Pontianak Harum Sundal Malam

The first film is Pontianak Harum Sundal Malam.Actually quite good and have a creepy moment.The 'Pontianak' or vampire is very vengeful ghost that have a long hair,blue face,sharp nail and very scarier.

The scenes that I never forget is when Maya Karin as Pontianak change into angry woman vampire and when the mirror was blow at the climax.

If you like this Asian horror film,I recommend.........4 stars

Although,now in Malaysia, the sequel was already release in cinema.

The sequel much better.Believe me,Pontianak Harum Sundal Malam 1 & 2 is the scary film that can make you scream.I'm wait for this film go to remake by Hollywood .......

I for one doesn't like to criticize another person's film even though I am in the industry. My review of the film are:-

1. Acting - 6/10 (over acting by 'comedians' of the show) 2. Makeup - 3/10 (pleezz use visual effects!) 3. Editing - 5/10 (a bit confusing in the middle of the show) 4. Storyline - 6/10 (local legend) 5. Technical Production - 8/10 (nice colors - for a change for malaysian movie) 6. Music - 7/10 (good selection)

This is the first malaysian movie I have watched since P. Ramlee's movies. I was surprised to find out Shuhaimi Baba is a She and not a He!!!?? Sorry la ... I am not familiar with Malaysian film industry.

Good attempt and good luck for your future productions.

just watched the movie with my wife, lauded by local critics as one of the best malaysian movies ever, is actually a pretentious little film that showcases disjointed storyline at best.

to provide some insight into a crapfest of a film called 'pontianak harum sundal malam':

it tries too hard to follow the tradition of local superstitious horror element made famous by the genre defining japs and koreans. however, the timeline continuity and makeup are laughable and outright absurd (you have to watch to believe!), the director also tries to provide not one but two retar*ds as supporting characters for comic relief which turned out to be highly irritating personalization of Leo DiCaprio character from "What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)!(that's you, ida nerina & rosyam noor!). but for some reason, he (amateurishly portrayed by rosyam) became normal halfway thru the story, while the other retar*d (ida) died early on, good riddance!

the script is bad enough but the more obvious disaster is the direction by shuhaimi baba, a highly respected film director that shows none of her vast experience in the malaysian film industry. the editing is also one of the worst i have seen for quite some time. it's an ordeal for me and my wife to watch the movie as a whole. it's a waste of $18 for a piece of cliché infested (done without the charm) film. i should have bought the pirated copy instead!

to summarize all the hoopla surrounding this film - it sucked big time!

As title, when I watched this Movie as kid, it does scare me to my bones. Even that time I have no idea what or how the movie works. Then coming back to watch it and found out the movie did really terrible job on editing. Multiple scenes have been cut and inserted in the movie not in order. It felt like movie has been rushed for finishing for some reason. It jumps to Scene A to Scene D and left out Scene B and C completely. Those are going to watch for the first time will get super confusing at middle part of movie.

Acting.

Maya Karin - She did really good job portraying Meriam and Maria. She was Primadona on her time. The CGI kind of lame it's better put full makeup.

Azri Iskandar - As Datuk Marsani did quite good job as Villains in the movie. But his true intentions really do not make any senses at all.

Rosyam Nor - Win as award for best supporting role, but for me his acting never been doubt is better than all supporting cast. He should be given more screen time + good script.

Overall = This movie like a sinking ship but never want to sink. If you want to get super confused, I recommended to watch this movie. I really hope they release full Director Cut of this movie and properly put the scene.

I think this film is OK. I like it. Wonderful! I never thought Malaysian can make movie like this. Well, to compare it with other horror movies like Ju-On (both American and Japanese), The Ring (both American and Japanese), Amytville Horror it will be unfair. For the Malaysian standard I think this movie is a worth watching than other Malaysian horrors like Mistik, Potret Mistik, Di Ambang Misteri, Makar and other craps. That's all, it's a shame for you Malaysian to underestimate your own masterpiece. Besides it got lot of attention at the Spanish Science and Horror Movies Festival that gave Maya Karin the best horror actress. You should think about that.