Malay Movie Magic
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After damning the Malay movie/drama scene previously, maybe it is time for me to ease off a bit. Let's see if the local movie scene would let me.
I think Datuk (Dato'?) Yusof Haslam has got the formula right - Sembilu - Kisah Cinta Awie - Aiyooooooo............. Kaboom, he's a millionaire. Or a few more millions. God, Kisah Cinta Awie... But it worked. Droves of Malysians went to the cinema and as if also to atone for our sins in previous lives, Sembilu 2. Aiyo, Kisah2 Cinta Awie, I don't care for kisah cinta anybody pun but it seemed that a lot of people do kisah. Do care. Hooray for Awie and Erra Fazira nee Fazira Wan Chek. Hooray for Yusof Haslam too.
Datuk Jins Shamsudin got the formula right too for a while with his 'Esok" series but I think his pickings were not as rich as Kisah Cinta Awie. And of course those who are of the right age, who could forget Hail Amir and Uji Rashid. And his nemesis, Deddy M Borhan. Yaaay!!!!! Sometime in the mid-80's I think, I was at the entrance of Pertama Complex with Joe Longo and a few others, figuring out where to go next when Hail Amir came from within, on his way out. He had his movie star smile on, nodding his head left and right, well, to everyone on his left and right and in a few seconds, rue the day when he got within twenty feet of us. He never knew what hit him.
"E eh, Hail Amir, pendek jugak!!!!"
We could see Hail Amir's face turned red and he quickly went down the steps and outta there before you could say midget.
Aiyo Joe, what la you.... He said it out LOUD!!!!
"Teruuuklah engkau Joe....."
"Eh, sorrylah, I was really surprised, he looked taller in he movies. It wasn't on purpose. I was really really surprised to see him so short in person!"
I believed him. We all did. We knew when Joe Longo was joking and when Joe Longo was serious. But Joe Longo could also be cruel when he wanted to be. Eh Joe, but then it was the age of platform shoes laaa. Six inches some more. At least six inches. Some of those shoes, you could get vertigo by just looking at them. Plus bell bottom trousers. Ever wondered why the roads were so clean then? Line up a few movies stars in bell bottoms and get them to walk along the roads. They'd sweep it clean before you could say DBKL. We managed to convince him that Hail Amir was wearing moccassins that day.
Anyway, That series of four or so segments in the late eighties from that song by Ali Nor (Batu Kikir Jambatan Bosi) or someone like that was good. Four short segments and kill it before someone starts to act badly. The original series about Kampung Seri Wangi (Imuda, Busu, Pak Uda etc.) were good too until they started bringing in other actors who shouted too much in trying to be funny and the over-use of regional dialects and the series started going to Ong Choi (as in my previous entry). The series 2+1 with Imuda and a few others were OK until some recon actors decided to use the series to relaunch their careers. Bukan kereta aje yang ada recon, actors pun ada tau.....
Oh oh, I saw Mami Jarum on a ferry to Pangkor a while back and I think it was insanely hilarious. Not Oscar material but funnylah, made me laugh. And anything that takes my mind of seasickness surely can't be that bad. Surely orang Penang not like that kut? Aih, takkan laaaah..........
My friend Ayam Serama* must be angry, he's from Penang.
*a useless jungle fowl that has no meat, can't crow properly and is only for show.
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After damning the Malay movie/drama scene previously, maybe it is time for me to ease off a bit. Let's see if the local movie scene would let me.
I think Datuk (Dato'?) Yusof Haslam has got the formula right - Sembilu - Kisah Cinta Awie - Aiyooooooo............. Kaboom, he's a millionaire. Or a few more millions. God, Kisah Cinta Awie... But it worked. Droves of Malysians went to the cinema and as if also to atone for our sins in previous lives, Sembilu 2. Aiyo, Kisah2 Cinta Awie, I don't care for kisah cinta anybody pun but it seemed that a lot of people do kisah. Do care. Hooray for Awie and Erra Fazira nee Fazira Wan Chek. Hooray for Yusof Haslam too.
Datuk Jins Shamsudin got the formula right too for a while with his 'Esok" series but I think his pickings were not as rich as Kisah Cinta Awie. And of course those who are of the right age, who could forget Hail Amir and Uji Rashid. And his nemesis, Deddy M Borhan. Yaaay!!!!! Sometime in the mid-80's I think, I was at the entrance of Pertama Complex with Joe Longo and a few others, figuring out where to go next when Hail Amir came from within, on his way out. He had his movie star smile on, nodding his head left and right, well, to everyone on his left and right and in a few seconds, rue the day when he got within twenty feet of us. He never knew what hit him.
"E eh, Hail Amir, pendek jugak!!!!"
We could see Hail Amir's face turned red and he quickly went down the steps and outta there before you could say midget.
Aiyo Joe, what la you.... He said it out LOUD!!!!
"Teruuuklah engkau Joe....."
"Eh, sorrylah, I was really surprised, he looked taller in he movies. It wasn't on purpose. I was really really surprised to see him so short in person!"
I believed him. We all did. We knew when Joe Longo was joking and when Joe Longo was serious. But Joe Longo could also be cruel when he wanted to be. Eh Joe, but then it was the age of platform shoes laaa. Six inches some more. At least six inches. Some of those shoes, you could get vertigo by just looking at them. Plus bell bottom trousers. Ever wondered why the roads were so clean then? Line up a few movies stars in bell bottoms and get them to walk along the roads. They'd sweep it clean before you could say DBKL. We managed to convince him that Hail Amir was wearing moccassins that day.
Anyway, That series of four or so segments in the late eighties from that song by Ali Nor (Batu Kikir Jambatan Bosi) or someone like that was good. Four short segments and kill it before someone starts to act badly. The original series about Kampung Seri Wangi (Imuda, Busu, Pak Uda etc.) were good too until they started bringing in other actors who shouted too much in trying to be funny and the over-use of regional dialects and the series started going to Ong Choi (as in my previous entry). The series 2+1 with Imuda and a few others were OK until some recon actors decided to use the series to relaunch their careers. Bukan kereta aje yang ada recon, actors pun ada tau.....
Oh oh, I saw Mami Jarum on a ferry to Pangkor a while back and I think it was insanely hilarious. Not Oscar material but funnylah, made me laugh. And anything that takes my mind of seasickness surely can't be that bad. Surely orang Penang not like that kut? Aih, takkan laaaah..........
My friend Ayam Serama* must be angry, he's from Penang.
*a useless jungle fowl that has no meat, can't crow properly and is only for show.
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posted by dudae_simboyo at 01:35
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