Saturday, September 19, 2009

POLL 64: MALAYSIAN FILMS

My poll 64 is still inspired by Criticine (http://www.criticine.com ), a website of the late Alexis Tioseco. I used to avoid Malaysian films during film festivals, but Criticine changed my mind completely in late 2005.

I think the first Malaysian film that I saw may be DREAM PRINCESS 2 (1998, Aziz M. Osman), which I don't like at all. I saw SPINNING GASING several years later. I think the film is good, but it doesn't make me feel very enthusiastic about Malaysian cinema as a whole. It's Criticine that made me very interested in Malaysian cinema.

Some articles about Malaysian films in Criticine:
http://www.criticine.com/feature_article.php?id=17
http://www.criticine.com/feature_article.php?id=20
http://www.criticine.com/feature_article.php?id=21
http://www.criticine.com/review_article.php?id=7
http://www.criticine.com/review_article.php?id=8
http://www.criticine.com/review_article.php?id=12
http://www.criticine.com/review_article.php?id=15
http://www.criticine.com/review_article.php?id=16
http://www.criticine.com/review_article.php?id=20



I LOVE THESE MALAYSIAN FILMS. WHICH ONES DO YOU LIKE?

1.ARTICLE 19 (2001, Eddie Lau)

2.BEFORE WE FALL IN LOVE AGAIN (2006, James Lee)

3.THE BIRD HOUSE (2006, Khoo Eng Yow)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0887246/

4.COMPANY OF MUSHROOMS (2005, Tan Chui Mui)

5.DANCING BELLS (2007, Deepak Kumaran Menon)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0949869/

6.DAYS OF THE TURQUOISE SKY (2008, Woo Ming Jin)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0949869/
http://thaifilmjournal.blogspot.com/2008/10/bkkiff-08-capsule-reviews.html

7.DEMOLITION FROG (2001, Linus Chung Yao Fui)

8.THE DINNER GUEST (1997, Bryant Low)

9.FLOWER IN THE POCKET (2007, Liew Seng Tat)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0949869/

10.HISTERIA (2008, James Lee)

11.MAKYONG – PAGEANT OF THE ANCIENTS (2000, Bernard Chauly + Ho Yuhang)

12.THE LAST COMMUNIST (2006, Amir Muhammad)
http://www.criticine.com/interview_article.php?id=18
http://www.criticine.com/review_article.php?id=19
http://atrickofthelight.wordpress.com/2008/02/29/the-last-communist/

13.LOVE CONQUERS ALL (2006, Tan Chui Mui)
http://www.criticine.com/feature_article.php?id=41

14.RAIN DOGS (2006, Ho Yuhang)
http://www.criticine.com/feature_article.php?id=32

15.SELL OUT! (2008, Yeo Joon Han)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1286172/

16.SPINNING GASING (2000, Teck Tan)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0249161/

17.THIRD PARTY (2003, Khoo Eng Yow)

18.TOTAA (2008, Akashdeep Sing)

19.VILLAGE PEOPLE RADIO SHOW (2007, Amir Muhammad)
http://www.criticine.com/review_article.php?id=23

20.WESTBOUND (2007, Kubhaer T. Jethwani)

You can cast multiple votes.

1 comment:

celinejulie said...

My own vote is for BEFORE WE FALL IN LOVE AGAIN, THE BIRD HOUSE, COMPANY OF MUSHROOMS, HISTERIA, LOVE CONQUERS ALL, RAIN DOGS, THIRD PARTY, VILLAGE PEOPLE RADIO SHOW, and WESTBOUND.