I approached this movie with so much hostility. I loathe (still am) Malay films because of clichés, overacting, unnecessary comedic acting, bad scripts - all the no-nos you can think of in movie making. Many Malaysian movie makers don't learn from any good movies on how to make one. They think commercially beautiful performers are sufficient to garner profits. Throw in a dose of slapstick humour, and voila, you get yourself a hit movie. But, I can't blame them because Malaysian audience WANTS all these slapstick humour, shouting, overacting and clichéd romcoms.
The film makers brag that the quality of Malaysian movies are on par with those of Hollywood's, but they know they are lying. Anybody who's watching any Malay films will know, most - I SAID MOST - films are similar to another. Or rip-offs from Hollywood movies. Look at the stunts in Cicak-man. The somersault was a Spider-man2 rip-off.
OK, back to this film. This, I believe, is the best story-telling EVER. Please, tell me others that can match Susuk. There are hardly any overacting. I was holding my breath waiting for some idiot trying to be funny. But, thank God, there wasn't any.
I don't wanna label this as a horror, because the scary scenes are quite sparse. It is the mystery of this beauty talisman - Susuk - which intrigues me. Then, how it is told. I don't want to to spoil anything here, but it requires me a second viewing to comprehend what is going on. Now, that is GOOD.
So, find this movie. It is THAT good!! They should bring this movie out internationally.
Shazali
The film makers brag that the quality of Malaysian movies are on par with those of Hollywood's, but they know they are lying. Anybody who's watching any Malay films will know, most - I SAID MOST - films are similar to another. Or rip-offs from Hollywood movies. Look at the stunts in Cicak-man. The somersault was a Spider-man2 rip-off.
OK, back to this film. This, I believe, is the best story-telling EVER. Please, tell me others that can match Susuk. There are hardly any overacting. I was holding my breath waiting for some idiot trying to be funny. But, thank God, there wasn't any.
I don't wanna label this as a horror, because the scary scenes are quite sparse. It is the mystery of this beauty talisman - Susuk - which intrigues me. Then, how it is told. I don't want to to spoil anything here, but it requires me a second viewing to comprehend what is going on. Now, that is GOOD.
So, find this movie. It is THAT good!! They should bring this movie out internationally.
Shazali