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Recep Ivedik 2 (2009)
Excellent movie
I totally disagree with the "The worst film I have seen so far".
Sahan only made this movie because his "Recep Ivedik" sketch on "Dikkat Sahan Cikabilir" was much loved and viewed by millions on Youtube and other websites. He could have easily made a film about any other character he played in his show. His story seems very similar to Ali G's in that respect. Ali G only made Borat because it was the best loved character in "The Ali G Show".
Let's get one thing straight, most people watched Recep Ivedik 1 & 2 because they already had seen the sketch on TV and liked it, thus they knew exactly what to expect from the movie, just like I did.
Most the people who did not enjoy the movie probably never watched his sketch on TV beforehand, thus the disappointment.
I can agree that the movie is not a straight forward comedy movie and different to anything I have seen before but it still entertaining.
The movie may have a stupid story line or no story line as some say but it cleverly delivers a message. The movie isn't just plain stupid like Ali G, in fact there are so many scenes in this movie that show Recep is opposite of stupid.
Recep is very rude and sometimes disgusting in the movie but I found this funny, again not everyone will.
I think people who did not enjoy the movie missed on of the main points in the movie, "The Message"
Along side being "ignorant, rude and disgusting" he was educating people.
Examples such as:
"Ekinler bas vermeden kor buzagi topalmazmis" is a very nice message and makes sense.
He is not just a "Kiro" as we hear him talk about many things most people watching the movie don't even know about, things like Photoshop.
He looks after his Grandmother (In Turkey old people are never looked after and often put in old peoples homes instead) and also send the message across that "we should do anything it takes" to earn a living in this current situation.
He is very open with people and speaks his mind. When he meets "Yakuza" at the Chinese restaurant he openly tells her what he thinks, some may think he is horrible but I think he is doing the right thing.
To round it up I believe the movie was excellent, although some of the jokes were over the top he redeemed himself with the good message he was putting across.
People need to realise now that Comedy is not what it use to be, there are different types of comedy and everything has changed, Turkish comedy movies are what they are right now, lots of swearing. The Kemal Sunal days are over and now we have a new era.
Vizontele (2001)
Masterpiece
I have read some reviews from people stating the time the film was meant to reflect on was wrong, the acting was not good and the area it was filmed in was not right, i wonder why people go on about these little little things and why they don't just watch the film and enjoy.
I certainly did and everyone else i know did, and i can say that we didn't sit down and argue about why the date/timing of the filming was wrong.
Great movie, a must see.
Erdogan is a very good director and i think in time he will get better he will definitely make funnier films, better films.
Pardon (2005)
Great Movie, a Must see for Turkish viewers
the film has a excellent story line, it shows the Turkish penal system with all its truths and it shows how every penal system can fail, realism with comedy (and a bit of drama & love) makes a great movie.
The Movie is about one guys life,Ibrahim, and what he goes through in what you would call unfortunate events.
His full with love for a girl in the neighbourhood but has a lot of hate for his brother in law.
The film is mostly funny but has a touch of drama.
It has a simple film to the film, the directing seems simple but it comes across as a great film,budget but great.
Hababam Sinifi Askerde (2005)
Superb
Absolutely a cracker.
The film was much better than expected, full of gags that got me out of breathe, I'm sure everyone else thought so.
The film is the sequel to many other trademark Hababam movies, I never thought the old Hababam series can be replaced but I have been proved wrong, it's a must see, I certainly will watch it again.
Every cast member was perfect in all ways, just perfect!!!
The ending could have been better but i'm not saying its bad, but it could have been better.
I think this movie has everything the Turkish people miss from the old Hababam's, people have always loved watching the old ones over and over again, and like me i'm sure everyone else wanted to see more of Hababam.