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Thu, May 8, 2008 - 2:28 PMSo excited and the trailer looks awesome! -
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Thu, May 8, 2008 - 3:43 PMHmmm, dunno. I hope it's good, but it kind of looks like the pod racing sequence from Star Wars Ep 1 expanded to feature length. As if that wasn't long enough already. -
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Thu, May 8, 2008 - 4:49 PMThe previews look like candy - as in all icing, no cake.
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Fri, May 9, 2008 - 12:21 PMNot that I put a ton of stake in reviews, but so far they don't seem good:
www.rottentomatoes.com/m/speed_racer/
I might watch it on DVD someday. I think the Wachowski Bros lost their magic after the first two Matrix films. -
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Sat, May 10, 2008 - 11:53 PMPopcorn movie. Irrelevant plot, eye-popping cinematography and CG, Christina Ricci. My five year-old daughter loved it. Have any of you ever watched the kid show "Lazy Town"? It reminded me of a combination of that and Blade Runner, somehow.
I forgot about it the moment I left the theatre, but didn't leave wanting a refund. A decent way to spend two hours. -
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Sun, May 11, 2008 - 7:13 AMThat's actually a decent, succinct review. I may now go see it. Thanks! -
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Sun, May 11, 2008 - 9:53 AMSpeed Racer looks like tedious effluvia to me. Stick a fork in the Wachowskis.
I thought even the first Matrix movie had serious problems, and many of its best ideas were shamelessly stolen from Grant Morrison's "The Invisibles".
Now, "Bound", there's a movie! -
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Sun, May 11, 2008 - 11:39 AMSpeed Racer is ok.
Bound is their best movie. -
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Sun, May 11, 2008 - 2:30 PMI don't get "Bound". I've tried. Wanted to like it. It comes across as a self-consciously "hip" movie with some hot lesbian sex. Frankly, I'd take Tony Scott's mediocre "The Hunger" if that's what I was looking for.
I like the first Matrix. It's probably the only film they've been involved with that I like. And yes, that includes "V For Vendetta".
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Re: speed racer!!!!
Wed, May 14, 2008 - 9:58 PMSpeed Racer was better than I expected, but I wasn't expecting much. A little too long. The story drags between the action scenes, but the action scenes are fun - a cross of Hot wheels and drift racing. The colors are bright, shiny and primary. My wife said it reminded her of Dick Tracy. I was thinking the old tv batman series for colors and villains. Overall, Humor and special effects gets this movie through. My 12 year old daughter loved it.
