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Typical of local critics, who just criticise for the sake of criticising, or as many would characterise as a Singaporean trait of, complaining and whining, simply can't wait to regurgitate their limited critical responses. While, expressing their textbook style opnions and criticisms, many of them fail to contextualise the objective of the film and the audience it was targeted at. Shawne Wong writing for F Movie Mag, labelled the film a "misfire in practically every way", is a perfect example of textbook criticism, without providing any hint of a basis for his opinion. Did he not think that the many aspects of the film that depicted BMT training scenarios and the behaviours and reactions from the recruits, reflected any realism at all? I for one, and the thousands of other male citizens, who had been through BMT, would, I believe, disagree with Shawne. Hee En Ming of Fridae who dubbed the first film as "possibly the worst boot camp comedy ever", must have based his comparisons to the storytelling standards of overly dramatised hollywood films, again, comparing apples with oranges.
In my opinion, I think, both part one and two of the films were a really great effort put in by the film makers, and it was well worth my time and money spent to enjoy their products. Watching the film brought back memories of the my time spent in the army, strengthen my patriotism and made me feel more Singaporean. Does it rate at the level of films like Full Metal Jacket, An Officer and a Gentlemen? Perhaps not. Sure, the acting has room for improvement, the cgi effects can be sharpened further, and many other aspects of film making can surely be improved further, but overall, the story had been told in a way that was remarkably enjoyable, relatable, and touched the hearts and mind of many locals, and leaves many audience feeling light hearted and more cheerful at the end of the film. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.116.59.13 ( talk) 01:54, 6 February 2013 (UTC)
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Reviewer: Gabriel Yuji ( talk · contribs) 06:16, 22 June 2014 (UTC)
I'll read through "Production", "Release", "Marketing" and "Reception" as soon as can to finish the review. However, I can already say two "Home media" sections seems superfluous to me. And, as "Release" and "Marketing" are very short sections you may consider merge them into one as they are related. Gabriel Yuji ( talk) 06:16, 22 June 2014 (UTC)
With all my concerns exposed, now you have the standard seven days; I'll put it on hold. Gabriel Yuji ( talk) 06:05, 23 June 2014 (UTC)
@ Hildanknight: Hey, are you still working here? Gabriel Yuji ( talk) 01:21, 1 July 2014 (UTC)
I'm failing it per this commentary. Gabriel Yuji ( talk) 05:52, 4 July 2014 (UTC)
Should I consider spliting the article into two separate pages, just as how they did with The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows? Typhoon966 ( talk) 17:58, 16 July 2013 (UTC)
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