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Monday, January 30, 2006

BULI BALIK Collection first four days RM 728 000. GILA SIOT! Gua macam tak percaya. Thanks to you guys.

UMI AIDA sent me this text message today.
Ada orang berpesan, " Mereka yang menang tidak berhenti dan mereka yang berhenti tidak akan menang!" So continue to strive.
What an amazing woman she is and she makes a great Neurosurgeon as well in BULI BALIK.

You know , i thank you all for all your comments and acknowledge all your comments as being valid responses to the film BULI BALIK that you experienced.
Why did i say "the movie that you experienced!" some of you might ask, "Are there many other versions?... How will i know if i am watching a different version from what afdlin made?".
The answer is no, there is only one version of buli balik except for BULI BALIK DVD DIRECTOR'S CUT SPECIAL EDITION which has an additional half an hour of footage. But your experiences may vary because of level of awareness or paradigm. Here i am talking about story and not the technicality of movie making (as i am still a student of that and i guess will forever be). One thing i do know are what the elements needed in the making of a good story, the use of subtext in a film and how to play with the three act structure of storytelling.
I know many people who did not like BAIK PUNYA CILOK and loved BULI BALIK and vice-versa. I am a big fan of the Lord of the rings trilogy but i know many people who thought it was boring and a waste of time. In P. Ramlee days after he did bujang lapuk everybody wanted him to do the same kind of movies but the legend did not just pursue those kind of movies because as a filmmaker you want to feed your soul with stories which touch you and these stories most certainly do not all come in the same genres. BAIK PUNYA CILOK and BULI BALIK are two different Movies with two differing intentions and goals. For Baik Punya Cilok i wanted to have fun and to prove that there is adifferent way to do cinematic comedy in malaysia. In the buli series (BULI & BULI BALIK) i wanted people to feel. FEEL how it feels like when the illness of our society is mirrored back at us. When the daily lives of a certain group of people is exposed to us so that we can emphatise and work towards correcting our wrongs, if any. BULI is an attempt at showing us how life can turn out if we made the same choices as our protagonist (HERO) or antagonist (Villain). BULI BALIK is Life as i see it. Like it or not, it is my paradigm. You are viewing life from my eyes.
Why is a fat person a hero in BULI & BULI BALIK? Because in my life i am the hero.... heehee. It's true, i know my kids and people i love, look up to me and i have to be there for them when they need me, just like a HERO. Besides that, i want to show that anybody can be a hero and you do not have to look like BRAD PITT to save the day ( BRAD PITT FC retaliation expected). WE ARE ALL POTENTIAL HEROES! if we choose to be it.
In BULI BALIK i want to show that even HEROes can make mistakes and go too far sometimes just like in real life. SO for those of you ready to peel away the comedy of BULI BALIK, you will see these layers which i had tried to encorporate but for those of you just looking for a laugh, the jokes are there but not like in BAIK PUNYA CILOK, but definitely a lot more thoughtful.
BUT don't just layan my ramblings, go and see for yourself and let yourself feel. I need you to cancel BAIK PUNYA CILOK from your minds for a little while and come into the movie having BULI in mind. You are going to go on a journey with NORDIN and have a peak into his life.
My personal feeling about BULI BALIK is that it is a very special movie to me. I love a good laugh but i also welcome a good cry once in a while. I guess it makes me feel human. BB is as close a commentary about our lives as a people that i can envisage thus far. A braver attempt would be 'SUMO-lah!' which is about Urban Malays looking for a cultural identity in this day and age.
At the end of the day, eventhough i am a businessman, i remember that i am an artist with a social conscience FIRST. Kalau gua nak kaya, semua filem gua buat macam BAIK PUNYA CILOK la and that style would probably last about two to three more films before i am branded a formulaic director with no passion for anything but making money.BULI BALIK is done because I am interested in telling stories and that is why i am a film director. Peace.

Power to the People

Afdlin Shauki

PS. SELAMAT MENYAMBUT AWAL MUHARRAM MY FRIENDS, may this year allah shines a bright light upon us all and open our hearts to the gift of knowledge and peace. To all my Chinese friends GONG XI FA CHAI and may you achieve what you set your hearts to.

53 comments:

Anonymous said...

"Pada hakikatnya, Malaysia kini kian dilanda fenomena Afdlin yang sangat tak terhandle..", coined by Solidmind, in his Buli Balik's review.

Yes, I totally agree with him. Fenomena Afdlin melanda satu Malaya kini!!

Congratulations Afdlin! Buli Balik is a good film, really entertaining me, friends, family and enemies. Hahaha!

Nik Zakuan

sultanmuzaffar said...

kadang2 bila ada yang suka gila2 BPC, dan tak suka BB. terasa so sad jugak lah. but the same thing lah kan, bila bulan lepas semua orang suka BPC and ada sorang villain tu tak suka BPC, kena juga ler beberapa das dia. tapi villain tu selamba je. hehehehe

i like BB very very much because of the story. i can say...the story yang so close to my heart. ntah lah...mungkin saya telah ditakdirkan untuk menjadi orang yang suka filem-filem yang bukan sekadar gelak guling-guling, tapi gelak yang boleh membuatkan otak berjalan dan hati merasa kot...

Cipkodok said...

i am there with you brother.

ladynina said...

that's the problem when people are so used to your comedy style that they set their mind to that genre only. my friends gave the same remarks after they watched BB,that they like BPC better than BB tho' i informed them that both movies are different and dont compare both of them. then again.. since people havent seen something different before and i guess BB is the 1st attempt right? (to consolidate some serious drama on top of comedy look & feel).. so those remarks are expected already. i guess, they will be more open the next time around if you make another serious drama + comedy film. i bet there'll be more acceptance next time!

anyways, looking forward to listen to the 'sound effect'.. heehee !

cheers!

l o u r e n z a r said...

congratulation cip!! tumpang bangga gak.... nanti gue balik, gue gi nengok buli balik lagi dan lagi dan lagi dan lagi sampai tak nangis.. heehee..!!!

you rawk cip!!

Anne

Remi said...

wah, banyaknya collection, siap nak buat DVD lagi!! tahniah!! jarang ada filem kita buat DVD..and antara yang penting selain memasarkan filem ni, dia punya mesej yang cuba Chief Kodok bawak dalam stiap karya ...keikhlasan dan ilmu tu pon masih tak dapat dibayar ngn tiket wayang/hardga DVD/CD ...hehe..betulkan kalau saya silap :)

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Unknown said...

No omment about the other stuff...it's all entirely up to the audience individually. up to you. up to us, we like it, BULI BALIK makes 4mil this year (and afdlin can belanja all his dominions alias KODOKIANS...hehe). you don't like it, watch something else...

but one thing I want to say:
AFDLIN, GUA BOOK SATU SET BULI BALIK DVD DIRECTOR'S CUT SPECIAL EDITION ORIGINAL COPY KURANG MANIS EK!HALF HOUR EXTRA?INZAL GUA MEMBACANYA...

Anonymous said...

Well... i guess i was too busy and missed BPC. So can't really comment on that.

But I managed to catch BB.. and yes, i 'experienced' it. That's why i like it so much. I went to watch a GOOD movie and that was what i got. Touched my heart and made me think. BB didn't just make me laugh out loud, it got me thinking about life.

THANK YOU FOR SUCH A PLEASANT EXPERIENCE :)

EFF said...

hurm.. no hard feelings afdlin.. it's true as u said some people enjoyed BPC and some didn't. I guess i fall in the minority category of people who didn't. I guess it just didn't click with me. But i'm looking forward to watch ur BB.. till then..continue on with your great effort k!! chaiyo2~ (eceyh.. i know it's lame but.. nevertheless..)

weirdoux said...

cayalah warga kekodokan semua...
jangan peduli tentang kata-kata yang tak memberangsangkan...
just proceed with all your heart...!

aku ni tak habih-habih dengan motivasi aku... siot jer...

StimGam said...

walaupun gua lambat beberapa minggu.. tapi....

"besok dapat tengok BPC!
besok dapat tengok BPC!"

akhirnya singapore kluarkan jugak BPC ye.. terima kasih lah banyak2 kepada sesapa yang bersusah payah dan berusaha.. terima kasih!

Cipkodok said...

Kasi pecah BPC kat singapore

Nashrex said...

cpat ar kuarkan dvd tu.. cpat ar...
mr. afdlin, congrate!!

Anonymous said...

I would love to watch that movie..but in order for me to do that,it will cost me nearly RM50. Why?? because here in my "pekan",there is no cinema...Not even the one start cinema..let alone TGV. we have to wait for the dvd for us to get to watch any movies..sounds pathetic isn't it??so,afdlin, think if this is the right time for u to invest on getting at least one tiny-miny cinema for us here...we are always left behind when it comes to enjoying our malay movies! this is simply not fair..not fair at all..As if we couldn't afford to pay for RM10 ticket...*sniff*sniff*

Anonymous said...

dah tgk buli balik last friday and i love it! my friend kata dia lagik suke buli but perhaps she was taken a back by the ending kot..anyway, it was a genuine effort and kudos to you!!!

bink said...

DVD?Special feature letak aa the making, outtakes and alternate ending. And uh, SEQUEL, we demand SEQUEL, norDin tak boleh mati.Anyway congrats for that great film. Kalu BPC best, BB lagi best.

Anonymous said...

Feel good to watch BB coz BPC ari tu tak sempat nak tengok. Love it! Tapi, may I ask something. Does anyone here notice anything wrong with the editing in the film? Shot2x dan scene2x was a lil' bit berterabur, almost tunggang terbalik. Like, first, scene masih kat sekolah asrama lama tu, pastu terus pi ke scene almost at the end, and then tetiba kembali semula ke memori sekolah asrama and the film just keep going till the ending. So, tak berapa faham la... Does anyone here face the same problem? I don't know whether film tu memang dah macam tu @pun salah editing dari panggung TGV. Either way, it made me really confused. Pasal tu je la jadi x berapa nak best tu... but congrats 'neway. Me & my family still love it. Tapi, memang betul2x ke Nordin dah mati? Why oh Why???
***Winners Never Quit, and Quitters Never Win***...nice...

Anonymous said...

Same as kambink sempoy said, I want to see the making, the NG takes, more the making and more NG takes in the DVD... Give us more, bro..!

Brader Afdlin,you've touched the heart (and liver also?) of more people than you can imagine...

***Applause***

HaNieza said...

akum Bro Afdlin!
I just watched the sequel Buli yesterday! and i was laughing all the way...i mean in part2 yg klaka...yg sedey plak mmg i was into it. just wan drop by to say CONGRATULATIONS!!! HOPE TO SEE MORE OF YOUR WORK!
SURE OR NOT?? I AM SURE...
I appreciate your work and so is my BF! we both admire your talent!! keep u the good work

Anonymous said...

akum bro Afdlin...
congratzzzz tahap asbestosss 4 marvellous films..baik punya cilok,buli balik..pehh..memang menjilat jari kedua2 nya hehehehe..i watched all ur films n i know u'll hit the industry..!!
so..keep it up..jgn peduli 'suara2 dinding' yg x puas ati..just be ourself coz we love u as who u are..just ingat dari siapa kita datang dan pada siapa kita akan pergi..say..alhamdulillah!!!:) chaiyo2!!

Anonymous said...

me and my friends already bought tickets to watch buli balik (dgn excitednye) and guess what?ou new wing blackout!so we had to ask for refund.and when the power is back bout 1/2 hour later,today's shows are cancel.not so good part is im not sure if i have the time to go again to watch buli balik.

Anonymous said...

lepak afdlin..jgn melatah dgn komen2 yang tak membina tu..I knw u a strong enough to accept the nasty comments huh...I missed ye movies sbb dah betahun2 tak balik msia..kalau keluar dvd inform us in yr blog..suruh my mom antar post laju...My son enjoyed the movie Buli 1 even though he does not understand malay..he was laughing when we were laughing..good start huh :)

Good luck man!!!

Cikokui said...

Bro,

aku rase, lebih besh kalau bro bukak satu forum untuk kitaorg. jadi leh cite byk2... utk sume topic, sume projek lame, terkini dan akan dtg. amacam... bagus tak idea aku. besh la skit...

Unknown said...

dude. gua nak jadik one of your kodoks, can or not? Gua baru je tengok lu punya movie 'Buli Balik' ngan awek gua semalam. Gua rasa lu boleh improve lagi la on the movie..but overall, gua rasa lu buat kerja baik for the movie. Gua caya sama lu beb....hehehe.

Unknown said...

by the way, buli balik punya soundtrack ada tak in the works?...gua minat lu punya set of sounds throughout the movie beb....even the fucked up one by patrick teoh. hahahah.

azlina zabha said...

saya baru tengok semalam.. :) saya suka lagi BULI 1 ... ......ending BULIBALIK...sedih la..... nordin meninggal.. erm....

apa pun.. tahniah k.. dengan pulangan sebanyak RM728 000 tuh.. ni mungkin berkat encik afdlin buat jualan kaset secara online haritu... :) mungkin ada lagi yang tak bayar.. tapi ni la hikmahnya.. Allah bagi rezeki melimpah ruah untuk filem BULIBALIK encik afdlin.. :)

Anonymous said...

Salam buat lu afdlin...
Gua baru sempat pegi tengok BB petang tadi dgn my wife n my sis... tension sebab gua dpt seat second last row.... bayangkan nak dapat kepuasan tu... anyway, i nak congret kat all BB punya krew... best,, w/pun ending bukannya happy ending.. gua buat ringtone la lagu u sure or not... layan cite ni..

Anonymous said...

congrats afdlin..aku belum dapat tgk lagi baik punya cilok and of course buli balik..cinema kat japan tak tayang la..Baca reviews semua membuatkan aku tak sabar nak bawak diri ke panggung balik cuti nanti. Mintak2 filem Sumo ada tayang kat japan..hehehe..nak jadi extra bleh? hehehe

Neens said...

Dah tgk Buli Balik semalam! Im so happy with the results! Slalunyer kalo citer melayu, org kater, 'Tak payah la... tunggu kuar Tv or pirated jer dah laa... Not worth it',kata diorang la. But me & my sis just went ahead.Bukan sahaja penuh, malah sepanjang movie, tergelak2 je! Ceronok lew!!! =P

Keep up the Good Work,

But there IS still room for improvisation!

Congrates!~

I really hope U get around to read this lah.... byk nye la comment..

Pnut said...

ha..ha...
itu tape murah punya tarak lekat la...
(kata patrick teoh masa kena iakt dlm van...)
ke selamba dia je

itu dlm skrip ke tak???

Anonymous said...

watched buli balik yesterday and didn't like the ending. mcm huh? kinda hanging. i think the injury wasnt that death threatening.

Anonymous said...

aiyoyo!!!!
erm, fellow kodokians, next time when discussing a new movie di mana jua on the internet, sudilah apa kiranya korang meletakkan warning **spoiler ahead** whenever appropriate supaya taklah kami2 yg belum tgk sesuatu filem berkenaan terjejas kenikmatan endingnya... for a movie that's been around say 1 month or more, maybe that'd be different, but Buli Balik has only opened for a few days and there are still people yg belum tgk. ur co-operation greatly appreciated.= :)
-----
takpelah, nanti masa aku gi tengok, aku purak-purak tatau apa-apa.

Pak Tuo said...

Adik,
Dalam mentafsir cerita kadang-kala yang tersirat tidak semestinya tersurat.
anyway quoting Zora Heale Hurston "I love myself the most when I am laughing." katanya ada betul juga.

I understand how you feel.coz one way or another i am facing the same delicate situation like you do.Like to produce but respond that beberapa clear.
What ever it is quoting Zen "Quality are internal and external of the same.A person who see Quality and feels it as he work is a person who cares.A person who cares about what he sees and does is a person whom is bound to have some"
Thus,keep head up high you on the way.....
In God we trust but don't forget to tie your camel.Insyallah.

Anonymous said...

Incek Afdlin

I was back in Malaysia last week and took the chance to watch Buli Balik. I love all your movies. And Ummi Aida, is so funny. I like when she said " tapi saya rabon ".

Keep up the good work. Eh, your brother jadik one of the security guards eh ? hahahahahahahah ...

-rini-
xxxx

Anonymous said...

tahniah afdlin!!!

Oimira said...

ahh respect!
afdlin sir, is gsc gurney plaza taking ur BB for screening?..coz they didnt take ur BPC. and its frustrating. peace.

ANZED said...

Whoever living in Singapore, please bagitau where on earth can I get these 2 DVD (BB & BPC) or whatever. Tima aceh.

Anonymous said...

I missed the BPC but I covered with BB.

I geram tengok 'Tuan Nordin' and 'Tuan Warden Brad Pitt' buli Roy. Ciannya Roy!!!

Anonymous said...

After watching BB, i would also like to congratulate you for that successful (i think so!) attempt with what you had sought out to do, which is (kalau tidak silap la) make a comedy film that is also filled with a rich storyline that everyone can 'feel' once you truly understand the story..

sapa yg mau kritik tu, hentam saja la, im sure mr afdlin will take them all in, if they were sensible ones, he will make even better films because of them..Win-Win la!!

tapi, jgn la bah kasitau spoiler wayang sama yg belum tgk BB, ndak kamu kesian ka dorang?

its been a long wait for quality movies such as these, and i am hopeful of many more to come from you.

kalau free tu, dtg la lawat cousin2 jauhmu di sabah, haha

assalamualaikum.

Anonymous said...

i watched buli balik on cny eve. extremely hillarious...rasa nak pecah perut. i fall in love with tan sri micheal...hahahaha...a very good sequel...

Anonymous said...

"Because in my life i am the hero....heehee. It's true, i know my kids and people i love, look up to me and i have to be there for them when they need me, just like a HERO. Besides that, i want to show that anybody can be a hero and you do not have to look like BRAD PITT to save the day........."

bro..gua speechless dengan kata-kata lu ini, bermakna sungguh bagi gua. Gua terlalu bersetuju dengan lu brO. Tak sia-sia gua terkena AFDLIN-MANIA sejak skolah menengah...hmmpphh..

Anonymous said...

Baru balik tenguk buli balik... i can feel u man. Ayat last dari nordin tu, adakah ditujukan utk penonton? ;)

BB kurang kelakar berbanding BPC, tetapi seperti kata afdlin, dia ade mesej yang nak di sampaikan....

Mesejnya ialah " Abang nie gemoklah.."
Jgn ko patahkan keyboard aku sudah... ;)

Ajlaa Azam said...

I watched BULI BALIK on it's 1st day of released and i can say that BULI BALIK gila punya BEST!!!!!really...tapi BULI lagi best nak dibandingkan dengan buli balik tapi tetap klakar...wateva it is..go!! go!!!afdlin!!!!!!!......

Anonymous said...

congrats afdlin for buli balik to reach 1 million in 5 days...astonishing!!!

sy teringin nak tgk ur next film ada erra n awie together...

NOR ANYQ HAQYM @ NIKI said...

apa ra lu ano.. erra n awie cerita lama... takde erra banyak pompuan lain la... kita nak yg baru.. aku nak tgk ida nerina pegang watak utama pulak...

Anonymous said...

aku baru je tgk cite tu tadik..fuyo..best..real la! tapikan, sape bole bagitau aku ending nya....coz aku confuse le....nordin mati ke idup at last..aa??

Anonymous said...

Cip & all kodokians,

Gua lom tegok lagi cerita BB ni..blom ade change maa...tp gua impressed sbb member gua yg bangsa cina tu pon sanggup tak pegi makan beso ngan kuarga dia sbb nak tgk cita lu cip. Aper yg lu dah buat ngan dia cip? Ntah! tak tau...

p/s : agree ngan mancina....ramai lagi heroin kat mesia ni..asik2 muka tu jerrrr..boring maaa.

zan said...

peace be upon u chip...

wa dh tengok citer BB ni chip..
sempoi la chip...ader part2 yg buat wa menung jap la..dalam2 gelak2 tu...walaupn ader konti mistake sket2 cam scene main ragbi tunjuk maser skolah tapi maser main pakai jersi UPM, tapi tu kira bley cincai la..cuma jgn ulang lagi la..
cuma...ending sedih la chip...tak tau la kalo lu ader meaning lain tapi yg wa paham nordin mati..n wa pikir..
tak semestinya bila kita berseronok, ending kita pun seronok jugak...well done chip..

"...naper semua lelaki kalo dengar stewardest je mesti nak ngorat? saya cuci toilet je kat atas tu..."

Anonymous said...

bro afdlin..

saje nak menyampuk kat sini.. my friends & i went to see BB and it was hillarious like gampang!! antara kami 7 org, 3 org adalah golongan-golongan EXTRA CHOMEL..bunyi gelak ketawa kami mmg datang dari perut.. =D sgt suka!!

yg slack nye satu je.. dapat wayang kecik.. ;o( pastu duduk 2nd row dr depan.. perut kitorg sendiri dah memblok screen tu! =D

congrats chip!

hafizulidham said...

i watched baik punya cilok three time (first time i watched local movie that many) but i haven't watched buli balik. I figured that this movie it is not meant for me. I am not the audience for this type of movie. Anyway another good work from afdlin. I prefer your lines which (i rephrased) making movie not for money but for the heart.

not a diirector's fan - but a movie fan.

Anonymous said...

I won't watch anymore of Yusuf Haslam's movies or drama, Prof razak's new movies (pls... no more Penangite's movie or college cintan-cintan comedy-romantic flicks). I enjoyed Buli, Baik Punya Cilok, and Buli Balik. and I hope you will keep producing something different in the future. Oh... and pls... no Erra Fazira... no Apek... stereotype. jemulah...

One more thing, dah produce filem lawak antarabangsa... marketing tu cubalah global sikit. Tak reti-reti ke nak letak English subtitle? Penerbit2 filem Malaysia ni... kedekut... penat tau nak terjemah movie best2 kat kawan2 yang tak paham Bahasa Melayu ni... filem Indon, filem thailand, hindi semua boleh masuk Malaysia, awat tak jual Buli balik kat Thailand?

Anonymous said...

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Regards
Alex video editing

aimmx said...

Assalamualaikum bro....first of all, let me thank you...i am one of your big fans...and when i say BIG, i do mean BIg as in size. i first noticed you in zainal Abidins video clip " ikhlas tapi jauh" with hanaffi warren, zubir ali and sheila majid.you have a great voice.then i started to watch some of the films you starred in such as soal hati and soalnya siapa.Now..truthfully said...i will only watch malay films that you or Dato Rahim Razali starred in. to me you are not acting, you are living your character. and i can sincerly see it in your eyes. the most touchung part is in "buli" when you held in knife in your hand and tried to cut it. i used to be like that...blaming my stomach like your character. but thats all changed now. its all in the past...but i still believe that "buli" will help lots of other Big people. your songs are inspiring. i especially liked the song Waras and have been searching all over penang for your cds but to no avail.hopefully you will be able to tell me where i can get your song cds.i wish you all the best in your future undertakings. keep on producing films that touch our heart yet funny. my prayers shall always accompany you...thanks bro.
azam abu bakar, penang
aim_mx2@yahoo.com.