Comments on: Three Minutes of Speed Racer http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/05/05/three-minutes-of-speed-racer/ Blogging the Reel World Sun, 7 Sep 2008 06:09:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Schu http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/05/05/three-minutes-of-speed-racer/#comment-321654 Schu Tue, 06 May 2008 05:26:41 +0000 http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/05/05/three-minutes-of-speed-racer/#comment-321654 They turned it into F-Zero! Where's Captain Falcon!? They turned it into F-Zero! Where’s Captain Falcon!?

]]> By: gocitizen http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/05/05/three-minutes-of-speed-racer/#comment-321455 gocitizen Tue, 06 May 2008 03:50:55 +0000 http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/05/05/three-minutes-of-speed-racer/#comment-321455 Visually, it looks pretty creative. Pass or Fail, I want to see what they do within this style. Again, I want replicas of all the cars (and I swear I'm not a toy geek). Face it, the audience for this is 40+(nostalgia) and their kids. Families are going to line up and, in that light, Speed Racer is going to be a hit. Visually, it looks pretty creative. Pass or Fail, I want to see what they do within this style.
Again, I want replicas of all the cars (and I swear I’m not a toy geek).
Face it, the audience for this is 40+(nostalgia) and their kids. Families are going to line up and, in that light, Speed Racer is going to be a hit.

]]> By: goober http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/05/05/three-minutes-of-speed-racer/#comment-321398 goober Tue, 06 May 2008 03:13:43 +0000 http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/05/05/three-minutes-of-speed-racer/#comment-321398 This is an epileptics worst nightmare. This is what happens when crayons throw up. This is an epileptics worst nightmare.
This is what happens when crayons throw up.

]]> By: J. Luna http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/05/05/three-minutes-of-speed-racer/#comment-321225 J. Luna Tue, 06 May 2008 01:15:55 +0000 http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/05/05/three-minutes-of-speed-racer/#comment-321225 I'm tired of vacillating on this movie. Last I checked I was hating it, but you know what? I'm just going to give it an open mind and the benefit of the doubt when I go. It's going to be what it's going to be. I’m tired of vacillating on this movie. Last I checked I was hating it, but you know what? I’m just going to give it an open mind and the benefit of the doubt when I go. It’s going to be what it’s going to be.

]]> By: Dr_Mecha http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/05/05/three-minutes-of-speed-racer/#comment-320836 Dr_Mecha Mon, 05 May 2008 21:14:45 +0000 http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/05/05/three-minutes-of-speed-racer/#comment-320836 @ Colecovision: "Bad acting. Corny lines. No humor. Cheesy music." Um, No. The acting style in the movie is in line with the spirit of the cartoon. IE: fast dialogue and wide-eyed expressions. Corny lines: Again, spirit of the source material. Which happens to be an anime from the 70's. To say the lines are corny is like saying the dialogue in Lord of the Rings is too Old English. No humor: I see you haven't been watching the clips. There's plenty of silly gags, like ninjas flying out of windows. Hell, there's even a monkey! I'd say this movie is not in danger of taking itself too serious. Cheesy music: Are you complaining about the Speed Racer theme song?? How can you bitch that the music in the movie is the theme from the cartoon?? And as for the score - it's Michael Giacchino who's a bloody genius! Haven't you listened the score from The Incredibles? Holy Canoli, indeed. @ Colecovision:

“Bad acting. Corny lines. No humor. Cheesy music.”

Um, No.

The acting style in the movie is in line with the spirit of the cartoon. IE: fast dialogue and wide-eyed expressions.
Corny lines: Again, spirit of the source material. Which happens to be an anime from the 70’s. To say the lines are corny is like saying the dialogue in Lord of the Rings is too Old English.
No humor: I see you haven’t been watching the clips. There’s plenty of silly gags, like ninjas flying out of windows. Hell, there’s even a monkey! I’d say this movie is not in danger of taking itself too serious.
Cheesy music: Are you complaining about the Speed Racer theme song?? How can you bitch that the music in the movie is the theme from the cartoon?? And as for the score - it’s Michael Giacchino who’s a bloody genius! Haven’t you listened the score from The Incredibles?

Holy Canoli, indeed.

]]> By: andrewB http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/05/05/three-minutes-of-speed-racer/#comment-320754 andrewB Mon, 05 May 2008 20:40:59 +0000 http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/05/05/three-minutes-of-speed-racer/#comment-320754 I can't wait till this comes out and blows everyone away. I don't know what everyone is thinking but this just looks fanfuckingtastic. This scene is obviously in the first 15 minutes of the film... IMAGINE HOW FUCKING GOOD THE REST IS GONNA BE. sorry if the scene didn't wow you. up to this point people have had an open mind and can see what great potential speed racer has or theyre sour jerks who think it looks gay. The Wachowski's created the Matrix!!!!!! COME ON! They're ACTION GENIUSES. They're amazing filmmakers regardless of how bland and boring the sequels were... they're talanted and this looks like it might be groundbreaking. I'm fucking there. And yes I will be stoned out of my mind. I can’t wait till this comes out and blows everyone away. I don’t know what everyone is thinking but this just looks fanfuckingtastic. This scene is obviously in the first 15 minutes of the film… IMAGINE HOW FUCKING GOOD THE REST IS GONNA BE.

sorry if the scene didn’t wow you. up to this point people have had an open mind and can see what great potential speed racer has or theyre sour jerks who think it looks gay.

The Wachowski’s created the Matrix!!!!!! COME ON! They’re ACTION GENIUSES. They’re amazing filmmakers regardless of how bland and boring the sequels were… they’re talanted and this looks like it might be groundbreaking. I’m fucking there.

And yes I will be stoned out of my mind.

]]> By: colecovision http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/05/05/three-minutes-of-speed-racer/#comment-320612 colecovision Mon, 05 May 2008 19:39:52 +0000 http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/05/05/three-minutes-of-speed-racer/#comment-320612 Visuals=Amazing Content=ZZzzzz... Bad acting. Corny lines. No humor. Cheesy music. My review would be "A Crayola box of epileptic seizures.....Fun!" Holy Canoli... Visuals=Amazing
Content=ZZzzzz…

Bad acting. Corny lines. No humor. Cheesy music.

My review would be “A Crayola box of epileptic seizures…..Fun!”

Holy Canoli…

]]> By: Dr_Mecha http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/05/05/three-minutes-of-speed-racer/#comment-320603 Dr_Mecha Mon, 05 May 2008 19:36:03 +0000 http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/05/05/three-minutes-of-speed-racer/#comment-320603 I honestly don't understand the hate towards this movie. Yes, it's aimed at kids. It's rated PG. And I think that decision was brilliant. It's Speed Racer. Not Iron Man. It's going to have the same loony, feel-good, family cheer as the cartoon, but blended with a bar-raising, acid trip visual spectacle that will appeal to adults. Kind of reminds me Willy Wonka in that regard. All the haters here, I'm certain, either have never seen the cartoon, or don't have an open mind enough to allow themselves to enjoy something kid-oriented. Fine. Wait till Dark Knight comes around, and let the Speed Racer fans have their movie without your hateful complaints poisoning the fun. I honestly don’t understand the hate towards this movie.
Yes, it’s aimed at kids. It’s rated PG. And I think that decision was brilliant. It’s Speed Racer. Not Iron Man. It’s going to have the same loony, feel-good, family cheer as the cartoon, but blended with a bar-raising, acid trip visual spectacle that will appeal to adults. Kind of reminds me Willy Wonka in that regard.

All the haters here, I’m certain, either have never seen the cartoon, or don’t have an open mind enough to allow themselves to enjoy something kid-oriented.
Fine. Wait till Dark Knight comes around, and let the Speed Racer fans have their movie without your hateful complaints poisoning the fun.

]]> By: Aaron http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/05/05/three-minutes-of-speed-racer/#comment-320582 Aaron Mon, 05 May 2008 19:27:42 +0000 http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/05/05/three-minutes-of-speed-racer/#comment-320582 Again, I don't see why people are so negitve about Speed Racer. I think the clip showed that we are in for a wild (popcorn) ride and should be enjoyable to watch. I'll be watching this on the big screen for sure. Again, I don’t see why people are so negitve about Speed Racer. I think the clip showed that we are in for a wild (popcorn) ride and should be enjoyable to watch. I’ll be watching this on the big screen for sure.

]]> By: Boog http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/05/05/three-minutes-of-speed-racer/#comment-320507 Boog Mon, 05 May 2008 18:46:19 +0000 http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/05/05/three-minutes-of-speed-racer/#comment-320507 YAAAAAWWWWWWNNNNNNNN, cant wait to see it on fox or abc YAAAAAWWWWWWNNNNNNNN, cant wait to see it on fox or abc

]]> By: estrus http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/05/05/three-minutes-of-speed-racer/#comment-320484 estrus Mon, 05 May 2008 18:34:16 +0000 http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/05/05/three-minutes-of-speed-racer/#comment-320484 GO GO MARIO KART! GO GO MARIO KART!

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]]> By: Jedk http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/05/05/three-minutes-of-speed-racer/#comment-320444 Jedk Mon, 05 May 2008 18:19:07 +0000 http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/05/05/three-minutes-of-speed-racer/#comment-320444 It's going to be crap if you're over 5 years old. I doubt I will see it. It’s going to be crap if you’re over 5 years old.
I doubt I will see it.

]]> By: mase http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/05/05/three-minutes-of-speed-racer/#comment-320403 mase Mon, 05 May 2008 17:58:47 +0000 http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/05/05/three-minutes-of-speed-racer/#comment-320403 This is bad, very very bad. Only thing that could save this film is computer generated imagery. Pretty colours though. This is bad, very very bad. Only thing that could save this film is computer generated imagery. Pretty colours though.

]]> By: alcaTsar http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/05/05/three-minutes-of-speed-racer/#comment-320400 alcaTsar Mon, 05 May 2008 17:57:51 +0000 http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/05/05/three-minutes-of-speed-racer/#comment-320400 The acting is terribly broad. I guess they are truly playing to the kids. Smart move WB since Iron Man has already won the older audiences. Might be this years Charlie And The Chocolate Factory. The acting is terribly broad. I guess they are truly playing to the kids. Smart move WB since Iron Man has already won the older audiences. Might be this years Charlie And The Chocolate Factory.

]]> By: Will http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/05/05/three-minutes-of-speed-racer/#comment-320392 Will Mon, 05 May 2008 17:55:00 +0000 http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/05/05/three-minutes-of-speed-racer/#comment-320392 I want my three minutes back. This isn't even going to be worthy of putting on my Netflix queue. I'll happily wait for it to arrive on basic cable where it belongs. I want my three minutes back.

This isn’t even going to be worthy of putting on my Netflix queue. I’ll happily wait for it to arrive on basic cable where it belongs.

]]> By: Uhura http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/05/05/three-minutes-of-speed-racer/#comment-320355 Uhura Mon, 05 May 2008 17:39:02 +0000 http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/05/05/three-minutes-of-speed-racer/#comment-320355 Looks so corny :( I love the original show, I wish they had kept a little more of the 60's style in the race track, costumes, etc. It's actually kind of a strange sci-fi 80's thing. Looks really tacky. Perfect casting, bad production design choices. If I wanted to play a video game I could just stay home. That's probably what I'll end up doing. I don't like the world they created for this. It's just super corny, way too Spy Kids, like someone pointed out above. I hope they targeted this toward a G rated audience, because I doubt it will appeal to older folks. Looks so corny :(
I love the original show, I wish they had kept a little more of the 60’s style in the race track, costumes, etc. It’s actually kind of a strange sci-fi 80’s thing. Looks really tacky. Perfect casting, bad production design choices.

If I wanted to play a video game I could just stay home. That’s probably what I’ll end up doing. I don’t like the world they created for this. It’s just super corny, way too Spy Kids, like someone pointed out above. I hope they targeted this toward a G rated audience, because I doubt it will appeal to older folks.

]]> By: Nathaniel http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/05/05/three-minutes-of-speed-racer/#comment-320317 Nathaniel Mon, 05 May 2008 17:16:49 +0000 http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/05/05/three-minutes-of-speed-racer/#comment-320317 Wow, talk about split opinions! I have been in on this since the first trailer. I liked that clip, but the computer screen didn't do it justice, which is why I will see this movie on Friday, or maybe Saturday. Wow, talk about split opinions! I have been in on this since the first trailer. I liked that clip, but the computer screen didn’t do it justice, which is why I will see this movie on Friday, or maybe Saturday.

]]> By: Manfred Powell http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/05/05/three-minutes-of-speed-racer/#comment-320299 Manfred Powell Mon, 05 May 2008 17:10:31 +0000 http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/05/05/three-minutes-of-speed-racer/#comment-320299 Like peoples' reactions here, the reviews are pretty clearly split between those who love it and those who hate it. Here are a few of the more positive reviews ranging from 3 to 5 stars: "Thrilling" and "triumphantly visual". (<b>Empire</b>) "Visually astonishing...groundbreaking triumph". "The Wachowskis back on groundbreaking form". (<b>IGN UK</b>) "The term 'rollercoaster ride' was all but invented to describe it." (<b>Den of Geek</b>) "The kind of visual spectacle that demands to be seen - and preferably on the biggest screen you can possibly find." (<b>Film4</b>) "An awesome, heart-thumping super-kinetic spectacle which will have you gripping the sides of your seat in terror and exhilaration." (<b>The Telegraph</b>) "<i>Speed Racer</i> is a blast from start to finish. Five stars." (<b>Cole Smithey</b>) Like peoples’ reactions here, the reviews are pretty clearly split between those who love it and those who hate it.

Here are a few of the more positive reviews ranging from 3 to 5 stars:

“Thrilling” and “triumphantly visual”. (Empire)

“Visually astonishing…groundbreaking triumph”. “The Wachowskis back on groundbreaking form”. (IGN UK)

“The term ‘rollercoaster ride’ was all but invented to describe it.” (Den of Geek)

“The kind of visual spectacle that demands to be seen - and preferably on the biggest screen you can possibly find.” (Film4)

“An awesome, heart-thumping super-kinetic spectacle which will have you gripping the sides of your seat in terror and exhilaration.” (The Telegraph)

“Speed Racer is a blast from start to finish. Five stars.” (Cole Smithey)

]]> By: ifthenwhy http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/05/05/three-minutes-of-speed-racer/#comment-320157 ifthenwhy Mon, 05 May 2008 15:49:47 +0000 http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/05/05/three-minutes-of-speed-racer/#comment-320157 "Insane non-stop transitions"? This is the biggest pile of suck that I've seen in quite awhile... “Insane non-stop transitions”?

This is the biggest pile of suck that I’ve seen in quite awhile…

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