Dag II

The Turkish producers and directors are doing their job well at the moment! Look at this movie! It is just terrific! I liked the first part of this movie, but the second part is much more better than the first one. They used real artillery, helicopters and real machine guns and rifles in this movie! The MPT76 is the first national Turkish assault rifle and they used it in cooperation with the gun factory MKE. The actors got real military training for a few months before shooting this film in order to increase the realness and always used real military gear and equipment during the shootings! Just go and watch it, you won't regret it!

I saw this without seeing the first part but still I thoroughly enjoyed the film. The Mountain II shows perspective on both sides both civilian, the military and the journalist. It shows also why journalist do what they do show the cruelty that is in the world and why they criticize violence against violence and human rights. It shows also the civilians who fall in between as victims and the conflict of standing by to do your duty or doing what you know is right. The Mountain II is movie that makes you realize how life is precious and how honour and duty.

The explanation by the team leader to this fellow commando on saving the journalist was top notch. Even the contents of the letter which team leader gives to journalist was very well done.

In this movie we see a lots of great examples of best visual effects. And also it has its own realistic scenes as well. The connection between soldiers were so great, enthusiastic and natural.

I give this movie my highest recommendation. If you want to watch military movie from Turkish cinema, you should watch this movie. Must watchable movie.

I'm by no means an expert on foreign films or Turkish cinema. I do, however, like a decent war movie. "The Mountain II" delivers.

1) It's always good to see a different take on a current conflict. Sure, this might be some Turkish propaganda, but for instance....the various ethnicities involved and their involvement in Iraq, with ISIS, etc...cool to see.

2) The good guys get major props for authenticity.....mostly. The SF guys' gear is impeccable. I do question, however, some of their tactics. Stick your sniper in the most exposed position ever?? Spray n' pray when you are down to your last mag? Still, they LOOKED good and in a movie, that counts.

3) Decent acting, decent story, decent pacing.

4) Glorious visuals. Not sure where this was shot, but it sure is pretty country.

Loses points for the bad guys getting shabby gear. I mean I can understand not getting a REAL Abrams for the ISIS goons, but those fake machine guns on the tank and the technicals?? Ugh, awful. It's also pretty long for what it is. Part of that is seeing Berik and the other dude (Oguz?) try out for the Maroon Berets. There are also a few snippets hinting at the first "The Mountain" movie. But it does seem to take awhile to get through.

One last thing.....I have never met a Turk, but those actors really came across as nice guys. I love to travel and I will have to check out Istanbul sometime.

I enjoyed the movie..... but there is NO WAY it should have a rating that high... which calls into question the validity of the reviews. Obvious Turkish propoganda but the final battle scene was well done. Acting was very good but the tone was a bit too dramatic for me. Mediocre film with the rating of a mecca film... Personally I think there are only a select-few movies that warrant a rating above a 9: Pulp Fiction GoodFellas The Lord of the Rings Trilogy The Dark Knight Godfathers Part 1 & 2 Shawshank Redmption Psycho Rear Window Inception The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly..... No way The Mountain II ranks amongst those titans..... Can't score lower though because in all honesty the production was very well done and was a very believable setpiece.

A modern Turkish version of the classic. Very good display of military tactics and weapons and, yes, exactly seven guys (albeit Special Forces) to hold off 200+ heavily armed Daesh with a tank who are attacking a previously defenseless village..

Remember this line:

"There is only one righteous reason in war: Defending the innocent."