First of all, I'm a big fan of Cem Yilmaz and his movies. I still watch his movies at least once a year. That being said, while not being completely bad, this movie didn't meet the standards of Cem Yilmaz movies. He set the bar really high and sometimes it's not easy to reach there, even for himself.
Nostalgia factor played a big role in this new adventure of our beloved "Arif Isik", a character first introduced in G.O.R.A. Cem Yilmaz obviously loves nostalgia, and the great actors and actresses of 60's, 70's era just like most Turkish people, but the dose of it in this movie was way too much. I mean, the setting, background, costumes, characters were really great but that "These people were giants of the Turkish cinema, so they should not be made fun of" attitude was kind of boring, especially considering that this is a comedy movie. Especially the tirade at the end of the movie was really lame.
You should be familiar with the history of Turkish cinema in order to be able to enjoy this movie. There are just way too many references to that 60's, 70's era for anyone to even laugh at the jokes. So, don't bother watching the movie if you don't know who people like Zeki Müren, Sadri Alisik, Ajda Pekkan are.
Nostalgia factor played a big role in this new adventure of our beloved "Arif Isik", a character first introduced in G.O.R.A. Cem Yilmaz obviously loves nostalgia, and the great actors and actresses of 60's, 70's era just like most Turkish people, but the dose of it in this movie was way too much. I mean, the setting, background, costumes, characters were really great but that "These people were giants of the Turkish cinema, so they should not be made fun of" attitude was kind of boring, especially considering that this is a comedy movie. Especially the tirade at the end of the movie was really lame.
You should be familiar with the history of Turkish cinema in order to be able to enjoy this movie. There are just way too many references to that 60's, 70's era for anyone to even laugh at the jokes. So, don't bother watching the movie if you don't know who people like Zeki Müren, Sadri Alisik, Ajda Pekkan are.