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DANCING VILLAGE: THE CURSE BEGINS MOVIE REVIEW
Lyall Watson once said “Dancing is surely the most basic and relevant of all forms of expression. Nothing else can so effectively give outward form to an inner experience. Poetry and music exist in time. Painting and architecture are a part of space. But only the dance lives at once in both space and time. In it the creator and the thing created, the artist and the expression, are one. Each participates completely in the other. There could be no better metaphor for an understanding of the mechanics of the cosmos.” Shudder presents a prequel to one of the most successful Indonesian films of all time, Dancing Village: The Curse Begins. Mila (Maudy Effrosina) has a sick mother but not with a usual sickness. She seems completely catatonic but in that supernatural, spooky scary way. Whispers and rumours about her past suggest she once had a different kind of ailment: dancing fever! Mila and a band of misfits her age set off on a quest to her mother’s home village. There she finds a society of superstitious dancers that may be a little too eager to help Mila discover the truth of her mother’s past. Back in the 50’s, the village held an ancient ritual to satisfy Badarawuhi (Aulia Sarah). Badarawuhi wants something returned to her and all that defy her will will suffer a fate worse than being tied down and forced to watch the remake of Footloose! With the help of a village girl named Ratih (Claresta Taufan Kusumarina) Mila will kick off her sunday shoes, learn the dance moves of her ancestors, and free herself from the chains of generational trauma. Bradly, Lewayne, and Kate rock the jukebox with classics like “I don’t know the Indonesian language” and “You don’t know Kimo?” and everybody’s favorite number one hit “Black Goo Goo Ca Choo”. So subscribe to the best horror based streamer on the planet, Shudder, and enjoy some foreign film culture with Dancing Village: The Curse Begins.
DIRECTED BY: Kimo Stamboel
STARRING: Aulia Sarah, Maudy Effrosina, Jourdy Pranata, Moh. Iqbal Sulaiman, Ardit Erwandha, Claresta Taufan Kusumarina, Diding Boneng, Aming, Dinda Kanyadewi, Baiq Nathania Elvaretta, Pipien Putri, Maryam Supraba, Princeza Leticia, Bima Sena, Putri Permata, Baiq Vania Estiningtyas
YOUR REVIEWERS
Bradly Martin (Screener Squad, Eye on the Prize, Breakfast Pub)
Bradly Martin was born in the united states and grew up on a healthy diet of sports, films, and books. A rather shy lad who kept to himself, Bradly soon discovered the best way to know a person was to know what people liked. Throughout the years Bradly became a fan of many things and a fanatic of none. From Doctor Dre, to Doctor Strange and the who’s who of Whos. From Playstation to the Dreamcast and Marvel to DC. From LeBron James to James Bond and Lord of the Rings to Lord Palmerston (or Pitt the Elder if you agree with Wade Boggs) and is a huge fan of dad jokes and randomly obscure Simpsons references. Armed with a vast knowledge of comics, films, and pop culture. Bradly traveled the world making friends and sharing takes. As a young man Bradly married the love of his life young and grew older every year with each new child brought into the brood. If trends continue, Scientists predict that .2% of Canada (where Bradly and family reside) will be populated by Bradly’s children by the year 2029. You can hear him leading and listening to his favorite critics on the Screener Squad and Eye on the prize and maybe even provide some comments of his own.
Lewayne White (Screener Squad)
Lewayne’s earliest memories are of watching movies and reading comics, which instilled in him a sense of wonder, a vivid imagination, and unrealistic expectations. It also means he spends a lot of time watching movies, writing scripts for them, and trying to get them made. He lives in the middle of middle America after landing there as a child, and has remained there mainly because he hates packing.
Kate Chambers (Highly Suspect Reviews, Screener Squad)
Kate is a certified horror fiend and Horse Girl™. Her name isn’t short for anything. A native Austinite, she graduated with a BFA in Film Production from the University of Colorado Boulder then returned to the Lone Star State to make her home amid the cinephiles of the Alamo Drafthouse and the Austin Film Society. In her spare time, you can find her either down at the barn with her noble steed Jazz, watching as many movies as possible (often at work), cuddling with her pair of black cats and writing horror scripts, or nursing a beer in any available body of water… or doing Duolingo, where she’s currently on a 1000+ day streak.
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