Dünyayi Kurtaran Adam'in Oglu

I have a strange obsession....to be able to see all the films on IMDB's infamous Bottom 100 list. The problem with some of them, however, is that they aren't all translated into English...so I really cannot review them. However, in the case of "Turks in Space" I did something unusual...I watched the film in its original Turkish language. While this might sound stupid, believe me, with some Turkish movies, they are so bad and so poorly made that you really don't need to know the language...just sit back and enjoy the mess! And what a mess this was, with horrible special effects, terrible acting and an overall look that is WORSE than a homemade film posted on YouTube. Inept in every possible way...and unintentionally funny. I say look for this title...you'll enjoy it regardless of the language barrier.

I cannot believe I am writing a review for this stinking piece of garbage... Why! Why would anyone write, produce, direct, act in, or just be associated with such an abomination...

This movie is supposed to be a sequel to awful but well-known movie known as "Turkish Star Wars". That movie was the second worst thing happened to Turkish image after 'Midnight Express'. This one is a close third. The original movie was made by unexperienced youngsters with misguided idealism and without money. This one must be written by a thousand retarded monkeys on crack.

There is no decent plot, or script, or anything that makes sense. The direction is bad, acting is ridiculous, editing is awful. There is really nothing to say about it.

This movie is so bad, I felt insulted. Never see it... Never.

I have just watched the movie wondering how terrible it is and I believe there must be "zero" and even "minus" point to vote because voting 1 point is too much for this movie. Anyway, Congratulations! M.Ali Erbil succeed in starring in the 8th worst movie in the world. Am I surprised ? Of course NO.. Whatever M.Ali Erbil made in Turkey has been a rubbish and this is one of his collections. There must be a law in Turkey to forbid M.Ali Erbil make more absurd movies and shows on TV. On the other hand,there are many other good actors & actresses starring in the movie and I feel pity for them, especially for Cuneyt Arkin whom we have known for many years in unforgettable Turkish movies.

Every major cult film fan has watched "Dunyayi Kurtaran Adam" (Man who saves the world) aka Turkish Star Wars. Quarter a century after that was released ,we get a sequel -"Dunyayi Kurtaran Adamin oglu" (Son of the man who saves the world). While the original was meant to be a serious science fiction adventure, this one attempts to be a parody of the old film and various other science fiction films in the vein of G.O.R.A. Needless to say, the result is cinematic sewage.

The film is a basically a serious of gags , none of which are close to being remotely funny. The acting is even worse. Erbil has already sealed his spot in the acting hall of shame with the lame shrek-wannabe Keloglan (he was even worse than Petek Dincoz, which should tell you how amazingly bad he was). Cuneyt Arkin seems to be sleepwalking. Sinem Kobal who is one of the most promising young Turkish actresses working today, would want to erase this off her resume for her career's sake.

The sad news is that this film actually did well at the box office, so we will soon be hit with the inevitable sequel. Let's hope that it completely flops so that the public is spared from another 2 hours of garbage.

I tried to watch this film, I really did - I happened to be at someone's home and their young nephew had brought this movie to keep himself entertained. In goes the DVD, and there upon the TV screen I see Mehmet Ali Erbil prancing around in all his glory. The movie banks heavily on Mr. Erbil's "irresistible" charm - To say that the filmmakers overestimated Erbil's abilities is the understatement of the decade.

Basically, the film is a campy 'remake' of Dünyayi Kurtaran Adam (AKA: "Turkish Star Wars"; Semi-literal translation "The Man Who Saved the World" ) that retains none of the original film's crude charm. This movie is just so poorly constructed it isn't even as unintentionally funny as the original - There is simply no way to excuse the people behind this film for being so lazy and crass.

However, I don't think it deserves to be in the Bottom 100 - It's a trashy movie, there is no sense in debating that point, but there are many other titles more deserving of such an 'honor' both within and outside of the world of Turkish cinema. Seriously, some of the sleazy movies that come on late at night make this movie look like a Shakespearean classic on film.

This is type of film that will act as late night filler for years to come in Turkey, but it's hardly the worst thing out there. I do not recommend this movie to anyone other than rabid Mehmet Ali Erbil fans and people who have their heart set on seeing what all the fuss is about.