Cicak Man

viper76

sapa dah tgk citer nie..?? ada apa2 komen..

ni aku post komen dari cinema online.. 3.5/5 bintang..



Step aside, Spiderman. Put away your fancy gadgets, Batman. Make way for Malaysia's new superhero, Cicakman!

I must admit that I never had high hopes for local movies. Most of the time they ended up being terrible, with over-used plots, over-dramatic acting and rather dreary slapstick performances. Recently, though, Malaysia has managed to produce a few movies which may surpass the critical viewer's expectations, and "Cicakman" seems to be one of them.

"Cicakman" is directed and produced by Yusry Abdul Halim, who also happens to be a member of the local music group, KRU. Together with his two brothers (also from KRU), they opened their own company called KRU Productions and dealt with the distribution and marketing for local singers, and helming music videos to be played on MTV Asia. Yusry also directed commercials under the production company.

In "Cicakman", our hero, Hairi (Saiful Apek), is a loser who lives in Metrofulus. While working in the lab, he accidentally drinks coffee that has been contaminated by a virus-infected gecko. He soon finds himself doing the most insane things, such as sticking to walls, making chirping cicak noises and adding bugs to his menu. He turns to his best friend and apartment mate, Danny (Yusry Abdul Halim), and begs him to find the reason behind his strange antics.

Meanwhile, the people of Metrofulus are constantly being infected by new strains of viruses, and the only cure seems to come only from Professor Klon's (Aznil Nawawi) lab. Suspecting something amiss, Hairi and Danny launch their own investigation and discover that Prof Klon is not only the creator of such viruses, but also has a more sinister plan up his sleeve, backed by his business partners, the Ginger Boys (played by Adlin Aman Ramlie and AC Mizal).

Hairi soon makes use of his new-found powers as "Cicakman" when he saves Tania (Fasha Sandha), Prof Klon's secretary from a threatening situation, and also ends up falling for her. However, he finds that his powers are more of a threat to his life, than a gift, and embarks on a mission to bring down Prof Klon and the Ginger Boys before his time runs out.

I've always found Saiful Apek's acting to be irritating, especially in his slapstick movies, but Yusry may have hit the jackpot by casting Saiful as Hairi/Cicakman; he pulls off the role well, and gives us enough to laugh about at this 'accidental' hero. Cicakman may not be able to fight as well as Jet Li, or make bullets bounce off him like Superman, but he can move fast enough (have you ever tried to smack a cicak at home?) and even regenerate!

Besides directing, Yusry also plays Danny in the movie. Perhaps a little stiff when delivering his lines, the chemistry between him and Fasha Sandha is apparent later on when Fasha's character, Tania, mistakes him for the Cicakman and falls for him instead.

I am rather disappointed that they didn't give Fasha Sandha a stronger character to play. The upcoming actress has the potential to go far, but at the moment, she seems typecast to showing her pretty face and feeding us a few lines, like her role in "Cinta". In "Cicakman" she is treated like the damsel in distress which we get in all superhero movies.

I find Prof Klon and the Ginger Boys to be more irritating than hilarious. Professor Klon's insidious laughter, meant to sound like he was a madman, makes one feel mad in the head instead. These were not evil villains, at least not the ones we've been used to in "Batman" and "Spider-man". In fact, if you take The Riddler, Two-Faced Harvey and The Joker, all from the earlier Batman movies, and put them all together, you will get Prof Klon.

The Ginger Boys look very cool, until they open their mouths. Ginger 1, played by Adlin Aman Ramlie, is unable to talk, but communicates via hand signals and strange grunts with Ginger 2 (AC Mizal), who then translates it in a way that reminds me so much of Jar Jar Binks from "Star Wars: Episode One".

It is obvious that they took a lot of ideas from various superhero movies. Also, the one thing which felt a bit odd is that Metrofulus looks remarkably like New York City or Boston, instead of a Malaysian city.

On the plus side, the cinematography and computer graphics are unexpectedly astounding. From the impressive CGI recreation of Metrofulus to our hero's wall-climbing skills and tongue-sticking tactics, this brings Malaysia to a new level of movie-making, which I hope future film makers will follow in their movies involving CGI.

For the P. Ramlee fans, listen carefully for a few classic lines and acting styles taken from the legend's greatest movies, such as "Masam Masam Manis". "Cicakman" also has an amusing perspective on our local DVD piracy industry, with its funny take on how to tell the difference between a real person and a clone.

The movie has the potential to expand into a comic franchise - and it looks like the sequel is a sure thing. If you are out for a good laugh and to poke fun at superheroes, go watch "Cicakman". The plus points are definitely worth it, and you may actually find yourself tapping your feet to its theme song. And who knows, you may never look at the cicak in your house the same way again.

manja_selalu

yep... sape yg da tgk ek?
Teruja jgk ngan CGI dia.. mcm smooth je Yusry buat..
Anyway 3.5 out of 5 je ker????

laislabonita

aku dah tgk tadi kat TGV 1 Utama...

dan aku ingin mengucapkan tahniah pada kru Cicak Man kerana berjaya memberi kelainan sikit dalam industri perfileman Malaysia.. mmg diakui mmg ada kelemahan, tapi it is a good start utk filem2 Malaysia berkembang dgn lebih maju dalam pelbagai genre...

oh, cite ni mmg mostly lawak, tapi ada la pula sentimental value bile dah nak hujung2 cite... dan cite ni pun macam ada potensi utk buat sequel... maybe sequel akan dibuat jika dapat sambutan, tapi hari pertama sambutan pun dah ramai org(aku assume ramai sbb aku tgk kat TGV 1 Utama petang tadi, tapi penuh sdgkan wayang GSC 1 Utama lagi bagus, dan yg tu 4 sure lagi ramai audiences-sape yg biasa dgn TGV 1 Utama skrg pasti tahu yg TGV 1 Utama ni dah kurang skit sambutan die, so bile dah ramai tu, mmg sambutan hebat la utk cite tsb), so aku jangka akan buat sequel kut...




SPOILER AHEAD


aku paling tak tahan tgk watak AC Mizal amik surat profesor klon tu... memula igtkan die ada komplot apa la sbb curi2 amik surat kat dalam bilik profesor klon, sekali tgk sbb die nak amik setem sbb hobi die kumpul setem...

blue_april

komen yg dah tgk..??

JAY-Z

SPOILER AHEAD


aku paling tak tahan tgk watak AC Mizal amik surat profesor klon tu... memula igtkan die ada komplot apa la sbb curi2 amik surat kat dalam bilik profesor klon, sekali tgk sbb die nak amik setem sbb hobi die kumpul setem...

: :lol aku rasa kelako :lol must SEE!!

LoVE_BiTe

awesome!!....full house jgk td kat 1 Utama

fairytale

1st day pon dah full house...

aku dah tgk...
klu based on storyline mmg biase jer = 3.7/5.0
klu based on grafik + sinematografi = 4.5/5.0

mmg nampak real betol la!

so overall 4.0/5.0 kot...;)

F685

aku pun dah tgk jugak ..memang penuh panggung

Thumb up to Yusry & KRU .. a good attempt .. dan mereka berjaya bawai kelainan ..

Lawak Cicakman memang selamba .. part AC & Adlin memang menarik .. Adlin tak perlu ada dialogue tapi penonton still terhibur ..

storyline & acting = 3.8/5.0

CGI & graphic = 4.5/5.0

overall .. aku bagi 4.3/5.0

korang g mines jer...
konform x ramai org...
kekeke...

toaster

cambest jek...nnt g tgk ar.... :hmm:

RoseJeanS

wahh..ni adalah first citer komedi yang saya betul2 teruja terasa nak tengok...sebelum2 ni tak rasa nak pegi tengok pulak..tapi review rata-rata semua kata memang memberansangkan..

kalchi

tapi mmgla..costume dy cam daredevil sket..he..

aku mrancang nk nengok gk ney..cinta aku xtgk2 lagi..nxweek eragon lagi..bila nk marathon

ss_arjuna

ermm.. cambest jer.. mmg nak tgk!!

melanie

P LAH TGK MEMANG BEST..

puas hati aku..

citer CINTA best..

cicak man pun best...

memang best..
aku puas hati dan berbaloi menunggunya..
yang best nya..

lawak apek..ac mizal...aznilalinaman ramli superb....annoying gile ngan aznil...

seorg je yg lakonan dia biasaaaajeee  kureng pandai belakon..
yusry..


tapi tak pa ..
dia bukan pelakon..
dia pengarah yg HEBAT!!!

scene gaduh real

pas nie aku ngah tunggu barn yard...

hihihihi

lengkap lah..tahun 2006 aku...

sekian..

[ Last edited by  melanie at 8-12-2006 03:27 PM ]

manja_selalu

so overall best la nih...
leh la nanti p tgk
gase leh box office gak coz org teruja nk tgk hasil keje yusry
some more filem ni kan ada kelainan..

hias2005

cepat2 more komen dr sape yg dah tgk. aku plan nak tgk kot rabu depan. bukan sbb ape sbb nak tgk hasil keje yusry

abangyo

aku rase rader sambungan kot.sebab yang dalam penjara tue bukan dr.klon yang asli.suara dier terketar ketar

tipah

lakonan prof klon dan ac mizal/adlin agak OVER ACTING................

fa_stellar

aku nak tgk....tp...ade satu turn down factor yg menyebabkan...aku mcm x nk tgk...sbb ada Fasha Sandha.. besar ke role die dlm cite ni? Tatau la..aku x masuk btol ngan die ni..

luv_boril

Originally posted by fa_stellar at 8-12-2006 10:43 PM
aku nak tgk....tp...ade satu turn down factor yg menyebabkan...aku mcm x nk tgk...sbb ada Fasha Sandha.. besar ke role die dlm cite ni? Tatau la..aku x masuk btol ngan die ni..

erm..besar tak besar..ada je scene dia ni ,bosan aku..sama geng lah kita..memang tak leh masuk..