First Speed Racer Review Hits! Edit: RT at 35% now!
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Souldriver
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"An eye-popping, day-glo videogame that's as emotionally empty as it is visually exhilarating, Speed Racer is style, style, style without substance, but then it moves so fast that many may not care."
This is gonna ba Transformers all over again? It's visualy so overwhelming that nobody notices that everything else about the movie is utter scheiss?
This is gonna ba Transformers all over again? It's visualy so overwhelming that nobody notices that everything else about the movie is utter scheiss?
This movie looks terrible. And when even the trailer looks bad with all the editing power Hollywood has then you know it'll be bad.
I don't see this appealing to many either, I'm guessing monday the Watchawski's are gonna have their first major bomb at the box office with this one.
I don't see this appealing to many either, I'm guessing monday the Watchawski's are gonna have their first major bomb at the box office with this one.
Mr. Spinnington
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no transformers was obviously bad if only for the fact that michael bay can't keep the god damn army out of a single one of his movies. that and the hilarious amount of stretching they did to keep the movie together. the whole thing was a mess, and even i had hopes in the beginningSouldriver said:
speed racer has something called style. that comes from great art direction and slick editing. it also stays truer to its source material which wasn't american beauty by any stretch, but it's likable at the least, and well-executed on the silver screen
Souldriver
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If it stays true to the source material, than it wasn't even worthy a movie to begin with.Mr. Spinnington said:
Mr. Spinnington
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then what exactly were you looking for? a reinvention of the series?Souldriver said:
this is 100% fanservice
Souldriver said:
I think Speed Racer (the movie) is an acquired taste. I went out Thursday night with some friends before the movie came out and they were ALL against seeing it. I really wanted to push them to see it, but at the same time, (considering the average college student) there's little appeal outside of nostalgia for speed racer. Let's face it, he's a dude with really strange style. Cheesy white pants with a white-collared blue shirt? Not exactly hawt or something a child of the 80s would recall (that was transformers).
At the same time, I rely on movie reviews so much because the cost of a ticket is just outrageous these days. Like srsly? Making the choice to watch Stark is easy when 92% of critics are saying it doesn't suck, but when I'm spending $18 to watch SR at a rotten 35%.....and in the end it turns out to be so fuckin daft (in a positive way)....kinda makes you wanna scream at those critics for being so wrong.
The Bookerman
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Mr. Spinnington said:
And is there enough of a fan gathering to validate a movie on speed racer??? No.
My bet is that iron man will still be king this week-end. Another failure for the Wachowski brothers...ehhh Sibblings..
Anasui Kishibe
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looks like someone's overreacting here :lol
"best scene ever", "best action", "best zomg thing", yeah yeah yeah. I'm sure trusting you, guys
"best scene ever", "best action", "best zomg thing", yeah yeah yeah. I'm sure trusting you, guys
brandonh83 said:
This. The final sequence took my breath away in a way few films have done, ever...and I felt so satisfied walking out of the theater after it, unlike the bad taste Iron Man left in my mouth. I can still see that face shot of Speed with helmet on, lights reflecting all over it...solving his internal struggle while trying to overtake the two motherfuckers that stand before him and the Grand Prix win, all of this beautifully edited, framed and scored (Giacchino is the man). What an amazing moment. And it's the moment where the character comes full circle, and stands fully realized.
I think some reviewer at Aint It Cool touched on this, saying that the races aren't cheap excuses for action that stop the narrative like in so many films of this nature; instead, they ARE what drive the narrative forward, injecting another element of drama to them.
no one in their right mind expects speed racer to do well this weekend. Word is amongst studios is that Speed Racer is a big ol' bomb.The Bookerman said:
EDIT: Friday box office numbers are in. Speed Racer did HORRIBLE.
1. Iron Man (Paramount) $14.75M - $3,588 PTA - $141.38M cume
2. NEW Speed Racer (Warner Bros) - $6.5M - $1,803 PTA - $6.5M cume
duckroll said:And all was right in the world.
Meh. Don't tell me this is the reviewers' doing.
EDIT: Btw, I plan to support this film with a second viewing and by buying it on blu-ray. Can't believe people are turning their backs on this great movie because of them critics and the "Iron Man word of mouth". Bleh.
Anasui Kishibe
Banned
holy shit, it really tanked. I was sure Americans woulda killed to watch it, oh well
the Wachowski going to be gunned down by Silver's henchmen and thrown in the East River at midnight
too bad they didn't do it after the retarded V for Vendetta...or before it
the Wachowski going to be gunned down by Silver's henchmen and thrown in the East River at midnight
too bad they didn't do it after the retarded V for Vendetta...or before it
Prime crotch
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Fuck, I wanted my G-Force movie. Wasn't someone famous doing the script? Like David Hayter or something.duckroll said:
V was a weird movie, I liked it but it was such an awful adaptation and yet most of the scenes were directly lifted from the comic.Anasui Kishibe said:
metsallica
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You don't buy that as a Lost reference? Seriously?omg rite said:
Anasui Kishibe
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Lakitu said:
I'm not fucking hell, I'm Anasui
Prime crotch said:
yes, I'da considered a decent movie (not more than that), but the ghost of the graphic novel was way too present in my mind to close an eye to that abortion of an adaptation
The Wachowskis just penned and produced V for Vendetta; they didn't direct. Still, it was an entertaining flick, and definitely worthy of the praise it got.
Speed Racer is just another case of the american masses being afraid of change and originality, not to mention anime references. They will eat up anything and everything they know as long as its their own (like their american hero, Iron Man).
Speed Racer is just another case of the american masses being afraid of change and originality, not to mention anime references. They will eat up anything and everything they know as long as its their own (like their american hero, Iron Man).
Thats the forecast prior to friday numbers. It wont make anything near 33 million. More like 22-23 million based on friday numbers.crustikid said:
Thats the dumbest thing ever. It isnt some pro-america slant. Hell I bet most americans think speed racer is an american cartoon. It's simply that Iron Man is a very, very, very good movie. And Speed Racer is very quirky.EktorPR said:
deadhorse32
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Mr. Spinnington said:
Outside of some US geek the franchise has no appeal. It's unknown to most part of the world.
Milhouse31 said:
I dunno about that, I think most people above the age of 20 know Speed Racer. But knowing what it is and actually thinking it's still cool or good is a different thing altogether.
EktorPR said:
Hey, it's cool to love the film. I don't even think it was terrible or anything. I just think it's pretty telegraphed that the film would be pretty big failure unless it somehow got REALLY GOOD word of mouth. With how heavily it was targeted towards kids, along with the really weird art style and the longass running time that will never be the case though. I really don't think the anime "influence" on the movie has anything to do with it's failure in this case.
i wanna see this solely for the sfx (and fox). iirc, they're using some new techniques here, or something. regardless, it looks pretty nice.
uh, the movie's supposed to look like real-life anime.
http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2007/08/27/wachowskis-go-with-original-speed-racer-theme/
duckroll said:
uh, the movie's supposed to look like real-life anime.
http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2007/08/27/wachowskis-go-with-original-speed-racer-theme/
bud said:
What it's supposed to look like and what it actually does is a different thing. I don't think anyone will be able to find any anime that resembles the art direction or style of the Speed Racer movie. Not the art style, not the script, not even the designs. It's totally Wachowski Fruity Druggie Land. Maybe they think that's what anime looks like, but it's not.
deadhorse32
Bad Art
duckroll said:
I'm speaking for the French/Belgium part of Europe. I'm 27 raise by manga (DB(Z), Saint Seiya, Bioman, Fist of the north star, Grendizer, Astro Boy, ...) and never heard about Speed racer until it got referenced in US media.
Urban Scholar
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I just saw it last night and I thought it was really good. Although I say you definitely should see this with someone(family, friends, significant other). The visuals at times were visually an overload for me but that was the whole point. It's like they were able to get that cartoon like in real life without it looking weird and out of place. I was a bit worried though a friend of mine said it was horrible. Not a movie for everyone though.. If your looking for something entertaining and just fun watch it. I hope someone asks me to see this movie again! :lol
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Flashy colors? Check.
Slapstick lulz? Check.
Shitty dialogue? Check.
Creepy incest vibe? Check.
I see quite the opposite. Very much so. Much of the hate is probably because it was made by Westerners. Had the same schlock come from Japan, you guys would have eaten that shit up.
Really, really enjoyed it and anyone who knows my posting history knows I'm not really a fan of The Wachowski Bros. or anything that's drawn in foreign countries (I'm xenophobic). It was a bit too long, and has some flaws, but it's immensely enjoyable and visually exciting.
I appreciate for a family movie that not every single character was completely one-dimensional, nor did it talk down to its audience. It's a family movie through and through, definitely with some schmaltz, but it's one of the better family movies I've seen in years.
I expect it to be polarizing to audiences and to do poorly commercially. I am kind of surprised how many people here are rooting for its failure. This community has a long tradition of hyping hollow, visually exciting movies that border on bad (anyone remember this place single-handedly making Equilibrium a cult movie?). And considering this one actually has a heart and terrific action sequences, I would think this place would be on it like Larry Wachowski on a Victoria's Secret sale.
I appreciate for a family movie that not every single character was completely one-dimensional, nor did it talk down to its audience. It's a family movie through and through, definitely with some schmaltz, but it's one of the better family movies I've seen in years.
I expect it to be polarizing to audiences and to do poorly commercially. I am kind of surprised how many people here are rooting for its failure. This community has a long tradition of hyping hollow, visually exciting movies that border on bad (anyone remember this place single-handedly making Equilibrium a cult movie?). And considering this one actually has a heart and terrific action sequences, I would think this place would be on it like Larry Wachowski on a Victoria's Secret sale.
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