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6/10
Not too bad, but not good enough...
agmrt1 April 2010
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As a zombie/infected fan I am very happy to see a Turkish zombie movie. Before talking about movie's success we have to realize that,this movie is the first attempt to film zombies.

Although it does not tell us the reason of outbreak the script is not too bad. Acting and make up are seems a little poor. Using handy cam and filming so dark is probably chosen to hide lack of make up quality and visual effects.

This film is more than comedy, and not even scares watcher. This might be a choice of the director. Because with really low budget it is not so easy to scare people. Not in Turkish cinema, all around the world it is some kind of trend of zombie movies to turn them in to comedy more than horror.

Some scenes are unrealistic and acted without emotions. For example killing their zombie former friend, Murat's reaction about his girl friend being eaten or his meeting of zombie Gamze later in film. We can count one and the most unrealistic one as the guy with beard stops fighting and waits for zombies to eat him with a silly Guiza act. And at the end of movie; the last survivors: why didn't they just jump into water and try to swim away? This poor acting can be seen at zombies too. Are they runners like 28 days later or slow ones like Romero's. Sometimes they run, sometimes not. This is about director maybe but there were lots of disagreement.

Finally; this movie is a good hope for Turkish cinema. Directors must be congratulated about their bravery to shoot a zombie film in Turkey. Despite all of this with poor acting, make up and lack of creating the right atmosphere lower the quality of movie. You can watch this movies to laugh really it can makes you laugh. But don't expect to be scared. Especially if you are a zombie fun, this movie might be disappointing. But anyway we can overrate this one as a first zombie movie in Turkey and for directors' bravery.
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4/10
tagline, intention and the result
taksim24 April 2010
from my point of view, the problem with Turkish horror films is that, scaring Turkish people is like walking on eggs. you always have a great risk of being laughed at when you are trying to seriously scare. because turks are never afraid of anything. this is cultural and hard to change. this happened with d@bbe, okul, araf, gomeda and others. they tried to scare with a serious stance but they failed.

AZD already knew that. the English translation of this movie's tagline is 'we went to a wedding and they ate us' and it states that it is a horror, comedy film, which would be translated as 'please laugh at the scenes in which we fail to scare you'. (I laughed at that old lady zombie, she was dancing)I did not buy that neither did the majority of the audience.

OK the jokes were funny, the characters were similar to ours (like one of our own friends) however the movie did not scare and did not even create any tension.

thinking comedy with horror walking hand in hand is destined to fail, especially in Turkish cinema. a great horror or thriller movie should create a tension, stretch your nerves and calmly release them instead of making you laugh out laud. (antichrist would be a good example of tension which made my nerves like the strings of a violin) it is like trying to boil some water but throwing some ice into your pot while slowly heating it.

it is a B type horror, it tried to be funny, it succeeded. it tried to scare, it failed. a not very brave effort, bears the title of being the first zombie film of Turkish cinema, which also makes it the best and the worst Turkish zombie film at the same time.
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7/10
It is good, cos it is so bad
LecKisK1 February 2010
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First of all this is the first zombie movie, and approximately 7th-8th modern horror (and again first comedy-horror) movie of Turkish movie industry.

Turkish style zombie like a tea-seller zombie holding a tray in his hand was something that HAS to be and it is in the movie. A Turkish granny zombie is also in it. All things start in a Turkish wedding.I can give so much examples that it was a Turkish made. The originality of this movie is the ability to adaptate Turkish values into a completely different never-tried area 'ZOMBİE stuff' Everything was perfect but acting. Surprisingly funny. Must watch if you are a zombie/infection fan too.
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3/10
Maybe not a bad start, but not a good movie either
sodhym16 May 2010
I love comedy/horror movies. I love "Shaun of the Dead", I think it is one of the best in this genre. I also liked "Zombieland". I believe this is a distinct genre, which is neither horror nor comedy. So I do not think criticisms which do not understand the promise of comedy/horror genre are appropriate.

Having said that, I should say this movie is disappointing. The story does not offer much to make one wonder. Some lines are funny, but that's it. It is hard to identify with the characters as opposed to successful examples of comedy/horror such as "Shaun of the Dead" or "Zombieland", and I believe without such identification, it is hard to follow this type of movies since the stories have to be very simple.

I guess it is not a high budget movie. There are two or three known Turkish actors, but other than that I have not seen the actors and actresses before. So, average acting can be acceptable, and the make up of the zombies, especially some of the zombies, was good for a movie which seems to be done with an amateur style.

It might be a good start for Turkish zombie movies, but it could have a more intense storyline and characters which can be identified with.
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10/10
Fully met its purpose in my opinion.
shallowsel13 December 2010
I stumbled upon this film by accident, and I was pleasantly surprised. I read a lot of bad reviews and was preparing myself to watch an awful movie like D@bbe 2. However, this movie was far from disappointing.

Was it scary? Not at all. Was it entertaining throughout? 100% yes. The movie is hilarious. The dialogues and character were real-life like and likable. I laughed all the way through the movie. There was a lot of swearing yes; but I think Turkish people are the only ones who can merge humour and swearing as successfully as they do.

The film is very low budget, no special effects or striking scenes; but I appreciate it exactly for that - its simplicity. It's innovative and refreshing to see such a piece of work in Turkish cinema.

People are complaining it did not make sense and there were plot holes, lack of emotion in acting etc. However, they seem to have missed the point. This is a light hearted film that is supposed to make us laugh; the zombie theme is just a backdrop.

All in all, I recommend it wholeheartedly and advise people to watch it without expecting a serious zombie movie or anything with deep meaning. That is not the purpose of this film at all.

It was hilarious, new, refreshing, and at least now we can say Turkey has a zombie movie. I hope everyone enjoys it as much as I did.
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10/10
Totally Underrated :(
cabwaystar16 June 2020
This is my first comment on imdb and this is the first attemp for zombie genre in Turkey. I just watched this movie today and thought "what the hell, this is like Shaun of the Dead Meets Cloverfield". Acting, scenario, concept and the HUMOR.. everything is top level. This is definitely one of the most underrated zombie movies of all times. Makeup is not the best and its not technically perfect but its scary and its funny. What else would you want?
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