Comments on: DreamWorks Countdown 27: ‘Turbo’

By: Amber Dvorak

Amber Dvorak — Sun, 10 Dec 2017 05:11:00 +0000

While the story sounds earnest and the snail’s point-of-view thing might be fun, this is one that just never grabbed me. But kudos to DreamWorks for trying another original property instead of one of its many sequels, even if it does sound rather derivative.

By: Manuel Orozco

Manuel Orozco — Mon, 27 Nov 2017 23:59:00 +0000

You summed up the strengths of Turbo big time. It’s colorful, action packed and inspiring. I always found it corny however when Tito thinks Chet is Theo’s girlfriend. Talk about gay innuendo. The story is a snail version of Cars and Ratatouille rolled into one.

By: Alex Beezley

Alex Beezley — Mon, 27 Nov 2017 21:15:00 +0000

While I enjoy this film more than most people, I can’t help but think Turbo was a direct result of the success of Cars. In my opinion, this is not as enjoyable as the first Cars, and it feels very derivative of the 2006 film. Of course the plot is very ridiculous as well, but that is to be expected of DreamWorks comedies. That being said, I did like the human characters and the animation in this film and there are many aspects that would appeal to children, who, after all, are the film’s target audience. This is far from DreamWork’s worst film, but it does not come close to reaching the heights of its best work.