February 3, 201600:10:44

Turbo Kid (2015) Munro Chambers - Movie Reviews

Set in 1997 -- or, at least, what people in the 1980s might have assumed 1997 could be like -- in a wastelands-riddled Earth following an apocalyptic war.  Our unnamed BMX-riding hero, an orphan credited simply as The Kid, is one of many humans who have to scavenge for sustenance, and for the occasional valuable item, in order to make it from day to day.  The eye-patched bad guy of our story is Zeus, played by a man who is no stranger to Eighties' schlock, Michael Ironside, who claims the territory that most of the surrounding community resides in, especially the ever-precious potable water, with the help of a host of despicable villains, including his mute, skull-masked, and buzz saw-blade wielding second-in-command, Skeletron.  The Kid makes a couple of friends of his own in the super-friendly, kooky pink-haired girl named Apple and a rugged man-of-adventure in arm-wrestling champ Frederic, but really comes to his own when he discovers the suit of none other than his childhood comic book idol, Turbo Rider, who sports the powerful Turbo Glove to help him vanquish his enemies and destroy villainy in the lawless lands.

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