Talk:Ah Boys to Men

Local critics lacks the sense and maturity to be a credible film critic
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)


 * Point taken, but they are still, after all, critical receptions that should be included. Your statement, while well evidenced by examples, does not belong here. I suggest you voice out somewhere in a forum. Bonkers The Clown  (Nonsensical Babble) 11:19, 6 February 2013 (UTC)

Splitting the article
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)


 * I think that would work. It seems awkward to have two infoboxes and often two subsections for each film. You could probably keep most of the "Production" section in the first film's article and refer back to it on the second film's article. Anything production-related that is unique to the second film could be detailed in that article. Erik (talk &#124; contribs) 18:06, 16 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Yeah. Anyway, I've done splitting the articles. To anyone else reading this, please feel free to add any new content to new page if missed anything. Typhoon966 (talk) 07:47, 19 July 2013 (UTC)

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