Behold, a cinematic wonder. "From the makers of Fast and Furious, XXX and SWAT", proclaims the poster, apologizing in advance. Once you get past that, you are left with the fact that Torque rises head and shoulders BELOW those sad duds. It is, lucky us, far worse.
The plot is an excuse for grotesque set-pieces and impossibly fast bike chases (one of them in a train. Yes. Not "on". "In"!), that set a new record in stupidity but have enough implausibility, cartoon violence and sense of their own foolishness to make this all wonderfully entertaining in a weird way. In terms of story, this is really a western on motorcycles, where lead character Henderson comes back in town to set the record straight, win back his chick (feisty Masur) and kill off a few bad guys (and one very bad girl). All the while being threatened and insulted by Ice Cube on top form.
The soundtrack is loud, the mostly dodgy CGI is used to full and fun effect, the characters are preposterous and one-dimensional and the photography and editing make this look like a pumped up MTV video times ten! (bring your barf-bag along!). The great part is that this is all a big joke and that everyone is in on it. The film is beyond being ratable. It deserves either a 10 (as wacky comedy) or a 1 (if you take it seriously).
This will make you cry with laughter more than any spoof in the last ten years, and though often for all the wrong reasons you might think, it is a great film to hate, and therefor, love!
The plot is an excuse for grotesque set-pieces and impossibly fast bike chases (one of them in a train. Yes. Not "on". "In"!), that set a new record in stupidity but have enough implausibility, cartoon violence and sense of their own foolishness to make this all wonderfully entertaining in a weird way. In terms of story, this is really a western on motorcycles, where lead character Henderson comes back in town to set the record straight, win back his chick (feisty Masur) and kill off a few bad guys (and one very bad girl). All the while being threatened and insulted by Ice Cube on top form.
The soundtrack is loud, the mostly dodgy CGI is used to full and fun effect, the characters are preposterous and one-dimensional and the photography and editing make this look like a pumped up MTV video times ten! (bring your barf-bag along!). The great part is that this is all a big joke and that everyone is in on it. The film is beyond being ratable. It deserves either a 10 (as wacky comedy) or a 1 (if you take it seriously).
This will make you cry with laughter more than any spoof in the last ten years, and though often for all the wrong reasons you might think, it is a great film to hate, and therefor, love!