Target

I've been watching a number of Indonesian movies lately and I've been oddly impressed. Nothing has exactly blown me away but the entertainment value and quality has been far more consistent than I'm used to.

Target is what would happen if you turned Saw (2004) into a comedy. It tells the story of 9 celebrities who all get tricked into participating in a game of life and death and it's actually a surprising amount of fun.

Target was not well received and that saddens me because I can't quite work out why. The cast do a great job, the characters are well handled, the plot is fun, there are laughs to be had, so what's the problem?

The movie is intentionally (I hope) goofy. With ridiculous fight scenes and silly dialogue and that worked for me especially considering this horror sub-genre doesn't exactly see comedy very often.

I am now oddly enamored with Indonesian cinema, bring more on! Even this could happily use a sequel.

The Good:

Really quite funny in places

Charmingly goofy

The Bad:

Plenty of jokes miss their mark

Things I Learnt From This Movie:

Indonesian cinema rocks

Actors are dramatic

We should make a tv series out of this, only with real celebrities..........and real outcomes (Insert evil laugh here)

There is no positive thing i can tell about this mivie. Totally waste of time. Not reccomended

Nine individuals sign up to do a movie. What they don't know: the rules ... if you said that with the epic trailer voice, you are onto something. You also made this more enticing than it actually is. Another reviewer wasn't sure if this is intentionally goofy and silly. Let me clear this up: Yes it is! It is full on silly, but that doesn't mean that there is no blood or violence. Although the latter is sometimes laughable (not always in a good sense).

This might be a censoring issue, though I have not done any research on it. But if you portray things that might be considered brutal in a silly way, that no one can take seriously, you get away with many things. Which would also speak for the low rating this got in Germany. Depending on your mood, you may enjoy this more than others. Generally speaking I do not recommend this, especially because many jokes are flat at best and unfunny

I think the low ratings for this film are due to people not appreciating its somewhat odd blend of occasionally silly comedy and what is otherwise a quite interesting and clever mystery thriller plot. The comedic element does a fairly good job satirising these sort of films, and action films in general, however, and while the actors would never trouble a jury for any awards, they do well playing rather over-the-top caricatures of TV and movie celebrities. The production values are fairly decent, and the plot twists are quite cleverly done. A fun watch - 6/10.

Funny film,,totally this film very very impressed but i hate this intro