DVD New Kids Turbo
Run time: 84 min
Rating: 6.4
Genres: Action | Comedy
Director: Steffen Haars, Flip Van der Kuil
Writers: Steffen Haars, Flip Van der Kuil
Stars: Huub Smit, Tim Haars, Wesley van Gaalen
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Storyline Five friends from ‘Maaskantje’ are being fired because of the economic crisis. They decide not to pay for anything anymore. They’re stealing beer and food, while the police tries to end their efforts. Unfortunately, the retarded cop from Maaskantje is unable to stop the five friends so the minister of defense decides to send help…. Written by Hardhill |
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Plot Keywords: economic crisis, written and directed by cast member | |
Details: Country: Netherlands Release Date: 9 December 2010 (Netherlands) |
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Box Office Budget: €1,500,000 (estimated) |
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Just went to see it and I have to admit, the movie exceeded expectations tremendously. Having seen the sketches in before (and liking them a lot) I was really concerned that transforming this to a feature length movie would not work. I stand corrected.
The story is quite thin, but that's not bad. The five main characters all loose their job on the same day and then decide not to pay for anything at all any more. With the rest of the country following their example the economy collapses. The government tries to put them in prison for it (but fails horribly) resulting in what the guys do best, putting up some sketch and making the whole audience laugh.
There's one very bad point in the movie. (This is where the spoiler comes). It's the part where Reinout Oerlemans "walks in", declaring that the budget for the movie is spent and the cast just have to tell you the story. They really should not have done that.
Apart from that, just sit back and enjoy the ride. Oh, and if you don't like the "New Kids" sketches on youtube, don't bother. You won't like the movie. If you're not familiar with those, find some especially the one with "the red one (die rooie)" and then decide. If you like them, go see it.
I've just seen New Kids Turbo in the cinema, and I'm not disappointed. The same humor is used as in the Sketches, and the storyline is worked out great. If you're a fan of New Kids you're also gonna like it. Everything is played very well, and you really get sucked into the movie, and I guess the whole cinema thought the same. Everyone was laughing all the time, and the humor in the movie isn't made for 'stupid' people. There are a lot of smart jokes, and great plot twists that make everything more enjoyable. (btw, sorry for my bad English, but come on.. It's a Dutch movie, nobody from other countries is gonna watch this)
To understand a part of this movie you have to know a little history. I went to school in the 90's in Eindhoven, a city near the place were the movie takes place. In that time a lot of people dressed as the people in the movie, drove the Sita scooters and drive around in Opel brand cars pretending to be the tough guys. Those people were called Johnny and Anita's. Sneakers, sport clothing and the haircuts you see in the movie were all over the place. Those were great times as we laughed a lot at their stupidity and general behavior.
So basically the writers/actors use that background and show us that kind of attitude and fashion is still alive in Maaskantje (the town were everything takes place). The actors behave like the Johnny's and Anita's back then, talking with an accent commonly used in that region. They are rebels, aggressive and lazy.
The story itself is about all of them losing their jobs and when the bills get too much and they also lose their social security money, they decide no longer to pay their bills. Of course it gets them into trouble and their aggressive behavior gets them even more deeply into trouble, up to the point were the authorities have to step in…
The movie looks good in all. Some stuff is funnier then other parts of the movie. Some cameo-appearances of (in)famous Dutch people. The actors are well know for their short video's from earlier New Kids and the Pulp Show and a lot of things will seem familiar looking at them and the movie.
I had a great laugh, it's an entertaining movie but don't have great expectations watching it. Over 1 million people went to the cinema to see this movie and it's a big hit in Germany too. The German translation is hilarious since the real actors dubbed it, not stopped by their lack of speaking German! It is no wonder this movie scores big time in Germany after movies like 'Manta Manta' and 'Manta the movie'…
ps don't watch this movie if you are a cop!
This movie is all about laughter. And it definitely provides. I'm not even that big of a fan of the sketches but really enjoyed the movie. The acting isn't all that good, but you can just see the guys enjoying the part they play, which is a good thing in my opinion.
The jokes are about the same as the ones in the sketches, but in the end better because they are part of a story. The story itself isn't that bad actually, it's not just making jokes and creating a story around it in order to be able to tell those jokes, the story itself keeps you focused as well.
This movie is probably most fun if you know who some Dutch guest appearances are like comedians Hans Teeuwen (the guy who fires Rikkert) and Theo Maassen (the guy in the bar), K-1 fighter Peter Aerts and singer Jody Bernal. But even if you don't know them: go and watch this movie with some friends I know for sure that you and your friends will have an excellent night!