Turbo Kid – Film review by Damien Riley, host of Riley on Film

An homage to 80’s films like “Mad Max.” Bring your sense of humor and be ready for the ride of your life. If this were a broadway musical, there’d have to be a “splash zone” for the kills.

Title: Turbo Kid
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: Unrated
Year: 2015
Directors: François Simard, Anouk Whissell, Yoann-Karl Whissell, all basically unknown first time major motion picture directors.
Top Billed Cast: Munro Chambers, known for “Godsend,” Laurence Leboeuf, “Trauma,” Michael Ironside, “Robocop”
Brief Synopsis: In a post-apocalyptic world, a teenager is faced with the challenge of saving his friends from an evil villain.

My Word to the Wise: This quasi superhero movie borrows from 1980’s action films like “the Terminator,” “Mad Max,” and “RoboCop.” There’s blood, romance, revenge and really cheesy synth music. This took me back to when I was watching these films in the 80’s as a teen myself. This is a whole lot of fun and very camp. There are three directors which is cool. It reminds me of three friends who used to love these movies and now are working together to achieve a similar product.

Bring your sense of humor and be ready for the ride of your life. If this were a broadway musical, there’d have to be a “splash zone” for the kills. Very unique for 2016, not so for 1983. It’s a pleasant trip back to the days where they made entertaining movies with what was lying around. I highly recommend this one.

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Remember The stupid Cool Game Guitar Hero.

“The deaf, the blind, and the speechless, you gotta learn to rock ‘n’ roll when youre working for the dollar on the road to Mexico.” -Dave Sharp 🎸

My guitar hero.
I played along to LP vinyl records of this hero, as my game 1984 to pressent.

The Visitor

A blogger level film critic doesn’t enjoy many all-expenses paid things. I read about Roger Ebert being sent to Cannes year after year. So far, that ‘aint happening here. But I can write and podcast stuff about movies here and get it off my chest. That is gratifying. I hope you enjoy. Listen in the player below to my audio movie review of “The Visitor” and a little banter as I am wont to do.

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This is a fun movie I did an audio review of and I’m super happy to share this episode with you. One more banterism for you: what do you sppose movies would be like if we stopped paying money for comic book films? Just a thought. No judgement (at least not much). Now, to intro the epsiode:

I review this 70’s drive-in oddity. Episode includes a “bird walk” on the meaning of left and right wing that sort of flew in out of nowhere. I recorded and mixed this one on vacation at Stateline. You’re welcome.

The Visitor (1979)
Stridulum (original title)
R | 1h 48min | Horror, Sci-Fi | 21 November 1980 (USA)

The soul of a young girl with telekinetic powers becomes the prize in a fight between forces of God and the Devil.
Director: Giulio Paradisi (as Michael J. Paradise)
Writers: Luciano Comici (screenplay) (as Lou Comici), Robert Mundi (screenplay) (as Robert Mundy) | 2 more credits »
Stars: Mel Ferrer, Glenn Ford, Lance Henriksen