my comments loose their punch.

Rubbish

[kuranda-85493 · 1/10 · 14 August 2023]

Based on a true story. I dont think so First the title. Malay is a language not a country.

All the fighting in Malaya which i assume this is what they were meaning involved only British and Commonwealth troops There were no Americans involved not that that has ever stopped Hollywood before.

Lets face it large numbers of people out there who nelieve that hollywood movies are real history Saying it was based on a true story is a insult to all the allied troops incolved in the war in the far east. All i can say is don't waste your time on this rubbish There are far better films out there to watch.

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[ydf-60051 · 1/10 · 4 November 2023]

The film is full of crazy scenes, such as spying on the enemy walking at a distance of 20 meters with binoculars. Using machine guns that shoot without bullets. You can really see that these were not loaded. During an attack, several Japanese are shot dead who fall in front of the defense, a few minutes later a second attack follows and the previous victims suddenly were remove the scene. Between attacks, soldiers play cards and no one stands guard. It was more like a hobby club. Otherwise terrible conversations. I really don't recommend this movie to anyone. I really didn't watch the movie until the end and turned it off after 3/4. What a waste of time.

What a load of tripe.

[adarby-96372 · 1/10 · 16 December 2023]

I sometimes wonder why they make junk like this. The story is supposedly set in 1942 so the USA hasn't been in the war very long and the soldiers depicted look tired, worn out and unenthusiastic. Its not clear where "Malay" is as there is no historical accuracy provided. The "hero" of the piece, John Caputo, is obviously in his late fifties (the actor is actual 57), and like many of his comrades he is overweight and unfit - hardly comparable to anyone shown in the wartime newsreels. The men are left to mope about and smoke and drink and talk of melancholy tales of sweethearts back home. Almost all the men have some sort of facial hair including one with an enormous handlebar moustache - hardly regulation.

Some of the early dialog takes place between a one-star general and a senior sergeant. This would be a highly unusual conversation and the insubordination from the sergeant would not be tolerated. If this is supposed to represent a crack team of combat ready troops then my money is on the Japanese.

Plus there's no indication of black/white segregation as everyone is treated equal. But there are some howlers lurking in the script including a soldier referring to an attack by "fighter jets" and there's a shot of the crescent moon with the stars behind it clearly visible. I'm thinking this is more like a Zucker Brothers or Neil Breen production. Its awful. Don't waste your time.

We need ammo....and actors!

[dbweathers · 1/10 · 4 May 2024]

Whoever directed this elementary school project should work at Burger King because that's about the extent of their skill. I could have had more entertainment just sitting around picking my nose. This was an hour and a half of my life that I wish I could get back. Everything from the special effects to the acting was terrible. If you are reading reviews prior to watching, they will be more entertaining! I can assure you that a single episode of Saturday Night Live is better! Clearly they had no military people advising them on anything war related. The story line is atrocious and would have been worthy of a D- in grade school!

thanks for the heads up

[dokker-97402 · 1/10 · 6 May 2024]

Thank you for your review. I had started this movie (i am about 12 mins. In) and became confused by where the action was taking place, along with the many, many anachronisms and inaccuracies in just the first few minutes. I had planned to try the rest of the movie another evening but abandoned that thought after reading your review.

Correct me if i am wrong but... Malay refers to the people and culture/language of the Malay peninsula (i.e: Malaysia). Though bad things were happening in all of the far east, conflating the Solomons campaign and specifically Guadalcanal or Operation Watchtower with Malay is just wrong. And though all the characters appear far too old for the roles they are playing, at least the main character/writer and director Louis Mandylor looks old enough to know better.

Furthermore, moviemakers have been willing to get period haircuts since everyone noticed the stupid 70's coiffes and sunglasses in the original Midway. And what's up with that overweight and unshaven sergeant speaking to an American General in what looks like a surplus North Korean military uniform. I'm surviving on a small social security check monthly but could have spent more on this film than the producers did.

Finally, as much as i appreciate roles for African Americans, the army was segregated in 1942. It would have been more accurate and perhaps more educational to show a black man in the service as a mess employee or worse.

That's where i gave up. Good luck to those that stick with it.

J. D.

Low budget?

[ptzscchbrb · 1/10 · 7 May 2024]

It is one thing to have a low budget but quite another to craft such poor props. The microbe guns in this film fire by a magical mechanism seeing as there are no discernible thumb triggers. You just walk up and shake the gun and presto high rate of fire. Further the weapons in question had very visible, very poor welds on them. The explosions would have been amazing if my tv was not 4k and shot in 1977 not 2023. What little plot there was, besides war, was riddled was so riddled with holes that it was indiscernible what it was. While I could go on I finish with the random bonzi imperial who snuck around killing people. That was he purpose, to render a particular scene he was in pointless due to him killing someone during it.

Disrespectful

[ritsu-ka1 · 1/10 · 8 May 2024]

Good but not great, CGI for what CGI there is was horrible. Many of the guns sound like toys as opposed to their real-life counterparts, what close combat there was had the soldiers grunting and screaming like they were fighting in Power Rangers which makes sense since it's a Saban film. This movie feels like the soldier's story was poorly researched and had no backing from any of the survivors. Borderline disrespectful. But hey, there's no love story like Michael Bay Pearl Harbor so that's a big plus. Defiantly not worth the watch. The director and writers should be ashamed. Christopher Nolan should have been the one to tell this story.

Could it be worse?

[doc-24963 · 1/10 · 9 May 2024]

The acting is terrible and the dialogue is horrendous. The scene set ups are in a word abysmal while the uniforms, weaponry, personnel interactions and just about everything else is time period incorrect. I think the ONLY thing correct about this movie is that during World War II the United States was at war with Japan. Whoever gives this Movie even a mediocre review Should seriously consider getting a mental health review. Whoever financed this movie either needed a losing tax break or promised someone they could get them into a movie and this was the only way they could do it. To say don't waste your time would be an understatement.

Was Betty White not Available?

[ososkid · 1/10 · 8 May 2024]

You know that guy who works at the grocery store whose job is running around the parking lot collecting wayward shopping carts? Someone thought it would be a good idea to let him direct a movie. America, after 3 Days in Malay can never again call itself a meritocracy. This work fails to reach heights that would even begin to put mediocrity within site. The Voyager spacecrafts will reach other star systems before 3 Days reaches mediocre.

Our soldier heroes are portrayed by guys who are almost 60 years old. General Eisenhower was literally younger on D-Day than the guy playing Caputo, a supposed fresh faced replacement.

I bet the "Rural Juror" was a better movie.

Whoever approved this film should be sent to death row.