First Speed Racer Review Hits! Edit: RT at 35% now!
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Cheebs said:
Well apparently there is a Korean pop star Rain in it, which seems to make people think it will help it do really well in Asia, not just Japan. Plus I think Europe will eat it up too.
With the type of word of mouth it is getting from the people who loved it, and the obvious attraction of Hot Wheels loving boys, I actually would be surprised if it did not break 100 million domestically by the end of the run.
Er...with a 22-23 million dollar opening weekend? That kind of math is impossible. That would be like a near 5x multiplier which is unheard of, even for movies with strong legs. Especially with extremely heavy competition. Narnia next week (expected to open with over 75 million) and Indiana Jones the next week (expected to open with 100 million).TaeOH said:
It's in a extremely crowded month with a very weak opening weekend, I cant see how it can gain legs.
It's best hope is 70 million, MAYBE 75. the 60's is the most probable outcome.
Cheebs said:
I think it will perform similar to the Spy Kids movies. Have those type of legs. At least I hope. It would be sad to think the the awful Fantastic Four movies could gross so much more than a truly fun and well put together summer movie like Speed.
I think Prince Caspian will under perform, not a Summer movie, but Indy will of course steal the box office in a couple weeks.
digita1alchemy
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*shrug* I saw it last night and I loved it. I know I'm in the minority, but I liked it better than Iron Man (and I liked Iron Man). But then again I like the Matrix sequels better than the originals and I'm a huge fan of the Wachowskis in general. Personally, I had a stupid grin on my face for most of the movie...it was unlike anything I have ever seen before.
People will always be pissed at the brothers for not making the Matrix sequels they way they thought they should be made so I kind of expect all of their movies henceforth to be bombarded with lots of irrational hate. But that said, I can also understand why most people won't like this movie...it's an absolute assault on the senses and it the characters and story don't exactly have much depth to them. It's a popcorn movie, plain and simple.
Also, the action in this movie was awesome, as expected. The fight scene on the mountain is one of the best scenes in any movie, period...haters be damned.
People will always be pissed at the brothers for not making the Matrix sequels they way they thought they should be made so I kind of expect all of their movies henceforth to be bombarded with lots of irrational hate. But that said, I can also understand why most people won't like this movie...it's an absolute assault on the senses and it the characters and story don't exactly have much depth to them. It's a popcorn movie, plain and simple.
Also, the action in this movie was awesome, as expected. The fight scene on the mountain is one of the best scenes in any movie, period...haters be damned.
BobFromPikeCreek
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Am I the only one who thought V for Vendetta sucked?reilo said:
Well hey, I liked it, screw the haters. I remember when I watched Speed Racer as a kid and laughed at it's silliness (jumping cars and all, cheesy dialogues and plotlines, and the re-introduction of Racer X at every episode :lol ) and this movie has everything I expected from a Speed Racer cartoon.
So yeah, it's a very small target audience. My friends, except the geeky ones, refuse to watch this simply because of its "kiddy and colorful world". Which was awesome to me. And how can I not like the fight scenes? :lol
Edit : but none of my friends seem to recognize the "chyok chyok" jumping sound.
So yeah, it's a very small target audience. My friends, except the geeky ones, refuse to watch this simply because of its "kiddy and colorful world". Which was awesome to me. And how can I not like the fight scenes? :lol
Edit : but none of my friends seem to recognize the "chyok chyok" jumping sound.
My micro review:
Pros:
- Eye popping special effects that don't disappoint
- Good pacing and energetic
- Intense racing/battling
- Likable characters
- Several genuinely funny moments
- Christina Ricci is hot, especially in a night gown
- Spridle and ChimChim are more fun than annoying(1)
- RacerX is well portrayed
1) This is a mixed bag. Most of the time you'll chuckle while others you just want them to shut up and calm down.
Cons:
- Too kid friendly*
- Simplistic and obvious plot
- Never really takes itself seriously
- Over the top editing gets ludicrous**
* There is no danger in this world. Ninjas fight like the Three Stooges; occupants of deadly car crashes always saved and guns always miss. Also, the slapstick and corny character behavior will have adult viewers cringing.
** Try counting how many times a character's face swooshes by in a wipe. I don't think I can count that high. The editing is more obnoxious than the original HULK movie.
A day later, I was glad I went and I might even consider seeing it a second time. If you go, expect a movie that doesn't take itself seriously and you'll probably have a good time.
Pros:
- Eye popping special effects that don't disappoint
- Good pacing and energetic
- Intense racing/battling
- Likable characters
- Several genuinely funny moments
- Christina Ricci is hot, especially in a night gown
- Spridle and ChimChim are more fun than annoying(1)
- RacerX is well portrayed
1) This is a mixed bag. Most of the time you'll chuckle while others you just want them to shut up and calm down.
Cons:
- Too kid friendly*
- Simplistic and obvious plot
- Never really takes itself seriously
- Over the top editing gets ludicrous**
* There is no danger in this world. Ninjas fight like the Three Stooges; occupants of deadly car crashes always saved and guns always miss. Also, the slapstick and corny character behavior will have adult viewers cringing.
** Try counting how many times a character's face swooshes by in a wipe. I don't think I can count that high. The editing is more obnoxious than the original HULK movie.
A day later, I was glad I went and I might even consider seeing it a second time. If you go, expect a movie that doesn't take itself seriously and you'll probably have a good time.
So people want this movie to do badly just cause they liked Iron Man? What does one have to do with the other? Sheesh.
I saw a late showing of Speed Racer last night to a barely half-filled theater but everyone there seemed to be in the mood for it and was having a good old time, myself included. It was light, quick, and had obvious doses of heart and charm. Obviously it's visually stunning, and I think lots of people were caught off guard by just how incredible some of the non-trailer key scenes looked.
It's quite clear it's not for everyone, but it's not the medicore celluloid these reviews I've skimmed make it out to be. I am actually shocked that reviewers at least aren't giving it the "take your kids to see it and have fun" treatement in the wake of every shoddy Pixar-wannabe cartoon CGI schlock-fest that they let slide. It could have totally been a huge boon if they had targeted that aspect of the public in some capacity. Instead, it seems like it's attracting older audiences who grew up with it or half-bored teens who have already theater-hopped from a paid seat of Iron Man.
All I know is, I was happy walking out of there and the world looked a lot duller and slower on the way home.
I saw a late showing of Speed Racer last night to a barely half-filled theater but everyone there seemed to be in the mood for it and was having a good old time, myself included. It was light, quick, and had obvious doses of heart and charm. Obviously it's visually stunning, and I think lots of people were caught off guard by just how incredible some of the non-trailer key scenes looked.
It's quite clear it's not for everyone, but it's not the medicore celluloid these reviews I've skimmed make it out to be. I am actually shocked that reviewers at least aren't giving it the "take your kids to see it and have fun" treatement in the wake of every shoddy Pixar-wannabe cartoon CGI schlock-fest that they let slide. It could have totally been a huge boon if they had targeted that aspect of the public in some capacity. Instead, it seems like it's attracting older audiences who grew up with it or half-bored teens who have already theater-hopped from a paid seat of Iron Man.
All I know is, I was happy walking out of there and the world looked a lot duller and slower on the way home.
digita1alchemy
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vareon said:
And therein lies the problem
My wife liked the movie but also said it was "too bright and kiddy". I guess everyone wants their movies to look like the drab UE3 games they play.
WickedAngel
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RaidenZR said:
No. People want it to fail because it's an overpriced, cheesy throwback to a series that most people would have rather forgotten.
It's also made by the people who single-handedly created and destroyed The Matrix so you have that angle of hatred to deal with as well.
Souldriver
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It won't rake in as much money as you probably expected, going by your post. So no "." actually.Triumph said:
beelzebozo
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some choice bits from the filmspotting review:
adam's thoughts:
- "mind numbing, and not any fun, especially the parts when the characters sit around talking about the purity of their sport, and what they're doing, the fight against succumbing to corporate greed, all in a movie that cost 125 million dollars to make and which goes out of its way to frame shots to make sure a motorola logo on a walkie talkie framed front and center"
- "the only thing that worked here is christina ricci."
- "i thought this was a complete waste of time."
- "maybe eight year olds will like this film. i did not. . .i couldn't wait for this movie to get over. "
matty's thoughts:
- "all the things i found lacking in last week's iron man i found here. there is perhaps an excess of plot, but i'll always respect a movie that is willing to challenge its audience. . . speed is battling the evils of corporate scholarship. . . practically a treatise on the corruption of modern major league baseball."
- "the action scenes are like watching a japanese pinball machine through a kaleidoscope on three drops of mescaline. like a skittles induced stroke."
- "the battles outside the arena much more fun."
- "i really, really liked this film."
adam's thoughts:
- "mind numbing, and not any fun, especially the parts when the characters sit around talking about the purity of their sport, and what they're doing, the fight against succumbing to corporate greed, all in a movie that cost 125 million dollars to make and which goes out of its way to frame shots to make sure a motorola logo on a walkie talkie framed front and center"
- "the only thing that worked here is christina ricci."
- "i thought this was a complete waste of time."
- "maybe eight year olds will like this film. i did not. . .i couldn't wait for this movie to get over. "
matty's thoughts:
- "all the things i found lacking in last week's iron man i found here. there is perhaps an excess of plot, but i'll always respect a movie that is willing to challenge its audience. . . speed is battling the evils of corporate scholarship. . . practically a treatise on the corruption of modern major league baseball."
- "the action scenes are like watching a japanese pinball machine through a kaleidoscope on three drops of mescaline. like a skittles induced stroke."
- "the battles outside the arena much more fun."
- "i really, really liked this film."
beelzebozo
Jealous Bastard
i know. the consensus seemed to be that it would be good, stupid fun for kids. it seems expectations will dictate whether you enjoy it or not.
Absinthe (Permed)
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What were they thinking? They could have made any movie in the world after V for Vendetta and The Matrix Trilogy and they chose to make a movie based off of a cheesy, forgettable, niche show. There is no creativity at work with those two. The Matrix borrows heavily from Dark City and especially Ghost in the Shell. Throw some Philosophy 101 and bullet time in the mix and you have the Matrix trilogy. Then there's V for Vendetta that was based off of a graphic novel. Then there's this movie, like I said earlier, that is based off of a crappy cartoon.
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Willco said:
Lord Error
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I thought this movie would suck, but the 7 minute opening video has me rethinking that. It actually looks like a proper live action cartoon of sorts, and some scenes have really nice sense of cartoony exhilaration.
Still not going to see it in a theatre as the colors looked like complete crap when I saw the trailer in theater compared to what I see on my TV. I guess I'll wait for BRD and rent it.
Still not going to see it in a theatre as the colors looked like complete crap when I saw the trailer in theater compared to what I see on my TV. I guess I'll wait for BRD and rent it.
beelzebozo said:
i wasn't totally psyched about going, then my roommate showed me the first few minutes of the film, and like, i still wasn't psyched.
http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/speedracer.html?showVideo=1
....but then i walked out dazzled...maybe it was the 70 foot imax screen that did it for me?
beelzebozo
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Triumph said:
oh, i have no desire to see it. i just thought the filmspotting review was funny.
i'm not sure why you care that it's going to suck so badly, though. plenty of movies are offensively bad all the time.
digita1alchemy
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Marconelly said:
Just see it in digital. I actually drove out of my way to make sure I saw this movie in digital. You won't be disappointed.
I don't mind that it's going to suck. What bothers me is that people will overlook or be blind to the suckiness because the movie will tickle their nerd prostate. I mean, I'll be the first person to admit that any fantasy movie I see I'm predisposed to like, but if it sucks as a MOVIE I'm not going to like it.beelzebozo said:
beelzebozo
Jealous Bastard
yeah, i feel that. sometimes you've just gotta turn your head (insert prostate-related ". . . and cough" joke) if it's not your thing. if a much more deserving movie gets trounced by it at the b.o. i'll be the first to fly off the handle though.
brandonh83
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Triumph said:
I didn't even really like the original cartoon so there's no nostalgia or geekiness going on with how much I liked the movie. I just thought it was solid. I'm not saying that your point won't apply to some people who liked it, but I went in with no expectations and not really much knowledge of the cartoon, and I thought it was awesome.
Cheebs said:
Fucking awesome! I was hoping the empty theatre i saw it in meant something and it did!
Triumph - As a film it's absolute garbage. If you took out all the dialogue, every time you see a character outside of a racecar, and killed the monkey, there might be a half hour of a well scored(if generic) action movie.
Evlar said:
He doesn't appear to have the cover of a comic book for an avatar, and his name used to be President Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho
Souldriver
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Your point being?QVT said:
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I saw this and was blown the motherfuck away. You've never seen anything like this movie, ever.
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