ElectricNova
Since: Jun, 2012
03/09/2014 00:00:00
It's DreamWorks, not sure what else you were expecting
Tuckerscreator
(4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
03/09/2014 00:00:00
As they've made substantially better films like How To Train Your Dragon, he was probably expecting something along that line of quality.
Spiker
Since: Jan, 2014
03/09/2014 00:00:00
What Tuckerscreator said. Regardless, I don't think I imply 'too' much during this review about expectations (as a side note).
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Dissapointing Effort by DreamWorks
DreamWorks Animation’s Turbo tells the story of Theo, a garden snail with large ambitions. His role model, Guy Gagne, inspires him to become a racer, even though he is ridiculed for his unrealistic dreams. After a freak accident involving Nitrous Oxide, Theo’s DNA and life will never be the same. After meeting several friends along the way, he and his human friend Tito start on a journey to win the Indy 500, despite the arguments put up by their practical brothers.
Turbo is one of the more disappointing animated movies of 2013, even more so after considering that DreamWorks Animation produced this for $127 million. Upon first glance, Turbo appears to be a sort of Ratatouille and Cars hybrid. After watching the movie, it comes true, as it features the same themes as the former and the environment of the latter. DreamWorks Animation effectively creates parallels between the two pairs of brothers – Theo and Chet; Tito and Angelo. However, it doesn’t do much else with them and the brotherly bond subplot, among many others (like the "romance"), is lost in the wind due to its underdevelopment. Part of the reason for this is that the cast is made up of far too many characters. It gets to the point that the majority of the characters play too minor a part to justify development or a connection with the audience.
Children might find joy and excitement in watching Turbo, thanks to its flashy visuals – highlighted by a minor race and Turbo’s neon-blue trail. The auto-tuned song, “The Snail is Fast”, might have children singing it, but may only serve to annoy the rest of us. Turbo attempts to introduce humour a few times with the eagles, tomatoes, and snail crew, but unfortunately falls short every time. A running gag, the crows snatching up the snails, hopefully will zip past childrens’ minds, as that won’t be a particularly enjoyable conversation to have with a young one.
One thing that parents may notice is the extremely blatent product placement. Brands on cars is perfectly understandable (although avoidable), but I’m sure DreamWorks could have made the same movie without a Verizon-branded phone or HP-branded laptops – no offense to either company.
DreamWorks Animation had a juicy premise with Turbo, but instead of fleshing out the characters and plot, fails to deliver anything substantial, instead giving quite a rotten movie. =