Turbo Cola

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Charlie L @CharlieLdn88 Jan 27 💯 Hidden gem! ✅ Script - Very tight, any minimal fat grew the characters or told the story. Could've been a stage play with the location and build of tension ✅ Cast - All fit their archetypes so well, and then subverted our expectation occasionally ✅Y2K Feel - Nailed the era, set, costume, dialogue, music. Historical context supported the story without feeling shoehorned or used merely as a plot device ✅Themes - Captures things like hopes & dreams, change, growing up, moving on & escapism with nuance and realism whilst still maintaining the nostalgic romanticism of youth ✅ Location - The whole film takes place in one location and I only even noticed this about 5 minutes before the end, though it beautifully comments on the characters (especially Austin) feeling stuck - we as the audience, do not! ✅ Title - Nice hints, like it's saying "try me instead of crime"... Saw the ending coming, but I couldn't decide which result. Ambiguity (maybe 75% win 25% loss) didn't spoil this. 🤩 See more 08/31/2022 3.3 started really strong then faded during the second act See more harris r @Harrisons_reviews 06/26/2022 A legitimately entirely amateur indie low budget film that is surprisingly very entertaining. When I say "legitimately entirely amateur", all cast and crew are all either newbs, and/or have very minimal experience in their fields, and that makes a good result great, and more appreciated. This is co-writer, producer, editor and director Luke Covert's first attempt at filmmaking, and wow, did he not disappoint. Then add that this low budget indie gem was practically perfectly directed and performed by cast I've never heard of, and the cinematography was spot on, with a bonus awesome soundtrack. The entire story was clever, well thought out and presented. If you're a millennial, or a parent of them, you'll relate to everything that happens in this film. The dreams, the plans, the maturity, the good or failing friendships, the sibling rivalry, the loyalty and let-downs - it's all in this film, and presented on a silver platter. Was it perfect? Nope, but darn close. The 94 min runtime was used effectively and the pacing was decent. The story was cohesive and flowed smoothly, although a few tweaks were needed here and there. Covert is certainly a filmmaker to keep an eye out on, because this little amateur production of his was stronger and more entertaining than some recent films from seasoned filmmakers I've seen lately. Mad props to the entire cast and crew. Intentional or not, it seems there's an opening for a Turbo Cola 2, so I hope that happens. A well deserved 7.5 rounded up to an 8/10 from me. See more 06/26/2022 This movie hits me in all the feels. It was like a 2022 clerks but set in the looming year 2000 if that makes any sense. It brought me right back to 1999 and the great soundtrack made it even better. The characters are so relatable and overall it's a must see, funny in all the right ways I loved it. See more 06/25/2022 Austin had a big plan to move to New York with his girlfriend who received a scholarship to NYU. Being a gas station clerk, he didn't have the money to make his plan materialised. With the help of a friend, they devised a detailed plan to steal money from an ATM installed in the mart where he works. But things got complicated and the plot intensified. Based on dialogue-driven play, Turbo Cola used endearing casts to portray coming-of-age story of dreams, lossless and realities of American small-town teens. See more 06/24/2022 I recently had the pleasure of watching a highly unusual film. Unusual you ask? Yes, unusual because it was actually a film with a story, plot and subtext that leaves it viewers wishing the film were just a tad bit longer. I didn't want the movie to end. I was invested in the characters, the town and in fact, I was invested in the mini mart where our story takes place. A REAL MINI MART. How's that for film realism? Brandon Keeton and Luke Covert managed to do what few people in film can do: THEY KEPT MY INTEREST! The characters were insanely genuine, in that, they were much like people I knew at the time our story takes place. On New Years Eve 1999 the world was "Supposed to end" at midnight, or at least that was what the simple minded thought, and so too, did our cast of brilliant young talents who breathed life into the insanity of New Years Eve in 1999. Turbo Cola is a different kind of film. It's Good To Watch OVER & OVER AGAIN and never get tired of. Well, at least for me it is. MadDog DiSipio WWTF Internet Radio Network "What's The Buzz Podcast" - Executive Producer/Host See more Read all reviews

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