Movie #42: Turbo Kid

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"Turbo Kid" (2015) is an awesome new "retro" movie that you would swear was made in the '80s. If nobody would tell you it was a new film and would sit you down and show it to you, you might think how did I miss this one in the '80s??
The film takes place in a post-apocalyptic future, 1997, and is about a kid (Munro Chambers) who loves comic books and takes on the persona of one of his favorite heroes, 'Turbo Racer." Calling himself "Turbo Kid," he sets out into the wasteland to save his girlfriend, Apple (Laurence Leboeuf,) from a tyrannical overlord (Michael Ironside.)

Turbo Kid and Apple, ready to take on the world.

click the box above to watch the "Turbo Kid" trailer

This film was so much fun! I watched it with a grin the whole time. It has lots of crazy characters and I would describe it as BMX BANDITS meets MAD MAX. It's so fresh to see such a great film like this done this well, chocked full of cheesy 80s violence and gore.

I've always enjoyed watching actor Michael Ironside perform. He was great as Ham Tyler in the 80s mini series "V," and in movies such as 'Scanners,' 'Total Recall,' 'Starship Troopers,' and 'Watchers.' He doesn't disappoint in "Turbo Kid" as Zeus, the overlord of the wasteland.

Zeus' right hand man is the deadly Skeletron (Edwin Wright) who uses a yoyo like circular saw blade that shoots out of a wrist cannon and cuts people in half. Lots of cool fight scenes with this guy.

I watched it on Netflix. Give this movie a try now! I'm sure you will appreciate what writers/directors  Francois Simard, Anouk Whissell and Yoann-Karl Whissell have done in creating this retro masterpiece.

- Patrick Shawn Bennett

Broadcasting from the 90s post-apocalyptic future