D@bbe: Bir Cin Vakasi

It was interesting at first, but then she got tired of it, always the same subject, always the same concept.

This is a movie in the "found footage" sub-genre of horror or "hand camera" sub-genre horror. Whatever you're more familiar with.

Anyhow, this is about a young family living in rural Turkey. The Husband starts to document his Wife who has begun sleep walking. They decided to do this because it was dangerous for her and she didn't want to go be hospitalized to be examined for it. The periods in which they occur become more strange as the movie progresses as they involve spiritual healers and other seers to try and resolve the problem.

For the sub-genre I was definitely very scared at parts. I like that it worked on creating a tense and scary atmosphere instead of solely jump scenes. I've seen my fair share of the sub-genre from movies like Rec, Noroi, Evidence, etc. This movie you can tell was very influenced by the Paranormal Activity movies but it adds some originality from its influence as well as style. However the setting and tone seems much more darker then those ones and more cultured and less American. Which work in its favour and also slightly against its favour too.

The acting was great, no characters were annoying, perhaps a bit too much emphasis on the screaming at parts but what horror movie doesn't have that? The effects at some parts weren't as sharp as other found footage movies. However they were still above average for this genre as I've seen some TERRIBLE found footage movies with BAD special effects and for what this had sure it could have been better but it still wasn't that bad. It was its weakest point though.

The story while not groundbreaking had enough substance to keep me interested throughout the whole movie and not make me lose focus for the most part. The plot could have developed a bit more faster in the beginning but it was still done with enough pace that it didn't bother me too much. I actually really enjoyed the props and occult props and story ideas that were implemented

In short: If you use the correct formula with lights out, loud noise, big TV you'll be scared for sure and have a good time with this one. Just don't sabotage it by watching it in the day though.

This was one of the scariest movie I watched which had entities, perfect atmospheric setting and excellent movie progressions. This definitely makes Paranormal activity make look mediocre. Unexpected twists, great acting and intriguing story makes it must watch for horror fans looking for something different than mainstream Hollywood horror.

I did not think of what movies inspired the first two Dabbes - in this case I do not have to think what was the inspiration, it is more than obvious. Paranormal Activity is the "winner". For better or worse as they say - as in if you were really into the style of those other movies (Blair Witch was succesful, but Paranormal took the whole thing to a new level - all sequels included).

I am not really a fan of the found footage thing, but this is quite solid if you are a fan of it. The jump scares and the sound cues (quite annoying if you ask me, but horror has to be "created") are here to be enjoyed ... the special effects overall are decent too.

OMG i thought i'd take my wife to the cinema to watch this cos i heard that it was a pretty good movie, it scared us to bits, you won't be disappointed.

The story started off slowly but steadily built up to the end. It makes you wonder if this movie will kick off a new generation of hit Turkish scary movies in the coming years by the same director.

Its by far better than the Paranormal Activity movies that have recently taken the world by storm....... It a shame that this Turkish film will only be screened in some cinemas around the globe.

This would of been a super hit for the director but only in Turkey.