emir-adenaury Reviews

Satria Dewa: Gatotkaca (2022)

Good start for the franchise

[8/10 · 11 June 2022]

First of all the poster is cool. I watch the movie because of seeing this poster. Ok, move on to the score. Why 8? Because it's good.

Bringing up Indonesian Culture and mix it with modern story telling and fantasy without proper planning and research will be total dump. But they did it. In some way, superhero fans will surely think this is the next bumi langit franchise so each of them will be Marvel and DC of Indonesia. Why not? As long as the movie good, I don't complain.

The character development, storyline, plot twist, action scene, and CGI is prepared well. So kudos to the script writer, director, and the actor as well. I'll surely wait for the next movie.

KKN di Desa Penari (2022)

Visualize the famous twitter thread, no more

[5/10 · 11 June 2022]

I don't have high expectation with this movie, and it's helped a lot. So my score reflect all variables in this movie. I don't fully blame the director or script writer, because if they went to far from the original twitter thread it'll bring another criticism. But as a movie, I think it lacks character development, and also the time framing goes off. If I never read the twitter thread, maybe I'll confused because it just jump off from one scene to another without clear context on the premise or story line.

But nevertheless, kudos to the marketing team. They did wonderful job promoting this movie. Despite it delayed for 2 years, but keeping it in top of mind of people is not easy. Congrats for being the most watched Indonesia movie in all time.

Foxtrot Six (2019)

Another Indonesian film with international quality

[8/10 · 23 February 2019]

The use of English instead of Bahasa Indonesia shows that this film is indeed targeted to enter the international film market. The selection of top-class actors and actresses proved successful in character development. The stories offered are also interesting, showing political intrigue that can indeed happen today. The battle scene is extraordinary, really satisfying the action movie fans. The visual effects (CGI) are also pretty good, but can still be improved.

Dragon Ball Super: Broly (2018)

THIS IS A FAN SERVICE

[7/10 · 23 February 2019]

Not a film for people who are watching Dragon Ball for the first time. The new story from Broly is quite interesting, very likely there will be a sequel to this film. The fighting scene was amazing, I couldn't ask for more than this. The use of some old school animation like a double-edged sword, old fans will probably like it, but not for people who have just watched Dragon Ball for the first time.

Buffalo Boys (2018)

ONE OF THE BEST INDONESIAN MOVIE IN 2018

[8/10 · 23 July 2018]

Splendid! The story is great, the actor/actress do a very good job, the visual, the sound effect, everything is great. Well done Mike Wiluan!

This movie combine the history of colonialism in Indonesia and the western cowboys. Although this movie is just a fantasy,the look presented is actually realistic.

Yowis Band (2018)

Average.

[5/10 · 4 March 2018]

This is the first Film written, play, and co-directed by Bayu Skak (a famous Youtuber from Malang, Indonesia). He put javanese as a main language in this movie like all his videos on Youtube, which is good for the variety and preserving the local culture of Malang. Before I watch this movie, I'm afraid that this movie will copycat thailand movie "Suckseed" (based on the trailer), but that's not 100% true. The only same thing was Bayu and his friends want to show their existence through music, that's all. The comedy was good, especially in the beginning of the movie. But after that, unfortunately there are many hit and miss with the comedy line. About the story, this movie has a good potential, but not executed well enough. At least there was two scene that I don't understand the reason behind the cause and effect as the story progress, It just doesn't make sense. I think there are many plot hole in this movie causing that, or deleted scene maybe, I don't know. About the acting, Joshua did a very great job here.

This is my honest review, please don't bash me Skakmate, lol.

Edit: Seriously, this movie got 9.7 now? C'mon, this is too much. I know that 95% voters was Skakmate. Guys, this is not how you support your idol, give him/this movie an objective score, for his own good, so he can make a better movie next time.

Filosofi Kopi 2: Ben & Jody (2017)

Great Movie

[8/10 · 24 July 2017]

This is a movie about friendship, family, love, and of course Coffee. As a sequel, I can't ask for more plot twist. The main actor/actress in this movie play their role perfectly, especially Chicco. I hope there'll be more drama movie like this in Indonesia that cover many aspects of life. I think I will drink more coffee from now on.

Check Store Next Door (2016)

An honest Indonesian movie about family

[8/10 · 24 February 2017]

This is one of the best Indonesian movie I've ever watched. The cast, the plot, the comedy, the drama, they are packaged in a very good way. This movie fells like a roller coaster, you'll laugh out loud at some moment, and fell like gonna cry in few minutes after. I'm looking forward for Ernest Prakasa next movie from now on. (I'm sorry for my bad English :D)