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Thursday, June 05, 2008

Hello 'SEPI' from Bangkok.






I am really excited about this thursday for it is the opening of Kabir Bahtia's movie SEPI. Honestly, i feel its been a while since we have had a malaysian cinema experience which takes us through the range of the human experience. I cannot be in KL right now as i am finishing my movie Los dan Faun and will not be back until sunday but i hope this movie is watched by all the family as it will make us appreciate the ones we love more. I know it is a tall claim but i believe this is really good malaysian film and everbody should go watch it. KUDOS to Media Prima and grand brilliance for taking the big risk of doing a dramatic film again.

What i feel about the movie busines......is that we are heading towards the right direction but we must be steadfast. We are starting to make better films but the problem is that we are in a catch 22. Because a lot of malaysians speak english, like it or not, we are competing with the giant hollywood machinery. the question is how the hell do we do that?

Besides having some great filmmakers, countries like thailand, korea, japan and Indonesia have a thriving film industry because the majority of their population are non english speaking and they rely on local content for entertainment. Even most big hollywood releases are dubbed into their language in order to make big money. When more people watch their local films, filmmakers get bigger budgets to make better quality films with bigger themes and cast, we don't get that because our people are divided by language and not everybody takes the bahasa malaysia as a bahasa kebangsaan seriously. We even have so many MALAYS who even proudly exclaim that "I don't watch malay movies!!!". True that is your preference, but that attitude is also like saying that nothing good can ever be done by my countrymen...so i will not give them the time of day.

So what happens when someone with limited funds, especially after the oil price hike, has to choose between The incredible hulk and Apa kata hati? or Sepi and Hancock?. What happens is, we lose everytime. why? because the mass mentality is why should i pay 10 bucks for a 1.5 million ringgit movie when i can watch a 120 million dollar film. For your information, a big hollywood film in malaysia can make up to 13 million ringgit, where a local film makes on average 2.5 million ringgit.

Can we compete? I believe we can, other asian countries have done it, but we have to find our thing. Our edge. our identity.

Our films need an identity, something that will make us standout for being us rather than a cheap immitation of a hollywood production. The industry really just kick started itself about a decade ago after a long hiatus and we are on the road to getting to that identity. A new consciousness a new conscience. To get something that will make a german watching a movie on a flight to dubai say to the filipino stewardess on qatar airways "do you have any malaysian films?"

As filmmakers and producers however, we cannot just make films for the sole reason of making money. we must make better films that has a conscience too. Something that is commercial, tells a good story and makes the viewer feels something about himself or his surrounding. It is our responsibility. Business people mostly don't believe in that, so the government needs to help through this trying time by acknowledging the arts as being as important as being any other professional and not a kerja main-main. Imagine life without art, without culture... i'm sad to say that our society is heading that way. Because we are all starting to subscribe to a new god ...MONEY.

I watch most of the malay films that come out and i admit, some of them are pretty bad... but to be fair, some of them are decent bordering on great. I make the effort because i care about the industry and the country, and in the off chance there is a gem in our midst. There are some interesting filmmakers coming through to the mainstream ranks from the indie scene and this i feel will make the industry stronger.

Hollywood has also proven to us over time that, big budget does not always translate to good movies. Even some of the big budgeted hollywoods film i have watched over the years, end up in the "what the f#*k?" category BUT because their marketing budget is humongus, and they understand emotional marketing and how to get under our mind and our skin, the news about their movie being released is imprinted into our minds. while our film get "dah keluar ke filem tu?" response.

Making a movie is only half the battle. many producers don't understand that, most producers don't have the funds to realize the other half. we still have a lot to learn but we must and will persevere to make malaysian movies great... for what we do is important. we need to learn more, we need to be more professional and we need to not compromise too much.

Think about it. give malaysian movies a chance....i believe there is something there for all of us.



our lives is an occasion! let's rise to it.

power to the people
afdlin shauki

Photos are courtesy of Grand Brilliance.

216 comments:

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AK said...

mmg antu ini filem...
dah lama tggu nih!
mmg tak sabar tggu khamis!

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Tuan Senang Besar said...

magically surreal realism.

my review here :
http://lebigeasy.blogspot.com/2008/06/sepi-review.html

bro, you rock! even though you're a bit mushy in the movie lah.

;)

mafiaries said...

Bro, probably you could arrange Kodok@Sepi flashmob ker? Dah lama giler kekodok ini tidak menggegarkan wayang. Dan baju kodok tu, gua pakai bebila masa sebab tak tau bila masa nak tunggu ada flashmob lagi. Itu hari masa terjumpa mrs.shauki, lupa nak tanya pasal Sepi ni.

Anyway, good luck for LdF. Lama tunggu ni weh..!!

Tremologuy said...

wow your readership has gone down a bit huh? 4 comments? how come? Look forward to watching this and giving you my 'honest' comments :p lolx Can't believe me wife (just married) is dragging me to another soppy tear fest.

Farie N. said...

im really looking forward to watch this movie! trailer dia pon da bule made people eager to know what is the next batia's masterpiece.
and yeah, i love ur genuine smile. :)

NAN said...

Bang, add chat box la bang...senang sikit nak komen/chat.....

CRAZY BEAUTIFUL88 said...

x sabau nak nunggu filem ni sok. asyik nengok iklan kat astro aje.

CRAZY BEAUTIFUL88 said...

x sabau nak nunggu filem ni sok. asyik nengok iklan kat astro aje.

Anonymous said...

looking forward for that movie...i rarely watch local movie to be honest...but..since the previous CINTA was good...so...why not this SEPI aite..?

p/s looking fwd for your next film mr afdlin

*cheers*

CAHAYAHIDUPKU said...

waaa..can't wait anymore to watch SEPI!!!

sugarshay said...

since i've watched CINTA...i have really² high expectation on SEPI(cant wait!)...and im positively sure it'll not upset me ~ ♥wink!♥

way to goo to the new mushi-mushi-lovey-dovey afdlin!!!yay!

p/s : err..tumpang tanye,kabir bahtia ni pandai cakap melayu tak?

Shamsul Aizat said...

must see sepi.

Zamri Mohamad said...

Hmmm, saya pasti tonton di KLCC! Jangkaan mengenai filem ini... tonton dahulu....Ulasan akan datang kemudian..

ZAMRI MOHAMAD
www.motivasimindamu.blogspot.com

Prinzessin said...

seriously.....damn really cant wait to watch dis muvie. iklan dia kasi hati bengkak jer..tak sabau tul!

Nazali Noor said...

best kot crita ni beb?

Eyezart said...

sepi...
nak tg0k!!!
hahah....
all da movie u created is the BEST!!!
go2!~ malaysia movie~ =D

IamFortyBrains said...

cip..we shldnt restrict ourselves to wanting to improve malaysian movies only. we should strive to improve malay films in general. in the glory days of jln ampas and cathay keris, there were no political boundaries being drawn. power to malay films!

Anonymous said...

wah..
nk tgk cite ni.. nk tgk...

RinG said...

goodluck bro!

tipahvogue said...

dah tgk masa preview ari tu, dah buat ulasan, dah buat group SEPI dalam facebook, dan dah promote habis-habisan utk filem nih!! memang filem nih berjaya buat tipah abehkan sekotak tisu arh! huhuhu

alifstyle said...

Bro! Tahun ni dua filem lakonan bro sudah keluar. Gua nak layan filem arahan bro jugak. Tak sabar nak tunggu ni....

alifstyle said...

Bro... gua fikir isu bahasa bukan halangan utama. Lihat sahaja filem Hindustan dan Hong Kong, satu dunia boleh terima. Korea juga sudah masuh list dalam hal ini.

Filem kita juga boleh sukses! The point is! Idea and... yaaa... marketing.

antara marketing strategy yang saya nampak menarik, adalah cicakman2. Mereka buat komik murah, pemilihan pelakon luar ( as marketing strategy ). Dan.... ya! spekulasi.

Tetapi, the big point is! Originarity but interesting! Bro! u on the track! Bro paling superb!

LJ Nurhadi Zainol said...

I agree with ur opinion bro.. the society should give chances to da local film makers...i really respected you because of ur acting, opinion, and stand because it's relevant.. i hope you'll sucess in watever u do bro... i knw ur x just a person.. ;)

deena said...

hello!i watched this movie d.
what i cn say here is...it is vy meaningful.i love it vyyyyy muchh.keep up the good work.and keep supporting local film makers.
last but not least,,,,u rock,,afdlin!!!

..::ciaobella::.. said...

saye dh tgk!!saye dah tgk!! sgt best!! sgt best!! DOT!

r_feev said...

salam bro afdlin...

nice movie.. congratulations to you, Khabir and all the team involved in Sepi. A truly Malaysian movie and I'm proud of you guys.. I'm proud as Malaysian..

I've reviewed on the movie in my blog. Do read it when you are free and keep up the good work...

the link is....
http://qanunfiatdunia.blogspot.com/2008/06/sepi.html

em.el.bee said...

waahhhaaaiiii rakyat2 doniyaa!!!!

PEGI TGK 'sEpI' SKARANGGGGG!!!

GLE BABUN NYE BEST R!! BABUN PON XBEST CAM NIH!!!

xx Mind my words ek abg afdlin..dr kuar wyg td(26/06/08,10.30pm),feel 'seppiii...' tuh xilang ag...salute to all casts n crews of sepi!!

i'm soooo into sepi..cinta tuh kureng sket..sorry khabir.. ;p

i lurve every single mingle (singles table,adam??? LOL!) teeny weeny detail of dis story..ESP ur part of story la abg afdlin!! u've succeed in make us laugh within da 1st few mins of da story n da part where u n kak vee were showered with tepung..peh!! lomentik abess!! sumthing refreshing n i just simply looovvee dat scene n evrythin in adam's story!

imaan's scene was suprising..pndai gle story tuh di'twist'!! a class of its own n very unique!! n i love sein!!

however...sufi's story is a bit dissapointing..npe chenta die xksmpaiannn....*sobs*sobs*
tp still ok lar..

all in all, i wud love 2 see u,abg afdlin,in dat kind of character again..ccuuutteeee!!!

congrats abg afdlin!!!!
totally worth it kalu nak wat 2nd n 3rd n 4th trip to wyg..i'allah..kalu ade mse r.. ;p

p/s:cant wait 4 LosNfaun n Papadom!!! kalu nak extra..cntact le sye ye..heheh..
misslutfi_267@hotmail.com

hahahhaha!

miss zarina said...

dah tak sabar nak tgk filem ni...akan dtg tgk wayang...mesti best!bila los faun nak kuar ni?

Chahya said...

I've watched SEPI yesterday. Like it, but was impressed more with CINTA. Maybe because CINTA is the first Malay lovey-dovey film that I find very2 different and realistic. But SEPI is equally good. I'll go watch Khabir Bhatia's future films. And Afdlin, you were good. I like your expression when you first see Vanida in the movie. That's mahal! Other than that, though your acts were good, I think there's some style or character, I dunno wat it is, that you bring everywhere in any films you act. Can't change ah?? Anyway, I'll promote SEPI in my blog. I support good Malay films like this.

Bonda Humaira & Uzair said...

sabtu ni nak tgk SEPI..dah beli tiket pun..saya mmg tunggu tau..ajak hubby tgk, siap bawak baby lagik...sume sebab nak tgk uncle afdlin..:)

tempe said...

just see it yesterday...rase nak tgk lagi..sangat best..never see malay movie like this...i give 100 stars..igt CINTA paling best...SEPI lagi best rupanyer..support our movie..n rugi klu tak tgk..

Zuraida said...

abang afdlin....

macam membuak2 keinginan saya untuk tonton Hancock, saya pun begitu teruja untuk tonton Sepi...

Saya akan tonton sepi!!!!!

*serius...semua movie u i tengok...*huge grin*...harus sokong industri tempatan*

twinklingYaya said...

im in love with this film.
i wanna watch it again..
sekali tgk tak puas! :)
it's a really heart-touching story.. :)

Anonymous said...

i saw tis movie yesterday...

2 thumb up...for sepi...
really wow...
btw afdlin u r so cute in tis movie..
i love the scene when you smell
d flower for iilana head...
"sy ske bunga camelia..."

.(ns) said...

1st & foremost, i would say that the strongest point about the film is the script and narrative. with superb casting...

and as always, bhatia's cinematic touch. every frame is beautifully captured.

and you bro, i can't resist your bubbly yet where's love of my life character. kita ketawa (in your case, u buat orang lain ketawa gak) yet we can feel so sepi inside. u've nailed it.

everything is almost perfect except for imaan's wig. what's up with that?

as a film graduate, i understand ur devastation with some of malaysian mentality towards our film scene.

nonetheless, ure one of the doer (and so much more), rather than the talker yg lebih2 in the scene.

terus maju jangan mundur bro!

Unknown said...

i saw apa kata hati, LOVED IT!! it pokes fun at each actors characters in real life. I could not stop laughing when Dinas said "Ini lah Senjata Rahsia Wanita" reference to her Knorrs commercial.

Sepi was a great movie and true it gives you this roller coaster of emotion for happy, sad, anger, and the important feeling loneliness.

I totally love the used of colors for each story, purple white, blue black and red. I even written an entry on my blog about how I felt the color was potrayed in the film that is related to the characters feeling :D

jiwang.co said...

Filem ini memang hebat! Aku dah buat review kat blog aku yang tak seberapa tapi best.. hehe..

http://techtarik.net/2008/06/910-bintang-untuk-filem-sepi/

Nora Bie Jamal said...

i really do like sepi.. i watched it yesterday with the whole family lol... your character is very 'selamba' u know.. i like it.. well blend.. sad at times and funny at times...

and i like my man-to-be to have the characteristics of yours.. i mean adam's..
sweet, loving, funny, and selamba:)

sugarshay said...

i shed a tears in most of the scenes...eh,its not shed a tears la, its like menangis teresak² ok...for those who dont like/support malay movie...go and checkout SEPI n CINTA ok???totally worth it!two thumbs up!!!

p/s : adam+afdlin = kind of man to die for!!♥

Me,Otech said...

thumbs up to all crews involve in this movie...

superb malaysian movie! its shows reality of life...

white rabbit said...

macam best jer citer ni...nak tgk ah

Zaini Kosnin said...

Satu Filem Sepi Yang Indah... Sememangnya kadangkala sepi itu indah...

Zaini Kosnin (Iniaz, K.)
http://zainikosnin.blogspot.com

SESEORANG said...

bro,aku dah tgk sepi.satu dimension barula bagi malay movie.betul kate ko.film maker kat mesia nih xleh cari makan sbb org kite sendiri dah tak guna bahase kite..ko pun tulis tak pakai bahase kite..hahaha..tu pasal la satu movie hollywood boleh collect sampai 13juta kat sini.movie kite?cube tanye berapa collection citer pensil...

Unknown said...

cerita yang sangatlah bestnyer!! bravo!!!!

GlobalTechNetwork said...

wah..! panjang lebar ulasan big bro..
for your information, kadang2 aku ni dalam kategori 'i dont watch malay movie' but sometimes je lah... sememangnya your latest movie titled 'SEPI' membuatkan aku rasa nak g panggung arini gak.. really2 tak sabar nak tengok.. gandingan pelakon plak memang tip-top, moreover u're also acting in dis movie...

Must seen this 'SEPI' Movie..

dats all 4 now.. chaow!

me said...

cite ni cam cite cinta gak ke...alah bosan la klu slow sgt..hehehhe..tp xtau la sbb lum ngk lg..maybe byk diff

Anonymous said...

i totally agree with u about giving Malaysian's film a chance to stand out...
kinda sad to mingle with peep who dislike to support Malaysian's film industries...:(

Edna Sinn said...

abg...
saya sudah tonton SEpi...
seriouly sgt meaningful...
and u look so cute with the baju melayu...
ngee...

p/s :: i never miss any movie of urs yet...

BELLY said...

bro, congrats!
http://nanarizqman2.blogspot.com/2008/06/gila-wayang-sepi.html

Miss J said...

dah tgk. best giler!!!!! its so beautiful!!! congratulations. keep making beautiful films.

-icha03- said...

sudah nonton
sangat indah cerita tu
sangat menyentuh

*afdlin sgt comel
huhuhhuh

Twiggy Twang said...

Isit gonna be played in Singapore?

-f-l-o- said...

Dear Afdlin,

I am one of those skeptic yang tak tengok Malay movies because I have been disappointed for so many times before. 85% of our actors/actresses are talentless and sumpah, being cast because they have the looks and power! Over and over again, I tried giving Malay films a chance but every time lepas tengok, sure menyesal gila because of their crappy story lines and heavy make-up actresses!

I want to be proud to be talking about Malays films to the people here in Scotland but macam mana nak promote kalau sendiri tengok pun sedih dan nak muntah? If anyone can recommend me at least ONE very, very good film to be watched by my fellow Scottish friends here, please do so.

I can only think of Yasmin Ahmad’s.

jiwang.co said...

Dear -f-l-o-,

I know how do u feel. Most of Malaysian movies are disappointing me too. But this time, I'm really proud of SEPI. I'm fully recommending you to see it.
It is definitely in it's own league in Malaysian movie industry. This movie would be my first choice if I'm going to show Malaysian movie to foreigners.

Anonymous said...

I think everything was perfect, except baizura kahar's hideous hair!!!!!

Anonymous said...

Wats with the wig, Baizura Kahar?

Little Miss Dainty said...

Kudos to everyone who has made Sepi a great success movee..Best gils...afdlin..u rawks!!!!!!!!!

Anonymous said...

""we don't get that because our people are divided by language and not everybody takes the bahasa malaysia as a bahasa kebangsaan seriously""

that is seriously true abg Afdlin. Non Malay speaking dont usually watch Malaysian films because 1.majority of our films focus on the malay community ONLY which might seems unfair to their persepctive 2.our movies doesnt reflect Malaysia as a whole..it doesnt represent any 'race' pun!

cheryna zamrinor said...

i love sepi!
thanx bro...u were awesome!

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na edan feeras said...

this movie is so nice~~~ asik nangis jer..cz it touch me alot..well done..n ur acting was so damn great!! gud luck 4 future..

Anonymous said...

Hmmm.. ya know what? I've been here 20 years and I've never watched a Malaysian film. Not even the infamous P. Ramlee OR that Boy scout show which won an award or Sepet or even Puteri Gunung Ledang??/

I'll watch Sepi and get back to you later.

Inspiring blog btw

fararusdi said...

OMG. i'll watch this movie this coming saturday. cant wait!! gugugu~

btw pretty please.. relink me at faranadeeya.blogspot.com. tq!

Ibn Ahmad said...

Salam afdlin,

nak bg idea, tak terlintas ka untuk buat filem bercorak Islamik macam Ayat-ayat Cinta? Jalan crita menarik..

Sesambil tu bleh juga mempamerkan percintaan menurut Islam yg sebenar...

Berdakwah, untuk menabung bg hari yang "mendatang". insya Allah.

Sekadar cetusan minda, sebanyak 2sen...

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IamYonna said...

hey bro!!
i had watched SEPI last week!!
omg!!!
damn superb movie!!!
and u are soooo damn cute la bro :)
waaa..
suke2...
suke watak adam n suzy..lawak gile..
nasha really cantek :)
hee..


sejuta bintang to all crews sepi :)

saya sangat CINTAkan SEPI :))

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Chi said...

hi afdlin,

loved your work in Sepi.. quite an Okay movie but lacks some 'kaboom' ingredients. Personally, liked Cinta more..

same as most people her, wats up with that hideous wig??

dumdum said...

hye bro..dah lamaa tunggu bro update blog ney..miss you ade!=)keep up a good work kay..

Wan Sajidah Ahmad Saburi said...

salam...citer nie sgt2 best!!!
dia digarap dgn baik..
sume pelakon berlakon dgn baik..
puisi dlm citer nie kena btl dgn tajuk filem.. :)
btw, waktu adam n ilyana duduk tepi jalan tu comel sgt2...
hope akan kuar lagi citer mcm nie... :)

modwife said...

firstly..i would like to say that this is the first time im visiting the site and commenting as well!!*wink*
secondly...i've always known that this movie would make an impact somehow...just like CINTA...it is a truly beautiful & melancholy narration of men's favorite past time...LOVE!
thirdly...i agree with one commentor which highlighted the dilemma faced by our movie industry.i think we have to stop associating local movie with MALAYS only...we have to accept that we come from different backgrounds..we are mature enough to accept that not all lives like 'mak kiah & pak mat'..and not all lives like 'sofia & daniel' etc in malaysia...kita cuma manusia bangsa Malaysia.

4.5/5 to SEPI....tak boleh kasi perfect..must leave rooms for improvement!

-f-l-o- said...

How do I watch Sepi from luar negara????

[YeOp] said...

Bro, aku dah tengok Sepi. I am a bit lenient in giving ratings. 5/5 for Sepi. Definitely will be Malaysia's Movie of the Year for 2008 in the coming FFM.

Lu kelakar la bro dalam Sepi. Sume part yang ada Adam & Ilyana memang best lah! Hehe~

Congratz! Kudos to SEPI!

jiwang.co said...

-f-l-o-:

Definitely when the DVD came out.. =)

Unknown said...

suke..suke suke...cter yg best... lain sket dr cter CINTA... tp best.. esp sbb ada u bro... haha.. sgt xtahan..dgn nasha nye.. congrate bro.. 4 1/2 star... da balance i keep... so that pasni u do better n better..huhu :D

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uShop said...

arghh!! bile la dvd sepi[semestinya ORI] nk ade.Aku pesan kat membe dari malaysia anta ke cn!! x bleh blah btol sume2 crite, Aku yg jaoh ni x dapat nk tgk lg.AKU NK TGK JUGAK!!

Aku sokong perjuangan bro pasal menaikkan taraf filem, n mentality 'org kita'!!

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t_qooze said...

Regarding your post... Frankly nak tanya, kalau nak sokong filem keluaran yang macam Prof Razak... R U sure his pieces was as quality as his "PROF" title? More than 1 piece a year? Repetition akan berlaku bro kalau macam tu and that makes it cliche... Kalo sumer filem dah cliche... takkan nak tengok lagi... What makes a film interesting is the surprise elements yang terdapat dalam filem tu (walaupun dirancang). Tipu kalo ada org kata ending filem tak boleh dijangka. It is normal dalam sebuah filem, ending boleh dijangka (walaupun tak berapa tepat).

Memang sekarang ni dah ada generasi baru yang mula mengubah situasi such as Yasmin, Batia, Pierre (perlu di polish lagi) and few more yang ada quality... cuma masalahnya masih belum ramai.

I am one of those skeptic yang tak tengok Malay movies because I have been disappointed for so many times before. 85% of our actors/actresses are talentless and sumpah, being cast because they have the looks and power! Over and over again, I tried giving Malay films a chance but every time lepas tengok, sure menyesal gila because of their crappy story lines and heavy make-up actresses!

This what i called comment... And I really agree with it... Each time I pegi nengok, in the end, tak sampai habis pun citer I dah blah...

Most of pengarah/penerbit yang buat filem kat Mesia nih sebab depa ada duit. Konon nak carik duit dengan cepat. Depa leka and abaikan "the art of film" itself. Most of film yang depa buat without any deep research on the topic. Kurang research, kurang pengetahuan. Kurang pengetahuan, kurang mantap garapan cerita. Jadi la filem tempelan. Yang macam tu ke yang kita nak bawak keluar dan banggakan? Kalau terus terusan macam ni perangai depa... macam mana filem kita nak maju? What we really want to see is something yang ada kualiti... bukan sekadar tempelan, janji penuh kuota wayang.

Simple cam ni la... Tanya la pengarah ni semua, depa tau tak apa itu skrip mentah, skrip pengarah dan skrip pelakon. I believe you know what I mean with this skrip mentah, skrip pengarah dan skrip pelakon etc. Tapi be frank bro... pernah you dapat skrip yang bebetul sebegini? Maybe yes tapi berapa peratus dari semua yang you pernah melakon?

Think about that bro... Remember... penonton kita bukan lagi mak nenek yang nak tengok cerita macam bawang putih bawang merah lagi. Most of malaysian are now highly educated. So... bring our film to the next level macam yang this new group of director buat and panggung pasti akan penuh semula.

Tentang SEPI... Yup. I agree. Cerita bagus. Garapan agak mantap tapi dah mula sedikit cliche. Maybe batia nak ulang kejayaan CINTA tapi tak sedar dia mula terikut-ikut filem CINTA itu sendiri. Please... try to be different. Jangan ulang benda yang sama. He has a very good future actually tapi trust me... if he did the same in his next film, I'll be the first one to get the hell out of the cinema. Apply alienation concept to each of his masterpiece. And he will succeed...

//Same to you bro... Kita pernah keje sama once dalam "The storyteller" by Krishen Jit kat MATIC dulu. But it was a long time ago. And I'm proud of you. You've become very successful. Congratz. And waiting for your next masterpiece... ;)

desi said...

Salam Afdlin,
I rarely watch Malay movies. But i make it a point to watch either the ones you direct or act in. i watched Sepi yesterday and the minute it was over, i text both my sisters "you gals must watch sepi. I'll watch it again with you gals on our sisters' day out anytime. It's DAMN GOOD!! Tissues required tho' " :P

I love the script, the storyline how it was presented, the actors and actresses, even the child actor. Tak kaku langsung, very natural and sangat menjiwai watak masing-masing. (Cuma satu yang kureng... rambut Imaan tu nampak sangat it's a wig)

I cried during the scene when Ashraff had to make his own breakfast. I thank god my mom is still around and i hope i will still be around until my children can fend for themselves. One of the things I could relate to in the movie is, how we adults in trying to deal with our work, problems or emotions tend to forget about the love ones (not intentionally 'of cos). And my heart went out to that boy in the movie - at that point, i pray that every child or person out there who is going through the same situation will get the appropriate support.
So sorry this is lengthy but the movie has touched me deeply. KUDOS to SEPI and everyone involved.

DrWaheed said...

Hai Aflin

Congrate! and you have to thank god for your talent .... it's rare

I only watch "heavy malay drama" in my life but since your team is progressing in this industry. I have chance my mindsets towards malay film
But I'm only watching your movies... keh keh

Ren said...

Bro, best la Filem ni...really2 abstrak. U did a good job and also the rest of the team.Welldone!

fararusdi said...

read my entry after watch this movie. faranadeeya.blogspot.com

yoshz said...

gugur air mata jantan ku...
huk huk

Ande Sikutawangsa said...

dari senyum tergelak riuh rendah bertukar menjadi sunyi dan sepi ya bro.

congrate!

azharharian said...

nice artikel..secara jujur saya tak tgk lg sepi..sori..nak komen psl artikel ni je..saya ni jenis patriotik jgk la..menyokong apa saja yg rakyat malaysia buat..dan saya juga mmg minat cite2 dr aflin sendiri..pada saya masih byk lagi yang masih perlu dibaiki dlm cerita2 aflin..paling saya rasa kurang adalah jalan cerita dan cara penyampaiannya..saya rasa akan jadi lg best klu aflin twistkn sket jln cerita..saya mmg minat cite aflin yang mempunyai isi yang serius dan mempunyai lawak2 intelek..saya selalu memberiharapan yang tggi utk cite aflin..tp slalunya ada sedikit kekecewaan..sket jela..harap aflin bleh berusaha lg..btw pd saya filem puaka tebing biru menpunyai jln cite yang menarik..mungkin ia bleh jd contoh..tu je kot nk komen..peace aflin..hehe..sentiasa mengharapkan yang terbaik dari aflin..semoga berjaya..

KTS said...

bravo bro... lakonan bro bisa mengalirkan airmataku.. yesterday sy pergi menonton & insyaallah i'll go again next week... very the touching.. klu filem melayu camni takde la malu nak nonton... thumbs up utk u all... love "SEPI"... Sepi itu Indah...

Khaizarien said...

love SEPI so much...n ur part wif vee yg de lagu tuh wat air mate saya mengalir..sweet sgt2....juz remember my guy n our sweet time....

neway SEPI is d best... touching n rase nak nengok byk kali.... =)
congrats...

ganz said...

abang Kodok..

don'y worry about 1.5million vs 120 million film

at least RM 20(+tax) is confirmed from my wallet for every of ur movie.. which in this SEPI case.. burn me more than that..

congratulation to u.. n the rest of the team..
apa ada pada hancock..kekeke

afee tadeo said...

Best. Movie. Ever.

'nuff said..

The movie's a hit in Brunei too, you know.. Where I come from. Watched it on premier night and it was a full house. I got to the theatre just in time and I got the LAST TWO TICKETS for my date and myself!! Phew..

datingamanda.blogspot.com/2008/06/sepi-cinta-tak-datang-hanya-sekali

My honnest review of the movie..

Many thanks..

bloodkingsingstheblues said...

cant wait for this one. i've seen the trailer, and i've seen 'cinta', add the two together and i think i can bet my bottom dollar its going to be great. and its great to have you in the movie as well, as you represent all us 'hale and hearty' men out there ... hohoho... :)

Anonymous said...

Hollywood is flushed with money.

That's why most of the time they make super duper hi-tech movies.

That's why they can make incredible special effects.

They do have drama movies.

And they don't as excel as the rest.

How about Bollywood?

They have their own identity.

Heroes in their movies can sing and dance in between scenes.

Locals love them. Till now.

Malaysia?

We used to make movies like in Bollywood.

Our heroes sang and danced in the movies.

Our locals love them too.

Then we started to make movies without songs.

But it was way to soon.

And at that time our entertainment resources were richly invaded by foreign media.

Our people quit from watching our brands.

Even our own Badul struggled to make his name and his brand recognized.

Present day - YOU and a few others are struggling as well.

Somehow the producers here follow the trend.

Theme - GHOST
>>everyone made ghost movies.

Theme - CD MOVIE
>>everyone made cd movies.

Theme - CINTA & RANGGA
>>everyone made love stories.

That's why our movies are craps.

You,on the other hand, have great ideas.

If you were a Hollywood director, you can be considered as one of 3 or 4 stars directors.

Here?

You can't work alone.

You can't work with 3-4 people who share the same ideology as yours.

I understand that you have to write&direct&act at the same time.

You won't go far with that.

It's not fair to you.

The whole industry is not fair to you too.

Our politic has faced tsunami.

OUR MOVIES INDUSTRY SHOULD TOO.

You should make the move.

All the best Afdlin.

SarahKambali said...

Hi there Afdlin,

I don't comment on your blog... but at this I have to give you a comment. Not a bad one... the total opposite.

I've watched Sepi twice... and would love to go for a third and a forth. Why? It touched me deeply and I basked in the feeling of loneliness. I'm not lonely but watching Sepi had made me feel what the movie was making the audience feel. I love that in movies.

Can't wait for the other movies... but for now, I shall and will try to catch Sepi once more.

m i n e r a l . . . said...

saya dh lihat cerita ini, sgt menarik....
sy berharap cerita yg lebih realistik mengenai org melayu di pertontonkan....

sy kurang senang dgn poster 'bangsa malaysia' di tepi blog ini... mgkin sy terlebih melayu hehehehe....
harap afdlin pelakon pujaan sy lebih bijak :)

Cipkodok said...

mineral,
itu pilihan awak. hormati pilihan orang lain.

Pegawai Khalwat said...

Bro,
Aku dah tengok SEPI dah memang aku wajibkan semua kawan-kawan aku pi tengok.

Malangnya pada time show yang aku tengok, cuma 8 orang saja yang menonton.

Harapnya jumlah tu lebih ramai pada time lain.

Gambaq yang Kamal Hassan pegang 10 watak tu pun rasanya ramai lagi.

Pakat-pakat la kita promote orang kita p tengok cerita yang sebagus ini (bagus ikut pendapat aku la).

Honey A.J said...

congrats~~

i tgk sepi ms 1st day movie...i antara yg 'xlayan crite melayu'...sbb slalunya hampa jer...tp...sepi BEST~!

AMIRAH ANWAR said...

i've watched this last saturday.
omgg it was nice.
gud job.
big applause to all of you.
;)
may i know who's the writer of the sepi's poem?

Kaktiny said...

salam..

malam ni nak gi layanz sepi ngan kengkawan.. nanti saya komen k..

Gintoki said...

already watch sepi, personally love CINTA more.mayb becoz dis is the 3rd time i watch kabir movie, so i set a high expectatn for sepi.

there is something missing~not much character devlopmnt other than main character, the scenery is soo beautiful but repetitive from CINTA (it doesnt amaze me anymore), everytime i try to feel, it fled away (dont know why, mayb the scene move too fast?).

despite all of that, i have fun watching it, u r so funny, n i amaze at nasya acting (never know she can act that crazy ^_^) it still worth my time n money.


to mineral,

whats wrong with declare urself 'bangsa malaysia'? i start doing it recently n it make my life easier.

for example when u sort ur song folder. no matter what language the song is as long as sing by malaysian, u can just put it under one folder. try it, it's easier ^_^

Anonymous said...

Good job on Sepi.

I do agree with some of ur point where our filmmaker tends to make movie for profit only. I do support malaysia film industry but sometimes im sad to see most malaysian perspective towards our local movies. We do have a very good movies in malaysia but sadly, not all of them got the attention.

I can see the progress of our film industry and its getting better. Hopefully in the future we can improve more. I do look forward on your next project as i found ur work creative and entertaining.

ariqhakim said...

Sepi mengecewakan saya. Mungkin pengaruh filem Cinta yang memang ada kick menyebabkan saya x dapat menilai cerita Sepi sebaiknya?

Kisah Adam hanya ok. Kisah Sufi sememangnya mengejutkan dan sukar untuk saya terima. Kisah Imaan, kisah yang biasa.

secara keseluruhan, gaya lakonan kebanyakan nampak natural. cuma, patah2 perkataan yang digunakan yang digunakan, iaitu dalam patah2 perkataan Sufi, sungguh diluar dugaan. bahagian itu memerlukan pemahaman yang betul terhadap apa yang dikatakan, bukan sekadar ucapan yang bisa membawa gelora perasaan. namun, mesej yang ingin disampaikan dapat saya tangkap.

setelah mentelaah mesej2 yang di atas, saya bersetuju dengan komen yang diberikan tentang 'terbawa2 trend filem Cinta'. bagi saya, lebih baik jalan cerita yang nampak teratur daripada jalan cerita yang nampak terlompat2 dan 'tak terduga' tapi di akhirnya, kekeliruan yang tiba.

saya suka filem melayu zaman baru ini, dan saya suka filem Cinta. :D

hanyalah pandangan daripada orang yang jahil seni...

redza said...

Sepi.. Best beb. Garapan cerita menarik. Yup, mmg terbawak2 pengaruh cinta but that is what most want to see anyway. so why not.
I love the beyond imagination-pierre andre's-character. that is what difference malaysian film actually required..

ariqhakim said...

memang sesuatu yang baru dalam industri filem, watak imaan yang hidup di bawah bayangan kekasih lamanya yang telah lama meninggal dunia. cuma, perkembangan watak imaan tidak begitu jelas pada pandangan mata saya. begitu juga dengan ean yang tergilakan imaan. selain itu, bahagian penyampaian sajak seperti tidak menyebabkan bulu roma saya meremang, tidak seperti saat ketika que haidar menengking kakaknya "sampai bila nak bercinta dengan lelaki orang", tidak seperti ketika saat que haidar meraung kesedihan, tidak seperti saat seorang suami yang hancur hatinya setelah mendapat tahu isterinya curang (kisah yang ni memang sangat2 mencengkam jiwa saya, sampai nak termenangis rasanya). apa yang saya maksudkan sebenarnya, bila perkara tersebut benar2 menyentuh jiwa dan raga, dan akal fikiran logik dapat menerima situasi tersebut, bola roma saya meremang. saya percaya, ramai yang seperti ini.

mungkin, saya akan menonton filem sepi buat kali kedua.

seperkara lagi yang saya tidak setuju dalam filem sepi, tentang sufi.

dia kecewa, patah hati, rasa bersalah, namun apakah tindakan yang dilakukannya untuk membetulkan keadaan? tak nampak jelas. yang banyak diketengahkan kisah dia bercinta dengan isteri orang. perkara tersebut memang berlaku dalam masyarakat kita kini, masih boleh diterima akal dia bertindak demikian.

cuma babak2 yang dipaparkan ketika beliau mengalami kekecewaan, berlari tanpa henti, memang berlaku. namun, paparan2 babak masjid, dan sufi berlari melintasi bahagian depan masjid, seperti menggambarkan dia berlari sehingga tidak mahu kembali kepada fitrah kehidupannya sebagai seorang yang beragama. dia seperti ingin lari daripada Penciptanya.

NAMUN.. dia berani menggunakan ayat "Tuhan tidak akan mengubah nasib seseorang melainkan dia mahu merubah nasibnya sendiri". nilai keagamaan ingin diselit di sini, tapi bagi yang faham dari mana bait perkataan itu muncul, tidak kena pada tempatnya. bagi saya konteks penggunaan bait2 seperti ini perlu jelas pemahamannya, dan perlu kena dengan rentetan peristiwa dalam kisah tersebut. sayang, kontradiksi berlaku di situ.

ini hanya dari pandangan saya. masih setia menantikan filem2 menarik yang membawakan kisah2 yang boleh diterima akal dan bisa membuai perasaan.

Salam

azila said...

bro,
this is my 1st movie i watched in cinema (afeter a year of marriage) and i found it was AWESOME!!sgt2 AWESOME okeh!nk2 lg u,bro!sgt2 natural!!haha keep on good work bro!!

Zamri Mohamad said...

Sepi : filem cinta dan air mata lelaki

http://www.sepithemovie.com/

Sepi adalah filem air mata lelaki. Benar, saya ulangi. Filem Sepi adalah filem air mata lelaki.

Khabir Bhatia meneruskan sentuhan magisnya dalam filem kedua ini selepas kejayaan filem Cinta.

Biasanya filem cinta lebih memangsai perempuan. Kali ini lelaki menjadi mangsa.

Bukanlah bermaksud perempuan digambarkan kejam.

Tetapi situasi dan pilihan mendesak mereka melalui jalan yang sudah dipilih sebelum ini dan tidak mahu berubah.

Melainkan satu kekuatan yang menjadikan mereka bersedia berubah dan membuat pilihan.

Sinematografi yang mengagumkan, jalinan dari satu babak ke satu babak yang indah dan latar penceritaan yang benar-benar membawa pengertian sepi dari kacamata setiap watak yang ditonjolkan.

Jika filem-filem Melayu mahu diterima semula dan mahu dijadikan pilihan tontonan di panggung, filem Sepi adalah salah satu filem yang sepatutnya menjadi tanda aras filem yang berkualiti.

Saya dan Alif Firdaus (yang mengaku secara jujur mengalirkan air mata semasa menonton)bertentangan pendapat dalam beberapa hal berkenaan filem ini.

Tetapi kami berdua bersetuju bahawa filem ini adalah filem yang berbaloi untuk ditonton oleh lelaki-lelaki bujang sebagai terapi pelembut hati.

Sebagai sebuah filem cinta, pengakhiran yang diberi adalah pengakhiran yang indah dan melapangkan hati para penonton.

Tiga daripada empat watak yang ditonjolkan memaparkan pengakhiran yang baik.

Cuma saya tertanya-tanya, adakah filem Sepi kritikan kepada kaum perempuan apabila berbicara soal cinta?

Dalam diam, watak perempuan yang ditonjolkan sepanjang filem ini seolah-olah memberitahu pilihan dan keputusan mereka banyak melukakan hati lelaki.

Sehingga pada satu peringkat, mereka perlu jelas dengan satu keputusan yang betul dalam memilih teman hayat.

ZAMRI MOHAMAD
www.zamrimohamad.com

♥iqah♥ said...

Owh.
sy dh tgk cte sepi nih.
sgt2 best n mnyentuh ati.
sape yg sepi mmg blh feel tgk cte sepi nih.
ahah.
cte yg plng best !~

yoshz said...

meleleh air mata jantan gua...
nasib baik bawak bawang masuk panggung. boleh cover line kupas bawang.

♛ LORD ZARA 札拉 ♛ said...

Best wo....
Its really nice indeed!

KeMatZ said...

Salam bro...

citer sepi memang best...
layan ooohhhh....

hehehehe nak nak lakonan bro.... kira kelakar beb..... tapi kan watak nasha kalau dibuat sebagai aweks biasa... yang memang setia pada cinta mesti lagi touching citer ni... mean bukan ala ala mental lahh... just pendapat...

heheheheh apa apa pun lakonan bro memang superb... wa suka.... heheheheheh

makhana said...

akum afdlin...
I've been a fan of you for a very long time now...well,not that long,for about 4 years.Even my fiance looks like you.pasal tembam kot..Anyway,enough about me..straight to the point here..You mentioned about org melayu,tak tgk citer melayu,well,i'm one them.shame on me,yes.(but not so shame bcoz i'm a melanau,haha)Tapi nak buat macam mane?Citer melayu is all the same.Tak habis2 hasad dengki,cinta,hasad dengki,korporat,hasad dengki,cemburu...There was one time when i was talking to this uncle the cab driver(who was Indian,and i called him "Uncle")dia cakap citer melayu tak habis2 pasal kawin dua,cinta,balik2 kat situ jugak.Even non Malay noticed this kind of things.And not just movies,if you read the Malay novels,lagi laaaa....cinta lepas kawin,laki playboy,pompuan dr kampung,(tp muka macam sofea jane?!camne tu?)and eventually fell in love.It seems like a sweet story,if you read it for the first time.But when it became a must in all Malay novels,like,come on man!!enough already!!And I'm a girl.I supposed to like this kind of stuff.
Sorry man,maybe i'm ranting too much.But really,something had to be done.Okay,maybe i watched some of Malay films.I watched Buli,Buli Balik,Baik punyer Cilok,and Sepet in the last 2-3 years ago.Interesting enough most of them are your films.Coincidence??I don't think so.U make good films.Kudos to you!!
Anyway,to all Malaysian movie makers,I beg u please,make good films.Even with just a simple story,with delicate touch and some magic,maybe one day Malaysians can come out with our own "Little Miss Sunshine",which is my favourite movie of all time.(for the time being.Dont judge me.)
And maybe tomorrow i'll be watching Sepi(or Hellboy,soooorry)

Sportbikescustom said...

sepi........

best!

La Mode Parisienne said...

wow,cool pictures!and fun read too.I like this blog already :D

Zamri Mohamad said...

Kawan-kawan (Ini adalah komen entri penuh hasad)

"Tuan-tuan dan Puan-puan. Pilihanlawak kali ini memerlukan calon yang jelas kelakar dan membawa kebahagian jiwa.

Harga barang naik, stress naik. Calon pilihanlawak inilah satu-satunya yang dapat menurunkan stress ke tahap hormon yang stabil."

Siapakah yang mesti pilih!
Siapakah mesti diundi!
Siapakah mesti dijulang menjadi calon pilihanlawak kali ini.

YB ZAMRI MOHAMAD

"I vote Zamri Mohamad"

Ayuh Pak kita kotakan!

di www.losdanfaun.blogspot.com

Zamri Mohamad said...

Kawan-kawan (Ini adalah komen entri penuh hasad)

"Tuan-tuan dan Puan-puan. Pilihanlawak kali ini memerlukan calon yang jelas kelakar dan membawa kebahagian jiwa.

Harga barang naik, stress naik. Calon pilihanlawak inilah satu-satunya yang dapat menurunkan stress ke tahap hormon yang stabil."

Siapakah yang mesti pilih!
Siapakah mesti diundi!
Siapakah mesti dijulang menjadi calon pilihanlawak kali ini.

YB ZAMRI MOHAMAD

"I vote Zamri Mohamad"

Ayuh Pak kita kotakan!

di www.losdanfaun.blogspot.com

reramarama said...

eeemm...
en afdlin, maaf... bg saya, sepi agak kureng... even cinta juga lagi bagus. dan, saya lebih appreciate perasaan bila tuntun mokhsin. biapon crita zaman kanak2, namun, semua peringkat umur boleh tersentuh.

bout sepi, emm... maybe jugak sbb lepas tgk kejayaan cinta, kemudian love, expectation saya tentang sepi, dah sampai satu standard tersendiri, bilamana bila menuntunnya, saya jadi agak kucewa... uhuks!

namun, pujian tetap ada dari segi pilihan pelakon, garapan cerita nya, gaya shoot gambarnya.. mmg mantap! :)

tetap jugak, sem baik kawan kat seblah tak tertido.. tapi, manyak kali jugak menguapnye! :( papepon, saya suka lakunan kamu en afdlin! dan nasha, wow! superb sungguh awek cun itu! jarang watak sampingan, awek cun! dah la cun, cinta tak kesampaian plak tu! part die, mmg real klakar! :)

kisah sufi, saya rasa agak kureng sket... hehehhee... rasa mcm, terlalu cepat plak die lupakan cinta dia... hehehhee... mungkin saya ni, jenis yg terbawa2, kot jadi benda yg sama keatas saya, mungkin saya sukar utk jatuh cinta lagi....

kisah adam, emmm... dalam cinta, memang orang kata, kalau nak bahagia, lebih baik pilih orang yg menyayangi kita, dari memilih mereka yang kita sayang. kerana hidup kita, akan selamanya bahagia, dengan kasih sayang dari yang menyayangi... namun, tenangkah hati, untuk menyayangi, si dia yang bukan kita sayang... seb baik crita adam, yang disayangi juga, yang menyayangi... biarpun, sedikit kasihan buat watak nasha... seb baik die klako! kot watak die watak yg series, saya musti benci adam! hahahhaaa...

kisah imaan, eemm... cinta... bila ajal masuk campur, sekuat manapun cinta, kita kena terima ketentuanNya juga... seb baik ade si sein tu! (saya lupa nama watak die..) cinta datang, dan cinta pergi... cuma, mungkin saya tak blh terima, sepantas itu melupakan cinta, mcm watak sufi! hahahha... tapi, sure memenatkan jika kita mencintai seperti imaan! tak boleh terima kenyataan yang pasti! :)

anyways, suatu masa dulu, saya juga antara peminat yg tak support crita melayu. maaf, jangan salahkan saya...zaman blajar, duit tak banyak. kot nk tgk muvie, mudahan yang berbaloi dengan duit yang keluar. bila zaman dihidangkan ngan crita2 keluaran yusof haslam, juga prof, maaf cakap... saya tak mahu kecewa, penuh dengan sumpah seranah bila kluar panggung! hehhee...

namun sekarang, bila industri kita mula berubah, saya juga support filem kita! tak caya, cuci pon saya tgk tayangan perdana taw! :)

moga sukses filem tempatan kita, di masa akan datang! insyaAllah.. Amin.....

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R.R.Z said...

hi. neway sy bru tgk cite sepi ni lastnite. cz ramai yg ckp cgt2 best. hehehe.. congrats ya abg afdlin. memang best btul!

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Dan harap bila buat filem yang bercirikan Islam dapatkanlah pandangan ulama agar tidak menyimpang dan mengusutkan lagi fikiran masyarakat setempat dan luar.

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Bard Faizal @ Yahya Awang said...

Akum! Bro, betul ar apa lu cakap masa suruh org g tgk movie sepi tue... hehe!! memang terharu and terasa SEPInya.....hidup......huhu!!

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Ana Rashid said...

Assalamualaikum Afdlin.

I finally got the time to watch Sepi yesterday, with my husband. It was still shsowing at Galaxie Ampang. Surprised that the mainstream cinemas have stopped showing this fantastic movie.

I am a fan of yours - not a fanatic, but a fan nonetheless. I try as much as possible to watch movies and tv shows that have you in them. Maybe its because you and your "gang" don't fall under the stereotype category that our other actors fall into - very safe acting, very safe story lines, more popilist than trying to upgrade the standards.

Anyway, I was so impressed with Sepi and I can't stop talking about it to anyone and everyonewho would listen. Even sent out an e-mail to my friends to go watch it. Your acting coupled with Vanidah...what can I say. The strength of the whole movie was in the collaboration between yours, Vees' and Nashas' brilliant acting.

Not that the others did not act well - they did (though I am not a fan of Eja...nice to see her without lots of make-up and designer lables BUT still with the eyelashes...).

The messages in the movies are so very real; and its true, sometimes you are surrounded by people yet you could be the loneliest at that time.

I look forward to your other works, and do continue to better our lives. You and your gang!

adzani adnan said...

hye bro..
baru jek tgk cter nie last week.. sbb b4 thiz xde kesempatan
hmm.. beh ..woo...
sedih ngak la tuk part eja tu
hehehe

bobby said...

salam bro kodok!! bile nak ambik aku blakon nih...jadi suara latar pun jadi la...watak kentang lenyek ...create la satu..jadi pak pacak pun takpe!! anyway...aku nak cite pasal iklan yang bro kodok jadi model tu...alaa buat buat tak tau plak HARPIC!!! kekekek aku respect dengan keslumber-an ko bro...tapi yang lagi buat aku kelakar...makan bersama Afdlin...ko leh buat kempen makan masa buat iklan pasal pencuci tandas!!! gile Jepun!!! gile kentang!!! anyway...peace bro...jgn lupe create watak tuk aku ek :D

izz_izwa said...

abg afdlin..best la tgk lakonan abg dlm citer sepi tu..enjoy sgt...all the best abg adfdlin...congrats tau...

rashiD said...

love u bro.
keep up the good, err, no, BRILLIANT work..
jom tengok citer melayu..

NoorHidayah said...

abg kodok...just watch sepi last night..touching sgt..i luv it..bz sket recently,smlm baru la free sket..good job bro..i really luv it!!

Anonymous said...

good luck abg kurus!

JHaZ KiTaRo said...

salam ziarah from dublin.. :)

Sha said...

sepi sgt BESH =) tahniah buat abg afdlin

gadis bertudung hitam said...

ah-ha!

Muhammad said...

aku memang sokong pasal isu bahasa tu..dengan bahasa baru kita bole tunjukkan keunikan kita..tapi kat thailand, semua cerita dialih bahasa..cerita national geographic pon cakap siam..hehehe

Ted said...

assalamualaikum...
bro afdlin!gua tabik sama lu..
mmg tak bley dinafikan yg filem melayu skang nih dah jadi cam "UK2O"(unidentified kacau2 objek)...
cam dah takder sesapa kesah sangat dengan haluan dia.. gua pun dapat gak komen,:"sori beb,gua tak tgk citer melayu larr..."macam dia tak kenal mende filem melayu tuh..jadi, memang patut kalau bro cakap yg pembikin filem2 tempatan kene work hard lagi ...memang banyak jugak geng2 cakap gua lagi suker tgk batman daripada cicakman,walaupun cicakman tuh dikomen dapat menyaingi se2tengah citer hollywood...gua tau gua budak mentah yang tak tau paper pasal filem nih...tapi gua pun ada palotak nak fikir,"mana lagi best,Hollywood ker citer melayu??"
tambah lak Malaysia nih didatangi citer2 negara jiran cam "Long Khong"dan sewaktu dengannya..
itulah.. pemikiran penonton pun penting gak...

oklah,sampai laen kali lak gua mengomen nih...esok gua skolah bro..
Assalamu'alaikum...

Unknown said...

Assalamualaikum brother afdlin,

baru tau skrg ni u pun ada blog (after watching RTM 1 that nite). well ur a creative person. a gift from Allah swt.
Filem, i tak pandai sgt. tp boleh lah kalau nak crita sikit2.
Kalau dapat buat filem, hero tak hensem, tapi awek lawa. i rasa buleh box office kut. Sbb ramai akan geram, cheh hero tak hensem, awek lawa. 9 naga hero tak hensem pun. Tp shud be a charasmatic guy la..
Stail berlakon macam afdlin shauki, tp cari yg tak berapa ensem.
K lah brother.
"Takkan Malay Movies hilang di dunia".

Unknown said...

“Sebelum saya meninggal dunia, saya mahu melihat filem Malaysia berjaya ditayangkan di pawagam luar negara terutama sekali di Hollywood." = Afldin Shauki

hollywood dah sebenarnya. tapi tayangan terhad.

perancis pun sudah. tapi had dia lebih besar dari holiwud.
http://yasminthestoryteller.blogspot.com/2008/02/do-they-call-our-film-over-there.html

dah boleh "mati" ke?

Unknown said...

sori. bukan "mati" tapi "meninggal dunia".

T@sh Sch@ said...

sepi .. its not talk about L.O.V.E ... go n see ...u'll be surprise!

Nat tgk citer@30/6/2008... cerita ni benar2 memberikan kesan & pengajaran pada nat ... very good outworks .. sapa yang xtau nak tgk citer melayu & belum pandai & nak belajar hargai kehidupan .. nilah masanya ... all guys out there ...Ur starter is here ..

T@sh Sch@ said...

bila la cd nak kua nih ....

Mother of Two said...

kalau tayang time raya boleh gak tgk. kalau tak kena tgg cdla.
living abroad. good luck!!!

@yU said...

I watched every most-awaited movie in the cinema but I don't find it as an excuse for me to neglect Sepi.

I value things that deserve to be acknowledged, like Sepi.

And dude, don't ever compare Hancock and Sepi cause Sepi is freaking damn better than Hancock.

Hancock has Will Smith but Sepi has Afdlin Shauki. That tells a lot.

I read about Sepi was not selling that much as expected and I don't get why.

Bro, I'll be supporting whatever you're doing. Keep rockin'!!!

Hushpuppy said...

akum afdlin...
sorry to interfere but i saw the Dark Knight last Friday,it was awesome man!!Though my tunang (and me also)fell asleep couple of times (balik kije terus pegi tgk wayang..penat beb)and in the middle of the story kitorang dah lost,still Heath Ledger was superb.The acting was 1st class.The story byk tell philosophy.But it was wayyy too long.
Anyway sorry,sorry to interfere with this "We should support our local movies" board.i think we should learn from foreign movies and do better,not just"ooo..citer omputeh tu best la baik buat citer melyu camtu gak tapi tukar bahasa je" type of movie.(cough,cough,APA KATA HATI,cough,cough,IMPAK MAKSIMA,cough)

Zamri Mohamad said...
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Zamri Mohamad said...

Saya ada cadangan,

Mana-mana cerita Tuan Afdlin yang divcdkan dipamerkan di sini bagi jualan online....Senang hendak cari dan buat koleksi...

Ada tandatangan Tuan Afdlin ok juga.,..

Munawwir Khan @ Mooney said...

Hopefully the movie is still in the cinema once I'm back this August.

T@sh Sch@ said...

MCM SETUJU DGN -BLOG RASMI ...

IMAM MUHAMMAD JIBRIL AL-KHAIR said...

Cayalah Bro... filem sepi memang best laa... Bro apakata bro buat lak filem sai Fai yang kelakar... macam afdlin jadi Katak ke... jadi Raksasa ke... ok tak?? gua tunggu lu buat laa Bro...
tahniah untuk sepi..

silzack is me..

bozzobattousai said...

nanti saya tengok dulu baru bleh komen. saya baru berpeluang tengok cuci je last week. best. tapi tak lawak sgt cam baik punya cilok.

Zaimun Yahyah said...

Bro, citer ni mmg best giler bro. Serious... I 2x masuk panggung tuuuhh... Hehehehe....
Keep up a gud work and gud luck to u and ur career... :)

Azhan said...

keep up the good work! that's it...

Unknown said...

filem kita sama macam bola sepak.

berapa juta ringgit pun kita bagi, team kita tak akan berubah.

bukan wang ringgit yang kita perlukan,

tapi

jurulatih yang pintar dalam taktikal dan semangat juang yang tinggi oleh pemain.

pembikin filem yang bijak dalam penceritaan dan karakter yang berkesan oleh pelakon.

~BEE~ said...

Movie ni sangat best...x sia2 saya paksa bf saya tgk crita ni...dengan crita ni jugak dia lebih alert dgn saya...congrats bro...

misz beauty said...

love diz movie so much =)

APRIL RD said...

aflin...

It's not too late 4 to comment on the film rite... anyway, ya i can say that Kabir's SEPI was great, but personally i think ur n Vanida scene was the only scene that make SEPI alive.... so i would like 2 congratulate both of u... :) keep up d good job man....

Tut said...

Hi bro Afdlin :) I like SEPI movie. Tak tau la brapa kali I nangis, bor. He he he... menyayat hati. Also da bomb! Teruskan berkarya!!!

Tutie
Tut Photography
http://tutcute.fotopages.com
melompati@yahoo.com

maliksutanmuda said...

bguih filem nie...mmg suka....heran betoi kalu ada rakyat malaysia tak suka filem yg macma ni punya kualiti...

kualiti bukan hanya pada teknologi CGI atau moden, tetapi jalan cerita, plotnyer, pelakonnya, dan pelbagai aspek lain yg kecil maybe, tetapi impaknyer besar...

macam abg afdlin belakon, ngan yg lian2 surely mmg puas hati sebba hidup watak tu..

terasa la kesepiannya...tambahan bila saya juga pernah alami, putus cinta, putus kawan, putus kasih, putus harapan...

oh tidakkk,.mmg sunyi, sepi..rasa macam..ish payah la nak habaq

nangis jugak saya..kene plak lagu mendayu dan kene pada punch line nyer...

erm, best mmg best, abg afdlin..cuba la buat filem yg tak sama tapi mungkin serupa dengan filem SEPI./..

macam soalnyer siapa, soal hati, Buli dan sebagainya..best or...

paling suka masa mula filem Soal HAti..siap sampai beli vcd walaupun dah tgk kat panggung, 4 kali...sensorang plak tu..ahaks

cayalah abg afdlin...teruskna berkarya nanti yer...sure, we ols sokong abg sampai bila2...ok...

wachaaa dan cayalah!!

luahansampah said...

baru nak komen..setelah hampir sebulan lebeh atau 2 bulan tgk filem ni...hehehehe...sgt2 tacing bile tgk filem ni sowang2...kalau tgk ngan awek...xde r sepi..kalau tgk sowang2...mmg tacing r bro...sampaikan member aku g tgk sowang2..siap kantoi ngan dak kecik...mak2...abg tu nanges...beto..kluar jgak r air mate setitik dua tu ...tgk sepi sowang2...lain2 semua berpartner...adergh...lagi r tacing...mesti dowang usya aku...sedeh r mamat ni tgk sowang2...janji..best!

Mr Am said...

mana orang ni.. mana ni..

Maine said...

Afdlin, how did you do it? Every movie you belakon mesti dapat heroin of that particular era. Erra, what's the chinese girl's name again in Baik Punya Cilok? The Siam girl and ini in one movie dapat Vanida and Nasha terus.

Yeap life itself is an occassion.

Will you please do a selamba interview with Kabir for all our sakes. Like to know his mind.

a k u h e l m i said...

aku tgk cerite ni memang best! good work!

NAZA said...

SAYA SUKA LAKONAN U... TAPI SAYA SUKA FILEM KOMEDI @ DRAMA KOMEDI KALAU CRITA SLOW2 NI KORANG SIKIT...

NAZA

HTTP://X-NAZA.BLOGSPOT.COM

~ The Author ~ said...

assalamualaikum... hi encik afdlin.. apa khabar

su said...

minat giler ngan SEPI neh...

Bert Steve said...

My first time commenting here. I like some local movies, rarely I have to admit maybe sebab the "cultural acceptance" of jokes. I could accept things like Sepet because of the cross cultural presence.

There's an indie film made by the Germans i really like called Goodbye Lenin. Takdela techy sgt but the content is good. It's very complicated to tell what exactly the kind of movie content Malaysians can share together. Of course lah apart from the commercial and super tech movies that we can't quite argue, tapi Spiderman for me walaupun technologically "perfect" tp x la jugak menarik perhatian saya.

Mr. Afdlin datangla Sarawak buat cerita seram. Hantu2 kat sini x de publisiti, mungking diaorg talented dan bole lawan hantu Thai yang dah famous dalam cite Shutter :> Pontianaks, Sundals, Polongs, & Toyols are overrated ;)

Unknown said...

Just For Laugh...

pERIHAL kENTUT



Ini bukan lawak. Ini kenyataan! Tapi nak tergelak pecah perut



S: Dari mana datangnya gas kentut?

J: Gas ini datangnya dari beberapa punca, udara yang dihirup, udara yang meresap ke perut dari darah, gas yang terhasil dari reaksi kimia dalam perut dan gas yang dihasilkan oleh bakteria yang tinggal dalam perut.



S: Apakah yang membuatkan kentut busuk?

J: Bau kentut yang terdiri dari sejumlah campuran gas hidrogen sulfida dan mercaptan. Lebih banyak pengambilan diet yang terdiri daripada sulfur, lebih banyak sulfida dan mercaptans akan dihasilkan oleh bakteria dalam perut dan lebih busuk bau kentut. Contoh: telur rebus. Kekacang akan menghasilkan kentut kurang busuk tetapi dalam jumlah yang besar.



S: Kenapa kentut menghasilkan bunyi?

J: Bunyi terhasil disebabkan getaran di pembukaan dubur. Kekuatan bunyi bergantung kepada kelajuan pelepasan gas dan keketatan otot di dubur. Bunyi kentut bukan terjadi disebabkan penggeleparan (flapping) pepipi punggung. Ini adalah suatu kesilapan.



S: Kenapa kentut yang busuk selalunya lebih panas dan senyap daripada kentut biasa?

J: Kebanyakkan kentut ialah dari hirupan udara yang terdiri dari nitrogen dan karbon dioksida. Oksigen pula diserap sebelum mencapai pembukaan dubur. Gas ini tidak berbau walaupun melalui bahagian yang kotor didalam perjalanannya ke pembukaan dubur. Ianya keluar dalam bentuk seperti bebola (bubbles) yang besar dalam suhu tubuh. Seseorang boleh mencapai bunyi yang baik (pitching tak lari) dengan cara ini. Suatu lagi ialah kentut yang dihasilkan oleh tindakan bakteria. Pembiakan dan proses penghadaman oleh bakteria menghasilkan haba dan pelbagai jenis gas tak enak. Bebola gas yang dihasilkan lebih kecil, panas dan mempunyai kandungan hasil proses tadi yang busuk yang lebih tinggi. Inilah yang dinamakan kentut yang nakal, panas, Silent- But-Deadly, jumlah yang terlalu kecil untuk menghasilkan bunyi tetapi mempunyai bau yang hebat.



S: Berapa kali seseorang itu kentut sehari?

J: Secara puratanya, seseorang boleh menghasilkan setengah liter gas kentut sehari yang dibahagikan

kepada lebih kurang empat belas kentut sehari. Walaupun agak sukar untuk menyukat isipadu kentut yang dihasilkan, mengira bilangan kentut dalam sehari adalah lebih mudah.



S: Berapa lama tempoh yang diambil untuk kentut kita dihidu oleh orang lain?

J: Kentut tersebar bergantung kepada factor atmosfera seperti kelembapan, suhu, kelajuan angin dan arahnya, berat molekul kentut itu dan jarak antara pengeluar dan penerima. Jika tidak dikesan dalam tempoh beberapa saat, ianya akan hilang ke persekitaran. Namun ianya terkecuali jika perlepasan dilakukan dalam ruang yang kecil dan tertutup seperti di dalam lif, kereta atau bilik yang kecil. Tempat-tempat ini menghalang penyerapan ke persekitaran dan akan kekal berbau untuk tempoh yang agak lama sehingga diserap oleh dinding-dinding. Kenapa ada sela masa 13-20 saat antara pelepasan dan pengesanan bau oleh hidung? Sebenarnya kentut berbau semenjak ianya keluar lagi, tetapi mengambil masa beberapa ketika untuk dihiduoleh pengentut itu sendiri. Jika kentut boleh bergerak dengan kelajuan bunyi, maka kita bolehbau pada masa yang sama kita kentut.



S: Adakah benar sesetengah orang tak pernah kentut?

J: Tidak benar selagi mereka hidup

fadz said...

ya, agak sedih bila kebanyakan saudara saya sendiri mempunyai mentaliti 'bangga' dengan 'tak menonton filem Melayu' seakan filem2 itu file bernanah. Filem Melayu sedang berubah, saya berharap masyarakatnya juga berubah.

~ini an~ said...

cinta tak datang hanya sekali...i love SEPI...x puas tgk skali... :)

Letting the time pass me by said...

Bro... dengar citer nak baut iklan Petronas tahun nie??

BlackBanner. said...

Aku suka cite sepi...
Jalan cerita yang cantik...
Tapi aku pelik nape name tony suci?
Name baizura ek?iman...naper terbalik...isk3...
Semoga filem melayu terus maju..

Bin Filem said...

kawan-2

sila layari blog bayi ini, usianya baru sehari:

www.binfilem.blogspot.com

Mykkon said...

can't wait to watch the original dvd or vcd. luckily i watch the movie at cinema. satu kali memang tidak cukup!!! mesti tengok banyak kali baru cukup. The movie really touch ing me a lot especially adam part!!!!!. It was the first malaysian movie that i went to cinema to watch it. Harap2 cepat-cepat ia ada kat di video shop. i want to buy already.

Support Ori support Afdlin Shauki

SYAFIQ YUSOF said...

THE MALAYS who proudly exclaim that "I don't watch malay movies."
are peoples that think they are 'orang putih' .so stupid...
ingat sikit ler..kita makan belacan,orang putih makan cheese..
dah jadi orang melayu nak jadi orang putih plak...those are the idiot people..

Rosendy said...

>>Very nice movie.. Very touching and soul.. different from other malay movie.. Sepi has its own character.. I give 2 thumbs up..

Samdaddycool said...

tak berkesempatan nak tgk cite ni lagi.. tapi semua nampak best... bro afdlin nyer lakonan so far, i like it!

p/s - bila la nak tgk cite ni..

Ayyman Rahim said...

sepi best lah!

Anonymous said...

aku tak pernah miss tgk filem yg hang buat..ini termasuk lah kekawan hang yg mereng semua buat filem.. tapi terbaru aku memang tabik spring kat hang pasai MENITIS AYAQ MATA AKU BILA TENGOK IKLAN PETRONAS SEMPENA HARI KEMERDEKAAN 2008..

TO YOU I SALUTE!!!!!!!!!!

Samdaddycool said...

memang iklan petronas tu best! makan dalam punya!

Sham said...

Bro last Thursday at Planet Holly ada group baru buat performance kat sana ENAVA.. im surprised almost all their songs are can be consider GOOD with a CAPITAL G..then somebody inform me that this ENAVA songs have been aired at RTM stations for 2 months already..WAH!!! no wonder i think i heard from somewhere but definately not from SURIA..
Then i remember this is the group that have been played at THE SHIP Bukit Bintang and at HolidayInn Glenmarie Hotel..patut la..

Bro i think you better check this ENAVA songs.. you asked for QUALITY SONGS rite then in MY opinion this is A QUALITY SONGS.. and terkejut beruk juga when they told me that they produce all theor songs themselves..

p/s: nampak micheele MELODI interbiu diorang.. masuk MELODI kot

ijoi said...

Selamat merdeka, berpuasa dan berterawih.. kalau suka nak baca kartun marilah lawat blok aku...
kalau tak suka pun boleh lawat

Unknown said...

selamat merdeka,,,

Umi::Aisya::Abah said...

best ek sepi ni.. 5 bintang!

zaty said...

hello uncle afdlin!(^-^)"
to tell ya the truth,i watched sepi haritu because i knew you're in it..some of my friends were like,"sepi?best ker?"
and my answer ws "i dunno,but afdlin's in it,so im going.."huhu jgn mrh..coz usually the movies where you're in it are all great..or at least better than david teo's(ooppss!)

Fazrulls said...

Salam Bro,

Memang betul-betul sepi, dah 2 bulan lu tak update your blog.. hmmm takkan tak da apa2 berita kot..Anyway iklan petronas tu memang best....

Salam,

ARIF BLOG said...

Tak sabar nak tengok nie!!!....Cayahlah!!!!

Rgds,
bizkutraya

http://www.bizkutraya.com

Unknown said...

Afdlin memang rock.Selambakodok.

Jom Skodeng!
http://skodengkrew.com

violet said...

salam ziarah.

sy suka n enjoy tgk filem Sepi. mmg bes. berbaloi.

iklan Petronas menyentuh hati. buat sy teringatkan abah kt kpg. tahniah.

Your Average Mat said...

I love this movie dude..

its just the ending a bit cheesy.. I mean, the one the kid grew up and meet the makcik.. It should just be sweet ending with the scene the guy crying under the tree.. but that's just me..

cool movie .. I love you guys!!

Anonymous said...

Filem adlin memang best caya la lu bro,....

ruziela said...

hai....

sepi....
lepas jertonton cite.. nie... memang ade kena mengena ngn hidup i nie...
tp still mencari.. but u dlm sepi.. dh ade good ending...
coz i pun.. mcm u gk...

tq coz buat filem nie.. sekurang-kurangnye ia bg dorongan kt i supaya x berputus asa...

filem nie mmg best giler...

ape saje movie u buat u mesti selit kan percintaan, setia kawan, kekeluargaan, sayangi diri sendiri.. membuatkan kite tertanya-tanya ape ending cite nie...

baik dari movie soal hati, cuci, sepi, sumo lah, dn mcm2 lg.. semua nye the best....
ade qualiti...
keep up your good movies ya....
chai yok.. chaiyok...

selamat berpuasa...
selamat hari raya....

ruziela-bangi
aqua80_mint@yahoo.com.sg

dakk3cik said...

sy da tgk cite sepi..mmg best!! sy tgk kat wayang gi..punye excited nak tgk cite 2...x pernah sy gi tgk satu-satu cite kat wayang smp nangis2 tau!! jwbnye pakwe sebelah jd mangse tmpt lap airmate..hehehe...

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Azmir Talib said...

Saya rasa, kdg2 tak perlu budget yg terlalu besar dan gempak2 utk filem2 di Malaysia.. Sbb di M'sia, kita ada byk elemen utk dipertontonkan dan dieokploitasi.. Cthnya, budaya, bahasa, gaya hidup, adat, dan juga agama.. All under one roof.. Kalau produser2 filem pandai utk memanipulasi elemen2 ini, saya yakin akan terhasillah satu filem yg amat unik dan menarik.. Kdg2 tak perlu gabungkan terlalu byk elemen, mungkin dgn satu tajuk atau motif pun sudah memadai.. Cthnya, roti canai.. Kalau produser yg kreatif, dgn roti canai pun dah boleh timbul pelbagai2 idea..

Aiman said...

cter Sepi sgt66 best...tgk 2 kali satu mlm...ntah kenape, mayb ade sumthing kot...

Shamimi Rosni said...

this movie deserve to be show to other country. it's a really nice movie. great story line.

lel said...

mantap cte nih!
best!
baru tgk smlm even dh lama kuar kt panggong.!
congratz

Tuan Azmil Abdullah said...

Afdlin,

It's good that you put up this posting. I belong to the people who refused to watch Malay movies (although was 'tricked' into watching Putera) for the simple reason that it lacked essence.

Then came Afdlin Shauki and Yasmin Ahmad and Kabir Bhatia to name a few.

These films, as are acts by Mel Gibson, Stephen Chow and Matt Damon are a sure goers for me.

I enjoy the spirit I feel from watching these films and may you not run out of them.

Anonymous said...

all the best to you. can't wait to see los dan faun. sepatutnya datukship tu should be given to you instead shak rukh khan. =P

chico said...

u mentioned "identity" of our very own right?
it just reminds me of local film directors like yaasmin ahmad and ho yuhang...
cun!!

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