20 #1MDBMovies We’d Definitely Pay To Watch In The Cinemas
If you can't beat a problem (or problems, more like), you make a 'movie' out of it!
By Samantha Khor — 07 Jul 2015, 07:31 PM
Malaysians are a creative bunch, there's no doubt about that... and we put that creativity to very good use when it comes to trolling on social media.
If you've been on Twitter today, you might have realised that the #1MDBMovies tag has been on the top trending list all day...
Coincidentally, this writer always mixes up 1MDB (1Malaysia Development Berhad) and IMDb (Internet Movie Database) because she cannot differentiate the number 1 and the letter 'I'.
... And Twitter users went ALL OUT with a barrage of witty reworked movie titles inspired by the likes of 1MDB, PM Najib, the first lady, and everything else they can think of. Have a laugh at some of our favourites, accompanied by the movies they reference:
1. Who needs the new Fantastic Four movie when you have this team of super-people to 'vanquish' the rise of living costs?
Fantastic 4 : Rise of the RON95, toll, and many more #1MDBmovies pic.twitter.com/lI7ZNQVvxG
— Syükri Kháiri (@SY7KRI) July 6, 2015
2. The pictures say it all...
#1MDBMovies: Maleficent Rosmah pic.twitter.com/bUgByenX8y
— GuruChat (@Guruchat) July 6, 2015
#1MDBMovies Maleficent pic.twitter.com/Q1wRQhTaBL
— You're The Voice (@WeAre_TheVoices) July 6, 2015
3. We cannot think of anything witty to say because we are way too amazed by how seamlessly "BR1M" fits into this
Pacific BR1M #1mdbmovies
— ThunderTenoq (@tenoq) July 6, 2015
4. Something tells us we'll be seeing punishment of a different kind
Forty-two Billion Shades Of Debt. #1MDBMovies
— Hafiz Kenny (@hafizkenny) July 6, 2015
5. Based on what we're hearing lately, we second the motion for a special course on public speaking for our ministers!
#1MDBMovies How To Train Your Ministers
— jeeva_bunyi_loceng (@jeeva_jepp) July 6, 2015
6. John Green meets John Grisham in this heartwarming but intriguing legal thriller
#1MDBMovies The Fault in Our Funds
— jeeva_bunyi_loceng (@jeeva_jepp) July 6, 2015
7. Throwback to one of the greatest sci-fi film series of our time. Old is always gold.
#1MDBMovies : 'Star Wars: Return of the Che Det.'
— Faizal Hamssin (@faizalhamssin) July 6, 2015
8. Do you think we can get Datuk Michelle Yeoh to star in this one too?
#1MDBmovies Crouching PM, Hidden RM
— thatwasntme (@yours_heidi) July 6, 2015
9. Uh... oops?
#1MDBMovies HONEY I SHRUNK THE RINGGIT
— Toon Seri Anthraxxxx (@anthraxxxx) July 6, 2015
10. True to his darah pahlawan Bugis, our Prime Minister will stand victorious atop his fallen enemies
Inglorious Pahlawans #1MDBmovies
— Cannot Fast Faster (@SyarkWasangka) July 7, 2015
11. Adding a political twist to the classic teenage slasher flick
#1MDBMovies I Know What You Did Last Election
— z u l f o ® (@thezulfo) July 6, 2015
12. "You had me at 'money'..."
#1MDBMovies Jibby Maguire. Show me the money! Show me the money!
— Anak Sedara Nazir (@amirhimself) July 6, 2015
13. It's Murphy's law - anything that can go wrong, WILL go wrong
Najib Razak's A Series Of Unfortunate Reveals. #1MDBmovies
— Cannot Fast Faster (@SyarkWasangka) July 7, 2015
14. One of these things do not belong here...
The Chronicles of Rosmah: The Lion, the Witch and her Wardrobe #1MDBMovies
— aven fauzi™ (@avenseenafauzi) July 7, 2015
15. We cannot even begin to imagine what would happen if our country's stockbrokers play as hard as Leonardo Dicaprio and co.!
#1MDBMovies The Wolf of Wall Street Journal
— Jimie Cheng™ (@jimiecheng) July 6, 2015
16. "Off with his head!"
Rosmah in Wonderland #1MDBMovies Credit to owner of this pic pic.twitter.com/c44Iiobm3Q
— Allysa (@LysaAdnan) July 6, 2015
17. This is the long-awaited sequel you've been waiting for, Potterheads
Hairless Jibby and the Order of the Rosmah #1MDBMovies
— Lucius Maximus (@luciusmaximus) July 7, 2015
18. Seriously though, our debts may pile up from mountains to planets if we're not careful...
#1MDBMovies Rise of the Planet of the Debts
— Мохд Ридзуан (@trpkktrllng) July 7, 2015
19. We don't think this is what Sauron had in mind when he crafted rings for the kings of men...
#1MDBMovies The Lord of The Diamond Rings
— سيد محمد فضلي (@SyedMuhdFadli) July 6, 2015
#1mdbmovies : The Lord Of The Ringgits, The Fellowship Of 1MDB. pic.twitter.com/x671SuVQ1v
— Proud Malaysian (@TowardsGE15) July 8, 2015
20. "WITNESS ME! WITNEEEESSSS!"
Mad Mah: Fury Road. This is going to be fun. #1MDBMovies https://t.co/mV7N7K0ZBJ
— Anak Sedara Nazir (@amirhimself) July 6, 2015
Head on over to the Twitter hashtag #1MDBMovies for more laughs... and maybe even add your own to the mix!