Speed Racer

[POOLKAT]

:burnoutOK, I changed my avatar because I was looking forward to Speed Racer coming out. Now its out and I heard some bad reviews, and it got beat out by Iron Man. But it got 20 million somehow,. I was worried the movie wouldn't match the hype. It's always like that. Anybody see it??????:burnout

[Diny]

I went to see Iron Man and there were less than 20 people in the theater..........but I went at noon to the premium theater with all the cool shit.

20 mill isnt shabby, though. And what could one expect from Speed Racer? It was a cartoon and it was just meant to be an eyefest. I'm gonna go see it next weekend.

[binster]

I saw it.. kids loved it.. I thought it was let-down...

[TooHipCat]

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I still want to see it...but I think I'll wait till it comes out on DVD...in about a week...lol.

I think they probably ruined it by using way too much computer animation. I bet that helps cut the cost on making the flick.

I mean John Goodman as Pops!!!:vomit:

[ME & MY KITTY]

It Looks Very Fake

[Snoman]

Have not seen it yet but I will and I will enjoy it! Bring back memories of better days when gas was under $.50 a gallon :biggrin:

[Krzy Kat]

I heard the entire movie was shot on "green screen" ... I think that its more of a watch at home movie than something that you must see on the big screen. I haven't seen it - just what I'm thinking.

[ME & MY KITTY]

I Heard The Same Thing About The Green Screen.

[BeWare]

20 Million was half of what they were expecting. I am not even sure I will rent it when it comes out on DVD. Iron Man is really good.

[Dreamcast18]

I think it will look fantastic when released on blu-ray.

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No matter how you look at it, the pop-art experiment that is Speed Racer appears to have failed spectacularly. Narrowly avoiding a debut at No. 3 at the box office this weekend, the film hasn't enthused audiences or critics, and distributor Warner Bros. isn't happy.

Speed Racer is a big-budget remake of a late-'60s manga cartoon about a racing driver and his eccentric family, who battle evil corporate sponsors and their malicious minions. Using revolutionary new filming techniques, the co-directing Wachowski brothers (of bullet-timing Matrix fame) hoped young and old moviegoers alike would get excited about the eye-popping visuals and high-intensity action.

They didn't.

Despite a PG rating, the plot involving inflating stock prices and corporate takeovers soars largely over the heads of children. And older viewers seem to be less than enthralled by the constant barrage of synthetic color and sound.

The film cost $250 million to shoot and market but is expected to only take in a paltry $20.2 million this weekend, putting it far below the $50 million juggernaut of Iron Man and just a hair above the $20 million of Ashton Kutcher's What Happens in Vegas. Bloggers floated rumors that Warner Bros. spun the numbers to avoid the humiliation of admitting a debut in 3rd place. The studio denies any such meddling.

Speed Racer has been panned by critics as well. Only 35 percent of reviews on the populist critique site RottenTomatoes.com have been positive, and top critics like The New York Times' A.O. Scott had harsh words for young Speed and the Wachowskis: "This parable would be more compelling if Speed Racer were not so transparently trying to have it both ways, to be at once profoundly visionary and punchily commercial, and failing on both counts....Speed Racer goes nowhere, and you'd be amazed how long the trip can take." Ouch.

What this means to you: Don't believe everything you read. Speed Racer is one of the most visually innovative and breathtakingly intense movies that's been out in a long time

http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=126174

[POOLKAT]

Thanks for the info DC. It is what I was worried about. All techno and nothing else. I may go see it anyway, I never believe the critics. The visuals on the big screen may make it worth it. Part of the charm, I thought, was the kitchynees of the original. What the hell did I know anyhow, I was 7 or 8. We didn't even know we weren't watching high tech, there was no high tech. I used to just love watching cars going fast and racing, with all kinds of cool stuff. I may have to bag the avatar soon, go back to my AC-DC.