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Shutter (2004)
A superb horror movie! Probably the scariest I ever watched.
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If you somehow decide to play tough and watch this movie in the dark, just make sure you have your heart medication on standby. Or be prepared to sleep with your lights on for the next few days (me? 4 days).
I don't get spooked by horror movies easily. I didn't flinch watching Ringu, I shrieked a little watching Ju-On, and got totally lost and confused watching The Eye. Having said that, I was a bit skeptic upon hearing about Shutter. I thought it would be another chop fest, crawling woman in white sleeping gown-fest, or pointless-like ghost fest.
Well, I was kind of right about the crawling-thingy. Only ten times creepier.
All horror movies should be like this. It has a fine plot, enough clues to keep you guessing what really happened, characters that the audience like (and hope not to die), and a ghost that is creepier than ever.
Of course lots of credit has to be given to all the actors, directors, and screenwriters. I also want to give an extra thumbs up for the casting people. Where the hell did they found that creepy-looking girl??? To me, she is the creepiest girl I've ever seen, both alive and dead! Just a thought, if those Hollywood people DO decide to remake Shutter, they will have a lot of trouble finding a girl as creepy as Natre! I can't imagine a Caucasian/western or even any other female human being looking as creepy as her!
Belahan Jiwa (2005)
A failed attempt to be smart
The Indonesian movie world got its renaissance after "Ada Apa Dengan Cinta." Granted, it once sparked optimism inside me, that one day Indonesian movie truly could rule in its own soil. But after watching THIS movie, I was left feeling disillusioned.
In short, the movie tells a story about the lives of (seemingly) five girls, each with different personalities, but surprisingly they all have one same boyfriend. Seems interesting, doesn't it? Hold it right there.
I think this movie drew its inspiration from "The Hours," yep, the movie where Nicole Kidman wears prosthetic nose. But please, do not compare BJ with The Hours. BJ is all over the place, and in short: a colossal mess. There's no sensible storyline, I wonder what was going on in the writers' head when decided to write the screenplay. The subplots leading to the climax were totally pointless, since they do not attribute anything to give more meaning to the story. I believe this movie was trying to be smart, giving the audience some deep "philosophy" and harrowing facts about multiple personality, but it FAILED MISERABLY. Anyone who saw this movie in the theater deserve to demand their money back. (I watched it during an insomnia streak on TV) Once again: a total mess.
The one acceptable thing about this movie was the cast. Not mind-blowingly good, but not exactly poor. Just OK. The rest was just.... awful.
This movie gives a bad name to the infant Indonesian movie industry. It solidifies what my cousin once said about Indonesian movies, "Never watch an Indonesian movie in the theater, you'll feel duped."
Juk-eum-yi soop (2006)
Boring, stupid, and not even scary...why did I watch this in the first place?
When I pick this title, I expect a good K-Horror that can make me grab my pillow, cover my face with it as the ghosts/grisly murderers/whatever come out, or at least a "nice" thriller to kill of the insomnia. Instead, I was pointing my fingers all throughout the movie to my TV, cursing the bad storyline and the annoying characters (which were either too stupid, too naive, too annoying, and too cranky). At some points it was so bad, I have to fast-forward the DVD just to get by. Yep, that's how bad it got.
A bit of advice, if you're in the mood for some horror chills, for the love of Rosemary's Baby, don't watch this movie. Unless, you were feeling a little down and thinking that you were the stupidest person in the planet, then please watch this movie. It will give you relief, as you will find out that there are people stupider than you.
Soul Plane (2004)
Gives a bad name to black people
I watched this movie with my boyfriend, an avid hip-hop fan and he was really really looking forward to catch the "soul" vibe the movie claimed to have. Boy, we were dead wrong. When I finished watching the movie I felt two things: remorse and relief. Remorse because I regretted wasting my time to watch this awful piece of dung, and relief because I watched it free on cable.
This movie really really gives a bad name to black people, by putting so much awful stereotypes that I believe all smart black people everywhere has been trying to spell off. I'm Asian, and I feel very very sorry and sick for those who made this movie. What more to say? Bad writing, even worse acting, and horrible storyline.
Even if you're bored to death and has no other choice, don't watch this movie. Seriously. The movie really has nothing to offer, except if you want to see things like minor illegal drinking, animal slain, women degradation, and overall: A REALLY REALLY BAD-OBNOXIOUS-SICKENING-AWFUL MOVIE. Yuck.