The old thread was stale.

I saw this last night and really enjoyed it. The editing and CGI are quite impressive.

Simply put, if you don't smile while watching Speed Racer, you have no soul.

5/9/2008 11:25:26 AM

The CGI in I am legend were much better

5/9/2008 12:36:32 PM

^^what if we frowned while watching the trailer because it looked so bad?

5/9/2008 12:42:05 PM

It look like someone took a lame 30 year old anime cartoon and made it into a CGI movie....

oh wait

5/9/2008 1:12:04 PM

How does it compare to Transformers?

5/9/2008 1:18:11 PM

Makes me think of F-Zero: The movie.

5/9/2008 2:10:01 PM

I really thought this entire movie was CGI about thirty seconds in to the preview, I figured the actors were generated ala shrek or toy story until I recognized emile

5/9/2008 3:08:38 PM

this movie is apparently getting horrible reviews across the board.

5/9/2008 5:33:44 PM

I have no desire to see this one. Not to even rent it. Or see it on cable.

5/9/2008 6:03:37 PM

seriously, if you enjoyed the cartoon in the slightest -- which I imagine most '80s and '90s kids did not -- then you should this this.

It was a lot of fun and very faithful to the series.

And to catch the question before it's asked, I'm 26 so yeah I'm an '80s/'90s kid; but my bro was born in the early '70s and really got me into this when I was growing up.

5/9/2008 8:09:58 PM

seriously looks like the fast and the furious tokyo drift raped moulin rouge

no desire to see this, too bad good casting was wasted on waskowski acid trip shit

5/10/2008 12:55:55 AM

I've got a friend that watched this on opening day. He's done nothing but talk about how awesome it is ever since. After seeing the commercials I couldn't imagine sitting through it. Not even for free.

I guess it's a movie you'll either love or hate. As for me, the trailer and commercials were so bad that I don't even feel like giving it the chance.

5/10/2008 8:11:28 PM

As a movie it was decent. It was really drawn out at times but it did a good job of telling the story of Speed Racer and Racer X. This was hands down one of the prettiest movies I've seen in a very long time.

5/10/2008 8:25:18 PM

I love it when people decide who possesses a "soul," based on their reaction to a poor movie.

[Edited on May 10, 2008 at 9:11 PM. Reason : p]

5/10/2008 9:10:57 PM

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"Imagine if the pod race in Star Wars Episode I was as bad as everyone said it was, and took itself twice as seriously, and went on for more than two hours."

5/11/2008 3:45:03 PM

if you feel like posting a link to a downloadable version of the dj keoki speed racer (porno remix) mp3

please do

5/11/2008 3:48:48 PM

It's possible that I may illegally download this movie at some point just to see how bad it is and have no qualms about doing so.

5/11/2008 4:02:05 PM

Bad or not, I would beat it to Christina Ricci.

5/11/2008 5:56:06 PM

check out black snake moan then

5/11/2008 6:06:16 PM

yeah, i gave this movie a "rent it".
wasn't really anything special.

It looked pretty, and the ending was kinda cool.
Doesn't make up for incredibly lame jokes and Speed's super annoying little brother.

"the wrong kid died"

5/12/2008 4:29:39 AM

^^^ and ^^ haha

5/12/2008 5:13:03 AM

i bet it'd be worth watching on IMAX

dunno if it'd be worth paying to watch though

5/12/2008 8:16:57 AM

Seems like one would get the same experience by just skipping the movie and waiting for the inevitable video game.

5/12/2008 10:51:12 AM

Friend of mine watched it online and said it was alright, but I saw the previews and knew immediately I didn't want to see this movie.

Plus the fact that it only made 20 million opening weekend and almost got beat by that new Ashton Kutcher movie lets me know that most of America didn't want to see it either, haha. Also pretty much assures it won't meet it's budget.

5/12/2008 12:58:26 PM

I'm gonna watch it this coming weekend with the full expectation it will be cheesy (the cartoon was too), mainly cause I'm a sucker for racing movies.

5/12/2008 3:07:10 PM

why does no one get it?

The point of this movie is to get stoned out of your mind...or high...whatever floats your boat.... and go watch this movie.


If you watch this movie sober.....then you are lame.


Now please attack me vigorously.

5/12/2008 7:52:30 PM

If you watch this movie sober.....then you are lame.

[Edited on May 12, 2008 at 7:59 PM. Reason : I would rather get stoned and watch Iron Man again, that is if I got stoned anymore]

5/12/2008 7:58:43 PM

i thought it kicked ass. go see it! and if you let movie reviews or any shred of somebody else's opinion form your own opinion about this movie, then YOU are lame

5/13/2008 11:49:16 PM

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"lets me know that most of America didn't want to see it either, haha."

Well America also had Meet the Spartans at number 1 for a while, so I wouldn't trust them when it comes to movies if I were you.

5/13/2008 11:53:54 PM

i have heard nothing but terrible things about this movie from the few people I know who have seen it. The only positive was the visuals to some extent.

I had no intention to see this movie anyways though.

5/14/2008 12:14:14 AM

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"i thought it kicked ass. go see it! and if you let movie reviews or any shred of somebody else's opinion form your own opinion about this movie, then YOU are lame"

i wish i saw revies of 88 minutes before i saw that

5/14/2008 12:32:05 AM

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"i thought it kicked ass. go see it! and if you let movie reviews or any shred of somebody else's opinion form your own opinion about this movie, then YOU are lame"

that's what I've been saying.

the only reason this movie is getting poor reviews is because everyone wanted it to fail.

ever since Matrix Reloaded, critics have panned the Wachowski brothers and have wished failure on every project.

even V for Vendetta was criticized unfairly, and that shit was better than its source.

5/14/2008 11:04:19 AM

v for vendetta has a 72% on rotten tomato

speed racer has a 35%

It doesn't mean that you can't like the movie, but it does mean that alot of people didn't like it.

5/14/2008 11:10:01 AM

I know I looked it up.

But I remember when V came out, most people were hating that movie.

I was pretty shocked when I looked it up on RottenTomatoes.

[Edited on May 14, 2008 at 11:13 AM. Reason : ]

5/14/2008 11:13:06 AM

loved V for Vendetta, this move made me feel like somebody should be paying me to watch it.

5/14/2008 11:18:54 AM

this makes the case that the bro's stole the matrix script more valid

5/14/2008 11:54:28 AM

Yes

They watched Equilibrium.

5/14/2008 1:13:35 PM

i went in with low expectations because of all i heard
and i came out happy...i think most people expect too much these days...

loosen up some...i don't into movies to judge them, i go in to enjoy myself

5/16/2008 12:54:18 PM

^^Even Christian Bale couldn't make that movie not stupid.

5/16/2008 1:13:58 PM

^^ im not as snobby as some people about movies, but I'm certainly not going to lower my standards or attempt to alter what I enjoy simply to enjoy a sub par movie. Not even talking about this movie specifically because I haven't seen it.

5/16/2008 1:18:17 PM

^thats not what i mean....(although admittedly that is what i said )

but like i said i'm not a critic...i didn't go to judge it and i thought it was a fine movie
its no iron man but its entertaining none the less


like..i think movie quality and entertainment value don't always go hand in hand

5/16/2008 1:38:32 PM

whoa whoa whoa. Unless I'm understanding you wrong, you thought V For Vendetta the movie was better than the Alan Moore book? You sir, are crazy. The movie was good though, I'll give it that. (V that is)

5/16/2008 3:40:22 PM

what can I say?

I wasn't a hug fan of the graphic novel.

I thought the film was more interesting.

To each his own.

5/16/2008 5:05:08 PM

I'm a sucker for racing movies. I went and saw Driven at the theater.

They stuck true to the cartoon. It was campy and I knew that going in.

5/16/2008 8:05:20 PM

god damn that was a fun movie.

also, i was way into both christina ricci and that asian girl.

also, i literally spit out my drink when they showed pop's ring.

5/17/2008 1:29:03 AM

I'm glad people are seeing this and realizing how fun it is, regardless of the reviews.

5/17/2008 1:34:25 AM

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"The editing and CGI are quite impressive. "

So here's the question: if I almost walked out of Moulin Rouge because of the editing, am I going to hate this?

5/17/2008 10:23:03 AM