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  Review by Elijah Davidson ★★★★

  Imagine Sam Raimi and James Cameron got together to make a Mega Man movie for a buck twenty-five.

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  Review by Todd Gaines ★★★★ 47

  The year is 1997. In a post-apocalyptic world where water is king; an orphaned kid named The Kid spends his days riding his BMX bike and scavenging the edges of the wasteland searching for anything he can use to trade to a local bartender for his favorite comic book, Turbo Rider. You see, Turbo Rider is a superhero, who does super things. The comic causes The Kid's imagination to run wild, and he dreams of becoming a superhero. One day, while roaming the dirt roads, he meets a charming young lady named Apple. The next day, he accidentally finds a Super Power Glove that turns him into a bootleg version of Turbo Rider. Along with a cowboy arm-wrestling champion named…

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  Review by DirkH ★★★★★ 4

  There have been many films of late that try to capture the vibe of days gone by, of iconic cinematic eras and in doing so pay tribute to them. There haven't been any that have done this as successfully as Turbo Kid.

  A common pitfall is losing yourself in your tribute and going so far overboard that you're almost overindulging in stylistic mannerisms. Trying too hard will only make you come across as desperate. The thing that Turbo Kid does so well (and this is the main reason for me giving it full marks) is being genuine. This is a genuine labour of love. An attempt to not make a tribute to the glorious 80s but to actually make a…

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  Review by Meli🧟‍♀️💊 ★★★★½ 7

  Since the movie began I was already loving it. I swEAR I don’t know why but this has something that just turned it into an instant favorite for me. I loved the context of the movie, it might not seem that original and it even reminds you of certain movies at certain times, like Rango or Snatch, but despite that, the film has a lot of elements that make it suuuper unique. Like the characters design, or even the fact that the futuristic dystopian world where the story takes place in is set in the 90s and I was miND BLOWED by that interesting take. I loved that they explode that 90s vibe in such a good way, like they even…

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  Review by matt lynch ★★ 2

  To me this nostalgia-fueled, formally completely inaccurate 80's homage stuff is basically poison. Why there isn't a federal statute limiting this crap to Youtube shorts and indie comics escapes me. Knock yourselves out I guess.

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  Review by SilentDawn ★½ 22

  28/100

  I have no one to blame but myself.

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  Review by bree1981 ★★★★½ 7

  Frightfest 2015 Film # 2

  Now we are talking! So much fun, a big, brash ode to the 80's that's massively entertaining and had the Frightfest crowd eating out the palm of it's hand. Originally intended as a short for one of The ABC's of death it's obvious from the get go that this film is made with a shit ton of love (as well as copious amounts of blood).
  Set in a post apocalyptic 1997 we meet our young hero The Kid (Munro Chambers), a loner who has lost both his parents he's a scavenger who hunt's The Wastelands for weapons and anything he could sell for food and water which is controlled by Michael Ironside's big bad Zeus.…

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  Review by Wesley R. Ball ★★★★

  This is my Gnomestick!

  I don't know if it was the fact that my theater did a double feature with Kung Fury, or the crowd I was with, or possibly both, but Turbo Kid is by far some of the most fun I've had in a theater this year. Neon-lit drink cups in hand with glowstick headbands, we were all cheering throughout both films at the best moments, and Turbo Kid proved to be as delightfully gory as I had hoped it would be.

  It's a completely self-aware tribute to classic 80's scifi, taking place in "the future, the year 1997," where a mysterious nuclear fallout has wiped almost all of humanity and the straggling survivors are left to fend…

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  Review by Sam G ★★★★

  Been wanting to watch this for a while now and just seemed like something I’d be into. From the very beginning till the end, that was very much the case here. Easy for me to get into this ultra violent post apocalyptic world and unique it is. Much like Phycho Goreman, this is for fans of B movies and 80s nostalgia. Works perfectly in that realm too. I’ll take anything with some Mad Max vibes as well and I’d consider this an underrated gem. Might not be your thing but worthy of a shot. 8.2/10🚲

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  Review by Eli Hayes ★★★★ 6

  Hoop-Tober 2.0, Film 17 of 31:

  I desperately need a Turbo Kid prequel focused solely on Apple.
  Oh, and the line with the subtle Soylent Green nod was glorious.

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  Review by bree1981 ★★★★½ 1

  First rewatch of this since I originally seen it at Frightfest almost a year ago and I'm pleased to report it holds up really well. Just full of heart, a cracking soundtrack and so much fun, if you haven't seen this yet it's on Netflix so get on it.

  Previous review here, letterboxd.com/bree1981/film/turbo-kid/ if anyone is still on the fence.

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  Review by COBRARocky ★ 6

  I'm sick of these fucking meme movies.