Sepet

I was impressed with the story telling ability of the director. A simple and yet touching story. The best movie that I have seen this year. Very different from the type of movies that I would usually watch (e.g. Lord of the Rings, Star Wars). I am looking forward to its sequel.

Perhaps its appeal was the realistic rendition of life in Malaysia. That's how we talk... a 'rojak' (mixture) of various languages... with the Englishman's English to become Malaysian English. Despite being a multicultural country, very few Chinese or Indians intermarry with the Malays in West Malaysia. Whilst in East Malaysia on the island of Borneo, the proportion of intermarriages in the population between the Chinese and the local populations of Ibans, Bidayuhs, Kayans, Muruts, Kadazans, Melanaus etc is much higher. The proportion of the population with mixed blood may approach 30 - 40%.

Lots of my Indian and Chinese friends who never watches any Malay movies before actually went to see SEPET. Lots of my Malay friends also felt that it was good. We couldn't understand the massive protests from the movie directors' association when the movie emerged as the best movie in Malaysia's annual movie award recently.

I haven't watch this movie. But i've seen the trailer. It was beautiful. At first this movie was banned in Malaysia, but fortunately, with the support from the Malaysian government, this movie was finally shown after all. It has a look at how two young lovers from totally different background cope with family and social pressure between Ah Loong and Orked. Ah Loong is a Chinese VCD vendor, while Orked is an all Malay girl. I found this movie is interesting, and fun. If this movie is shown in the USA, critics like Roger Eberts, Richard Roeper, AO Scott, and James Bendralli will sure like it. Don't waste your time watching mindless crap such as those rubbish teen movies, start watching Sepet. 10/10

I have to admit I'm not one for Malay movies,well maybe yes when i was a whole lot younger.Anyway,throughout the years i have witnessed the downfall of Malay movies,a sad and slow demise.Malay audiences are more interested in seeing foolish teen-flicks with pop stars rather than actors. Sepet however is nothing like this.Its a movie about 2 people from totally different backgrounds who in the end(or in the very beginning of the movie) fall in love.However many complications arise since these lovers are from different races. What i really like about this movie is that finally someone has made a movie involving the Chinese and Malays,two races that until this day still cannot stand each other yet still try to live with one another.This movie is not ashamed to point out the flaws of each race but yet at the same time also praises the races concerned. All and all,this is a different kind of love story which should be watched by everyone especially if your a Malaysians.As i mentioned earlier,its not your typical Malay movie and thank God for that. (P.s: There's even one scene where Malay movies are criticized,and i loved that part.A slap in the face for people who like such MORONIC Malay movies)

Hi, people of IMDb I must say, Malaysian movies like this should be known. I mean, Malaysians directors have been making all these stupid Malay movies, which is giving Malaysian's entertainment world a bad impression.

This movie really shows how Malaysians live like. Do you notice that Orked mixed both language uses of English and Malay. That's exactly how normal Malaysians talk Like. Like if I wanted to ask my friends how was her day: "Hey, Steph. How was your day ha?" She would answer: Ala,nothing la. Why do you even 'ambil berat' of my life?

That's how Yasmin had directed this movie. She had made the movie look like an ordinary life of a Malaysian. That's why I think this movie should be known as the Greatest Malaysian Movie, along with: Puteri Gunung Ledang, Pontianak Harum Sundal Malam, (at least it was better than any other horror Malaysian movies)Do Re Mi, Tiga Abdul and other old films written by P. Ramlee. Dude, he is AMAZING. Bye

PS: Ambil berat means: care about

This is the kind of movie I always feel really lucky to see. It may play for only one week, or even one day, in a U.S. theater. But if you have the chance, you must see it. Open a window into another culture, and another place. I am living in Malaysia, and the censors were so harsh toward this movie, the director almost decided not to release it in her own country. But in the end, she said okay. Scenes were cut. If you can see it outside Malaysia, think how lucky you are to see it as the director intended, with the playfulness and the honesty left intact.

It's not some complex, artsy, literary story. It's just first love. Two kids. You know this story. We all know this story, no matter where we grew up. But what's so good about this film is that it's not dressed up in some Hollywood (or even Bollywood) fakeness and overdone. There's no stupid John Williams soundtrack telling you how you should feel. There are just the streets of Ipoh, a boy in a T-shirt, a girl in her baju kurung (and her dad in his sarong, hee hee!), and that human adventure of discovery that happens when you really, really like someone.