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Finally clawing into CAT III by watching the strange Devil Foetus,I to continue checking "new" areas of world cinema. Whilst being gripped by Gareth Evans Action epics Merantau and The Raid 2: Berandal, I somehow have never taken a real glance at Indonesian,which I decide to fix by meeting a magical queen.
View on the film:
Casting Murni off into the wilderness, the screenplay by Subagio Samtono conjures up a break-neck,anything goes revenge tale,with the spells Murni strikes the locals with leading to off the wall set-pieces from a exploding tummy,to a person ripping their own head off,and the head then floating around possessed! Stirling Murni's anger, Samtono nicely blends her teachings from a black magic magician with the heartbreak that has caused Murni to attack the village with vengeance.
Loving every killing Samtono comes up with,director Liliek Sudjio shakes each set-pieces with a bonkers enthusiasm, as the screen is sprayed in rubbery special effects and fiery reds and blacks. Despite having to follow the strict censorship rules on skin being shown, Sudjio slyly uses smoke and side shots to give Murni a seductive edge.Literally thrown out of the village, Suzzanna gives an enticing, sultry performance as Murni,whose anger from being dumped by her first lover sparks fury in Suzzanna's eyes,as Murni becomes the queen of black magic.
score 9/10
morrison-dylan-fan 12 May 2018
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