Rich Wright Sssooo what can I say about this then?! Well, there's a lot of men with their shirts off... if you like that sort of thing. And an old guy doing a ponderous narration... could someone kill him now, please? Some battle scenes that feel more like video game sequences, much tedious talk which accomplishes nothing for the audience or the plot, and a finale which is almost poetic in it's stupidity.Tell me: If you're the leader of two armies, and you've just won the last battle with your troops closing in an the last stragglers on the enemy side... would you stand A FEW YARDS AWAY with your back turned from the few that remain of the opposition's forces... allowing yourself to be taken hostage? Then when you get yourself killed by them, would anyone with a half a brain regard it as a 'noble sacrifice'? Nope... they'd have been crushed by your men regardless. All you've done is lay down your life... FOR NOTHING. Fool.Of course, this film doesn't have the smarts to see that... in fact, If it was a person, they'd need help getting dressed in the morning and remembering their own name (So, which is it: The Malay Chronicles or Clash Of Empires?) Basically, I LIKE watching movies I've never heard of. Supporting independent cinema... ya know what I mean? But I've seen MORE than my fair share of rubbish recently following that policy... so for the rest of the month, I'm sticking to more mainstream productions. Maybe something starring Tom Cruise. You see how desperate I am now? 3/10

TheLittleSongbird Clash of Empires is not an irredeemable movie in any way, the scenery was quite nice, a couple of the fight sequences are edge-of-your-seat quality, there is a good lead performance and the princess is simply beautiful. For those redeeming qualities however there are a lot of things that Clash of Empires doesn't do well. The movie can have a frenzied look to it, and the rushed and underexplained story(just where did the romance come from?) is a further indication of Clash of Empires being done in haste. The dialogue is very stilted and sometimes incomprehensible, while the special effects apart from some average-at-best ones at the start are very cheaply rendered. There are no characters to root for, they are almost comic-book-like in quality, the music is generic, the direction is of the kind that has heart and passion at least but not the skill and the acting apart from the lead is vapid and going-through-the-motions feeling.All in all, Clash of Empires is very poorly done stuff but it definitely could have been much worse. 3/10 Bethany Cox

Yahmeri Sukon This film is trying to be big, but ended up being nowhere.It is promoted as a CGI film, but can't even put a computer generated 'Garuda' in the film. What good is the CGI, if the crucial mythical element like this is ignored? If 'Malay originality' is the word, then certainly this film lack much of it. Old Malay language plus modern-sounding English.. come on!! In the end, it's like watching unfinished '300' or 'Troy' parody film with Malay dubbing.. minus the parody. Half an hour into the film, i just didn't care about the CGI anymore, and hopeful for something else. Honesty and pure spirit of Malay film. Sadly it's not there.I give 4 out of 10 because i know this disastrous film will be a good stepping stone for the producer to produce a decent one, later.

M Saufiq M Sahari I guess it is the most awaited Malaysian movie by far. Help by various source of publicity due to the story line filled with international taste, the movie The Malay Chronicles: Bloodlines or 'Hikayat Merong Mahawangsa' in Malay does not disappoint.Script: The English script looks to be a bit modernize but it does not hurt the movie as the Malays, Chinese and the Roman do not use English at that time. The Roman at the time is using the ancient Latins which is not practical to be used. For those of you who love history and ancient language, the use of 'Malay Purbakala' or some might say a dead language show the efforts of the script writer. Even the Malaysian audiences are having hard time to understand the language.Story line: The story lines are quite fast and do not make you sleep, I promise. In some scene it could be ridiculously fast and in some it is understandable. It is understand that the Director wanted to limit the duration under 2 hours, so that the audience do not feel uncomfortable.Cast: Most of the major actors and actress are doing a great job by portraying their character. Stephen as Merong, Jing Lusi as Princess, Khir Rahman as Kemawas has play their part greatly. Although, most critic in here, agree that Gavin as Marcus and Henrik as Lycius can do a little bit more.Fighting Scene: I guess the fighting scene are amazing knowing the limited resource that the production's have, the end result is still above average. Help by a group of experience fighting scene choreographer from Hong Kong and Merong masculinity, it is safe to say that it will blow your mind.History: For those of you who argue that the movie filled with history inaccuracies, please do your study. It is well known that 'Hikayat Merong Mahawangsa' is verbally told from generation to generation added with mystical elements which are not logical. In the 'Hikayat' or book it is told that the Geruda is not pirates but a big man eating bird known as 'Geruda'. In the book it also stated that Merong comes from Rom and in other source says he is a demigod. There are also a tale about Merong meeting Prophet Solomon.All in all, I've got to say that the movie will not disappoint you. Reminder: If you see any problem with the CGI, well do not expect the movie will be as good as Gladiator or Alexandre or 300. Pity the production who works with only 13 graphic designers (add amateur after 13) and limited budget.