Hantu Kak Limah Balik Rumah

The title is a mouthful isn't it.

Ok, so i heard this is one of the big shots malay movie. My mom INSISTED that i watch it, and reluctantly, i did.

Frustrated? Well, i wont say that it's that bad. Instead, I'll say 'OK lahh..'

OK, I know i was a bit too late to talk about this, but hey

This is my blog.

Basically, this movie is about a village, which was being haunted by the ghost of Kak Limah, a lonesome village elder whom people barely know about. All of the sudden, Kak Limah's ghost appeared in Kampung Pisang. What had the villagers did to deserve the haunting? Watch, and you will be surprised. Spooky huh? Well, it's not another typical horor movie, mind. I do not watch those kind of movies ( don't ask me why), but instead, it's a classical horror comedy. There's an interesting twist in the end, which i will definitely not spoil it to you. 

Here's a little info. Remember the infamous 'Zombi Kampung Pisang'? Well, this is that movie's sequel just for your info. 

All in all, I think this movie was creatively done. It's one of those 'simple comedy' or 'lawak bodoh' comedy , but it was done in a fantastic method. The jokes are funny and clever in a way, unlike most Malay comedy, albeit some parts where the jokes are barely funny. I really have to complement this movie though. Watching it was like watching another P. Ramlee's movie. It's one of the 'trend setting' jokes that I'm sure movie makers in the future will surely imitate. 

I also like this one part, where I felt kind of scared, but at the same time, having the urge to laugh because of the silly jokes made by some of the characters. It was during this one part, where the village peoples were trying to find Kak Limah in her house. OK, I admit, I am a bit of a scaredy cat when it comes to watching  horror movie ( I had just answered your first question huh ), but this two different feeling, nervousness and fun, to emerge within me at the same time, is a miraculous accomplishment by the director and casts.   

On the other side, the movie lacks story telling and a great story line. Even though it's one of those 'simple comedy' movies, but I'm expecting some sort of a smooth sailing story telling that will actually makes sense to me. A movie that would entertain me with a magnificent story telling, like other fantastic movies. To me, regardless of the movie's genre, a movie must have a concrete story line because, if not, what is the point of creating one. 

I'm also disappointed with the movie's ending. After the stupendous ending in 'Zombi Kampung Pisang', I was expecting that they'd improvise, and learn something. Maybe they thought its a great move or something, but I think it's hardly comical. It created an aura of 'WTF' in my head, like I was wasting my time despite the fact that I had some great laughs watching this movie.

I don't mean to disappoint any people, or suffer from anyone's wrath, but I think this is a great movie, but requires a lot of development in certain areas. 

I'll give this movie, a 5 starts. *Kaching*

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