Reviewing Turbo 3D from Dreamworks Animation and 20th Century Fox featuring the voices of Ryan Reynolds, Paul Giamatti, Samuel L. Jackson, Snoop Dogg, Michelle Rodriguez and more.
I have to admit that I wasn't really psyched to see Turbo. But imagine me being quite happy that I was wrong with my initial outlook at the movie as it was actually tons of fun to watch. The film follows the life of Theo aka Turbo (Ryan Reynolds) who dreams to go fast and gets his wish after a freak accident grants him the power of speed. Together with his brother Chet (Paul Giamatti) and his ragtag crew of snails, Turbo goes on to the Indy 500 and win it as well. The 3D for the movie works great. In fact, it's one of the better movies that utilized 3D technology. That or I just like all the dashing and chasing that's going on here in the movie. Anyway, the movie is chockful of key scenes and the thing about the promotional materials that appeared for Turbo is the fact they never gave away any of this. I loved the theme here about reaching for your star, being a shooting star for others and more importantly being a brother/ buddy to the people who are dear to you. There's a lot of great moment there that left a sole tear in my eye where Chet risks his life in order to be there with his brother. So much feels on that particular scene. Everybody can relate in that, I was just caught off guard that I got to see that in a movie about a speedster snail.
Voice casting/ usage was hit or miss. Reynolds as Turbo was just OK. Paul Giamatti as Chet was great because we see him play with a wide range of emotions for the OCD snail. That plus I can already hear him go full Samuel L. Jackson and Snoop Doog owned their respective roles here. Maya Rudolph as Burn was great. Bill Hader's take on champion racer Guy Gagne' was weak. I dunno, I still prefer Sacha Baron Cohen's take as French driver Jean Girard. The animated feature is enjoyable and is a total hoot to watch with the entire family. In fact there's something for everybody in "Turbo 3D". The racing and action sequences will fit for Dads and big brothers, then there's the humor bit and emotional bit for the moms and sisters. Overall, I totally loved "Turbo 3D" and you'd be a snail if you missed out on seeing this visually and emotionally satisfying animated featured. "Turbo 3D" opens July 19 from 20th Century Fox and Dreamworks Animation.
“Turbo” (in 3D and 2D) is a heart-stopping action adventure with lively characters starring the voices of Ryan Reynolds as Theo/Turbo, Paul Giamatti as Chet, Samuel L. Jackson as Whiplash, Snoop Dogg as Smoove Move, Maya Rudolph as Burn, Ben Schwartz as Skidmark, Mike Bell as White Shadow, Michael Peña as Tito, Luis Guzman as Angelo, Bill Hader as Guy Gagne, Ken Jeong as Kim Ly and Michelle Rodriguez as Paz.
The family film from DreamWorks Animation centers on the engaging crew of snails starting with a garden snail named Turbo who leaves his snail community behind to begin his journey to fulfill his dream of becoming a racer in the Indy 500. Swept from a freeway overpass onto the hood of a sports car, and is then propelled into the muscle car’s air intake valve, Turbo is then charged with explosive nitrous oxide, altering his molecular structure. The freak accident infuses Turbo with incredible speed – he can reach 200 miles per hour – and he now blazes across the streets of Los Angeles like a neon bullet.
Along the way, Turbo and his brother Chet meet new snails who help achieve his dream of joining the Indy 500 race. Check out “Turbo’s Snail Crew” clip here - http://youtu.be/7OOCo1phfxo CHET Turbo’s cautious, protective and supportive brother voiced by multi award winning actor Paul Giamatti. Chet is a snail who is a stick-in-the-mud and do-everything-by-the-rules kind of guy. His philosophy is: “Do not try to leave your shell or do anything risky. ’I am not a risk-taker. I am ‘Mr. Safety’.” WHIPLASH
The charismatic leader and reigning champ of the Racing Snails voiced by Samuel L. Jackson. A warm jovial guy who treats his crew like family who helps Turbo realize his dream. Whiplash has great inspiring abilities. He's able to rally people around him and to make them think that they're capable of doing things that they ordinarily wouldn't be able to do. SMOOVE MOVE
The Zen-like, laid back racing snail voiced by multi-platinum artist, actor and entertainment icon Snoop Dogg. A super-cool-low-rider with a blinged-out shell whose motto is derived from what his mamma taught him “Don’t mess with what you’ve been blessed with. I’m S-to-the-M-to-the-double- O-V-E! Wouldn’t change that for the world! Preach.” BURN
Burn is the only female in the crew voiced by SNL icon Maya Rudolph. A toughie who doesn’t have trouble holding her own amidst the testosterone-fueled, speed-worshipping teammates. Sly and sassy and always chewing gum, Burn hides her soft side under a hard outer shell (adorned with shooting flames). SKIDMARK
Skidmark or Number 13, this master of skids is voiced by Ben Schwartz. Sentimental and gravity-defiant, his shell is souped-up like a dragster prone to make long skidding noises. WHITE SHADOW
White Shadow resembles an intriguing cross between Jabba the Hut and Evel Knievel voiced by Mike Bell (a former DreamWorks Animation storyboard artist who initially done the temp voice but the short-term gig became a co-starring voice role due to the perfect voice initially rendered). Full of false bravado and real laughs, White Shadow considers himself to be “fast, like a shadow” – ignoring the fact that shadows aren’t inherently fast. White Shadow prefers to be mysterious and his dream is to have a burrito named after him to be called White Shadorrito.
Starring the voices of Ryan Reynolds, Paul Giamatti, Snoop Dogg, Maya Rudolph, Ben Schwartz and Samuel L. Jackson, “Turbo” is a fast-paced, action-packed 3D comedy and is set to have audiences around the world root for a super-charged snail to use his incredible powers to win the ultimate race against his idols so that he can prove once and for all that no dream is too big and no dreamer is too small.
Dreamworks is set to change the pace in racing when it finally releases “Turbo” in theaters worldwide on July 19 starring the voices of Ryan Reynolds, Paul Giamatti, Snoop Dogg, Maya Rudolph, Ben Schwartz and Samuel L. Jackson.
In “Turbo,” a snail named Theo (voiced by Reynolds) dreams of being the greatest racer in the world making him an oddity in the slow and cautious community he belongs. An impossible dream of an ordinary snail comes true when luck struck him with an incredible speed one fateful day. With his dream suddenly within reach, Theo aka Turbo embarks on a journey after being transported to a rundown strip mall where visitors bet on races featuring snails and meets a ragtag of street-smart snails headed by Whiplash (Samuel L. Jackson), Smoove Move (Snoop Dogg), Burn (Maya Rudolph) and Skidmark (Ben Schwartz).
