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Turbo Kid - ANConnect - Blu-ray Steelbook |
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Written by Richard Taylor
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Friday, 11 March 2016 |


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TURBO KID
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AKA:
Турбо пацан
Directed by: François Simard, Anouk Whissell, Yoann-Karl
Whissell
Written by: François Simard, Anouk Whissell, Yoann-Karl
Whissell
Produced by: Benoit Beaulieu, Anne-Marie Gélinas, Tim
Riley, Ant Timpson
Cinematography by: Jean-Philippe Bernier
Editing by: Luke Haigh
Music: Le Matos
Special Effects by: Alchemy 24, Cause+FX Visual Effects
Cast: Munro Chambers, Laurence Leboeuf, Michael
Ironside, Edwin Wright, Aaron Jeffery, Romano Orzari
Year: 2015
Country: Canada, USA, New Zealand
Language: English
Color: Color
Runtime: 1h 33min
Distributor: ANConnect
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RKSS (Roadkill Superstar) are a group of Canadian film makers
from Montreal, Quebec consisting of Anouk Whissel, François
Simard and Yoanne-Karl Whissel. The group have made a number of
underground films including a well-received short called
Bagman. Turbo Kid started as another short film made
for a contest in an anthology called The ABC's of Death
where all the shorts in the collection begin with every letter
of the alphabet, in this case Turbo Kid was called T
is for Turbo Kid. That short was transformed into a full
length feature film with the help of Canadian
filmmaker/executive producer Jason Eisener (Hobo With A
Shotgun, Treevenge) who saw serious potential in RKSS
and the Turbo Kid idea. Thus, Turbo Kid was born
and all praise its creation because this reviewer considers it
to be one of his favorite films of 2015 and it should not be
missed.
After several viewings this review was born and I urge anyone
into humorous sci-fi/80's and 90's nostalgia and old Peter
Jackson gore films to pick it up, especially this beautiful
steelbook Blu-ray/DVD collector’s edition. It comes with a
plastic slipcase and a sweet steelbook case, enclosed with a
nice little booklet with different story boards, sketches and
origins of the film. The Blu-ray is pristine and a pleasure to
watch. Beautiful packaging and a flawless transfer for this
Canadian/New Zealand co-production.

What makes Turbo Kid work so well is the sheer fun the
creators and actors/actresses seemed to be having while making
it. The cast for the movie and the crazy practical gore effects
are a delight to behold. Playing the lead role as "The Kid" we
have Munro Chambers, who in true Canadian style had a stint on
the TV show Degrassi: The Next Generation. Munro gives a
great performance as a vulnerable boy on his own, scavenging
through the wasteland. We get a sense of his innocence which is
tested when he faces the different challenges that cross his
path and we see his character evolve by the climax. The one
character that everyone mentions and steals the whole movie is
Apple, played brilliantly by Laurence Leboeuf. Apple's screen
presence and the relationship she develops with "The Kid" is
hard not to smile at. The two characters are one of the best
things about Turbo Kid, it’s fun, awkward and cool. The
next major character is the badass Frederick "The Arm Wrestler"
played in a true tongue-in-cheek fashion by Aaron Jeffery. He
has the action hero persona, foul mouthed, tough but with a soft
center. One of the most memorable and the poster boy for Turbo
Kid is Skeletron played by Edwin Wright. He has a screen
presence so strong that the fact that he has no dialogue means
nothing, and dialogue in a film can offer nothing for some
characters. It’s all in action and movements. Let’s take, say,
Jason Voorhees(!?) for a little example. Finally the legendary
Canadian veteran Michael Ironside lends his talents in a juicy
bad guy role as Zeus, the ruler of the wasteland. A great role
that must have been fun for him to play with all the great puns
and one liners.
The plot of Turbo Kid is simple, the year is 1997 and the
earth has ended. Much like in the style of most post-apocalyptic
thrillers such as Mad Max, society has turned into
scavengers searching for a clean water source (not fuel as in
Mad Max mind you), while tyrannical ruler Zeus (Ironside)
holds sadistic "Pool Parties" where participants kill each other
for sport. Zeus has also come up with his own twisted plan to
cure the wasteland's water shortage by inventing a machine that
literally grinds up people and extracts their water content!
Enter "The Kid" (Munro) who is alone and scavenging to survive.
The Kid occasionally drops in to see local trader, Bagu (Romano
Orzari who gives another great performance), hoping to get
something to exchange for his scavenging goods such as water or
the occasional "Turbo Rider" comic book. The kid eventually
stumbles upon Apple (Leboeuf), who seems a little crazy and
over-the-top to him, practically attaching herself to the kid
from the start, even when they hardly know each other.
Turbo Kid is one of the best of 2015 and I support fellow
Canadians making superb horror/sci-fi in this great fashion. The
movie has one of the best soundtracks done exclusively by synth
maestro's Le Matos, who have released a soundtrack for the film
which I also urge you to pick up. The music, for me, made a big
impact on my enjoyment of Turbo Kid as well. This whole
retro, throwback 80's and 90's culture vibe in Turbo Kid
has a fresh feel to it. We get BMX bikes galore (no motorized
vehicles in this wasteland, everyone rides bikes), everything
from walk-mans to undressing fountain pens, to the power glove,
"The Kid" uses which resembles a familiar Nintendo power glove I
once had growing up. It’s all style and substance and it’s
crafted so well it works! BMX bikes were such a big part of the
movie, they even had a BMX consultant.
I could write on and on about all the cool shit Turbo Kid
is filled with. The crazy practical gore effects work is
outstanding and plentiful. The sauce flows liberally in this and
it has this Peter Jackson Braindead feel with dancing
torsos, body exploding turbo blasts, one of the craziest
eviscerations ever by compliments of a pedal bike and blood and
guts spraying everywhere. Very impressive effects work by Oliver
Xavier and crew. The cinematography by Jean-Philippe Bernier is
out of this world. He makes old warehouses and ruins look
beautiful and stunning. Turbo Kid won an audience award
at SXSW, was an official selection at The Sundance Film Festival
and was featured at The Fantasia film festival. Independent
Canadian movie making gold right here.

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DVD SPECS:
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
16:9 1080p HD MPEG-4 AVC
Region: A
Audio: English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, English: Dolby
Digital 5.1, English: Dolby Digital 2.0, French: Dolby Digital
5.1, French: Dolby Digital 2.0
SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL:
– Bloody Wasteland- The Making Of Turbo Kid
– T Is For Turbo short film
– Web Clips: Apple, The Kid, Zeus, Fantasia, Gore, Stunt and Funny
– English and French commentary
– French Dub
– Limited Edition Collectors Production Booklet
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Last Updated ( Friday, 11 March 2016 )
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