Dabbe: Zehr-i Cin

great scenario! A nice job from Turkey in horror genre. I did not expect such a movie from a director in Turkey; but he did his best and he deserves a hooray ;) At the first, the film starts as if you're watching from the middle, but as the time elapse, all of the parts takes their places and form a big picture and at the end, you notice that you just watched a good movie and it was not a waste of time. this film has previous versions too but I've not watched them. but after watching this movie, I would prefer to go for them too, despite I'm not a good fan of a horror movies, specially the ones that is based on paranormal things. for those of you that don't speak Turkish, I wish you could find a subtitle and watch it, as it has a good story behind.

I saw this movie in the theater with a group of friends. We haven't seen a good scary movie for a long time in Turkish cinemas, but this movie full fill all my expectations.

because,I am not easily freaked out by horror movies, but I really like horror movies based on true stories.

Hasan Karacadag has done a great job in building the tension and suspense slowly and scaring the daylights out of us.

He knows Turkish people's deepest fears and was made to scare the hell out of you!

It has a good plot, characters and an actual storyline (unlike some other movies). very solid script. And This time karacadag keeps the CGI at a minimum. it told a lot of details about,Djinns,dreams,nightmares and religions!

Excellent set design and costumes as well.Sound design and music was OK.I loved how sparingly the music was used.

Definitely worth it if you like good scary movies with not much gratuitous violence.

Anyway good flick and fun to watch.

If you love scary movies based on true stories this one is awesome.

The final twist is mind blowing!

I don't want to say anymore than that in fear I'll spoil it for anyone. Just definitely watch this.

Didn't realize until after the fact that I was watching the fifth in a series, although I'm not sure it matters. Also, runtime is actually 2 hours and 12 minutes. Someone should probably fix that.

Anyway...

I had no idea what to expect going into this. I have seen a lot of horror films in my day but none from Turkey. Well, it actually is quite familiar in setting, set up, and tone to your average possession film. Swap Anytown, USA for Istanbul and a ghost for a djinn and you basically have this. Except not at all. Because this film is crazy. It toes a line between cheesy, with its overbearing and generic horror score and some OTP camerawork, and genuinely unsettling horror. Seriously, some of the scares in this got me more than anything I have seen in a long time. It conjures a lot of fear at first by teasing out little bits of horror and making your imagination run with it, before shoving the knife in, so to speak, with some disturbing uses of mirrors, dream sequences, and shadows. Some of the monstrous figures in this gave me shivers!

The performances are quite good. They really sell the horror and actually act like real people for the most part. The cinematography, while occasionally showy, is fantastic. The lighting is creative, the use of different lenses and formats to distort the frame and give it a dreamlike quality really add to the disorienting effect that Dilek feels throughout. I'm not sure how all of the visual effects were achieved, though I think a mix of in camera and CGI effects were used. Regardless, the whole thing has a very polished look that sucks you right into the world of the film. The narrative has a tendency to overexplain and the twist at the end felt really unnecessary, but overall was actually pretty damn gripping.

All in all, this was a really pleasant surprise. I might be inclined to check out the others in the series now!

I heard a lot about the Turkish Dabbe franchise and I had nr 5 for years in my to watch list on Netflix and now I finally had the time to take a look at it.

Must say, it wasn't that bad after all. First you have to got used to the way of acting, the Turkish language and of course the Muslim world of belief. And even there we have a Satan and possession and this is what this flick is all about.

Not bad at all, extreme flashy editing. A lot of creepy moments and a good script. Maybe over 2 hours is a bit too long but I never found a dull moment.

For the geeks it's one to discover but be open-minded to the Turkish world.

Gore 0,5/5 Nudity 0/5 Effects 3/5 Story 2,5/5 Comedy 0/5

After all those Paranormal activity movies, finally back to "normal" horror. Though the shrieking (annoying) sounds remain ... not something I really look forward to or enjoy - of course they are not meant to be enjoyed, but you're catching my drift hopefully.

I didn't think too much while I was watching it, but I reckon the twists this has in store are quite predictable. Overall nicely told and a nice pace. With an annoying husband amogst other annoying characters. If you can oversee the flaws, the movie can be entertaining enough to be enjoyed. Simple ending included.