Hi, long time lurker and first time posting here.

Personally, I think how someone would perceive this movie depends on what he or she knows about it before entering the theatre. It's important to know that yes, Ryan Reynolds is the only person you'll see on screen for the entire length of the running time. Yes, the entire movie takes place within the coffin he was buried in and all other characters in this film are just voices on his cellphone.

If you're curious how a film like this got made and why it's such a critical darling, you should probably check it out. If you don't think you can stare at closeups of Ryan Reynold's sweaty face contorting for an hour and a half, this is probably not for you. If you aren't capable of paying attention to dialogues to tease the story out from a movie, or if you do not like seeing something radically different projected on the big screen for once - give Buried a pass. I thought it's one of the best films of the year. And I certainly hope it does well enough in theatres that more movies like this make it to Malaysia.



Here's a decent spoiler-free review of Buried which tells you everything you need to know about the film before seeing it. The author also riffed a bit on the crappy crowd he saw Buried with and how they almost ruined the experience for him.

A Positive Malaysian Review of Buried

P.S. The best special effects are those you don't even know are there at all

This post has been edited by John Uskglass: Nov 3 2010, 07:12 PM

The Malaysians who dislike this film are probably the same folks here in this thread who liked the execrable Phua Chu Kang film. Every single one of my friends in college hated Buried with a passion. I got a friend who wanted to see it but couldn't get anyone to go with him because word of mouth got so terribly toxic.

I guess the disconnect between Malaysian filmgoers and filmgoers worldwide is due to the fact that Malaysians aren't used to researching films before watching them. I still think the main reason why Buried bombed here in Malaysia is because hardly anyone expected the film to take place entirely in the coffin, featuring only one actor and when they realise that midway through the film, they get whiny. The alternative explanation is that Malaysians are just tasteless, gormless yokels - that I can easily believe too.

And I concur with the above poster. Malaysian audiences are also real douchebags in theatres. In almost every screening I attended, I had to tell people around me to shut the f*** up

This post has been edited by John Uskglass: Nov 3 2010, 07:11 PM

What intelligence?