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Indonesia 1977
Director: Nawi Ismail
Cast: Sandy Suwardi, A. Hamid Arief, Rina Hassim, Willy Dozan, S. Kumala, Rita Zahara
Rating: Dewasa (Adult)
Language: Bahasa Indonesia
VCD Quality: Poor/Decent/Excellent
Release Date: 1977; 30 January 2006 (VCD)
Running Length: 1 hour 49 minutes 31 seconds
The Movie Review
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PITUNG 3:
PEMBALASAN SI PITUNG, JI'IH
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William Wallace (Braveheart) and Alexander the Great are just two examples of numerous famous and even notorious figures who fell and eventually killed not because they were weak, but because of betrayal done by their closed ones. A wicked conspiracy that had also befallen a great Betawi Hero, si Pitung. But no Hero would seize on emerging as long as evil still lurks Indonesia, for Pitung's best friend, Ji'ih continues Pitung's struggle.
Starting off from where the prequel ends, Ji'ih is seen lamenting on Pitung's grave. Ji'ih vows to continue protecting the villagers from the Netherlands soldiers (Kompeni Belande) and the evil Chinese landlords. Ji'ih (Sandy Suwardi), however, is more reckless in doing his heroic acts compared to Pitung. His first act of revenge has provoked Hinne (A. Hamid Arief) to do extensive search of Ji'ih's whereabouts. Schout van Hinne and the soldiers eventually imprison Ji'ih's close friend Siti (Rina Hassim), Kong Haji Naipin and Babah Ban Hong, a kind-hearted Chinese man who has helped Ji'ih before. Ji'ih, realizing that his enemies are getting stronger by the aid of several Chinese henchmen imported from China mainland by Babah Bong, encourages Babah Ban Hong's son named Peng Ji (Willy Dozan) to join his mission. Ji'ih and Peng Ji then go to Depok to meet the brother of Pitung's martial arts guru in order to get a hold of new skill to fight the Netherlands' soldiers and the accomplices.
There are some improvements in this epic movie compared to its prequel but still the filmmakers could not escape several minor flaws. The good thing is that even though this is an epic film, but the action scenes are now much better choreographed. It also employs several actors who really can do Kung Fu and Silat (a general name for all Indonesian Martial Arts, which the filmmakers proudly inform that this movie also features Hartono, the Asian Martial Arts Champion). The general plot is clearly depicted by the title, the revenge of Pitung by Ji'ih, and I personally like Ji'ih's character better than Pitung. While Pitung is more pious and straight-forward but he is also more uptight. Ji'ih on the other hand is not as great of a Warrior as Pitung, but Ji'ih is more relaxed and tactful. He has more character than Pitung, especially when he's enraged, he would shake his head and funny/scary sound would come out of his mouth just like a bull. And from the movie standpoint, this character improvement is absolutely welcomed. Ji'ih is also seen more harsh and stern in dealing with the bad guys.
The flaws are minor, like the Demang's character which is less animated than in the prequel, Demang's henchmen and also the Netherlands/VOC/Dutch East India Company soldiers which are less lively energetic (less evil). But then again one of the most important aspects in a movie that should not fall into a trap is the ending scene, which I'm sorry to say, this movie does fall. The Ending scene is unmemorable and not satisfying enough to end this epic movie.
Technical flaw is its VCD quality that's sometimes suddenly becomes too bright, that I need to adjust the brightness and the contrast of the screen in front of me to get a clear picture. And this movie contains more rude words compared to its prequel. Though, I do think that it's necessary for the sake of portraying the situation.
All in all, Pembalasan Si Pitung, Ji'ih is a decent sequel and an entirely worth to watch from the movie perspective and from its being an Indonesian classic.
© iwan pranowo of Movielogy.com
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