gturemen

I really enjoyed this film. I had some doubts (prejudice rather) about it previously, due to a lot of people around me despising it. Therefore I haven't seen it until I saw bits of the sequel, and realised that I've really missed out on a remarkably funny movie. Yes it has elements of toilet humour, balls humour etc... But it's a comedy and it's bloody funny! The fact that some people of more "ordinary" taste in cinema might enjoy it too does not make it a lousy movie. Obviously it's not up there with the best of its genre, but it does what it says on the tin. Sahan Gokbakar has created a rather primitive character that is all but too familiar to Turkish audiences, thanks to similar movies and -what the heck- the man on the street! But the character also has a genuinely funny (not talking about the toilet humour) and sometimes surprisingly intelligent side to him.

I have a good taste in movies, but I'm not ashamed to say that I really enjoyed the 100-minutes I spent watching Recep Ivedik. I must say though, that it primarily appeals to a Turkish audience who would be familiar with the context. It may be perceived as a low-budget Borat copy by others.

I'm really amazed by M. Night Shyamalan's ability (!) to direct so many bad movies consecutively. I'm seriously thinking that he must have taken performance enhancing drugs while filming The 6th Sense! How else can you explain the fact that he manages to direct movies that get worse day by day?! It looks to me as if he comes up with these bright (!) ideas that doesn't make any sense, and because of that the movies don't really have satisfactory finales. Then, we -the audiences- are left to interpret in our own ways what really happened or what could happen next. I watched this movie on the plane, only because Mark Wahlberg was in it, but really shouldn't have... I'm only spending time now writing this comment, because I'm frustrated that there are still people actually paying to watch movies like these, only to encourage their incompetent directors to make more of the same trash!!!

I'll keep it nice and short for you. I'm a keen movie-goer and I'd like to think think that I have an above-average IQ. However I did not understand this film, and I heard the same comment from a lot of people! I thought Casino Royale was bad, but it sort of grew on me a little bit after a few watches. But this is something else. I had really big expectations of this film, as I'm a big fan of Marc Forster's. Obviously I was even more disappointed that he of all people has managed to make one of the worst Bond movies ever!

Then there's the usual abundance of sponsors' goods of course! Mobile, laptops, cars etc... It's more like watching an extended commercial than a movie! Overall... Big disappointment!