The Films:
Kilink Vs Superman
The second film in the Kilink trilogy, following the successful Kilink In Istanbul (also available from Onar films as a seperate release), picks up exactly where the first left off. The films starts with a long prologue, which is in essence, a tight re-edit of Kilink In Istanbul and obviously involves criminal mastermind Kilink in a fight with Superman, not caring for copyright issues. The Superman character also featured in the first film of the series but nobody knew he was and do note though, that the Superman in this case, wears red with a green cape. One of the better parts of this film is Kilink's hilarious 'death ray' which is just a big massive flamethrower and gives us plenty of action. Unfortunately, part of the film was damaged over thirty years ago, but thankfully, Onar Films have done the right thing and at replaced the damaged footage with a series of original stills with narration. This film is certainly bizarre and well worth a watch.
Kilink Strip & Kill
With the original title of Kilink Soy Ve Oldur, Kilink Strip & Kill is the final film in the magnificent Kilink trilogy. The film starts off where Kilink Vs Superman ends, with Kilink dead after falling off of a skyscraper. The narrator, however, tells us that this is not the end of Kilink's story. Then, literally a few moments later, Kilink is alive again after having risen from the dead (with no explanation how, whatsoever) and puts himself slap bang in the middle of a war between two rival gangs over some microfilms containing pictures of Turkey's military bases. He also enacts revenge for a lonely widow and, with the Kilink series now becoming extremely popular in its native Turkey, Kilink is shown in a good light. Although not as good as the first two films, Kilink Strip & Kill should still have a place in peoples hearts as a definate cult classic.
The DVD:
Video:
Onar Films have a done a fairly decent job with this double whammy of Kilink goodness. Presented in their OAR of 4:3, both films do have picture problems, but this is down to the source material being poor and damaged over thirty years ago. For the third film, the original negatives don't even exist anymore. An adequate picture, but probably the best that Onar could do with it. Subtitles are available in either Greek or English and the English subtitles are suffient with very few mistakes.
Audio:
The original Turkish track in Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono is provided here, and it's pretty good. The dialogue is clear and the music levels consistent. I would've perhaps like to have seen a 5.1 track aswell because the film has a good music soundtrack that could've added to the atmosphere more than it currently does.
Extras:
Interviews - We are given two seperate interviews on this release. The first is with director Yilmaz Atadeniz in which he talks about the success of the film as well as problems making it. The second interview is with actor Irfan Atasoy who plays Kilink, and he talks about the same things as Atadeniz as well as about his character.
Photo Gallery - We are given a large selection of stills from both movies. What you'd expect from a photo gallery on disc.
Biography/Filmography - We are also treated to the biography and filmography of director Yilmaz Atadeniz, and although it doesn't quite go into the depth I would've liked, it is still interesting material.
Trailers - Trailers for the trilogy.
