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Macabre

  • 2009
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
4.1K
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Shareefa Daanish in Macabre (2009)
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Six friends on a road trip stumble upon a strange girl and her enigmatic mother. The mother invites them for dinner, trapping and hunting them. Her family systematically eliminates the frien... Read allSix friends on a road trip stumble upon a strange girl and her enigmatic mother. The mother invites them for dinner, trapping and hunting them. Her family systematically eliminates the friends one by one through a nefarious ritual.Six friends on a road trip stumble upon a strange girl and her enigmatic mother. The mother invites them for dinner, trapping and hunting them. Her family systematically eliminates the friends one by one through a nefarious ritual.

  • Directors
    • Kimo Stamboel
    • Timo Tjahjanto
  • Writers
    • Kimo Stamboel
    • Timo Tjahjanto
  • Stars
    • Shareefa Daanish
    • Julie Estelle
    • Ario Bayu
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    4.1K
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    • Directors
      • Kimo Stamboel
      • Timo Tjahjanto
    • Writers
      • Kimo Stamboel
      • Timo Tjahjanto
    • Stars
      • Shareefa Daanish
      • Julie Estelle
      • Ario Bayu
    • 40User reviews
    • 42Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

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    Shareefa Daanish
    Shareefa Daanish
    • Dara
    Julie Estelle
    Julie Estelle
    • Ladya
    Ario Bayu
    Ario Bayu
    • Adjie
    Sigi Wimala
    • Astrid
    Arifin Putra
    Arifin Putra
    • Adam
    Daniel Mananta
    • Jimmy
    Dendy Subangil
    • Eko
    Imelda Therinne
    • Maya
    Mike Lucock
    • Alam
    Ruly Lubis
    • Arman
    Felicia A. Sumarauw
    • Baby
    Risdo Alaro Martondang
    • Sersan Syarief
    Ikhsan Samiaji
    • Taufiq
    • (as Ikhsan Samiadji)
    Cansirano
    • Sony Samba
    Roni Kribs
    • Petrus
    Aming Sugandhi
    • Iyut the Thief
    • (as Amink)
    Putrama Tuta
    • Yuppie #1
    Arion Suryoprajitno
    • Yuppie #2
    • Directors
      • Kimo Stamboel
      • Timo Tjahjanto
    • Writers
      • Kimo Stamboel
      • Timo Tjahjanto
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    7michaelchandler45

    One of the most intense I have seen in years!!! Loved it!

    After seeing the movie "V/H/S/2" I loved the episode called "Safe Haven". Reading up about the two directors I happened to see these previous horror films called "Dara" and "Macabre". Apparently Dara is a short and I can't seem to get my hands on it at the moment. But I got to see the blue ray version of "Macabre" and man was I blown away! I may seem to over blow it but if you find yourself watching it and saying it's OK but not all that" just keep watching because the horror and the action just keep amping up up up until you think there can be no more and then there is still more! It's one of the goriest movies I have seen but it's done so well and used effectively to shock and disturb/scare you that it really works. Not just gore for gore sake and not like some of the zombie type genre that show so much it gets mundane or even comical. This stuff is intense!!! Best horror movie I have seen in years. It's not in English and you'll have to read the subtitles but it's well worth it for those who have a problem with that. The only thing that bothers me about it is I am spoiled and wan't more. Now I'll go through that phase where I have to watch 20 more junk horror flicks before I find another diamond like this. Hope not. Great movie. 9 out of 10 for me!
    9Chris_Docker

    Pink blobs are people, red buckets are blood, and whirring things are chainsaws

    MACABRE is one of those tasty blood-gushingly psychological tortures in three neat and tidy acts. Even the trailer is hard to watch without looking away. Act One has two newly weds, Adjie and Astrid, with three of their best friends. Chill out, relax in Bandung, Indonesia. Head for Jakarta, but give a lift home to a strange girl who says she's been robbed. In her mother's house, we enter the pristine, bourgeois world of Dara, who insists on repaying kindness with food and drink. And torture. Once drugged, our guests enter a blood-dripping, nightmarish world of no escape, their bodies neatly sliced one by one and professionally packaged. Astrid gives birth. Dara's calm, sophisticated composure never breaks its stride. She coolly empathises with Astrid's pain before pointing out that baby and hubby will experience even more. Viewing permitted. As the film is introduced at the end of a all-night film programme, we are told not to worry if we are already tired. The plot is simple and nothing to fret over. "Pink blobs are people, red buckets are blood, and whirring things are chainsaws." A classic story where the point isn't revealed till the end, and the suspense, sadistic pain, and surreal nastiness doesn't stop for a second. A satisfying if rather colourful conclusion to the long night at Edinburgh's Dead By Dawn horror film festival.
    9tai_yang85

    One of the scariest movie i ever watched

    Well, i love horror movie. I think the latest Chucky 2013 stupid. Sorry for my bad English but my review is the true color of my honesty.

    Had my chances to watch this movie last night as i never heard about this movie until someone mention this movie in a forum, saying my country banned this movie. I watch with high expectation and God, its crazy and scary and i wont say fun but this movie definitely not for pregnant woman, for one who cant accept the reality of horror and for one with faint heart or heart disease.

    Its not a ghost story but related to black magic, cannibalism and such. From a country such as Malaysia and knowing that one such killer ever existed in my country (a movie named Dukun tells the true horror about the incident), Darah is crazy and believable.

    God. Horror fan should add this movie in their top list.
    8asda-man

    Refreshing hardcore horror!

    I've never seen an Indonesian film before, and the last film I'd expect from there is some gory horror film as I know they're a very conservative country who even reject Lady Gaga! Macabre is much more sickening than Gaga. The formula has been used many times before but to me it's far from tired. I love horror films that take place in a house run by a demented, murdering family. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Frontiers come to mind (both are favourites of mine) and Macabre offers quite an impressive and thrilling spin! We've all heard the story before, but a lot of films tend to get it very wrong, focusing on way too much exposition before getting down to the horror. Macabre gets down to it quite quickly, giving us an interesting half hour build up before all hell breaks loose! The great thing about Macabre is that it is never boring, there is always something going on very much like the remake of Mother's Day. One big problem with Macabre is that it's over-populated with way too many characters who all look very similar, or don't really have much character to them. Macabre lacks the character development that is needed in the slasher department, however that's not to say that aren't some character's to root for.

    At one point the film becomes so over-populated it's nay on impossible to tell what's going on! However, part of Macabre's entertainment value lies in its chaos. Make no mistake, Macabre is an extremely solid and very re-watchable horror film that would be perfect for those nights where you have a little party! It's a non-stop roller-coaster ride which serves up some extremely nasty treats. The character of Dara is memorably creepy and she's certainly a person you would not like to mess with. Her wide eyes, scraped-back hair and slow mechanical voice makes her a fantastic villain and one that you're not likely to forget.

    Another great thing about Macabre is that it has a very similar idea to blood and gore as French horror. That means it doesn't hold back! I think every scene features some pretty horrific gore which all adds to the entertainment and thrills. There are some really great practical effects, and inventive kills that should have horror fans drooling at the mouth. Macabre has been likened to Inside but I personally don't see that, other than there being a pregnant character in both films, and both showing a liberal idea to the use of blood, Macabre is much more Frontiers-esque. However, I don't think that Macabre is up to Frontiers' perfection.

    Frontiers exceeds in every way possible. Through the directing, writing, character development, music and editing. Whilst Macabre is pretty solid on the writing front some of the directing is slightly off-key, although most of the time it's pretty impressive with the Mo Brothers being sure not to film the action too shaky or too close so we can't see what the hell is going on! Macabre is quite choppy on the editing front and some of the lighting is also quite amateurish. However, I don't want to dwell too much on the negatives because this is actually a really good film and one which I enjoyed very much.

    Whilst Macabre may not be the horror masterpiece the trailer would suggest it still serves up some hardcore horror thrills that makes a good substitute for French horror. It's way better than most American stuff to come out and is never boring. In fact, I would've liked to have seen even more! The ending is creepy and the supernatural ideas also add an original and quite disturbing quality to the film. My only real gripe is that I bought the UK version and it might just be my DVD but it seemed incredibly blotchy to me, making the blacks appear more greyish-blue than black, which is a shame with the film spending the majority of the time in the dark! It kind of spoilt the experience for me. Hopefully the film will get a well deserved wider release with a better transfer. Highly recommend to all you horror lovers!
    8ebossert

    More Thrilling and Violent Than I Thought It Would Be

    There were a few things that kept me from putting "Macabre" (2009) on my high priority list. This movie is a feature length spin-off of the "Darah" short film that was originally part of the horror anthology entitled "Takut: Faces of Fear" (2008). I wasn't particularly fond of the short film. It had some good violence but the protagonists irritated me a bit too much (especially their moronic decision-making). Obviously, I put off watching the spin-off for months. Another factor is that I'm still timid with regards to Indonesian horror films due to the scarce number of online reviews and ratings that make the selection process analogous to walking in a mine field. There's really no way to predict whether you're in for an instant classic like "The Forbidden Door" (2009), a cool flick like "Kuntilanak" (2006), or a total turd bomb like "Hantu Perawan Jeruk Purut" (2008).

    I finally ended up watching "Macabre" tonight and I must say that it was more entertaining than I thought it would be. Within the opening five minutes I already felt at ease once I saw the lovely Julie Estelle grace the screen. Even when she's in a bad movie like "Kuntilanak 2" (2007) she still makes it somewhat watchable, so her unexpected presence automatically raises my rating of this film by 1 or 2 points. Now, fans of Julie's ghost movies are in for a shocking experience when watching "Macabre" because her role here demands a much more physical, emotional performance. She pulls it off very well and this is likely the best performance of her young career.

    The plot is basic and involves a group of friends who help a young woman by giving her a ride to her home. Things get nasty when her family turns out to be homicidal maniacs. In this sense "Macabre" follows a similar route taken by films such as "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" (1974) and "House of 1000 Corpses" (2003). There's nothing new here, but in this genre it's the execution that counts and in this film there's a healthy dose of gritty, nasty, bloody violence and gore to keep most horror fans satisfied. It doesn't reach the glorious blood overload of "Inside" (2007) (one of my top 10 favorite horror films of the decade), but it holds its own. After the brief setup this is a non-stop mix of suspense and bloodshed. A few of the death scenes are certainly memorable and will help "Macabre" to carve out it's own little identity in the genre.

    One major problem that I have with loony, murderous family movies is obnoxious antagonists. Just because you're a ruthless, sick family unit doesn't mean that you have to yap your mouths all the time and act like juvenile lunatics. (One of the reasons why I'm not a huge fan of Rob Zombie's movies.) I much prefer the quiet, intelligent, menacing killers who calculate and go about their business with a twisted calmness. You know, the seemingly normal folk that are serving you tea and biscuits one minute and then slicing you in half with a chainsaw the next minute. In "Macabre" that's exactly what they are, and in some ways those quieter qualities help to muffle the bad decision-making that frequently creeps its head in movies such as this. What I mean by this is that the intelligent antagonists quickly handicap the protagonists, which limits their options and creates an entirely realistic scenario. The filmmakers loosen the reigns later on though and eventually the sense of realism recedes until you're left with some unrealistic elements. There are a few bone-headed decisions, but not enough to significantly detract from the positives. In addition, some of these characters take an incredible amount of brutality without kicking the bucket. On the positive side this provides for some long-lasting showdowns as well as some sweet death scenes.

    "Macabre" is definitely worth seeking out, and would make a great Indonesian horror triple feature with "The Forbidden Door" (2009) and "Kuntilanak" (2006). Actually, you can add "The Raid" (2011) and "The Raid 2" (2014) as well to mix up the evening with some fantastic martial arts action.

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      Contrary to popular belief, Macabre (2009) is not the first Indonesian slasher film. Going back to the 1980s, there was at least a slasher movie inspired by Friday the 13th (1980) called Wolf (1981).
    • Connections
      Follows Dara (2007)
    • Soundtracks
      Cinta Matiku
      Written by Anda Perdana, Mian Meuthia, Zeke Khaseli and Keroncong Suropati

      Performed by Mantra

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    • Release date
      • November 1, 2013 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Indonesia
      • Singapore
    • Official sites
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    • Language
      • Indonesian
    • Also known as
      • Darah
    • Filming locations
      • Bandung, West Java, Indonesia(Resort hotel at opening scene.)
    • Production companies
      • Gorylah Pictures
      • Merah Production
      • Guerilla Visuals
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $190,363
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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