Hikayat Merong Mahawangsa

First and foremost, I'm a typical Malay with a stereotypic view of Malay movies. There's something in my mind that says, Malay movie sucks.

Boy, how I was wrong

Hikayat Merong Mahawangsa is another Hikayat (story or legend) that is as famous as the fabled Hikayat Hang Tuah.

It is about how the first king of Langkasuka became king. He was a sailor once, and a great warrior, that the Roman prince seek help from him in his voyage to marry the Chinese princess.

I'll write about the downfall of this movie first. In my opinion, I believe that this movie lacks dimension whenever there's a talking scene.

It's hard to comprehend what they talk about, plus the scene gets boring real quick. Probably because of poor script writing, or perhaps lack of skills in the actor's acting.
 I don't know, but there are times when I wish they will just stop talking and kill someone; like when I was watching Twilight.

I'm not saying EVERY talking scene is boring though. Some are fun, like the part where the prince met the princess  : )

Also, there are some bad scenes where I think they shouldn't have put in this movie. The scene before the final war, where they were on the boat, getting ready to fight the pirates; where my mouth was gaping like a fish and I was thinking like 'WTF is this man?!'

but, there's only one scene of this, and I pardon the director. 

THAT scene, that small down pit is actually the starting to something bigger. The final battle is super good, and I definitely like the battle between Merong and the sex addict bad guy.

The fighting felt powerful, and the effect is great.

Congrets goes to the choreographer for such wonderful finghts.

Also, I believe that the fighting scenes is the biggest strength in this movie. 

Trust me, they kind of covers all the bads of this movie.

Clap clap.

Oh, the costumes was also superb. I wonder if I can go to classes half naked like that?

Also, the effect isn't that bad. Some poor editing here and there, but otherwise, you might not think this is KRU's first epic movie. The moral value was also transferred efficiently, and in a very interesting way.

I also half-debated with myself during this video.

'Is this better than Afdlin's movies?'

And truth be told, I still don't have the answer to this question.

I think I missed some stuffs that I wanted to say. To sum it all up, I just wanna say,

If you think this movie will be boring, then change your opinion, because its not.

If you think it will be good, change your opinion as well, because it is superb.

And that is why, ladies and gentlemen, I give this movie 7 stars, and pronounce it as the best Malay movie that I had ever watched (or one of Afdlin's movie; I still can't decide. maybe I'll watch one soon so I can decide)

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World Invasion: Battle Lost Angeles

Great movie...Thats all that i can comment here folks....

Nah, but it's almost true though... Fun story and complex plots. If you are an alien movie or a war movie fan, (or your mother is a fan of one, and your father is a fan of the other, and you are simply a mixture of both), I fully recommend this movie. And let me tell you, you can actually feel the pressure of being in a war (even though this story is about alien) and how people oppress the feeling. Spectacular! The depression when the aliens just wont die, the sadness when their comrades die one by one, the victory at the end of the movie ( I cant spoil anything to u guys,sorry) is superbly displayed and i felt enjoyed.

Also, the characters of this movie is fully explained and the persona given to them is effective in giving some depth to the character. Its like The Lords Of The Rings, a full platoon of comrades trying to achieve the objective, with different person having different problems. classic, and i love it.

The downside of this movie, though, is that the characters was difficult to be distinguish between one and another. Partially because of the marine outfit they're wearing...Another reason is because of the awesomely fast pace of the movie and the shaky camera style (maybe they should hire actors that do not look like twins eh?)  ... Another sad downfall of this movie is the aliens. For some reason, their metallic spacecraft and body somehow make them seemed more like their brothers from District 9. hmm....


A little summary: Battle Lost Angeles is a story of a platoon of marines stationed in Lost Angeles trying to retake Lost Angeles after the city was attacked by extraterrestrial mechanical beings from outer space. They were lead by the hero who have an ugly past, and along the way, they learned the true meaning of being a leader, a loving father and trustful comrades.

Overall, i gave this movie an eight stars out of ten ( on the same notch as Transformers, District 9, Avatar)
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Thats all folks..

CHIAO!

foreword

hey...

This is a new blog that i made, and the main reason for this blog is to archive movies that id watched and my PERSONAL opinion about the movie. And yes, there's a reason as to why there is a bold word there.. Primarily, because it's personal, so don't troll about it in the comments. Hey, I accept comments and disagreements, but i do not want to be reminded about how wrong i am on every post i made and be called things i would rather not read. Also, i don't need to be reminded about how horrible my English grammar is. I know its horrible, but  i'm practicing that language now, and i feel comfortable writing in it...also, again, i appreciate the corrections, just don't troll about it.

Also, this is an archive of movies that I had just recently watched. Not upcoming movies or such as i am just a humble student and wasn't granted the honor of reviewing upcoming movies. unless someone wants to treat me watching movie, i'm stuck with watching movie according to my budget.

Moving on..The posts i'll be making in the future will be based upon 10 stars creditability, with:
Average  5 stars ; which means the movie is unworthy of the money you need to spend for a cinema ticket. Lots of area that needed to be improved. ( ie: Hantu Kak Limah Balik Rumah)
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Good 6 stars being slightly better (still unworthy to be watched in the cinema; like Ironman2 and Pirates of the Caribbean 4).
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Better 7 stars means its a great movie, with slight errors here and there (ie bad story telling, character development, etc; like Transformers2, Merong Mahawangsa).
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Great 8 stars being great movies with cool effects and great story line (such as Transformers, Avatar and District 9, Battle Lost Angeles; and you definitely have to see it in the cinemas)
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Superb 9 stars are awesome movies (like Inception and Batman: The Dark Knight; the best so far)..something that i recommend you to be addicted at and go watch it for like 3 or 4 times.
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Impossible 10 stars are for impossibly great movies. Maybe some upcoming movie will be in this position, but none so far.
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oh, and another something..i'm a movie watcher who likes to comment..and i like sci-fi, computer generated effects, aliens, buff-action, war oriented, less romance with deep meaning movies...and just for your information, i hate twilight....(if you are a twilight fan, i'm sorry... <:c  )

Oh, and also, I'm an uncertified critic, and i lack the knowledge of criticizing stuffs and stuffs regarding copyrights. so please don't sue me ya?

so, thats all from me...have fun...

CHIAO!