Torque (DVD)

In my review of this film I can quote myself saying, "I can't recommend you see it in theaters and I can't recommend you see it ever." Now that is pretty harsh, and I can only deviate from what I said by saying that if you are to watch this film RENT IT!!!

Torque is a wannabe action flick dependant on CGI maneuvers and if you listen to the commentary with first-time director Joseph Kahn along with his creative team you will hear them say that this flick was never meant to be taken seriously, as if we ever would have.

As far as a DVD goes action and DVD go hand in hand, especially on a home theater system and I do think that this movie plays much better on the small screen than it did on the large, but that is no reason to give you the go ahead to buy it.

I am not going to waste my time or yours by telling you what this is about since the plot line becomes so screwy that it would just take too long, but I will tell you what is included on this DVD debacle.

Surprisingly enough they were able to put together two commentaries, the first I have already mentioned which includes director Joseph Kahn and his creative team, and the second is with a large portion of the cast from the film, although the three most recognizable names, being Martin Henderson, Ice Cube and Jaime Pressly are inconspicuously absent.

The cast commentary is a definite must miss as they laugh and joke around, while also trying to take themselves and the movie seriously, making comments such as, "This is such a great scene." What film are they watching?

If you are to listen to one of these for whatever reason I would suggest the crew commentary, as it is much more interesting and there are a couple of useful movie watching tidbits to be heard, especially since Joseph Kahn was a first-time director.

Next we have two animatic scenes, the first covering the opening race sequence and the second involving the acrobatics aboard the moving train, which are primarily all CGI effects. Now, these features are actually interesting, as I find most storyboard/animation comparisons interesting on all DVDs, but hardly a reason to go out and buy this disc.

Then finally you have the music video from the Youngbloodz "Lean Low". Whether you like this crap song or not, once again, it is no reason to buy the DVD, but it does prove that Torque may have been better as a 5-minute short.

All-in-all, I cannot recommend you buy this disc, but if you must go ahead and rent it, just don't come whining to me afterwards.