Speed Racer

[Fab]

"RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNN N!!!" ~Stephen Colbert

[Capt Jack]

Originally Posted by Chernabog

HAHAHA!!! ^^ OK, now someone photoshop that helmet on CJ.

close but no cigar

[RStar]

When I first heard that they were making this movie, I thought it was a stupid idea. And although I watched them on occasion as a kid because there wasn't anything else on after school, I never took these cartoons seriously. Speed Racer, Simba the White Lion, Gigantor, ect. were ok, but I couldn't get past the minamalisim. I would have rather watched Gumby, at least all of his parts moved at the same time.

But after seeing several different trailers, I have to say I'm looking forward to seeing this one. With live action it's everything I wished the cartoon was. And the way they captured some of the cartoon look is amazing. The visuals are the reason I want to see it, and the story may suck, but I think it will still get me to buy a ticket.

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by RStar

When I first heard that they were making this movie, I thought it was a stupid idea. And although I watched them on occasion as a kid because there wasn't anything else on after school, I never took these cartoons seriously. Speed Racer, Simba the White Lion, Gigantor, ect. were ok, but I couldn't get past the minamalisim. I would have rather watched Gumby, at least all of his parts moved at the same time.

But after seeing several different trailers, I have to say I'm looking forward to seeing this one. With live action it's everything I wished the cartoon was. And the way they captured some of the cartoon look is amazing. The visuals are the reason I want to see it, and the story may suck, but I think it will still get me to buy a ticket.

I was looking forward to a live action movie, why did they deliberately make it look cartoonish? Meh. Put me down for a wait and see on this one.

Also am I the only one not falling over themselves to worship the Wachowski's butts? Yeah the Matrix was a fun movie but the third one was so bad I can't stand to watch any of them anymore.

[innerSpaceman]

Yeah, i love how they're advertising it as a product of the people who brought you the Matrix Trilogy! As if that's a selling point!!

[Chernabog]

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

Yeah, i love how they're advertising it as a product of the people who brought you the Matrix Trilogy! As if that's a selling point!!

Seriously! The Matrix Trilogy was terrible.

Actually I sorta liked the third one, because it was nothing more than a big robot movie. The first two were of Laurence Fishburne talking very......slowly.....about......obvious....things. ...

LF: Effects..... have causes.... and causes..... have effects......

Matrix Fans: OMG THAT IS SO DEEEEEEEEP!!!!

Me: Um, no.

Speed Racer is getting pretty awful reviews. Emile Hirsch remains cute, however

[Gemini Cricket]

34% for Speed Racer.
Looks like a lemon...

One critic said this:

Young boys will probably eat this stuff up but older fans of the cartoons might leave the movie feeling like the Wachowskis have taken a big fat multi-colored dump on their sense of nostalgia.

[innerSpaceman]

HAHAHAHAHA. I'll rent it on DVD to be sure, but I have no desire to pay to see anything by the Wachowskis ever again.


To be fair, I LOVED the original The Matrix. The sequels soured me on the brothers forever.

[Gemini Cricket]

Looks like Speed Racer got a flat going up against Iron Man this weekend.
D'oh!
Numbers are not firm yet...

[Tref]

Well, I saw it and LIKED it. In fact, I would see it again and most likely will. Visually, there are things on the screen that I have never seen the likes of before and there is an energy to the movie that keeps it chugging along at a quick pace. If you have any desire to see it -- don't wait for DVD, this is a big movie and it will lose a lot on TV. There is no plot, per se, at least, no more then an episode of Speed Racer; its just a big, dumb, fun cartoon.