Archive for March, 2026

20
Mar
26

Death Race 2000

Viewing Date: 3/19/2026

Starring: Sly Stallone, David Carradine

Plot: In a dystopian future, a cross country automobile race requires contestants to run down innocent pedestrians to gain points that are tallied based on each kill’s brutality.

Rules

  • “Frankenstein” (advanced rule)
  • Stupid futuristic backdrops
  • Car crashes
  • Shifting gears
  • Car kills
  • “Mr. President”

Quotes

  • “Get back there and retard the spark.”
  • “Well, those doctors – dear friends of mine – have been pretty smug all these years setting up the old folks. Frankenstein must have decided it was their turn.”
  • “That’s right, come get baby.”
  • “Fair is always right.”
  • “Turn off is coming up. Should I take it?” – “Who gives a god damn shit?”
  • “I’m sick of this race and I’m sick of you.”
  • “What does she expect? You leave your navigator lying around, naturally somebody’s gonna run over ’em.”
  • “I’m going to win this race in the name of hate. One big victory for hate.”

Viewer Quotes

  • “Oh my god, you guys, this is terrible.”
  • “I thought he was going to be the good guy.”
  • “I’m so appalled that I can’t stop watching.”

What We Learned

  • You get a lot of points for killing your own pit crew. But the elderly is worth the most.
  • The French are the main enemy of America in the year 2000.
  • You become president when you kill the old president.

Final Take

This one was kind of all over the place. The run time was something like 78 minutes but it felt like 2 hours. It had the kind of absurd dark humor of a movie like Robocop or Mad Max, but then would take some parts seriously when it probably should have just avoided anything like that. It was mostly enjoyable, but I feel like this is one I won’t clearly remember for very long.

05
Mar
26

Turbo Kid (2015)

Turbo Kid (DVD) (2015)

Viewing Date: Mar 5, 2026

Starring: Munro Chambers, Laurence Leboeuf, Michael Ironside

Plot: In a post-apocalyptic future, THE KID, a young solitary scavenger obsessed with comic books must face his fears and become a reluctant hero when he meets a mysterious girl named APPLE. Despite their efforts to keep to themselves, ZEUS, the sadistic and self-proclaimed leader of the Wasteland, plagues THE KID and APPLE. Armed with little more than blind faith and an ancient turbocharged weapon, THE KID learns of justice and friendship and embarks on an incredible journey to rid the Wasteland of evil and save the girl of his dreams. (via IMDB)

Rules

  • Helmet on or off
  • 80’s throwback items or imagery
  • Eye patch
  • Water or resource scarcity

Quotes

  • “Bagu- the water- it’s people!
  • “Feel the wrath of Mr. Gnome!!”
  • “Your manly bubble is really comfortable.”
  • “Personal Bubble… Family only.”
  • “The rat did that?” “It was a vicious rat.”

Viewer Quotes

  • “Lesson here is don’t put your face near the weird mutant rat.”
  • “Holy crap this is getting good.” (after finding Turbo gear)
  • “It’s like bringing a fist gun to a laser fight.”

What We Learned

  • Evil level in robots depends on the model.
  • Robots have video game hearts to indicate their life
  • If you tape a robot head to a body, everything works.
  • A man doesn’t know how strong he is until being strong is the only choice he has.
  • Umbrellas are deadly weapons

Final Take

Every once in a while you stumble across a random movie that hits the mark for Bad Movie Thursday- and this is one of them. Decent acting, budget, effects, gore and it successfully pulled off the Rad-meets-Mad-Max 80’s vibes. A good watch, and we recommend!

Notable Soundtrack / Songs

“Thunder in Your Heart” by John Farnham (from RAD)





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