Torque | | Cast : | Ice Cube, Martin Henderson, Monet Mazur | | Director : | Joseph Kahn | | Studio : | Warner Home Video | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen | | Released Date : | January 16, 2004 | | DVD Released Date : | June 07, 2005 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), French (Subtitled), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Original Language), French (Original Language) | | Audience Rating : | NR (Not Rated) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | August 09, 2005 | | Summary | this movie is REALLY bad. | Content
 | this movie is actually so bad it reversed the ratingscale at amazon and got a five star minus grade.
I was very disapointed. I thought the movie would be the worst I'd ever seen. it turned out to be worse still, so it was a disapointment. |
| Rating | | | Date | July 07, 2005 | | Summary | Give it a chance | Content
| I was expecting a lot worse. If you like movies that take themselves lightly and that only want to provide entertainment it will do the job.
Overall I was well entertained. Do not expect the "seriousness" of fast and furious. Many stunts are meant to be comic.
I thought the DVD extras are fun to watch
keep the reviews going! It helps us chose, right? |
| Rating | | | Date | July 03, 2005 | | Summary | Holy Cow, This is Wretched | Content
| I thought I'd really seen something horrible the other day when I watched YOU GOT SERVED. If you took all the worst elements of MTV--the slick attempts at "hipness," the guttural snarls of machismo and the bad boy posturing--then throw in lots of leather, tough chicks, and perhaps the worst special effects in the most unbelievable action sequences in this or any other universe, and you'd have TORQUE.
Just take the final fight and chase sequences alone: human reflexes only worked that well in TRON (which was actually more believable than TORQUE--and that played out with humans sucked into a video game). Gasoline is flammable--but it doesn't keep up with motorcycles going 400 miles an hour (or follow them through aerial flips). The attempts to be COOL cancelled all physical laws and traces of logic.
And I've played video games with better special effects.
The giant Mountain Dew product placements during the chick bike fight almost took my mind off what a mind-numbingly stupid exercise that scene was. They must have brought in a 14-year-old gamer to write that one.
I wish I could say it was bad enough to almost be good, but like most Hollywood desperately trying to appeal to the latest teen audience, it's just wretched. |
| Rating | | | Date | June 14, 2005 | | Summary | No brains, all body, just perfect | Content
| Here is a movie that not only rejects any sort of intelligence, but for once actually embraces it to gleeful effect. I think this flew over a few people's heads - especially the young males to which is was supposedly made for. Meanwhile I compare Torque to the moving version of an Owen Wilson performance: dry, half-serious, deceptively subversive. Complaining that Torque has weak dialogue is like complaining Marilyn Monroe couldn't solve calculus test. That's not the point. Also, each line seems to have an undercurrent of sarcasm that goes beyond the surface value. But ultimately this movie is the perfect hang loose viewing experience. It's all about speed, fighting, and hot actors. As Roger Ebert noted, it delivers all these elements wrapped in a loose b-movie setting with high quality filmmaking. Some people miss the sarcastic tone of this movie, but if you can grab onto it, what fun. Check your Merchant/Ivory at the door and enjoy the ride. |
| Rating | | | Date | June 13, 2005 | | Summary | Absolutely the Worst Movie | Content
| This was not only the worst remake , but the dumbest. How do you actually concieve making a remake of a remake? Not just that but a remake of a horrible remake. This is the utmost revolting movie ever, cheesy lines, bad acting,and a rediculous plot. I remember when i saw this movie, my jaw literally dropped, i didnt believe something this bad not only was made, but actualy put in theaters and now video?? This movie is so bad, i wouldn't even suggest it as a gag gift. I wouldn't buy this movie even to torture someone. The Fast and The Furious was was a good movie, and if speede and reving engines is what you want then go there. |
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