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It's really that simple. Bring good actors together with decent directorship you get a good movie. No need for CGI or even a very interesting story.

Zack, Jack and Robertino are three very different people. Zack is a pimp, Jack is an unsuccessful DJ, Robertino is an Italian tourist. Somehow they all end up in jail. The first part of the movie shortly presents the kind of life Jack and Zack are living. Only a very brief scene introduces Robertino. The second part of the film shows them all in the same cell getting to know each other. The last part of the film explains their escape. This is not a comedy movie, but at times it is funny. It's not drama either. Yet, there are times you feel sorry for the characters. Each actor presents a very good portray of his character. Watch it, but don't expect an exciting story. Just watch it. It's beauty is in its simplicity.

Arif is a typical Turkish bloke selling carpets to tourists in Western Turkey. He is also obsessed with creating fake pictures of UFOs. Then he gets abducted by aliens from the GORA planet. After all there is no rule that says aliens can only abduct people from the USA. Nor is there a rule that says that only Americans can make contact with extra-terrestrial life forms. So what happens if aliens abduct a Turkish carpet seller ?

Basically, GORA is a good piss take of the more popular sci-fi movies such as Starwars and Matrix. And that's fine with me, because I believe both Starwars (feel the Farce) and Matrix (I know Kung Fu) are extremely overrated movies. The sense of humour in GORA is Turkish. That is neither a praise nor an insult. It is just Turkish. The subtitles don't help either. For some reason Turkish movie producers hire awful translators who sometimes even mix German with English. Translation between languages that are as different from each other as Turkish and English requires slightly more than a word-by-word correspondence. I hereby offer my services free of charge. Just ask. Had the subtitles been any better the movie could have achieved some international recognition as a comedy movie. Turkish speakers should definitely watch this movie. They'll have a good laugh. Non-Turks should give it a try.

I watched this movie three times in the last two days. The first time I watched it I didn't have many favourable thoughts about Mr Kubrick. Later I kind of understood why this movie is considered "one of the best films in the history". If you're looking for a story line, drama, humour or other components that we see in mainstream movies, don't waste your time with "2001: A Space Odyssey". If you are after cinematography, good directorship and vision you HAVE TO see this one. What makes this film special is the fact that it was made in 1968. One has to admire Mr Kubrick's vision of the future at the time. It is also a horribly slow movie. I mean really slow. The scene HAL kills hibernating crew takes 1 minute 22 seconds. One third of this period one hears an annoying "beep". The second one-third is more annoying beep. The last period is silence. The movie is full of such scenes, and quite frankly it is rather irritating. That's when you'll really appreciate the fast forward option of your DVD player. Sorry, but I don't get this artistic technique. Mr Kubrick did the same in "Eyes Wide Shut", and I left the theatre. All in all, IMHO, this is an important piece in the history of film making. Yet, I'd call this movie "one of the best" among its own kind only. It's not prudent comparing this film with mainstream ones.