Eric Turpel

Eric Turpel

Podcast co-host of “Thumbs Up or Down? You Decide”, actor, autistic.

Favorite films

  • Inside Out
  • (500) Days of Summer
  • The Producers
  • The Evil Dead

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  • Shrek

    ★★★★½

  • Novocaine

    ★★½

  • Tomorrowland

    ★★★★

  • The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie

    ★★★

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  • Shrek

    Shrek

    ★★★★½

    This is the first time in decades that I've watched this movie all the way through, and while the animation is of its time, the writing is still top notch.

  • Novocaine

    Novocaine

    ★★½

    The end climax with Ray Nicholson carjacking an ambulance was too dragged out.

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  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

    ★½

    While I thought the animation for the most part was very stylish, the writing is what really kills it; I understand taking some artistic liberty with the source material, but it ended up not feeling like the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to me. It’s a shame, because Jeff Rowe (The Mitchells Vs The Machines) has proven to give strong and funny character family dynamics; the problem was trying to be like the kid-friendlier version of Kick-Ass meets Velma (2023)

    The humor is…

  • Spider-Man: Homecoming

    Spider-Man: Homecoming

    ½

    This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.