AboveDeepBuggy Some things I liked some I did not.

Ploydsge just watch it!

2freensel I saw this movie before reading any reviews, and I thought it was very funny. I was very surprised to see the overwhelmingly negative reviews this film received from critics.

Bob This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

senay_hsky I watched the film for the first time when I was a little kid. Even then it had a mass effect on me. Still unforgettable. As a grown up, I still watch it sometimes to remember the drama it tells.Also, Erkan Oğur (the marvellous musician for OST) has a great effect for the movie to be that dramatical.Once, we watched the film with Italian and Spanish friends and they cried. So, the film definitely tells universal things that anybody can feel. You must watch it to understand what I mean.A little detail from the movie: Most scenes were filmed in one of the most historical and famous apartments of İstanbul: The Doğan Apartment (aka Doğan Apartmanı). Yavuz Turgul (director) has a kind of interest in the building. His another film with Şener Şen "Muhsin Bey" is also filmed in the apartment.

esteban1747 This is not a common action film, it reminds me, with its quality, a bit of Jules Dassin 's "Rififi". It shows life of people, no matter if they are poor or rich or soul miserables. It goes slowly in a French style but entertaining with pictures of nice Istambul as well as some poor neighborhoods, with a very original plot. Some fiction is also in. Acting of Turkish was also excellent. One learns from the film, even those judged as villains in any society may have kindness and warm sentiments, however bad seeded people die as such. No man is equal to other, each has his own characteristics, but these are not uniform along the life. Love also remains forever when it is a real one.

rybkra Turgut's "Eskiya," which came out almost a decade ago, is he perfect illustration of how unique Turkish cinema can be when it combines elements of Western crime genre films and Anatolian folk dramas, which have been the basis for Turkish films since Muhsin Ertugrul directed films some 75 years ago. The film has some major flaws, but these are mostly in terms of production. The script and its' direction are fairly crisp, and the acting by veteran comic Sener Sen, in a serious role here, and Ugur Yucel, who was also great in Ali Ozgenturk's "Balalayka," is quite exceptional. The film features a haunting score, deep symbolism (particularly in the final scenes) and timely social themes. I think the later is one of the reasons why it has not been popular with those who are more unfamiliar with Turkey, but it is this very element which makes the film more than just a routine gangster film. The film is also considerably more violent than most Turkish films, though many (particularly '70s films of the late Yilmaz Guney) made for brutal cinematic experiences. Another interesting aspect of this film is that it shows a crime family taking its' lifestyle from Anatolia into Istanbul, which reminded me of how Marlon Brando took up where he left off upon leaving Sicily for New York. "Eskiya/The Bandit" is not as exceptional as either "Yol" or "Uzak/Distant" but it is quite a moving film and I gather since it outgroosed "Titanic" in Turkey, it was quite the crowd-pleaser.The film was also made at a time when film production in Turkey was at an all-time low, but the industry has thankfully picked up considerably.

akinburak ...Turkish film sector made a great progress with "Eskiya". Following the footsteps, award winning films were shot. Eg. Faith Akin in Berlin. The film is also important as it took attraction from abroad. Ugur Yucel the leading actor of "Eskiya" is one of the most important players in Turkey. Also Sener SEN is the top leading artists of Turkey. He is very famous all over the country. This film is not the peak point of Sener SEN but he makes the film top rated in my opinion. ...Turkish film sector made a great progress with "Eskiya". Following the footsteps, award winning films were shot. Eg. Faith Akin in Berlin. The film is also important as it took attraction from abroad. Ugur Yucel the leading actor of "Eskiya" is one of the most important players in Turkey. Also Sener SEN is the top leading artists of Turkey. He is very famous all over the country. This film is not the peak point of Sener SEN but he makes the film top rated in my opinion.