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Eternals (2021)
if anyone enjoyed this movie, that's fine..
..and I don't want to be the one to seem to be above the rest and all.. but for me this movie was one of the worst BS-flicks to be produced on such a large scale and that by a studio which delivered the whole MCU pieces..
I did not enjoy one single bit of it!
Salma Hayek should have found some other part to revive her career, and for Angelina Jolie: if anyone needs somebody with nonexistent facial expressions, go for her. It's like looking on a print-out of a face slapped to a head..
It is just ridiculous, nothing makes any sense and it all seems very forced. If you can watch it for free, go for it - but don't waste any money on this BS. Even that idiotic Shang-Chi is far better and that was very, very bad..
Shahsiyet (2018)
Would like to compete with calibers like True Detective or Fargo
Update: in hindsight, it's the main protagonist who carries the whole thing.
The English subtitles are, finally, good enough for transporting at least some of the tune and sound that comes with Turkish on that level of film-making. By that I mean, it can be foul, filthy, in this case without some rural accent and still very sophisticated - being able to translate such content into English obviously wasn't easy for non-English speakers.. that seems to have changed.
The Dialogues are well written and executed, with an ideal pace and pausing and sometimes very funny, too.
The acting of the main character is absolutely fantastic! The others didn't have any chance and gave their best nevertheless. In some scenes, I could not shake off the feeling that the casting maybe could have been better - but since I am not in this industry - who am I to judge.. still.. the grandson would have had more potential and also the main female part could not express all that she was supposed to. But to be fair, in the final episode, she took her chances given and did not waste them.
Not much I can complain about the plot - it is well written and executed, finally there are people who know how things are done.
There was one change in pace in the 7th and 8th episode and I think it was intentional in order to pick and wrap up all open questions and twists happening towards the great finale.
Watchable.
Fi (2017)
watchable..
Don't be intrigued by all the praise for this series as all reviewers seem to be turkish (obviously) and are keen to push this. completely understandable though because this is one of the few turkish productions in the recent years without censored lines, pixelated shots of cigarettes and more than usual deep characters, based on a book written maybe 20 years too late for the turkish readers.. but it is something and therefore appreciated by the audience, which is alright in a way.
to be able to produce this, heavy sponsorship was necessary and it is unbearable for me to see those smartphones from the same brand being flashed every. single. scene. ..showed off all kinds of products from this same company with camera pans allover the brand name, actors praising the 'breakfast for champions' with a zoom on the package, energy drink cans held in that certain way towards the camera, cars or sportswear no one can really afford in the country. I have almost been expecting the price tag on all interiour items.
it is a shame but maybe the only way for this as turkish media cencorship makes it impossible to, for example, even hear any real streetlanguage on tv.
the story is like some shittier turkish black swan with super deep but actually ridiculous psycholocigal life lessons no one really wants to hear about anymore. i really liked that media mogul guy though. he's cool..
technically well done and published only online, as far as I know..