Kisah Tanah Jawa: Pocong Gundul (2023) User Reviews

Surprisingly A Good Movie

[heruhrahadi · 8/10 · 13 October 2023]

I didn't expect much when I'm watching Indonesian horror movies. Mostly it's about series jump scares. But to my surprise, this film brings lots of values to enrich the story.

It's about a boy with hereditary retrocognitive ability which at first, he and his friend tried to commercialize the ability. But when a couple tried to find their missing girl and he succeeded finding her, layers of mysteries revealed as he succumbed an entity that haunted a school.

This brings him to a life threatening endeavor with the help of his friend. More characters showed up and give more complexities to the problem.

Good story telling, decent acting (not great, but not bad), good cinematography. Overall, a good movie.

One flaw I found is the ending. It feels a little rushed.

Pocong Has A New Direction

[aipsun · 8/10 · 31 December 2023]

After the success of Danur Universe and the box office record-breaking film "KKN di Desa Penari", it seems that Awi Suryadi has established himself as one of the promising horror film directors in Indonesia. Through Kisah Tanah Jawa: Pocong Gundul, Awi presents a back and forth narrative that is neatly woven through the main character who has retrocognitive abilities. This film provides enough horror, jump scares and gore but still provides adequate storytelling. A big applause was also given to the production value, music score and set design, not to mention the make up for the Pocong itself, which was very convincing and neat. "Pocong Gundul" successfully opened a new horror universe which seems to be increasingly popular recently.