Dreamworks "Turbo" - July 17, 2013 - Blu-ray Forum

Kleeberg · 12-30-2012, 01:29 PM

"A freak accident might just help an everyday garden snail achieve his biggest dream: winning the Indy 500."

Directed by David Soren

Starring (Voices of) - Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson, Paul Giamatti, Snoop Dogg, Bill Hader, Richard Jenkins, Michael Pena, Maya Rudolph, Kurtwood Smith

JJBerning · 06-23-2013, 09:53 PM

At first, this movie looked pretty BAD.
I saw some teasers for it several months ago .

I just saw the new trailer in the theater this week
and the movie actually looks fabulous.
I love the story idea and can't wait to see the film.

goeagles5039 · 07-05-2013, 01:51 PM

The preview before Despicable Me 2 looked awesome!

Blu-Benny · 07-05-2013, 02:00 PM

May take the kids to see this.

Jasonic · 07-07-2013, 10:05 PM

The first couple of trailers were very promising. Then I went and saw Despicable Me 2 today and caught the latest trailer. Definitely not as excited anymore. Can already tell I'm going to hate that stereotypical short Chinese lady. But what is an American animated film these days without giving the kids cheap laughs?

King Troll · 07-07-2013, 10:10 PM

This looks just terrible

Foggy · 07-07-2013, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Jasonic

The first couple of trailers were very promising. Then I went and saw Despicable Me 2 today and caught the latest trailer. Definitely not as excited anymore. Can already tell I'm going to hate that stereotypical short Chinese lady. But what is an American animated film these days without giving the kids cheap laughs?

Well it's Ken Jeong who's voicing her, and I'm pretty sure I just read you hate him.

Jasonic · 07-07-2013, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Foggy

Well it's Ken Jeong who's voicing her, and I'm pretty sure I just read you hate him.

Oh God! Now I find out?

This is worse than I thought.

There goes this being another potential Kung Fu Panda or How to Train Your Dragon. Not that I really expected that in the first place.

EricJ · 07-07-2013, 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Jasonic

The first couple of trailers were very promising. Then I went and saw Despicable Me 2 today and caught the latest trailer. Definitely not as excited anymore. Can already tell I'm going to hate that stereotypical short Chinese lady. But what is an American animated film these days without giving the kids cheap laughs?

Saw the Turbo trailer before Monsters U, and not only did BOTH movies have the exact same joke about the "running snail" (huff, puff) they also had the same "Impossible dreamer" subplot, so it was easier to make back-to-back A-B comparisons and delve into that eternal philosophical question:
Why are Pixar comedies always good, and Dreamworks movies always bad? If, as your old high-school writing teacher always told you "Good writing comes from within", what intangible Within factor keeps tripping one of the two studios up?

And think the "Cheap laugh" observation puts the finger on a bit of it:
Katzenberg headed Dreamworks because he felt too picked-on at Disney...And as a result nearly EVERY Dreamworks movie is about poor nerdy losers picked on by big mean obnoxious people, and his dream isn't just to shine or be a success in his chosen field (like Mike wanting to be his childhood scarer hero), but to be not picked on any more. And to emphasize this point in nice one-syllable terms, there's rarely a character in a DW movie, main, supporting or background extra, who ISN'T portrayed as an obnoxious self-deluding dork with perfect license for the audience to snicker behind his/her back. Including the hero.
It's like the elementary-school psychologists say: Bullied children will grow up only learning how to bully....Imagine if some loving hand had reached to help lil' Jeffrey in time.

GC Riot · 07-07-2013, 11:28 PM

This doesn't look to promising. I mean, it doesn't look bad, but I get a Cars-vibe, but without the actual cars, and the trailer basically gave away the entire film, unless there's a super-twist that's yet to be revealed. Not a film I'll be seeing on the big screen. Seems like Dreamworks are pretty hit and miss these days. I LOVED The Croods, Rise of the Guardians and Kung Fu Panda 2, but Madagascar 3 I thought was terrible, and Puss in Boots, although amusing, was not as good as I had hoped. I'm guessing this will be one of their weaker efforts, but I'd be happy to be proven wrong!

BJKH · 07-08-2013, 07:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Jasonic

The first couple of trailers were very promising. Then I went and saw Despicable Me 2 today and caught the latest trailer. Definitely not as excited anymore. Can already tell I'm going to hate that stereotypical short Chinese lady. But what is an American animated film these days without giving the kids cheap laughs?

The director/writer is actually Canadian.

Foggy · 07-08-2013, 07:42 AM

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Originally Posted by BJKH

The director/writer is actually Canadian.

Which makes it still American since it is funded by an American studio.

BJKH · 07-08-2013, 07:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Foggy

Which makes it still American since it is funded by an American studio.

I guess.

fiveseven4combat · 07-08-2013, 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by King Troll

This looks just terrible

Thought I was the only one....

Danielmorgan · 07-08-2013, 08:36 AM

good shows are worth to watch .. reviews of the movies looking good that demands to give it a try and the same I'm going to do once it gets released

Monterey Jack · 07-08-2013, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Danielmorgan

good shows are worth to watch .. reviews of the movies looking good that demands to give it a try and the same I'm going to do once it gets released

Ugh...not sense making...must find sense...

goeagles5039 · 07-17-2013, 01:21 PM

Who is going to see this today?

cinemaphile · 07-17-2013, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by goeagles5039

Who is going to see this today?

Im heading out in a couple hours to see this with my kids. We all laughed at the trailers, and I think it will be fun. Either way, I wont have paid a dime to see it thanks to movie money.

Shanderson88 · 07-17-2013, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by cinemaphile

Im heading out in a couple hours to see this with my kids. We all laughed at the trailers, and I think it will be fun. Either way, I wont have paid a dime to see it thanks to movie money.

let me know what you think. I am going on Saturday, movie money in hand. Unfortunately I will be paying out of pocket anyways, since the 3D show we are going to is 10.50 and the movie money is 7.50, but 9 bucks for three people to see a 3D movie isn't bad in my eyes.

My daughter is so excited for this, and I am going in with my usual "I'm sure it will be fun" mind set.

MJW · 07-17-2013, 04:05 PM

I'm going to try to go see Despicable Me 2 this weekend and will hopefully see Turbo next week or the week after that. It seems like there is a new animated film out every week this summer!

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06-23-2013, 09:53 PM	#2
JJBerning Member Member since:Jan 2011 Location:OHIO 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:155 DVD collection:1	Turbo ! At first, this movie looked pretty BAD. I saw some teasers for it several months ago . I just saw the new trailer in the theater this week and the movie actually looks fabulous. I love the story idea and can't wait to see the film. Last edited by JJBerning; 06-23-2013 at 09:54 PM. Reason: type-o

07-05-2013, 01:51 PM	#3
goeagles5039 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jul 2008 Location:Wakanda 4K collection:29 Blu-ray collection:155 Trading Score:77	The preview before Despicable Me 2 looked awesome!

07-05-2013, 02:00 PM	#4
Blu-Benny Michael Bay's #1 Fan Top contributor Member since:Aug 2008 Location:Wisconsin Home Theater Gallery:39 Blu-ray collection:552 DVD collection:108 Trading Score:138	May take the kids to see this.

07-07-2013, 10:05 PM	#5
Jasonic Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Aug 2011 Location:Utah 4K collection:47 Blu-ray collection:876 Trading Score:115	The first couple of trailers were very promising. Then I went and saw Despicable Me 2 today and caught the latest trailer. Definitely not as excited anymore. Can already tell I'm going to hate that stereotypical short Chinese lady. But what is an American animated film these days without giving the kids cheap laughs?

07-07-2013, 10:10 PM	#6
King Troll Banned Member since:Jun 2012 Blu-ray collection:686 Trading Score:127	This looks just terrible

07-07-2013, 11:28 PM	#10
GC Riot Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Jun 2008 Location:Gothenburg, Sweden 4K collection:196 Blu-ray collection:464 DVD collection:21 Trading Score:37	This doesn't look to promising. I mean, it doesn't look bad, but I get a Cars-vibe, but without the actual cars, and the trailer basically gave away the entire film, unless there's a super-twist that's yet to be revealed. Not a film I'll be seeing on the big screen. Seems like Dreamworks are pretty hit and miss these days. I LOVED The Croods, Rise of the Guardians and Kung Fu Panda 2, but Madagascar 3 I thought was terrible, and Puss in Boots, although amusing, was not as good as I had hoped. I'm guessing this will be one of their weaker efforts, but I'd be happy to be proven wrong!

07-08-2013, 08:36 AM	#15
Danielmorgan Banned Member since:May 2013	good shows are worth to watch .. reviews of the movies looking good that demands to give it a try and the same I'm going to do once it gets released

07-17-2013, 01:21 PM	#17
goeagles5039 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jul 2008 Location:Wakanda 4K collection:29 Blu-ray collection:155 Trading Score:77	Who is going to see this today?

07-17-2013, 04:05 PM	#20
MJW Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Nov 2010 Location:Delaware, USA Home Theater Gallery:19 4K collection:136 Blu-ray collection:3959 DVD collection:105 Digital collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:4	I'm going to try to go see Despicable Me 2 this weekend and will hopefully see Turbo next week or the week after that. It seems like there is a new animated film out every week this summer!

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