Sell Out : Pure Malaysian Comedy.

I went out yesterday to have fun around Mid Valley by myself.

I made the decision of going to Mid Valley at 3 in the evening so took the RapidKL U80 around 4 something. Reached KL Sentral around 5. Missed the train which en route to Seremban twice. It was not because I 'tak sedar' or anything, it was just too many people trying to bustle their way into the train. It was so hectic down at Platform 6. Should guessed that it was end-office hour so people were going home.

When I reached Mid Valley, I remembered that the degree B. Ed. TESL entry interview is just around the corner. So, I guessed I might as well check out new outfits and shoes for the interview. Talk about shopping... I walked around for nearly one hour until I reached GSC on the top floor. I was approached by this man, sorta, who asked me awkward questions like, "where do you live/from?" bla.. bla.. bla.. I jogged myself away. Pretty scary that fella.*sigh*

At GSC, I took about 15 minutes deciding on what to watch (Watching movies was not my plan at all coming to Mid Valley). There were mixed feelings where on one side wanted to watch Wolverine while the other half wanted to watch Star Trek. After the crazy internal war between both of the feelings, I decided on Star Trek. But weirdly, I opened my mouth, to my own confusion, at the counter, "Sell Out, please. Just one person,". I had to cover my ears to the rambles and scrambles of my inner shadows started to scream and shout about the movie. Bought popcorn and Coke, I sat alone in my row, G9, watching the trailers. God~ There are like, great trailers but you know, sometimes trailers can be deceiving.


People, watch Sell Out! (or $e11.0u7!). It's the first Malaysian indie movie which is a MUSICAL! Yeo Joon Han would say that his film is not a musical, “It has only four songs!”. Believe it or not, apart from writing, directing and producing, he also wrote all the songs of the movie himself. It was quirky and cute, especially Peter Travis who works his charm with his accent.

The Synopsis:

Her name is Rafflesia Pong (Rafflesia = largest flower in the world, which reeks of animal carcass; Pong = stink). She’s a bottom-ranking arts show host who’s disillusioned with “those over-rated underachievers we call artists.” He’s Eric Tan (Eric = Eric, Tan = typical Chinese surname), a product designer who’s just about to learn that it doesn’t pay to be creative. They both work for FONY, a multinational conglomerate whose mission statement, copied from a Taiwanese company, is to be original.

In the face of such pressure, will Eric and Rafflesia retain their artistic integrityor will they finally sell out to fame, fortune or some other nasty thing that also starts with “F”?

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You guys should check out this movie. Worth every cent. Trust me.


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