Captain_Spanky
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Brilliant movie. So heart-warming and exciting.
I'm assuming it was at Royalton HQ which had all kinds of TV screens, but I didn't see that one in particularDoctorWho said:I noticed in the credits that the film contained Moonraker footage. Where the hell was it? I totally missed it.
DoctorWho said:I feel sorry for the Wachowskis. This film redeems them for that shit fest that was Revolutions. Speed Racer should have reinvigorated their career.
Yeah, Im sure the movie would have made decent money if it starred Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson/Vince Vaughn while essentially being a parody of the original material.Patryn said:I have to agree that I think a lot of the negative reaction was due to people expecting and being disappointed that it wasn't some ironic hipster crap that just made fun of the old cartoon. I think a lot of people are losing the ability to approach something like this sincerely. They wanted something like The Brady Bunch Movie and instead they got a movie that played it all straight.
Patryn said:I'm really happy that I was one of the few to see it in the theaters. As good as I'm sure it looks on Blu-Ray at home, unless you have a ridiculous home theater, you can't capture the same magic as it had on the big screen. The sights and the sounds were so great.
Pretty much the only note that I would change is the warning before the kiss. Everything before and after that moment did a nice job balancing between being appropriate for kids while also allowing adults to enjoy it, but that warning just swung the meter too far into the kids territory. But it's one minor misstep.
I have to agree that I think a lot of the negative reaction was due to people expecting and being disappointed that it wasn't some ironic hipster crap that just made fun of the old cartoon. I think a lot of people are losing the ability to approach something like this sincerely. They wanted something like The Brady Bunch Movie and instead they got a movie that played it all straight.
Kaijima said:I loved it, top to bottom.
I think a lot of people refused to conceive that it's not an ironic tongue-in-cheek faux-anime for adults. What I mean is, it's not making mean fun of itself for being like a cartoon, so that 20-somethings who like, watch old terrible anime on Adult Swim to sneer at how awful it is can also laugh along with Speed Racer.
Instead the movie is absolutely "straight". This is because it /isn't/ a film for edgy 20 year olds. Speed Racer is an honest to god family film. It is made so that 8 year olds can laugh at it and get the plot, and adults can appreciate it as well for its avant gard production and its authentic and actually very deep emotional content.
The movie is about family, and ironically, beneath its day-glo exterior and plastic world, it is deeper and more honest about family dynamics than the majority of weepy feel-good "adult" films that are manufactured purely to get their actors academy awards for being the best weepy feel-good lead of the year.
Blader5489 said:Wow. There's being presumptuous, and then there's this.
Kaijima said:I loved it, top to bottom.
I think a lot of people refused to conceive that it's not an ironic tongue-in-cheek faux-anime for adults. What I mean is, it's not making mean fun of itself for being like a cartoon, so that 20-somethings who like, watch old terrible anime on Adult Swim to sneer at how awful it is can also laugh along with Speed Racer.
Instead the movie is absolutely "straight". This is because it /isn't/ a film for edgy 20 year olds. Speed Racer is an honest to god family film. It is made so that 8 year olds can laugh at it and get the plot, and adults can appreciate it as well for its avant gard production and its authentic and actually very deep emotional content.
The movie is about family, and ironically, beneath its day-glo exterior and plastic world, it is deeper and more honest about family dynamics than the majority of weepy feel-good "adult" films that are manufactured purely to get their actors academy awards for being the best weepy feel-good lead of the year.
Spoilered for those who haven't seen it because they were told it's a shit movie.
I also adored the double twist of Racer X, which was honest to god a creative plot twist. EVERYONE knows Racer X is secretly Speed's brother. Even those who never heard of Speed Racer. It's obvious in the premise and the characters are genre-savvy, discussing it in the film. Then Racer X turns out not to be. Then it turns out he actually is, but his motivation for keeping his secret justifies the gimmick of the double twist. If you can get into the characters of the film, it is very emotional. Even well-acted. Rex Racer sadly walks away from his happy family in their moment of glory because he will forever be ashamed of what he did, and sticks to his decision.
I dunno; for me the film is one of those that is deeply misunderstood a the time of its release but will become a hardened cult classic a decade later.
You sure, you are not me? Exact same case here.Zeliard said:Blu-Ray's still sitting on my shelf.
I'll watch it soon. I promise.
sprsk said:This movie would be so insane in 3d.
GDGF said:Honestly, the final race sends chills down my spine every time I see it. It's just awesome the way everything was cut together. Huge spoiler follows.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvwhIStnDw8
sprsk said:This movie would be so insane in 3d.
blindrocket said:Definitely in my list of best films. I love it.
It's nice to see that GAF has come around on it, because I seem to recall when it first released there was a lot of hate around here for it.
Darth Tigris said:I've been preaching that ever since I saw it on an IMAX screen. It is arguably the finest piece of cinema I have ever seen. No matter what faults the rest of the movie may have, THAT made it worth it in every single way. I literally wanted to stand up and cheer and I'm not one those kinds of people (dunno if I've ever even clapped after a movie).
mac said:You mean the part where they replayed a quarter of the movie? Specifically the crappy, glaring, clumsy, ham-fisted ploys to graft some emotion onto the otherwise pretty colors and kitschy dialog. Yeah, that scene was mind blowing.
The Take Out Bandit said:The PS2/Wii versions were fun, but the visual splendor of the movie was missing. Also the awesome score.![]()
Mario said:Unfortunately, we had to finish the game about 3 months before the film was finished. We had no access or rights to the film music, though I thought Winifred Philips did a great job on the soundtrack for the game. We also didn't really know how the final treatment of the film was going to end up looking before we had to finish, even though we worked with the Brothers and Jon Gaeta quite closely.
mac said:You mean the part where they replayed a quarter of the movie? Specifically the crappy, glaring, clumsy, ham-fisted ploys to graft some emotion onto the otherwise pretty colors and kitschy dialog. Yeah, that scene was mind blowing.