Siccîn

It wasn't the ghost that was scary, it was the atmosphere built during the film.. Based on real story. The rituals looks so realistic. One of the best horror films in my opinion.

Religious theme horror, it's okay, they nailed the creepy atmosphere and great make-up.

story-wise its a mess. bad directing, bad editing and depend too much on the jump scares. couldn't care less about the plot and the characters which to me is very important.

but, as far as the horror movies go, it's not bad, there are much worse horror movies than this. it's still fun to watch with your siblings or friends. some people might get scared.

I just started watching Turkish horror & I am obsessed! Thanks to NETFLIX I got to watch Dabbe 2 & 6. I was impressed. Then I saw this older gem. Just like English possession movies which uses Christian or Judaism themes, Islamic religious tones used a lot in Turkish horror. The result is mind boggling creepy. The amount of gore is decent & the jump scares are minimal. The acting & storyline are above all that. I do think that the movie ends abruptly, not that its a bad thing but I could use a couple of extra horrifying minutes. When it was stated that they changed the original names of characters, does that mean this is inspired from a real story? But most of these movies claim that. I'm not convinced.. Nah..

Plot

Öznur loves her cousin Kudret since childhood. Kudret marries Nisa. Jealous Öznur uses black magic to win Kudret. The spell unleashes evil forces.

Cast

Unfamiliar with anybody involved.

Verdict

Eager to get my Turkish top 10 movie list to at least it's full ongoing 10 I decided to Google Turkish horror movie and grab the very first one that came up. Siccin was it, and wow it looks like a lengthy franchise! Seven movies I believe at time of writing. Alas the 6 movies I already had on the list suggested that me and Turkey were not on the same page so I went in skeptical, my concerns were quickly justified.

Siccin follows a series of Muslim character primarily a woman done dirty by a guy and the gentleman himself. She goes down a dark route to fulfill her desires and faster than you could say "What could possibly go wrong?" things go dramatically wrong,

Visually the film looks solid for the most part, it's also dark, grim and unsettling. So why the low rating? Well it's also unoriginal, unforgivably boring and devoid of any characters you can root for (Which I deem a common modern problem).

Is this what I can expect going forward? If so binge watching these films will be a frustrating challenge.

Rants

I see people saying that this doesn't put Islam in a very good light but I'd like to remind you movies rarely make religion look good (Except that 3rd Abrahamic religion you're not allowed to say anything bad about). And I'd agree especially as it touches upon the misogyny, spousal abuse and lunatic beliefs that it's renowned for and by "It's" I mean all not just this one.

The Good

Production values are decent

The Bad

Very boring Not exactly original Awful unlikable characters Feels like a chore to watch.

I got pulled into seeing this aft enjoying Baskin. Basically the film is similar to Drag Me To Hell with a twist n some creepy atmosphere. A woman visits a soccerer to find out if her cousin is suitable for her to marry to which the soccerer after doing some ritual tells her to be away from the guy. Fast forward 12 years n the guy is married to another female n they have a blind daughter. The wife is mostly busy with household chores, especially tending to her sick mother n blind daughter. After an accidental abortion n the guy's shunning behaviour, the woman once again visits the soccerer with lots of cash n jewellery n asks him to perform black magic on the cousin's wife so that she can be with him. Ther r some annoying repeated pig butchering scenes. The director succeeded in creating a surrealistic atmosphere by jus focusing on few characters n mostly night scenes. The demon scenes were similar to the Asian horror films. I was able to predict the twist but it was conclusive.