Malbatt: Misi Bakara

I agree with others that the CGI was terrible and whoever cast the American soldiers must have gotten all the rejects from LMN and the Soaps. As often occurs when a movie centers around its countrymen, they are the heroes & the others (in this case, Americans) are portrayed here as either arrogant, fearful, or stupid. My first complaint lies with the story line, in particular, the part where the Somali, Abdalle, opened his home, putting his family in grave danger, in order to hide his Malaysian friend & the men who were about to be overrun by rebels. Question: why did the soldier open fire on the rebels when he saw them from a window coming down the street? Couldn't they have stayed hidden in the house until the rebels passed by or were the Somalis searching door to door for the soldiers? Unclear. But, the absolute worst scene in my opinion was when the wife & son of the Abdalle, the Somali who hid them, were killed & left lying in the dirt street. The soldiers suffered many casualties to bring back their own dead but wouldn't take these 2 bodies with them who had died as a direct result of saving many of their own lives. Instead Lt. Dahari practically pulls Abdalle off his wife and they all leave her & the son lying in the dirt in the middle of the street when they could have easily taken them out of respect for the man who hid them. Disgraceful! It seems that all too often, we recruit local natives who help our military at great risk to themselves & their families only to be abandoned when things get tough and we pull back. So, overall not the best war movie I have seen but certainly not the worst either & it was good to see a well known military operation from another point of view. I don't think our allies get enough credit for what they do. Definitely worth watching.

It was a good movie to watch. The performances were outstanding. There were some scenes that could've been cut, e.g. Flirting with the journalist, silly jokes, could've been improved e.g the sound effects of guns firing against the tanks especially. The CGI could've been better too. I must applaud the efforts though. It certainly did "corrected" the events portrayed in the American movie. Adrian Teh is a promising film maker and hope he has a new movie coming up soon. Here's also, hoping to see more Malaysian movie like this in the future. Kudos to the director and actors. Malaysia boleh. Bravo.

The storyline very straightforward and easy to digest. Actor played it parts as it should. The pace can be rearrange to make the movie much more anticipating. Improvement: The CGI and lighting could be improve to make the scene more realistic. The cinematic coloring could be improves by the use of Ai rendering software to polish the end result. The geopolitics movement and reasoning is lacking. I understand this is a viewpoint from the soldier retold. However, a slight input of these information will take the movie to another heights. The goods: The conflict between the upperank is commendable because it happen in the army. The leader of the command understand some order is beyond reasoning and still try to maintain the order in the ranks. The variety of character screentime is good.

Malaysia's Army is portrayed in an impressive manner in "MALBATT: Misi Bakara." The movie depicts the bravery of the Malaysian Army as they move forward to rescue American soldiers who are trapped in Mogadishu, Somalia. Despite the withdrawal of Pakistani Army, the Malaysian Army fulfills their responsibilities with courage and determination. It's interesting to note that the USA wasn't aware of the existence of Malaysia, while the Somalis view the Malaysian Battalion as traitors to their religion. The movie is a great example of how different countries can work together to achieve a common goal. I believe that we need more movies like this to remind us of the bravery and sacrifice of our military personnel. Overall, I highly recommend "MALBATT: Misi Bakara" to anyone who enjoys action movies that have a deeper message.

First of all, Happy Independent Day to my beloved country Malaysia and thank you so much to all RAMD and 19th Battalion to sacrifice your life for this dangerous mission back in 1993. Honestly, how actors portrayed them almost the same as real one especially Lans Koperal Ramlee (Shaheizy Sam) and Abdalle (Musa Aden, he's my MVP for this film) for their chemistry and I was emotional when Abdalle's family scene right before morning of 06:00C. Other than that, Dafi was quite a good actor and chemistry with Shaheizy Sam and Nafiez Zaidi (Pok Nik @ Lans Koperal Nik Zainal) was better than expected. I don't get it why he got hated only for he as a son of Prime Minister + he also human too. The storyline was straightforward, not catching some strays or drama and easy to understand (also I love some details of it). I love some comedy part especially Leftnan Johan (Syazwan Zulkiply) and Alor Gajah people will be very proud for this haha. Now to the bad thing, CGI. I feel bad that CGI and explosion (especially RPG) let down this film. If their is more budget and time, I'm 100% sure this film will be top there as one of the greatest Malaysian movies ever. Swear words do even exists back then? I don't know. Consider the plot, storyline and actors are good, I will give the film 9.5/10 but because of IMDb don't have that .5 at back, I give 10 for this.

Just as I was able to watch the premiere of the movie, I think the scripts is built in a superb way, and the acting is great overall. There were some parts that confuses me such as weapons mechanics and the fact that there is repetitive shooting scenes, but I think they are alright and the VFX is also great considering the fact that this movie local made and I haven't seen much movies going this far with great assets and props usage. I would give it a 9, but the storytelling embedded is truly meaningful and tells a lot about what actually happens there. Personally, I think it's an outstanding movie that could do better. But it would definitely deserve a 10 from me. I absolutely recommend it.

First of all, I'm no fans of Malaysian movies. I can count on one hand the Malaysian movies that I watched on the big screen. But this MALBATT: Misi Bakara, I should give credits where credit dues. I've been waiting for this movie since Black Hawk Down released in year 2000. When I heard they making this MALBATT movie, I'm so excited and been waiting since to watch it in cinema. For me, Black Hawk Down is just half of the story of the Battle of Mogadishu. It is being told from the point of view of the American Forces. What is their mission, what happened during the mission and how they managed to get out. Not much being focused on the rescuers because it is not their focus. Now, Malaysia has done justice to MALBATT by telling the other half of the battle. How the rescue starts and how the rescue ends. On the story itself, the budget of RM20mil is very small for a war movie. War movies need lots of casts and extras, lots of equipments, lots of weapons, lots of vehicles. Furthermore, the war is located in foreign country. There is no location in Malaysia can be used for war scenes, thus the logistic cost is also big. All being said, with the budget given, Adrian Teh and the team has doing very well indeed. About the story line, it is the most unviolent war movies I ever watched. Even 2 years old kid can watched it with their parents and I saw lots of families came to watch the movies bringing their toddlers. Don't worry about exploded heads, chopped hands, torn legs etc. I'm not expecting that either. Out of 130 mins, I think more than 100 mins is about shooting scenes. Lastly, the tributes to the real heroes, and the only fallen one Kpl Aznan Awang is really touching me. My conclusion, maybe this movie is not as good as other war movies out there, but it is Made in Malaysia and it is based on true stories, superb acting, well directed with a tinge of comedy and without discrediting any of the American Special Forces. It is just what it is out there. Go watch it guys and be proud of our MALBATT.

6.2/10 (Recommend) This film follows up the events of the Battle of Mogadishu as seen in the film "Black Hawk Down". I've never read anything on the rescue and retreat of US forces during the battle so this film is the only account I have. A quick Google search shows that the events in the film may be slightly altered from the events in real life. This film is both very good and terrible at the same time. My biggest gripe is the visuals. Nearly every vehicle, spec of dust, bullet, and explosion are CGI. Nothing looks like a physical set. A majority of the time it just feels like the actors are walking in front of a screen. It's all very distracting when you're trying to enjoy the story. The acting is a bit rigid, but I did find a common ground where I liked the Malaysian soldiers. Different militaries act different ways and not everyone is as laid back as the Americans or the English. This might be the nerd in me, but I liked the voice procedure. It felt natural and real, and kind of met the standard that I'm used to. The pacing is very quick. You can't read every line that pops up especially when they're telling you who a person is because while you're mid reading the spoken line takes over. A lot of close up shots which were both good and bad because it definitely brings you into the action, but it also keeps you in too long to get a feel for what's happening. This film to me felt like the Malaysians were trying to gripe, educate, and remember the event all in one. Gripe about not being fully appreciated for the efforts they contributed to the mission which I totally get. Twenty years is a long time to wait for a thanks. Educate people to say, "we were there too and the Americans couldn't have done it without us". Also to remember the men and their efforts. They lost one and seven were injured during the rescue. Overall, despite the poor visuals and quick reading of subtitles it wasn't an all bad movie. It's definitely worth a watch through if you like war films. If it could've been Hollywood backed it could've been slightly more invigorating, but then again it may have lacked the authenticity wanted for the film. That's all for now. Thank you for taking the time to read my review. Until next time.... Enjoy the show!