She pulls it off very well and this is likely the best performance of her young career. Now, fans of Julie's ghost movies are in for a shocking experience when watching 'Macabre' because her role here demands a much more physical, emotional performance. Even when she's in a bad movie like 'Kuntilanak 2' (2007) she still makes it somewhat watchable, so her unexpected presence automatically raises my rating of this film by 1 or 2 points. Within the opening five minutes I already felt at ease once I saw the lovely Julie Estelle grace the screen. I finally ended up watching 'Macabre' tonight and I must say that it was more entertaining than I thought it would be.

There's really no way to predict whether you're in for an instant classic like 'The Forbidden Door' (2009), a cool flick like 'Kuntilanak' (2006), or a total turd bomb like 'Hantu Perawan Jeruk Purut' (2008).

Another factor is that I'm still timid with regards to Indonesian horror films due to the scarce number of online reviews and ratings that make the selection process analogous to walking in a mine field. Obviously, I put off watching the spin-off for months. It had some good violence but the protagonists irritated me a bit too much (especially their moronic decision-making). I wasn't particularly fond of the short film.

This movie is a feature length spin-off of the 'Darah' short film that was originally part of the horror anthology entitled 'Takut: Faces of Fear' (2008). There were a few things that kept me from putting 'Macabre' (2009) on my high priority list.

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