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I remember every time Speed Racer previewed at every movie I saw this year, the audience scoffed several times. People went as far as saying, "Remind me not to watch this."
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I really thought the movie was abysmal. It seemed like a mix of Speed Racer, Wacky Races and Need For Speed Underground. The backdrops seemed to be forced to be complimented with the live actors instead of the other way around. The dynamic acting really ruined the scene cuts with Spritle and the chimp. Spritle's acting was on a weird and massive-over-acting high and really took me out of the movie. The only thing I found great from the movie was the editing. I liked how the beginning switched back and fourth between present and past making sure the back story didn't drone on. The use of actors heads and cars for swipes really made the visuals flow well.
On a technical stand point A+
Story wise: no grade
Bad marketing, I'm serious. The intent I got from the trailers was that this was a cartoon with live actors. Not the way that comic adaptations have gone where they try to go for a realistic look/plot. It should have appealed more to the anime aspects than a general audience action film. A blown chance to get the otaku away from their VHS tape marathons. Let me guess when Akira comes out it will debut the same weekend as The Avengers. Smart. Very Smart.
My other reasons also extend to every other release this month except Sex and the City which is like Iron Woman. Is it me or is Hollywood overreacting to the whole "recession" "gas crisis" fears and releasing their big guns all at once? School is still in session and I think May only has room for 2 major releases not 4 or 5. These big budget films are going to make less money I predict than if they wait until school lets out.
I don't think GTA is a factor seeing how well Iron Man did. May is all Iron Man. Speed Racer couldn't have beat that colossus.
Not sure why you are getting that. It should still be full text...
Natalie Portman is just as beautiful bald as she is haired, or un-bald, or with-hair... In fact she was doubly fine in 'V' because I was reminded of my long ago love for Sinead O'Connor.
I then saw the preview with a few friends who are my age - just over 40. We all started laughing again ... but this time following our laughter with lines like "Wow, remind me to miss THIS piece of junk!". My exact comment was "Well, if I want to go to the movies to throw up I'll be first in line for this". The problem; it looked like it was more of a VIDEO GAME than a movie. People my age ... the age of many kids' parents ... don't all play video games.
I would have loved a cute, fun 'parody' of this weird little show. I would have appreciated a 'cartoonish' element to it. But this looked to be 90+minutes of major, headache-inducing, severe sensory over-stimulation. No thanks.
After watching the trailer a second time, I asked my girlfriend if she thought even kids wanted this type of stimulation. Her answer to me was "You see kids every day ... what do you think?" As a media librarian in a large suburban area, I see what videos kids take out of the library every day. The answer to the question then, with regards to whether they would want to see this type of visual gimmickry in a movie as opposed to a videogame was, in my mind, a resounding "No".
A week after the movie came out, I polled the few kids who had seen it. Yep ... I was right. Even they thought it was overstimulating. Nice try, guys. Next time, let Mike Myers do it. He probably would have brought the film in for over 100k less, too.
Totally got what the Whachowsskis were doing.
I'm 40, and loved the cartoon.
I think this film was ahead of it time.....
Can't wait for the dvd.