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Film Rumah Dara layak diotonton dan kita akan mendapatkan seautu hiburan yang cukup menyegarkan pikiran kita juga yang sedang kusut serta pusing. Rumah dara dibintangi artis - artis yang cukup punya nama dalam dunia FilmIndonesia saat ini.
Directed by Timo Tjahjanto and Kimo Stamboel, “Rumah Dara” (“Dara’s House”) injects fresh blood into the veins of Indonesia’s horror film industry, presenting the audience with 95 minutes of bone-chilling slashing combined with a heart-pumping manhunt.
The film cuts right to the chase. Ladya (Julie Estelle) and her crew are on their way back to Jakarta, when their car suddenly swerves to avoid hitting a seemingly lost woman. Her name is Maya (Imelda Therinne) and she tells them that she has been robbed and asks for a lift home.
Upon arriving at her house, the travelers accept Maya’s invitation to enter, and they join her mother, Dara (Shareefa Daanish), and her brothers, Adam (Arifin Putra) and Armand (Ruli Lubis), for a delicious dinner.
However, it turns out that the food has been laced with poison and the guests soon become a meal for their hosts’ twisted appetites. From this point on, it’s all blood and gore.
Slashings with knives, decapitation with a chainsaw and a stabbing with a hair pin are samples of the gore that makes up a large part of the movie. Those with a weak stomach may want to think twice before entering the cinema.
Unfortunately, the movie has been a victim of censorship, so the graphic portrayals of the slayings, which are usually an essential element in a slasher movie, have been cut. But this is not so much the filmmaker’s fault as it is the system’s.
Although the special effects are nowhere near Hollywood’s level, “Rumah Dara” still manages to wreak mind-numbing terror upon the audience.
The setting is compellingly spooky: an old Dutch colonial house set in the middle of nowhere with old-fashioned furniture, antique weapons and deer heads hanging on the walls for decor. It all screams eeriness.
Combine this with back-and-forth chase scenes, which have a degree of resemblance to the classic “Texas Chainsaw Massacre,” it does a fair job in creating claustrophobic fright.
There is also a great deal of blood, and at one point, the screen is almost entirely covered in red. The movie is such a bloodbath, it wouldn’t be surprising if members of the audience left the theater with an urge to take a shower.
But the strongest, and scariest, elements of the movie come from the characterization of Dara’s disturbed family.
First, there’s the diabolical siblings. Adam is handsome, charming and well-built, but at the same time supernaturally strong and lethal. Female audiences may love him at first sight — that is, until he effortlessly breaks a bone in half.
Maya is the foxy and seductive daughter who, when angry, turns into an obsessive and psychotic girlfriend.
Bespectacled Armand, who provides the most convincing performance of the trio, is a chubby surgeon who deals with the dismembering of the victims’ bodies. He licks and gropes the female prey before dissecting them.
And then there’s the chainsaw-carrying mother, Dara. Sporting a red cardigan on top of a white dress, she has a haunting pair of eyes, a peculiar face and a chilly personality. But her most distinctive trait, one that may linger in the audience’s mind for a few days, is her disturbingly deep voice.
Shareefa’s compelling performance as Dara single-handedly turns this movie into a memorable festivity of terror, while the actors who play the roles of the children deserve recognition as their solid performances combine to make one scary family.
However, “Rumah Dara” is not without its downfalls.
The most obvious derives from a classic flaw in the identity of Indonesia’s horror film industry: The inability to avoid adding elements of slapstick comedy, exemplified by the presence of comedian Aming. It is not only unnecessary, but it ruins the movie’s integrity as a horror film.
Another flaw is that the reason behind the family’s murders is revealed quite early in the film. Their motive is rather disappointing, and the bad timing greatly reduces the sense of mystery.
Unsurprisingly, the ending sets up the opportunity for a sequel. Based on the terror that has been wrought in “Rumah Dara,” it would only be fair to offer horror buffs a second helping of gore.
‘Rumah Dara’ (‘Dara’s House’)
Directed by Timo Tjahjanto, Kimo Stamboel
Starring Shareefa Daanish, Julie Estelle, Imelda Therinne, Arifin Putra, Ario Bayu, Daniel Manta
95 minutes
Opens on Friday at Blitz Megaplex and Cinema 21
Film Rumah Dara layak diotonton dan kita akan mendapatkan seautu hiburan yang cukup menyegarkan pikiran kita juga yang sedang kusut serta pusing. Rumah dara dibintangi artis - artis yang cukup punya nama dalam dunia FilmIndonesia saat ini.
Directed by Timo Tjahjanto and Kimo Stamboel, “Rumah Dara” (“Dara’s House”) injects fresh blood into the veins of Indonesia’s horror film industry, presenting the audience with 95 minutes of bone-chilling slashing combined with a heart-pumping manhunt.
The film cuts right to the chase. Ladya (Julie Estelle) and her crew are on their way back to Jakarta, when their car suddenly swerves to avoid hitting a seemingly lost woman. Her name is Maya (Imelda Therinne) and she tells them that she has been robbed and asks for a lift home.
Upon arriving at her house, the travelers accept Maya’s invitation to enter, and they join her mother, Dara (Shareefa Daanish), and her brothers, Adam (Arifin Putra) and Armand (Ruli Lubis), for a delicious dinner.
However, it turns out that the food has been laced with poison and the guests soon become a meal for their hosts’ twisted appetites. From this point on, it’s all blood and gore.
Slashings with knives, decapitation with a chainsaw and a stabbing with a hair pin are samples of the gore that makes up a large part of the movie. Those with a weak stomach may want to think twice before entering the cinema.
Unfortunately, the movie has been a victim of censorship, so the graphic portrayals of the slayings, which are usually an essential element in a slasher movie, have been cut. But this is not so much the filmmaker’s fault as it is the system’s.
Although the special effects are nowhere near Hollywood’s level, “Rumah Dara” still manages to wreak mind-numbing terror upon the audience.
The setting is compellingly spooky: an old Dutch colonial house set in the middle of nowhere with old-fashioned furniture, antique weapons and deer heads hanging on the walls for decor. It all screams eeriness.
Combine this with back-and-forth chase scenes, which have a degree of resemblance to the classic “Texas Chainsaw Massacre,” it does a fair job in creating claustrophobic fright.
There is also a great deal of blood, and at one point, the screen is almost entirely covered in red. The movie is such a bloodbath, it wouldn’t be surprising if members of the audience left the theater with an urge to take a shower.
But the strongest, and scariest, elements of the movie come from the characterization of Dara’s disturbed family.
First, there’s the diabolical siblings. Adam is handsome, charming and well-built, but at the same time supernaturally strong and lethal. Female audiences may love him at first sight — that is, until he effortlessly breaks a bone in half.
Maya is the foxy and seductive daughter who, when angry, turns into an obsessive and psychotic girlfriend.
Bespectacled Armand, who provides the most convincing performance of the trio, is a chubby surgeon who deals with the dismembering of the victims’ bodies. He licks and gropes the female prey before dissecting them.
And then there’s the chainsaw-carrying mother, Dara. Sporting a red cardigan on top of a white dress, she has a haunting pair of eyes, a peculiar face and a chilly personality. But her most distinctive trait, one that may linger in the audience’s mind for a few days, is her disturbingly deep voice.
Shareefa’s compelling performance as Dara single-handedly turns this movie into a memorable festivity of terror, while the actors who play the roles of the children deserve recognition as their solid performances combine to make one scary family.
However, “Rumah Dara” is not without its downfalls.
The most obvious derives from a classic flaw in the identity of Indonesia’s horror film industry: The inability to avoid adding elements of slapstick comedy, exemplified by the presence of comedian Aming. It is not only unnecessary, but it ruins the movie’s integrity as a horror film.
Another flaw is that the reason behind the family’s murders is revealed quite early in the film. Their motive is rather disappointing, and the bad timing greatly reduces the sense of mystery.
Unsurprisingly, the ending sets up the opportunity for a sequel. Based on the terror that has been wrought in “Rumah Dara,” it would only be fair to offer horror buffs a second helping of gore.
‘Rumah Dara’ (‘Dara’s House’)
Directed by Timo Tjahjanto, Kimo Stamboel
Starring Shareefa Daanish, Julie Estelle, Imelda Therinne, Arifin Putra, Ario Bayu, Daniel Manta
95 minutes
Opens on Friday at Blitz Megaplex and Cinema 21
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