Yasmin Ahmad's Films by Amir Muhammad

Yasmin Ahmad's Films Reviews

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  Regina Ibrahim

  Buku yang menghiburkan. Sangat berinformasi. Sayangnya koleksi ini sudah diambil orang. another rare collection.
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  farahxreads

  Before I write this, I must admit that I never watch any of Yasmin Ahmad movies (maybe because I'm not really a movie person)
  
  Thank you Amir Muhammad, this book makes me want to find and watch all Yasmin Ahmad movies and her commercials.
  
  There were so many brilliant messages in YA's movies, it intrigues me so much I kept on pestering people around me 'WEH BEST GILA BUKU NI/WEH TAU TAK KENAPA SCENE NI MACAMNI/WEH SEBENARNYA KO TAU TAK KENAPA YASMIN AHMAD BUAT GINI and told them to read this book and watch her movies (even I, myself belum tengok lagi omg why Farah)
  
  Her movies were so light, tapi weh, brilliant gila.
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  IZZAT is lost down the rabbithole

  Perfect commentaries & insights coming from otai Amir Muhammad, this book is a must-have companion for Late Yasmin's films buff
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  Ainunl

  Saya membaca buku ini dengan diringi lagu Terukir Di Bintang - Yuna.
  
  Tidak pernah membaca buku Amir Muhammad dan ini buku pertamanya yang saya baca dan perasaannya sangat menyentuh. Seolah-olah apabila menonton filem Yasmin dan buku ini adalah voice overnya. Kebetulan saya sudah menonton hampir semua filem dan iklan yang dibikin oleh Yasmin.
  
  
  Buku ini menjadi satu permulaan yang bagus untuk saya memulakan maraton buku tahun ini :)
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  Lyana Khairuddin

  In the name of Love, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
  
  I can still remember the moment I found out of Yasmin Ahmad's death. 2009 was the hardest year of my life so far, and upon hearing of the reports that she had collapsed after a meeting at TV3 on the internet, I was still hopeful enough that it was just a scare. But then the only sureness in our lives happened- and for someone who missed out on the chance to know Yasmin personally - I cried for hours.
  
  This in itself is sappy and melodramatic- a trait more often than not now imbued in our Hari Raya commercials. A trend started by Yasmin herself.
  
  For how can one explain, even now- of the feeling of having fallen in love with someone you have never met?
  
  Yasmin was all that for me. The fact that I was living in KL and was a fan of her work, even to the near-ness of having dated a boy from Subang Jaya thus hung out at her neighbourhood around the time Sepet made her a household name (though my then boyfriend was not Chinese); still haunts me to this day. But The Storyteller made it seem like I know her already.
  
  So I guess, I actually felt, rather than watched her movies and commercials.
  
  Which is also the way I have chosen to write this review.
  
  Ly's favourite movies by rank:
  1. The one with the kites.
  2. The one with the elephant. (Sadly, this was also a farewell)
  3. The one with the numbers. (I am a geek)
  
  Confession: I didn't warm up to Sepet. But I started reading Tagore.
  
  I only saw Rabun recently, after Amir Muhammad kindly gave me not one, but two copies of the DVD (Both works!! Thanks! :) ). I want Mak Inom and Pak Atan's love.
  
  Ly's favourite commercial by rank:
  1. The one with Jo Kukathas
  2. The one with the cekodoq!
  3. The one with the dragon boat.
  
  Mine is a tragic love story- for I did not even had the chance to even bump into her in person. You're with love, and you are love, Yasmin. For having taught me that, I thank you.
  
  Amir, THANK YOU.
  
  
  
  
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  Johnny B. Rempit

  It is plainly obvious that this book is a labour of love. It shows. It is Amir Muhammad's tribute to his dear friend and fellow film maker Yasmin Ahmad. And what a tribute it is.
  
  It's as if Amir Muhammad is speaking to you from across the table at a kopitiam/mamak/kedai makan and reminiscing about his dear friend. Primarily, he talks about the films that Yasmin Ahmad made during her lifetime. He will also talk about small, seemingly insignificant details that only a close friend and and insider in the Malaysian indie film community can know. He will tell you about the passion and verve that made Yasmin Ahmad such an unforgettable film maker. He'll make you laugh, think, maybe he'll make you weep a bit.
  
  Even if you haven't seen any of Yasmin Ahmad's movies or (gasp!) you're not a fan, you won't be lost. Amir will guide you, hold your hand if need be and he'll tell you a story of a remarkable woman who was his friend, a remarkable woman who will be missed, even by people who didn't know her.
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  Haryadi Hamid

  Amir Muhammad bukanlah penulis yang selalu gua handalkan. Tapi setelah Body2Body dan OMK, serasa perlu juga menjengahkan leher membuka tulisannya yang ini. Hah, Amir Muhammad sememangnya handal.
  
  Buku ini, mengenai ulasan peribadi Amir Muhammad terhadap karya Yasmin Ahmad; 6 buah filem, 12 iklan dan dua filpen di internet. Jujur, setelah membaca buku ini, penghargaan kepada hasil-hasil kerja Yasmin Ahmad semakin menebal dalam diri gua, walaupun gua sememangnya peminat Yasmin pun selama ini.
  
  Tapi melalui perspektif Amir Muhammad, segala mesej dan simbol yang Yasmin cuba sampaikan dalam karyanya, akhirnya dapat saya hadam. Anda boleh kata bahawa buku ini katalis untuk mata seni anda melihat lebih terang. Kan sudah dikhabar tadi, Amir Muhammad, walaupun tidak selalu gua handalkan, tetap handal jua.
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  Lyla Ibrahim

  Those who enjoys Yasmin Ahmad's films and commercials will surely love this book. I found myself laughing at certain point in the book when reading it. It's fun to read Amir Muhammad's thoughts of her films. It really shows the love he had for Yasmin Ahmad's great works. Fans of Yasmin Ahmad really need to read this.
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  Nadia A Jalal

  Membaca buku ini buat aku nak cari maklumat lebih lagi psl Yasmin Ahmad, buat aku nak menonton semula semua filem arahan Yasmin Ahmad dan hormat aku pada Yasmin Ahmad makin bertambah.
  
  p/s : aku bagi 4 bintang sebab ada filem dan iklan yang aku belum tengok lagi. Jadi,aku sedikit lost track dengan hal2 yang dibincangkan Amir.
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  Kamalia Ramlan

  asalnya saya beli buku ini untuk rujukan tesis saya berkenaan filem Talentime karya Yasmin Ahmad. lama-kelamaan saya terpaut dengan buku ini dan saya suka cara Amir Muhammad menterjemahkan setiap filem Yasmin di dalam buku ini.
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  Florence

  A lovely tribute to Yasmin & her work. A recommended read!
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  Bebbra Mailin

  Inilah buku yang memberi inspirasi kepada aku sebelum memulakan project shooting short filem. Terima kasih Yasmin Ahmad dan Amir Muhammad kerna menjadikan aku lebih mencintai filem.
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  Nazatul Lockman

  buku tentang filem pertama yg aku baca sebaik saja aku melangkah masuk ke UiTM.