Turbo

2013 • 95 minutes
4.2
6.37K reviews
67%
Tomatometer
PG
Rating
Eligible
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From the creators of Madagascar and Kung Fu Panda, Turbo is a high-velocity comedy about an ordinary snail who dares to dream big — and fast. After a freak accident gives him the power of super-speed, Turbo kicks his dreaming into overdrive, and with the help of his streetwise snail crew, he embarks on an extraordinary journey to achieve the seemingly impossible: winning the Indianapolis 500!
Rating
PG

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4.2
6.37K reviews
whoops
July 2, 2021
SNAILS AREN'T FAST! STOP TELLING MY CHILDREN LIES, HOLLYWOOD! GAM GAM DID NOT DIE FOR THIS! SNAILS ARE SCARY AND SCUM. DON'T PRETEND LIKE THEY AREN'T, CUZ YOU'RE LYING TO YOURSELF! I AM A MOTHER OF FOUR. ALL FOUR OF THEM NEED BETTER SNAIL EDUCATION THAN THIS! I CANNOT BELIEVE YOU'RE FEEDING THEM LIES! COME ON, DREAMWORKS! SHOW THOSE SLIMY BEINGS FOR WHAT THEY ARE: slimy. I AM OUTRAGED AND OFFENDED! I AM ALREADY CALLING DREAMWORKS AS I TYPE THIS! UNACCEPTABLE. I'M ACTUALLY CRYING, YOU GUYS. THIS MOVIE IS AFFECTING MY LIFE IN HORRIBLE WAYS. LOOK IN THOSE COLD DEAD EYES, AND TELL ME THEY AREN'T AFFECTING YOUR'S TOO. that being said, would watch again :)
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Kyle Vansteelandt
July 13, 2020
The premise of this animated film has an outcome is very similar to the premise of Disney's the Aristocats, but this is a made-up story that can be interesting and it does not insult anyone's intelligence. Sure, Turbo may not have any surprises, and the film's narrative is predictable and nothing new, But what makes the movie so amazing, is the writing (particularly the script-writing for the screenplay). And most of the dialogue is simple, but well-written. But the problem is that some of the writing and most of the jokes are disposable and are just a filler (mostly from a snail named "white shadow"), like the character "Tito" said that Theo's brother "Chet" is a girl and a love-interest, and how the character Guy Gagne says something about a cheetah, and it's not really that accurate; Yes, a cheetah does not give up, but the fact is that cheetahs don't have stamina like the impala or the wildebeest. And by the way, the peregrine falcon is the world's fastest creature, not the cheetah. Anyway, The all-star cast did a excellent job with their voice talent; Ryan Reynolds as Theo/Turbo, Paul Giamatti as Chett, Samuel L Jackson as Whiplash, Ken Jeong as Kim-Ly, and Bill Hader as Guy Gagne. The animation is freshly upbeat that it's so good to look at, and the animation does have a strong sense of timing and cartoony comedy. Speaking of comedy, some of the comedy and most of the jokes are filler and they did fail, but what didn't fail is the tone, the timing, the voice acting, the swift movements for slapstick gags, and one genius scene that's like a child-friendly parody of the famous scene from Pulp Fiction involving whiplash, and that's what makes this movie funny, and I laughed several times. The score by Henry Jackman is just like your typical lively score for an animated movie, but here, Henry's score for Turbo has this flavor that has a robust and colorful spiceness to it, regardless, the score is a strong, dynamic, sprightly animated score. To conclude: Turbo may not be the most entertaining, or the funniest, or the most original movie, but it is a solid fun animated ride that the whole family can enjoy, even I found this movie to be an innocent and enjoyable diversion. Recommended.
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A Google user
March 5, 2014
My little one loves cars and racing and this movie didn't disappoint in its delivery of either of those. The sound effects alone were really quality during the race scenes (sounded like a F1 car) and the cast of characters, while not ground breaking, were memorable and unique. Highly recommended for anyone who enjoyed Cars.
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