Torque

Plot synopsis:
The film begins with two cars racing in the middle of the desert. Biker Cary Ford (Martin Henderson) pulls up on his motorcycle and tries to pass them. He finally does so and stops at a diner which his old girlfriend Shane (Monet Mazur) owns. There are pictures all over the wall of Ford and Shane back when they were together. Ford takes one of the pictures. He then goes back outside and the two punks who didn't let him pass show up. The three get into a fight but Ford beats up both of them.
Next Ford meets up with his two best friends Dalton (Jay Hernandez) and Val (Will Yun Lee). They take a ride back to town to see a motorcycle party. Ford sees Shane and the two begin to talk with Shane saying that she is mad that Ford left. A biker gang called the Hellions pulls up which contains Henry James (Matt Schulze) the leader, his girlfriend China (Jamie Pressly) and his right-hand man Luther (Max Beesley) . Henry is saying that he is pissed at Ford for stealing his bikes (which contain drugs). Ford tells Henry that he stole the bikes to pay off bills and his own bike. The Hellions leave and Ford, Dalton and Val all take a ride on their bikes.
Another biker gang who is friends with the Hellions pull up. The black biker gang called the Reapers, contains Trey (Ice Cube) the leader and his brother Junior (Fredro Starr). The gang says that Ford better stop stealing bikes or he is going down.
Ford and his two friends and Shane arrive at a nightclub where tons of biker gangs hang out. The three gangs run into each other and cause a big brawl. Junior is scared and runs into the bathroom. Henry, China and Luther are in the bathroom also and confront Junior there. Junior says that he is sorry for not paying Henry back for a blown drug deal (which Trey refused to allow prior to this scene) and begs Henry to give him some time to work it out. But Henry refuses and kills Junior by strangling him to death with a biker chain. Ford, Shane and the two friends go back to a motel to stay for the night. Meanwhile Ford and Shane are in the back of the motel flirting and talking.
At the murder scene where Junior was found dead, two FBI agents show up. A woman, Henderson (Justina Machado) and her partner, McPherson (Adam Scott). They say they will take care of the case and find out who killed Junior. China says that she was a witness to Junior's death (obviously she is lying). She says that Cary Ford killed Junior. Trey finds out and tells his biker gang to catch Ford and kill him.
Next Ford, Shane and the two friends stop at a diner. Shane sees on the TV that Ford is wanted for Junior's murder. Shane tells Ford and the four leave the diner and hit the road. The Reapers pulled up at the diner and chases the four. The four ride into a forest full of palm trees to get away. Trey's gang members meets up with them in the forest. Ford tells Shane and the friends to split up. Ford rides out of the forest into a desert. Trey follows. Here at the desert we see a train. Ford jumps up onto the train and Trey follows riding on top of the train. After a while Ford jumps off the train and Trey follows. Trey slips and falls in front of the train and his leg gets caught on the tracks. Ford decides to help Trey. (He helps Trey because Ford must tell Trey that he didn't kill Junior). Ford saves Trey and gives him his bike. Shane, Dalton and Val meet up with Ford and the four find a cave for the night to stay.
Ford talks it out with his friends and says that he should call the FBI agents to tell them that he is innocent. Ford calls them and McPherson picks up the phone. He says that he doesn't believe Ford but Henderson does. We next see that it is morning and the four leave the cave and find a huge truck and hop in the back of it. The trucker doesn't know that the four are in the back. As the truck is driving it gets stopped by the cops. The four in the back hear the cops and take what is inside the back of the truck....a fast car. Just before the agents open the back of the truck, Ford and Shane bust out of the truck in the car and the two friends on their bikes. The four drive onto a highway. The FBI agents follow and so does Trey.
The next scene takes place on the highway with tons of other cars. Ford jumps out of the car and jumps onto Val's bike and tells Val to ride with Shane. Trey and the two agents follow. The partners aren't paying attention and their black Hummer hits a construction pipe and flies into the air and lands upside down(they survived though). Trey rides his bike into Ford's and the two crash. Ford holding Trey at gunpoint explains to Trey that he did not kill Junior. He believes him says that he wants to find out who killed Junior. Ford says that it was Henry and that he set them both up. At Shane's garage Ford calls Shane and tells her that he wants her and Val and Dalton to come and meet him and Trey there. Just after that, the two FBI agents bust in and tell Trey and Ford to get down. Henderson says that she wants an explanation since she believes Ford is innocent. Ford tells them and the two agents believe them. McPherson turns and shoots Henderson and she falls to the floor. McPherson reveals himself as Henry's inside man and that he is working with the Hellions after making a deal with him. Henry, China and Luther show up revealing they have tied up Ford's two friends with chains and have also taken Shane hostage. Ford says that Henry can take the bikes back but Henry wants to kill Ford and Trey (after admitting to Trey that he had killed Junior).
There is a big fight scene with Trey killing Luther by hanging him with a chain. Henry and China leave the garage. Ford frees Shane while Trey unties Val and Dalton and they leave the garage. Just before they do Henderson gets up and tells McPherson that she is wearing a bullet proof vest. She tells Trey and the others to leave the garage which they do. Henderson then blows up the garage killing McPherson. Outside of the garage China meets up with Shane. The two fight on their bikes.
The fight ends with Shane kicking China off her bike and throwing her through a car windshield, killing her.
Finally Ford catches up with Henry on the street in a bike chase. Henry shoots at the gas of the bike Ford is driving causing gas to leak from it. As Henry is shooting at Ford the bullet hit the leaked gas causing a fire trail. Ford then soars through the air and lands on top of Henry's bike, the fire catches up to them both causing both bike's to explode throwing Ford in the air and killing Henry. Shane picks him up and they drive back to the garage to find the others. It is also revealed that Henderson survived but is injured
Ford and Shane get back together and decide that the four need a vacation (with Shane suggesting Mexico). Val picks up his girlfriend Nina (Christina Millian) and from a distance we see the four ride off in the desert as the screen fades to black and the credits roll.

Tags: revenge, comedy, murder

Review:
After years of watching 'serious' films with ridiculously over the top chase sequences (especially lately), finally a movie comes along and puts them all in their place.
I have waited a long time for a racing-movie to recognize its own lameness and just (knowingly) go for all the over-the-top stunts it can possibly collect in a loosely strung together plot about a bunch of stereotyped misfits no one really cares about.As stated above, the key was the fact this film does not take itself seriously.
How 'bout when a bike speeds past a road sign, making it do a Looney Toonsesque-spin, and if you look carefully you can see the words 'Cars Suck?'Everything perfectly matched the goal this film set out to hit, which is basically a tongue-in-cheek XBox game on the silver screen so commenting on the characters and plot seems virtually pointless.
A lot of people think that I love the "Charlie's Angels" movies because I think they're "so bad, they're good", when that's actually not true.
And yes, they are totally silly and unrealistic and goofy, but what I like about that is that it's completely intentional (which is what most people don't get, and is so obvious to me)."Torque", on the other hand, is a perfect example of a movie that is TRULY so bad, it's good.
As a classic B-movie enthusiast, I offer no apologies for having fun watching a scene like that.
Jamie Pressly is an absolute hoot as the evil biker chick, and Adam Scott scores some laughs as a conceited F.B.I. agent.Also, several of the action scenes are pretty amazing, once you get over the idea that this movie is obviously not taking place on planet Earth, but rather some video game universe or a 12 year-old's dream.
I wish Ice Cube was off doing the kinds of good movies he used to make (like "Three Kings", the original "Friday", "Boyz N The Hood", "Higher Learning", "Ghosts Of Mars"...), but he contributes some laughs as one of the heavies here.
Spectacular action movie with fast and furious fun by sensational motorbike races.
From the beginning to the end the action-pace is continuous , the movie provides fast and furious amusement with spectaculars scenes .
You know that when you are going to watch a movie like "Torque" you are going to see a bad story with some second rate actors but with some nice action.And this movie surely has some nice action.
It's obvious when watching this movie that Joseph Kahn is a music video director but that certain style works perfect for a fast paced movie like this.
Yeah sure, the ending is pretty bad and fake looking but it didn't ruined the movie for me in any way.
I would rather see a "Torque 2" than a "The Fast and the Furious 3".Really, just give this movie a chance, you might very well end up liking it.6/10http://bobafett1138.blogspot.com/.
I don't think this movie will appeal to everyone, but it will get two types for sure: action gearheads who just want a solid uncomplicated action picture, and smart viewers who can appreciate clever film-making and the in-jokes threaded throughout.
The film is too good as an action movie to be dismissed - what are the looking for, Cold Mountain?
I thought this was a fun watch and all the votes seem to be coming from people who were looking for a serious movie with great acting.
Then there's Torque which very well may have defined a new term of "bad".For those previous comments who argue that this is a B-Movie and that viewers should "lighten up" - you need to look up your definitions.
Well, it's more like a grade Z movie.The cinematography was so off putting that I couldn't watch parts of it, having to look away from the extreme garishness seen on my beautiful TV screen.
It's so bad it makes FAST & FURIOUS look like 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY.This movie is a complete Torquey!.
Oh sure, it's not going to win any Oscars, but it's also as "good" as the other movies about racing cars FAST AND THE FURIOUS and its sequel.
The only thing that spoiled it for me is that I wasn't expecting the over the top, not believable stunts.I thought it was good to see women actually riding bikes.
When sitting down to watch a movie like Torque my expectations are down so low that they almost touch the earth's core.
I liked the fact he's unknown so he's mysterious.Ice Cube, says something about the police if you know what I mean.The humor, it's all good.The action, what else is there to say, amazing.The direction, this is a really great looking film.Jaime Pressly, um...wow.Now, the bad: It's really short.That's it.
Now I don't enjoy a lot of movies out there (because I want to be a filmmaker and know I can do better) but sometimes that one movie comes along and makes you wonder, "people REALLY enjoy this?" Whats next from the producers of this film, "2 Torque'd"?
Upon seeing this film, the only way that I could believe that someone paid to produce this mockery of cinema was as part of a nefarious plot to create a new torture device for enemies of the English-speaking world; or as some diabolical psychological experiment reminiscent of the Auschwitz atrocities; or perhaps as a reminder to would-be filmmakers that the laws of physics cannot be excluded while trying to achieve a suspension of disbelief.However, as it turns out, some people actually liked this movie.
With the help of his friends, Ford must outrace the two vengeful biker gangs, as well as the FBI, in order to prove his good name and live to ride again.The film is pretty much as silly as the plot sounds.
Ice Cube isn't much better and he gives an over the top performance though that is kind of the point since the whole movie is over the top.The whole story is predictable and it looks like something a three year old put together.
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!
Well, I've just killed 81 minutes of a Sunday evening watching "Torque".And I enjoyed it!The chase scenes got more ludicrous as the movie progressed, finally ending up with a CGI orgy that bore little resemblance to real life (in fact it was pure arcade game).The plot was also fairly predictable, drawing plot elements & ideas from movies as varied as "The Fast & The Furious", "Tron" and "The Warriors", with the ever-popular "bent cop" thing thrown into the mix as well.But the chicks were seriously HOT, the dudes looked cool, Ice T was at his sneering, snarling baddest best and the heavy-metal soundtrack drove the film along at a great pace.The 3.0 rating here doesn't do it justice and on balance I'd say that if you don't sit down to watch this expecting any sort of high-brow entertainment and enjoy seeing good-looking girls in tight biker costumes and some fast-paced action, you won't be too disappointed..
He will need all the bike skills in the world to fight his way out of this mess.Hot on the heel of "The Fast and the Furious", "Torque" is the motorcycle equivalent.
The film has unbelievable action sequences that make James Bond look real but are presented in a decent enough way that made me enjoy the film for what it isgood dumb fun..
torque had a really really great cast Matt Schulz has to be the greatest villain ever i loved all of the really awesome motorcycle action its a five star movie hands down the plot was not lame i was so exited when i left this movie i had to buy it when it got on DVD and I've watched it ever since.
Thats basically the entire premise of this movie, so if you are not into bikes and cars (yes those people exist) then you can scratch this movie from your list now.One aspect that was not that bad was the use of CGI to create a kind of hyperdrive-feeling during some of the driving/chase scenes.
If bikes are your life and you always wanted something like Fast and the Furious but with bikes then give this a try, if you want a good movie then just avoid this..
I guess whoever did that movie was not pleased that movies like "SWAT" and both "fast and furious" were awful enough so they needed to make another worthless piece of 15 minute script, idiotic dialogue andhorrible camera work.
I wanted some mindless entertainment where the plot does not interfere with the movie itself, with young attractive people, fast bikes, and big explosions.
STAR RATING:*****Unmissable****Very Good***Okay**You Could Go Out For A Meal Instead*Avoid At All CostsCary Ford (Martin Henderson) is a young bike racer who returns home to patch things up with old flame Shane (Monet Mazur).However,he's also stolen a couple of bikes from drug dealer Henry James (Matt Schulze) which had a consignment of drugs in them.Their dispute grows even more violent when the brother of Trey (Ice Cube,not exactly passionate about his work!) is murdered by James and Cary is put in the frame for it,causing Trey to forcefully pursue his wrongful target of retribution.This movie is aimed forcefully at young men who dig fast cars/bikes,beautiful women in bikinis and thongs and everything to move at 100 miles a minute!And I was moreorless able to deduct this after having watched the trailer,and was given further proof by the surprisingly short running time!And,to a degree,I was not really disappointed on these counts.However,there is an intriguing angle to the story and the script flourishes pleasantly throughout.Some of the action's,unsurprisingly,very nice too.The story isn't,though.So,all in all,not a big pleasant surprise in any way but certainly not as big a tur-que as I originally thought it would be.**.
But I love action movies and this one was like Fast and Furious but more clever.
Torque is one of those action-movie nightmares where you can sense all the actors and extras and stunt-people just wanting the movie to end so they can go on with their lives.
And I'm pretty sure I've never seen anything like the 60 mph fight scene on motorcycles between between the "bad biker chick" (dark hair, lots of nasty piercings) and the "good biker chick" (blonde, no visible piercings), which ends with the viewer pondering this question: How much do you think Mountain Dew paid for product placement?
This movie is for all of those who loves romantic,comedy and some action scene with motor bikes.you just have to give a chance to this film.
I also have to congratulate Joseph Kahn the director and Matt Johnson the writing credits I want to thank to have made a such great film its to bad it didn't made a lot of success but every one in this world don't have the same taste in movies so for me till now its my favourite movie of Monet Mazur and Martin Henderson.
It's funny to watch them although I have to give a minus from the last effect trick where the maker's just went too far --> you know what I mean when you see the film.Actors aren't anything special but they managed to bring the needed thing to the screen; Charismatic faces, bad ass attitude and some sort of coolness.
Well, I think that this movie is giving the same feeling to the bikers than `Fast and the Furious' did to the car folks.
The main thing is that movie is working well.Don't get me wrong Torque isn't an Oscar winning great spectacle in film history.
No, it's far from that BUT if you are looking a fast paced action pack what lets you put you brains in to the off mode and just enjoy the ride while sipping your ice cold beer after long and frustrating work day Torque might just do the trick..
This movie had been out for several months before I decided to rent it and I'm extremely glad I did because I found it to be " one of the best BIKER movies I've ever seen".Generally speaking I've always found this type of motorcycle movie boring and embarrassing but Torque struck a very positive chord with me.The plot isn't especially new but its acceptable , and the acting isn't exactly "Academy Award Winning" but many of the characters are interesting and the hero types and villain types have you appropriately booing and cheering for them.Joseph Kahn directed this movie and he does an absolutely amazing job.
It's better than, for example, any of the Fast and the Furious movies.I think Torque must have come out at a bad time.
It has been said that music video director Joseph Kahn's feature debut Torque was never intended to be taken seriously, every scene intentionally taken to ridiculous extremes, thereby mocking testosterone fuelled petrol-head films such as The Fast and the Furious and its sequels.
This level of dumb surely doesn't happen by accident.Of course, that doesn't automatically give Torque a get out of jail free card—there are still aspects that are difficult to endure, even if the film as a whole has been designed to lampoon mindless popcorn fodder for teens: the plot is virtually non-existent, with the non-action scenes merely dull padding, while Martin Henderson makes for a very bland pretty-boy hero.
When I watch a movie like this, I keep a separate space - a kind of mental shelf - for putting all the thoughts of how ridiculous it is so I can enjoy the film without worrying about them.Didn't work.
Typical story, some guy gets framed for something he didn't do (obviously), he wants to prove he's innocent, but that appears to be super-tough (yay).If you watch the trailer you'll think it will feel a lot like "the fast and the furious", but thats not entirely true ...
Fast bikes, ridiculous stunts, some explosions, some bad guys goofin around: this movie has it all.Don't look for more than just a one-time-see movie (so rent it, don't buy it).
For a motorbike fast paced movie, Biker Boyz is a better watch, got a story line you can follow, and half believe...This movie(Torque) seemed like they spent millions on graphics and found the the story on the back of a Cereal box and milk cartons.
I enjoyed it so much I bought the DVD.So what if the stunts are impossible.Who cares if the dialogue is a bit corny?When you come down to it there are films that are 'worthy' and there are films that just entertain and don't try to be the best written/shot film ever made.If you like bikes, action and quality stunts then this is the film for you.If you hate films that do not strictly conform to the rules of physics then don't watch..
Okay, so the plot's nothing new and the bike and bike-fight scenes are not exactly realistic, but it was very entertaining nevertheless and surely that's why people go to watch a movie.It's very clearly a Fast and the Furious clone, but that's not a bad thing.
The scene with the Y2K bike is a bit over the top...But what action movie is not??
All in all a must watch for all fast paced ,all out action fans of the movies..
Don't take it seriously and its fun and action packed ICE CUBE is leader of a biker gang, the star comes back after going on the run from the FBI over drug dealing and makes more enemies and the film runs.You liked fast and furious?
No matter what happens you know that the main actor is going to win...Sort of like James Bond...the plot of the movie is straight forward, no brainier, no twist, and highly predictable.2) A few scenes are so ridiculous, you have to just over look them.
When I watch a movie, I always look for entertainment first thing before I can find the plot.
Three points off because of plot and because of final chase sequence at the end of movie which is plain stupid as it was used like a computer game.
It is about time we saw a good action street bike film.
At first, I thought it'd be like Biker Boyz or Fast and Furious from the beginning, but it truly was a great movie.
I like them too, but when you write one at least give it a coherent story and some interesting characters you might care about.Torque is the biker movie dream, if he were alive Steve McQueen might want to do stunts incognito.
This movie is SO bad it's goodHighlights- * Girl vs girl bike fight * Motorcycles on train sequence * Palm tree scene * Dialog so bad I could not stop laughing * Some good music ( if you like harder rock songs)There's actually some good stunts in here.
I really tried to enjoy this movie, but I think it's beyond my capacities to truly appreciate films like this TORQUE.
I love bikes and great chases, but for me that doesn't make a good film.
Beautiful people, shiny cars and motorcycles, colourful cinematography and colours all over, fast-paced edited action scenes, camera work very skillful capturing different angles, special effects extraordinary (not very real-looking though - doesn't matter!); heck, even the music and songs were good (shame to hear Nickelback's 'Someday' in rubbish like this, but anyway).The screenplay is *beep*.
This movie is "The Fast and Furious" on bikes.
The movie looks like Warner Bros' spent a lot of money, but why could't they afford some real stunt guys who would drive those bikes with 240km/h ?
I pity the people that liked this movie seriously it is that bad.