Gomeda (2007) User Reviews

cheap art! very bad horror!

[nbertal · 1/10 · 5 March 2007]

I watched Gomeda on movie theater at my city. My friend took away me and I was really curious what would be it looked like. Well, I must say This movie was not a horror,may be we can say that is 'Fantsastic experimentation'...OK here I go anyway... But there was a lot of shooting,acting,dramatic,theatrical and storytelling problems.I can understand because of director is very young and Gomeda is his first feature film.OK Directing of this film was not pretty bad,I see.Unfortunately, due to the restraints placed on the film by its extremely low budget, the visuals are often as murky as the storyline.And there is no powerful Gothic scenes.As a horror movie it really fails, no scares at all and it is quite muddled and boring. Some people say 'Gomeda' is an art movie, but I could not see a laughable,terrible and breoken off art movie like that.So, how can we say it is an art movie!Just funny!

I Wish I Could Give It A Zero Star!

[fotosentes · 1/10 · 2 March 2007]

One of the worst films I have ever seen! After watching it i walk out like, what happened? I am confused to this day, can someone explain that movie to me please? both the acting and picture quality are so bad ,you'll think you're watching someone's school project made with a home camcorder. First,I can not believe that how some people could give 10 star to this movie.Because,.it's unbelievably bad movie! This movie isn't scary at all! There is even no Typical horror clichés,too. The plot and acting of This movie was terrible. It's not,fantastic,surrealistic or horror,It's just hideously bad Turkish feature film.And finally there were a lot of unnecessary scenes and unnecessary characters. When I watch 'Gomeda' I fell into so hopeless,so sad for young Turkish movie maker.Please,please don't make 'cinema' like this!

Gomeda is one of THE most intelligent films I have seen from recent Turkish cinema!

[makitr · 10/10 · 28 February 2007]

FIrst of all, Gomeda is NOT a horror film. It is a film made by a writer/director who has followed horror and surrealist cinema very closely. He is the author of a book titled "The Psychoanalysis of Horror Cinema". He has created a work of art that expresses his surrealist ideas and pays tribute to some of the greatest of the genre of surrealist and horror film, particularly 80's horror. This tribute is done at times seriously, and at times with tongue-in- cheek. Almost all negative comments about this film are because of people who were expecting "the next big horror film" and instead were exposed to writer/director Tan Tolga Demirci's subconscious. Of course, having seen the film, his subconscious is indeed a very unique place to be in so the experience of seeing GOMEDA is NOT pure entertainment. Instead, it is a roller-coaster ride through symbols, images and vignettes that are part of the style of Tan Tolga Demirci.

Turkey has had its share of "horror" films coming out in the recent years. These films have relied heavily on ads and press releases that have pushed the "horror" concept so far that some filmmakers have obnoxiously claimed their film will make history, as we saw with the film "Araf", which, by the way, is now on IMDb's worst 10 list of all time. Naturally, public in Turkey has been through repeated insults of expecting "the next great Turkish horror film" but experiencing only Rip-offs of J-horror. In a culture that wants to befriend its local film industry and cinematic heritage, people get excited to discover "the next great Turkish horror film". Naturally, those expecting GOMEDA to be the saviour of their expectations, instead saw the vision of a filmmaker inspired by Bunuel, Svankmajer, Jean Vigo, and, of course, 80's horror films.

Gomeda was Number 1 at the box office on its opening weekend. Online forums are flooded with praises for this film, and already discussions have ensued where people have started to breakdown the film, scene-by-scene, and analyze its contents and subtle nuances.

Gomeda flows with the love for cinema and the love for the greatest artisans of this craft. Tan Tolga Demirci is sharing this love with us, as well as his psyche, and is breaking the 4th wall of Turkish cinema, where the audience is no longer a bystander, but an active participant in a young genius' mind. So is Tan Tolga Demirci.

one of the best Turkish films of the new generation

[denizgun · 10/10 · 25 February 2007]

I was waiting for this movie to open for a long time and I finally saw it this weekend. I was absolutely amazed at how intelligent and inspiring this film is. The story takes us on a surreal journey and it's full of pleasant but extraordinary vignettes. This film will challenge its audience because it treats its audience with respect, unlike other recent Turkish thrillers that rely on cheap scares and superficial stories. The director is Tan Tolga Demirci, the set design is by Kaan Guresci, cinematography is by Ilker Berke and music is by Semih Tareen. These four people did an amazing job, all these elements, direction, images, music seemed to be in perfect harmony. They were the best I've seen from Turkish cinema, since 'Distant" by Nuri Bilge Ceylan. Already this film has created quite a controversy, people either hate it and shun it or love it and talk about it and discuss it for hours. I absolutely loved it!! GOMEDA is fresh blood for Turkish cinema.

Great Movie

[melihdes · 10/10 · 26 February 2007]

An amazing experience for the Turkish cinema. Some hates and condemns it some loves it. After Gomeda, Turkish audience will be a little more open minded about new ideas in cinema, since the recent movies mostly were the same in terms of the storyline, actors and the low quality with cheap belly dancing involved music. I guess these factors are somehow entertaining for some people and nobody criticizes them. But Gomeda increased the future expectations from Turkish cinema. The movie is not trying to create a sympathy with the audience to get appreciated, just like an artist doing his art for the sake of art, not according to the people's needs. Gomeda has nothing to do with anything cliché and it enhances its audiences' imagination limits. Very well done.

a very good movie

[cihangir · 10/10 · 1 March 2007]

Gomeda is a type of movie that you observe deep in thought and you want to see it again in order not to miss any little bit that may bring new ideas to ardent conversations about it. The set design was spellbinding, the acting had some flows but nevertheless was successful. The creativity that had crossed the director's mind during the stage of screenplay amazes me.The movie was enhanced with the secrets of subconsciousness and numerous surreal meanings. Although it has never been advertised as a horror movie, it's unjustly criticised for not being scary at all. As far as I could see the director and the actors have talked about this surrealist fantastic movie on the TV many times. Negative criticisms from many people are only expressed with at most 4 words consisting at least one F word. If there is negative criticism, the reasons of the negativity should be explained, otherwise these ideas will never be taken seriously and in the end these people not being able to write a complete sentence will have to be ignored.. I very much liked the movie all in all and I can say that this movie deserves to take its place in cinema books.

Superb!

[kino_fantom · 10/10 · 26 February 2007]

This film blew me away! I can guarantee that this film will reach cult status all over the world. There already is a huge following of Turkish fantasy films across the world, and this will be the latest addition to fans of the genre. This film holds our hand and takes us on a journey that is as if being in someones dreams and nightmares. But the nightmares aren't supposed to be scary. You know the feeling how you see weird dreams but you just observe and see what happens next? That's how this film feels. And there is a scene where literally a woman holds a man's hand and takes him on a journey. Tan Tolga Demirci has made many short films and has won many awards which are not listed on IMDb but you can see them at sinematurk.com or other Turkish film sites. This is his first feature length film and a very successful one! He has put together an ambitious film with an ambitious cast and crew and with very little time or money to shoot this film. But the result is very true to his vision and is very sincere in its statements on surrealism. I hope that this film will receive many rewards at many film festivals across the globe and that soon enough we will be treated to Tan Tolga Demirci's second feature length film. I am so glad that Turkish cinema now has a gem like Gomeda. After so many cheap productions that only tried to appeal to masses and TV audiences, we finally have Gomeda which is very different from anything that the Turkish audience is used to seeing. I felt like I was watching a Jodorowsky movie.

Beautiful like watching an Opera.

[banut · 10/10 · 25 February 2007]

This film is amazing! Never have I seen such pretty film from Turkish cinema. It is like watching an Opera. It finished too soon, I wish it was longer. Some people didn't understand this film, too bad for them. But many people do understand and love this film. It is one of the best! The cast and crew did an amazing job. I read that this is Turkey's first surrealist film. It is true. Every scene has many symbols and meanings. It is like nightmares and dreams. Some of the scenes were so effective that I got goosebumps. I especially liked the 2 male actors, Serkan Altunorak and Halim Ercan, who were in a TV series not too long ago. They did an excellent job in this film as well. I congratulate Tan Tolga Demirci, as this was his first feature film. I hope that he will continue to make films and I wish him the best. I will take my friends to see it again next weekend.

Unique

[aysegulkremata · 10/10 · 3 March 2007]

This movie is unique, I was browsing the comments and I don't believe people claiming that it had Cliché scenes? You either have no idea what a cliché is or you're clearly lying about the movie. Gomeda is one of the most unique movies, the scenes and the screenplay are both so original and creative that I myself being a movie freak and as a cinema student have never seen such scenes requiring an amazing imagination and also experience and education. Its originality distinguishes it from the other Cliché movies where you just watch and do not need to use your brain at all. I know people seeing the movie 3 times and still giving a thought to its original scenes which finally gives the audience a chance to think.Thinking after watching a movie is something that we unfortunately are not used at all. The movie takes you to journey as if you're asleep and dreaming nightmares and it makes you to leave your social role and touches the hidden parts of the human thought. it's time to learn and appreciate some beautiful art.Perfect, just perfect.