Resurrection (2011)
A Big Leap in Malay Film Industry
9 June 2011
This film marks the first Malay film's foray into the paranormal genre. Usually horror stories churned out by the industry are based from haunted houses, haunted hostels, and other haunted (fill in the blank).

As such, the crews are to be commended for their effort in creating a film that tries to break into a new genre. They are really thinking out of the box here, and the creativity itself deserves praises from the Malaysian public. And I am sure that the film will be a precedent for other films based on this genre. It is a bit like Japanese horror stories, in which the films are compared to Ju-On.

The camera work, works! It is not placed on a steady platform (because the film was carried on a hand-held camera), hence giving it a more realistic feel. Remember Cloverfield? It is more or less the same camera feel, and somehow better than Cloverfield because it is less shaky.

There are special appearance of Malaysian film stars, namely Awal Ashaari and Nora Danish. I would not call it cameo, though, because cameo appearance usually means a very short brief, and usually their names would not be mentioned in the film poster.

I shall not divulge more of the film, in terms of storyline, as I encouraged movie-goers to watch it for themselves.

Again, a truly remarkable effort from the crews; brilliant ideas & even better execution. Kudos!
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