The Rite (2011)

The Rite strikes me as a movie close to the Christian heart as it does bring chills for those lacking in faith, as depicted in the movie.  There's less movie effects in the movie, but the plot of the movie was wicked enough to make you glued. 

If you are a Christian, you'd leave the movie hall feeling refreshed over your religion and how it can make a difference in your life.  It would also make you think of what have you done for 'Him', despite what 'He' has done for you. Overall, I enjoyed the movie although it wouldn't beat the very first movie involving exorcism, which is The Exorcist.

Congkak (2008) - Malay

Congkak actually starts decently by playing on the better side of the Asian supernatural side. However, as the movie goes on to the end, it changed from a horror movie to some what a comedy with huge elements of 'Goku' and illogical scenes.

The effort put in Congkak is indeed decent, but I felt it was rather sad that the plot was loose. Altough I do not know much about the Malay culture, but it does seem rather surreal that it only needs a single man to do exorcism, and to defeat 'bad spirits'. Even more interesting is that the movie fails do actually picture a realistic Malaysian background, hence indirectly bringing up the 'fake' feel in the movie.

The acting wasn't that great either with lack of expression found on all the actors, which immediately killing the 'feel' of the movie. I have to say, Jangan Tegur would be a much better choice to this movie.

Jangan Tegur (Malay)

Caught it @ METROWEALTH CINEPLEX, KUCHING
Its 1 HOUR & 26 MINUTES of THE SUPERNATURAL!!
You should catch it because you WANT TO GET A HEART ATTACK.
You should not watch this movie if you DON'T HAVE MONEY TO SPARE.

Jangan tegur is one of the best Malay horror movies made in Malaysia. This is my personal opinion. Although there isn't much to say about the typical plot, but I love the way the director and the movie line which gives you the ultimate creeps.

In fact, the detail in every aspect of the movie pleases me although I did think that some parts of the movie are kind of ridiculous. For instance, the wife (Natasha) tried to wake her husband up from sleep with little attempt, knowing she is scared and having dreams of the ghostly Baizura. There are similar plots, but I think, I'd prefer not to give up spoilers here.

On a positive note, the movie highlights well the power of Islamic prayer, and the fact that evil can be defeated by good. There is also a little exorcism scenes in the movie, some looking similar to the movie "The Exorcism of Emily Rose". I was hugely disappointed that the exorcism seemed to simple and way too easy, and hoped for more temptation like other exorcism stories.

Nonetheless, this is a very good attempt, and I have no regrets watching this movie. A 5 out of 5 for a Malay movie.

Long Khong 2

Caught it @ STAR CINEPLEX, KUCHING
Its 1 HOUR & 24 MINUTES of fake blood!!
You should catch it because YOU WANT TO SEE BLOOD.
You should not watch this movie if EVEN IF YOU WANT TO WATCH WITCHCRAFT MOVIES.

I admit I have not seen Long Khong 1, but this sequel is nothing much to shout about. The plot is unattractive, and I found myself not even scared of anything. Its just too lame and too dull if compared to those better off Korean and Japanese, and even Indonesian thrillers. In fact, the plot was so predictable, I could sleep through the movie, if not of the small hope inside of me which thought that something different would happen, which eventually didn't. The only thing which stood up is the beauty of Panor.

Long Khong 2 actually plays about the Thai belief of the third eye, and how a teacher wants to get back for her being tortured in the past. It ends with lots and lots of fake blood, scary screams and not mentioning gore. Other than that, its a total waste of money, and you should think of skipping this, and watch some other movies available.